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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
This is a mistake.
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From my point of view, it certainly appears to be a mistake. But I don't have all of the facts.
Clark Hunt hasn't made rash decisions in the past. He let Carl hang himself and did the same with Pioli, who he paid more than $20 million to go away. He's continually spoken about continuity in his franchise and has invoked the Steelers as his model. Therefore, the only logical conclusion is what I mentioned yesterday:
Dorsey wouldn't sign an extension without an escape clause allowing him to leave for Green Bay.
It's the only thing that makes sense. Mellinger came to the same conclusion last night.
Now, as for Brett Veach, he interviewed for the Buffalo opening that eventually went to Brandon Beane. Sean McDermott, who worked under Reid for years and knew both Veach and Beane, is running the whole franchise in Buffalo. Final say and all that. If I'm a serious GM candidate, that's not a very favorable setup.
Regardless, Veach has been a hot name in GM circles for a while, so I'm not certain that if he's hired that it means that Reid has consolidated power and now runs the show. If Reid has done so, it either means that he's extremely charming behind the scenes or Clark Hunt, a former Goldman Sachs guy, is extremely gullible. It's hard for me to buy either.
The bottom line is that Clark Hunt just fired the man that's overseen a Chiefs renaissance.
And we may never know the reason why.