BroncoTalk Offseason Award – Worst Offseason

Yes, fans, it is time. It is time to crown the team with the biggest amount of sucktitude this offseason. All along, was there really any doubt as to who would come away with this coveted award?

The Vikings, Packers, Colts, Chargers, and Titans, were all nominated for the award, but in the end it was our AFC West rival that takes home the BOA.

The BroncoTalk Offseason Award for Worst Offseason goes to…

The Kansas City Chiefs.
And really, if I were a Chiefs fan, I’d blame Carl Peterson. As much as they love the guy over in KC, he moved this team from playoff contender to full-tilt rebuilding mode in a matter of months. Most of it has to do with offense – in fact, I believe their defense will be improved with some of the moves they’ve made. But on both sides of the ball, they’re an awkward mix of young and old that I just can’t see doing much this year.

First, they lost their Pro Bowl quarterback Trent Green because of his contract. Yeah, Green got hurt by a freak injury in Week 1, but did that really make him that less valuable? So less valuable that the Chiefs took months and months and months to trade him to the Dolphins? One thing is for certain – the team’s offense has been dominant ever since Green came to Kansas City – and it won’t be the same without him.

Next, they hurt their special teams by trading away Dante Hall, who hasn’t made as many big plays of late, but is still considered one of the premiere return specialists in the league. That one won them the Worst Trade award.

Now, the big news is that Larry Johnson is threatening holdout, and the rumor mill has been swirling about possible trades of the league’s leading rusher over the past few weeks. Could Green Bay or Tennessee be in the market for the big-time rusher? Either way, it looks like the Chiefs may be without their biggest playmaker for at least some part of the season.

It’s all too much to overcome for the Chiefs, whom I predict will fall from one of the top 12 teams in the league to the bottom 10 – their offseason was that bad.

Tomorrow – Best Offseason!