Originally Posted by
chief31
He did accept the offer. He said that he would play under the tag, then leave after that contract was up. The only way to refuse that offer would have been to retire from The NFL. He didn't do that.
I do. But I didn't see any offer from The Chiefs. And, if that is the value that some other team placed on him, then obviously, The Chiefs didn't find him as valuable.
My opinion is that, if they wanted to insist that Jared 'behave' for a season, then they needed to reward him with some job security.
But, because he played too well, they didn't want to pay for him. Now they are paying for it in another way.
Jared has more sacks than The Chiefs team does, and four times as many wins.
The Vikings, in half as many games, are on pace to accumulate four more sacks than they had last season, and The Chiefs are on pace to accumulate less than 1/4 as many as last season.
Not to mention that sacks are only the 'glam' stat of DEs, and Jared is excellent in all aspects of playing DE. He led the NFL in Forced Fumbles in '05 and had 10 Pass Deflections in '06 and '07.
By comparison, Dwight Freeney has ten Pass Deflections in his 6 1/2 seasons.
Then, there is the fact that Jared was just a great guy to have on any team. Take a look at any game that he has played. He is always having a good time. I defy anyone to find him not smiling. It is an extreme rarity.
Meanwhile, look at the player that we chose above him, in LJ. Has a smile ever found that face? All he does is sulk, and under-achieve.
The Chiefs booted the stud, and rewarded the pud.
Like I've said before, Jared was the only party that showed any interest in having Jared Allen remain as a Chief.
The Chiefs had four choices. A.) Negotiate for a long-term contract. B.) Ignore his complaints, and force him to play under the Franchise Tag. C.) Let him go, as his contract was up. And D.) Get something for him, by trading him.
Jared had one option. A.) Do what The Chiefs told him to do.
He did.
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