Tony Gonzalez plans return to Chiefs unless

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Tony Gonzalez plans return to Chiefs unless 

Post#1 » by HMFFL » Fri Jan 2, 2009 11:54 pm

he hears the R word (rebuild)

Tony Gonzalez will soon make his annual postseason trip to Hawaii to play in the Pro Bowl. Upon his return, he should have a better idea about which direction the Chiefs are headed.

By then, the Chiefs will likely have a new general manager and a decision on whether coach Herm Edwards will be retained.

At that point, Gonzalez will decide whether he will again ask for a trade.

“As far as I know, I’ll be a Chief next year,” Gonzalez said. “Depending on what Clark (Hunt) wants to do, if he wants to blow this whole thing up and bring in a new coaching staff and bring in a new coordinator with that and bring in a new quarterback in the draft, that all weighs into whether or not I want to be a Chief next year.

“As far as I’m concerned, as a veteran on this team going into my 13th year next year, the last thing I want to hear is ‘rebuild.’ I’m not into it. If they come in here and they want to blow it all up, I’ll be frustrated and I’ll be a little (ticked) off.

“There are some really good coaches on this staff. I want Herm back, I want (offensive coordinator Chan Gailey) back. I want my position coach, Jon Embree, back. These guys are going to take us in the direction we want to go.”

Gonzalez indicated he would play only one more season, at least if he stays with the Chiefs. In that case, it might benefit the Chiefs to at least listen to trade offers for Gonzalez, though those offers might not be overwhelming given that Gonzalez is nearing the end of his career.

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Re: Tony Gonzalez plans return to Chiefs unless 

Post#2 » by High 5 » Sat Jan 3, 2009 1:02 am

He should have joined up with Atlanta when he had a chance.
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Re: Tony Gonzalez plans return to Chiefs unless 

Post#3 » by MadCityBucky » Sat Jan 3, 2009 2:15 am

I think he'll be a Packer, almost was till that idiot previous GM wanted a 2nd instead of a 3rd.

I'm thinking the Packers will gladly give a 3rd rounder.

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