Best. Deal. Ever?

Wow. What a blockbuster trade by the Kansas City Chiefs today… picking up both Matt Cassel and Mike Vrabel from the Patriots for a second round draft pick?

Are you kidding me?

Cassel was tagged as a franchise player for the Patriots, guaranteeing him top 5 NFL QB money. The Patriots had the right to trade him, of course… but franchise players almost always command such a high price that trades are so prohibitively expensive they just don’t happen. So… a first-rounder was pretty much a guarantee, and a trade for him was likely to include a first-rounder and another pick.

Yet the Chiefs got him… AND Vrabel… for a second-round pick.

UNBELIEVABLE.

This move is such a great deal for the Chiefs, I can’t believe it’s actually happening. In fact, I can only think of about one reason that it could possibly come together (at such an unbelievable price, that is)… Belicheck WANTED to do this.

That’s right. You see, I don’t think the Chiefs could have made this kind of deal with any other team in the NFL. It’s THAT good of a trade.

But the Pioli / Belicheck connection? It makes all the difference. The two have a history… they’ve worked together for years… they’re friends. You see, I think it’s quite possible that Belicheck wanted to help out Pioli to get off on the right foot.

I just can’t see any other explanation, especially with Tom Brady’s status being a bit uncertain. It just doesn’t add up unless there’s something going on outside of a pure trade value analysis.

Of course, it remains to be seen just how this pans out in the end. Cassel may be a bust, and Vrabel may be washed up. If that’s the case, Belicheck wins big.

Somehow, I just don’t see that happening, though. This may turn out to be one of the best trades in Chiefs history!