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economic windfall alone should inspire the Greater Kansas City area to soften
their stance on stadium renovations. I know a little bit about Kansas City but
I know a lot more about Detroit. The amount of infrastructure work being done
in and around metro Detroit alone is worth bringing a Super Bowl to any large
city. Freeways from the airport are being rebuilt. These roads would be allowed
to decay even further if not for the impending Super Bowl at Ford Field. This
is just one example of improvements that last long after a Super Bowl has come
and gone. So economically it's a no-brainer right? The only way the Chiefs will
get a new stadium built is with some form of public funding. So far this has
been a hot-button issue for local voters who last fall rejected a much more
modest attempt at such legislation. It seems even more unlikely that local
voters would approve taxes for a new stadium given their love of
Arrowhead.
What could possibly sway the voters' opinion? What one single
event could turn the whole tide and make voters run to the booths in glee to
approve a new stadium proposal? Of course the answer is simple. Win the Super
Bowl. That's right it's that simple. It's time for the Chiefs organization as a
whole to push all their chips into middle and go for the Super Bowl. The window
is open for this to happen but it won't stay open forever.
I know what
the skeptics are thinking. Every year the Chiefs delegation goes to the league
meetings and comes up with some ideas out of left field. This idea of Kansas
City hosting a Super Bowl isn't one of them. It can happen but not before the
public approves funding for a new stadium and the only way that will happen is
with a Super Bowl title. If the Chiefs do their part and win the Super Bowl
then I have confidence that the voters will do theirs' and approve funding for
a new stadium. I can't see one happening without the other. I think the fans
passion for Arrowhead and dislike of pork barrel public funding proposals will
prevent approval without a Super Bowl title to sway the public.
So as
Lamar Hunt lobbies the league for a Super Bowl in Kansas City the ball is
essentially in his court. Will Carl Peterson and the front office be allowed to
go all out in their off-season pursuit of talent? Peterson and his staff have
begun the process with the Bell and Knight signings but what else will they be
able to do? Whomever else the Chiefs sign, trade or draft will go a long way in
answering the question can the Chiefs win the Super Bowl? Which in turn will
answer the bigger question will Kansas City ever host a Super
Bowl?
There are a lot of questions and it's up to the Chiefs to figure
out the right answers.
Written by Martin Salt Colunist for
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