Tony Gonzalez Trade Leaves Me Guessing

Today, after months of speculation, Tony Gonzalez was traded to the Atlanta Falcons. This in itself is not especially surprising. Gonzalez trade rumors had been floating around far too long for a deal not to have happened by this Saturday's NFL draft.
And the Chiefs received a second round pick for Gonzalez, which was also no surprise, but rather just solid compensation for a Pro-Bowl player just closing out the prime of his career. No, the only real surprise was that the second round draft pick the Chiefs received was for the 2010 draft. The one that's two days and one year away.
On the outside, this makes little sense. The Chiefs were already down a second round pick this year due to the trade that brought Matt Cassel over from New England. Gonzalez was supposed to be the chip that brought that pick back to us. Now, Kansas City is without a choice between the no. 3 overall pick and the 67th selection in the draft. Put in other words, the Chiefs will make their first selection at approximately 3:30 p.m. Central time on Saturday. Their next selection will come at about 9:30 a.m. on Sunday morning.
Now, maybe the Falcons were the only team offering a second round pick for Gonzalez. If that's the case, why not search for a team in the lower half of the third round willing to offer a pick in this year's draft? The Philadelphia Eagles were known to express interest, and the Green Bay Packers were after Tony G before last season's trading deadline. Shouldn't someone have been willing to pony up with a pick in this year's draft?
With so many holes to fill, (linebacker, Defensive end, running back, offensive tackle/guard, now tight end) I can only assume now that Kansas City GM Scott Pioli has another major move planned before Saturday. A hunch tells me that move would be an attempt to trade the number 3 pick in the draft.
For months now, I have held out hope that Aaron Curry would be available when the Chiefs make their first selection Saturday. Even before the Combine, Curry seemed like the best overall prospect in the draft. After the Combine, he became a sure-thing. There is now talk out of Detroit (where the woeful Lions hold the top pick in the draft) that if they can't agree to a deal with quarterback Matthew Stafford before the draft, they will take Wake Forest grad Curry, whose agent has already hammered out a contract just in case.
If that situation does play out, Kansas City will be in an interesting position. If Stafford slips to No. 3, The Chiefs should be able to entice bidders for the right to choose him. With Seattle sitting at No. 4 and thinking quarterback, it would be a high-leverage situation that Scott Pioli would be sure to exploit. It all sounds great on paper, at least.
Pioli would do well for himself to secure more draft picks for the young Chiefs. The roster he inherited is young and flawed. Trading Tony Gonzalez will hurt both in the passing game and in their blocking schemes, and its going to take several players to fill that void. As of now, I don't see how Pioli and Co. can possibly do that this offseason. At least, that is, unless the Lions do in fact take Aaron Curry. A guy can dream, right?