I have the 14" smoky joe at the GF's house. I also have a 22" Webber up here on old broke butt mountain. With chicken I char over direct heat and then move it off the coals finish (indirect heat). Not saying what your doing is wrong; but I would have not believed that you could jam that much food on a 14" grill.
The Trager sat out in my parents back-yard for five or six years before I started playing with is.. I installed an aftermarket controller and have some new respect for the process. The Webbers are used about 80% of the time, Trager is for slow and long cooking. YMMV
BTW: I am a big Webber fanboy!:rolleyes: