keep coming up with.  Sims was supposed to be a sure thing - even the Vikings thought so - and he turned out to be a pile.  Does anyone know about the rest of the Trojan line for the past few years?

What about the idea of drafting Gholston and moving Tamba to a rotating end/OLB like Justin Tuck?  From what I am hearing, he is one of those can't miss genetic freaks (although Tony Mandarich/Steve Emtmann were too).

It's one of those years where each pick in the top 10 will probably completely change another team's selection.  I'm sure teams are having trouble preparing when there are so many different legitimate possibilities.

or Vernon Gholston, not sure which one though.

Whoever you draft #5 overall (for the exception of a QB) pretty much HAS to start.  

If they draft a DE #5 overall that almost commits them to dealing away Allen.  There's no way you sign a guy that early in the draft and have him sit on the bench.

I think I would have to pass on C. Long or Gholston unless I was almost positive I wasn't going to be able to sign Allen.  Could take a CB or something (I wouldn't reach for Clady though, not impressed with him at all).

I'm not a fan of getting rid of a proven player with years left to play at a high level just because you drafted a guy that at the time was a high pick.

You could get rid of Allen and Long might never play up to his level.

Why give up a sure thing for someone who "looks" like he's going to be a good player just because he's the next best guy on the board?

I think you take the player that is the best VALUE.  Meaning he's the best player AND at a position you can make use of him.

So if you are getting a guy at #5 because he is the best player available, but he will have to either sit on the bench or force you to give up your best player at that position, that is NOT a good value.  

That would be like the Patriots signing Matt Ryan because he is the best player available at their position (he won't be, but hypothetically).  Maybe he has the potential to be a franchise QB, but the guy you have is ALREADY a franchise QB.  

You're not going to trade away Tom Brady for Matt Ryan and you won't trade away Jared Allen for Chris Long.

In this case, I think you need to move on to drafting a position that will be a better value for the team rather than just collecting star players at the same position.

To me taking the best CB would make more sense than taking C. Long or Gholston (who would be sitting on the bench) or Clady (who we could get the equivellent player in the second round).

Of course theres always McFadden to consider.  I wouldn't even consider him if not for the nightmare scenario we are considering here.  If the Chiefs were "forced" to take him, I would expect Gailey to come up with alot of 2 back sets and of course McFadden could be used in the return game.

What you say about Jake Long might be true, but then again, he has played LT for two years and only given up one sack on the left side.  He has played against speed rushers, like Vernon Gholston and still got the job done.  

Who has Clady played against in the WAC as far as NFL caliber defensive ends?

I'm not saying that there is no difference between Clady and a guy you will pick up early in the second round, but from what I've seen, that difference will be fairly small and not enough to reach for Clady over taking an elite talent.

Thats one thing I keep trying to remind people about the Chiefs not being active in free agency.  They may have other motives for what they're doing (or not doing), I don't know.  But an advantage of not filling holes with expensive free agents is that we are open to almost anything when draft time comes.  

In alot of situations, whoever the BPA is will probably be a position we could use help with.  Signing the best players available who are able to play right away without sitting on the bench (DE is a position I think we're good at for now) will make your team a better team in the long run.

physically yes jake Long is a specimen but there are some major issues to his game. His first two years after being highly recruited were pretty bad and alot of people were writing him off as a jr and sr he played alot better,to me that says he may have a longer learning curve in the transition to the NFL and its speed. While he has long arms his playing style is not that of a left tackle for one. He locks on to defenders and doesnt use the punch move that stud LT's do, namely guys like Orlando Pace (best punch in game), Ogden. Which in turn makes him very succeptible to speed rushers. His game against Gholston when Gholston was a sophomore and even more raw he was dominated and i advise you go back and watch some film. He may only gave up one sack but Gholston put pressure on henne all day and he was a sophomore. Namely that game showed his biggest weaknesses. Long has trouble with speed rushers and in pass protection. Plain and simple the only game i was impressed with him was against the gators where he had a great day against Derrick Harvey. For a LT i want a guy who can handle speed rushers day in and day out especially in todays NFL with the 34 and OLB's like Merrimen playing you two times a year pass rushing every play, i want a LT with the feet and hand punch to stop such a player and Long isnt that guy at LT. He stands high at times in pass protection making him very vulnerable to inside moves, which guys like Merriman, Gholston, Freeney and alot of other pass rushers make their career off of. But the Chiefs are one of the only teams that can make him suceed there with there style of play with motion by TE's to pop 34 OLBs before they get to the line. But he is clearly more of a RT and because of great physical combine numbers i think people are making him to be a more natural athlete then what he is. Not trying to bash the guy but there arent many situations where id want him as my blind side protector.
And the stat for sacks is a stat i wouldnt base to much of a decision on. guys like Jared Gaither went all through College without letting up a sack and he is not a guy i would call a Pass protector specialist.
When you look at a guy like Clady he is a more risky pick as he is a raw talent but his upside is enormous. He has natural LT feet, has extremely long arms, is a natural knee bender (cant even say Jake Long is close there) and has the quickness to stop any pass rusher out of any formation. He would allow for TE's,RB's and FB's to help the right side in pass protection as he is the type of linemen that you can put on an island against a pass rusher, he has the lateral mobility to stop inside moves and the quickness to stop speed rushers. he had a great pro day and you can throw out his poor combine numbers if that shys you away from him as a prospect. There are only a few pure LTs in this draft and i would say they are Clady, Chris Williams and Anthony Collins.