Herm gave us the sugar, lets make some red koolaid!

After the dissapointing...Let's face it, sickening season last year Herm and King Carl have given us new hope. Well atleast they gave me new hope. The draft was rediculous, as far back as I can remember (granted I am only 26) I have never seen a draft that looks this good.

"On paper" this was the best draft in all of the nfl. Now they may have not filled all of the holes, but you can't argue that this team didn't immediatly improve overnight. Herm gave us a double dose of sugar with 12 outstanding picks. Lets start making the koolaid now and get behind these kids. We may not have a superbowl team yet.... Then again look at the Giants. You just never know.

We have a reasonable schedule, by far not the best, but it's not the worst. We will be getting LJ back with a vengeance, and he has 2 good backups so we don't have to worry about 416 carries again. D-Bowe should continue to be outstanding, and we gave him some help with Will Franklin. Will could benefit greatly from the heavy coverage of Gonzalez and D-Bowe, also a healthy and pissed LJ will relieve the pressure on the rookie from MIZ....ZOU!!! So I fully expect him to exceed his 4th round expectations.

Croyle.... I don't really want to think about that right now, but I guess I should address him as well. As everyone knows, I am as far from a Croyle fan as anyone could be. However, I'll take him on his word that he has been in the gym trying to bulk up, maybe he wont be such a wuss.  But I believe he won't hinder the Chiefs too much. Gailey will use him correctly, and our revamped running game, and hopefully far improved O-line will make him "look" like a superstar. If not, there is always Thigpen? Seriously? I guess so, everyone is reporting that he is good enough to compete and possibly even take the job from Croyle. I guess you could look at that a couple ways, either Brody is that bad, or Thigpen is really that good. We'll see.

Defense! Oh yeahhh. I can't say that we are reviving the old steel curtain. But losing Jared Allen (still crying about that) was probably the best addition by subtraction scenario ever. Yeah, the Wild man was a force. But he had no help in the middle. Remember Hali led the team in sacks as a rookie (dont recall #) and to quote King Carl "You may recall a man by the name of Eric Hicks" who wasn't anywhere close to a Jared Allen, but benefited drastically by the inside presence of Chester McGlockton. Hali is much than Hicks, and I would venture to say that Chester couldn't hold up Dorsey's jock strap. Our line will be able to almost eliminate the run forcing the pass. Which is right where Herm wants them. Our secondary will be able to keep up this year since Law won't be there to fall down. We have a 1st round talent CB in Brandon Flowers who is probably the most NFL ready corner in the draft, and healthy but aging Surtain. Not to mention a pretty decent trio of safeties. I say trio because I don't know what is going on with Wesley, and with so many safeties on the roster I an not sure about McGraws future either. But with the ability to predict pass so often, I pity oppositing QB's. Sorry Christian, there is a new Nigerian Nightmare.  Oh yeah, I think our linebackers might be pretty good too...

All I know is I have high expectations for this team. Everyone says were  not ready yet. I say nonsense. Remember the Saints? Its not impossible. I won't say superbowl, but I am drinking the koolaid. And as Herm says 'Don't let anyone put poison in your koolaid". I will say 9-7 or 10-6. Enough to make it to the playoffs, and drop in the wild card.  But the next year? SUPERBOWL or Bust.