Chiefs Likely One of the Teams that Attended LSU Pro Day
by Joel Thorman on Mar 17, 2009 12:49 PM CDT
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With the news yesterday that the Kansas City Chiefs are conducting a private workout with defensive tackle Ricky Jean-Francois, it's a safe assumption that the Chiefs were one of 24 NFL teams that were represented in Baton Rouge at the LSU Pro Day today.
Besides Jean-Francois, several LSU players worked out that represent areas of need for the Kansas City Chiefs including G Herman Johnson, DE Tyson Jackson, LB Daryl Beckwith and FB Quinn Johnson.
LSU has been an NFL factory the past few years and this year appears to be no different.
Click through for a quick look at each of these players and what they could bring to the Chiefs.
G Herman Johnson (6'7", 356 pounds)
It's unlikely Johnson will last until the Chiefs 3rd round pick so, barring any trades, we won't have a shot at him. But, he might be the biggest player in college football. Gil Brandt says he's "an intriguing player due to his incredible size, had a 26 1/2-inch vertical leap with a 7-foot, 10-inch broad jump and times of 5.01 in the short shuttle and 8.58 in the three-cone drill. He had 24 reps on the bench press."
Johnson played left guard at LSU, which is the same position Brian Waters currently holds. But Waters is getting up there in age and apparently fed up with Chiefs management so Johnson would fill a hole on the offensive line.
DE Tyson Jackson (6'4", 296 pounds)
Jackson is seemingly a great fit as a 3-4 defensive end. He's also projected to go in the mid-to-late first round so the Chiefs probably wouldn't have a shot at him barring any trades.
With a switch to the 3-4 forthcoming, I can't see the Chiefs spending another first round pick on a defensive end (assuming Dorsey slides over in a 3-4). There isn't a huge priority on the end position in a 3-4 (at least not as much as DT and LBs).
LB Darry Beckwith (6'0", 242 pounds)
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Beckwith appears to be an intriguing prospect having played in the middle and in the outside at LSU but an injury history scares me quite a bit. Knee injuries will scare plenty of teams away possibly causing him to drop.
FB Quinn Johnson (6'1", 246 pounds)
Gotta love this line from his NFL Combine page:
But frankly, he just likes to hit people whether lined up on offense, defense or special teams units.
I like our current fullback in Mike Cox but Scott Pioli apparently had some interest in Patriot fullback Heath Evans but decided not to pursue out of courtesy to Bill Belichick. I'm not sure if we can take that as an indication that he's looking to upgrade or not.
Not many fullbacks are actually drafted. In fact, you can usually find the top fullback in the 6th or 7th round. In the event that he's not drafted, if the Chiefs are interested it would be a smart move to make that known to Johnson now so he gives the Chiefs a look.
WR Demetrius Byrd also worked out but at 6'0", 196 pounds and a 4.47 40 I don't see him drawing a lot of interest from the Chiefs. But, hey, I could be wrong. It's happened before.
Both Herman Johnson and Tyson Jackson should be very intriguing to the Chiefs. Johnson is huge and was part of one of the most successful offensives lines in college football last year. Jackson appears to be in a similar mold as Richard Seymour (two inches smaller and 14 pounds lighter) and would fit as a 3-4 defensive end, an area of need for the Chiefs at this point.
What do you think about the LSU players entering the NFL?
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we need to get more picks
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by sexassassin on Mar 17, 2009 12:58 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
ditto
because i’m tired of seeing “+1” all the frigging time. Seriously, that’s not a response.
My crystal ball says Jay Cutler cries himself to sleep every night.
You can always
Rec the comment. Although that doesn’t show who rec’d it.
by Joel Thorman on Mar 17, 2009 1:00 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
It is just really annoying
when I’m looking over comments and 90% of them are “+1.”
Man, I’m in kind of a smood today. My tolerance for retards is usually pretty high.
My crystal ball says Jay Cutler cries himself to sleep every night.
I dont blame you i like to hear opinions
but it couldent have helped to see all the bad blood on the other posts. i understand your frustration.
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Bad Blood
I think we’re getting past that. Just part of the growing pains.
by Joel Thorman on Mar 17, 2009 1:11 PM CDT up reply actions
i hope so callling people idiots and morons gets old if you have nothing
good to say..
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Thanks, primetime. I had no idea the actions link works. The last time I tried it (granted, that was several weeks ago), it didn’t do anything.
by chiefstatnut on Mar 17, 2009 1:12 PM CDT up reply actions
Yup
After enough comments it turns green so it draws your attention.
Possibly my favorite comment was Eric Allen’s after Jay Mariotti said the NFL needed to investigate the Cassel trade b/c it was so lopsided: “hey mariotti get off our jock we were 2-14 last year!”
by Joel Thorman on Mar 17, 2009 1:17 PM CDT up reply actions
i still feel the chiefs
are putting together a crazy package deal and going to do some major moves cuz at this rate there are a lot of holes to fill and we havent made any major moves on the defense side of the ball.
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On the bright side
We’ve got our quarterback. It’s all downhill from here IMO.
by Joel Thorman on Mar 17, 2009 1:09 PM CDT up reply actions
Perhaps they don't need to make a whole lot of moves in FA or trades
because they are happy with what they have, and what they can get in the draft. Hopefully this coaching change can help our guys play better and more consistent.
My crystal ball says Jay Cutler cries himself to sleep every night.
Yeah
We do have a TON of young guys. We’ll see if this staff is confident enough to develop them.
by Joel Thorman on Mar 17, 2009 1:11 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm hoping so.
The line was so terrible last season, along with the linebackers. I don’t know advancements will happen with the line since Krumrie is still the D-line coach, but hopefully scheme changes and changed assignments will improve it. Man, I really wish Crennel would have accepted the gig.
My crystal ball says Jay Cutler cries himself to sleep every night.
ya damn it really feels nice
to have the guy under center and know he is not being sold to us its like he is penciled in already its great.
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Primetime Hit the Key
I don’t think our young talent received the proper coaching so hopefully this new group of coaches will bring out the best in them. There should be a difference in players including those already here.
hopefully but we had a lot of talent off the streets
like our line backers I think we could have slept better if we got bart scott.
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That was because of the lack of depth
and the copious amounts of injuries.
My crystal ball says Jay Cutler cries himself to sleep every night.
Yes
our Linebacking corp suffered so many injuries last season it was ridiculous…Edwards, Williams, and DJ were all hurt at the same time at one point, right?
Marley will be walking soon...she could probably play Linebacker better than some of the guys we had.
true good point saint
Damn it sucks when you have a banged up D and you cant stop no one . I really really pray we dont become a circus act and score a million and lose by one i have been saying this over and over and so far itsl ooking that way.
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I'm with you there
Pioli’s a pretty smart dude and he comes from a defensive oriented system. I don’t think he’ll let us down. But it may take more than a year to get things turned around.
But....
With just 2 good picks our Defense could be pretty good assuming we can get pressure on the QB…..man what we could do with A.curry and Rey .Maualuga!!
Guards in the first round?
I’ve heard Herman Johnson and possibly Duke Robinson going in the first round. First round interior linemen are about as sure of a thing as it gets in the NFL Draft but I just don’t know if the talent drop off is enough from the 1st to the 3rd-4th round to justify it.
They took Albert in the first round
Of course, that was under the old managment, and they had plans to use him as LT, but still…
My crystal ball says Jay Cutler cries himself to sleep every night.
Everyone expected him to play LT
I haven’t heard that with these other two players. I’m not saying it is a dumb move to draft interior linemen in the first, but it’s pretty unusual.
Yeah it's unusual
But there hasn’t been a bust since 2000 (and probably longer but that’s as far back as I looked the other day).
by Joel Thorman on Mar 17, 2009 2:15 PM CDT up reply actions
man last years draft was really a dream come true.i was jumping up for joy
all my buddies where hating big time . I hope we can do it again.
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flowers and albert just were huge pick ups in my opinion huge that hopefully will pay off for years
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I think it will
Even if Albert moves to RT, #15 overall still makes sense.
by Joel Thorman on Mar 17, 2009 2:02 PM CDT up reply actions
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