Chiefs MTD Final

by ChiefMizzou09 on Jan 31, 2010 12:22 AM CST

Over at Mocking the Draft, a 7 round mock draft took place. The GMs of each team was represented by an avid fan of their respective team. Trades were allowed and took place and we even were able to pick up 3 UDFAs. I know that this is essentially a fantasy draft for each team and may be unrealistic in someways, but since many people here at AP have been keeping up with it, I thought I would give you a summary of what I did for the Chiefs. A link to the whole draft is here (a lot of comments on this post so you might not be able to load, sorry).

TRADES:

Chiefs trade their first round pick (#5 overall) for the Vikings first (#30), second and third round picks. - I didn't make this trade but I probably still would have if I was a part of the draft from the beginning. Chiefs do lose some value with this trade but in the real draft, the Vikings probably would have gave some compensation from the 2011 draft; unfortunately, we could not do that in this draft do to the limitations of the draft.

Chiefs trade their two second round picks (Falcons and Vikings) and their fourth round pick for the Falcons first round pick (#23) and third round pick. - Again, I didn't make this trade, but I was encouraging it. Possibly unrealistic in that we probably would have had to give up our two higher second round picks, but the Falcons guy agreed to it and it went down.

THE PICKS:

1 (#23 from Falcons) - NT Dan Williams (6'3", 326 lbs), Tennessee - Looking like the best NT in the draft after this week in the Senior Bowl, Williams is a stout 330 pounder who gets good push and demands double teams. Although this may seem like a bit of a reach for some, he was guaranteed to go to the Dolphins with their next pick, and the Chiefs were able to come away with their future NT.

1 (30 from Vikings) - OG Mike Iupati (6'5", 330 lbs), Idaho - This pick may be the steal of the draft. Iupati had a great week of practice and played decently in the Senior Bowl game. Iupati is an athletic lineman who can take over the RG position and adapt to the NFL until Brian Waters retires. Iupati can then move into his more natural LG position in a year or two and become one of the best in the business. Iupati is a great at both run and pass blocking and is the best guard in the draft. Very similar to the Logan Mankins pick by the NE Patriots.

2 (36) - OLB Eric Norwood (6'0", 252 lbs), South Carolina - The biggest reach in the draft for the Chiefs, and the first pick that I made. I like Norwood a lot but he probably would have dropped. After watching the Senior Bowl and in hindsight, I should have picked Brandon Graham with this pick. However, Norwood is a good pass rusher and can learn under Hali and Vrabel and eventually take Vrabel's spot.

3 (68) - FS Nate Allen (6'2", 207 lbs), South Florida - I was glad to see Allen drop this far, as I almost considered taking him with my second rounder. He come in and provides instant competition to the safety position and becomes the center-fielder that the Chiefs have not had in a while.

3 (81 from Falcons) - C J.D. Walton (6'3", 305 lbs), Baylor - A powerful run-blocking OL leader, Walton will fit great into our zone-blocking scheme and hopefully oust Niswanger of his job.

3 (93 from Vikings) - WR Jeremy Williams (6'1", 205 lbs), Tulane - Williams is an underrated WR but was definitely the best left on the board. He runs good routes and has good hands. Reminds me a lot of Chris Chambers. Will be groomed under Chambers and take his number two spot eventually.

5 (132) - ILB Sean Lee (6'2", 234 lbs), Penn State - Lee has had some unfortunate injury problems but in the 5th round, he was a risk worth taking. Coming from Linebacker U, Lee will be able to jump into the middle of our defense and make a lot of plays.

5 (138) - RB Charles Scott (5'11", 233 lbs), LSU - Some people don't like this pick, but he was the best RB on the board. I wanted Montario Hardesty but he was gone. Scott becomes the short-yardage back the Chiefs need to complement Charles and relieves JC of some carries.

5 (140) - TE Colin Peek (6'6", 255 lbs), Alabama - A good blocking TE, Peek also shows good hands and can sneak out and make some plays. I hard worker and a tough guy, Peek fits Haley's mantra perfectly.

UDFAs:

1. TE Nate Byham (6'3", 255 lbs), Pitt - Another blocking TE to provide more competition.

2. WR David Gettis (6'4", 215 lbs), Baylor  - A vertical threat with good measurables. With a little time learning how to run routes, could develop into a nice receiver.

3. FS Jordan Lake (6'2", 205 lbs), Baylor - I know, I know, I know. This makes three Baylor players in this draft, and I didn't mean it to end up this way. Lake looks to be a Jon McGraw-like special teams ace and can contribute at the safety position in times of need. Very productive in college and packs a punch.

Feel free to critique my draft. I felt like I filled most needs. With a team like our's needing so many players with a lot of talent, even with all these picks, you cannot fill every whole. A need for SS, CB (nickel), WR (speed/slot), and OT (right/left) still exist, but I took players who had the most talent at that time in the draft and filled a hole.

Another seven round fan draft will take place over at MTD after the combine. I have handed the torch over to The.Face.of.the.Franchise to be picking for the Chiefs as I know many people want to have a chance at it. Feel free to go check it out often as it is a lot of fun. Many thanks to JP23 and TheAngelColts who put it together as well as Darwithabar who started off the Chiefs draft until I took over. Also thanks to Mocking Dan and Mocking the Draft for hosting as well as Google Images for the pictures.

Rip it to shreds.

Poll

If the Chiefs draft turned out like this, what grade would you give Pioli and Haley?

A

20 votes

B

52 votes

C

42 votes

D

14 votes

F

10 votes

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Before anyone gets mad because this is like a mock draft,

I made sure that this was ok by stagdp. I also don’t consider this a complete mock draft. It is not solely my opinion. Real people were involved from their respective teams. This mock draft was as close to the real draft as you can get. Many people have been interested in this, and I just want everyone to be able to see how the draft could actually turn out.

by ChiefMizzou09 on Jan 31, 2010 12:27 AM CST reply actions

very cool stuff, hope everyone had fun doing it (who wouldn't, right?)

all things considered, not bad … addresses NT and LB and OL and WR and S and then some …

overall probably a “B” if it happened, and could certainly do worse

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by upamtn on Jan 31, 2010 11:54 AM CST up reply actions

CM:

Didn’t you take over 1/2 way through the draft? What is the story there for sake of completeness.

Merlinnj

by merlinnj on Jan 31, 2010 1:05 AM CST reply actions

I took over after the first round.

Darwithabar was originally in charge and there were some disagreements and he chose to leave. Dar and I had been talking over the picks so I took his spot.

by ChiefMizzou09 on Jan 31, 2010 1:07 AM CST up reply actions

It's still too hard to gauge prior to free agency

At one point in time, everyone had Matt Leinart linked to the Saints…and then they signed some fellow named Drew Brees. I like the concept of this and it would be very cool to do again at the start of April, especially to then see how differently teams picked between that one and this.

P.S. I like the UDFA Jordan Lake selection. He really caught my attention this season.

by kc_radrh8r on Jan 31, 2010 1:58 AM CST reply actions

The next 7 rounder they do after FA will be interesting

however who knows what kind of impact FA will have this year. This is all of course for fun and I had a blast doing it. As for Jordan Lake, he is somebody I would love the Chiefs to get.

by ChiefMizzou09 on Jan 31, 2010 10:07 AM CST up reply actions

I have issue with Sean Lee the 3rd best ILB falling to the 5th Rd

I think the trades screwed up the picks and some of the “GM” didn’t obviously have a clue on positional value.
Other than that the Chiefs made out like bandits:)

"For what we are about to see next, we must enter quietly into the realm of genius." Scott "Young Frankenstein" Pioli

by Steve_Chiefs on Jan 31, 2010 2:13 AM CST reply actions

I definitely see what you mean and I thought he would be taken much earlier

but many of the teams just were not interested in him. He has had two knee injuries the past two seasons and he may not hold up in the NFL at all. In fact, many GMs picked other ILBs over Lee that were rated lower such as Washington, Angerer, and even Pawelek. I think injury history scared everyone away.

by ChiefMizzou09 on Jan 31, 2010 9:59 AM CST up reply actions

Gave it a B

Great mock if it went down like that, I’d be really happy if it happens like that. A very Pioli-esque mock. Takes care of the trenches while also picking up key pieces of the team, while trying to find the cornerstones of the franchise, and finding upgrades for positions of need. In the 5th I see us trading so we can get at least a 6th or 7th rounder. There weren’t any RBs worth it, what about Lagarrette Blount or Stafon Johnson, two players who didn’t play for most of the season but still have top-tier talent(Johnson may or may not, Blount’s a bruiser I’d much rather have) Blount I would really want because he can be our all-around back, plus he’s got a LB body with an RB’s athleticism and speed.

by Green-Monster on Jan 31, 2010 6:42 AM CST reply actions

Blount was already gone surprisingly

I wanted to take Blount but I didn’t want to reach for him due to his character problems. Blount was taken near the end of the 4th by the Eagles nonetheless. Apparently Blount and Vick are going to start some sort of rehabilitation center in Philly. As for Johnson, I could have traded down and got him in the 6th but I felt Scott had more worth. In hindsight, I should have taken Dexter McCluster or Jacoby Ford. But I already picked a WR and thought I might be getting a little too heavy at the skill positions.

by ChiefMizzou09 on Jan 31, 2010 10:06 AM CST up reply actions

I love the draft and was very interested in following this draft on mockingthedraft. Then the Vikings trade came down and it really ruined the whole draft for me. Basically, we got about 60% of value back on that trade. I was part of the corus of voices taking dar to task for that trade.

The Atlanta trade dar made was also unfair, but this time we got the better of that trade. IMO, that trade would have been fair if we did not get that 3rd round pick from Atlanta, although there were other ways to work it.

Given one bad trade we benefited from and one horrible trade that hurt us, it renders the results irrlelevent. All I can really do is look at the positions taken to see how you are rating the needs, more or less.

The actual picks show a pretty solid evaluation of the Chiefs. They did a pretty good job with the picks they ended up with. I agree with most of the needs with a couple of exceptions. I don’t see OLB as high of a need, so I would have gone o-line, ILB or SS with the second round pick. I see SS as a bigger need than FS, so I probably would have gone elsewhere with that pick. Nate Allen is a fine prospect though, so he is very tempting in round 3. The only major hole that didn’t get addressed with a ‘first day’ pick was ILB. Sometimes drafts fall that way.

Merlinnj

by merlinnj on Jan 31, 2010 10:42 AM CST reply actions

Thank you very much for your insight

I agree, the trades were kinda wacky lol. I definitely would have went OT with the second round pick, however, all the good tackles were taken off the board. I was really hoping that an elite ILB would fall in the second, but the Broncos reached in the first and took Brandon Spikes which was quite unfortunate. The other ILBs went off the board and so i took consolation with Lee in the 5th. And again with the SS position, I feel this draft is more or less weak at the SS position compared to FS. But some of the needs could be addressed in FA which would focus the Chiefs draft a lot more and make decisions a little easier.

by ChiefMizzou09 on Jan 31, 2010 12:53 PM CST up reply actions

CM:

I don’t think we ‘need’ an OT, it’s an option due to Albert’s and Waters’ flexibility. So, I am OK with not going OT if a good one is not available. The ILB position is harder. That’s the problem with drafts, the board usually doesn’t fall in a way that helps the team you are rooting for. You could run the same draft with different team reps and each time get a need position that you can’t fill. That’s part of life.

Merlinnj

by merlinnj on Jan 31, 2010 1:32 PM CST reply actions

Very well put

by ChiefMizzou09 on Jan 31, 2010 3:22 PM CST up reply actions

I like those first round picks

I would have used our second on Ducasse, maybe a reach, but it sure would make that offensive line young and athletic and with the center pickup later, KC would be set for years (of course barring injuries).

that looked like it was a fun exercise. good job, CM.

by bansky on Jan 31, 2010 2:33 PM CST reply actions