Alex Magee Trade Shows How Far Ahead Chiefs '10 Draft Class Is

Im saying it’s for either a 2nd round pick or a 3 rd. We sent them magee and a draft pick for one of theres. I’m assuming we sent them a draft pick along in the trade so we can pick up another early round pick. I assume they wouldn’t send a player and a pick for a 5th rd or 6th in return.

It is a common theme around here to point out the inadequacies of the 2009 Draft, but I disagree. I have posted my point of view of this topic multiple times, but I guess I haven’t convinced Joel yet. Lets go over the Draft here real quick. I will put an asterisk by a starter.

1. Tyson Jackson *
2. Matt Cassel * and Mike Vrabel *
3. Alex Magee
4. Donald Washington
5. Colin Brown
6. Quinten Lawrence
7. Javarris Williams
7. Jake O’Connell
7. Ryan Succop *
Undrafted: Jovan Belcher *

That is FIVE (5)…count them….FIVE starters from a single draft!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (exclamations for emphasis). That is about as good as you can ask for out of any Draft, let alone one with the talent pool as unimpressive as 2009.

Most of our late round picks were raw project players coming in. Some of those players pan out, most of them don’t; that is the nature of the NFL.

I was hoping Alex Magee could mature into a Jarvis Green-type role player for us, but obviously Pioli got a deal he couldn’t refuse. I don’t know the details yet, but I doubt Pioli would give up on a relatively high pick so quickly if it wasn’t a great offer, especially since Magee showed flashes last year and honestly outplayed Tyson Jackson. As Haley has said, we aren’t in the business of giving away good players.

Jake O’Connell looked really good in training camp and I was glad to see him on the field and contributing last Sunday. We drafted him because of his versatility and contributions to special teams, not to replace Tony Gonzalez. The bar was set pretty low here.

Donald Washington was a guy who left school early that probably could have used the additional maturation. The scouting report on him was that he was an incredible athlete (4.4 40-time and 45" vertical) with good size (6’0" 200#) that was very raw. With our two starting corners already in place, the bar was set for him at nickel corner. He is starting to contribute this year and I think his best fit as a situational zone coverage guy, probably as a free safety or dime back. He isn’t going to be starting anytime soon, but he is a helpful addition to the TEAM given his versatility.

The other guys haven’t panned out, but you can’t hit a home run on every pick. In my mind, you really can’t ask for much more than 5 starters out of a single Draft. I don’t know what you guys expect. It is a rarity that should be commended, and frankly the 2009 Draft dissing is just plain off-base.

Peace.

Let’s hope this is just the beginning and before we know it we watch a team go from the bottom of the barrel to the top of the mountain.

darn,I was kinda hopeing Jamaal might get traded some where else !!