Chiefs Draft Options Are "Wide Open" Right Now

by Joel Thorman on Feb 15, 2010 12:30 PM CST in 2010 Kansas City Chiefs Draft

Michael Lombardi appeared on NFL Network last week discussing the options available for the teams in the top five of the NFL Draft.

Lombardi previously worked with Scott Pioli in Cleveland, and has correctly predicted a few of the Chiefs biggest moves in the Pioli era (including being the first to say the Chiefs are "in love" with Tyson Jackson), so his words could hold a little more weight than others when it comes to the Chiefs.

"I think the landscape is wide open with the Kansas City Chiefs," he said. "They can go in any direction whatsoever because they need help on the offensive line, they could use another defensive line, the secondary...I think he's in the perfect spot to pick the best player available."

BPA as they call it is what Pioli and Bill Belichick resorted to regularly so that's the most likely option. Lombardi also says he could see the Chiefs moving Branden Albert to guard and replacing him with a left tackle at the top of the draft.

Meanwhile, NFLN's Jason LaCanfora suggests the Chiefs will find a defensive player -- any spot along the front seven needs help, he says -- to help change the face of the franchise.

So basically your draft update is that the Chiefs could pick anyone. Great update, right?

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Ro’ ro’ ro’ your lando gently down the McClain

"Its going to be a challenge, its going to feel like forever, and there will be difficulties. But we will emerge on the other side of it stronger than we were when we entered." ~ Sudden

by Matt_Grbac on Feb 15, 2010 12:34 PM CST via mobile reply actions

Pffft

Your man-crush is on a collision course with… a different player ;)

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by Buck'O on Feb 15, 2010 12:52 PM CST up reply actions

"So basically your draft update is that the Chiefs could pick anyone. Great update, right?"

I find that more reassuring than the consensus media view that we have to take a LT!

Predictions:
This year will be better

by jmcgoblue on Feb 15, 2010 12:34 PM CST reply actions

+1

by Skrappy on Feb 15, 2010 12:56 PM CST up reply actions

The consensus in the media was LT last year too

Until the report came out about Tyson a few days before the Draft.

by Nick Britt on Feb 15, 2010 2:46 PM CST up reply actions

I think this is about right

The Chiefs have a lot of options.. could go a ton of different ways.. hoping it’s either Berry, McClain, Bryant, or a trade down though

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by justinmayhugh on Feb 15, 2010 12:56 PM CST reply actions

Does anybody remember

how close to the draft was it before he started saying that we were going with Tyson Jackson

by badassz1987 on Feb 15, 2010 1:07 PM CST reply actions

just days

by NJ Chiefs Fan on Feb 15, 2010 1:11 PM CST up reply actions

Looked it up

April 19th…and the draft was the 25th I believe.

Arrowhead Pride

by Joel Thorman on Feb 15, 2010 1:11 PM CST up reply actions

My awesome post doesn't count :)

Don Pioli’s Draft Day

"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 Feb 15, 2010 2:20 PM CST up reply actions

This surely doesnt not count....lol

Where are the extra picks?

Haley told the offense to run it again. When someone said the defense already knows the play he responded, "So what, make it work."

by Jay Cotton on Feb 17, 2010 4:27 PM CST up reply actions

It's all very exciting isn't it? I love it. I can't wait to see what we do this year.

This is the put up or shut up year. We won 4 games. Now, the bar is raised even higher. We must see some real improvement. We have the right guys to do it on our coaching staff. I can’t wait to see the draft. I’ll be right here.

by krayfish on Feb 15, 2010 1:36 PM CST reply actions