Scouts Inc. On the Chiefs Draft Needs
by Matt Conner on Feb 9, 2010 5:57 PM CST
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Gary Horton from Scouts Inc. recently posted his AFC Draft Needs on ESPN. Here's what he had to say about the Chiefs (hardly rocket science) with a bit of commentary from yours truly in between to break up the obvious.
Top needs:
1. OT: Branden Albert is a solid player at left tackle, but if the Chiefs draft a top left tackle, they could move Albert to the right side and solidify two positions. All the other offensive tackles on this roster are just average guys and mostly depth players.
This is taking the safe route as most high-profile mock drafts have the Chiefs taking Russell Okung. And it's true that the Chiefs have decent-to-major needs on the offensive line, depending on who you ask around these parts. My heart still says linebacker is the most pressing issue on this team, but I have a hard time falling in love with a linebacker at #5, no matter if it's the son of Rickey Jackson.
2. S: The two starters, FS Jon McGraw (who should be a backup) and SS Mike Brown (smart, but has marginal speed and quicks) are not dynamic playmakers, and the backups are nondescript. Can the Chiefs find an athletic center-field type who can tackle in space and help in coverage?
With the fifth pick in the 2010 NFL Draft, the Kansas City Chiefs select Eric Berry, safety, University of Tennessee.
3. ILB: This organization likes to build on defense from the inside out, and because the Chiefs have a 3-4 scheme, they really need an inside run-stuffer who can stay on the field for all three downs. Their two current inside starters, Demorrio Williams and Corey Mays, make a lot of tackles but don't play with enough consistency, and the depth is thin.
Other needs: NT, WR, OLB
At least Scouts did their homework, because I would say these are all the primary needs for the Chiefs. But then again, it doesn't take much to see it. However, if the Chiefs leave the first two rounds addressing these main three spots, then I think the team will be that much better for it. At the same time, any three picks helps the Chiefs at this rate.
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John McGraw is the starter? ah
2. S: The two starters, FS Jon McGraw (who should be a backup)
Isn’t Page the starter who was injured?
Did this guy also say that Albert should play his natural RT position?
A NT is the Primo, numero Uno, Highest priority, ultimate need.
Nice post Matt
"For what we are about to see next, we must enter quietly into the realm of genius." Scott "Young Frankenstein" Pioli
Even that doesn't make sense
Albert was a LG in college.
everyone is saying the right side is his natural spot
because some talking head that all these idiots strive to be like said it once and so they think he must be right and they jump on the bandwagon.
Seriously mates, when have I ever been sarcastic?
Oh and in case you were wondering, that hug offer is still there when you are ready UC :p
The thought is that the two tackle positions are the most important
If the Chiefs draft a LT at #5 then the idea would be to move Albert to RT (since he is of “tackle” quality). And not to LG in which you can draft in lower spots.
Not saying I would do that…but it is one way of doing things.
Bewsaf
since guards and center are the biggest need
remind me why we need a LT again. BA has the left side down. drafting a LT is simply idiotic and a wast of a pick.
Seriously mates, when have I ever been sarcastic?
Oh and in case you were wondering, that hug offer is still there when you are ready UC :p
sorry mate didn't read the rest of your post right
lack of sleep does that :p i thought you were saying you were for drafting a LT at #5.
Seriously mates, when have I ever been sarcastic?
Oh and in case you were wondering, that hug offer is still there when you are ready UC :p
what was the argument last year?
You don’t draft someone to play LT, pay em 1st rounder dough, and then stick em at RT? But is that a valid argument this year?
except Pioli isn't going to give a shit about what King Carl did
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by averagegatsby on Feb 9, 2010 7:05 PM CST up reply actions
How does that play into the argument in question?
it’s still stupid and illogical to pay LT money for a RT AND a LT regardless of who was responsible for drafting Albert. I’m with ChiefsDude, I can’t figure out why last year’s argument is irrelevant 12 months later.
Bask in the glory that is Kwame Harris. Poor Alex...
It plays into the argument because PIOLI WONT CARE ABOUT THE MOVES PETERSON MADE!!!
He will do what he feels is best for this organization, he isn’t going to give a shit who makes how much money, he will get the best players he can. Especially since the Chiefs have such a low cap figure anyway.
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by averagegatsby on Feb 9, 2010 8:24 PM CST up reply actions
Albert is paid 15th pick money
Albert is paid by his draft position not his playing position. It wouldn’t have mattered if he was a kicker he would have been paid around that amount because of where he was picked in the draft.
RT is the least important position on the line, I just think if we moved him it should be inside to guard.
15th pick in the first round ISN'T Left Tackle money
A franchise-quality left tackle makes more than the 15th pick in the draft, which is what Albert is.
because BA makes 15 money
is the very reason we shouldn’t even be considering picking a LT this year. Okung WILL NOT be better then BA this year so essentially we will be paying #5 to another spot on the o-line. none of which warrant that kind of cash.
Seriously mates, when have I ever been sarcastic?
Oh and in case you were wondering, that hug offer is still there when you are ready UC :p
How can you say definitely that he wont be better...
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by averagegatsby on Feb 9, 2010 11:08 PM CST up reply actions
how can you say he will
with all the holes we have why would we waste a pick on a position that doesn’t need fixing in hopes that the guy we pick is better than the current guy that is already good and is getting payed a quarter of what the new guy will demand. i also think BA is underrated. as i said below alot of people, including chiefs fans, don’t give him enough credit for how well he did concidering all the changes he faced to his game last year.
Seriously mates, when have I ever been sarcastic?
Oh and in case you were wondering, that hug offer is still there when you are ready UC :p
I couldn't tell you one way or the other to be honest...
But improving the offensive line is a proven way to turn a bad team into a good team. My thing is this, I would assume Pioli knows more about this team than I do, and he has done a hell of a lot more scouting on the college players than I have, so if he takes Okung I can’t argue with his logic.
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by averagegatsby on Feb 10, 2010 7:57 AM CST up reply actions
they could move Albert to the right side and solidify two positions
why the hell does everyone think we are fixing two spots with an OT. we’re not. the left side is already solidified.
Seriously mates, when have I ever been sarcastic?
Oh and in case you were wondering, that hug offer is still there when you are ready UC :p
LT is solid with Albert
But, if the new player is better than Albert then you upgrade two spots with one pick. Albert is a good LT but not great.
Okung isn't great either
any other year, he wouldn’t be talked about in the top 5. plus i don’t think people are giving BA enough credit. he did very good at LT his rookie year, a position he did not play in college; and he did solid last year in a complete new offensive scheme at a different weight. people underestimate how much his game play had to change, and he should marked improvement as the year went on so to me he’s showing that he’ll very likely have a career year next year… short as it has been :p
Seriously mates, when have I ever been sarcastic?
Oh and in case you were wondering, that hug offer is still there when you are ready UC :p
Any other year?
The deepest draft since the 83 draft. I fail to follow your logic.
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by averagegatsby on Feb 9, 2010 11:10 PM CST up reply actions
OK this year is shallow in OL talent
and at the corners, but it seems to be deep everywhere else. Only time will tell for sure.
by mcclanahanman on Feb 10, 2010 1:21 AM CST up reply actions
But still if a guy gets drafted in the top 5 of this draft you can't tell me he isn't worth it based on all the talent around him.
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by averagegatsby on Feb 10, 2010 7:55 AM CST up reply actions
Okung would be taken in the teens to the second round in every draft in the last 6 yrs.
He’ll get taken that high because of his position, and he’s the best at his position this year. As far as the O-line goes this year he’s the biggest Turd on Cowpie Hill. Next year’s draft is supposed to be deep at the corners and O-Line and deeper at NT.
Potential wise there’s guys coming out later in the first to the fourth that have more upside than Okung, it’s just he’s the most finished guy in this yr’s draft.
by mcclanahanman on Feb 11, 2010 12:02 AM CST up reply actions
I dont believe that.
with the talent in this draft GM’s aren’t going to reach, there is no need.
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by averagegatsby on Feb 11, 2010 10:58 PM CST up reply actions
There is if you have a glaring hole you're trying to fill
by mcclanahanman on Feb 12, 2010 4:14 PM CST up reply actions
Still dont believe it, if there is a glaring hole try to fill it in a lower round
Always take BPA… Especially in the first round.
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by averagegatsby on Feb 12, 2010 10:48 PM CST up reply actions
the only way i see them drafting a LT
Is to move albert to LG and waters to C. O’call. Came in and is the starting RT until somebody takes it away from him and either alleman or ndukwe will be a solid RG.
by chiefs8288 on Feb 9, 2010 6:20 PM CST via mobile reply actions
maybe brown will step up this off season
and take the RG spot. would be nice to have a young guy locking down an o-line spot.
Seriously mates, when have I ever been sarcastic?
Oh and in case you were wondering, that hug offer is still there when you are ready UC :p
If only
I’m not incredibly optimistic about Brown but I agree, it would definitely be great to have two young guys that WE DRAFTED locking down LT and RG.
Bask in the glory that is Kwame Harris. Poor Alex...
i'm not either
he’s definitely a project. but here’s hoping
Seriously mates, when have I ever been sarcastic?
Oh and in case you were wondering, that hug offer is still there when you are ready UC :p
I find it extremely interesting
that so many experts have the Chiefs picking an OT with our first pick. The funny thing here is that relatively few AP members seem to follow that logic. I see more love for Berry, McClain and Suh than I do Okung around here and that’s by a long-shot too! So who’s closer to the mark here; The experts (haha) or the fans?
Braccae illae virides cum subucula rosea et tunica Caledonia-quam elenganter concinnatur!
Well we ain't experts
and fans don’t usually make the pick.
So I guess we will see what Pioli, Haley, and Weis think of Albert at LT.
Sound like either a Law firm or 3 “Wise” men :)
"For what we are about to see next, we must enter quietly into the realm of genius." Scott "Young Frankenstein" Pioli
The fans will always want the flashy pick
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by averagegatsby on Feb 9, 2010 7:06 PM CST up reply actions
and suh is pretty much a wasted pick for us as well
but yet it still makes more since to draft him then an OT.
Seriously mates, when have I ever been sarcastic?
Oh and in case you were wondering, that hug offer is still there when you are ready UC :p
Experts agree with us
But more than likely Berry and Suh will be gone by the 5th pick, and many don’t feel McClain is a top 5 pick.
why not
just because ILB normal don’t go so high doesn’t mean that they can’t mcclain is definitly the best ILB on the board and would be an impact player for our pathetic defense. so tell me, why shouldn’t we take him? because he’s only worth a 9. i’d rather pay 5 money to a 9 that is going to have a impact then pay it on a position that has no need of being fixed.
Seriously mates, when have I ever been sarcastic?
Oh and in case you were wondering, that hug offer is still there when you are ready UC :p
You say no to McClain at #5, why?
so if all the “draft experts” come out tomorrow and change their minds and say that McClain is the “best player” in the draft even ahead of Suh then is he all of a sudden worthy of being picked at #5 just because the experts say he is.
I'm sure you would have said that about Tyson Jackson too
and look where he got picked last year…
So full of sh*t that toilet bowls have to wipe.
The national ‘experts" don’t follow the Chiefs closely. They know we need generic “OL” help, but are to lazy to look at how well Albert played late in the season, like actual Chief fans who watched the team closely know. That’s why the divergence between people who actually follow the Chiefs, and those who don’t.
I still think defense is a greater area of need.
The offense improved quite a lot during the season. The defense was horrendous against the run.
Toby is in HR, which technically means he works for corporate, so he's really not a part of our family. Also, he's divorced, so he's really not a part of his family.
Agreed
I think the major improvements needed on offense can be had starting in round 2. I don’t necessarily feel that way about the defensive needs.
Braccae illae virides cum subucula rosea et tunica Caledonia-quam elenganter concinnatur!
If we used one of the top two picks on the front 7
for the next 50 years it would be fine with me.
Sooo wrong on this one
Branden Albert at RT? Really? First off, RT and LT aren’t just interchangable, and LT is actually a more “natural” position for Alber than RT. At RT we also have O’Callaghan who has turned into a pretty good prospect. If you think LG is a better fit for Albert then that is a whole nother argument, but he shouldn’t be playing on the right side.
OT is NOT our #1 need.
As for the safety bit, if we bring Page back he will be the starter over McGraw. Mike Brown also had a career year last year. Remember this was our one position of strength on defense heading into last offseason. All of a sudden it has become our #2 need just because we let Bernard Pollard go and brought in Mike Brown???
I will agree that ILB is a need.
My top needs:
1. Nose Tackle
2. Center
3. Right Guard
4. Inside linebacker
5. Slot WR
6. Safety
I find myself agreeing with you alot haha
my order would be like this:
1. NT
2. Center
3. ILB
4. Safety
5. Guard
6. Rush OLB
7. Slot WR
8. Nickel Corner.
The first 3 picks of the draft will be defense. Pioli loves him some defense.
I'm with you on this one, Jon
* KC now has the best coaching staff in the league
* Pioli will make at least one trade in the offseason, and 2 trades during the draft
* I'd prefer "lightning and lightning" as opposed to "lightning and thunder" when it comes to RBs
* 9-7 is a real possibility in 2010 IF the Chiefs get 4 new starters
Safety was never a position of strength
Pollard was one of the worst starting safeties in all of football in 2008 and we had no one behind him that could take the job away from him.
Now, Pollard did improve in some areas (namely missed tackles) this season and was adequate for the Texans, but that’s hindsight.
by VermeilLikesToCry on Feb 9, 2010 7:06 PM CST up reply actions
Last year was a career year for Mike Brown? Not even close
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by averagegatsby on Feb 9, 2010 7:12 PM CST up reply actions
that's what i was wondering
thought maybe i missed half the season or something
Seriously mates, when have I ever been sarcastic?
Oh and in case you were wondering, that hug offer is still there when you are ready UC :p
Especially since he had 3 or 4 Good to Very Good years in Chicago
One year he had like 65 tackles with 3 sacks and 5 picks, compared to his 23 tackles 0 sacks and 3 picks. His rookie year he had 85 tackles and 1 INT I think. He had another year with like 73 tackles… So yeah it was a completely idiotic statement.
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by averagegatsby on Feb 9, 2010 8:29 PM CST up reply actions
Hey gatsby
I see yahoo’s fantasy baseball is all loaded up and ready to go. Were you going to do your baseball draft on Yahoo?
"I've only been in love with a beer bottle and a mirror" - Sid Vicious.
by craig in calgary on Feb 9, 2010 8:44 PM CST up reply actions
I was probably going to do ESPN because I really want to do an Auction League...
I will have something up in the next week or so. It looks like I am already going to be in a traditional league, so i want to do an Auction league, I did one last year and its really fun and really is the purest way to do fantasy sports because everyone gets a shot at every player.
Feel free to blow half your budget on Rios like the Blue Jays did.
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by averagegatsby on Feb 9, 2010 9:56 PM CST up reply actions
...and then drop him 1/2 way through the season without any compensation?
Done and done.
"I've only been in love with a beer bottle and a mirror" - Sid Vicious.
by craig in calgary on Feb 9, 2010 11:21 PM CST up reply actions
"D" all the way
eeds to be addressed now!
NT/ILB/S.
It doesn’t take a Brainstormer to know that if take care of these 3 positions it sets the foundation for Romeo to work with
The O-line will continue to build on its success in zone blocking mode. All we need on offense is just one speed receiver with HANDS which we can certainly pick up in later rounds.
by chiefsfan62 on Feb 9, 2010 7:00 PM CST via mobile reply actions
We need a center on offense and a G to develope
The first 3 picks of the draft will be defense. Pioli loves him some defense.
This year is alot like last year....
Yall remember, we were the one of the last one’s in front of a few teams looking for a QB. But somehow no trades were happening. Trade happened right after us for Sanchez. I personally thought they would take Curry, but smart money was on picking Monroe. I mean Albert and Monroe played side by side in college right? And they worked pretty good together. But that wasnt the case either. This year you have Seattle, Bills, possibly Washington, possible San Francisco (with 2 1st round picks), and i wouldnt count out Denver…..all looking for a QB. And really only Claussen and Bradford at the top of the board. Maybe Pioli gets this one done. But if not, i think it will be a defensive pick since we didnt grab the obvious O-linemen last year.
Whether a QB is selected before us or not...
… will be good for us. If 1 or 2 teams select a QB in front of us, then great, we might still have a shot at Berry or whoever else we want falling to us.
If no one takes a QB before us, we’re right at the spot where people will consider trading up.
by VermeilLikesToCry on Feb 9, 2010 7:09 PM CST up reply actions
No way...
Draft Needs:
1. LT or S
2.C or G
2.(From Atlanta) ILB
3.OLB
4. S
Albert needs to be moved to LG. You guys rave about how well he did. Oh wow he did well one game. He was drafted because of what he did at LEFT GUARD! I agree that he belongs on the Left side and not the right but if we can either get a Franchise Left Tackle or one of the best Center field players the league has seen in a long time well then be my guest on deciding who to get. Either Eric Berry or Russel Okung at this point. Trading down really isn’t an option anymore.
he change flippen schemes last year
that guy has never blocked in a zone blocking scheme in his entire football career. i thought he did decent for the situation he was in, and he got better toward the end of the season which is what you want. now that he’s got some experience with the scheme, i’ll put money down he’s good to very good this year.
Seriously mates, when have I ever been sarcastic?
Oh and in case you were wondering, that hug offer is still there when you are ready UC :p
By all accouts
Okung isn’t a “franchise” LT, he just happens to be the safest one in the draft this year. He certainly doesn’t project to be a Jake Long or Joe Thomas and probably not even a Ferguson.
This space for rent.
by all indications the chiefs are going to employ a zone block scheme for the OL… quite honestly wasting all that money on a high profile mauler/bulldozer aka okung is not only throwing alot of money at a player that is quite honestly too good to play in that scheme…
draft eric berry and darryll stuckey.... and our defense problems are next to solved...
Shanahan is in Washington
Okung is going to play in a zone blocking scheme, it just won’t be for us. The only question in the top 4 picks is who is going #1. Is it Bradford, Clausen, or Suh? Suh or McCoy will go #2, I’d guarantee that both Suh and McCoy are gone by #3 and Okung will go #4. We will have a QB, Berry, McClain, and Derrick Morgan to choose from.
Trade up or trade back I don’t care, but I’m not happy with any of those choices at #5. Clausen is a tool, Bradford is a weaker armed Brodie Croyle, Berry should go around #10, same with McClain, and Morgan is no DT. Our spot sucks.
by mcclanahanman on Feb 9, 2010 10:26 PM CST up reply actions
I still dont understand this logic of drafting a LT
people keep saying that we need to draft a LT so that Albert can move back to his “natural” position of LG(or some idiots even say RT). Exactly how many games in the NFL has he played either of these positions? Exactly none, so I would say in the NFL Albert’s “natural” position is LT cuz that is where he has played for 2 years now, it doesnt matter what his position was in college. Also people keep saying that we should shuffle the entire o line around and put Waters at C, what makes everyone think that he could even play C in the NFL now, just cuz he played there like 15 years ago doesnt mean he will automatically be able to switch to there now and be any better than what we already have there. So here is a simple solution instead of shuffling every position on the o line, how bout we leave Albert @ LT, Ocallahan @ RT, Waters @ LG, Brown @ RG and we pick up a C in FA/draft
by badassz1987 on Feb 9, 2010 7:51 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
I get it but Brown isn't the RG yet
Wade Smith is :)
"For what we are about to see next, we must enter quietly into the realm of genius." Scott "Young Frankenstein" Pioli
Exactly!!!
let’s go best available:
1. Inside Backer
2. Nose Tackle
2. Safety
3. Receiver
4. Center
5. Guard
6. Running Back (Banger type)
7. Tight End.
by chiefsfan62 on Feb 9, 2010 8:12 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
I like the looks of that list.....
No way we should except Mike Brown as a starter. We can upgrade and should in this draft at the safety position.
by Hail2DaChiefs on Feb 9, 2010 9:19 PM CST up reply actions
agreed, and rec (badassz)
No need to “stir the pot”… this group FINALLY figured out how to block in the new system, and FINALLY got used to playing together as a unit in the 2nd half of the year…
I say FIX ONLY WHAT’S BROKEN… and upgrade the Center position in round 3-ish (JD Walton is my preference) Keep EVERYONE else in place, with competition again at RG…
Maybe draft a solid guard in the mid to late rounds, like Mike Johnson, John Jerry or Sergio Render… you might get one in the 5th round that would have a chance to start at RG…
Albert, Waters, Rookie, Ndukwe/Alleman/Brown/Rookie, O’Callaghan sounds fairly solid to me… with some solid options for depth.
I’d consider an OT in the 2nd round or later… but only as a value pick for competition/depth
* KC now has the best coaching staff in the league
* Pioli will make at least one trade in the offseason, and 2 trades during the draft
* I'd prefer "lightning and lightning" as opposed to "lightning and thunder" when it comes to RBs
* 9-7 is a real possibility in 2010 IF the Chiefs get 4 new starters
we need to stop the run first and foremost
I’d like berry, and I think he’ll be very good, if not great. But a safety isn’t utilized if a team rushes for 5 and 6 yards at will.
A left tackle is a safe pick. Nothing more. There is no ’can’t miss’ left tackle out there from what we understand
Let’s start by fixing what is broken and basic. Stop the run. 2 d line with top 2 picks last year. Take McClain and a s, hopefully Allen at 2b.
A fa nt is key to me – and a lot of others. Need a guy that’ll make a difference right away.
I’d love pouncey at 2a, if not take bpa according to our top needs
I’m starting to agree on a John Jerry or capers for depth and competition in the 4th and 5th
3rd round is key to me. I want some mccluster.
by Bajah07 on Feb 9, 2010 9:02 PM CST via mobile reply actions
it doesnt and i didnt say it did
A nt should come from fa. Like I said above
Drafting a nt, even if its williams, or Cody – there will be an adjustment period and it would slow the growth of Jackson and Dorsey
Get a guy who has proven he can take on double teams and you will see Jackson and Dorsey flourish
by Bajah07 on Feb 9, 2010 9:57 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
If Brandon Spikes and Rolando McClain are not much different in their potential impact
you don’t select McClain 5th in the draft.
but IMO they are different
I’m not knocking spikes. But McClain is everything that we seem to look for in a player.
5th is not too early for a lb like McClain. If you’re using the value agenda, then berry will fall past us and we DON’T need a left tackle.
by Bajah07 on Feb 9, 2010 9:51 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Difficult to predict Value in everyone's eyes
I would’ve loved the Oakland Mitchell pick in the 4th round, but not much value in the 2nd. Some of the “experts” are predicting Tampa will take Berry after the Rams & Lions go DL with the 1st 2 picks. I’d love to trade down & still pick up McClain or Haden & I’d be OK with trading down again and going with Williams or Iupati even, but trading from the 5th spot is difficult unless you have an someone like Oakland in the throws of passion for a player regardless of value.
its what pioli does
But with the cba agreement looming and a draft this deep there will be some action
by Bajah07 on Feb 9, 2010 10:13 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
In Spikes' case, it should read:
Difficult to predict value in everyone’s eyes … AFTER I POKE THEM OUT WITH MY FINGAS M@#$# F*#$@&!!!!
McClain all day before Spikes. I don’t need any jack-ass that can’t control himself out on the field getting us dinged 15 yards because he’s too immature and/or ignorant to help it.
by Ochophosphate on Feb 10, 2010 1:55 AM CST up reply actions
unfortunately
you could say that about every position this year. you could throw the stone pretty far and still hit someone that be a very good pick. because of that you take the best play for the positions you need. so IMO that’s Berry then McClain at 5. one of them, if not both, are sure to be there.
Seriously mates, when have I ever been sarcastic?
Oh and in case you were wondering, that hug offer is still there when you are ready UC :p
i will be happy if we get berry. no doubt
But we need to stop the run. Pioli took mayo at 9 so 5 isn’t out of the question.
I would like to fix the front 7 first and that seems to be what pioli has done in the past
by Bajah07 on Feb 9, 2010 10:36 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
i love what bajah07 says..
i agree with pouncey i have watched this kid for years and he is good. then we can get his brother the year after. but idk about mcclain i like spikes.
Thanks
If we leave the draft with a C that could start, and a G that will compete for the RG spot with guys we have, i won’t be disappointed.
Sounds like you might be a Florida fan. I have nothing against Spikes, I actually threw his name out there in some of my early mocks. I guess I could put it like this, IMHO – Spikes could be a very good player – McClain could be someone you build a team around. He has every intangible that screams “this guy will lead you”. He knows a 3-4 and knew every players responsibility on the field at Alabama. He was the leader and best player on one of the best college defenses in recent history.
Also, the two draft scenarios could be:
A – McClain, Pouncey, Allen
or
B – Berry, Spikes, ? – Pouncey won’t be there – He might not even be there for 2a. There are good players still out there, obviously, but option A gives us all kinds of options for the rest of the draft.
I just think A puts us in a better situation. Plus, a good front 7 that stops the run makes the defensive backfield look much better. Ed Reed/Bob Sanders/Troy P wouldn’t help us NOW if we can’t stop the run.
McClain, Pouncey, Allen, McCluster, Troup, Jerry, Dixon, Schofield. – my mock
my thought
I think he will draft a NT or git Wilfork. I see him gitting his guy. I see us taking him possible in first round. He reached for Jackson he might reach for williams. Don’t mess with a good thing. Keep dorsey and jackson on the line and keep adding pieces of the puzzle and git better linebackers to fill in the holes. We need to have depth at D-line and keep our d-line fresh to keep from having a repeat of the browns game. AllI want is a dominate defense like the 2000 ravens. Thats all I want. It will help keep our team in the game in the 4th quarter. My opinion draft the best corner to pair up with Brandon Flowers and git cody in the second. I think Haley will stick his foot up cody’s ass and git cody’s weight down. Then go any way you want from their. Maybe git a good NT in freeagency to help cody to learn and compete against. That is my take.
good thoughts
I tend to agree… my gut feeling is that Pioli just might make us all mad and reach for a NT in the 1st… or pass up on some playmakers and take Cody in the 2nd….
I’d really really like to get a NT in FA/trade…
* KC now has the best coaching staff in the league
* Pioli will make at least one trade in the offseason, and 2 trades during the draft
* I'd prefer "lightning and lightning" as opposed to "lightning and thunder" when it comes to RBs
* 9-7 is a real possibility in 2010 IF the Chiefs get 4 new starters
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