Because of money, the Chiefs will not take Eric Berry 5th overall

No reason unproven players should be making more than All Pros.

Pioli will pick him, we need S help badly and he will come in and be worth the money in the end. I agree with CLC above though, there needs to be a rookie cap in place

But under that theory I would take Haden. Would not be an overpaid corner and is the concensus #1 player at his position. I don’t think it’ll be LT.

Bottom line is whoever is picked up at that position is going to be overpaid. These contracts are out of control for rookies.

is kinda like punishment for having to pick at the 5 spot. If some of our other drafts had produced we wouldnt be picking here now. Regardless we have to take BPA and if Berry is sitting there Clark needs to open up the checkbook, pay him, and watch him dominate in the Secondary for years to come.

IMNSHO

If they weren’t so high we would have less-reason (a little) to laugh at the Raiders. Russel, McFadden, DHB – Lots o’ money tied into players not exactly living up to expectations. But hey – Russel has lost weight – How long did it take this multi-million dollar #1 pick in the NFL that being in shape should be a priority? So there is a positive spin…..I guess

And I don’t think it makes sense. Does Pioli pay attention to position? Yes. But if one thinks that relative contract-to-position value is that big a factor, then why would it only be a factor in the top five? Besides, it would’ve been inconceivable that New England would have drafted a tight end in the first round at all, yet it happened twice. And they’ve spent first-round picks on a safety, guard, ILB, and a few other positions despite having bigger needs at other positions. Why? Because the Pats’ front office at the time felt that the guys they drafted were the most bang for their pick.

But, defensive tackles shouldn’t make that much by your logic…

And KC has TWO that are in that category, and TWO more are going top 5 this year

It’s not a question of position played, but of position drafted.

Tyson Jackson will be a good player but he DOESN’T deserve the moeny he is getting. This is just the case with everyone in the top ten, your pick has to be a value to the team, Eric Berry is a value to the chiefs and the best player on the board when K.C. picks.
Money will have nothing to do with it. They are not going to take a lesser player just because of money, example being tyson jackson.

It would seem that maybe a NT would be our logical #1 pick & safety would fall in our 2a or 2b pick. The Chiefs scouts do seem to be looking at alot of safeties lately.
We may be ready to pounce on the best NT or a player we can groom to be one. Still a gamble to say the least.
Now I am really hoping we can trade down.
Boy, am I glad I’m not Scott Pioli.

There probably is some unwritten GM manual that tells all of them not to blow up the salary structure on a whim. Bad Precedent would be set. I would go DL or OL and I really don’t care about the supposed BPA that would mean take a Safety. Now a CB would fit a shutdown CB. But here on AP moving Berry to another position of need is taboo :(

You make a good case, but these precedents are set by teams who are poorly managed.

…at all…

Safetys just aren’t worth that much money.

Two important concepts the Berry bandwagon do not want to think about about.

Because I think…

~Buffalo Bills trade for the pick to get Jimmy Clausen with the 5th overall pick.
~Eric Berry will be drafted by the Cleveland Browns with the 7th overall pick.
~Kansas City Chiefs use the 9th overall pick to get Dan Williams.

It’s hard to say what Pioli will do. This post does make me think the salary issue reduces the chance we take Berry, but if we don’t , I still think he will go high enough to be the highest paid safety in the league anyway, maybe not, but very possible. If Piol isn’t willing to pay Berry what the number 5 pick would require, I hope we trade down and get Thomas or a potential NT, both serious needs. I think the moves made on the O-line, in Free Agency would indicate Pioli isn’t going to draft a left tackle with the first pick, and will go defense, which I hope he does. I think our O-line played well the last 4 or 5 games, even with the players we had. With the additions made, I think we can wait until 2a, 2b or even maybe the 3rd to take an O-lineman. I still think out top needs are: NT/Safety, 1 or 2 LB’s (Inside or outside, depending on how some of our younger LB’s develop, like Studebaker and Mays, but definitely another pass rusher to compliment Hali), O-line and Wide Receiver. I am hesitant to spend a high pick on a WR, as there are so many deeper in the draft, just like RB’s, and it is a position that generally takes longer to learn than some others, and one that , I feel, should be filled first through FA, with draft picks to learn the position, and start out as rotational players, not number one or number two receivers. I also think WR’s and QB’s have about the highest bust rates of any position taken high in the draft. I trust Pioli, and even if I may question how he handles the draft, I’m sure he and his staff have a plan in place, and now have had a year to evaluate our needs, unlike last season.

I dont think money really matters if Scott wants a certain guy. You could argue that because of money, we would have never chosen Tyson Jackson.

However, I still don’t think Eric Berry will be the pick, I think it is about a 10% chance right now that he will be. Rolondo McClain is the safest guy to mock us drafting right now.