Chiefs Could Learn This Week About Primetime Games, Compensatory Picks

by Joel Thorman on Mar 21, 2010 3:00 PM CDT in 2010 Kansas City Chiefs Draft

Starting on Monday the NFL owners will get together in Orlando for their annual meetings. There will certainly be plenty of rumors floating around because each team's decision markers will all be under the same roof.

It's always fun to see what if any deals are worked out during this week.

A couple football-related items on the agenda are the announcement of prime-time games and compensatory draft picks.

Prime-time games

The league generally announces a handful of prime-time games during the meetings. Though the complete schedule won't be out until sometime in April, we could find out if the Chiefs are going to end their prime-time drought.

Compensatory picks

There's a whole long formula that the NFL uses to award teams who lost free agents in the free agency period the year before.

You can read about the entire process here.

There's also a blogger named AdamJT13 who is actually known around football media circles as the best predictor of compensatory picks. The NFL's formula for award compensatory picks is secret but he gets closer than just about anyone.

In his projection for 2010, the Chiefs do not have any qualifying players they lost last year (Jason Babin, Oliver Celestin, Rocky Boiman, Adrian Jones and Pat Thomas).

However, the Chiefs may be eligible for a non-compensatory pick. Basically, 27 true compensatory picks are projected and the NFL's formula hands out 32 so starting in draft order they will start award non-compensatory picks tacked onto the end of the 7th round.

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I am always Mr. Irrelevent :)

"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 Mar 21, 2010 3:10 PM CDT reply actions

So next year

we’re looking to gain something more than a 7th rounder for Wade Smith, right? I suspect all we’re gonna get this year is another 7th – which judging by last year Pioli is better picking in than Rounds 3-6.

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by KansasCityShuffle on Mar 21, 2010 3:23 PM CDT reply actions

Right

I have no idea what Wade Smith would bring but it would be awarded next year.

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by Joel Thorman on Mar 21, 2010 3:26 PM CDT up reply actions

Hopefully a 5th

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by KansasCityShuffle on Mar 21, 2010 3:27 PM CDT up reply actions

I think it depends on if he starts in Houston, how many snaps etc...

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by nateforchiefs on Mar 21, 2010 3:28 PM CDT up reply actions

Given the contract he signed

I’m not worried about that

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by KansasCityShuffle on Mar 21, 2010 3:37 PM CDT up reply actions

Could be a 6th rounder depending on playing time

I believe he got $3 million per year, which would put him right in the middle of the sixth round guys.

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by Joel Thorman on Mar 21, 2010 3:53 PM CDT up reply actions

Ohh.

I take it Smith’s contract then is considered pretty small for starting Guards in the league?

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by KansasCityShuffle on Mar 21, 2010 3:57 PM CDT up reply actions

Have the Chiefs signed any true UFA that will qualify yet this year?

I know Wiegmann, Lilja, and Jones were all cut so they dont count

by Foilhat on Mar 21, 2010 5:02 PM CDT up reply actions

Does that seem the Pioli way?

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by Steve_Chiefs on Mar 21, 2010 6:31 PM CDT up reply actions

I dont know what the Pioli way is

I mean over on MHR they talk about McD like he’s a old school Pats guy, but he signs every true UFA scrub he can.
Consider Denver traded a corner back with one year left on his deal during the 09 draft for a 7th round draft pick.
Well this CB not only earned a starting job, but when he left he signed a big enough deal that he might end up yielding a 3rd round comp.

by Foilhat on Mar 21, 2010 6:46 PM CDT up reply actions

ATL traded a 09 7th pick for a CB that started quite a few games and a 2011 3rd comp

Not bad if you ask me

by Foilhat on Mar 21, 2010 6:51 PM CDT up reply actions

Shawn smith was release too, so it would seem like you guys are on track for a 6th rd comp in 2011. Nice work.

by Foilhat on Mar 21, 2010 6:49 PM CDT up reply actions

I don't know that they don't count

They do not count as players lost by Indy, but I believe they can count as players signed by KC, thus potentially offsetting the loss of Wade Smith.

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by burntorangehorn on Mar 21, 2010 7:11 PM CDT up reply actions

Note that I'm saying I'm not sure either way

I haven’t been able to find a definitive answer either way, except of course AJT’s blogpost, which itself is a bit unclear on the issue.

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by burntorangehorn on Mar 21, 2010 7:14 PM CDT up reply actions

I am sure. If you dont believe me research it yourself.

by Foilhat on Mar 21, 2010 7:33 PM CDT up reply actions

Good for you then

However, it’s common for people to unwittingly spread misinformation on here, as with almost all blogs and fora, so of course it’s natural that one might take an unsupported statement at less than face value.

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by burntorangehorn on Mar 21, 2010 8:28 PM CDT up reply actions

beats the throwing darts at a board theory

by TDubb on Mar 22, 2010 2:52 AM CDT up reply actions

Indeed

But posting some sort of supporting link would make sense, rather than the snarky “look it up yourself” post.

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by burntorangehorn on Mar 22, 2010 6:57 AM CDT up reply actions