Chiefs Coach Todd Haley Hopes To Find The Next Patrick Crayton

by Joel Thorman on Apr 9, 2010 11:50 AM CDT in 2010 Kansas City Chiefs Draft

Josh Looney of KCChiefs.com has a nice rundown of the Chiefs local pro day that took place on Thursday. We talked yesterday about what exactly a local pro day is and Looney has a nice write-up on it as well.

One thing that caught my eye from his article was about Patrick Crayton, the Cowboys receiver.

Crayton is from Desoto, TX so he attended the Cowboys local pro day a few years back when Todd Haley was in Dallas.

I'd say the local pro day worked out for Crayton and the Cowboys.

They ended up using a seventh round draft pick on him. Through three NFL seasons he has 196 receptions for 2,883 yards and 23 touchdowns.

Not bad for a local guy, right?

There were a number of receivers working out for the Chiefs at the local pro day yesterday, including D.J. Hord. I mention him because he comes from mine and Chris' alma mater -- Rockhurst High School.

He's quicker than hell and did very well at Rockhurst. He went on to Notre Dame -- recruited by Charlie Weis (and Ty Willingham) -- before getting injured and eventually transferring.

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My Dad coached Jeron Bastid

I think he could be a sleeper and I hear he busted his ass this offseason to get workouts from teams. Great guy

by irishking44 on Apr 9, 2010 11:58 AM CDT reply actions

DJ Hord

Hord was a stud at Rockhurst but was never really able to regain his speed after tearing his achilles tendon at ND

by TimGrunhard61 on Apr 9, 2010 11:59 AM CDT reply actions

baston*

my fingers are weird today

by irishking44 on Apr 9, 2010 12:00 PM CDT up reply actions

and that was supposed to go under my post

i’m all outta whack today

by irishking44 on Apr 9, 2010 12:01 PM CDT up reply actions

so he wants to find a guy

who made one of the biggest drops in recent years for the cowboys?

im not a fan of patrick crayton. i dont know many cowboy fans that are.

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by CHIEFER on Apr 9, 2010 12:11 PM CDT reply actions

That's my alma mater too...

“There were a number of receivers working out for the Chiefs at the local pro day yesterday, including D.J. Hord. I mention him because he comes from mine and Chris’ alma mater — Rockhurst High School.”

Is Severino still the coach at Rockhurst?

Go Chiefs!!!!

by ravenhawk on Apr 9, 2010 12:13 PM CDT reply actions

Yes sir

Arrowhead Pride

by Joel Thorman on Apr 9, 2010 12:24 PM CDT up reply actions

Wow...

He will be sorely missed when he decides to retire… that is a pretty decent career that he has going on. Thats around 25 years of coaching there.

Go Chiefs!!!!

by ravenhawk on Apr 9, 2010 3:33 PM CDT up reply actions

Severino was winning State titles when I was there too ...

… and that was a LONG time ago.

RHS ’87

by Keyser Sose on Apr 9, 2010 12:34 PM CDT up reply actions

Blue Springs South grad here

so don’t expect me to shell out any love for a high school that can recruit anyone within a 30 mile radius and give them scholarships for athletics AT A High School.

Thorman Bros, you know i love you guys, but the rock is crooked

by irishking44 on Apr 9, 2010 12:20 PM CDT reply actions

Having to pay for school limits the pool a little

Besides, I don’t think BSS is hurting for football players. Didn’t they win state a couple years back?

Arrowhead Pride

by Joel Thorman on Apr 9, 2010 12:27 PM CDT up reply actions

.....

Well you just proved you don’t know what you are talking about. Get your facts straight before making outlandish comments like that.

by TimGrunhard61 on Apr 9, 2010 12:28 PM CDT up reply actions

my post was for irishking44..not Joel

by TimGrunhard61 on Apr 9, 2010 12:28 PM CDT up reply actions

please explain then

by irishking44 on Apr 9, 2010 12:31 PM CDT up reply actions

I just don't think it's right that they can have a kid from the kansas side when a missouri championship

by irishking44 on Apr 9, 2010 12:32 PM CDT up reply actions

That also begs the question...

Why should someone that lives 20 yards away from a school be excluded from going to a specific school?

Go Chiefs!!!!

by ravenhawk on Apr 9, 2010 3:35 PM CDT up reply actions

Hey I was one of those scholarship recipents

…but it was for soccer haha.

by Ren on Apr 9, 2010 6:10 PM CDT up reply actions

I can say with 100% certainty that there has not been a single player in the history of Rockhurst athletics to receive a scholarship for athletics whether that is for Football, Soccer, Cross Country, Wrestling, Lacrosse etc.

by TimGrunhard61 on Apr 9, 2010 12:33 PM CDT reply actions

what about being allowed to recruit kansas kids to play in MO championship games

missouri championship games should be for missourians

by irishking44 on Apr 9, 2010 12:34 PM CDT up reply actions

They're not allowed to recruit

And they don’t (as shown by zero charges for that).

Arrowhead Pride

by Joel Thorman on Apr 9, 2010 12:48 PM CDT up reply actions

so you're saying that in any of there past MISSOURI state champ games, they've done it with out kids who live on the K side?

by irishking44 on Apr 9, 2010 12:53 PM CDT up reply actions

no thats not what he is saying

The students from Kansas come to Rockhurst because of their long standing success in both academics and athletics. They are not recruited to go there, they willingly choose to go there because of their unmatched reputation in the Kansas City Metro Area.

by TimGrunhard61 on Apr 9, 2010 1:02 PM CDT up reply actions

Not to mention the location on state line...

I've been rapping for about seveteen years okay? I don't write my stuff anymore I just kick it from my head you know what I'm sayin? I can do that. No disrespect but that's how I am.

by soybon on Apr 9, 2010 1:05 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions

Also

I don’t see how you think having kids from Kansas would be some kind of advantage for them. As a whole, Kansas high school football is one of the weakest in all of the country.

by TimGrunhard61 on Apr 9, 2010 1:04 PM CDT up reply actions

i'm not saying it's an advantage

i’m just saying that you shouldn’t be able play in a state championship for Missouri, if you live in kansas

by irishking44 on Apr 9, 2010 1:06 PM CDT up reply actions

Why?

Why shouldn’t they be allowed to? The school that they attend is located in Missouri, therefore they compete for Missouri championships. I do not see what is wrong with that. Please explain

by TimGrunhard61 on Apr 9, 2010 1:10 PM CDT up reply actions

It's a principle issue

if you don’t see something wrong with it, I won’t be able to change your mind. I just think it’d be like a kid from mexico playing on a texas team and crosses the border each day to and from school.(a little extreme but you get the idea) It just urks me. But being a rockhurst man as I can tell you are, you well continue to defend this practice. Even though every other school in the area frowns upon it

by irishking44 on Apr 9, 2010 1:24 PM CDT up reply actions

Quite frankly

Everyone other school frowns upon it because they are jealous of Rockhurst’s success…

by TimGrunhard61 on Apr 9, 2010 1:26 PM CDT up reply actions

mature answer buddy

by irishking44 on Apr 9, 2010 1:27 PM CDT up reply actions

Call it what you want..

and like it or not, that is the root of all the hatred for Rockhurst

by TimGrunhard61 on Apr 9, 2010 1:28 PM CDT up reply actions

good luck with your freshman year in HS at rock hurst

i’m out

by irishking44 on Apr 9, 2010 1:27 PM CDT up reply actions

Trevor Releford

So MR Grunhard are you saying that Trevor Releford pays full tuition to Miege like everyone else? I think a beef from some of the public schools is that the private schools give out reduced tuiton to premier athletes from around the country. I don’t have any hard facts but if it smells rotten it usaully is….

by loyal Chief fan on Apr 9, 2010 4:40 PM CDT up reply actions

I can not speak for Miege as I do not know their situation

But as far as Rockhurst goes, students who can not afford to pay full tuition can qualify for a “work-study” program. In most cases, the students in this program would get to school a couple hours before schools starts or stay after school and assist in cleaning the school, mowing grass, or other kids of physical labor. In turn, the students would receive money taken off their tuition based on how many hours of work they have performed. This program is available to any and all students that meet the criteria. Yes, some of them happen to play sports at Rockhurst, but the overwhelming majority do not.

by TimGrunhard61 on Apr 9, 2010 4:53 PM CDT up reply actions

TimGrunhard61

Dang, I figured with a name like “TimGrunhard61” I figured you might know the Miege situation a little better.
:)

by loyal Chief fan on Apr 9, 2010 4:58 PM CDT up reply actions

Haha

You would think so.

by TimGrunhard61 on Apr 9, 2010 5:04 PM CDT up reply actions

Loyal Chief Fan

think of it like how Rhett Bhomar “worked” at that Car Dealership before he got booted to SHSU

by irishking44 on Apr 9, 2010 5:05 PM CDT up reply actions

And I don’t see anything wrong with it, because there is absolutely nothing wrong with it

by TimGrunhard61 on Apr 9, 2010 1:28 PM CDT up reply actions

how many footballers

on college teams are from that state? probably not a lot. Many midwest colleges have kids from California and Florida, no big deal. Why should it be any different for a private high school?

New body. Same soul.

by kabrink on Apr 9, 2010 2:08 PM CDT up reply actions

nevermind

I guess i’m just old fashioned and believe in borders (not the bookstore)

by irishking44 on Apr 9, 2010 3:00 PM CDT up reply actions

Its a private school

Kids can come to a private school from anywhere in the country. Hell if somone wanted to commute from Iowa every day to come to Rockhurst High they could… in fact there were a couple of kids who did do that, commute down for the week and stay with relatives and then go back out of state on the weekend. Rockhurst draws kids from everywhere because of its acedemic and athletic petigree. Kansas kids shouldn’t be denied the oppotunity to attend that school just because its in missouri, nor should they have to not parcitipate in athletics… thats just silly

by Ben Martin on Apr 9, 2010 3:49 PM CDT up reply actions

Oh and in case it wasn't obvious, ROCK Class of '03

by Ben Martin on Apr 9, 2010 3:50 PM CDT up reply actions

I guess since my public school brain was not nurtured to such high standards

I cannot comprehend your arguement

by irishking44 on Apr 9, 2010 4:34 PM CDT up reply actions

I do not believe that anyone is questioning your intelligence.

There are a few things that can be done to combat ‘this recruiting’. The first would be to stop playing Rockhurst. Actual recruiting happened to Lexington Catholic in Lexington KY and as a result they played football further away, and didn’t get to play in the state championship. Lafayette ended up winning the state championship(for the school size)… yet who is to say that they were the best team in the state since they didn’t play Lexington Catholic.

Then in Louisville there is Saint X, and Trinity… these 2 schools are football powerhouses(almost always winning state) producing NFL talent such as Brian Brohm(most of whom end up at U of L or UK). These kids start playing in 4th grade in Catholic grade schools. Whom latter go on to play for Trinity or Saint X. (much of this is similar in Kansas City.. kids go to Cure of Ars and end up at Rockhurst or St. Thomas Aquinas).

I’m sure that Blue Springs has beaten Rockhurst plenty of times, and I’m sure that those wins are just that much sweeter knowing that they played and beat a good team vs. never getting the chance to play a solid team.

Go Chiefs!!!!

by ravenhawk on Apr 9, 2010 7:09 PM CDT up reply actions

Well it's technically in MO

cross the street youre in KS. Good ’Ol State Line Road :)

by Ren on Apr 9, 2010 6:12 PM CDT up reply actions

maybe not for atheletics, but lets look at how many kids that are on scholarships play atheletics at the school, why we are at it, lets look at how many of them are big time contributors

by teabaggingexper on Apr 9, 2010 9:19 PM CDT up reply actions

Just thought I'd point out...

Crayton has been in the league for 6 seasons, not 3.

by Yashi on Apr 9, 2010 12:57 PM CDT reply actions

woooooooooooooot! we're drafting JD Hord!

good thing he didn’t play at UMKC, huh!

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by upamtn on Apr 9, 2010 2:56 PM CDT reply actions

don't joke about that,

UMKC went undefeated last year

by irishking44 on Apr 9, 2010 2:59 PM CDT up reply actions

Rockhurst, eh?

I remember watching some football games between Rockhurst and some Kansas schools. Pretty fun. I have a friend out in CA who went to Rockhurst at the time Tony Temple was still there, and he was pushing Temple as being a pro-ready guy as a sophomore in HS. Kinda funny, but Temple did turn out fairly well at Mizzou.

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by burntorangehorn on Apr 9, 2010 3:20 PM CDT reply actions

i think

it would be great if someone became a story to tell kids here in kc. hey it don’t matter where your from work hard play right and you could be the next? from right here like he or she was. what’s better than giving a kid something to work for???

by tombomb on Apr 9, 2010 3:26 PM CDT reply actions

If I follow Irishking's thinking,

we Missouri residents shouldn’t go to Kansas for anything. If Nebraska Furniture Mart is having a big sale only Kansans could buy there. Sounds like the same point to me.

by Jimgem on Apr 9, 2010 5:30 PM CDT reply actions

I am just hoping they find 8 football players instead of the 1 diamond in the rough.

by NFL season ticket holder on Apr 9, 2010 6:01 PM CDT reply actions

its hard to find a Diamond when everybody is looking for one

and you dont need to find one there enough reciever talent in the first three rounds to go sniffing around for somebody who comes once every five years.

by chiefslegend58 on Apr 9, 2010 7:16 PM CDT reply actions

Not for Nothing, but you guys are selling some Wolf tickets on this Rockhurst thing

rockhurst has a huge pool of kids to basically choose from, anybody who is in the know will tell you that.

go to some pee wee football or junior high football, it may not be the type of recruiting where you sign a letter of intent. but there is former alumni everywhere talking the school up and trying to get kids to come to Rockhurst, You can’t do that at a public school.

Last but not least, Rockhurst does not have to accept you. So they know full well that the kid they are bringing in is a good athelete, weather it is spoken or not.

If that is not an advantage i dont know what is,

if you want to know what the best football program in the state is look no further than Jefferson city High school, more state championships than anyone, and would kill Rockhurst almost yearly if they played.

by teabaggingexper on Apr 9, 2010 9:16 PM CDT reply actions

You are correct that Jefferson Cit has more state championships than Rockhurst (Don’t know how much longer that will last). But, Rockhurst and Jefferson City actually have played each other at least once a year every year since 1985. Rockhurst has beaten them every game in the 2000’s. In fact, Rockhurst beat them twice this past season.

by TimGrunhard61 on Apr 9, 2010 9:41 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs

its not like rockhurst wins championships every year, so i am sure it will last atleast another 10 years or longer

by teabaggingexper on Apr 9, 2010 10:12 PM CDT up reply actions

Rockhurst actually leads the all time series 20-13 now

by TimGrunhard61 on Apr 9, 2010 9:42 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs

BTW its funny how you are counting from 1968 until now, you do Jefferson City was practically undefeated for all of the 1950's and 1960's

by teabaggingexper on Apr 9, 2010 10:20 PM CDT up reply actions

I did not say anything about 1968. Rockhurst and Jefferson city did not start playing eachother on a yearly basis until the 1985 season. Prior to that, they had only met twice (‘76 and ’82 playoffs). They did not play eachother in the 50’s and 60’s. The all time series stands at 20-13 Rockhurst.

by TimGrunhard61 on Apr 9, 2010 11:48 PM CDT reply actions