Vision and Identity

you will, of course, be soundly reviled for not trading away umpteen draft picks and current warm bodies for TCQBWSNBN (or for RG3 for that matter) but THIS is by far my preferred scenario …

Orton starts, Cassel can go fly a kite remain as backup if so desired and our QBotF, be it Stanzi or Moore or someone else, can continue to learn and develop … meantime the Chiefs go on to again show everyone How The West Was Won and re-establish dominance in the AFC for years to come

Too high for TE and ILB. Rather go with trenches or perimeter there in the 2nd. I think they’re one better DB away from being ready to go high for ILB.

Just generalities, of course. A man who knows his stuff can (and should) defy general rules, in specific situations.

You raise a good point about stealing FAs from other teams, though. There’s no guarantee Pioli can seal the deal on a steal.

Agreed with that first round pick.

Albert (5) – DeCastro® – Hudson (2) – Asamoah (3) – Maneri (3) – Moeaki (3)

not that I expect Maneri to start next year, who knows … and DeCastro is a “let’s pretend we get a super-rookie to start in place of Lilja” filler name for now

that’s what our OLine could look like in 2012 with a VERY young interior that has the potential to be awesome for years … oh my, yes, I am TRULY enjoying this thought

hey, it’s my birthday (and I am now officially one ear older than older than dirt) and I think THIS is what our new GM (Steve) should get me as a present (angelic smile)

very well thought out draft. I especially like the BOOM-Heron pick in the 5th. What I don’t see is depth at S. I can live with Belcher and Siler duking out the ILB spot if it means we could grab a stout S prospect in the 3rd like Robert Lester or Antonio Allen.

I think that would be huge, especially because it would mark the end of Sabby, Washington, and Langford. McGraw is still a weak point, but he’s night and day better than the above 3. And that’s an awful thing. Rec’d.

waits for cheezy unoriginal nickname

we can call ’em “baby powder”!!!

We have been all over the place the last 3 years and i agree 100 percent on the idea u are attempting to implement.
The only change i would say is I would skew more picks to the defense but I like all your picks and love the 2 TE sets and u got GREAT value in each round which i think is key over reaching. As I say that the idea of Barry Richardson at RT for one more year makes me puke in my mouth so who knows but getting the best guard and best TE would be solid so i cant argue…i would have gone Gaither at LT and Albert at LG and drafted a RT but oh wait…
I think our Defense is close so the one thing i dont want us to see do is draft a NT high and have to wait 2 to 3 years for them to develop. I would hope we throw a lot of money at NT Soliai if the Phins let go and then our Defense is gong to be a top 5 unit.

Especially the DeCastro pick. When we look at our team, our offense struggles to put up points and move the ball more than our defense struggles stopping others from doing the same. And that’s WITHOUT our best overall player (although DJ may have supplanted Berry in his absence).

So we look to the offense. Provided we ignore QB, which seems less and less like an option at this point, the MAJOR problem our offense has had under Orton is finishing drives. And a big part of that is an inability to run up the middle as we get in the red zone.

DeCastro helps take care of this problem (along with Hudson replacing Weigs) adding power to our interior line.

Our skill positions on offense are set. We need some beef, and DeCastro looks to be the best available guy for the line.

REC’d

Personally, as unsexy as it is, I’d like to take a RT earlier OR get someone in free agency. I hate barry richardson, but I’m not ready to give up on him as a player (only as a current starter). The dude is big. He seems athletic. And he’s still only 25. I’m just tired of him being a hole.

Same sentiments for Lilja, I like him as depth, but we need to be at a place where he is depth if we’re ever going to ever have a franchise QB. There’s no point in putting this year’s peyton (luck) or whoever the 2014 version is behind a porous line.

I would like another TE too. I don’t know enough about who’s available to know if allen is the guy, I’m done with the days of the Bechts and OConnel types. Pope should be depth.

I think you’ve done a good job of demoting our weak spots.