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Chiefs Depth Chart: Tough Decisions On The Defensive Line

The Kansas City Chiefs released their first unofficial depth chart of the year this week and we've been scouring it for potential position battles and other interesting developments. We've already looked at the offense, which you can read about here.

Now it's time for the defense, specifically the defensive line.

It's an interesting group for the Chiefs this year with a couple of key players gone (like Shaun Smith) and a couple of key additions (like Kelly Gregg).

Here's what the Chiefs defensive line depth chart currently looks like:

Star-divide

LDE: Tyson Jackson, Allen Bailey, Amon Gordon

NT: Kelly Gregg, Anthony Toribio, Jerrell Powe

RDE: Glenn Dorsey, Wallace Gilberry, Dion Gales, Brandon Bair

This group, I think, is pretty well-decided. We're going to see Gregg and Dorsey out there as well as Jackson. I can't see the Chiefs cutting ties with the draft picks, Bailey and Powe, and I don't think either is safe on the practice squad. I also see the Chiefs keeping Gilberry.

That's six spots already taken up which could be the entire depth chart. There are a couple of interesting guys out there, especially Toribio, who was with the team last year, and Bair, who is a highly-touted undrafted free agent. If there is another spot on the team, or a practice squad spot, I'd start with those two.

I can see why this is a hard job for the Chiefs. I want to keep Toribio and Bair but I'm not sure there's a spot for them, and I'm not sure Bair would be safe on the practice squad.

Decisions, decisions...here's my prediction on the defensive line depth chart:

LDE: Tyson Jackson, Allen Bailey

NT: Kelly Gregg, Jerrell Powe

RDE: Glenn Dorsey, Wallace Gilberry

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Bailey and Powe are off to good starts in camp, and physically fit the bill for depth.

Gilberry really looks good this year, and he was fantastic in his rotation last year

I think the DL is in pretty good hands

by stagdsp on Aug 10, 2011 11:49 AM CDT up reply actions  

Agreed.

Assuming T-Jax stays healthy, I think the DL takes a big step forward this season.

by Tarkus on Aug 10, 2011 11:51 AM CDT up reply actions  

Dline is the thinnest position on the team save QB

Not wild about 2 of our 6 dlineman being rookies, one of which who seems to be lost and if it wasn’t for the waiver wire deal would be headed to the pracitce squad. Dropped the ball by not bringing Smith back

You can't live that American dream on foot, bro. Aint nobody riding horses no more.

by HIV 2 Elway on Aug 10, 2011 12:16 PM CDT up reply actions  

Are you saying Powe looks lost, or Bailey?

I’d not heard that said for either. In fact, all I’ve heard is praise for both.

by Dagda on Aug 10, 2011 12:19 PM CDT up reply actions  

Heard today that Bailey looks lost

And will likely need a year to contribute

You can't live that American dream on foot, bro. Aint nobody riding horses no more.

by HIV 2 Elway on Aug 10, 2011 12:21 PM CDT up reply actions  

Where did you hear it?

Is this something you read, or is this something you saw at camp? Can you provide us with facts to review?

by etp_stl on Aug 10, 2011 5:38 PM CDT up reply actions  

I've been to a few practices, and that's been my impression.

Bailey is way athletic and fast for a guy his size. But it’s his first time playing 2-gap in Romeo’s system, so he looks pretty clumsy mentally. I’m not worried, Dlinemen have about the steepest learning curve coming from college to the pros. I expect he’ll smash a couple of plays by accident this year, and then start to catch up to the game next year just like most Dlinemen.

"The key to victory is not your strength, but your opponent's weakness." -T.

by Brsrkr on Aug 10, 2011 5:55 PM CDT up reply actions  

Thanks, Brsrkr.

I’m always interested in the direct impressions from those watching practices rather than some BS being blown by some 3rd rate sports writer fighting for column space.

by etp_stl on Aug 10, 2011 8:33 PM CDT up reply actions  

They are physically good,

but they are typical rookie Dlinemen. If either one makes a play during a game this year, it’ll be by accident. Next year and year after that will be theirs.

"The key to victory is not your strength, but your opponent's weakness." -T.

by Brsrkr on Aug 10, 2011 12:22 PM CDT up reply actions  

I don't think we could offer Smith what he wants to stay here

And that’s a starting job and the longer term contract to go with it.

The Chiefs and I have mutually agreed on this decision and although I look forward to continuing my career, I’ll always have a special place in my heart for Kansas City.

by TRSChief on Aug 10, 2011 2:03 PM CDT up reply actions  

Then you pay more for short term deal

Dude wanted to be here, I think we’re going to suffer from not bringing him back

You can't live that American dream on foot, bro. Aint nobody riding horses no more.

by HIV 2 Elway on Aug 10, 2011 2:09 PM CDT up reply actions  

Moreover

Our opponents will suffer less from not bringing him back, i.e., their scrotes will go “unsquished”.

by Ochophosphate on Aug 10, 2011 2:24 PM CDT up reply actions  

It would suck to cut Gales.

He’s better than Bailey at this point.

"The key to victory is not your strength, but your opponent's weakness." -T.

by Brsrkr on Aug 10, 2011 11:47 AM CDT reply actions  

So he's better than a 3rd round rookie?

That’s not much of a case for keeping him around.

by Tarkus on Aug 10, 2011 11:50 AM CDT up reply actions  

Gales is approaching "journeyman" status

I like rooting for the guy… but I just dont’ see him beating anyone out.

and, don’t sleep on Bailey, that guy is gonna be a beast

by stagdsp on Aug 10, 2011 11:53 AM CDT up reply actions  

I witnessed that

and saw him use a redwood as a toothpick afterwards.

by fongKC on Aug 10, 2011 11:56 AM CDT up reply actions  

The NFL has renamed the Position of Defensive End....

Because there is no Defense against David Mims.

"You talkin' to me? You TALKIN' to me ?" - Travis Bickle

by CatChief on Aug 10, 2011 12:53 PM CDT up reply actions  

Hilarious Mims comment

Seem to have erupted all over AP in the last couple of days. Did I miss something?

by Chief_Elmo on Aug 10, 2011 12:56 PM CDT up reply actions  

Only...

his mom brother agent someone who really likes him, acting like he’s the greatest thing in the history of the NFL.

Which is silly, because the NFL should be so lucky.

by Tarkus on Aug 10, 2011 12:59 PM CDT up reply actions  

Started here:

with superbigdaddyfan

"The key to victory is not your strength, but your opponent's weakness." -T.

by Brsrkr on Aug 10, 2011 1:05 PM CDT up reply actions  

Okay thanks!

Caught up now — reminds me of an SNL skit with some drunk guys (played by Alec Baldwin, Will Ferrell & others) at a bar talking about one of the guys that works with them — Bill Brasky. Found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_brasky.

by Chief_Elmo on Aug 10, 2011 1:23 PM CDT up reply actions  

Exactly.

Brasky…..Mims’ new name.

"What we need is......more cowbell." - C. Walken

by ChiefMedic on Aug 10, 2011 1:32 PM CDT up reply actions  

Gales is the man

You know I have been praising the dude since he was signed as an UDFA.

He has as much talent as Tyson Jackson. He is just not a hyped up high draft pick.

Given the opportunity he produces every time. He should be right behind Tyson and Glen on the DE depth chart.

"Nobody scares us," Dion Gales said. "Where I’m from, it ain’t how big or small a man is, it’s the size of the fight in them.

"I’ll be doggone if I let another man beat me, that’s just my attitude. I’m not scared of another man."

by Matt_Grbac on Aug 10, 2011 3:51 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions  

Ahead of Gilberry?

I applaud your loyalty to Gales, but I think it’s a bit optimistic to rate him above our #2 sack leader. He might be able to produce, but I don’t how much danger there is of him being signed off the street by another team. I expect we’ll part ways with Gales and hope he’s still available if we need him. I think it’s possible we cut Toribio and Gales, with Toribio more likely to be signed by another team and Gales still being availbale in case of injury.

by Chiefs4Life on Aug 10, 2011 4:01 PM CDT up reply actions  

Sacks dont determine a 34 DE success

Its nice to get them but not neccessarily what the DE should be going for. Actually the DE job is to hold up blockers for the Linebackers. Same as a NT.

Gilberry is actually not big or strong enough to hold up any blockers and that is why he a a pass rush specialist. Dion Gales is one of the biggest DE we have. He is strong and knows the system very well.

Dion Gales would not last long on the open market. A 34 teams would snatch him up for a DE and a 43 team would use him as a DT. He has the size and agility to succeed in any system.

"Nobody scares us," Dion Gales said. "Where I’m from, it ain’t how big or small a man is, it’s the size of the fight in them.

"I’ll be doggone if I let another man beat me, that’s just my attitude. I’m not scared of another man."

by Matt_Grbac on Aug 10, 2011 5:23 PM CDT up reply actions  

I get that sacks aren't the primary objective

of a 3-4 DE, but they are important. In order to keep Gales, the Chiefs would have to cut somebody (Toribio, Gilberry, or Bailey), and I don’t see them parting ways with any of them to make room for Gales. Gales has been sitting on our practice squad for over two years and no team has signed him away from us, which makes me think he’d be relatively safe to re-sign off the street if we needed.

by Chiefs4Life on Aug 10, 2011 6:23 PM CDT up reply actions  

I would keep Gales over Toribio

simply because he’s much better, but also because Gales could play NT in a pinch…but Toribio would be a terrible DE

Ryan Succop will be the kicker for the AFC in the 2011 Pro Bowl

by PVChiefsfan on Aug 10, 2011 7:36 PM CDT up reply actions  

I know you've been all over him since he arrived

but I don’t remember why. Did he go to your school or something?

CHIEFS DYNASTY – we’re kind of a big deal

by kabrink on Aug 10, 2011 10:49 PM CDT up reply actions  

It is, when you have to depend on one or the other to backup TJax.

If this was the beginning of the offseason, I’d agree with your point. Maybe some better options will come free in cutdowns.

"The key to victory is not your strength, but your opponent's weakness." -T.

by Brsrkr on Aug 10, 2011 11:58 AM CDT up reply actions  

Actually.

This pretty much is the beginning of the offseason. Gales would be unbelievably bad if Bailey was already better than him.

/lockout

by Tarkus on Aug 10, 2011 12:00 PM CDT up reply actions  

The beginning of the offseason was about two weeks ago.

It is now the end of the offseason. Keep up.

/lockout

"The key to victory is not your strength, but your opponent's weakness." -T.

by Brsrkr on Aug 10, 2011 12:02 PM CDT up reply actions  

Anyhow,

that’s the choices this lockout shortened offseason is forcing teams to make. Keep a journeyman who’s meh right now? Or keep a rookie who sucks right now but might be better than meh next year?

"The key to victory is not your strength, but your opponent's weakness." -T.

by Brsrkr on Aug 10, 2011 12:03 PM CDT up reply actions  

Ok, Herm.

"The key to victory is not your strength, but your opponent's weakness." -T.

by Brsrkr on Aug 10, 2011 12:07 PM CDT up reply actions  

ok carl

Herm built the core of this team with that mentality

BOOM!

by 808NaNz808 on Aug 10, 2011 12:08 PM CDT up reply actions  

Ow.

That. Hurt.

The thing is, we’re not in rebuilding mode now. No reason to sacrifice a viable backup for potential talent when the starting guy is still young and promising.

My thought is we keep seven DLinemen, including Gales as a viable 2nd stringer, and let go of one of the UDFA WRs in his place.

"The key to victory is not your strength, but your opponent's weakness." -T.

by Brsrkr on Aug 10, 2011 12:13 PM CDT up reply actions  

Aha, but valuable does NOT equal viable.

Like I said in our other conversation, I’m thinking about specifics. Let Gales go next year if a better option comes along, or even during this year’s cutdowns. But right now, Bailey is not ready to play if TJax goes down.

"The key to victory is not your strength, but your opponent's weakness." -T.

by Brsrkr on Aug 10, 2011 12:17 PM CDT up reply actions  

If TJax goes down

Sign Gales off the street, cause nobody else is gonna sign him once we cut him

by The Other Patrick Allen on Aug 10, 2011 12:53 PM CDT up reply actions  

Gunther'll sign him.

Gunther signs everybody.

"The key to victory is not your strength, but your opponent's weakness." -T.

by Brsrkr on Aug 10, 2011 12:54 PM CDT up reply actions  

Draft picks!

"The key to victory is not your strength, but your opponent's weakness." -T.

by Brsrkr on Aug 10, 2011 1:06 PM CDT up reply actions  

this is what good teams do

get solid depth contributions from young players, when the vets step out the young players step in.. I know it gets old but in the “Patriot Way” you’re always rebuilding

BOOM!

by 808NaNz808 on Aug 10, 2011 12:37 PM CDT up reply actions  

Hello?!

Meh has led this team to years and years of mediocrity (and less). Time to let go of these cute stories who never quite make it.

by Tarkus on Aug 10, 2011 12:11 PM CDT up reply actions  

Philosophically, I agree.

But specifically, that would leave us without a decent backup if TJax goes down again.

"The key to victory is not your strength, but your opponent's weakness." -T.

by Brsrkr on Aug 10, 2011 12:15 PM CDT up reply actions  

What makes you think Gales would be a decent backup?

We’re screwed either way there. But I’d rather be screwed with a guy who has real potential.

/no homo

by Tarkus on Aug 10, 2011 12:16 PM CDT up reply actions  

Watching practice.

Gales knows what’s going on in Romeo’s 2-gap system. Bailey is talented, but he looks like a big clumsy puppy out there. He might kill an opposing ball carrier, but it would be totally by accident.

I think that I’m thinking Gales vs Bailey for a 2nd string spot, and you’re thinking Gales vs the NFL in a talent competition.

"The key to victory is not your strength, but your opponent's weakness." -T.

by Brsrkr on Aug 10, 2011 12:19 PM CDT up reply actions  

No.

I’m thinking we’re in trouble either way. And I would expect Bailey to look a bit lost, considering no rookie camp or OTAs.

If there is room for both, I don’t care who is the backup. But if it’s a choice between those two, it couldn’t be an easier one.

by Tarkus on Aug 10, 2011 12:22 PM CDT up reply actions  

Fair enough.

I don’t want to sound like a know-it-all just because I’m lucky enough to live ten minutes from training camp. But I have been encouraged by what I’ve seen from Gales – not that he’s a starter, but that he could fill in.

"The key to victory is not your strength, but your opponent's weakness." -T.

by Brsrkr on Aug 10, 2011 12:25 PM CDT up reply actions  

Oh, and I don't mean we should cut Bailey.

I think we should keep seven, and cut one of the UDFA WRs or maybe a LB in place of Gales.

"The key to victory is not your strength, but your opponent's weakness." -T.

by Brsrkr on Aug 10, 2011 12:27 PM CDT up reply actions  

I agree we should keep seven.

I’m not sure the 7th shouldn’t be Toribio, though. I’m not going to lose any sleep either way.

by Tarkus on Aug 10, 2011 12:30 PM CDT up reply actions  

who says Gilberry can't swing to the other side? or Bailey for that matter ...

really comes down to numbers, how many they keep at any given position (or group) … do they go with just 6 DL? 7? 8?

that’s hard to say … do they prefer more depth and flexability on DL or at LB or CB/S? (possibly the latter groups as many of those backups will be on ST’s as well)

number crunching … do it!

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by upamtn on Aug 10, 2011 12:30 PM CDT up reply actions   1 recs

Woah! Slow down there, Ups!

Nobody is talking about the sex lives of our players!

by Tarkus on Aug 10, 2011 12:33 PM CDT up reply actions  

damn, I have the wrong thread!

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by upamtn on Aug 10, 2011 12:34 PM CDT up reply actions  

Do you worry more about both DEs getting hurt at once?

Or about making your STs a little bit better? It’s a tough job. Still not worth what Pioli gets paid, though.

"The key to victory is not your strength, but your opponent's weakness." -T.

by Brsrkr on Aug 10, 2011 12:34 PM CDT up reply actions  

they PAY him?

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by upamtn on Aug 10, 2011 12:35 PM CDT up reply actions  

Yeah, I know. I'd do it for free.

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by Brsrkr on Aug 10, 2011 12:36 PM CDT up reply actions  

like hell you would!

you’d INSIST on comp season tickets … admit it

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by upamtn on Aug 10, 2011 12:37 PM CDT up reply actions  

I still can NOT believe people PAY for that

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by upamtn on Aug 10, 2011 12:40 PM CDT up reply actions  

people pay a heck of a lot more

to get autographs elsewhere

at camp you can get a bunch – if that’s what you’re into

CHIEFS DYNASTY – we’re kind of a big deal

by kabrink on Aug 10, 2011 1:55 PM CDT up reply actions  

I'd be the GM.

I’d print my own tickets. And expense the ink.

"The key to victory is not your strength, but your opponent's weakness." -T.

by Brsrkr on Aug 10, 2011 12:40 PM CDT up reply actions  

Not only that...

Gilberry can long snap…to himself, punt, and still get down to make the tackle. I hear he is # 7 on the wide-out chart too… Speaking of that, I wonder how many wide-outs they’ll keep.

by 12t on Aug 10, 2011 5:12 PM CDT up reply actions  

Tark, being better than a 3rd round rookie is a very solid reason to keep a guy ... or any round anything

that is, if competition is truly what it’s about, and getting better is what it’s about … of course, our job here is not to make decisions but rather to speculate (and that we do with much success) but if your point is to improve, then wouldn’t you want to keep the best guy regardless of him being a draft pick or not?

look, you got guys talking about Mims and he was UDFA … Amon Gordon? Brandon Bair? who ARE these guys? does it matter? if any one them are better than Powe or Bailey or someone else they compete with, and the goal is to improve, then you keep the best and ditch the rest

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by upamtn on Aug 10, 2011 12:23 PM CDT up reply actions  

You're making that decision in a vacuum

and ignoring the possibility that a guy like Gales has maxed out his potential while a guy like Bailey may be worse now, but has a much higher ceiling down the road. Weighing those factors is the key.

by polodude017 on Aug 10, 2011 1:24 PM CDT up reply actions  

again, good problems to have (for once)

I agree with your depth chart, with Bair on the PS

hopefully, he’s safe there… we’ll see.

Toribio is the mystery to me. I’ve seen several people say the Chiefs really like him… but I haven’t seen much to get excited about

by stagdsp on Aug 10, 2011 11:48 AM CDT reply actions  

Dear Lord...

Please let our defense shine this season. I also ask that T-Jax and Bailey become quite the tandem, relieving each other throughout the game without losing a beat. I ask that Dorsey and Gilberry do the same, attacking the QBs at will. Watch over Powe and assist Gregg to enhance his play so that he becomes the force of our line for years to come. And if we have to cut any of them, please let it be what’s his name, Amon…

PICTURE ME SLAPPING THE TOUGHEST GUY YOU KNOW!!!

KCCHIEFSFAN72!!!!

by kcchiefsfan72 on Aug 10, 2011 11:51 AM CDT reply actions  

who cares…just heard pioli rant about gregg. how he learned from Rob Barnett in Baltimore. And he can play the 2 gap system. And, he knows how to win!

by kc571 on Aug 10, 2011 11:55 AM CDT up reply actions  

yeah, score more points than the other team :-)
he knows how to win!

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by upamtn on Aug 10, 2011 12:31 PM CDT up reply actions  

you say tomayto, I say tomahto ...

… and don’t you DARE throw one

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by upamtn on Aug 10, 2011 12:36 PM CDT up reply actions  

that clip is hillarious...

gotta love dumb protesters and rioters.

Live Adventure!

by MountainManMike on Aug 11, 2011 1:04 AM CDT up reply actions  

Looks like he was going for the Tebow rookie hazing look.

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by Sudden on Aug 10, 2011 11:55 AM CDT up reply actions  

Looks like a little male pattern baldness action

Its a bitch.

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by Ben Martin on Aug 10, 2011 12:11 PM CDT up reply actions  

He lost the bet.

Something about being able to catch Charles in the backfield. :)

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by ChiefMedic on Aug 10, 2011 12:35 PM CDT up reply actions  

#77?

Is Gregg wearing number 77? It seems like it in that picture. I’m of the opinion that number should be retired. Maybe it will be one day.

by mls21 on Aug 10, 2011 12:01 PM CDT reply actions  

Agreed.

I wore that number in high school, so it should be retired.

by Tarkus on Aug 10, 2011 12:03 PM CDT up reply actions  

The only position that I am concerned about

is NT. I think bringing in another NT to make more of a rotation would be better. However, I cannot think of any cheap backup options left in FA. Maybe Jamal Williams, but he kind of looked dead last season.

by theaxeeffect4721 on Aug 10, 2011 12:08 PM CDT reply actions  

Between him and Powe.

I don’t see them bringing in another NT. There is some concern if Gregg went down, but he’s not exactly been injury prone.

by Tarkus on Aug 10, 2011 12:13 PM CDT up reply actions  

Gales can play nose tackle :)

"The key to victory is not your strength, but your opponent's weakness." -T.

by Brsrkr on Aug 10, 2011 12:20 PM CDT up reply actions  

Mims can play all three positions at once.

Don’t get me started on the other 19 starting positions.

by Tarkus on Aug 10, 2011 12:24 PM CDT up reply actions   2 recs

I think they tried him at NT in practice last year.

This year, the DE position is thinner.

Gales = McCluster, DW :)

"The key to victory is not your strength, but your opponent's weakness." -T.

by Brsrkr on Aug 10, 2011 12:30 PM CDT up reply actions  

Nice!

and greened

*Pioli is my Idol*

by ChiefsFan4Life634 on Aug 10, 2011 12:58 PM CDT up reply actions  

Oh snap lol!

"The Chiefs only won last season's opener against the Chargers because of the monsoon that night".........yeah because it only rains on one team at a time!

by Hail2DaChiefs on Aug 10, 2011 3:26 PM CDT up reply actions  

Only if they use 7 roster spots for DL

Whish is a big chunk of the 53. I think Toribio and Bair make it the final cuts, Bair goes to the practice squad and Toribia hits the streets. We will hope he’s still availbale if somebody gets hurt, but might not be.

by Chiefs4Life on Aug 10, 2011 12:18 PM CDT up reply actions  

As long as Mims is on the roster

the other 52 are irrelevent. ’Nuff said.

"First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win." -Gandhi.

by Sudden on Aug 10, 2011 12:21 PM CDT reply actions   1 recs

I'm still sickend

to this day we selected TJax over BJ Raji. Mark it down as the worst move Pioli may ever make in KC. Raji will be a superstar, mark it down

#82 - Pay The Man & Play The Man

by KansasCityShuffle on Aug 10, 2011 12:38 PM CDT reply actions  

*sickened

#82 - Pay The Man & Play The Man

by KansasCityShuffle on Aug 10, 2011 12:39 PM CDT up reply actions  

It's oh so hard too

The Raji rumble into the end zone created some form of PTSD. The championship belt – c’mon man. Ridiculous.

#82 - Pay The Man & Play The Man

by KansasCityShuffle on Aug 10, 2011 12:42 PM CDT up reply actions  

Hindsight will always kick your ass.

As good as our last two drafts have been, they could always be much better.

by Tarkus on Aug 10, 2011 12:44 PM CDT up reply actions  

Exactly.

That’s why I don’t get hung up on what might have happened three drafts ago. Might as well worry about drafting T*** B********* instead of Dan Marino.

by Tarkus on Aug 10, 2011 1:15 PM CDT up reply actions  

In hindsight, it does look like the wrong move

But there’s no reason to cry over spilt milk. Some you win, some you lose, and there’s no reason in hindsight that Raji showed he’d be better. Raji is also in a great situation with Ryan Pickett as the starter.

by Dagda on Aug 10, 2011 12:40 PM CDT up reply actions  

Tommy Dorsey > Wilson Pickett

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by upamtn on Aug 10, 2011 12:45 PM CDT up reply actions  

Tommy Lee < Wilson Phillips

"First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win." -Gandhi.

by Sudden on Aug 10, 2011 12:46 PM CDT up reply actions  

wearing the big pants

Raji is already a superstar. If every GM’s worst move was not picking someone Tom Brady makes 31 GM’s stupid. That’s just the draft, if Tyson sucks and has Bailey start over him this season then yeah you could call it Pioli’s worst decision, but not because of Raji. That’s just not fair

BOOM!

by 808NaNz808 on Aug 10, 2011 12:41 PM CDT up reply actions  

Tom Brady

was an anamoly. Tyson Jackson over BJ Raji was just poor scouting

#82 - Pay The Man & Play The Man

by KansasCityShuffle on Aug 10, 2011 12:43 PM CDT up reply actions  

Honestly, TJax looked good when healthy last season

He just needs to get the NASTY going. When he’s on, he can dominate. I actually expect him to surpass a lot of people’s expectations, and in a big way, this season.

"First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win." -Gandhi.

by Sudden on Aug 10, 2011 12:45 PM CDT up reply actions  

Which Pioli didn't have much of at the time.

I still think he has a chance to be a very good player, though.

by Tarkus on Aug 10, 2011 12:46 PM CDT up reply actions  

was it?

Raji was a huge risk while Jackson was the best 3-4 DE in the draft. I think it’s a result of having only a few weeks to scout. You could in actuality call Raji an anamoly. Players with drug problems that don’t look good unless a player who plays the same position as them is on the field (Brace), usually don’t pan out in the NFL.

BOOM!

by 808NaNz808 on Aug 10, 2011 1:23 PM CDT up reply actions  

I think I can live with that if that's Pioli's worst move ever in KC.

I doubt Jax will be a complete bust, but I don’t think he was worth the 3rd pick either.

by Tomahawk29 on Aug 10, 2011 12:54 PM CDT up reply actions  

yep, if that's the worst move Pioli ever makes

this team will win a lot of Super Bowls.

Jackson is SOLID

by stagdsp on Aug 10, 2011 4:12 PM CDT up reply actions  

Maybe he should of picked Josh Freeman and kept the 2nd he gave for Cassel and drafted Vollmer. Then, signed Ty Warren this offseason to fill the hole at LDE.

That is what I would have done.

by Crown Chief on Aug 10, 2011 2:14 PM CDT up reply actions  

OK... quick question:

Who the hell is this “mims” everyone keeps referring to?

by Tomahawk29 on Aug 10, 2011 12:52 PM CDT reply actions  

David Mims

is behind you right now.

"The key to victory is not your strength, but your opponent's weakness." -T.

by Brsrkr on Aug 10, 2011 12:53 PM CDT up reply actions   1 recs

OK. I must have missed that signing.

And holy crap this man is a giant. 6’-8" and 330 lbs? Holy shit… CAN he play NT?

by Tomahawk29 on Aug 10, 2011 12:57 PM CDT up reply actions  

daaaaaahahahahaha

aaaahahahahaaaa.

"The essence of greatness is the perception that virtue is enough." -RWE
"To want to prohibit a man from error is to forbid him to fulfill his own existence..."
-Simone de Beauvoir

by KC Conundrum on Aug 10, 2011 1:22 PM CDT up reply actions  

Mims parted the red sea for Moses.

Just because they were buds, and he wanted to do him a solid.

by Tarkus on Aug 10, 2011 1:01 PM CDT up reply actions  

each time somone learns of the Mims

is a time a demon passes into oblivion

BOOM!

by 808NaNz808 on Aug 10, 2011 1:25 PM CDT up reply actions   1 recs

David Mims landed in a cornfield outside of Arrowhead as a baby in a small escape pod.

He was really a miracle, narrowly escaping the explosion of his home planet, raised by a local Kansas couple as there own until he was old enough to unleash his powers for the good of mankind (and the Kansas City Chiefs).

The views expressed by craig in calgary do not necessarily represent the views of all Canadians.

by saskwatch on Aug 10, 2011 2:17 PM CDT up reply actions   2 recs

KNEEL BEFORE MIMS!

Chiefs Revised FA Wish List: True NT and a Solid RT. I'll take McClain too. Say NO to Moss and Owens. Also, pay them: Carr, Flowers and Hali.

by Falcon58 on Aug 10, 2011 4:41 PM CDT up reply actions  

God rested on the 7th day......

Because on the 8th day he created David Mims.

"You talkin' to me? You TALKIN' to me ?" - Travis Bickle

by CatChief on Aug 10, 2011 5:25 PM CDT up reply actions   1 recs

*their

just sayin’

CHIEFS DYNASTY – we’re kind of a big deal

by kabrink on Aug 10, 2011 10:54 PM CDT up reply actions  

Saying

just sayin’

The views expressed by craig in calgary do not necessarily represent the views of all Canadians.

by saskwatch on Aug 11, 2011 8:35 AM CDT up reply actions  

and when he turned 16

CHIEFS DYNASTY – we’re kind of a big deal

by kabrink on Aug 10, 2011 10:56 PM CDT up reply actions  

UDFA OT we picked up recently.

Monster dude at 6’8" / 335 lbs.

"What we need is......more cowbell." - C. Walken

by ChiefMedic on Aug 10, 2011 12:54 PM CDT reply actions  

Someone fix my f*#@ indent key please.

Or pass me another Crown and Coke damnit.

"What we need is......more cowbell." - C. Walken

by ChiefMedic on Aug 10, 2011 12:56 PM CDT up reply actions  

David Mims pees a perfectly mixed Crown and Coke everytime

I'd give my left pocketwatch to see Blaine Sumner dead lift 800 lbs in a Chiefs jersey.

by The Gentry on Aug 10, 2011 1:04 PM CDT up reply actions   2 recs

LMAO

I don’t EVEN want to know what he uses for a swizel stick.

"What we need is......more cowbell." - C. Walken

by ChiefMedic on Aug 10, 2011 1:06 PM CDT up reply actions  

Well its pretty obvious...

He doesn’t need one, his drinks are pre-mixed perfectly everytime

It is what it is and we are who we are.
Sober (again) since January 10th, 2011.

by nateforchiefs on Aug 10, 2011 1:11 PM CDT up reply actions   2 recs

-rum

add whiskey

"The essence of greatness is the perception that virtue is enough." -RWE
"To want to prohibit a man from error is to forbid him to fulfill his own existence..."
-Simone de Beauvoir

by KC Conundrum on Aug 10, 2011 1:23 PM CDT up reply actions  

boy i look like a tool right there

i coulda swore that read rum and coke…

"The essence of greatness is the perception that virtue is enough." -RWE
"To want to prohibit a man from error is to forbid him to fulfill his own existence..."
-Simone de Beauvoir

by KC Conundrum on Aug 10, 2011 2:17 PM CDT up reply actions  

I think you got it right the first time

CHIEFS DYNASTY – we’re kind of a big deal

by kabrink on Aug 10, 2011 10:57 PM CDT up reply actions  

-Crown

-Coke
+Tanqueray
+Schweppes
+Twist of Lime

It’s hot outside, quench your thirst with the quintessential summer refresher

"Reject a woman, and she will never let it go. One of the many defects of their kind. Also, weak arms."
-Dwight Schrute

by severn58 on Aug 10, 2011 1:32 PM CDT up reply actions  

Mims would just mainline Everclear

"What we need is......more cowbell." - C. Walken

by ChiefMedic on Aug 10, 2011 1:36 PM CDT up reply actions  

Hmm, then Mims is a punk, and should be dropping acid on his eyeball

"Reject a woman, and she will never let it go. One of the many defects of their kind. Also, weak arms."
-Dwight Schrute

by severn58 on Aug 10, 2011 1:40 PM CDT up reply actions  

How much life insurance do you have when calling mims a punk

As your doctor , I would buy as much life insurance as humanly possible before making that comment.

by niageriannit1 on Aug 10, 2011 2:20 PM CDT reply actions  

Over here...

"Reject a woman, and she will never let it go. One of the many defects of their kind. Also, weak arms."
-Dwight Schrute

by severn58 on Aug 10, 2011 2:23 PM CDT up reply actions  

left turn

wow you guys can really run with it hey is tod’s risk aversion camp going to get us ready for the year or is it better than the injury prone hit them hard camps?

by ChristaBelle Blyzzy Elizabeth Romine on Aug 11, 2011 12:42 AM CDT reply actions  

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