Thank God.

that there will be more interest in Battle than most people think. I think he will be gone and some day we will find ourselves regretting havig lost him. Is he a superstar? No. But he is a solid player that, if we don’t find a quality replacement for, we will wish was still around.

are important for depth. I am hoping Siler can win that second ILB spot, but a team lacking depth shouldnt let go of a starter that has been mostly solid. Bowe and Carr without thought

Matt Cassel

SIGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH :(

What should we do?
1. CB Brandon Carr… there’s no justifiable reason to mess with this team’s defensive chemistry… he was arguably better than Flowers this year.
2. franchise and possibly trade WR Dwayne Bowe… He won’t be here after next year anyways so let’s get something for him while we can (Same thinking went into Jared Allen trade)… Some teams will give up too much for him. I know the Cleveland media talk him up alot because that’s where I live but his crucial drops are the nail in the coffin for me. He still is one the best blocking WRs in the league, however, which goes real well with JC when he comes back.
3. Resign QB Kyle Orton and let him and Stanzi compete next year. Cassel should be traded if possible or kept as the second/third QB if we have to. I’d consider waiving him if we could find a legitimate third QB. Orton’s not really a great starter, either but he’s head and shoulders above Cassel. It’s depressing that we won’t be able to draft Andrew Luck.
4. Resign or let FB Le’Ron McClain walk. He wasn’t very productive for us but he was a leader. I would think some cheaper youth might be served here. He is a banger which we will be lacking once TJ retires or isn’t resigned (please God don’t let Chiefs resign him!)
5. resign Jovan Belcher, which should be easy considering he’s an RFA. He has improved quite a bit and is a good run defender. DO NOT LET THIS GUY GO until somebody clearly beats him out. We need him for depth at least and I don’t honestly see anyone we currently have beating him out.
2. Keep TE Leonard Pope for depth and because Moeaki is injury-prone.
3. DL Amon Gordon… I’d keep him for depth and I’d bring back Shaun Smith, too, if he’s free again.
4. DE Wallace Gilberry’s time is up. Very underwhelming year. Better served by letting younger guys play.
5. RB Jackie Battle… he can stay or go, doesn’t really matter but he is a good special teams player.
6. OT Barry Richardson should not be starting in the NFL, much like Matt Cassel. Depth only. He should’ve been fired before Gaither for sure.
7. TE Jake O’Connell… who cares really? At least he’s still youngish and could devlop but he mostly looks like crap so far.
8. DB Travis Daniels semmed pretty serviceable for depth to me.
9. S Reshard Langford seemed serviceable at times for depth.
10. WR Jerheme Urban’s time is up. Need an upgrade here. He’s a waste of a roster spot. Older and never that good to begin with.
11. OT Ryan O’Callaghan… I really don’t care whether they keep this guy… another Patriots fourth-stringer the Chiefs brought in in desperation.
12. QB Tyler Palko… This is one area where Chiefs fans are actually unanimous and I don’t think I even need to write it here.
13. S Sabby Piscitelli seemed to improve so I’d keep him for depth.
14. TE Anthony Becht can go… Ridiculously past-his-prime player who is slow… This was a desperation pick-up.
15. DL Kelly Gregg… If they can get another year out of him, I’d say do it. Defense played pretty well with him manning a key spot and I’m not sure if Powe is ready for prime-time yet.
16. RB Thomas Jones should retire and if not he should be fired.
17. S Jon McGraw … goodbye… experience can only buy you so much at his age.
18. C Casey Wiegmann… Ciao, man, it’s been a nice career. Time for youth to step up and play. We need to draft a good center or OG or both depending on what position Hudson is playing next year.

Our biggest issues are QB and RT by far. Pioli screwed the pooch by not addressing BRichardson last year, his biggest faux pas so far excluding the Matt Cassel giveaway (which I seem to remember the much-hated Whitlock lampooning quite a bit). Our QB options for the offseason appear to be dismal so we may be stuck with Cassel on the roster. If that is the case, then we desperately need Orton to resign. I’d be interested in taking a look at Matt Moore if he came loose from Miami as well and if Manning becomes availabel somehow, there’s no reason we shouldn’t make a strong play for him. He would be the best solution to our problems if healthy and there’s no way Pioli would ignore right tackle with him in the fold. I know it seems like a pipe dream but so did Joe Montana for us. With Manning and JC healthy, there would be no reason we couldn’t make a Superbowl or two. Our D is obviously leaps and bounds above Indy’s and our WRs aren’t slouched and you can bet Manning would whip them into shape real quick and not put up with the drops. Look at a player like Reggie Wayne with and without Manning. A good QB makes a HUGE difference! If we make this move, then Orton becomes moot because we won’t need him and he won’t want to be here. The odds of him resigning are probably low in the first place because he doesn’t want to steal Cassel’s job like his job was stolen in Denver.

Oh, last but not least, we should trade Dorsey to a 4-3 team and we could use him as part of package to get Manning if need be.