Chiefs likely to draft a junior in 1st round

I get the impression that the Chiefs like to draft players who have completed the entirety of their college eligibility, principally because of the additional experience and maturity the player incurs by staying. Jonathan Baldwin, coming out as a junior, is an example of why one would follow that philosophy - his rookie year was largely wasted recovering from an immature outburst. (I'm not suggesting Baldwin would be more mature if he'd stayed... Rather, more mature players stay through their entire 4 years.) Regardless of all these ruminations, according to the rankings of players, it looks like the best players are predominantly juniors. CBS Sportsline's rankings only show 2 seniors among the top 12 (Devon Still and Quinten Coples).

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I thought Decastro was a senior

I'm so overrated, I'm underrated.

by RememberDelaney37 on Jan 12, 2012 6:00 PM CST via mobile reply actions

DeCastro isn't worth the 11th pick in the draft

No guard is worth selecting in the top half of the first round. The difference between an upper echelon guard and a serviceable one is narrow.

by Dagda on Jan 12, 2012 6:28 PM CST up reply actions

Will Shields says "hi"

But in all seriousness, I couldn’t disagree with your statement more.

Nicknames I have coined:

Jamaal Charles = 'Haley's Comet'
Shaun Smith = 'Big Nasty'
Kelly Gregg = 'Old Gregg'

by Nick Britt on Jan 12, 2012 6:43 PM CST up reply actions

While he was being selected

in the 3rd round.

by dudebuddyrage on Jan 12, 2012 7:23 PM CST up reply actions

So no QB is worth a 1-5 pick because Brady was a late 6th?

Gotta love that logic

I don't start arguments, I provoke thinking. -Me
Alameda Ta’amu NT/DE 2012 Draftee

by BAMFSpecialOps on Jan 13, 2012 6:18 AM CST up reply actions

Ill take improvement to the interior of the o-line over any other option picking at 11 or 12

I'm so overrated, I'm underrated.

by RememberDelaney37 on Jan 12, 2012 8:14 PM CST via mobile up reply actions

Thomas Jones must have come out as a junior too.

Chiefs D held Raiders, Bears, Packers and Broncos to their lowest point outputs of the season. #RAC

by Tarkus on Jan 12, 2012 6:04 PM CST reply actions

This.

"Give them nothing! But take from them everything!"

by GenericBrand on Jan 12, 2012 6:16 PM CST up reply actions

I don't understand that comment.

Jones wasn’t the issue, he was just the recipient of Baldwin’s limp fist.

by Dagda on Jan 12, 2012 6:30 PM CST up reply actions

Actually there were multiple reports that it was Jones who started that fight

And Jones who took hazing too far and Baldwin just stood up for himself.

"Give them nothing! But take from them everything!"

by GenericBrand on Jan 12, 2012 6:38 PM CST up reply actions

and i figure if Baldwins hand was the one that broke

then maybe TJ was the one on the recieving end…

Clark Hunt and Scott Pioli need to IMPRESS me in 2012....No Settling this year Chiefs Fans!!

by KCinAZ on Jan 12, 2012 9:56 PM CST up reply actions

Those weren't reports so much as rumors, right?

"Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.'"
― Isaac Asimov

by burntorangehorn on Jan 12, 2012 10:33 PM CST up reply actions