Chiefs 2012 Mock Draft: Realistic, Best Case Scenario
Since it's hard watching other teams win in the playoffs, and constantly play well, I thought I'd look forward to the draft, and this is probably the best case scenario, that is realistic, so here we go.
1. Jonathan Martin OT Stanford- The Chiefs have a lot of holes, but the most glistening one, was the Offensive line. Barry Richardson was horrendous, and just to mention his contract is up anyway. He can possibly be kept for depth, but not as a starter. Martin can give the Chiefs a real big, tackle on the right side, next to Jon Asomougha. It'd definitely help Whoever the Chiefs QB is next year, and
Give the quick Jamaal C
harles and Dexter Mccluster room to run around the edge.
2. Vontaze Burfict MLB Arizona State- After the Chiefs extended Brandon Siler's contracct to another year, (Siler was sidelined since the preseason with a torn acl) you might be thinking why they would need Derrick Johnson, Brandon Siler, and possibly Javon Belcher who's contract is also up and will be an Unrestricted Free Agent, But Siler and Belcher would be quality Linebackers to split time for the first year or two of Burfict's career so they can develop. With pro bowler Derrick Johnson, and then the two above average MLB's with Belcher and Siler, and lastly the rookie Burfict with a ton of potetntial, they would have an even better, more stellar Line Backer group.
3. Dontari Poe NT Memphis- With Pioli completely wiffing last year in free agency with the aging Kelly Gregg, they need someone who can help Tamba Hali and Justin Houston with the pass rush. Jerrell Powe was drafted last year also, and although he has potential, he is far from a "sur
e thing star" Poe on the other hand also has a ton of potential as well, he is 6-5, 350 lbs, and can really contribute to their growing defense,. and help stopping the run too.
4. Jayron Hosely CB Virginia Tech- With this pick, I am not saying that Brandon Carr is not coming back, and when/if he does come back, I think they still should draft Hosley here. Javier Arenas was sitting behind top CB's Brandon Flowers and Brandon Carr, and he has shown that he cannot cover. At all. Whatsoever. Whenever the ball is thrown his way, he always behind the receiver, and he constantly gave up big plays this year. Not saying he should be cut or released, because I like him, but they need help there, Jalil Brown hasn't shown anything to =make anyone think he should be 3rd on the chart, and Travis Daniels is playing well in the nickel, and plays well when he is asked to, so I think he should stay there. Hosley would help out the Chiefs growing defense, and with the picks earlier with Poe and Burfict, they should be even better in the passing game, stopping the run, AND the pass rush.
5. Orson Charles TE Georgia- Orson Charles had a great year, with 44 receptions for 572 yards and 5 touchdowns. He was a big down field target and made a lot of big plays for the Georgia Offense. The question you probably have is "Why do we need a TE with Moeaki?" Because
1. TE duos are becoming a big part of the best offenses
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2. Tony Moeaki was really unjury prone at Iowa in college, and once again got hurt in preseason, and was out for the year last year,
He has a ton of spark, and strength for their offense over the middle, but they can't rely on him to stay healthy. With Charles, who is a fairly fast Tight End, and is a similar player to Moeaki, can be a good compliment to Tony, and he can also be relied on if Moeaki goes down.
6. Dan Persa QB Northwestern- Dan Persa is a half running, half throwing QB, but really, he has a great arm, and made throws when he needed to. But when I look at him, I can see him being a type of player like Brad Smith in Buffalo. He's a good weapon to have, because when you bring him in, he can run, or throw, he can run the option, and he even has a little potential to be a good all around QB. People Like Persa are always good to have on the team, because he's a weapon, just another guy, who can contribute to their offense that is fully loaded with weapons. He threw for 17 touchdowns, and only 7 interceptions, while he missed the first 3 games of the season due to injury.
7. Risard Matthews WR/PR Nevada- This kind of seems like a deja vu pick of Quinten Lawrence, but Matthews was the top receiver at Nevada, and had 91 receptions, for 1,364 yards, He's also a good punt returner, and he was an explosive weapon, and really, if he's not an Nfl WR, he can be a good Punt Returner. If he doesn't pan out to anything, it wouldn't be a big loss, since he's only a 7th round pick.
Depending on What Happens with the whole Kyle Orton, Matt Cassel thing, the Chiefs can earn a complimentary draft pick, if Orton goes into free agency. the pick would only be around a 5th or 6th, but they ca use that for a De, and a Center, to help with depth, and even a starter, if Pioli strikes jackpot late. So there's my version, of The Chie4fs best case, realistic scenario, for the 2012 draft. Feel free to leave any of your comments, thoughts, or mock drafts in the comment section. Go Chiefs!
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Siler actually had a achilles tear...
Which it’s not the knee..I do believe it’s an high comeback percent….
Only 2/3 of players come back
But 3/3 never return to previous form, and those that do come back see a drop of in playing time because of decreased performance.
Me and Matt Cassel just - you up, dog!
by ChiefWarPaint on Jan 16, 2012 1:05 PM CST up reply actions
Honestly i've watched Orson Charles..
I doubt if he drops to 5th Rd. I seriously see him being selected in the late 2nd or 3rd…The Pats have made these athletic TE’s a big commodity..having two on a roster will become common…IMO
You think so? I havent seen much of him, but from what ive read he's a 3rd-4th rounder. either wa though, I think we need a TE in that round.
by AaronMannicci on Jan 15, 2012 11:24 PM CST up reply actions
Orson is the only Junior Dawg entering the draft
I live here in Georgia, and I can say that he is easily one of the best TE’s in the country. Though Richts offense is a pro style, he just doesn’t utilize TE’s much, but he’s gonna make a solid pro. Watch the Dawgs next year, they will be really, really good.
Charles may be 3rd TE taken. Right after Allen and Fleener.
TE Charles may go as high as 2nd round.
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I think taking Egnew is a better option. He's great in the passing game and he's a local guy out of Mizzou
Plus we can get him lower in the draft.
It's Orton Time!
I expect Charles to be the second TE taken
A good combine could move him up above Allen even.
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Interesting draft
Not trying to be rude, but doesnt this belong in our Draft thread?
I have to wonder if we really draft another NT though
When you fail to prepare, you prepare to fail.
Jamaal above all. #25 ftw.
CHIEFS WILL!
Ups spent an hour explaining it to him on his last draft thread. And his choices change every week.
If it wasn’t for the accursed paycheck, would I really imprison myself in this dungeon of the human soul?
by electriclight on Jan 16, 2012 12:43 PM CST up reply actions
Guys
I havent written a fanpost in at least 3 weeks, why cant i just post one here? They told me not to do it everyday and im not anymore.
by AaronMannicci on Jan 16, 2012 1:03 PM CST up reply actions
relax, Aaron ... nobody's complaining about the post itself ... I'm not, that's for sure
you did a good writeup and explanation on each of your choices here, no worries, ya done good …with the post itself
some of your choices, however … eh, leave a lot to be desire (I can’t stand Burfict, and that makes it an immediate losing mock in my opinion, others will disagree)
but the post … you’re ok on it, kid
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hi, Mo! 5 minutes!!!
You can post anytime you want to...
but when we do weekly Mock Draft and Free Agency posts, it’s sort of agreed upon that everyone will discuss their thoughts there. Otherwise, we end up with 20 different draft/free agency posts and conversations get lost.
Honestly, if we can’t all agree on one or two people exclusively doing these posts, we should consider setting up some kind of schedule so that every week, it’s a new mock draft/free agency post to discuss.
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by citadelchief on Jan 16, 2012 7:06 PM CST up reply actions
this is a postworthy post, though ... it isn't like he just did fast list of people
Aaron’s gotten much better already (and I was one of those who came down hard on him earlier) and he’s also commenting and contributing in the weekly posts
it’s all good
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hi, Mo! 5 minutes!!!
There's nothing wrong with the post itself.
I just hate searching through multiple posts trying to find a particular conversation like last year. I don’t want it to fall back to that again.
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by citadelchief on Jan 17, 2012 8:20 PM CST up reply actions
the 1st three picks are /maybe 4 picks are 1-2 round guys
how are we going to get 4 picks in the 1st two rounds?
Could make an argument for Orson Charles being a 2nd rd guy too.
This draft really would be a “Best Case Scenario”…just not a “Realistic” one.
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by citadelchief on Jan 16, 2012 12:54 AM CST up reply actions
That was my thought as well
I don’t see Poe making it out of the 2nd round, nor do I see Charles lasting longer than the third. Still, I’d be pretty excited about Martin, Poe, and Charles in the first three rounds. I don’t know enough about Hosely to say much there except I’d be ok with us swinging at a QB in this round (Cousins or maybe even Weeden) or in the fifth (Wilson).
Heh its funny what counts as "short" in the league
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Jamaal above all. #25 ftw.
CHIEFS WILL!
by NJChieffan16 on Jan 15, 2012 11:30 PM CST up reply actions
Dontari
poe is not dropping that low, and the one guy i dont want us to take is burfict. He definitely has the worst attitude problem in the draft, and it has shown on the field with a lot of penalties.
If we are going to take a QB that late, I believe it would absolutely be foolish to pass up on Kellen Moore.
agree
It could be we get Poe in the second instead of Burfict, but Poe will not be available in the 3rd and Olsen will not be available in the 5th. What draft site are you using to estimate these rankings?
by houstonvincent on Jan 16, 2012 8:51 AM CST up reply actions
Javier Arenas […] has shown that he cannot cover. At all.
Unfortunately I have to agree with this. But I’m still hopeful he can improve quite a bit.
9er/chiefs fan from berlin – berlin is in germany – not a native speaker – mistakes may occur
He made a hell of a play on a ball late in the Denver game if memory serves me correctly
Now, there may be more to it than that (such as he was out of position in the first place and just managed to get back in time to bat it downor something), but I think he’s not that bad. He gets shaken sometimes by the better slot receivers, but he can make plays. Like you said, I think he’ll get better.
Really? Really really?
Arenas graded out as our #1 CB statistically this year. To say he can’t cover it’s redonkulous. 0 TDs and a QB rating of less then 55 against him.
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by GenericBrand on Jan 16, 2012 10:06 AM CST up reply actions
This
I’m very, very sick of the “Arenas is a bad corner” myth.
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by MNchiefsfan on Jan 16, 2012 12:01 PM CST up reply actions
And that's a second year player.
"Give them nothing! But take from them everything!"
by GenericBrand on Jan 16, 2012 12:26 PM CST up reply actions
As a nickel corner
Me and Matt Cassel just - you up, dog!
by ChiefWarPaint on Jan 16, 2012 1:07 PM CST up reply actions
then I must be wrong 'cause stats are the truthest truth out there
well, actually I do think that I might be wrong with what I said/quoted, since I havent watched him that closely this season. Only thing I know for sure is that he’s been horrible in coverage in his first year – also statwise. So I’m happy if I’m wrong. Because I really like him (more than you do :-D).
9er/chiefs fan from berlin – berlin is in germany – not a native speaker – mistakes may occur
I agree
Arenas can’t cover seems to be a default answer. I disagree… I think he is very good at coverage.
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Before anyone says Draft thread....
I think a mock like this deserves it’s own thread. It has a lot more work put into it than most mocks.
It's Orton Time!
yah, no worries, the guy gave some reasoning behind it ... it's all good
that said, I’m not sold on his first pick and I detest his second pick, I loathe and abhor his second pick … so there’s that :-)
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hi, Mo! 5 minutes!!!
Gotta say I am off the Burfict Bandwagon.
The guy is a stud but if his college team does not trust him to make the right read or take the correct drop in coverage, why should a pro team place such high value on him. ILB must be a heady , smart player who reacts with correct analysis much more often than not. My problems with Burfict are not his over-zealousness it is his lack of making the right plays as events unfold often enough. His college team has him off the field way too often in key situations for him to be an immediate impact. I see him as a 3rd or 4th round gamble if he is still on board at that time.
Kawika Mitchell was a physically gifted , athletic ILB who had all the tools but took 3 years to develop. By then the Chiefs had had enough and just let him go. He became a decent player but developed to slow for him to be of great value for us.
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by CatChief on Jan 16, 2012 8:28 AM CST reply actions 2 recs
The only thing I really agree with here is Burfict dropping to the second round.or later.
Fortunately for whoever takes a chance on him(as long as they have a strong lockerroom), they are going to get a steal a la Justin Houston.
"Give them nothing! But take from them everything!"
Also
To say Arenas can’t cover is ludicrous, to say a 1st year CB showed nothing is silly and to say an ACL tear makes Moeaki “injury prone” is a bit of a leap to. Also if Persa is like Brad Smith then why do we need a PR in the last round(especially when we have a top 5 PR on the team already despite a poor return planning ST coach)?
"Give them nothing! But take from them everything!"
by GenericBrand on Jan 16, 2012 10:10 AM CST up reply actions
Two weeks ago you wanted Hightower at #2 and a running back at #3.
If it wasn’t for the accursed paycheck, would I really imprison myself in this dungeon of the human soul?
I changed my mind. im pretty sure youve changed your mine too before you dont have to go around ripping on my articles.
by AaronMannicci on Jan 16, 2012 1:08 PM CST up reply actions
and a lot of us change our minds during the course of the winter months ... no worries
I mean, I won’t … I’m going to push DeCastro from here to draft day
I wouldn’t mind Hightower if he fell to second round (he won’t) … just please no Burfict
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hi, Mo! 5 minutes!!!
I like the idea of frafting a tackle, but I don't want to get rid of Richardson.
I think Richardson could be a good guard if given the chance. His strength is run blocking, and you can hide his pass blocking with help from a tackle or center. At worst he is a swing lineman and cover any position on the line if the need arises.
for a minute I thought you meant Tony
… Richardson
been a long day :-)
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If we can begin to understand pioli draft plan, he has continued to turn over this entire roster with draft talent and using spare parts ‘ala’ free agency with 1 yr contracts on positions that haven’t been addressed yet. We forget that none of our Offensive line has been a first round pick and they are pretty darn good. Albert,Asoghmoah have been good and I have no reason to believe that hudson won’t follow suit. We do not need to draft the best Offensive tackle. And I hope we don’t. If Pioli sticks to his plan we will have a complete team turned over by next year draft. And that’s when Pioli I believe will draft a Franchise Quarterback Matt Berkley. Then you will see Pioli move up to get a quarterback, because then all positions on the roster have been solidified through the draft. Before we draft a franchise Quarterback Pioli wants all positions have been turned over.
But I do agree with what you said. I think if we can get Safety depth at both Free Safety, and Strong Saety, all we'd really specificly need in the draft would be to draft a NT because Powe is far from proven,
Then, an Offensive Tackle, and a MLB, and a CB. That’s only 4 rounds, the next 3 rounds Pioli can do whatever he wants. Then the next year, we could trade up for Barkely, maybe get even more picks if we give away Cassel/Orton the next year, and then we’d really, be a Super Bowl contender. And you made a good point, because that does seem like something Pioli would do, and let’s be honest, next year we don’t need to win a super bowl, when you think about it long -term. Long-term, we need to make the playoffs, and win a playoff game, to get this team some experience.And who knows, if Cassel/Orton plays great next year, we won’t need Barkely, we would just be able to get the best player available.
by AaronMannicci on Jan 17, 2012 9:33 AM CST up reply actions
@Aaron, We are on schedule to be a consistent winner through draft. I believe Pioli see’s it most important to solidify a good defense through draft and then the same on offense. Then allow them to get experience like you stated so that next year when we do get a franchise Quarterback it will be easier for that QB to play at a high level because everything is already in place and they know how to play so this will make it easier for the QB. By next year we will not too many needs we will be drafting top talent for depth then we will become something to recon with. Everybody be patient this plan hasn’t been in place long and we don’t have far to go.
Pioli is trying to avoid what Sam Bradford is going threw. A good QB but no Offense line, not a good def, and not that many play makers. And plus when you look at our roster we will have young players that will continue to grow together for years to come so we are only going to get better. I love the direction Pioli is going but this is a critical draft that he doesn’t fold away from the plan because we are knocking at the door real soon.
you mean he's going to get rid of Carr, Flowers, DJ and Jamaal and Tamba?
If Pioli sticks to his plan we will have a complete team turned over by next year draft
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I think with our #1 pick we need to get Trent richardson, that will address our running back situation. I hope we sign carr to continue to build a great defense. Since our offense is and has been in flux I think this will make Bowe expendable for extra picks. I hope he franchises Bowe and trades him to bears,st louis,carolina,cleveland. These teams needs a wide receiver. Let’s get an extra first round pick for him. The reason I say this is because Bowe is ahead of anybody on our offense, since JC was injured and tony,cassel were everybody will be back on the same level just about but Bowe which I think will keep us off balance and we can draft another wide receiver and be okay moving forward with Baldwin,breaston, drafteee in later rounds.
I think drafting a RB in the 1st is absurd when we haven't finished the OLine that needs to block for said RB
sure, trade Bowe and our WR corps goes down as Baldwin is unproven (and Cassel is … well, Cassel) and we have no guarantee that JC will be at full strength when he returns (or Moeaki for that matter, or Berry while we’re at it)
we have a horrible OLine and you want a RB?
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There are players on this roster that are not in the future plans, but we have to fill voids with veterans and other players until we can finish turning our roster over. Cassel,thomas jones is not for the future, but they need him right now until they get to the point that they can draft there Franchise QB they want. So until then if you look at how we have drafted since pioli came we are replacing all positions on the roster with our draftees and using 1yr min, to fill the positions we haven’t yet filled. The QB position will be the last because I believe Pioli wants everything in place for instance young def, yg offensive line,yg playmakers then draft Franchise QB. Which will be next year because we still have some glaring needs.We are still trying to replace our old players with new talent that’s why we keep resigning players like Mcgraw for example, not because he is good, he is servicable until we can address this issue. And his position is depth in the Safety spot so even though he can’t stay healthy he will get signed for one more year until prolly next year when we can get Safety depth.
Trent richardson is what you want as far as RB and us addressing that position fixes that RB for a few years. Injuries to JC, he will need that bruiser. Here’s my thinking right now we really have to address RT but I don’t think we need to spend our 1st round pick on either of those RT, Martin,Reiff because we can address that in round 2 or 3 and get a quality RT jwith Richardson as a backup. Position that are worthy of 1st pick for us should be either RB a need, ILB a need. Lilja is still servicable with a better RT next to him he’s a vet so G is not really that important this yr. But we should be able to address RB,ILB,NT,RT in this draft and depth with the later picks at TE,SAFETY,WR I will be happy. Only positions that would be left for 2013 is QB Franchise,G,WR and our entire roster is done as far as staters and turned over through the draft. Now we draft for depth. Trade Bowe he is expendable because the offense is young and JC,MOEAKI,CASSEL have to get back in the groove. Bowe is the only player as Offensive a weapon that’s ahead of the game everybody is still learning, and plus our OFF coaching is gonna change again so get more picks for bowe. And let Baldwin,Breaston, Mccluster and another rookie receiver groom this year together where everybody is on the same level as far as what to do.
This year there is only 1 clear RB that is 1st round material. We are 1 more year away from drafting our Franchise QB. We have this draft to pile the best talent not for cassel but for our FQB to use and make his job easy. We only have RT/RG left to address on the line. Knowing pioli plan he is not going to address any long term talent through free agency. So we can address RT 2nd or 3rd round. And if we trade bowe we can address that and some in the first round. Our plan is to turnover our entire roster we are not that far away. Off of coaching staff will be new again, cassel,JC,Moeaki, coming from injury so they will have to get back in the groove again, Baldwin needs more playing time and breaston needs the samething. Bowe is the only player ahead of the game and nobody else is operating at thier position at his level right now. So if we trade Bowe everbody is really at square one which is not a bad thing knowing there is going to be an entire OFF coaching staff,gameplan we would be better off with the draft picks of bowe and continue to build continutity of yg talent moving forward. Bowe would be a sacrifice that would actually make us better and get to our goals faster by trading him them keeping him. Because we are addressing the entire team needs through the draft and we can address two maybe three positions with bowe one spot. And we get younger which gives those players more time together.
Drafting a RB in the 1st is almost wasting a pick these days.
The shelf life of NFL RBs is rapidly deteriorating and there are very few offenses that are built around the running game.
We can address RB in the later rounds. Vick Ballard from Miss St or Brandon Bolden from Ole Miss should both be capable of taking over the Thomas Jones role.
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by citadelchief on Jan 17, 2012 8:25 PM CST up reply actions
Since we run the ball by Committee we actually extend the life span for a RB. And we will continue to do that. Most teams if not all of them use RB as committee. It’s worth the invest to get Top ranked RB because the learning curve in most cases is not that difficult. We have done a good job drafting OFF lineman not as the Top pick. ILB,RB primarily Trent Richardson, are worthy of our 1st round pick. Could you imagine having to deal with Trent a fast big athletic bruiser, with a dynamic fast as well JC, and an alusive MCcluster in the mix man Im telling you smh that is nothing you wanna deal with on Def.
Actually, it is what opposing teams want.
They want us to have to run the ball. It’s how they’ve been beating us. They stick 8 men in the box and dare us to run. Especially if they have a quick-strike offense. Being focused on running the ball only works if you have a shut down defense. And we don’t have that yet.
Teams have shown that they can score on us. We haven’t shown that we can score on them. Richardson doesn’t make our offense dynamic. He just adds to what is already our strength.
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by citadelchief on Jan 18, 2012 12:48 PM CST up reply actions
I was on the Richardson bandwagon for a while...now I'm off it
I wouldn’t hate the pick if we were forced to stay at #11/12 & there were no other value picks on the board, but after watching those RB prospects from Washington & Miami, it’s clear that those guys could be equally effective if the line is able to open holes. Beyond that, at the end of the season McCluster was finally starting to look like the guy who can come in and spell Charles for 8-10 carries per game. I’d like to sign Mike Tolbert for the short yardage/goalline carries & focus the draft on other needs.
Predictions:
I'm going to stop predicting positive things
Since we only have a few more spots before we have turned over the entire roster with draft picks, all we have left is RT/RG,ILB,NT,RB,QB. If we draft RB we can scratch that, use the other 1st round pick to address ILB I like Burfict, Romeo is an Ideal coach for a player like him but his nastyness is what we don’t have in our linebacker core and all great defenses have these ilb with these traits. Ray lewis had the same criticism and even caught a murder case, he is now the best linebacker in my opinion ever Sorry LT. 2nd round OT/NT either Poe, or offensive tackle from Florida. 3rd get some depth at TE, because after tony there is nothing else there, 4th round WR,5th round DB safety depth, 6, 7 do whatever. This will set us up for next yr draft with little to no needs and basically drafting for depth behind our starter’s for each position. This is how PATS,GREENBAY,RAVENS, STEELERS have maintained a playoff caliber team every year. And we are a year away from being the team for years to come ready to contend.
enjoy how you try and make yor case tyree, but I am not sold on RB in the first, but agree
that being in our draft position gives a chance at a really good player and who knows it could be a RB. As for trading Bowe, i ain’t sure it is a good thing and he may want to go somewhere else, so who knows. Kinda like Carr, if you read what he wrote it sounds like he wants to be here, kinda maybe. His statement was a bit ambiguous and you can read into it what you want. So keeping our FA’s is goin to be up to them, as well as the club. So if either one want to go is it worth franchising them and losing them after 1 season or tagging and trading? If I remember right Pioli said last year you have to plan ahead for situations like this, why Baldwin was picked last year, maybe Brown too.
The only reason I say trade bowe is because our needs out way bowe impact. If we can trade bowe to like the bears for a first and third, we can address several needs through the draft which we can finally finish drafting players to be starters and begin to draft top talent as depth on our roster. I agree keep Carr there is too much continuity with our def, but our offense is not going to miss a beat, well we don’t really have a beat. So sacrificing Bowe to continue to build our offense we can fix the line this draft, and have added pieces to strengthen our def either ilb,nt. Chiefs most important need I believe is continuing to build on def with top talent ilb,nt. Reason being it was our def that kept us in games so even if our offense don’t mesh well again this season our def will still give us a chance to win
Running Back
As far as running back we have no clue what to expect from JC when he comes back. And if we don’t have the same player in him at RB. The passing game will suffer anyway. We need a threat at RB to open up a passing game and you know as well as I do, if we can’t run the ball we surely can’t pass it either. We have to sure that position to have any success Offensively. Without the running gam we will suffer. We do not know what JC can do and we are going to limit him I bet too, just to be cautious so we need Trent if he falls to our draft pick because we have nothing if you look at it now. Uncertainty with JC, MCcluster not a short or long term answer, Jackie battle please no and Thomas Jones being re-signed Hell naw. And knowing pioli he is not going to pay a free agent a long term contract because he is building through the draft. And the RB in Free Agency aren’t going to be looking to sign one year deals, Michal tolbert, Micael bush, Cedric Benson is a headache and there is really nothing after that. Please listen to this glaring need, our offense depends on it.

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