Monday, January 12, 2009

Kansas City Chiefs Draft, Pt 3

If you scroll to the bottom of this article, you'll find an interesting note regarding the upcoming NFL draft and the Kansas City Chiefs.

Sam Mellinger (and staff surely, including some poor intern) of the Kansas City Star took a long look at 16 different NFL mock drafts.

The fact they found 16 different mock drafts isn't all that surprising, I guess. Putting much weight on anymore than maybe a handful is a different story though (no list of mock drafts used was given, however). Here's what was found, regarding the Chiefs and the third pick:

"Four had the Chiefs taking Georgia quarterback Matthew Stafford, four had Texas Tech receiver Michael Crabtree, three had Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford, two had Wake Forest linebacker Aaron Curry and Alabama offensive tackle Andre Smith, and one had Texas defensive end Brian Orakpo."

Stafford: ARGH! Please no.
Crabtree: Woo Hoo! Would love to see him in Kansas City. However, I think the Chiefs need to focus on other areas first... then teach Dwayne Bowe and Co. to capitalize on their talent second.
Sam Bradford: Double ARGH!! Again, please no.
Curry: Same as Crabtree. Love the talent and personally, love him in a bubble. But, just as with Crabtree, I think other spots may need filled first (with that being said, I think a linebacker ranks higher than a wide receiver).
Smith: Makes the most sense of all of these. Surprised, however, that none of these had the Chiefs taking Oher from Ole Miss (you'd figure at least one draft would grade Smith ahead of Oher, thus making Oher a Chief).
Orakpo: Don't think this will happen. Don't really want him, though.

Really, what I would like the Chiefs to do is propose a trade with the Falcons, involving 2008 draft picks. Damn the man in Atlanta who was the final decision maker, choosing Matt Ryan instead of Glenn Dorsey. Don't get me started...

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