Disagree. I'm not putting any faith in a 34-year-old lineman. Could he serve as a stopgap for our stopgap QB next season? Sure, I suppose. But we need actually to fix the problem.

In round 2????? No way on earth I would consider that, HB's can be had deep in the draft, I bet we could get Mikel Leshoure in the 4th if were that desperate.

If by that you mean Asomoah...then we have a hole to fill, soon, where Waters now plays.

You aren't talking about Old Man River Waters are you? I do however agree with you on the NT.

Sure, draft one and keep looking.

At the same time, are you okay using our first on Pouncey if Miller or Jones are on the board?

It's a question of priority - those 3 positions simply have nobody on our roster that can play them with any degree of competency. Waters can play C at a high level for another 2 or 3 seasons. We can keep trying to develop guys, but the question was 'priority'.

I don't see how you can say that getting a developmental C is a bigger priority that getting the NT that our defensive front needs, the WR that our limited QB needs or the LB that will get Mike Vrabel the hell off the field. If you see Studebaker as that guy, more power to you. But if Von Miller's there in the first, I'm not passing on him for Studebaker.

In a perfect world we get our long-term C in the 5th round and smile all the way to the bank, but that's not the question. Those 3 positions absolutely have to be filed. If we can do that, move Waters to C and Asomoah to LG to buy a couple of seasons (and think of how big Waters playing alongside Asomoah would be for his development), that's a no-brainer, IMO.

If there is a NT worthy of the pick, yeah....I'd agree. Anyone know who the NT prospects are...most likely to fall into the late first round? Are they worthy? :shrug:

I haven't done a lot of homework on it yet, but it appears this is a very good draft for WR prospects and not a great one for NTs.

Yeah, I need to do some homework there too....only I was hoping it would wait another week or so. Heh.

I think we need one, but not enough to select one over a NT or WR. We did lead the league in rushing and were one of the best in the league in terms of fewest sacks allowed. It's a need, but "desperate" is a bit of an overstatement IMO.

NT is a more important position, and it's a harder position to fill, as there simply aren't enough human beings in the world who are that size.

If I'm drafting a C in round 1, he cannot be "developmental." He must be day 1/game 1 starter. Not Pouncey, though, as I believe he'll be a guard.

I think that Stefen Wisniewski will end up going in the first, and this might be a wise choice.

Powe in round 2, perhaps? And I'd be happy. I'm of the mindset that we must get stronger up the middle on both sides of the ball. This should be priority #1. As I addressed in my previous post, some options in the passing game should continue to improve.

So NT/LOLB in round 1, C in round 2 and WR in FA?

I wouldn't hate that, but I'd prefer just go with the best O-lineman available in R2. In my eyes, RT is an even more glaring weakness than C.

I just see a high draft being spent on a C being more of a luxury item than anything. Kinda like spending the 34th overall on a scat-back kick returner (okay, low blow...sorry).

I'm surprised OLB isn't getting more votes...Vrabel has been a stand-up guy but is, hopefully, done. And I don't want to depend on Studebaker being the answer there. Assuming we can keep Hali, we still need to add one or two OLBs. Next to NT, it's the most important position in that front seven.

You asked for my opinion on the top 3 priorities. Right?

I know Pioli won't sack up and try to find the next Brady, not the next Brad Johnson, but that's what I'd do, and what I'd like them to do.

Yeah, I'd be cool with that, too. The one thing is that most Chiefs fans are in relative agreement about the biggest needs facing this team. We're arguing more nuanced points about when and where to address them.

Certainly, Pioli is aware of all of this and has the situation in hand, right? But...we've had these exact same holes since '09, so a bit of skepticism is needed.

(and we still need a QB, but I digress.)

I think there will be a WR available in the third round who would normally be a mid-second round player. There are just that many good ones in this draft.