I'd like to see more comparisons but even with the guess element of the draft these other comparisons clearly show that KC has drafted less effectively.

Indy and NE have done a superior job these last 5 years. All credit goes to their Front Offices.

There is no reason this can not be replicated in KC. All it takes is an owner that has the pride and the will to make it happen!

It will be 38 years when the Chief's last went to the SB. Since then only one AFC Championship game has been reached.

The complete turnover of the Front Office Staff is long overdue. It will be 19 years in December since Lamar hired CP and his time here should end for the good of the franchise.

Until this happens Chiefs fans will never see their team win another SB or have a chance for this team to become one of the great dynasties.

Those numbers are not so far apart, and thus lay out how close every team is with drafting. If the Chiefs had as many picks as the Broncos their numbers would be even closer.

Is the point being made that Peterson is a bad drafter? Because he's about a third of the say on who the Chiefs draft, in fact, the coach has the most say, and since you've limited your analysis to 1998-2002 I'd say you're mad at Cunningham, and Vermeil.

I guess I disagree. If we looked at each team in the league, and on average 35% of their picks from this time frame were still in the league, and only 20% of ours were... that says we can't pick talent.

And then, you could of course look at quality, as was mentioned previously. Or look at numbers.

I'm not as much stressing how many remained on our team, since this is a bit more complicated and has alot more factors. But just look at our ability to judge NFL talent. If we were picking just barely over half as many good players as other teams... we had a problem.

I am sticking with the years of the original post's claim. I found no reason to change the years that BRC started with.

And I'm not trying to point fingers at anyone in particular. Heck, I'm just posting numbers out of interest. When I started, I had no axe to grind. Maybe I should do a couple more teams for more comparison.

All that said, if we are hitting 20% and others are hitting 35%... there is/was a problem.. whether that was Marty, Gun, Vermiel, or Carl.. I don't know. I think we ARE drafting better now, but that is just a hunch.

Sticking with statistics...

Gaz... er.. Mark

Yes, we definately had a problem. Those were some pretty bad drafts. They just weren't that much worse than everyone else. 20% versus your hypothetical 35% (which I think is very high as an estimate) is horrible versus somewhat crappier.

I don't think it is the answer as to why we suck in 2007 and I don't think it can all be blamed on Peterson.

I'm interested to learn if any team in the NFL has a worse draft record over the same period. It looks to me like the Chiefs draft record directly correllates to their recent mediocrity. If true, I'm glad Herm is on board because these last two drafts have been fantastic.

I like the direction the Chiefs are heading in with Herm, but it sucks that it will take time.