If teams around the league thought that, Smith would be out trying to prove it is wrong.

Players who have perception problems don't sit around and wait for teams to come to them. Players whose stock is at a peak or near-peak are the ones who do that...

That's exactly what they do...

Right now they're trolling... When it comes right down to it the choice of Geno may not be the traditional #1 pick based on talent alone, but there is a glaring need that most of these guys are just discounting too much IMO.

If you swing and whiff we'll see pretty soon and we can take a QB in another draft. It's not like the past where missing at #1 crippled your franchise. But I don't see why we don't invest in Branden Albert (no need at LT then), we have Poe/Powe at DT (the only other position I've really heard promoted by the "experts"), and there's no way you burn the #1 on an ILB who just got handily outplayed. You take a QB, knowing if everything falls apart you do it again next season and you're set at back-up.

The only caveat is if you can out-maneuver other teams and take him later for more picks. This is why Reid's statements about maybe not taking a QB don't bother me at all at this point. If we can get someone else in the top 5 who isn't the Raiders to deal then you deal...but unfortunately I could see Jax take him at #2 so the "out-maneuver" option probably doesn't exist unless you're willing to settle for another QB and you're willing to let the draft order tell you who that QB will be.

Don't be too proud of this technological terror you've constructed.

Enough hype, and anything can happen. LT Jake Long (whom I wanted for us at the time) appeared to be one we could pick at 5. But he went at 1.

Geno maybe, because of the hype. Wilson, no, because stat-wise he just hasn't had that type of a year.

My personal opinion is someone will get a possible gem in Wilson late in the 1st or early in the 2nd because on paper he had a subpar senior year. Ala Marino.

I like Bray's talent VERY MUCH. But I had written him off because of his off field stuff. I wonder if Any is the type of coach who could put him in the right path to develop. If he is, I'd be very willing to put Bray at the top of my QB wish list in a trade down.

Exactly.

No shit. He's also been known to take over a team and immediately draft the best QB available.

What are Bray's off the field issues?

He's an immature idiot.

Everything about him screams Ryan Leaf...

If we do select any position other than a QB then we need to be prepared to trade back into the 1st round and select the QB we want.

1st round (1st pk) - ???
1st round(15th pk) - Tyler Wilson

Actually, IMO, for a team like the Chiefs a good trade down should seriously be considered in any draft. Unless of course there is an Andrew Luck sitting there.

Desperation drafting is actually "asking to end up empty-handed", IMO.

I just don't see Tyler Wilson lasting that long after workouts and he shows off that arm.

Not with this many teams needing QB.

US, Jax, Oak, Buff, Arizona.

And after that there are about 12 teams that don't need one...

You just beat me to this answer. Exactly the way I look at it too.