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Originally Posted by milkman
The draft and free agency are two different animals.
That being said, if I think that I have a guy with the potential to be very good to outstanding on my roster at ILB (as I do with Belcher), then I am likely not going to spend that #10 pick on that position.
And frankly, I think RT is undervalued.
I wouldn't spend a top 5 pick on one, but depending on the talent, I might well spend a #10 pick on one, if I think he has Clabo potential.
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Clabo maybe. I still believe any team can be very good with a good not great RT. But I understand the reasoning, since the Chiefs are going to have to be a very good running team. Breaston, I don't buy into. And at NT, you typically don't have to break the bank for that position. I like Belcher too, but he still has just as much potential to be adequate as he does to be outstanding. David Harris is already outstanding, and he was outstanding even when the Jets had major problems at Nose Tackle. And he is phenomenal against the run, which would be huge for the Chiefs.
There are plenty of options at RT and the Slot if the Chiefs want to wait for the second wave. They could still probably land a guy like Jamaal Brown, Marshall Yanda, or Ryan Harris, probably without breaking the bank. At Slot, Lance Moore and James Jones shouldn't break the bank. Hell, I don't think not bringing one in changes the offense much at all. At the Nose, you could go with a guy like Aubrayo and only have weight on your cap for 2 years.