I'll come out and say it: this was a good draft.

[Direckshun]

This draft did not make the most sense out of what we COULD have done.

But think of what we accomplished:

• We drafted the TWO BEST pure 3-4 DEs in the Draft this year. Jackson in particular seems to have a great ceiling, and Magee is the perfect lunchpail guy.
• Anybody here who realistically thought we were set at CB with Flowers-Carr-Leggett(-Daniels?) is deluding themselves. We were going to need another piece there. Washington was not the BEST choice we could have made, but his pick is not senseless.
• For a draft that was largely without sizzle, we did make it out of the draft with two potentially exciting skill-position players from the late rounds.
• A kicker! BARTH VS. SUCCOP, an elite battle of eliteness.
• Brown and O'Connell didn't make a lick of sense, no defenses there.
• The positions, outside of QB, that take the longest to develop are DL, WR, and CB. It makes more sense to get those players first when you are building a team. This draft hit those positions first.

There are other reasons out there but we will hear them as the thread winds on.

Good first draft by Pioli.

[T-post Tom]

http://www.nfl.com/draft/story?id=09...s&confirm=true

Chiefs: If there were any doubts that Pioli and coach Todd Haley are all about the concept of team, look at what's gone on this week alone. They trade away the one true face of the franchise, tight end Tony Gonzalez -- for a 2010 second round pick, at that -- then they draft non-marquee players at non-marquee positions through most of the draft.

Pioli, using the successful formula he learned over the years with Belichick, wants to build the Chiefs from the guts out. He started by selecting LSU defensive end Tyson Jackson, who wasn't considered among the top defenders at the front end of the draft but he was the best defensive end for what Pioli and Haley want to build. The next two picks also came on defense and the fourth was an offensive lineman.

Take away Matt Cassel (who hasn't taken a snap for the Chiefs), running back Larry Johnson and maybe wide receiver Dwayne Bowe and name another player on the Chiefs roster in three seconds. Take a little longer than that doesn't it? Now, take away Tom Brady, Randy Moss and Wes Welker and name another player from the Patriots in three seconds. Get the point? [Obviously a rhetorical question for fans more casual than those among us.]

[EyePod]

Originally Posted by T-post Tom

http://www.nfl.com/draft/story?id=09...s&confirm=true

Chiefs: If there were any doubts that Pioli and coach Todd Haley are all about the concept of team, look at what's gone on this week alone. They trade away the one true face of the franchise, tight end Tony Gonzalez -- for a 2010 second round pick, at that -- then they draft non-marquee players at non-marquee positions through most of the draft.

Pioli, using the successful formula he learned over the years with Belichick, wants to build the Chiefs from the guts out. He started by selecting LSU defensive end Tyson Jackson, who wasn't considered among the top defenders at the front end of the draft but he was the best defensive end for what Pioli and Haley want to build. The next two picks also came on defense and the fourth was an offensive lineman.

Take away Matt Cassel (who hasn't taken a snap for the Chiefs), running back Larry Johnson and maybe wide receiver Dwayne Bowe and name another player on the Chiefs roster in three seconds. Take a little longer than that doesn't it? Now, take away Tom Brady, Randy Moss and Wes Welker and name another player from the Patriots in three seconds. Get the point?

I could definitely name more, but I guess I'm educated! And all that this post says is what I tell myself to help me get to sleep at night.

[Reaper16]

Originally Posted by T-post Tom

http://www.nfl.com/draft/story?id=09...s&confirm=true

Chiefs: If there were any doubts that Pioli and coach Todd Haley are all about the concept of team, look at what's gone on this week alone. They trade away the one true face of the franchise, tight end Tony Gonzalez -- for a 2010 second round pick, at that -- then they draft non-marquee players at non-marquee positions through most of the draft.

Pioli, using the successful formula he learned over the years with Belichick, wants to build the Chiefs from the guts out. He started by selecting LSU defensive end Tyson Jackson, who wasn't considered among the top defenders at the front end of the draft but he was the best defensive end for what Pioli and Haley want to build. The next two picks also came on defense and the fourth was an offensive lineman.

Take away Matt Cassel (who hasn't taken a snap for the Chiefs), running back Larry Johnson and maybe wide receiver Dwayne Bowe and name another player on the Chiefs roster in three seconds. Take a little longer than that doesn't it? Now, take away Tom Brady, Randy Moss and Wes Welker and name another player from the Patriots in three seconds. Get the point? [Obviously a rhetorical question for fans more casual than those among us.]

I think you could say that for plenty of teams, teams that aren't connected to the Parcells tree.

[Stanley Nickels]

Originally Posted by Mecca

I think the Chiefs offseason in 4 years will be looked back on with a vile feeling.

It didn't take four years.

[ChiefsCountry]

Originally Posted by Stanley Nickels

It didn't take four years.

It didn't take four minutes.

[DomerNKC]

Originally Posted by ChiefsCountry

It didn't take four minutes.

This draft (2009) is one reason why Haley is gone and a reason that Pioli is on the hot seat. A monumentally bad draft.

[RealSNR]

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