Mock Up The Draft! Vol. 2012

[Direckshun]

I'm making this thread a running thread throughout the year, for my entertainment primarily. You're welcome to join at any time.

Realistically, it's important that you address whatever assumptions you're going to make for your mock.

Particularly:

1. How well did the team do? (This will determine where we're selecting.)
2. How well did Cassel do? (This will determine our future direction.)
3. Which of the following players are we going to resign/let go (this will determine our needs for the draft):

• RB Thomas Jones
• FB Le'Ron McClain
• WR Dwayne Bowe
• WR Jerheme Urban
• TE Leonard Pope
• OT Jared Gaither
• OT Barry Richardson
• C Casey Wiegmann
• NT Kelly Gregg
• DE Wallace Gilberry
• ILB Jovan Belcher (RFA)
• ILB Brandon Siler
• ILB Andy Studebaker
• CB Brandon Flowers
• CB Brandon Carr
• CB Travis Daniels
• S Jon McGraw
• K Ryan Succop (RFA)

4. Any other information you care to share, or that might influence the Chiefs draft in some way.

You can speculate trades if you wish. I would advise against it, but it's a free country.

[Direckshun]

Some assumptions:

1. Gaither takes over RT duties from Richardson, but Albert plays well enough to keep his job. Gaither holds his duties down very well.

2. The Chiefs sign Gaither, Pope, and McClain to another one-year contract.

3. The Chiefs lose: Tyler Palko, Thomas Jones, Casey Wiegmann, and Kelly Gregg.

4. Bowe gets PAID. Carr and Flowers both get PAID.

5. Moeaki and Siler both return healthy and ready to play.

6. Cassel plays decently enough through a meandering 8-8 season. 25 TDs, 10 INTs. He faces a make-or-break year in 2012.

Let the games begin.

1. RB Trent Richardson, Alabama

What could a better pick in the middle of the 1st could there be? OLB is locked down by Houston and Hali, we've got three good WRs (assuming Baldwin comes along) and McCluster's apparently a factor downfield, now. The value isn't at RT in the middle of the first, and Pioli isn't going to take a QB.

2. NT Dontari Poe, Memphis

A reach perhaps, and out of character for Scott Pioli, who prefers big schoolers at all times. But the nose tackle waters are getting thinner and thinner, and going into the season with Powe as your only serious nose tackle won't do. Poe adds a huge body for goal line formats, and can provide some great depth.

3. OT/G Tanner Hawkinson, Kansas

Hawkinson is tailor-made for the zone blocking system. He will need a season or two in an NFL strength-and-conditioning program, but he seems to have long arms and excels in pass protection. He can switch in to guard, too, which will be desperately needed in 2012.

4. WR Jarrett Boykin, Virginia Tech

I really don't like the offense Boykin plays in, and I think it suppresses us from seeing him as a reliable receiver with great quickness and reliable hands. The WR corps needs depth, and we need another receiver should the Chiefs want to feature smaller, quicker packages with Breaston and McCluster to compliment the huge WR packages with Bowe, Baldwin, and Moeaki.

5. OG/C Moe Petrus, Connecticut

An underrated center for the Huskies, he played a season at guard before wrecking shit for Jordan Todman the past couple years at center. Again, depth is needed along the offensive line.

6. SS Harrison Smith, Notre Dame

It's been two seasons and the Chiefs still don't have a viable guy to spell Eric Berry. Hopefully that will change with Smith, a guy who's done next to nothing before exploding last year with 7 interceptions. Like almost all ND players, he's smart with high character, and features 4.5 speed.

7. QB Stephen Garcia, South Carolina

A game manager from the SEC playing in what has become a big time program over the past couple of years. Pioli takes a flyer.

[ForeverChiefs58]

Originally Posted by Direckshun

Some assumptions:

1. Gaither takes over RT duties from Richardson, but Albert plays well enough to keep his job. Gaither holds his duties down very well.

2. The Chiefs sign Gaither, Pope, and McClain to another one-year contract.

3. The Chiefs lose: Tyler Palko, Thomas Jones, Casey Wiegmann, and Kelly Gregg.

4. Bowe gets PAID. Carr and Flowers both get PAID.

5. Moeaki and Siler both return healthy and ready to play.

6. Cassel plays decently enough through a meandering 8-8 season. 25 TDs, 10 INTs. He faces a make-or-break year in 2012.

Let the games begin.

1. RB Trent Richardson, Alabama

What could a better pick in the middle of the 1st could there be? OLB is locked down by Houston and Hali, we've got three good WRs (assuming Baldwin comes along) and McCluster's apparently a factor downfield, now. The value isn't at RT in the middle of the first, and Pioli isn't going to take a QB.

2. NT Dontari Poe, Memphis

A reach perhaps, and out of character for Scott Pioli, who prefers big schoolers at all times. But the nose tackle waters are getting thinner and thinner, and going into the season with Powe as your only serious nose tackle won't do. Poe adds a huge body for goal line formats, and can provide some great depth.

3. OT/G Tanner Hawkinson, Kansas

Hawkinson is tailor-made for the zone blocking system. He will need a season or two in an NFL strength-and-conditioning program, but he seems to have long arms and excels in pass protection. He can switch in to guard, too, which will be desperately needed in 2012.

4. WR Jarrett Boykin, Virginia Tech

I really don't like the offense Boykin plays in, and I think it suppresses us from seeing him as a reliable receiver with great quickness and reliable hands. The WR corps needs depth, and we need another receiver should the Chiefs want to feature smaller, quicker packages with Breaston and McCluster to compliment the huge WR packages with Bowe, Baldwin, and Moeaki.

5. OG/C Moe Petrus, Connecticut

An underrated center for the Huskies, he played a season at guard before wrecking shit for Jordan Todman the past couple years at center. Again, depth is needed along the offensive line.

6. SS Harrison Smith, Notre Dame

It's been two seasons and the Chiefs still don't have a viable guy to spell Eric Berry. Hopefully that will change with Smith, a guy who's done next to nothing before exploding last year with 7 interceptions. Like almost all ND players, he's smart with high character, and features 4.5 speed.

7. QB Stephen Garcia, South Carolina

A game manager from the SEC playing in what has become a big time program over the past couple of years. Pioli takes a flyer.

Love the Trent Richardson to give us the best 1-2 punch at RB.

If Cassel fails this year, I hope we make a QB more of a priority than the 7th though.

[Direckshun]

QB: Cassel, Stanzi, Garcia
RB: Charles, Richardson, McCluster, McClain
FB: McClain

WR: Bowe, Baldwin, Breaston, McCluster, Boykin, Copper
TE: Moeaki, Pope, O'Connell

LT: Albert, Gaither
LG: Lilja, Petrus
C: Hudson, Petrus
RG: Asamoah, Hawkinson
RT: Gaither, Hawkinson

DE: Dorsey, Bailey
NT: Powe, Poe
DE: Jackson, Gilberry

OLB: Hali, Sheffield
ILB: Belcher, Siler
ILB: Johnson, Williams
OLB: Houston, Studebaker

CB: Flowers, Carr, Brown, Arenas, Daniels
S: Berry, Lewis, McGraw, Smith

K: Succop
P: Colquitt
LS: Gafford
PR: Arenas
KR: Arenas

[Direckshun]

Noticed the error in the thread heading.

Meh.

[Bump]

we should draft Tim Biere too

[aturnis]

As I said in draftplanet. I don't like it. You didn't go:

1. ILB

2. OT

3. TE

[JoeyChuckles]

Wow, if you get any of these right I will be surprised.

Not doubting your abilities or knowledge, just so far away and so much can happen.

[Ming the Merciless]

I would personally cream my pants if cassel goes 25-10 this season....especially if he misses a game or two.

As for the rest, I have no clue...would be cool to draft a bad ass RB 1st tho..

I hope you get alot of shit right....So

I AM POSTING IN EPIC NOSTRADAMUS THREAD

[CupidStunt]

You're just trying for attention and the surprise factor with the 1st pick. It simply isn't gonna happen. RBBC is fine...when you don't have a top 5 back. Richardson or anyone else isn't a load-helper, they're a carry-stealer. A nice bruiser in the 4th or even 3rd would be fine; a 250+ carry back in the 1st is way overkill.

[Direckshun]

Originally Posted by CupidStunt

You're just trying for attention and the surprise factor with the 1st pick. It simply isn't gonna happen. RBBC is fine...when you don't have a top 5 back. Richardson or anyone else isn't a load-helper, they're a carry-stealer. A nice bruiser in the 4th or even 3rd would be fine; a 250+ carry back in the 1st is way overkill.

Not necessarily, just trying to see where the biggest bang for our buck can be in the first round.

I explained my reasoning. We already have two 1sts invested in WRs and paid money for Breaston with McCluster developing there.

We also have a starting caliber OLB in Houston, deserving of a season to prove himself. And we're not going to invest two 1sts at the safety position.

RT is not worth a first round pick (although I'm sure Pioli is targeting Riley Reiff as we speak), and there are not 1st round NT prospects that I can see.

Who would you have selected?

[Nightfyre]

Okay, just how many ****ing make or break years does Cassel get? I mean, come on the dude is pushing THIRTY.

[Direckshun]

Originally Posted by Nightfyre

Okay, just how many ****ing make or break years does Cassel get? I mean, come on the dude is pushing THIRTY.

I don't feel like Matt Cassel has received a single make-or-break year in Kansas City.

Yet.

[Urc Burry]

I actually like Trent Richardson in the first... I might rather get a Vontaze Burfict or Te'o though. Little more value.

[Direckshun]

Originally Posted by Urc Burry

I actually like Trent Richardson in the first... I might rather get a Vontaze Burfict or Te'o though. Little more value.

I don't like ILB in the first unless it's a game changer like Burfict.

But Burfict is antithetical to the Right 53.