Collins out 3-4 weeks l Jared Allen demoted to 2nd string...

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by TRR

From other sources I read, the Chiefs were high on Thomas Davis. However, they never budgeted in the fact that Derrick Johnson would slipt that far. Most draft board had him in the top 10, and some had him going in the top 5. Peterson wasn't trading out of that pick when DJ fell that far.

I thought I read somewhere the DJ wasn't even on their draft board since they figured he'd be gone.

However, it occurs to me that it'd be stupid to not have the top players on your draft board, regardless of where you pick, so maybe that's not true.