Should the Chiefs have drafted Aaron Rodgers over Derrick Johnson?

[Hammock Parties]

Rodger is 16/19 for GB today...

Of course under Herm he'd probably just break all his bones.

[PastorMikH]

Seen this thread a number of times, but I've put off commenting.

I like DJ, but if I could have Aaron Rogers the way he's playing, and knowing how badly we could use a QB like him right now, I might be inclined to take him instead of DJ.

However, who's to say had we taken Rogers that he'd be the QB he is today? Would he have gotten the coaching he needed to develope here? Would he have sit under and learn from one of the better QBs to ever play the game in KC? Would he have the OL and coaching staff here to allow him to play like he does in GB? I have to anser no to all those questions.

Hindsight is easy, but we have to remember the variables that influence a players ability. I don't think Aaron Rogers would be the QB he is today if we had drafted him instead of GB.


We have a good LB in DJ. With Aaron Rogers, we'd probably just have another QB we have already given up on.

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by PastorMikH

Seen this thread a number of times, but I've put off commenting.

I like DJ, but if I could have Aaron Rogers the way he's playing, and knowing how badly we could use a QB like him right now, I might be inclined to take him instead of DJ.

However, who's to say had we taken Rogers that he'd be the QB he is today? Would he have gotten the coaching he needed to develope here? Would he have sit under and learn from one of the better QBs to ever play the game in KC? Would he have the OL and coaching staff here to allow him to play like he does in GB? I have to anser no to all those questions.

Hindsight is easy, but we have to remember the variables that influence a players ability. I don't think Aaron Rogers would be the QB he is today if we had drafted him instead of GB.


We have a good LB in DJ. With Aaron Rogers, we'd probably just have another QB we have already given up on.

DJ's average at best.

This mentality towards drafting QB's by both the Chiefs organization, their fans and the city is the main reason why the Chiefs haven't won a ****ing thing in 37 years.

The Chiefs should be drafting a QB every year or at least, every other year. Instead, they've drafted four first day QB's in 25 years.

That's why they suck and will continue to suck.

[chiefzilla1501]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

DJ's average at best.

This mentality towards drafting QB's by both the Chiefs organization, their fans and the city is the main reason why the Chiefs haven't won a ****ing thing in 37 years.

The Chiefs should be drafting a QB every year or at least, every other year. Instead, they've drafted four first day QB's in 25 years.

That's why they suck and will continue to suck.

Disagree.

I think DJ's average at worst. He has enormous upside but our terrible coaching is holding him back. His biggest problem by far is that he can't tackle. In 5 years, every one of Gun's defenses have sucked, sucked, sucked at tackling.

We've never seen what he can do without Gun. I'd love to see what he can do without a Gun. DJ is actually a pretty outstanding coverage LB and I'm sick of Gun's LBs constantly overpursuing plays. Maybe I'm naive, but I think a different coordinator could get a lot more out of a talented player like DJ.

[beach tribe]

Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501

Disagree.

I think DJ's average at worst. He has enormous upside but our terrible coaching is holding him back. His biggest problem by far is that he can't tackle. In 5 years, every one of Gun's defenses have sucked, sucked, sucked at tackling.

We've never seen what he can do without Gun. I'd love to see what he can do without a Gun. DJ is actually a pretty outstanding coverage LB and I'm sick of Gun's LBs constantly overpursuing plays. Maybe I'm naive, but I think a different coordinator could get a lot more out of a talented player like DJ.

D.J. is talented, and that's about it. He doesn't take on blockers. He doesn't tackle well. He doesn't rush the QB well. and how many INTs does the great coverage LB have? Not to mention he constantly over pursues, and if he doesn't take himself out of the play, he gets swept out of th play. Coaching has a whole hell of a lot to do with it, but this is more of your homeristic coddling..