If the Chiefs do end up with the # 1 pick..

['Hamas' Jenkins]

Originally Posted by Shag

Keep in mind that any drafted QB is likely to take at least 2-3 years before making any real positive impact. The long the Chiefs wait to find their QBOTF, the later the development of that QB is pushed. We have an extraordinarily young team, and need to be developing a QB while also developing those other young players. What good is a young team coming to maturity when there's no QB to lead that team?

I agree with your concerns about Carl/Herm, but even if they are back next year, that's almost assuredly the last year of that regime. Hopefully, a drafted QB would sit most/all of the year on the bench behind a FA pickup, limiting the exposure behind a shoddy OL.

Even if they wanted to trade the #1, I think they'd have difficulty doing so. There's really not a "can't miss" prospect that everyone is clamoring for this year...

This is going to be a very deep draft class, and as a result, the #1 pick isn't going to command that much in trade value.

I understand the concern about having Herm and Carl around while a new QB is groomed, as they are teh suck. However, Stafford is a pretty damned good QB specimen. He has size, mobility, arm strength, he's played in a pro style offense, and he doesn't have shit to work with, so he's much more used to making the kinds of throws that you need to make in order to succeed in the NFL (I'm talking to you, Bradford and McCoy).

If some team offers you a king's ransom, and dumb and dumber are still around, I can see the logic of trading down. But at the same time, I worry that the development of our team will be further delayed.

Something on the order of a top five pick, a first next year, a third, and a fifth (basically what NYG paid for Manning) should be what they would ask for if they were to trade out of that spot.