3-4 might make this moot, but someone had an interesting post...

[Frankie]

...in the "other" Chiefs forum. This is a copy/paste of his post:

OK, Im gonna compare two players and to keep emotions out, Im gonna label them player A, and (you guessed it) player B

player A was the second overall choice in his respected draft.

He is 6´4" tall
270 pounds

in his first three years in the nfl, he racked up totals of:

18.5 sacks
188 total tackles
9 forced fumbles

broken down year by year as
rookie
2.5 sacks
53 tackles
1 forced fumble

soph
6.5 sacks
67 tackles
4 forced fumbles

third year
9.5 sacks
68 tackles
4 forced fumbles


Player B was drafted 20th overall in the first round

through his first three years in the league he ammased:

18.5 sacks
173 tackles
10 forced fumbles

broken down by year as:

rookie year
8 sacks
61 tackles
5 forced fumbles

sophmore
7.5 sacks
58 tackles
2 forced fumbles

third year
3 sacks
54 tackles
3 forced fumbles

So which, if either, was overdrafted or a better value? I will recap them again:

player A
6´4"
270
18.5 sacks
188 tackles
9 forced fumbles

player B
6´3"
275 pounds
18.5 sacks
173 tackles
10 forced fumbles
















Player A is Niel Smith
Player B is Tamba Hali

My point is, dont be so quick to judge a career of a defensive player on the first three years, as you might miss a gem!

[EyePod]

Originally Posted by PhillyChiefFan

Agreed. He was never suppose to be placed in that role.

I don't think it is fair to judge Hali decline based on his performance in a position he was never suppose to play.

He was a stopgap, a plug to "replace" Allan, can't expect the same production.

You could expect better production than he had.

[EyePod]

Originally Posted by Frankie

On the other hand OUR players are always the worst until they sign with another team.

It's like we're the ****ing Arizona Cardinals!