ESPN dubs our Draft #1

[GoHuge]

I'm pretty damn happy all-in-all with what we got and it must have been really hard for ESPN to say something good about the Chiefs, but they did. My hunch is Clark just unlocked the closet he's had Carl locked in all weekend. Again I think this is just another sign of Clark taking power from Carl and letting the appropriate people to do their jobs. Clark is going to get this thing turned around. By that I mean run the organization as a business in every way, shape, and form. That includes winning on the field.

I'm a TW customer so I don't have NFL Network. What are they saying?

[JohnnyV13]

Please,

How ignorant are you yahoos? Espn is part of a vast conspiricy to run down all that is good in the world. Espn, darwininsts, and Carl Peterson have joined forces to break the spirit of the entire midwest. You people wouldn't be so bitter if you hadn't lost your jobs at the barrel factory.

If you joined the Rainbow coalition and became Yankee fans, you'd understand these things.

[dirk digler]

Originally Posted by Basileus777

ESPN doesn't hate the Chiefs, for the most part they are just indifferent to them. The media just doesn't care about small market teams with a history of mediocrity, its not specific to Kansas City.

When such a team does something noteworthy, produces a superstar, or starts winning, then that changes.

Yep totally agree.

[Ugly Duck]

Originally Posted by The Bad Guy

What is hilarious to me is all the fans that "hated" this draft, are the ones who have just signed up for this BB recently.

Ha Ha! Gotcha! I asked my RaiderFan buds to sign up recently & pretend to be ChiefsFans so we could trash your draft when it came around. Those hater newbies are really my secret Trojan Horse minions - gotcha!

[KcMizzou]

Originally Posted by Ugly Duck

Ha Ha! Gotcha! I asked my RaiderFan buds to sign up recently & pretend to be ChiefsFans so we could trash your draft when it came around. Those hater newbies are really my secret Trojan Horse minions - gotcha!

C'mon man... you know the Chiefs kicked ass this time. (finally)

To be honest, I only know about DMC, from your draft. People say he could have the same impact Peterson did last season. I think that's asking a bit much. Those kind of rookie RB seasons don't happen often, if ever. That said, I still think he'll be a hell of a back for you.

What's your honest opinion on our draft? (Yeah, I'm serious)

[DT58HOF]

Originally Posted by rad

I guess having 12 choices in a draft will make folks take notice.

Remember a few years back, Philly had 13 picks, and everone gushed over their picks? It's a numbers thing. I'm happy with it, considering what it could have been.

well im glad we had all of them but i would of still jerked all over myself after the first 6,lol

[noa]

Originally Posted by Don417

I'm glad they think so. Day one was excellent. Day two was a complete abortion. No positions of need filled by quality players. Instead it looks like they drafted for backups. Hermie said he wanted 5 starters out of this draft. Well if there are 2 starters in day two then this team is hosed. I'm thouroughly disgusted.

Even though Herm said that thing about starters, I think its the wrong way to look at it. We got guys who will absolutely contribute. Charles won't be our starting RB, but he adds a huge boost to the running game. His contribution will be incredibly valuable, so starting or not doesn't make a difference there.
The TE could very well start since Gailey loves those formations, and even if he isn't considered a starter, he'll be on the field a ton.
And Morgan could definitely be a starter.
We already know that Dorsey and Albert are going to start, and Flowers could very well start, or at least make a significant enough contribution to make that point the designation of a "starter" irrelevant.
So in the first three rounds, we got six guys who will make immediate impacts and make our team much better. Some might be labeled starters, some might not, but they will all be adding to spots where we needed help (yes, even at the RB spot).
Now, we also picked up two more potential starters. One is Barry Richardson and the other is Johnston. They might not start right away, but who really cares? Do we need to go 8-8 next year. As long as the guys turn into starters, I'll be happy. Hell, they were 6th and 7th round picks.
Then we got a kick returner. I guess you don't really consider that a starter, but that's a huge void we needed filled.
And we got more depth at WR and CB.
So all in all, we addressed tons of needs and a lot of those guys will make valuable contributions.
Sticking to stupid labels when evaluating a draft is meaningless. Look at the impact the players will make.