Today 12/27 Mel Kiper says.......

[KCFaninSEA]

Mel says Mike Glennon will be the first QB taken in the 2013 draft and he could be picked in the top 10. He says alot of things could and will change as the draft approaches but as of right now he thinks the Chiefs should trade out of the top spot if they can and if they can't they should take Luke Joeckel with the first pick. He also say the Jaguars should trade down also but if they can't they should take a DE with their first pick.

[Pasta Little Brioni]

Originally Posted by Kaylore

That he isn't the next Tim Couch, Ala Geno Smith? That he can make more than one read, doesn't stare down his receivers and throw into tripple coverage and play with receivers that are amazing?

Regardless, you guys picked a bad year to suck. This class of QB's looks like crap.

You really are one clueless SOB

[Pasta Little Brioni]

Originally Posted by Braincase

At this point, I think the best option is to trade down, trade down, trade down and stockpile picks for the 2014 and 2015 drafts. Chiefs should make it a goal to have 6 picks in the first three rounds in each of the the next two drafts.

Stick to B Ball Beaker

[RunKC]

Can't wait until Tyler Wilson skyrockets this spring and we take him. The kids football IQ, talent and toughness will shine at the Senior Bowl and combine.

What will set him apart is his leadership. There is not a better leader in this class than Tyler Wilson.

[Pasta Little Brioni]

Originally Posted by PhillyChiefFan

I'd venture to say solid QB play would have won quite a few more games this season.

Cassel: 12 INT, 9 FUM
Quinn: 8 INT, 1 FUM

That's 30 TO's right there. Granted not all of them were their faults, but let's face it, it's amazing that they kept the games as close as they did considering that seemingly everytime the defense took the field it was either short or they were tired because the offense just went 3nOut for the 4th time that half.

Off the top of my head....The team beats Baltimore, Pitt, Denver, and Indy with even marginal QB play.

[Pasta Little Brioni]

Originally Posted by ptlyon

Or big chocolate dicks

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by RunKC

Can't wait until Tyler Wilson skyrockets this spring and we take him. The kids football IQ, talent and toughness will shine at the Senior Bowl and combine.

What will set him apart is his leadership. There is not a better leader in this class than Tyler Wilson.

Geno Smith is already ahead of him and his football IQ will likely shine at the workouts too.

Wilson is going to have a hard time passing Smith. Not that he couldn't - just gonna be difficult.

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by Molitoth

Basically all Kiper/Mcshay/Mayock do is look at measurables.

They cannot however measure the intangibles like leadership, heart, determination, etc.

Originally Posted by RunKC

Can't wait until Tyler Wilson skyrockets this spring and we take him. The kids football IQ, talent and toughness will shine at the Senior Bowl and combine.

What will set him apart is his leadership. There is not a better leader in this class than Tyler Wilson.

Molitoth - do you now see how stupid your post looks when put into context?

Get that shit out of here - leadership is a litmus test, not a driving factor. What wins in this league is talent and yes, you can measure talent. Russell Wilson doesn't win because of "heart" or "determination", he wins because he's a foolishly great athlete with great instincts and sense for the position. I underestimated his potential because of his size and accuracy concerns - I clearly didn't do enough homework.

This Olympics-style human interest shit bores me to tears. Physical talent and intelligence wins ballgames. Leadership can put you over the hump, but we'll worry about that when we get there. Dan Marino was dumb as a hammer and a shit leader, but he won ballgames. Terry Bradshaw was a lazy hillbilly and won 4 Super Bowls. Ryan Fitzpatrick is brilliant and he sucks. Matt Cassel, by all accounts, works as hard as anyone and is as 'determined' as Tom Brady to not blow - he still does.

Blah blah blah - they don't look for heart - blah. Bullshit. Determination does show up on tape and drive shows up in interviews. The good evaluators spot that stuff, the bad ones don't.

Mel Kiper is lazy and doesn't do his homework, it's really as simple as that.

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

Molitoth - do you now see how stupid your post looks when put into context?

Get that shit out of here - leadership is a litmus test, not a driving factor. What wins in this league is talent and yes, you can measure talent. Russell Wilson doesn't win because of "heart" or "determination", he wins because he's a foolishly great athlete with great instincts and sense for the position. I underestimated his potential because of his size and accuracy concerns - I clearly didn't do enough homework.

This Olympics-style human interest shit bores me to tears. Physical talent and intelligence wins ballgames. Leadership can put you over the hump, but we'll worry about that when we get there. Dan Marino was dumb as a hammer and a shit leader, but he won ballgames. Terry Bradshaw was a lazy hillbilly and won 4 Super Bowls. Ryan Fitzpatrick is brilliant and he sucks. Matt Cassel, by all accounts, works as hard as anyone and is as 'determined' as Tom Brady to not blow - he still does.

Blah blah blah - they don't look for heart - blah. Bullshit. Determination does show up on tape and drive shows up in interviews. The good evaluators spot that stuff, the bad ones don't.

Mel Kiper is lazy and doesn't do his homework, it's really as simple as that.

The Marino reference is interesting - there's a reason he set a few dozen NFL records but doesn't have a ring.

The "it" factor is what separates the Montana's from the Marino's. it's what separates Aaron Rodgers from Jay Cutler.

Heart, determination, poise under pressure - they all ABSOLUTELY matter.

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by htismaqe

The Marino reference is interesting - there's a reason he set a few dozen NFL records but doesn't have a ring.

The "it" factor is what separates the Montana's from the Marino's. it's what separates Aaron Rodgers from Jay Cutler.

Heart, determination, poise under pressure - they all ABSOLUTELY matter.

They matter, but in the margins. And ultimately, a ton of it is rear-view mirror analysis. Brett Favre is 'a leader' but had he not had Reggie White on his team, we'd look back at him as a dipshit rube gunslinger that frat-boyed the Packers out of a championship or two.

If John Elway doesn't get Terrel Davis in the backfield, he's still a punchline.

We call those guys great leaders in hindsight because they won, but it's a Chicken/egg argument, IMO.

There are a handful of truly great leaders that have come into the league. Montana is among them and perhaps Brady as well. Those guys are outliers and not what you demand in a QB.

I don't think either Manning falls into that category and I'm not convinced Rodgers does either. Those are just excellent QBs with insane talent. What separates Rodgers from Cutler is accuracy, decisionmaking and to a lesser degree, mobility. Oh, and Cutler is revered by his teammates, for what it's worth. Folks in Chicago say that his leadership in that lockerroom is superlative. But sometimes he's just a goddamn lunatic on the field and thats why they don't win.

What kept Marino from a Super Bowl was no running game and no pass rush. Had he had either of those things, he'd have gotten a ring or two and we wouldn't be blitzing him as a shitty leader, just as we don't blitz Elway or Favre.

A complete lack of leadership and character will kill a QB, look at Fatmarcus. But most of them have enough to pass the litmus test question. At that point its talent and decisionmaking - which you can see on the tape.

The panting 'leader' platitudes are for national talking heads that love to analyze in the rearview rather than do their homework ahead of time.

[gochiefss]

Still think Teo's going to be the pick. That guy just looks like a Chief.

[CoMoChief]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

They matter, but in the margins. And ultimately, a ton of it is rear-view mirror analysis. Brett Favre is 'a leader' but had he not had Reggie White on his team, we'd look back at him as a dipshit rube gunslinger that frat-boyed the Packers out of a championship or two.

If John Elway doesn't get Terrel Davis in the backfield, he's still a punchline.

We call those guys great leaders in hindsight because they won, but it's a Chicken/egg argument, IMO.

There are a handful of truly great leaders that have come into the league. Montana is among them and perhaps Brady as well. Those guys are outliers and not what you demand in a QB.

I don't think either Manning falls into that category and I'm not convinced Rodgers does either. Those are just excellent QBs with insane talent. What separates Rodgers from Cutler is accuracy, decisionmaking and to a lesser degree, mobility. Oh, and Cutler is revered by his teammates, for what it's worth. Folks in Chicago say that his leadership in that lockerroom is superlative. But sometimes he's just a goddamn lunatic on the field and thats why they don't win.

What kept Marino from a Super Bowl was no running game and no pass rush. Had he had either of those things, he'd have gotten a ring or two and we wouldn't be blitzing him as a shitty leader, just as we don't blitz Elway or Favre.

A complete lack of leadership and character will kill a QB, look at Fatmarcus. But most of them have enough to pass the litmus test question. At that point its talent and decisionmaking - which you can see on the tape.

The panting 'leader' platitudes are for national talking heads that love to analyze in the rearview rather than do their homework ahead of time.

RB's in that Broncos running scheme are/were expendable...they were churning out 1,000 yd backs like it was nothing after TD. Broncos would have been fine and IMO still would have made the SB.

[Thig Lyfe]

Originally Posted by gochiefss

Still think Teo's going to be the pick. That guy just looks like a Chief.

Racist?

[FlaChief58]

Originally Posted by gochiefss

Still think Teo's going to be the pick. That guy just looks like a Chief.

Yes but, you're a dumass so....yeah

[BigMeatballDave]

Originally Posted by gochiefss

Still think Teo's going to be the pick. That guy just looks like a Chief.

An ILB? #1 overall?

Clueless ****

[gochiefss]

Houston, Teo, DJ, Hali

That will be a great linebacking corp next year