Compsenatory Pick for Chiefs

[royr17]

How many picks should the Chiefs expect to get this year and what arounds.

These are the players released and that were signed.

Players Kansas City Chiefs Lost

QB Kyle Orton - Signed with Cowboys
RB Jackie Battle - Signed with Chargers
FB Le'Ron McClain - Signed with Chargers
TE Leonard Pope - Signed with Steelers
C Casey Wiegmann - Retired
OT Barry Richardson - Signed with Rams
DE Wallace Gilberry - Signed with Bucs
NT Kelly Gregg - Retired
CB Brandon Carr - Signed with Cowboys
S Jon McGraw - Free Agent

Players Kansas City Chiefs Signed

QB Brady Quinn Free Agent Signed
HB Peyton Hillis Free Agent Signed
TE Kevin Boss Released Free Agent Signed
OT Eric Winston Released Free Agent Signed
DE/DT Ropati Pitoitua Released Free Agent Signed
CB Stanford Routt Released Free Agent Signed

[BigRock]

Originally Posted by mcaj22

then it still comes down to the snap counts of Abe Elam, Hillis and Quinn

which I think outweight whatever three top snap counts we let go

i assume the top 3 would be Carr, Richardson and ??? McClain or Battle

so 3 for 3 we might not get shit for a pick

Nobody's snap counts mean anything. It just boils down to basic math.

Most likely, we lost Carr, McClain, and Orton. 3 losses. Then we gained Quinn and Hillis. 2 gains. A difference of 1 loss, so we get 1 pick. For Carr. And it will be a good pick.

But it's possible Barry Richardson will be counted as a loss. He probably signed a cheapo one-year contract, but he's started all year. He may count. In that case, the total is 4 losses to 2 gains, so we get 2 picks. One for Carr, one for Orton since he signed the next best contract. The Orton pick would be a late-rounder.

The worst-case scenario is that B-Rich doesn't count and Abe Elam does, which would mean 3 losses and 3 gains. In that case, regardless of contract amounts or snap counts, the absolute best we could hope for is a 7th round pick. We might get a 7th rounder simply because we lost better quality players than we signed. Otherwise, we get nothing.

But even Pioli can't be THAT stupid, to have pissed away a likely third round pick for Abe Elam. So that scenario is unlikely.

Bottom line, we should get a good pick for Carr. That much seems guaranteed. Whether we get anything else depends on which players qualify as meaningful losses.