Our top defensive players and the draft.

[Rain Man]

Our top defensive players:

1. Jared Allen (4th round)
2. Eric Warfield (7th round)
3. Lional Dalton (Street free agent, both originally and with the Chiefs)
4. Scott Fujita (5th round)


What are the implications of that?

[HolmeZz]

Our best corner and safety were also later rounders.

[Chieficus]

What are the implications of that?

We only draft OT's with the 1st round pick, trade #2 & 3 away, and then go hog-wild drafting on D in the later rounds???

[tyton75]

we can't find impact players in the opening rounds.. thats how it looks too me.. (too obvious?)

[jcroft]

we can't find impact players in the opening rounds.. thats how it looks too me.. (too obvious?)

I think that <em>is</em> too obvious. There has to be a better explanation than this...

[BigChiefFan]

We don't go after football players and go after projects in the early rounds. After looking at your list, gawd our drafting has been putrid in recent years. Damn they could take the dartboard approach and have more luck than that.

[Rain Man]

One potential answer is that we haven't spent a high pick on a DB since Woods and Tongue in 1996, with the marginal exception of a 3rd rounder for Wesley in 1999 or 2000 (whenever).

As for linebackers, can someone help me out? In the past ten years, we've spent a 2nd on Mitchell and a 3rd on Fox. Anyone else?

We've spent a ton of high draft picks on defensive tackles, but few if any high picks on defensive ends.

Have we really just kind of ignored the defense for a long time, other than the DT position? I'm too lazy to look up the draft lists.

[jAZ]

We are no Baltimore?

http://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/showthread.php?t=105228

1996 Jonathan Ogden OT and Ray Lewis LB
1997 Peter Boulware LB
1998 Duane Starks CB
1999 Chris McCallister CB
2000 Jamal Lewis and Travis Taylor
2001 Todd Heap TE
2002 Ed Reed S
2003 Terrell Suggs and Kyle Boller
2004 no draft pick

[BigChiefFan]

One potential answer is that we haven't spent a high pick on a DB since Woods and Tongue in 1996, with the marginal exception of a 3rd rounder for Wesley in 1999 or 2000 (whenever).

As for linebackers, can someone help me out? In the past ten years, we've spent a 2nd on Mitchell and a 3rd on Fox. Anyone else?

We've spent a ton of high draft picks on defensive tackles, but few if any high picks on defensive ends.

Have we really just kind of ignored the defense for a long time, other than the DT position? I'm too lazy to look up the draft lists.
Don't forget bartee. He's a :cuss: 2nd rounder. :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:

[jcroft]

We don't go after football players and go after projects in the early rounds. After looking at your list, gawd our drafting has been putrid in recent years. Damn they could take the dartboard approach and have more luck than that.

I do think this is part of the issue. Vermeil and Peterson definitely seem to have this idea that drafted players don't start the year theiy're drafted. They're projects, to be developed. Both of the last two years Vermeil has told us that no player they could have drafted in round one would have started on their defense. "We're going for depth," he said. That's absurd. Many teams seem to have no trouble drafting starters in round one, and even in rounds two and three.

[Lzen]

Hicks - Rookie FA in 98
Bartee - 2nd round in 2000

[Lzen]

Monty Beisel - 4th round 2001

[jspchief]

We are no Baltimore?

http://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/showthread.php?t=105228

1996 Jonathan Ogden OT and Ray Lewis LB
1997 Peter Boulware LB
1998 Duane Starks CB
1999 Chris McCallister CB
2000 Jamal Lewis and Travis Taylor
2001 Todd Heap TE
2002 Ed Reed S
2003 Terrell Suggs and Kyle Boller
2004 no draft pick

Okay, Pioli is locked up, how do we get Ozzie Newsome?

[jspchief]

I do think this is part of the issue. Vermeil and Peterson definitely seem to have this idea that drafted players don't start the year theiy're drafted. They're projects, to be developed. Both of the last two years Vermeil has told us that no player they could have drafted in round one would have started on their defense. "We're going for depth," he said. That's absurd. Many teams seem to have no trouble drafting starters in round one, and even in rounds two and three.

Hearing those quotes from Vermeil infuriates me. Almost every player that was drafted in the first round this year is contributing to their team. he's a moron if he thinks it can't have an immediate impact.

[Frankie]

So here's the strategy:

Step A- Trade our 1st for someone's 4 through 7 with them tossing in an extra 4th.

Step B- Trade our 2nd for another team's 4 through 7.

Step C- Trade our 3rd for another team's 5 through 7.

This will give us three 4s, four 5s, four 6s, and four 7s. That's 15 lower round picks.

SUPERBOWL HERE WE COME.....

[JimNasium]

So here's the strategy:

Step A- Trade our 1st for someone's 4 through 7 with them tossing in an extra 4th.

Step B- Trade our 2nd for another team's 4 through 7.

Step C- Trade our 3rd for another team's 5 through 7.

This will give us three 4s, four 5s, four 6s, and four 7s. That's 15 lower round picks.

SUPERBOWL HERE WE COME.....
That's my thought. Carl is a draft gooroo [sic] and he wouldn't have to spend a 2nd rounder on 4th round talent in the above scenario.

[htismaqe]

I think the problem here is Vermeil's AGE.

It's not that rookies can't contribute, and it's not necessarily wrong to draft guys that need to be developed.

Vermeil just doesn't WANT to develop new players.

[Frankie]

That's my thought. Carl is a draft gooroo [sic] and he wouldn't have to spend a 2nd rounder on 4th round talent in the above scenario.

Since Rainman's thread doesn't identify any 6th round successes, here's how I'll modify my idea:

Step D- Trade our four 6s for eight more 7s.

Now we have a total of 19 picks. 12 in the 7th round. Man this plan is becoming more and more diabolical. Next year's Superbowl champship is IN THE BAG. :)

[JimNasium]

Since Rainman's thread doesn't identify any 6th round successes, here's how I'll modify my idea:

Step D- Trade our four 6s for eight more 7s.

Now we have a total of 19 picks. 12 in the 7th round. Man this plan is becoming more and more diabolical. Next year's Superbowl champship is IN THE BAG. :)
:thumb:

[Hoover]

We spent the last 4 drafts trying to find that monster DT, and it has hurt the rest of the team and the overall defensive unit. You can't focus just on pne position in the draft like the Chiefs have done under DV. And when he don't pick a DT, he & Carl has taken LJ and Kris Wilson. How about a CB or LB you dumb fu@ks?

[Hoover]

I think the problem here is Vermeil's AGE.

It's not that rookies can't contribute, and it's not necessarily wrong to draft guys that need to be developed.

Vermeil just doesn't WANT to develop new players.
Plus what FA defensive stud wants to come play for a HC thats pushing 70 and has a hard on for offense. next thing you know, you will be on a rebuilding shit team in trhe mid west, what fun!

[ChiefsCountry]

How about our top offensive players:

1. Priest Holmes (Street free agent)
2. Tony Gonzalez (1st round)
3. Will Shields (3rd round)
4. Trent Green (8th round)

But look at our receivers both of them were 1st round picks.

[Rain Man]

How about our top offensive players:

1. Priest Holmes (Street free agent)
2. Tony Gonzalez (1st round)
3. Will Shields (3rd round)
4. Trent Green (8th round)

But look at our receivers both of them were 1st round picks.


It seems like our offensive guys are all either first round picks or street free agents. It seems like our defensive guys are either high-round defensive tackles or non-high-round picks.

[Spicy McHaggis]

It says what everyone knows. We need new people making decisions in the FO because obviously these people are not bringing the groceries. Honestly I believe that myself and a number of other people on this board could do a better job drafting in the first and second rounds.

[BigChiefFan]

It says what everyone knows. We need new people making decisions in the FO because obviously these people are not bringing the groceries. Honestly I believe that myself and a number of other people on this board could do a better job drafting in the first and second rounds.I agree. Hell, the dartboard approach would be more effective that the Chiefs past few drafts.

[andoman]

How about our top offensive players:

1. Priest Holmes (Street free agent)
2. Tony Gonzalez (1st round)
3. Will Shields (3rd round)
4. Trent Green (8th round)

But look at our receivers both of them were 1st round picks.

Trent was somebody else's 8th round pick (Eggo?). He was our 1st round pick.

[Straight, No Chaser]

It says what everyone knows. We need new people making decisions in the FO because obviously these people are not bringing the groceries. Honestly I believe that myself and a number of other people on this board could do a better job drafting in the first and second rounds.

At least there's two people that read Whitlock



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[Cannibal]

Our top defensive players:

1. Jared Allen (4th round)
2. Eric Warfield (7th round)
3. Lional Dalton (Street free agent, both originally and with the Chiefs)
4. Scott Fujita (5th round)


What are the implications of that?

I think Allen is going to be a good, not great player. Warfield sucks balls. Dalton has a chance to be pretty good (I could live with him as a starter) and Fujita is one of the better backers on a horrible unit.

Basically what it says to me is that our best players on D are pretty damn mediocre and that the rest of the bunch sucks even worse.

[shaneo69]

Okay, Pioli is locked up, how do we get Ozzie Newsome?

Well, Lamar would have to target him, and honestly, I don't know if Lamar realizes that Ozzie doesn't play TE for Cleveland anymore.

[Mr. Laz]

Well, Lamar would have to target him, and honestly, I don't know if Lamar realizes that Ozzie doesn't play TE for Cleveland anymore.

i would laugh if i didnt think that it might be true :sulk:

[TEX]

At least there's two people that read Whitlock



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Count me in as a 3rd.

[Frankie]

Count me in as a 3rd.

OK, you are a tur.... Oh, you said third!!

(Sorry TEX. Only a joke :) )