If we took USC players with the 1st 2 picks I could just imagine the reaction...

**** them.

What's your thoughts on what I'd do?

The 2nd round pick is the one I'm having the biggest problem with, if Heyward Bey is there, it's be hard to pass on him.

But I think Cushing or Kruger would be solid picks as well.

Well I don't think Brian Cushing is that far behind Aaron Curry as a prospect at SLB.

After the Combine, I have a hard time believing that Cushing will make it out of the first round.

The dude is supposedly a beast in the weight room. Couple that with his ability to tackle and contain, and he's likely a first rounder.

Image the fall out if we took Sanchez 1st and Bey in the 2nd. All of the defense first people would ****ing flip their lid.

I agree, but like I said, if it fell exactly as this mock does, that's what I'd do.

My bad.

I keep confusing these mocks with real-world observations.

Man, that would be a great start, IMO.

You know, the defense should be a lot closer to improving. Look at all the high draft choices over on that side. A serviceable MLB and RDE in free agency would go a long way to the defense being at least adequate, combined with the (presumably) improved coaching.

I could be happy with:

3. Mark Sanchez/QB/USC
34. Darrius Heyward-Bey/WR/Maryland
67. Antoine Caldwell/C/Arkansas
98. Zack Follett/OLB/California or Marcus Freeman/OLB/Ohio State

All this concern over the OLB position, I could see Pioli signing a guy like Michael Boley from the Falcons, and using the pick elsewhere.

Yeesh...

To be a starter? Is he really any better than Demorrio Williams?
I wouldn't wanna rely on Boley to start. As depth maybe, but we'd have to do more to upgrade that position in my mind.

Are you kidding?

Did you see Boley play in 2007? The kid was a monster.

Mike Smith really screwed the pooch by asking this kid to be more of a read and react LB instead of the downhill, attacking SAM he is.

Smith mis-using him in 2008, leading to a down year, means that he'll be had cheaper than expected.

This kid could make an immediate impact.

So if Boley plays the SAM.....then we'd be having DJ play the WILL correct? I mean that was supposed to be his natural position anyways......

****, I don't care which position he plays. as long as we let him roam and make plays like he was DRAFTED to do, screw it.

It will nice to get a DC so we will actually have some idea at what kind of players the Chiefs might be looking at at LB. :(