The players you mentioned may or may not be three down players, putting them in the same boat as McCluster.

I think that McCluster, regardless of whether or not he "starts" (which is dependent on who the Chiefs are facing) will likely see 70% of the offensive snaps if not more.

ITT: people that don't think the front 7 has a significant impact on pass defense.

Who were the amazing offensive lineman the Chiefs passed on in the 2009 draft from rounds three through seven?

Yes, the Ravens had more success in the 2nd half than they did the first.

But by my math, we allowed almost 70 yards on 13 attempts (5.38 average) in the first half.

Good defenses allow a few yards more than that in a game.

Who in their right mind wouldn't think that Charlie Weis and Romeo Crennel won't be far more effective on game day than Pendergast and Haley?

I don't think so...I don't even see how this is possible...He likely will not be playing as the RB and he won't even be on the field most likely unless we have 3 WR's in the game...Which will not be 70% of the time...I don't see how you could ever be correct on this.

As I stated in response to one of Dane's post like it or not any player that had character issues was not going to be picked by the Chiefs. That includes Kindle, Cody and Cam Thomas.

"Coaching alone will lead us to 7-8 wins."

-True Fan, circa April, 2009.

We didn't sign him b/c he was one of the very first to sign, and he signed with Chicago b/c he if from Illinois.

There are most likely only three offensive downs per down (I'm not counting fourth down).

McCluster will most likely be on the field at minimum, two out of three of those downs, putting it at 67% of the snaps.

He'll likely see time on first down as well.

The bottom line is that the guy will be constantly be on the field.

I don't think there is a good one unless you count Romeo playing the white knight. But we have seen this act before back in 2004 and it didn't work then and isn't going to work now.

Or maybe I have different idea, they are going to run a 3-1-7 D

But I definitely would be interested in your thoughts Clay.

1.) I didn't make that claim

2.) You're the idiot who grouped tight end in as a "luxury" pick.

Excellent rebuttal, since I clearly meant that every player OTW chose fell precisely in the 5th round.

I see you haven't improved your posting prowess any.

Actually, Baltimore's been known to run from both 3-4 and 4-3. However, given that the linebackers are Lewis, Suggs, Johnson and Gooden, I think it's safe to point out that they're generally running a hybrid with Suggs. Or are you going to pretend otherwise.

How nice for the broadcasters. Did they tell you exactly how many snaps he'll get in each game, too, or are just like everyone else and unsure of exactly how it will play out?

Things I'm reasonably sure of:

1.) The Chiefs need more than one tight end, and are likely to carry three.

2.) Teams sometimes have more than 3 cornerbacks on the field at the same time.

3.) The Chiefs are hoping that they got more than a KR out of that pick.

Actually, his overall draft history is excellent.

I've been criticized for the past two months for saying you can get a fat guy to take up blockers later in the draft, so I know that doesn't apply to me.

But don't act like there weren't full-time playmakers available at OLB and ILB when we picked.

That's the argument, Frank. The board set up perfectly to get playmakers at a position of greater need, and we passed.

Pioli values slot WR's and nickle CB's more than starting pass rushers and ILB's for a team that is dead last against the run.

That's scary.

I'm not expecting them to turn shitty players into all pros. If you thought that Glenn Dorsey and Tyson Jackson were being coached well by Tim Krumrie (someone you railed on every ****ing chance you got) and can't develop more as a player with someone like Romeo Crennel who has a resume of developing defensive lineman into very productive players.

Coaching does help. I don't know why there's a notion on this board that coaching can't improve players.

but if you'd think into it a little further like I do when I'm watching...

our only stops came on dropped passes or when they wasted 2nd downs on running plays...

go look at the 1st half drive charts...

furthermore...their game plan was to beat us through the air, not on the ground...and everytime we forced a 3rd and long Flacco completed a 1st down pass...

Our defense was BAD last year...

and it wasn't just the front 7...

Berry/Arenas along with development for some of the young guys will give us a much better defense than we had last year...though I imagine we'll still be pretty average at best defensively.

Offensively...

Wow...we really have a chance to do be a pretty good offense next year.