Well Done. Its not that this draft is weak in terms of top talent, it just isn't obvious yet who those guys are.

Could be Sanchez could be Curry, it could be Billie joe from North Dakota Tech, That is why the draft is such a difficult thing to get right.

I mean Look at Ryan Leaf , Tony Mandarich and Todd Marinovich, Those guys were unquestionably top talent everybody knew it..except they were not.

Tom Brady, Joe Montana, and Johnny Unitas are 2nd day scum, not even in the top 100 players in their respective drafts...They were simply NOT top level talent when drafted.

The value of a High pick is the right to choose first, if you are a good talent evaluator, you make the right choice. The Idea that there is a shortage of top talent in this draft is ridiculous.

I don't think last year's class was any better. Of the top 6, Jake Long was good, as was Matt Ryan. The rest were disappointments. Dorsey, like Curry, was ranked the number 1 stud in the draft -- a monster -- a can't miss. Well, he's not a bust, but he did not play anywhere near that level. I just hope it was poor coaching, but our DL coach is back.

So if the top of this year's class isn't weak, why are there stories about the teams picking in that range desperately trying to trade down like rats jumping off a sinking ship?

I've heard it both ways. Many are saying the Lions are sold on their pick. Now the Rams supposedly said they'd be willing to trade down. Arrowhead (Fort Knox North) is on lockdown, so who knows. I've heard mixed reports on Seattle and the Bengals. Supposedly the Raiders are staying put with their pick. So who knows? Typical draft speculation while those teams try to jockey for postion. We won't know the truth until after it's done.

derrick johnson.

your thoughts.

WR is a position that we need to improve on. Draft Crabtree. I don't care if he's slow or a product of the spread. He's amazing to watch and will continue to be for years.

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LMAONow that's an editor.

"Some may not see a big difference between, say, Aaron Curry and Florida State’s Everette Brown, so to them the Chiefs wouldn’t be passing up better players to fill a need. There’s nothing wrong with that. "
This reminds me of what I said on here
QB part doesn't really apply, I was assuming Stafford wouldn't fall and wasn't sold on Sanchez.

Hey, not that I'm defending WPI. God knows I'm not one to run to their defense... but two sentence paragraphs are a staple of internet articles because research time and again indicates people don't read longer paragraphs. Shorter paragraphs makes the article more "readable" to the average internet viewer.

"So, please, let’s stop all the Curry insanity. He’s a fine prospect. But if he was half the player some seem to think he is, with the weak state of the top 10, he’d be long gone by the time the Chiefs make their pick."

Well, 'long gone' is a little hard to believe since the Chiefs have only the third overall pick.

Second, the draft has three legit top five prospects at positions that would normally be selected top five. Stafford, Monroe and Smith. Given that the Lions need a franchise QB, and the Rams desperately need a LT, it says nothing about Curry if he is still there.

On top of that, the Rams and Lions have both at least met with Curry, and depending on the day of the week, have been 'high' on him at different points.

For a LB to be considered by these teams when there are top prospects at value positions, at positions they NEED...... says that the linebacker is viewed as a special prospect.

By the way, DJ had holes in his game when he came out. He was a coverage linebacker that over ran plays, didn't take on blockers and was only an 'okay' tackler.

Curry didn't get asked to rush the passer much. That is the only flaw than anyone can find in his game. He breaks runners down, he takes on blockers, he is a smart player that sees the field well.

I keep looking for the guy that makes more sense at this spot that fills a need... and I just don't see one. I wish I did. I DO think you can get LB's later in the draft. I do think you can get RT's later in the draft.

But, the two best prospects available will 'probably' be Curry and Monroe. At some point, we just have to realize that things aren't always ideal.

Samuel Clemens is sooo jealous.

Yep. Realize that things aren't ideal and take a QB instead of Curry.

Yep.

so are you saying this "great writer" copies his stories from chiefsplanet then makes people PAY to read them???

:shake: wow, just wow