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So, who's ready for another year of the worst linebacker corps in the NFL? (https://chiefsplanet.com/BB/showthread.php?t=227188)

Next year Jerome Harrison will announce Cleveland's picks, after he breaks his own record against the Chiefs in Week 2.

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Originally Posted by doomy3 (Post 6710845)

I don't think Edwards will be on the field much. I think Smith and Dorsey will man the nose.

You really think Glenn Dorsey is a Romeo Crennel 2 gap nose tackle?

I wish I were a Seahawks fan... they had a killer draft.

It's almost like they know what they are doing or something. I've yet to experience that.

So many of you are so negative you really ought to find another favorite team.

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Originally Posted by track (Post 6710875)

So many of you are so negative you really ought to find another favorite team.

I always love responses like this, down with critical thinking, up with blind sheep support!

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Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins (Post 6710866)

You really think Glenn Dorsey is a Romeo Crennel 2 gap nose tackle?

No, I don't. But, it sounds like that is what they're going to try.

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Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins (Post 6710866)

You really think Glenn Dorsey is a Romeo Crennel 2 gap nose tackle?

People are now scrambling to justify.

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Shaun Smith keeps them off our LBs enough so they are free to make plays. We have run stuffing Safeties now that can also play the pass, so in run situations we stack the box. We have a weaker schedule this year and it will be our second year in the 3-4 with it being the first for Crennel. Evaluation of the players and the growth in our schemes will help tremendously. We were in many games last year and we had 4 wins. I think 8-8 is not out of the question.

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My biggest knock on Pioli was all the faith he put in Cassel and I'm still not sure about him. I do think this draft is showing they are happy with the QB situaiton. I think Croyle has given them confidence that he can come in and be a playmaker if Cassel goes down or simply isn't getting it done. Of course the injury bug is always a scare with Croyle. That being said I think he has bulked up and is healthier than at any point in his career. Other than Bradford, I didn't see a QB that had Croyle's talent, so why waste an early pick on a QB that doesn't bring anything new to the table when this team needs to get as many playmakers on the field as possible.

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Obviously they have a plan for NT otherwise it would have been solved in the 2nd round. OLB is an issue but maybe they know something we don't about players that might get cut or they are addressing what they can this year and making that top priority next year. His track record is taking cast offs from other teams and older vets and plugging them into the linebacker core.

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Originally Posted by Mecca (Post 6710876)

I always love responses like this, down with critical thinking, up with blind sheep support!

I just whacked his n00b ass with my Chihuahua rep-stick.

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Originally Posted by milkman (Post 6710848)

So, let me guess, you're happy with this draft.

That depends on what we see on the field. I'm not stoked about the later picks. I don't know how to feel about Arenas--I would have liked to have seen a different pick. I like the McCluster pick if he is who we think he is. While I wouldn't have drafted Arenas, I don't think it's the "shit the pants" pick people say it is if he is an effective nickel back and return guy. Asamoah--not ecstatic nor upset about the pick. Moeaki, I'm not a big fan of trading up for the pick, but given Weis' preference for double-TE sets, I trust his judgment on this one.

I just don't get grades of F for the draft. I think right now it grades as a C+ and, if McCluster becomes Sproles, Moeaki is an effective 2-TE set starter, Asamoah a starter on the interior, and Arenas is a nickel back/return guy, I think it could easily be upgraded to a B+.

I just don't understand why everyone insists that we needed to pigeonhole our picks to two positions, rather than take the guy we thought was BPA. And I think we'll find that a lot of the guys we were pimping are going to be very average pros, so I don't understand why some are pimping them out to be anything more than just ordinary picks.

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Originally Posted by GoChiefs (Post 6710468)

I am flabbergasted that we made no attempt to upgrade our linebackers this offseason.

Not Quite Correct, as Sheffield is a hybrid that can play OLB.

http://www.nfl.com/draft/2010/profil...ield?id=496855

My favorite line anyone can use is "they know something we don't"

Reminds me of that Jets fan on taking O'Brien over Marino.

Half of our LB's wouldn't even make another roster if they were cut today.

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Originally Posted by Ralphy Boy (Post 6710951)

Half of our LB's wouldn't even make another roster if they were cut today.

I guess thats better than 60% of our entire team that we cut last year that didn't find work.

:)

All 3 of the DB's we drafted are good in run support. So the opposing RB will only get 10-20 yards instead of 40-60. PROGRESS

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Originally Posted by GoChiefs (Post 6710468)

I am flabbergasted that we made no attempt to upgrade our linebackers this offseason.

Nothing in free agency. Nothing in the draft,

So the offseason is over, and they can't sign anyone else before the season starts?

The hyperbole is strong here.