I think you want to suck Clausens dick that is why? Because we drafted Mccluster over him. That is what this is really about your stupid love crush with Clausen. What you do with Clausen behind doors is your business, but whacking it to him and throwing Mccluster under the bus because you wanted him. Means one thing first off that is why you aren't making decisions and Pioli is. Second off let it go omg Mccluster was an amazing pick and Clausen will just be another average QB! That is just my 2 cents!

Yes, he is. He's got the right character to fit into a culture that is clearly committed to playing your ass of and win, and while he may not be a guy to build off of in some offenses, he's most certainly one you can build off of in Charlie Weis' offense.



Warrick Dunn, Desean Jackson, Percy Harvin, Wes Welker, Dante Hall. You can argue all you want about body frame, but in terms of pounds when you factor in the extra inch or 2 or 3 of height, you're talking a difference of only a few pounds.


I don't think it's appropriate to compare the two at this point. McCluster has only had a handful of carries. Sproles has more than a handful of carries in his career and the thing you worry about most with a small player is their ability to take on the constant grinding toward the line of scrimmage. If their job is to play in space, they're a lot less susceptible to injury.

Rookie with 2 TDs in 3 weeks.



Um... sorry...not concerned anymore.

#24?

Yeah, and every 6th rounder should be Tom Brady.

I don't want to get this thread off on a tangent, because I at least partially agree with it, but did anyone watch for Terrence Cody this week? He was supposed to be active for the first time this week but doesn't show up on the stat sheet. Did anybody watch that game and see him play?

Because this is analogous to the 36th overall pick. Yes, you should be able to get a foundational player at this point in the draft.

The pick that should be questioned is Javier Arenas.

Picks like McCluster are a coup if you are a GM, because you get a guy who will be pretty much as good as he'll ever be right away. Most people are rightfully tired of losing, but we seem to be getting to the point (like arguing over the fact that you can win with a game manager) that we're willing to take shortcuts.

That's how you end up in purgatory.

No one builds around a WR. They added a playmaker which they DESPERATELY needed.

Next draft? Back to the grind to get a deep-threat WR with size, a NT and OLB. Can't fix it all in 1 draft.

They picked Moeaki becuase in the NFL size=no injuries

There are lots of positions that don't take overly long to develop. Inside Linebacker, Guard, Tight End, arguably Free Safety.

I don't think it's accurate at all to say McCluster is anywhere near his peak. He played most of his snaps as a RB. He still has a crazy amount of upside as he gets better at route running and recognition in the passing game.

If the Chiefs were interested in taking shortcuts, they would have spent a boatload of money on players like Julius Peppers and drafted for need instead of "role players." The fact that the Chiefs took two role players in spite of what we thought were glaring positions of need, to me, indicates that they are a lot more interested in a patient approach to building this team.

An average about 5 second rounders become pro bowlers.

The idea that we should be able to get a foundational player in the second round, especially when you're talking about positions of high positional value, is completely overstated. Most hits have come from either picking conservatively (Guard, Running Back, Right Tackle, Tight End) or getting lucky by stealing a CB, QB, WR, etc... who ended up being underrated.

Most picks around McCluster and Arenas are going to bust and bust hard. Probably around 1/2 to 3/4 of them.

That's what this draft seems like. It all seems like a shortcut.

We need long-term solutions at some pretty critical positions that take a while to develop: passrushing, nose tackle, receiving, even QB.

But the 2010 draft wasn't about development, it was "what can you do for me now?"

The biggest reason why I liked the 2009 draft out of the gate more than the 2010 draft is because it was far more foundational. The 2008 draft was orgasmic.

The 2010 draft isn't as foundational, if it can be called foundational at all.

This is a fair argument.