I think it is consistently questioned for all the right reasons. Just because you question something doesn't mean you aren't open to any answer...I agree with the OP...It seemed to me a very questionable pick with an extemely high 2nd rounder that could have gone to say an OL which we need...This football team despite being 3-0 is still rebuilding...I think people forget that and just want to live in a fantasy land.

I questioned the pick when it happened and still do....but that doesn't mean 1) I am not open to being 100% wrong.... or 2) I can't enjoy Dex for what he is in the moment.....

A question is simply that...a QUESTION....and with time, the questions will be answered one way or another.

From an outside perspective, I thought the pick was a bit high.
Talented guy, don't get me wrong, but Mr. Direckshun may have a point.
That speed fades quickly.
Getting an OL, DL or a LB that can be solid, (not necessarily a star), for aboot 7-10 years would be the ideal in round 2. Darrell Greens don't come along every year.
Sproles was a 4th rounder BTW.

Yep. The odds are against even a second-rounder. Most of them will play for a while, but relatively few are stars. It's surprising, but true.

Per the original topic, I would agree that the smallest players tend to have shorter careers, though they can be impactful during that time. Maybe Pioli got McCluster for our Super Bowl run in 2010.

*yawn*

But this goes back to the argument we had all along pre-draft: those positions you mentioned are EASY to find. Arguably, we have two young ILBs in Belcher and DJ who are looking like they could be 5-year options. And when you look at the free agency wire, you see a lot of these guys who can more than adequately fill those positions. It won't be hard for us to overpay for a productive ILB or a Right Tackle. If Pioli's history in NE is any indication, he likes to build first and then spend big money when he feels the foundation has been set.

But playmakers do not grow on trees and teams typically do not get rid of these guys. We talked a lot about how the best teams have a handful of playmakers. As of now, I haven't seen them use McCluster in a way that makes you really concerned about his long-term health (outside of the preseason).

Not really... that's kinda why we're having this discussion. You saying he'll be great for a long time doesn't make it so.

I swear some Chiefs fans are only capable of one single emotion at a time. The thought of being ecstatic with the progress of the team, yet at the same time wanting to discuss the long term future shouldn't overload your brain to the point of all caps and multiple exclamation points.

"SHUT UP YOU HAVE TO BE HAPPY SINCE WE WON GAMES." doesn't make for a very good conversation.

It makes for some great fascism, though. That you have to admit.

Bottom line, until we fix the QB position we're on the outside looking in so moves will be questioned.

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While that's fine, we've had a million threads talking about how we have to get a first round QB... period. No settling. And there were multiple statistics out there to prove it. So if we're talking about second round picks, that shouldn't be up for debate.

Now, last year, like Cassel, I took a "wait and see" approach for Sanchez. I thought he was a product of a great running game and defense, and thought he was getting way too much credit for game management. I'm really unhappy to report that this year, he's proving to be much more than that. It's beginning to look like we whiffed big time by passing on Sanchez.

So yeah, once again, we ****ed up pretty big time in 2009, but I don't think the QB argument really comes into play nearly as much in 2010.

It's pretty frustrating to realize if we could go back and swap out Jackson and Cassel with Sanchez and any number of 2nd rounders last year we'd be even better than we are today.

You seem to write this as if there is a point this or any team could reach where every move is not questioned.

Don't be silly.

Sad but true. But the good news is, I think the 2010 draft is moving us in the right direction. But yes, the QB situation is going to loom over their heads until they figure it out.

This thread is dumb