Saccopoo |
02-14-2010 12:03 AM |
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Originally Posted by SNR
(Post 6530138)
Uhh, I was talking to Saccopoo. He's that one guy who wants an OT with the pick.
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Not really, but I'm not opposed to the idea either. And I'm not so naive as to try to justify that the Chiefs don't need to draft a tackle because Branden Albert was a first round draft pick two years ago. He was picked by Carl and Herm. Their stellar drafting record speaks for itself, especially in the Herm years. They took a flyer on a guy who had never played left tackle in college and tried to shoe horn him into the position at the next level. It was a typical Carl/Herm pick, and his performance on the field has not been good. And that's with two years of starting experience. And that's not even mentioning the rest of the line positions, which all need to be looked at. (Smith being the one potential talent.)
People around here seem to love to make excuses and criticisms for anyone and everyone as long as it's just not their pet player for the Chiefs first round selection.
Our safeties suck. I'd be happy with Berry. Our linebackers suck. I'd be happy with McClain or Spikes or Kindle. Our tight ends suck. I wouldn't mind it one bit if they took Gresham with the #1. Our defensive line sucks. It would be a godsend if Suh dropped.
But guess what? Our entire offensive line sucks even worse and I just feel that it's a pretty important position for a NFL football team. I wanted Oher last year. I would have even been happy if Mack was our pick. And I also felt that if Okung came out last year, he would have been the second best OT in that draft behind Oher. If you don't want a guy like Okung this year, and are holding out hope that Albert gets "it" in his third season of starting in the NFL, or just think that we'll be able to pick up a quality OT in 2011 (when we'd have a shot at Green, Jones, Gabbert or the like), unless some guy has an epiphany, there is going to be a real lack of talent at the OT spot for the next couple of years. Just trying to be a realistic island in this sea of desire for guys who are perceived as high ceiling "playmakers."
With the exception of Flowers and Charles, I don't really care who they replace. They are all expendable/replaceable.
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