It could mean Lombardi's a ****tard.

Funny how last year, you'd think they'd take anything for a trade down, and Lombardi ****s any leverage they had by falsely reporting that we had signed Cassel to a long-term deal.

Now he's ****ing their leverage again, by reporting that we're desperate to move down.

****ing ass clown.

We should have traded down last year. Other than the QB positions, the talent in the top 5 or so was not appreciably better than guys in the mid-round. Oher was better than J. Smith, Monroe or Andre Smith at LT, Cushing, and others, were better than Curry, for example. I see lots of talent available at #9-15. If we get a second rounder extra in the top 50, that's pretty good value this year. You get Earl Thomas, Dan Williams, or a top rushbacker (and maybe even Clausen) and then you have three picks at the top of the second (instead of two). There are still very talented players available in the top 50 at NT, RT, WR, LB.

It appears that Pioli may not be sold on Clausen at #5 and is looking for a reach. If you are going to reach anyway, then you might as well get a pick.

The other thing I like about this is that Pioli is making the calls now to judge what teams might want. I hate it when I get the feeling that GMs just wait for the 15 minutes on draft day to get the call, sitting there only with the Value table as their friend. That is when mistakes are made. Knowing who is interested in moving up and what they would offer, before Thursday, is a very good exercise. It doesn't mean that he will trade, but at least he knows the market value of the #5 pick and can factor that in to his decision-making process.

dan Williams is not a very good fit at nt for the chiefs

I've said this before.

There are three elite prospects in this draft.

Suh
McCoy
Berry

We look like we are going to have a shot at the one that fills a huge hole on our roster.

If we trade down, we better be raping the team that we trade down with.

Unless it's a bluff so teams don't think we want Clausen so they don't trade in front of us to get him and just when they think they hung us out we take Clausen.

PhilFree:arrow:
~I really don't believe that~

Trust a ****ing Raider.

A really big reach, but it could also be a way of getting feelers for Clausen's value or maybe trying to fake disinterest in the pick so nobody trades up ahead of them. Like I said, a really big reach.

ROFL So true!!!

If Lombardi is dialed in like he seems to be....that's too bad.

I fear some of the dots may start to come together for me, which would be regrettable.

Conservative owner hires GM who is a football extension of his conservative approach to business and all other things. Conservative GM builds "solid" organization.

I hope I'm wrong!!! And I'm certainly not decided that this is the case....yet.

I am totally in agreement with the Drafturbators this year. Eric Berry is as close to a lock to be a be Pro Bowl player as you can get. Teamed with Flowers in the backfield and it can change your defense, especially if Crennel can get the young talent on the line and Johnson to play to their best. Berry should be the pick.

There aren't any GMs that don't go into the draft without having an idea of what other teams are looking at in the drfat.

None of them go into and make these decisions simply in the time frame allowed for picks.

They should be trying to trade up and get the NT ...

trade up where?

I think it's better than 50/50 but there is no guaranteed player ever.

Berry is as 'safe' a pick as is possible

elite talent + great character + great work ethic + position of need = safe pick


jesus....if the guys busts you'd just have to throw up your hands...










and since we have no desire to win a superbowl, and won't pick a qb for the 25+ straight year...we might as well do the next best thing