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Scott Wright came out with his new top 100 list today...

http://www.draftcountdown.com/Rankings/TOP.php

Initial impression, Burfict too high, Konz too low.

burfict, poe (is he a ngata level talent?) too high

hightower over burfict any day...orson charles over hightower?

yeah, no

wonder how strong this draft is looking at that list...

Obviously I could be wrong here, but I'm not a big fan of Jeffery. Reminds me of David Boston.

By way of comparison, here is GBN's top 50

*Andrew Luck QB Stanford
*Matt Kalil OT Southern California
*Robert Griffin QB Baylor
*Justin Blackmon WR Oklahoma State
*Morris Claiborne CB LSU
*Trent Richardson RB Alabama
*Riley Reiff OT Iowa
Devon Still DT Penn State
*David DeCastro OG Stanford
Michael Floyd WR Notre Dame (O)
*Jonathan Martin OT Stanford
*Dre Kirkpatrick CB Alabama
Quinton Coples DE North Carolina
*Alshon Jeffrey WR South Carolina
Alfonzo Dennard CB Nebraska
Zach Brown OLB North Carolina
*Dontari Poe NT Memphis
Kendall Wright WR Baylor
Courtney Upshaw LB Alabama
Cordy Glenn OG Georgia
Janoris Jenkins CB North Alabama (O)
*Nick Perry DE Southern California (OLB)
Brandon Thompson DT Clemson
*Lamar Miller RB Miami
Luke Kuechly ILB Boston College
*Fletcher Cox DT Mississippi State
Melvin Ingram DE South Carolina
*Jerel Worthy DT Michigan State
*Mohamed Sanu WR Rutgers
Ryan Tannehill QB Texas A&M
*Vontaze Burfict ILB Arizona State (O)
Kelechi Osemele OG Iowa State
Mike Adams OT Ohio State
*Whitney Mercilus DE Illinois
*Stephon Gilmore CB South Carolina
Dwayne Allen TE Clemson
Kevin Zeitler OG Wisconsin
Mark Barron SS Alabama
Zebrie Sanders OT Florida State
Chase Minnifield CB Virginia
*Donta' Hightower LB Alabama
*Peter Konz C Wisconsin (O)
*David Wilson RB Virginia Tech
*Brandon Washington OG Miami
*Orson Charles TE Georgia
*Rueben Randle WR LSU
Brandon Lindsey LB Pittsburgh
Jared Crick 5T Nebraska (X)
Billy Winn 5T Boise State
Alameda Ta'amu DT Washington

CBSSPORTSLINE TOP 50 as of today:

1 *Andrew Luck QB 1 Stanford rJr 6-4 235 1 4.73
2 *Matt Kalil OT 1 Southern California rJr 6-6 295 1 5.05
3 *Robert Griffin III QB 2 Baylor rJr 6-2 220 1 4.52
4 *Morris Claiborne CB 1 LSU Jr 6-0 185 1 4.45
5 *Riley Reiff OT 2 Iowa rJr 6-6 300 1 4.94
6 *Justin Blackmon WR 1 Oklahoma State rJr 6-1 215 1 4.54
7 *Trent Richardson RB 1 Alabama Jr 5-11 224 1 4.52
8 Devon Still DT 1 Penn State rSr 6-4 310 1 5.06
9 *David DeCastro OG 1 Stanford rJr 6-5 312 1 5.22
10 *Dre Kirkpatrick CB 2 Alabama Jr 6-2 192 1 4.49
11 *Jonathan Martin OT 3 Stanford rJr 6-6 305 1 5.29
12 Quinton Coples DT 2 North Carolina Sr 6-6 285 1 4.76
13 Michael Floyd WR 2 Notre Dame Sr 6-3 224 1 4.54
14 Melvin Ingram OLB 1 South Carolina rSr 6-2 276 1 4.82
15 Kendall Wright WR 3 Baylor Sr 5-10 190 1 4.42
16 *Nick Perry DE 1 Southern California rJr 6-3 250 1 4.64
17 *Fletcher Cox DT 3 Mississippi State Jr 6-4 295 1 4.96
18 *Luke Kuechly ILB 1 Boston College Jr 6-2 237 1 4.80
19 *Jerel Worthy DT 4 Michigan State rJr 6-3 310 1 5.04
20 Alfonzo Dennard CB 3 Nebraska Sr 5-10 205 1 4.49
21 Courtney Upshaw OLB 2 Alabama Sr 6-2 265 1 4.76
22 *Peter Konz C 1 Wisconsin rJr 6-5 315 1-2 5.16
23 Cordy Glenn OG 2 Georgia Sr 6-5 348 1-2 5.28
24 Ryan Tannehill QB 3 Texas A&M rSr 6-4 222 1-2 4.65
25 Janoris Jenkins CB 4 North Alabama Sr 5-10 182 1-2 4.46
26 *Dont'a Hightower ILB 2 Alabama rJr 6-4 260 1-2 4.78
27 Zach Brown OLB 3 North Carolina Sr 6-2 230 1-2 4.48
28 *Mohamed Sanu WR 4 Rutgers Jr 6-2 215 1-2 4.57
29 *Dwayne Allen TE 1 Clemson rJr 6-4 255 1-2 4.76
30 Zebrie Sanders OT 4 Florida State Sr 6-5 307 1-2 5.25
31 *Whitney Mercilus DE 2 Illinois rJr 6-4 265 1-2 4.68
32 *Lamar Miller RB 2 Miami (Fla.) rSo 5-11 212 1-2 4.42
33 *Dontari Poe DT 5 Memphis rJr 6-5 350 1-2 5.36
34 Jared Crick DE 3 Nebraska rSr 6-4 285 1-2 4.82
35 Billy Winn DE 4 Boise State rSr 6-3 300 1-2 4.89
36 Mark Barron SS 1 Alabama Sr 6-2 218 1-2 4.56
37 *Michael Brockers DT 6 LSU rSo 6-5 306 1-2 4.95
38 Lavonte David OLB 4 Nebraska Sr 6-1 225 2 4.62
39 *Brandon Washington OG 3 Miami (Fla.) Jr 6-4 320 2 5.36
40 *Alshon Jeffery WR 5 South Carolina Jr 6-4 229 2 4.56
41 Chase Minnifield CB 5 Virginia rSr 6-0 185 2 4.49
42 *David Wilson RB 3 Virginia Tech Jr 5-10 205 2 4.42
43 Coby Fleener TE 2 Stanford rSr 6-6 245 2 4.77
44 *Vontaze Burfict ILB 3 Arizona State Jr 6-3 250 2 4.67
45 *Jayron Hosley CB 6 Virginia Tech Jr 5-10 172 2 4.52
46 Brandon Thompson DT 7 Clemson Sr 6-2 310 2 5.04
47 Bobby Wagner OLB 5 Utah State Sr 6-0 232 2 4.69
48 *Rueben Randle WR 6 LSU Jr 6-3 208 2 4.57
49 Alameda Ta'amu DT 8 Washington Sr 6-3 337 2 5.22
50 Nick Foles QB 4 Arizona rSr 6-5 240 2 4.96

Not saying we need another WR with a #1 pick, but Kendall Wright seems to be climbing into our range.

Packers throw out a set that looks like this... Jennings, Nelson, Jones, Driver, and Finley.

Chiefs could go... Baldwin, Breaston, Wright, Bowe, and Moeaki.

This is from Tony Pauline today...


Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/201...#ixzz1jpCJgFtY

Who is going to throw them the ball?

If the plan is to let Stanzi compete, then go ahead.

That Kendall Wright comp seems reasonable to me. He was overshadowed a bit by RG3 but he has some huge upside.

He is the potential gamebreaker that every NFL team covets.

I know he is not a total board favorite, but Orton could find an open receiver and get the ball to them... Baldwin open in the endzone not withstanding on the one play that has been beat to death around here.

I hear ya but Orton isn't on the team so we'd have to sign him first.

I'm OK with that. Orton with Stanzi as the back up, and if Stanzi beats him out... GREAT!

I don't see why they would sign him when they have Cassel under contract, though. :(

I agree. And I don't get the guys who say Orton=Cassel. Eyeball evaluation from my TV at home was that contest is not even close in Orton's favor. Not saying Orton is the long term solution. Just a much better option for now.

What's wrong with that?

He had a good day against one of the best D's in the country in 2010

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That is the big issue. Is Orton going to sign here with Cassel around? Doubt it. What do you do, cut Matt to make Orton come here? Ideally you can trade Matt and avoid the cap hit of cutting him but I am not going to care at this point. Just get him out.

I just don't seem switching Matt out when they sign Orton and I think Orton only signs here if Matt isn't here.

Orton/Stanzi is a much better situation. Less emotional connection with Pioli and Orton so Stanzi would have a legit chance. Hopefully they would add another QB to better our odds.

I don't always think doom, but how can you not right now. I still worry that we sign a vet QB to be the backup and don't even let the young QB(s) compete.

Worst fear = Derek Anderson

There is no cap hit to cut Cassel.

Jesus, how can no one get that.

I do believe Orton is better than Cassel. Living out here in donkeyland though I got to see Orton for quite a while. There is a reason that the 2nd coming was started over him. Orton played probably the best 3 games he's played in a couple years for the Chiefs. He knew he was auditioning for the league. I'd like to see them cut Cassel and sign Orton to a 2-3 year deal but won't be butt hurt if they keep Cassel instead. Then as everyone has said, draft somebody that has potential instead of hope and grow from there.

Lil Stumpy is right.
Cutting Cassel costs nothing.

But if there were a hit to take for cutting him, trading him would have the same hit to the cap as cutting.

The flipside to that is that, while cutting Cassel costs nothing, keeping him is already in the "budget", so that too essentially costs nothing.

Signing Orton is going to cost them considerable dollars, I don't see them doing it.

Some team is going to pay him to be their starter. Doubtful its KC.