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Originally Posted by Direckshun
Wasn't his height that was the problem.
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Well, there is the inability to cover anybody that factors in, but we all know Flowers can cover and you saw who was starting at LCB at the end of the season.
I like both players and think that Dennard is very good, but I can envisioning them liking both McGill and Jean-Baptiste a little more with their third round pick versus spending a first on a 5'11" guy who will, most likely, put down a 40time that's slower than the 6'3", 215 lbs. guy.
It's why they prioritized Sean Smith in free agency and pushed Cooper into the games quickly.
The problem is, when McGill runs a 4.4 at the Combine, he's most likely a high second rounder and it seems that everyone is loving Jean-Baptiste right now. I don't think either will be available when the Chiefs select in the third.
And, as I stated, I think that they'll be pretty happy with Smith, Cooper and Flowers going into the 2014 season. You're looking for some quality backups at this point and I just don't see them using a first rounder on a CB when they obviously need another starter at WR, FS and OG.
I agree with you that the pick is most likely going to be an OL guy. Kouandjio, Zach Martin, Yankey, Sua-filo, Richardson and Jackson are all very real possibilities.
However, WR or S is the single biggest need on the team. Nobody past Bowe has proven themselves. Avery has horrible hands. Hemmingway is slow. Jenkins no one knows anything about and Dexter is a free agent.
And the safety position is in limbo past Berry in terms of contracts. But there isn't a real standout (at this point) in the draft at the FS position past Clinton-Dix, and I don't really know if he's even as good as some of the free agents that will be available, two of which Dorsey and Reid have familiarity with in Green Bay's Morgan Burnett and the Eagles' Nate Allen. I'd be shocked if they don't address that position in free agency versus the draft and resign one or more of the current Chiefs FA's (Abdullah, Demps, Lewis) and try to bring along Sanders Commings as quickly as possible.
I think that Reid and Dorsey are pragmatists and will end up picking the best player available at a position of high need. The did this in the 2013 draft to a "T," and, at this point, I would think that it's either going to be WR or OL.