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Originally Posted by Chiefnj
Two rookies are the horses to turn the page this year?
I love the Hali pick. But reality tells me, (a) Hicks (who is a Gunther favorite) is still going to get playing time, (b) rookie impact is always limited, (c) Hali's impact is going to be further limited by the sub-par performance of KC's DT's. and (d) Gun and Herm have already discussed moving Hali into a DT spot in some situations even further limiting, IMHO, Hali's impact.
As for Pollard, I'm coming around to liking the pick more than I did a week ago, but I don't see him unseating Knight, the defensive leader and brains of the team.
I also agree with what Coogs has already posted. First it was "I can win with the existing players, they just need a new scheme." Then it was "I really need this shopping list of players." The shopping list is obtained and then it is "I still need more."
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Gunther threw Hicks under the bus. He flat-out said that this team had 4 1st-day picks starting on defense when he got here. Now they've got seven. He said we're gonna have 2 more.
And again, I don't disagree with you at all. I just can't see what product purpose is served by poo-pooing the upcoming season because of something like this.
I didn't want him retained, but he was. Might as well give him what he wants. The worst thing that could happen is that he fails and we start over. However, the upside is that he's FINALLY right.