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Originally Posted by Mecca
I personally think this pick is a no brainer...the Chiefs once again play a cover 2 defense with a defensive minded head coach...You can never have to many pass rushers and playing to the depth of this draft...
With the 35th pick in the draft the Chiefs select......Quentin Groves, DE, Auburn
Now some people may wonder about this pick. To me this is an easy pick. Groves brings ridiculous athletic skills to this position. He's run 40's under 4.6, he has experience at both LB and DE. He is somewhat like Vernon Gholston with the versatility he brings and things he can do.
In a cover 2, especially in pass situations a player with Groves speed and athletic skills can be a true menace off the edge.
This guy brings true explosion speed and athleticism to his position everything you want in the kind of defense the Chiefs want to run. Groves is the kind of end the Colts defense is built on, basically a perfect fit here and now we have 3 ends and can take advantage of the versatility of Hali to move inside and Groves to even play some stand up OLB.
With this pick everyone should jump for joy because Groves is a legit first round talent that can be a 12+ sack guy every season.
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You know, it's really hard to argue with this. Obviously this team is in need of a tertiary rush (although you could argue that Groves' sheer pass rush puts Hali's respectable talent to shame). Hali is capable of working the inside, Hali is capable of working the outside. Groves and Hali and Allen can work a fantastic 3-man rotation at DE that the Giants proved can exponentially improve your defense more effectively than any other position.
The only glaring issue I have here is that we gave up 55 sacks last season, and we are, considering the lack of movement we've had in our offseason, on pace to give up at least that much in 2008, if not more. Croyle can't make his job work if the Chiefs can't provide him elite pass protectors, and I feel like there are a couple left on the board.
Now if I had a choice between giving us an elite DE corps or preventing our OL from giving up 60 sacks in a season, I think you absolutely have to consider Collins or Hills. Collins, especially, because he's not a tremendous reach in the 2nd.
I think Groves is a good pick, but I can't help but think we're setting up Croyle to fail. And it doesn't matter how good our DL is with Allen, Ellis, Groves, Hali, Boone, and Tyler. Because they're going to be on the field 40 mintues a game.