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Originally Posted by Saccogoo
You don't have to buy the argument Dane - you are selling it for me.
The Steelers have won two Super Bowls in the past four years without what people consider a "shutdown cornerback," and have based the focus of their defense on their linebacking corps.
Defensive player of the year this past season? LINEBACKER James Harrison.
When you talk about those Patriots teams that won Super Bowls, and reference their defense, are you talking about their cornerbacks or their linebackers? Ted Bruschi and Vrabel seem to get more airtime than Brady does.
Does anyone remember the names of the Bears cornerbacks from their Super Bowl team three seasons ago, or might it have been that their best defensive player was *gasp* a linebacker?
What position has won more NFL Defensive Player of the Year awards? By a large margin - the linebacker.
What we are talking about is perceived value in the draft. And by any consideration that I can think of, it is the cornerback position that is the most "over-valued," at least compared to the linebacker.
Look, I'd like the Chiefs to select a quarterback this draft. I think that they've got a chance to get one of two guys who look to be "franchise" level. But I believe that the original question was "What if those two were gone, and what would the Chiefs do in that particular scenario?"
I just couldn't possibly see Malcolm Jenkins being "the guy" in the situation. I'm sure he is a fine player, and seems to fit the bill for being a quality defensive back, but looking at the Chiefs, as well as looking at the importance of the various positions, I couldn't possibly envision Jenkins being a higher value pick to the Chiefs than someone like Aaron Curry.
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Are you really this dense? Your dreamboy James Harrison was UNDRAFTED. Mike Vrabel was drafted in the THIRD ROUND. Teddy Bruschi was drafted in the THIRD ROUND.
I'd take Tommie Harris and/or Lance Briggs over Urlacher. By the way, Briggs was drafted in the THIRD ROUND.
