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Originally Posted by DeezNutz
And any pick we make is going to be extremely expensive at #3. Long was around 30-32 last year at 1/1 and Ryan was around 36 at 1/3, in guaranteed money.
There's no false assumption. Any missed pick at the top of the draft is going to have serious financial ramifications.
And I'm not devaluing the importance of round 1 selection.
But you don't get into the Chiefs situations by missing only in round 1, where the organization's track record is comparable to many others. The problem is that the Chiefs have fallen off a ****ing cliff in rounds 2-3, and this is where you must get solid production and, occasionally, a star.
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I've got no problem with anything you've got here. Teams that crap out generally have failure at multiple levels: draft, free agency, player retention, etc....
But, then again, my position has never been that the Chiefs shouldn't take any QB at #3. My position has been that choosing Sanchez, or Stafford, is not such a no-brainer that the Sanchez ballwashing posse should be insulting everyone who dares to think that those two particular quarterbacks aren't the best choices to take.
I assume that Pioli is doing his homework to make damned sure that his first draft (and any draft related moves) in his new position is a successful one and, therefore, I don't think anyone should get their panties in a bunch no matter how it shakes out. If he takes Sanchez, I'd tell the "Don't draft Sanchez!" people to
, give Sanchez time to develop and support the team even if Sanchez never sees the field in year one. If he skips the QB position, I'd tell the Sanchez/Stafford ballwashers to
, give Pioli time to put his structure in place, and he'll find his QB when he thinks he has a comfortable fit.
This Chiefs team has a lot of problems, and they'll all need to be addressed along the way. The order is not something that fans should be fighting about as if there's only one way to do it.