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Originally Posted by BossChief
I just came.
Anyone that says Iutapi wont be a impact player hasnt seen him play once.
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Fact of the matter is that guards aren't impact players, and I've seen the Vandals once this year and he didn't blow me away to the point where I'd justify spending a very high second round draft choice on that specific position, especially considering that guys like Mike Johnson (Alabama, G), Zane Beadles (Utah, LT), Matt Tennant (Boston College, C), Asamoah (Illinois, G), Fox (Miami, LT), Petrus (Arkansas, G) will most likely be available when the Chiefs pick in the third round and possibly the fourth. And I don't believe that Iupati is as good as Beadles, Johnson or Tennant. All three of those guys were absolutely dominating this year - against high level competition. I might even argue that C John Estes of Hawaii (which is in the same conference as Idaho, the WAC) is a better player than Iupati.
Will Shields might have been one of the top three guards to have ever played in the NFL, was the Outland Trophy winner coming out of college as guard for Tom Osborne's Cornhuskers, and he went in the third round.
I'm not saying that Iupati isn't a good player. He's supposedly got excellent feet, ideal size and is a good kid. I'm saying that he's a guard that played against WAC competition and the Chiefs ultimately need guys who can play at positions that will provide more impact than what the guard position will, especially with their high second round pick.