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Originally Posted by Saccopoo
They went with Cassel because he was a known commodity. Sanchez was not. I don't think that Cassel is the end all, be all, and if a top flight QB were to be available to the Chiefs in the draft, I can't imagine them passing on one, but I don't believe that Sanchez was viewed as that type of guy. (And I like Mark a lot as a QB. He showed a lot of moxy and did progress as the season went on. He did have a lot of WTF? moments though. Typical rookie QB season.) Sanchez would have been broken, mentally, physically, if he started for KC last season, and there was no way in hell that Thigpen was going to be our starter.
I wouldn't be shocked if the Chiefs start stockpiling picks in an effort to make a run at a player like Gabbert in a year or two.
Personally, I wouldn't mind it one bit if the Chiefs took their first rounder and one of their seconds and a fifth to move up to get Suh at #1 and traded Dorsey to one of those teams wanting/needing a 4-3 DT (Tampa, Detroit, Tennessee, etc.) and get that second and fifth back via that trade.
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So you'd rather just go with the known commodity over potential at the most important position on the field, and then the next year trade away your own known (improving) commodity to trade for potential at a far less important position like 5-tech? I believe in the process you'd be paying 2 signing bonuses as well, Dorsey's would need to be paid off and then you'd owe Suh a monster contract. Also, before you say that Suh is an elite talent remember that Dorsey was considered the best player in his draft and is starting to play like it.