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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud
I think you're off here, Mecca.
First off, McCluster's been nothing other than a playmaker. He's a freaking stud. I think he was probably taken a little high and considering the Chiefs have other needs, I was a little surprised by the selection. But there's no denying that the guy is a playmaker in the mold of Warrick Dunn, Darren Sproles and Wes Welker. If he comes in and contributes like Welker and Dunn, no one will give a shit if someone else was on the board.
Secondly, Arenas isn't exactly a midget. He's 5'9, 199 and was a serious playmaker for Alabama. He'll start as the nickel immediately and will likely force Carr to nickel down the road. He's an electrifying returner and Gruden compares him to Ronde Barber, who is barely 5'10 and 184.
While I agree that I expected the Chiefs to address the middle of the defense, I'm not at all bummed out that these guys were the selections.
The Chiefs needed leaders and playmakers and they got them in the second round.
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The Chiefs needed playmakers alright.
At OLB. And ILB. And NT. And WR2. And SS.
Instead, we get a guy who's upside is a slot WR - when there were legit WR's on the board, and another nickle corner, just a year after taking - that's right, a nickle corner.
Don't even get me started on trading up for a ****ing TE two goddamn years in a row.
Everson Griffen
Daryl Washington
Koa Misi
Sergio Kindle
Linval Joseph
Sean Lee
Terrence Cody
Major Wright
Chad Jones
Donald Butler
All guys we passed on at some point in the night.
Take any combination of 3 or 4 guys off that list instead of the players we took, and this defense is fixed for the next decade.
Instead, we still have the worst front 7 in the league.
But we have 2 nickle corners, 3 slot WR's and 4 TE's. Much more important.