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Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins
I agree with all of this.
It's obvious that the Tim Krumries and Clancy Pendergasts of the world weren't the answer. There's no question that Herm's jabronies reeruned the development of a number of our players. Bringing in better coaches is part of a GM's job, and to this point, it seems like Pioli has done an exception job in that regard, even if some of the choices were derivative. However, from the standpoint of player personnel, there still seems to be something sorely lacking.
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Well, we all know 2009 was a disaster and a half.
But in 2010, given that we didn't spend a whole lot of money and that the free agent market was pretty dry, we made out really well. If Pioli's history in New England is any indication, we'll probably spend a bit of money to bring in some good free agents this offseason. You also have to factor in that if, as you mentioned in a previous post, that a goal is depth, that this is a process that takes quite a bit of time. The Chiefs definitely got deeper this offseason. They just need to plug in a few key starters. With a successful draft and maybe 2 or so big free agent moves, I don't see why we couldn't have a good starting lineup with quality depth.
This offseason, we brought in a starting TE, one solid starting safety and one potentially solid starting safety, one nickel back, a starting Guard and a future starting Guard, a slot receiver, a solid rotational or starting DE, and two stopgap players at Center and Running Back. If the Chiefs replicate 2010, they'll have at least 8 more solid contributors. That's definitely progress.