Whitlock: Blame Moe, Larry and Curly for this Chiefs mess

[chiefzilla1501]

It's pretty stupid for GMs to draft players who aren't solid starters in the second round. What was I THINKING. What a bunch of morons in Jacksonville, drafting Maurice Jones-Drew to be a RB who can only carry the ball 170 times in a season. What a bunch of morons to draft nickel backs. What a bunch of morons in Tennessee to draft Jason Jones to be a backup to Van den Bosch in the late second round. Bill Parcells is a stupid GM because he went for a backup QB in the 2nd round. The Giants were reerunED to draft Mattias Kiwanuka in the late first round to back up Strahan and Omienyura. WHAT WERE THEY THINKING? IDIOTS!!!!!

Your idea that the late second round is this breeding ground for solid starters is laughable. Nevermind that well over half the teams that picked after the Chiefs in the first round have gotten little to no contribution from their draft picks and that late second round players tend to bust at over a 50% clip.

Bernard Pollard is a bust unless proven otherwise. His only role is to start games. Turk McBride can serve as a role player and still play well over half the snaps, and just as many snaps as a Jones-Drew or a Jamaal Charles or a Justin Tuck or a Mattias Kiwanuka. Speed rushers who weigh less than 260 lbs are drafted all the time to get 8 sacks and complete suck it up against the run--those are rotational linemen too, but I'm sure you'd argue that's a great pick in the 2nd round because sacks are the only thing a DE is supposed to do.

Turk has not lit up the world, but he's a solid value pick in the late 2nd round. His job is not to rush the passer--he's only being asked to because the Chiefs, unlike most teams, only have 2 legit DEs. You can dance around it all you want, but 41 tackles in 9 games is extremely above average for a DE and an indication that he's getting to the ball carrier (unless, you're going to suggest to me that he's making tackles 20 yards downfield). Teams have run toward Hali, who is a huge liability against the run, the tackles have been inconsistent, and the LBs have been horrific at filling in gap control. But I guess it's much easier to pin the blame on everybody.

Turk has done fine as a bookend DE. And if that's his role and he plays it well, he is a good value pick in the late 2nd round.

Originally Posted by The Bad Guy

If you aren't drafting to get a solid starter in the 2nd round you either have:

A) a deep team
B) a stupid GM

I can't believe anyone would say we've gotten any value out of McBride. 41 tackles? You don't say. I must have missed the memo where defensive end tackle stats mean shit. This defense can't get off the field, but leave it to you to praise the tackle stats of a completely non-existant defensive end.

Please take a poll on other websites and see what other fans say about 2nd round players. Do they expect to get a rotational player, or a guy they can plug into the lineup?

Turk McBride will bounce around more than the marbles in your head during his career. I'll even bet 5 years down the road that he's not even in the league.

He's an awful player who can't rush the passer, can't stop the run, and can only hit a QB about 50 seconds late.

You can shove your comparisons to Ryan Denney. If Ryan Denney is your benchmark, you keep lowering the NFL IQ bar.

Carlton Gray was given a multi-million dollar contract to do nothing. I guess we should start judging cornerbacks by his standard.