Sac's 1/22 Mock (Official Underclassman Draft)

[ChiefsCountry]

Originally Posted by Chiefnj2

It cost the Jets yesterday.

Not running with Shonn Greene was the first mistake.

[milkman]

Originally Posted by ChiefsCountry

Not running with Shonn Greene was the first mistake.

Not trying to punch it in on the two previous plays was the first mistake.

[aturnis]

Originally Posted by milkman

Not trying to punch it in on the two previous plays was the first mistake.

Especially since both Albert and Richardson are both good run blockers. Which Saccopoo apparently does not see. The problem with our running game is right up the gut. Right where Saccopoo says our best o-lineman plays.

[Saccopoo]

Originally Posted by aturnis

Especially since both Albert and Richardson are both good run blockers. Which Saccopoo apparently does not see. The problem with our running game is right up the gut. Right where Saccopoo says our best o-lineman plays.

No they are not. Albert has no balance, doesn't move his feet well, lunges and tries to drive block in the open field/second level and ends up on the ground constantly. It's ****ing embarrassing more than anything. Saying Richardson is good at anything is being overly generous, and both he and Albert got a ton of help from Moeaki and Bowe, who are the teams best blockers. (Tragically, they are also our best receivers. When they are running patterns, our blocking ability is virtually non-existent.)

Our "up the gut" game doesn't exist. Wiegmann will get overwhelmed when forced to take on two defenders such as a center will be asked to do in short yardage situations. Lilja was released by the Colts because he didn't have the strength to hold the point of attack, particularly in the red zone against the Saints. Both are very good players, but they are not short yardage guys. Our backs and fullbacks are not good blockers. And Waters, while crafty with some power still in his game, has never had the most nimble of feet.

The team is built for an east-west game (something that Albert isn't good at anyway as he was drafted as a phone booth guard out of college that had very good pro-days and Combine and some people were projecting him to the tackle position based on those two things - such as Herm and Carl). Haley uses a zone blocking scheme that requires quicker, smarter, more agile linemen. It's why he wants his guys light and quick. The tackles need to be able to get into pulls quickly and get into the second level and have the ability to take on linebackers and backs when they are there.

However, as I've stated before, it also requires a quick thinking quarterback with some degree of mobility.

I know a shit ton of you people think that we can just have our pick of the free agent litter and get all of these high quality 338 lbs. smash mouth offensive linemen without drafting them, but I'm here to tell you that it's not going to work that way.

They actually pulled Richardson from a game because he was ****ing up so bad. That he showed some "fire" about it means zilch. The guy sucks. And Albert was consistently owned all season long. Whether you don't think that a team needs to spend a high draft pick on an offensive line player, the vast majority of teams actually do place an emphasis on getting quality guys at that position, particularly at the tackle spots.

We have a young and talented defense. A true nose tackle would be nice.

We need an offense to match. We've got some nice play makers (Charles, Bowe, Moeaki), but we need to build the line to get the most out of it, to give those guys the capability of making the plays that they are capable of making. (And I'm not going to bitch if the Chiefs pick up a quarterback in this draft either.)

[the Talking Can]

Originally Posted by Saccopoo

And Albert was consistently owned all season long.

absolute ****ing nonsense