Biggest 10 needs in '09

[chiefzilla1501]

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

Well outside of Gonzalez, there is no one that we can trade outside of a young guy, who would actually net us any meaningful picks. The acquire more picks ship has sailed, and if we trade out of the top 5, I'll ****ing kill someone.

If we ****ing pick someone because he's BPA, even though we don't have an immediate need for him, I'll be pissed too. Remember when we drafted Larry Johnson because he was BPA? Did you ever stop to think what this team could have been like if we instead went for Nick Barnett? LJ sat the bench for several years on a team that might have been one player away from a Super Bowl run.

Drafting a LT would essentially be legitimizing spending a #17 pick on a guard, and moving a productive left tackle out of position. Drafting a QB outside of Stafford is settling for a pick. Drafting a WR like Crabtree on a team that has 2 receivers playing very good football is something Matt Millen would do.

The only players I can justify sticking around for are Stafford and Orakpo, unless someone makes a huge leap, which is doubtful. Stafford will be gone and we're making a huge assumption that Orakpo will grade as a top 3 calibre DE--I still have doubts as to whether he is.

Otherwise, you're reaching. I would rather reach for a player we need, then stick around for someone we don't need or for someone that's going to push a productive player to the bench. And I would rather trade down and draft the guy we want at the right spot and get extra picks on the side than reach.