Clark Judge: Rating smartest, boldest, scariest offseason moves

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by BigRock

It's only the mentality Pioli used for Jackson if you ignore/discount the reports that Pioli tried to trade down, specifically the story about trying to get Detroit's pick at #20. According to the details of that scenario, Pioli was supposedly willing to take a huge loss in value to get out of the 3rd pick.

No where have I seen a legitmate football writer detail the Chiefs draft day and their effort to move back. If you can link us to that, please do.

Originally Posted by BigRock

Not only doesn't that fit the mentality of "If he's your guy, you get him", Jackson would have been long gone by #20. They wouldn't have gotten him at all.

Pure conjecture.

Originally Posted by BigRock

Jackson was clearly Pioli's guy if they were stuck at #3 and couldn't move back. But that doesn't mean Pioli wanted him no matter what.

Conjecture.

On draft day, Pioli and Haley said they got "their guy". Most people had Jackson at between 17-20. He was "their guy" and there's no way to argue that he wasn't.