Chiefs listing McCluster as a WR

[Reaper16]

Originally Posted by keg in kc

I'm not sure "slot WR" is the right way to term it, if they're really looking to make him the Chiefs version of Wesley Welker (Chris Mortensen's words, not mine...). The guy has 346 catches the last 3 years.

If that's what they're shooting for, I'd call it pretty valuable.

Welker can't even be Welker without a deep threat. That doesn't bode very well for the Chiefs.

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by Reaper16

Welker can't even be Welker without a deep threat. That doesn't bode very well for the Chiefs.

This year.

That doesn't make him a bad choice.

[keg in kc]

Originally Posted by Reaper16

Welker can't even be Welker without a deep threat. That doesn't bode very well for the Chiefs.

It took Welker a few years to become Welker. I think it's safe to assume that McCluster or anybody else drafted yesterday isn't going to be him out of the gates, either. So they probably have some time to find that deep threat. Assuming that's not Chambers' role.

I'm still way more worried about Cassel than anybody else at this point. He's now and forever going to be the cog that makes this thing either work or fail.

And I still say he's expendable if he has a bad season. I don't think you can discount the possibility that not drafting Clausen was as much a statement about Clausen as it was about Cassel. I think the league made a statement of something we already knew, that this was not a strong QB draft. 2011 is probably going to be a different story...

I also think, though, that they look at Cassel as someone they can make a better player (part of the reason Weis is here...) in 2010, whereas I think we (I include me in this) have already written him off.