And if there’s no trade, I’d rather wait a year and get a Branden Flowers than pick up a Dajuan Morgan this year. (I realize the two players could have their futures reversed in due time, but for now one has undeniably greater prospects and value).

Getting a 3 this year means going around asking, “Anybody want a 3 for a 2 next year?” if we don’t see anyone we want.

Doing it Pioli’s way means we see a guy we like in the 3rd and we ask, “You want to give us your pick for a 2 next year?”

I just think it sounds a lot simpler. And though the trade value is the same in the year we are in, it’s probably better to start with the higher round pick, all things considered.

Think about this: we got over 10 years of service from Tony and we get a #2 for giving up his last few years of service. Assuming that #2 ends up being a good player, we sold two or three years of a great TE for another 10+ (potentially) years of a valuable starter. It’s a no brainer.

So if we just got the value of a 3rd rounder this year – how exactly does that make Pioli smart to defer the pick while Gonzalez is catching 80-100 passes for another team and we’re hoping and praying our $14-million quarterback isn’t getting his head torn off by the opponent’s defensive ends and linebackers because he just lost his #1 passing target??

He wasn’t very impressive last year, for sure. But, it was his first year in the league. Maybe some better coaching will help? Last year, right at this time (the draft), many experts believed him to be the best defensive player available. So…?

A first and third round pick would be fair, though…I’d say. But wouldn’t it really suck if he went somewhere else and became the dominant player the (so-called) experts were predicting just one year ago?

That’s what makes drafting high (top 5) such a risk. You get a guy, supposidly an “impact player”, pay a ton of money to sign him, and then get average play (or less) from them? Hopefully, drafting in the top 5 won’t be a problem for us in the coming years.

heck of a tight end, in fact, better at pass catching than anyone in the league right now, reciever or tight end…

But….a 2nd round pick for a 33 year old? thank you Scott Pioli. Now hes worked out deals with an AFC Powerhouse, and a brand new NFC Powerhouse/future record breaking offense.

Setting himself up for favors/heads up on cuts down the line,.

The Kansas City Chiefs added unrestricted free agent tight end Tony Curtis, the team announced today.

With the Dallas Cowboys, Curtis caught 11 passes for 80 yards and three touchdowns and also played on special teams.

Terms were not released.

Curtis used to play in the since-defunct NFL Europa for the Cologne Centurions.

Also, center Rudy Niswanger signed his restricted free agent tender.

Niswanger was assigned a $1.545 million second-round tender.

I’ve heard people say Haley is “an a**hole”. That really doesn’t matter to me. I just want results on the field. Besides…some of the best coaches ARE “a**holes” (Belichick, Parcells).

Don’t see Boldin coming here. Could happen…but I’d be shocked. Arizona wants a lot for him…and really, why shouldn’t they? Yeah, he wants out of there. But, he’s under contract.

I’m not sure how active we’ll be looking for a TE in the draft. We’re going to go from a receiving TE to a BLOCKING TE. So, Cottam and Sean Ryan might be our guys.

And LJ might not be here by Saturday…you’re right. But, I have a feeling that there’s little or no interest in him by other teams. The number of teams willing to take a “problem” player on their roster is shrinking fast. Those types of players are a dying breed in the NFL.

Would you trade our #3 for Julius Peppers?

1. Eugene Monroe
2. Jason Smith
3. Tyson Jackson
4. Aaron Curry
5. Michael Crabtree
6. B.J. Raji

Pretty much in that order.

One huge difference between Peterson and any good GM is, both may know what they think a players value is, but the good GM’s find a way to get that value, with a little forethought and some imagination! Something Peterson rarely ever accomplished, unless of course it involved trading away a player like Allen. Any idiot can trade a teams most talented players to fill other holes, but it takes skills to keep the talent and add to it.

So your infantile attempt to insult all who understood that Peterson sucked, is weak!

The trade for Boldin sounds good. I highly doubt if Arizona would throw in anything additional in a trade, though. They want too much for him, anyway. I think he’ll be stuck there another year, unhappy…unless they lower their asking price. And really, why should they?

Edwards? I’m not convinced he’s worth it. Didn’t he have a lot of drops last year? But…Cleveland’s 1st rounder would be a lot better than Arizona’s this year, no doubt.

Maybe we’re going to draft Crabtree? It would also help us a lot to have a good receiving RB. Damn…there sure are a lot of holes to fill.

It still does suck that it was Tony traded and not LJ!

1) We trade our 1st rounder this year (#3) and our 2nd rounder we just got by trading Gonzalez…to Arizona for their 1st rounder, their 2nd rounder, and Mr. Boldin?

or

2) We trade our 1st and 2nd rounders mentioned above to CLE for their 1st rounder, a 4th rounder, and Braylon Edwards?

We now almost have to assume the team will deal for a Larry Fitzgerald-type impact player to prevent total implosion of the offense. I assume pretty simply that Mr. Haley will not allow Mr. Pioli to automatically put his future employment with this team at risk before the new “Right 53″ ever plays a game.

I have a feeling we’ll be stuck with the #3 pick…although I’m still holding out a glimmer of hope we can move down some, and get another pick or two. I doubt it’s gonna’ happen, though.

Sure will be interesting to see what Pioli will do with that #3 pick…because there seems to be no clues as to what the guy might be thinking.

53. Everette Brown DE Florida State

That is a far stretch from being a top 10 pick where many have him going.

The word “most often used” was half-right. Cut off the “sweet” part and (you get ‘bitter’) – that’s closer to the accurate word.

“For Pioli/Haley, this was a rational decision. They now HAVE to make it work by hitting a home run on the player that Gonzalez brings them.”

Darn right…in just the way that picking up Cassel/Vrabel with a 2nd round pick was a brilliant move – anything less than a home run on the player who I will deem “The Replacement” will be referred to as a failure.

Like you Scott, I will (have to) grudgingly move on…likely to double over in pain each time this year that Fox shows a New Orleans Saints or Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Atlanta Falcons game.

But, it was really for the best. For him, and for the team.

I think the “pissed” part comes from knowing that he was one of those rare special players in the NFL, one of the best ever at his position. And he played for US. It truly was a pleasure watching him play…on our good teams, and even on our bad teams. I don’t know that I’ve ever seen another player, on ANY team, play his ass off 100% of the time like Gonzo did. I’ll miss that.

It’s time to move on now. Move forward. I hope Tony gets what he wants. As long as he’s not playing against us…I hope he kicks ass.

Just shows how hard it is for a player to play his entire career with one organization these days. Brett Favre and now TG. Not right in another uniform.

Six players from the 2008 Goose 100 found a home in K.C., may be looking at again this year…

Glenn Dorsey was held in higher esteem by the college community than Long. He won the Lombardi, Lott, Nagurski and Outland trophies for his play as a defensive tackle for national champion LSU. Dorsey is also held in higher esteem by the NFL community.

In the week leading up to the draft, The Dallas Morning News polled 27 of the NFL’s 32 teams for the No. 1 player on their draft boards. Dorsey was the selection on 12 of the draft boards, followed by Arkansas running back Darren McFadden on six, Virginia defensive end Chris Long on five, then Long and Boston College quarterback Matt Ryan atop two boards apiece.

So pencil in Dorsey at No. 1 on SportsDay’s annual Top 100 draft board. The Top 100 is compiled based on conversations with NFL general managers, personnel directors, pro and college coaches and scouts. This is not a mock draft. Teams will skip around the board on draft day to make selections that fit their needs.