- yeah, easy for you to say…

“Well”

- well…

“Rin”

- yes, what is it now?

“we are waitng with breathless antici……pation for your answer!”

- and the question, my faithful devotee?

“If we pick”

- you may get a nosebleed…

“in the first 3-4″

- perhaps, maybe sooner – e’en within half a minute…

“it will be hard”

- or squishy, depending…

“to”
- yes…

“trade down.’

- no, in this economy there is really no great market for the stuff at the moment…

“Which happens to be my preference.”

- whatever your picker- er, broker suggests…

“RDE or MLB may be the pick there, BUT, do any of the MLB’s or RDE’s warrant that high a pick?”

- you think I have any idea? (Cue Tony Bennett: “If I (Rin) ruled the world…”

If Rin had to guess now some five months afore the draft, would say the likelihood would be an offensive lineman, whether the Chiefs trade down or not (I think they ‘might’.) OT or even a C/not an OG. I don’t see them drafting another young Defensive lineman, DE or DT, but rather signing a free agent or even trading for a DE; they’ll likely draft one or more d-lineman too. MLB is a possibility but not at pick #5…if KC trades down, a LB in the 10-15 range is a possibility.

“OL help”

- they cannot help you…canst not help e’en themselves – why we must draft one or more.

“another DT and possibly a WR or CB should also be addressed. QB is still a thin position also.”

- no, Thigpen is in the 215-220 lb. range, Gray in the 250+ arena nee area; only Brodie’s 62206 zip code is errant (yup, Brodie is 6’2 & weighs 206 alright…just like Jorge Orta was safe at 1st base back in 1985.)

Any ‘acid’ Rin dropped back in the 60′s NEVER made it to the floor…it never had a chance

- YES! The Chiefs have NOT been throwing enough fade patterns, agreed!

“There I go again with that “Hope” thing.”

- HOPE: ‘highly o pined (for) extrication’ (nee emancipation) from this defense ours…

heh heh heh

Damnit…There I go again with that “Hope” thing. Guess I’ll never learn.

That said I do not know how many draft picks can be wasted on the DL.

Oh STM thy lovely green eyes thine, quit tuggin on my cape, release mine ankle & be on your *** way.

Here, allow Rin present you this Christmas gift yours:

“The Serenity Prayer” (the short version because… well, you came up said, per the usual.)

‘God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.’

There be exits from this blog leaving 24 hours a day…feel free to avail self said if you but cannot control your malice nee ‘invidia’.

Amen.

Rin…dying for Herm’s sins as it were

heh heh heh

The ringleader, nee clown? (No, not Rin… I’m a Herm believer: tall, dark, handsome & too always quite certain the corners have been addressed.)

Just now venue radio, heard a knave- sorry, some Kev named Kietzman who, with much hope his heart & fingers crossed too, pleading for Herm Edwards to take the Head Coaching position at San Diego State. (Paraphrasing)- “Herm needs to do this – he’d be perfect.”

Yes? For whom?

Kev – “Herm’s answer to the reporter’s question of whether he was interested was rehearsed- too rehearsed” (Coach Herm Edwards having said ‘I’m already coaching a college team.’) Translation: No, sorry Kev et al, Herm’s staying in KC.

The sound of calculated tantrum impinged upon the airwaves, Kev’s denial the status quo maintaining also being ably massaged by/echoed by that second his command some clinker, Clinkscale is it?

Gesundheit. Those dogs ain’t gonna hunt.

Like a man clinging to shipwreck, do some imagine rescue when the life preserver is ballast already being inplemented- eyes theirs not wanting to see.

Alas, there are no need boogeymen, plots not made privy to, nor assassins any lying in wait ’round every corner, no grassy knoll too…only patience in short supply.

It’s but year one Herm’s rebuild: wait till you see Act II! And III! And . . .

What fun!

He also said clark endorses what the team is doing and talk together regularily. If clark is willing to play without fans it is ok with me.

Center is a sure NEED.

Wouldn’t want to choose a HB in first 3 rds but would look at that position, given LJ’s history/age/Wear&Tear, Tight End is a question, Doubt Tony G will be here (Lord Please make me wrong)

One way or the other we have to get a pass rusher and a Rock solid MLB and another OSLB.

I agree with a new Center, sure…I’m just not noticing any major wholes in the offense that would need to be adressed in the top 2 rounds…

I guess you could take Crabtree, but Bradley is playing so well…

It just seems like the offense has really come together and by the end of the year, it looks like if we can fix the defense…then you have to think this team could make a Giants type of turn around…

At least at the beginning of the year, we had a horrific offense and bad defense…

now we just have a horrific defense…you give this current team the ravens Defense and we win this division hands down and win 10 games…

We feel your excitement nee sense of costiveness come over this fandom ours. Now, Rin is sure the Chiefs will pull something amazing and unforseen out of their…hat, come draft time.

(Cue Andy Williams: “It’s the most wonderful time of the year!”)

Just commenting on your list, sorry

The highest paid positions are QB,DE and LT…

We are in a place to have to pay a lot for a position that is the top 5 picks, right? We have Albert and Thigpen, right? We traded Allen…

If you say no to a DE…then what do we draft? ANOTHER DT? Who sits, then? A QB? What about Thigpen if he keeps up his 30 td pace over a 16 season? You don’t want to draft an Offensive guard that high, or a safety. The linebackers out there in the draft are not top 5 material…

So, if not DE, then what do we draft? This is assuming Thigpen keeps playing well…if he blows up and sucks it up, then it is a no brainer, we take a QB…but he looks legit to me…

So…tell me Chief fans…Lets say Thigpen and Albert continue to impress the rest of the year…what position AND who do you draft?

QB-Thigpen
RB-Johnson/Charles/Smith
FB-Cox
WR-Bowe
WR-Bradley
WR-Franklin
TE-Gonzales/Cottam/Merritt
LT-Albert
LG-Waters
C -Niswanger
RG-Jones
RT-Mcintosh

So, what do we need to replace? Mcintosh, Jones and what else? We have Herb Taylor and Barry Richardson, so they may be able to replace them…Having Thigpen and Bradley emerge fixes A TON for us…

I don’t know, I guess my point is this…the only major weakness I see is at right tackle and right guard…and we have young guys that could emerge there in Richardson and Taylor….

So, this offseason needs to be ALL about drafting MORE defense and signing some young defensvie players…

When they had the #2 pick and chose a QB in 1964 he busted or journeymaned his way through career, at best. They became Champions (as with example 1 above) in 1966 & 1969, but in the first case the QB rode pine and in the second he was long gone.

In 1978 and 1979 the Chiefs chose DE’s twice, and twice they went nowhere – the ’79 player having a bit more of an impact his career than the former, but both retiring with bumps/bruises but no more. They’re still waiting with the rest us ‘gluttons’ for punishment.

Conclusion(s)? A few.

- The Chiefs should NOT draft a DE any, for that obviously leads nowhere fast…and we’ve already been there nee here, and having taken squat said find that ‘it is not’ so good.

- The Chiefs – ‘if’ they draft a QB will win a Championship and e’en two within the next five years thereaft – but the QB we draft will have nothing to do with the first, nor e’en be here atall for the second.

- Chiefs draft a DT? They’ll assure themselves of not one but two Championships within the next six years (it’d also be a good idea to pass on anyone named Ryan, just to be safe. Too – you can never invest in enough DTs as it were, for one of them might become another #58.)

So, Chiefs should draft a DT to play or a QB to sit. Bull? Sitting? HOW! Perhaps, and yet those who do not understand history are but doomed to repeat it…which would not be such a bad thing as such, this case…if only it was once again 1963…or 1964, e’en.

A constant worry is the chiefs had the best draft in their immediate history, yet they are short as many as 10 QUALITY starters. How many years will this take. On your free agent signings there are 31 other teams who might have an interest in those players and would those guys want to play for one of the worst teams or want a ring. Lastly the chiefs chose to ignor free agents last year and saved 30+ million which they will probably use to pay their portion of the remodelling. 30 million in 2009 will help clarks bottom line

See what the free agent pool for Linebackers and Defensive Ends are…

Which ever has the best talent…sign the top one. So, say we can sign Julius Peppers…then we draft a middle linebacker at the top of the draft. Or vice versa if we sign a top linebacker, maybe we draft Michael Johnson…

But those 2 areas are by far the weakest…

I am not too worried about the offense anymore…I like our QB, RB, WR,TE and our offensive line is getting better as well. Albert is the future LT for this team…so, no need to draft an offensive lineman in the first round at all…

I think Tyler and Dorsey will develop…

I don’t like Derrick Johnson…it is time he shows up…

My game plan for the offseason would be this…

Key Free Agents (Still Young too)

LB-Jonathan Vilma (26)
DE-Julius Peppers (28)
DT-Albert Haynesworth (27)

Assuming they don’t get franchised… Here would be my top 2 plans…

Plan 1: I figured Peppers and Haynesworth will get franchised and/or be way too expensive…so here is my realistic way of fixing the chiefs…

Sign: Jonathan Vilma MLB
Sign: Karlos Dansby OLB

Draft: Brian Orakpo or Michael Johnson (whoever grades out better)

I personally like Johnson better. Better size and looks more like a DE…Orakpo kind of looks better suited for a 3-4….We HAVE to sign some linebackers of value. Vilma is a MLB and Dansby is an OLB…These 2 would make Derrick Johnson better…. After the first round Draft the best available…

OL, LB, Safety, DE, DT, QB

If Thigpen falls apart things change, but he looks like Romo did when he took over for Bledsoe…so, I think he’s our guy.

Look at this defense…

DE-Johnson
DT-Tyler
DT-Dorsey
DE-Hali

OLB-Johnson
MLB-Vilma
OLB-Dansby

CB-Flowers
CB-Carr
FS-Morgan
SS-Page

I don’t think the Cardinals or Saints will franchise Vilma or dansby…so they could really be had. They are both still very young and the chiefs have plenty of money.

The offense has been scoring about an average of 26 points a week the past 5 games, and they are all VERY young…so we are set there…

throw some money at a nice group of linebackers…draft some DE’s and OL and I think we are on our way.

That is my plan..

I would much prefer that the Chiefs finish 6-10 and draft #6-10. That’s where the problem arises. Herm Edwards isn’t capable of leading a team to 5 consecutive victories. Never done it. Never will.

As we know, the Chiefs have never drafted and developed a competent NFL QB in that time. Lately, their drafting acumen for defensive players is highly suspect as well.

If something isn’t working, wouldn’t you look at your strategy and methodology? Wouldn’t you change the way you evaluate your draft choices? Most people would unless they had this enormous ego that wouldn’t allow these questions to surface because surely, Carl Peterson is the omnipotent, all-knowing one who cannot be questioned?

Bottom line: It’s WAY past time to clean out the barn and infuse the organization with new blood, energy and competence. Putting it off or failing to do it and what is left?

The KC Lions.