How many articles are they going to write about the "unbelievable" draft by the Chiefs? Right now all they have is a great group of prospects. Not one of these guys have played a single down in the NFL. Enough about the fantastic draft of the Kansas City Chiefs. Write something at the end of the season once they can at least be evaluated as rookies.
The point of these articles is not to suggest that all of these players are going to be superstars in the league. They're simply trying to point out the methods to the madness. Which teams were able to fill thier biggest needs and still get the best "potential" players that are available at the time of the selection, the best "potential" players for thier offensive and defensive schemes, and how the team manuevers through the draft via trades to pay the right price for the player they want to select.
Did the Chiefs do this better than the rest? The media certainly thinks so. However, I'd argue that it's difficult to have a poor draft when you have that many picks to play with.
I like the article because it doesn't simply hype up the Chiefs for a solid draft, but it also gives an inside perspective to how the selections were made. That's pretty cool.
I can't recall a single player who ever played a down in the NFL prior to be drafted, so that point is in itself pointless.
Wait for it... there will be articles on rookie performances throughout the season. I'd be willing to bet by Week 9 we see the one stating who this year's Colston is, who the biggest disappointments are, and who we all should have known would have been injured and out for the season.
There will be an article three years from now to tell us who's a bust and who's a pro-bowler. There will be articles throughout the years to come that compare the players from this draft class to one another. There will be articles comparing this draft class to other draft classes. There will be articles breaking down performances by position, and then the follow-up articles that compare those positions to other draft classes. There may even be an article that performs a mock re-draft years from now based on "if we knew then what we know now" how would have the draft really unfolded.
The NFL draft is a 365 day a year media event that simply has the stories recycle themselves year in and year out. Up next we'll learn who missed mini-camp. In June, we'll find out which veterans are getting cut or traded because of the rookies come in to replace them. In July, we'll read all about the potential contract disputes and hear about the likelihood of players reporting to training camp on time.
I really wonder if there is a NFL public relations department that works with the media to "fix" certain situations with teams. For example, last week ChiefsNation was in anuproar over losing Jared Allen. The front office was taking a lot of heat for not getting a deal worked out. It sounded something like "Fire Carl Peterson's Dumb AS$!!" Jared was the absolute "fan favorite" in Kansas City, and for good reason.
But, now all you read about the Chiefs is this unbelievable draft. I agree, it was a grand slam of a draft. The first three picks have Pro-Bowl potential. But, I'm just saying it seems a little "funny" how much the media is amping it up, like the Chiefs organization needs a positive story right now.
Nice point dsoutee. I never thought of that but that would help keep interest in KC and most likely othert teams fans who want to see KC fail because they are getting all this extra hype.
in my opionin this is our fault. We are the maniac, rabidly obessed football fans. We want news during a time of the year when there is not a whole lot to talk to about. So we read every article, no matter how many times the story has been told, and then spend our free time posting and talking about them here. It gets old, but hey, we are talking about football.
Im a Chiefs fan, and honestly I feel the same way. None of these guys have played yet.
This article was more (to me anyway) of the inner workings of the draft. I found it interesting on that level, and that level alone. To see who tried to move up, what team your trying to get ahead of, scouting reports, and the such.
I looked at it in that light instead of another article of how great the Chiefs draft was.
Plus they have to deal with King Carl Peterson, who's sole goal in life seems to make the best players hold out, lose money, and then play hurt because they aren't fully prepared through training camp. He ruins draft picks. They landed a great crop, but I agree, let's just wait until the end of the season. Even more telling, let's just see who's holding out when camp comes around. Then, we'll know how it'll end. My prediction is "bloody."
A big part of what makes a draft successful is good preparation. I believe that coming into the draft with two 1st rounders, three picks in the top of the 3rd round and 13 picks overall is a pretty strong indication that Carl Peterson, Herm Edwards, Bill Kuharik and Ray Farmer and the Chiefs' scouting department all prepared for this draft very well. They also evaluated 321 players for this draft. I say this all speaks well for them and they deserve all the props that they're receiving.
Could very well be that Chiefs fans will have forgotten all about Jared Allen a year from now. In fact, one thing I'll be keeping an eye on this year is whether Allen can continue to achieve a high number of sacks without Tamba Hali there at the other end pressuring QBs out of the pocket and into Allens' arms. Really good left DE's have a way of making average right DE's look absolutely amazing. So now Hali gets his shot at making name for himself a right DE.
yea right i think the Chirfs did a good job drafting players but its getting annoying borderline over rated!!!! Someone who had a better draft than the Chiefs was the Carolina Panthers yea and nobody seems to be giving them the praise the deserve.
Wow, crusader, are you kidding me? They're rating the draft based on the information at hand. Due to the fact that NONE of the players taken in the entire draft has ever played a down in the NFL, you can't possibly grade this draft based on that. Basically what you're saying is that rating draft's is absolutely pointless, that the draft is a crapshoot, and that it's all about getting lucky with "prospects". Hmmm. Great points. You're an idiot.
