Do we really need a LT? Did Brandon Albert do that bad?

There is some logic to all of this madness.  Brandon Albert didn’t have a very good 2009 season.  Should we say it was the worst we have seen?  Absolutely not, Brandon lost his right hand man Brian Waters for a few important games. Now I don’t think it would have mattered very much if let’s say Ndukwe was at the LG position because he doesn’t play at the level Water’s plays at.  So when you lose a guy like Waters I think Albert and the whole offensive line suffers.  At least the hole left side which so happens to be the most important side.  It’s safe to say that Brandon did a fair job for being left to the dogs.  I think if both Albert and Water’s stay health and Casey starts our Left side will be just fine. 

So why would we waste a 5th overall pick for a LT? Ryan Lilja was just added to the roster and that is one hell of an upgrade.  I would go out on a limb and say that all we need is a really good RT on our O-line. So why not add the best RT in the Draft Trent Williams.  Trent thinks he’s good enough for both LT and RT however it ‘s been shown that he is way better at the RT position and it has been said several times that if we drafted him he would go to the right side.  Just that one draft pick would solidify our O-line. 

Eric Berry  is a tremendous athlete and a beast at that position hands down the best Safety in this year’s draft but here is the catch he isn’t so much better that it’s a huge marginal difference to let’s say Nate Allen,  Brandon Stuckey or Earl Thomas  that we should consider him a the 5th overall pick of the draft.  Safety is a need for us but not as important as the ability to stop the run and plug up holes.  That’s why the two picks in the second round will be used for defense like Sean Lee ILB or Jerry Hughes ROLB, or Cody.

NO MORE BERRY. NO MORE OKUNG. NO MORE BULAGA

At the end of 2009 we were ranked 25th Total Offense, 30th Total Defense, 25th in Passing and Receiving, 11th in Rushing, 31st in Sacks, 31st in Rushing yards allowed, and T-16th Interceptions.

It is safe to say the most needed position right now is OLB and ILB followed by LT and Safety or Cornerback.

So far in the FA we have added better depth at the RB position with Jones increasing our ability to run the ball so let’s say we only improve our rating to 9th.

Here is a great idea we need to trade down in this draft because it is full of potential. The best case scenario is we need to trade to Buffalo for the 9th and the 41st pick of the draft.

1st round 9th pick:  Trent Williams or Bruce Campbell LT.

2nd Round 36th pick:  Jerry Hughes OLB   142 Tackles, 28 Sacks, (3 years)

2nd Round 41st pick:  Sean Lee MLB 324 Tackles, 10 Sacks, (4 years)

2nd Round 50h pick:  Nate Allen S  216 Tackles, 10int., (3 years)

3rd Round 68th pick: Dorin Dickerson TE/WR This man had a 4.4 40, and 43.5 vertical at the combine and he's 6'5 260lbs

4th Round 99th pick: Jordan Shipley WR  6’0 190lbs, 3191 yards, 33 TD

If these players came in all of them would be starters.

OFFENSE:  Williams LT, Water LG, Casey C, Lilja RG, Alberts RT, QB Cassel, RB Charles, WR Chambers, WR Bowe, SLOT Shipley, TE Dorin.

DEFENSE:   LOLB Hali, MLB Johnson, MLB Lee, ROLB Hughes, DT Dorsey, NT Shaun, DE Jackson, CB Flowers, CB Carr, FS Page, S Allen.

What does this mean?  Well for one what team is going to be able to cover a deep threat WR like Chambers, while trying to maintain coverage on a TE that can run faster and jump higher than anyone on the field also while covering a WR that can catch in traffic and a SLOT receiver that runs perfect routes. LET’S NOT FORGET THE BEST RUN GAME with Charles and Jones. I would say our total offensive rating would increase to 15th

By adding Huges and Lee our sack total would increase to 30 to 35 making our sack rating (based on last year’s totals) 18th and now that we added a NT and MLB and a better ROLB then Williams it’s safe to say our run defense will be better and our interceptions will be more since there will be more pressure so if we increase our run defense rating to 25th and our interceptions rating to10th our total Defensive rating would be 18th

That would make us playoff bound.

Player rankings by position based on Film, Combine, and Stats.

Offensive Tackles available to KC Chiefs:

1.       Russell Okung: 6’5 310lbs, 36 arms, 38 Bench.

2.       Trent Williams: 6’5 315lbs, 34 ¼ arms, 23 Bench.

3.       Bruce Campbell: 6’6 315lbs, 36 arms, 34 Bench.

4.       Bryan Bulaga: 6’5 310lbs, 34 ¼ arms, 26 Bench.

5.       Jason Fox: 6’7 315lbs, 34 ½ arms, n/a Bench.

Offensive Guards/Centers available to KC Chiefs:

1.       Mike Iupti: 6’5 330lbs, 34 ¾ arms, 27 Bench.

2.       Maurkice Pouncey: 6’4 310lbs, 32 ½ arms, n/a Bench.

3.       Vladimir Ducasse: 6’4 330lbs, 34 ¾ arms, 29 Bench.

4.       JD Walton: 6’3 300lbs, 33 ¼ arms, n/a Bench.

5.       Mitch Petrus: 6’3 310lbs, 33 ¾ arms, 45 Bench.

Middle/Outside Linebackers available to KC Chiefs:

1.       Jerry Hughes: 142 Tackles, 28 Sacks, (3 years)

2.       Sean Lee: 324 Tackles, 10 Sacks, (4 years)

3.       Sergio Kindle: 148 Tackles, 16 Sacks, (4 years)

4.       Brandon Spikes: 285 Tackles, 6 Sacks, (4 years)

5.       Navorro Bowman: 214 Tackles, 8 Sacks, (3 years )

Safety’s available to KC chiefs:

1.       Eric Berry: 241 Tackles, 14int., (3 years)

2.       Nate Allen: 216 Tackles, 10int., (3 years)

3.       Darrell Stuckey: 294 Tackles, 8int., (4 years)

4.       Taylor Mays: 268 Tackles, 5 int., (4 years)

5.       Reshad Jones: 194 Tackles. 11 int., (3 years)

Tight Ends available to KC Chiefs:

1.       Dorin Dickerson: 6’4 226lbs, 4.4 40, 43.5 Vertical.

2.       Jermaine Gresham: 6’5 260lbs, n/a 40, 35 Vertical.

3.       Aaron Hernandez: 6’2 245lbs, n/a 40, n/a Vertical.

4.       Rob Gronkowski: 6’6 265lbs, n/a 40, n/a Vertical.

5.       Jimmy Graham: 6’6 260lbs, 4.55 40, 38.5 Vertical.

Wide Recievers available to KC Chiefs:

1.       Brandon Lafell: 6’3 215lbs, 2517 yards, 25 TD.

2.       Arrnelious Benn: 6’2 220lbs, 2221 yards, 7 TD.

3.       Marty Gilyard: 6’1 190lbs, 3000 yards, 25 TD.

4.       Jordan Shipley: 6’0 190lbs, 3191 yards, 33 TD.

5.       Demaryius Thomas: 6’3 230lbs, 2339 yards, 14 TD.

Based on my scouting and the information above I will create my ideal 2010 Kansas City mock draft.

1. It will be safer for the Redskins to take Russell Okung and pick up a QB like Pike or McCoy in the 2nd round. So with that siad the Chiefs select Trent Williams from Oklahoma. I would rather trade down and pick up another 2nd.  Alot of people will argue that Bryan Bulaga will go here but Bryan is weak and his footwork is not consistent.  Eric Berry is amazing player but he is not worth more then Reed or Polamalu and niether one of these guys got drafted that high for that reason alone Eric will fall in the draft.

2. Jerry Hughes OLB TCU this guy flat out sacks QB's and thats what we need on our right side.

2b. Terrance Cody NT Alabama This guy is fat but so was alot of Chiefs at the beginning of last year and Todd Haley changed that real quick we need a big NT like Terrance to plug holes. 

3.  Dorin Dickerson TE Pittsburgh I would make this man a WR at 6'4 225lbs he runs a 4.4 40 and his vertical is amazing there isn't a CB out there that can get that high and keep up with that kind of speed at the same time. Dorin's route running needs improvement and his blocking as well but he is a beast for that position.

                                 A TEAM Defense

LOLB Hali MLB Johnson MLB Williams ROLB  Hughes

               DT Dorsey NT Cody DE Jackson