So the 2010 NFL draft is in the bag.  This draft (like every other draft in NFL history) seems to have split the fanbase.  Did we take the right guy?  Did we take the BPA?  Did we fill a need?  Did we take your guy?  We spent the run-up to the Draft on AP discussing the merits of every potential pick, trying to gauge Chief interest, and spewing forth mountains of mock drafts.  So where did it get us?

While many people would say “it got us nowhere” I would disagree.  Pre-draft, there was actually a consensus building on AP.  Not a consensus on who to pick, when to pick, or whether to trade back.  But there was a sense of “what do the Chiefs need to do on draft day to compete in 2010.”  Look at the mock drafts, the expert opinions, the fanposts and fanshots, ESPN, NFL.com or the Star and you saw a trend emerging.  The Chiefs' needs.  And they were: safety help, a nose tackle, a WR, depth on the o-line, and an upgrade at LB.  Sure we were still arguing the priority of these needs and how best to fill them right up until 5 minutes before the Bradford pick.  But the list seemed real.

While the draft has now ended, the speculation has not.  There is just as much traffic on AP dissecting our picks as there was predicting them.  And as with most debates, it seems to break into the nay-sayers and the yay-sayers, with countless strings of comments that read like a script from Monty Python’s argument clinic:

“It was a great pick.”

“No it wasn’t.”

“Yes it was!”

“No it wasn’t!”

“YES IT WAS!”

Then, there are those that say the debate on the picks should end.  After all, these aren’t picks anymore, they’re Chiefs.  Maybe we should just say “Welcome!” and hope for the best. 

I can sympathize with all sides.  But what I’d like to do in this fanpost is summarize the sides.  I don’t believe the debate should end.  I mean, debate is what blogs and fan sites are for.  If we didn’t debate we’d be the Chiefs equivalent of the Ellen DeGeneres show.  And besides, there is plenty to debate.  I mean come on, I don’t care who you are, NO ONE saw that second round coming!  But what are we debating?  In an attempt to turn the argument clinic into a discussion, I'd like to try to define the conflict.  The way I see it, the central argument about the Chiefs' 2010 draft breaks us fans down into two camps, the Piolicans and the WereDoomedicrats,  Let me explain:

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Made you look.

I know it's childish, but it's 8AM my time, I've been awake on a 36 hour shift, and I just wasted my last 30 minutes of effective consciousness reading another "will we stick with Cassel" post.

Feel free to delete this, or move it to the FanShots where it probably should be, or ban me from the site, I just had to get that off my chest... (I told you my effective consciousness was depleted)

In 2005 I had only 2 Chiefs jerseys to wear on Sundays.  And Saturdays.  And most of the days in between.  They both had #31 due to poorly coordinated Christmas buying in years prior.

For my next birthday, the August prior to the 2006 season, my astute family bought me a new, more relevant #10 jersey.

I proudly wore both through the 2007 season.  Then, in my haste to be relevant, I thought, what could be safer than a solid #88?  Due to delayed shipping and overseas travel, I recieved it last month.

I am the kiss of death, and I apologize to Chiefs fans the world over.

Anyone got a spare #54 I can borrow?   

All speculation, posts, blogs and some good ol' common sense point to Cassel starting for us in 2009.  It's the "you don't waste $14 million" argument.  

However, last season the Thiginator did endear himself to many Chiefs fans, and players for that matter.  

I believe Cassel is the future (better vision, pocket ability, accuracy...) but with our brutal first half schedule this season, if #7 doesn't put up the wins (sadly, it's not hard to imagine us going 2 and 5 into the bye), will there be a public outcry/QB controversy to get Thiggy with it?  Just a thought, would love to know what you think.