Here's a very interesting take by a former NU teammate.

Does anybody have ESPN paid access?

Kiper says:
"Forecasting the NFL draft lineup in September is like forecasting the April weather. There just hasn't been enough football played to make any significant conclusions. That said, I must have been asked 10 times this week about who I thought was "in the lead" for Andrew Luck. Everyone seems convinced that if there was a season to go 0-16, this is the one.

It's a crazy thought, because teams simply don't tank their seasons in the NFL. Not only could having a record like that lead to a new coach and a gutted roster for a team that may have already had some promising young talent, but there are also potentially a couple of other legitimate top-five talents at quarterback in this year's draft class.

But when I mentioned it, my editor said it had to be done. So based on the current odds -- as in who currently has the worst shot to make the Super Bowl, and thus the best shot to have the worst record and land the top overall pick -- here's a look at which teams could be in the lead, why, why not, and whether they could pass up on Luck."

Here's a good article about 2011 offensive lines per Rotoworld. They rank the Chiefs #11. In their words:

11. Kansas City Chiefs (4)

Biggest beneficiary: Jamaal Charles. This line will open holes.

Really cool story about our local hero Tom Watson. I didn't get to see any of this.

Here's a humorous article on how to watch the CFL which will begin next week on NFL Network (is that a bad sign?).

Well, every 5 1/2 weeks or so someone does a fan post about the Chiefs changing their uniforms to some god awful scheme. And, everyone seems to really come out of the woods with all their best design ideas. Here, I think, the Bills are doing the right thing and eschewing modernization and dumping their recent super ugly unis and going old school.

This little nugget (above) says that the Eagles are hoping to trade Kolb for impact veteran players. This will be very interesting to watch as these kinds of trades just don't seem to happen in the NFL.

Here's some more from AZ.

Here's a neat link to NFL trades of 2009 and 2010. There are more player for player trades than I thought but most are small time trades, not marquee players. Of course, probably the most interesting to us is Brady Quinn for Peyton Hillis (and draft picks). I also thought the Jets trading Stucki and about a hundred picks for Braylon Edwards was kind of dramatic at the time. I never knew about it until now, but I think that nondescript little trade of a CB for a QB (John Beck) is interesting.

A bit more general trade speculation.

Here is an interesting article from over at Rotoworld about the wide receiver market. Breaston is a favorite prospect around these parts but doesn't sound like a very good fit for us - if you believe Silva.

Silva doesn't have any of these guys ending up with the Chiefs, including Chambers who he discusses as someone who will be looking for a job. No surprise to any of us.

Cool, anything helps.

I'm glad to see that Smith is as egotistical, stubborn, and stupider than King Carl became. The Chargers are going down the toilet where they belong.

I've been out of the country for the last 3 weeks or so - forgive me if this has already been posted previously. I thought it was a cool video.

This article does mention the Chiefs and Thigpen, although not in the best light, of course.

Sorry if this has already been posted somewhere. I looked but didn't see it.

If uninterested in fantasy football you can simply skip to the last paragraph for a hilarious Larry Johnson smackdown.

This is kind of funny. I don't recall ever seeing this get posted on here but apologies if it has. I just now happened across it working on my upcoming secret project.

What's the deal with this guy? I don't think we've heard even the whiff of a rumor that the Chiefs have talked to this guy. Now, it looks like he could be a Bill.

For those of you wishing for Cody, here's another possible 1st Rd spoiler. To go along with San Diego.

Like us, the Jets now need a safety. Here is some analysis from over at Gang Green Nation.

Some discussion here on Patriots FA. Seems like these guys aren't very high on Mankins. I've never been too hot on Watson but sounds like he could be a good fit for KC. I think we're just used to TE being a very important position but looks like it isn't so important to Weis/Haley scheme. Maybe Watson and Cottam are good enough system guys that can block and catch.

Most important of all, these guys are probably accurate that Wilfork will be the Pats signing priority. I guess the wildcard for me, though, is that the Pats always seem to be so-so on guys that are getting a bit older. They may not want to pay this guy in dollars or years what he might ask.

The site quotes the NY Post saying it is done.