Chiefs Fix: Pre-Draft Saturday Edition
Figured if there ever was a time for a personal anecdote about the wild times of Jared Allen, now is the time. I should have known he was trouble when he was out partying in K.C. with my all-time craziest female friend before he ever played one snap for our Kansas City Chiefs. Nothing wrong with going out and having a good time at all, but I’ve heard that he and extra-point-shanking kicker Lawrence Tynes used to have alcohol poisoning races — “First one to puke up their intestines gets the keys!” And no, we aren’t posting that under our “Fanzone/Tailgating” section as a Chiefs drinking game.
Trent Green is still a Chief at 10:50 am EST. Hard to believe, really. The KC Star’s Joe Posnanski sheds some light on the subject. King Carl says that right now Trent is our starter. Peterson also stated that “Herm (Edwards) would like for us to see what kind of quarterback Brodie Croyle can be.” I still think Trent will be gone before the fourth-round kicks off tomorrow. Update (11:15 am EST): The NFL Network is reporting that a trade will be completed by the end of the draft.
The Jets Blog offers solid scouting reports on potential Chiefs G Ben Grubbs, CB Chris Houston and DT Justin Harrell. Any of those three players could easily be a Chief here in about three hours.
I just saw while over on Niners Nation that the 49ers might get Seattle Seahawks WR Darrell Jackson for a fourth-round pick. Yep, ESPN has confirmed this report. If the Seahawks are really going to give away Darell Jackson to a division rival for a second-day pick, why in the hell isn’t King Carl on the phone? I’m pretty sure the Seahawks would prefer to ship Jackson out of the division, and he’d be our best receiver. I told my brother six weeks ago that I’d give up a third for him, but that’s just me.
The Bristol Bunch are also reporting that RB Michael Turner might be as good as gone. An undisclosed team is offering a 2008 first-round pick. That deal could be great for the Chiefs. Well, short term-wise, anyway. No Michael Turner and no extra first-rounder for the Chargers this year sounds pretty damn good to me. Let’s just hope that Turner’s new team doesn’t blow so bad they give the Bolts the first-overall pick in ‘08. That’s if this deal actually goes down.
Thought’s from the Dark Side is reporting that: QB Brady Quinn could be the guy the Oakland Raiders take with the first-overall pick; another team actually wants Randy Moss; and that the Browns are offering gifted WR Braylon Edwards and the third-overall pick to move up two spots. In a related story, Al Davis has frozen himself in a cryogenic chamber and demanded that he stay in his state of hibernation until the Raiders actually make the playoffs. Update (11:20 am EST): The NFL Network is reporting that the Raiders and Patriots are discussing a potential Moss trade.
The hilarious and scantily-clad With Leather discovered a jewel of a YouTube clip — Will Ferrell teaching USC C Ryan Kalil a thing or two about sacking Twinkies.
Kissing Suzy Kolber has apparently mistaken NFL Commish Roger Goodell for Gunnery Sergeant Hartman from Full Metal Jacket. The language used in their mock letter would make Andrew Dice Clay blush, but still I fell on the floor laughing. I get the point — Roger Goodell isn’t the kind of man you want to toy with, as our own #69 already knows all too well.
