Chiefs Ink Demorrio Williams

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Demorrio Williams (NFL)The Chiefs finally got something done. I still can’t believe we signed a linebacker, though. Then again, Demorrio Williams is young, can straight fly and we signed him on the cheap (an average of $3.2 million a year). Plus, Donnie Edwards is old and was banged up late last season, while Napoleon Harris didn’t play up to his contract. Will Harris get cut? That’s the big question coming out of this signing, because Williams will definitely start next season.

Zach and I are thinking that the Chiefs have just decided to go out and sign the best young, cheap, under-the-radar talent available, reason being that we have more holes talent wise than Swiss cheese. I think we’ll continue to see this strategy utilized, but at a slow pace. The Chiefs want to have leverage, and they currently have none in a players’ market. We also think that they want to have money when the well dries up for a lot of the other teams with cap room. That way they can scoop up some of the unsigned talent out there, and at a reasonable rate.

Let’s wait and see what the Chiefs do next.

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DeAngelo Hall is signed with the Falcons. We can trade for him, but not outright sign him. He is still available, too.

why didn't we sign deangelo hall? I'm sooooo angry.

Oh yeah. And why are we so mad at Harris and not mad at anyone else. Edwards and Johnson played ever down Harris didn't even play on third down and had more tackles than both of those guys. Lets actually watch the games people and not just listen to what these reports say and focus on the real problem. THE FRONT OFFICE. Let's give Harris a break and leave him in the middle. Thats even if he still wants to play for the Chiefs.

I think this signing of Williams was horrible. Harris played behind a terrible just terrible D-Line and led the team in tackles with 123 and now we want to throw him under the bus. Bad decision. And Williams didn't even shine on the falcons team. The chiefs are using Harris as a scapegoat and Carl Peterson stinks. And come on people, Donnie Edwards playing middle linebacker, did anyone see the packers game when Favre threw the game winner right pass Edwards for the win. Guess we will be 2-14 this year. Thanks Herm. Thanks Carl. We suck again.

College Highlights       http://youtube.com/watch?v=6VMiCgoyed0

I like the move, LB wasnt a "need" posistion but we got younger and maybe better, that side needed to do something different, especially when Page is lined up to back there to miss an open field tackle.  LB is also very week in the draft.  At this point this is what I think Carl and Clark are thinking: CB- next years draft or fa, Brackenridge and Sapp will battle for that 2nd CB slot; O-line, address as much as possible in draft; WR, 3rd round pick and possibly  a speedy one to return kicks maybe in the 6th or 7th.

 moves that will make me happy , rex hadnot c/g , jake scott g or shane olivea g ,max starks t or kwame harris t or maurice willams t !   at least 2 off this list will be great start of season [imo ] !

What about Olivea from the Chargers?  Superfan mentioned him, I know he's been cut, but I haven't heard anything about teams bringing him in.  Could be a quality signing for us!

ouch ! yeah i wasnt sure what we had to give them ! yeah pass ! maybee a 4 and 6 though !  

If we signed Bironas it would cost us a 2nd round pick, so I think we should pass.

 i wanna kick a name out there for thought ! K ROB BIRONAS , he is almost a 90% kicker and hes young ! he had 8 fg in week 7 last year ! maybee e need to look his way too ! lets not all forget that that is also a need in kc !

don't forget starks has the transition tag so the steelers get to match any offer.  That means the chiefs probably can't get him for too cheap.  he would be a great pick up for the chiefs though.  I still think that if the Dolphins and Rams pass on Long we have an excellent shot at drafting him.  Also, I know its a long shot but keep an eye on Herb Taylor, I saw him play at TCU and he has a lot of potential.

 i just looked through some of the ot left out there and there is still 2 or 3 left out ther that look pretty good ! starks is one of them ! you know the chiefs there going to sit back and wait for things to cool off then swoop in and get em chiep ! well thats what im thinking there thoughts are ! think they should try harder to get hadnot c  though ! olivea is still out there too !

What is the status on Max Starks (OT) from Pittsburgh?  I think he would be a good start for rebuilding our offensive line.  He is only 26 years old and then we can draft Dorsey or Ellis.  I think that would be a dominate defensive line if we could sign Allen to a long term deal.  It would be Hali, Tyler, Dorsey or Ellis, and Allen.

Adam: I agree. I think we will spend if the value is there. What I saw Faine sign for was not value, IMO.

And I'm thinking that LB was addressed first because there wasn't a big market for LBs. Without much competition, the Chiefs flew in Williams and signed him on the cheap. Other than Vilma and Briggs, there wasn't that much out there. And I didn't want us to spend more than two times what we spent on Williams on Briggs.

Still, I do think we need to spend some dough. Especially on a corner, an O-lineman and a receiver. We can't be too cheap.

It will take more than that to get Sheppard.

maybe the move the chiefs are looking at is  Harris and a 4th rd pick for lito sheppard.

WE NEED TO SIGN A DAMN CORNER BACK.

I did not think that Harris played badly last year.  He was not the best, but he was good.  We had a good defense last year, especially in the red zone.  This signing, although welcomed, puzzles me.  I am not so sure we cut Harris.  We will see.

I like the signing. D front 7 and O-line are critical and if we can upgrade and get younger, I am all for it.

I've only seen D-Will play once.. But he flew around the field, it seemed. He was out of position a few times, but for the most part was 'ok'. Maybe now they will move Donnie to the inside like I've been talking about, since he's losing a step, and let our two fast OLB's take care of the slot WR's and outside coverage. While LB was not my first choice, by far, of what position to sign.... If Donnie is moved to the inside I think it improves our defense even more, especially if this kid is as fast as I remember him. But the whole bringing in an unproven fullback off of waivers, that negates any happiness I felt at the LB move. Right now I'm still sitting on neutral, waiting for the next move, but I'm close to being angry. Most of the names I was hoping for have been picked up already. All I can say is PLEASE CARL PLEASE!

Oh and I love Dream Worlds!

Jay - Unfortunately the only news I have heard about Harris, is that he might just get cut. I am not sure his trade value is very good because his contract outweighs his performance.

Harris has bounced around the league and has already played for three teams in his NFL career. I think that says something about him. So, I think the most likely scenario for Harris leaving the Chiefs is by him getting cut.

What do you think we could get for Harris in a trade?  His numbers are solid, and he's fast, some team would have to be interested, I don't think his contract is too prohibitive.  It seemed odd to sign a lb, but if we trade NH, maybe we can get a young DL, OL, or CB? This might work out pretty well.   In my dream world the chiefs had a lot of interest in Harris, and already have an idea of where he's going.  Dream worlds are nice.

Why are we always bargain shoppers? Thats the part I think that pisses a bunch of Chiefs fans.

However, I do like Demarrio Williams athletic ability and that he is young. SO I do like this signing its just weird that LB was the first position addressed.

Adam: I agree, that has been what I have been saying for awhile. I agree 100%. We are bargain shoppers in this market and looking to upgrade with cheap, young talent across the board. I like this signing and LB was not a high priority for us.