Tribal Council: D.J. Hackett

i watched Hackett play a lot when I lived out West.  He's good.  He's also a deep ball grabber...that was mostly his role for the Seahawks.  He's the real deal...might be a steal.

by the sounds of it he wants starter money.  I wouldn't sign a guy at starters wage without being sure he would be the starter.  I still think webb and sippio have something to show.  Is this webbs 3rd season comming up?  We all know how some guys just seem to blow up in year three.  let's cross our fingers.

I think Hackett is a good call, he's talented, but not so great that your going to automatically bury Webb, in other words he wouldn't walk into camp as the guaranteed starter.  He fits all of Herm's criteria, he's young, big, and would create competition.  If the price is right, buy buy buy!  Does anyone know his injury history?

Oh man!  I just watched a lot of tape on Dorsey and Ellis.  Wow!  I had no idea DT's could be so exciting.  Those guys are absolute beasts.  We have to take one at #5.  You can't go wrong.  Hali, Allen, Dorsey/Ellis, and Tank.  That will blow your hair back.  Talk about fits for the opposing O-line and QB.  We wouldn't even need a secondary.  I honestly would rather have one of those guys than even C. Long.  If J. Long is not there, this has to be the pick.  These guys are game changers.  Good characters to boot.

I'd like to keep our players happy so they don't bolt at the first opportunity, as I think Jared will. And Adam, I'm actually a pretty big Bale/Nolan fan, yes.

I still remember last years trent green...lol, all this hype over bringing in what people see as a player who has shown the numbers, in the past will continue to do so...numbers can be switched around greatly to show a persons value if need be, lets all think hard about grabbing free agents in the hopes we get lucky. free agents are free agents for a reason.

Allen will be paid... Carl is just doing what he's paid to do...pay as little as he can... LJ was never going anywhere, and neither is JA... (yes it is a stupid way to be), but they pay him to keep the payroll cheap as he can, Carl has done this from day one... it also adds to the behind the sceens things that go on that we seldom see or even hear about... the organization (office wise) , leaves little for a free agent or even current players to be glad about... in the long run the way CARL runs the team hurts what he actually tries to accomplish...

Dave, that's awesome about your boy! Thanks for jumping on the Hackett train!

Brandon Lloyd is talented, but from what I gather he's bought into his own hype too much. Had a radio show, a rap album, a diva-like MySpace page, etc...couldn't even really beat out guys like James Thrash and an aging Keenan McCardell. I'm glad we didn't jump at Lloyd.Meanwhile, Hackett is a stand-up guy character-wise.I'll look at the link and do some research on Rashied  Davis. Might even ask our Bears guy about him.

Over at CNNSI.com, they have a short blurb that we are targeting Bears reciever Rashied Davis.  Anyone know much about him?  All I got was that he was a slot guy. 

The guy I wanted just signed with the Bears, so no more pulling for Brandon Lloyd.  I know you guys are disappointed. 

Not much time - just checking in......been playin with my 5 year old boy today....bought him a sweet bat...he just hit some out of my yard....i dont know about anyone else, but I think my kid can do anything....I swear I tell my wife every night he is going to go Pro in something....got to love kids - they make you a kid again ......anyways, Adam - your a good man.......I see the same thing in Hackett - I thought he was going to break out this last year.....but due to a injury he had just an average year.....I am not saying that we should rush out to get him, but while no one is showing the man some love......If we let him know that we are interested it could go a long way.....mark it now - he will come out of the shell next year.....he would make a perfect #2 for Bowe and Tony G....

Adam, point taken.  I trust you.  Just for the record, I never like Samie Parker, who had similar stats too.  I just can't help but think, if the Chiefs haven't brought anyone in by now, they aren't going to.  DRAFT OR BUST! 

He played in six games, started six games, and had 32 receptions for 384 yards and 3 TDs. The Seahawks were a playoff team, so there was no reason to rush him back with all that depth in that crappy devision. The year before he played well in a smaller role. He was set to explode last year before getting hurt.

Just trust me on this one--this guy is going to blow up. Either here or somewhere else. And finding a Colston that late is like winning the Ed McMahon Sweepstakes. It just doesn't happen. We hit on one of 20 WRs and now we want to keep drafting them. Argh...

I am not sure Adam but I think his best year was this year and he had 46 catches.  D Bowe had 70.  Lets draft a receiver.  There are good ones to be found...al la Colston.  That is mediocre to me.  No offense

Man, i am really starting to dislike the chiefs management.  Being one of the cheapest teams in the league, they seemingly havn't though it through, that you have to spend money to make money.  I mean, why not pay a guy like Allen (before he gets so pissed he wants to leave)?  Whats the point in holding on to a guy until he gets good and then unloading him.  You draft a guy hoping he becomes something great, then when he does you don't want to keep him around?  He's worth more than what they would get for him.  And they just about lost LJ like that last year too.  We can build through the draft all we want, but if  "The King" is just going to bitch about paying them when they get good, what's the point in the first place?  If we keep this mentality, we will keep losing games.  If we keep losing games at the rate we have been, there will be no more money to be cheap with.  Somethings gotta give.  Sorry to be depressing, but I had to vent a bit while on the free agent topic. 

Mediocre? Samie Parker? Hackett is talented and big. You guys must be thinking about something else.

Cornelius, you a Christopher Nolan fan, or just the one film? I'm a pretty big fan of both him and Bale.

i just read that pacman jones just signed with dallas.  interesting. 

Well, this is a tough one, because it's hard to tell right now if we will be able to trade down from the 5th pick.  I think signing Hackett might be a good move if we end up staying put at #5.    If we are able to trade down from the 5th pick, and acquire another 1st or 2nd round pick.......I would rather see us draft a WR with one of our first three picks (in the 1st/2nd round) simply because WR is one of the deepest positions this year, as far as 1st-day talent.   

no thanks........  We would be better off gambling on a rookie receiver than take this mediocre player.

I agree that we should definitely pick up D.J. Hackett. I had him on my fantasy team also and when healthy always produced big numbers. Wide receivers generally take time to develope and unless we luck out with another Dwayne Bowe then we better pay up and get a guy like Hackett. I think he will be a star!

We should sign him, and also I love The Prestige.

At times DJ Hackett doesnt " hack it" for me. . . get it? Hackett, Hack-it. . .get. . . Its A . . . . Joke. Ah, forget it.. . . He seems like a glorified Samie Parker to me... And No, not JUST cause he REALLY looks just like him, but I Dont Know. . .He shows signs of being a good WR, then he flops. If he can stay healthy and consistant as a #2 WR, then Im all for the guy.

The more i think about it, the more i really don't care about getting more recievers.  Webb did show some potential last year and I think that he may just need some playing time to get him comfortable and see what he can really do.  aside from webb, some of you guys have quite a man crush for sippio, and i as well am a tad guilty of that given his prolific arena career.  The guy can catch a football.  But we will never really see what these guys can do if they don't get any time on the field.  I say try'm out for a year and see what happens.  We aren't goin to get a dynamic, game changing reciever through free agency anyway.  I think that bringing in only slightly better recievers will only stunt the growth of the ones we already have.