Comments on: Hackett/Hartwig Update http://arrowheadaddict.com/2008/03/17/hacketthartwig-update/ A Kansas City Chiefs blog Mon, 22 Mar 2010 07:46:00 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: bigchief13 http://arrowheadaddict.com/2008/03/17/hacketthartwig-update/comment-page-1/#comment-11726 bigchief13 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 18:49:59 +0000 http://arrowheadaddict.com/2008/03/17/hacketthartwig-update/#comment-11726 And to address point #2, Law was what, 32/33 and comming off an injury when we got him, how long did we expect him to hold up?  Having two old CB's and little in terms of future prospects, I think it would have been wise to invest a few CB picks in 2006 and 2007.  I like Hali but when they read his name I do remember being pissed off as I was hoping for a Corner or WR. And to address point #2, Law was what, 32/33 and comming off an injury when we got him, how long did we expect him to hold up?  Having two old CB’s and little in terms of future prospects, I think it would have been wise to invest a few CB picks in 2006 and 2007.  I like Hali but when they read his name I do remember being pissed off as I was hoping for a Corner or WR.

]]> By: bigchief13 http://arrowheadaddict.com/2008/03/17/hacketthartwig-update/comment-page-1/#comment-11725 bigchief13 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 18:22:42 +0000 http://arrowheadaddict.com/2008/03/17/hacketthartwig-update/#comment-11725 I'm just saying those were the guys i wanted at #20 as I was watching the draft.  Cromartie, Hill, Williams, and Jennings were all likely 1st rounders at CB in 2006.  Williams fell, Jennings almost slipped out of rd 1, and Joseph snuck in.  But it's not like the Chargers took a stab in the dark with Cromartie. I’m just saying those were the guys i wanted at #20 as I was watching the draft.  Cromartie, Hill, Williams, and Jennings were all likely 1st rounders at CB in 2006.  Williams fell, Jennings almost slipped out of rd 1, and Joseph snuck in.  But it’s not like the Chargers took a stab in the dark with Cromartie.

]]> By: John http://arrowheadaddict.com/2008/03/17/hacketthartwig-update/comment-page-1/#comment-11724 John Tue, 18 Mar 2008 17:33:59 +0000 http://arrowheadaddict.com/2008/03/17/hacketthartwig-update/#comment-11724 bigchief13 - Cromartie might have been nice, but at the time, there was no way to know that 1) he would become such a stud and 2) that Ty Law would fall apart as quickly as he did. bigchief13 – Cromartie might have been nice, but at the time, there was no way to know that 1) he would become such a stud and 2) that Ty Law would fall apart as quickly as he did.

]]> By: bigchief13 http://arrowheadaddict.com/2008/03/17/hacketthartwig-update/comment-page-1/#comment-11723 bigchief13 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 16:17:41 +0000 http://arrowheadaddict.com/2008/03/17/hacketthartwig-update/#comment-11723 I like Hali, but would I draft hin at 20 now?  Maybe.  Some of the sucess he has had is a direct result of playing opposite the shit desturber known as Jared Allen.  I really wanted us to take Jonathan Joseph, Antonio Cromartie, or Chad Jackson.  Good thing we didn't take Jackson. I like Hali, but would I draft hin at 20 now?  Maybe.  Some of the sucess he has had is a direct result of playing opposite the shit desturber known as Jared Allen.  I really wanted us to take Jonathan Joseph, Antonio Cromartie, or Chad Jackson.  Good thing we didn’t take Jackson.

]]> By: Adam http://arrowheadaddict.com/2008/03/17/hacketthartwig-update/comment-page-1/#comment-11722 Adam Tue, 18 Mar 2008 04:38:23 +0000 http://arrowheadaddict.com/2008/03/17/hacketthartwig-update/#comment-11722 I don't think it's as much not trying to land superstars as it is drafting football players over gifted athletes and workout warriors.<br /><br />By the way, still no Hartwig news. Looks like he took his Gates to go. If he gets out of town there is no way we sign him with his gazillion scheduled visits. Better hope to hear some good news tomorrow morning. I don’t think it’s as much not trying to land superstars as it is drafting football players over gifted athletes and workout warriors.

By the way, still no Hartwig news. Looks like he took his Gates to go. If he gets out of town there is no way we sign him with his gazillion scheduled visits. Better hope to hear some good news tomorrow morning.

]]> By: jay http://arrowheadaddict.com/2008/03/17/hacketthartwig-update/comment-page-1/#comment-11721 jay Tue, 18 Mar 2008 03:36:09 +0000 http://arrowheadaddict.com/2008/03/17/hacketthartwig-update/#comment-11721 Good point Adam.  The 'best' player available has proven to be different in the Chiefs eyes the last two years than in most.  But its provided us with 12 of 14 picks still on the roster, and 5 of those started last year.   I really like their strategy of going for the solid starter rather than the potential superstar.  Finding a superstar is more luck than anything, and you need 5 or 6 solid starters for every superstar on your team.  Good point Adam.  The ‘best’ player available has proven to be different in the Chiefs eyes the last two years than in most.  But its provided us with 12 of 14 picks still on the roster, and 5 of those started last year.   I really like their strategy of going for the solid starter rather than the potential superstar.  Finding a superstar is more luck than anything, and you need 5 or 6 solid starters for every superstar on your team. 

]]> By: Adam http://arrowheadaddict.com/2008/03/17/hacketthartwig-update/comment-page-1/#comment-11720 Adam Tue, 18 Mar 2008 02:23:52 +0000 http://arrowheadaddict.com/2008/03/17/hacketthartwig-update/#comment-11720 That theory works. The variable here, however, is what you determine a reach. The pundits considered Tamba a reach two years ago, while our brass did not. The book is still out, but it looks like it wasn't too bad of a reach at all. So, sometimes it is hard to say who truly is or isn't a reach. Especially without the resources NFL teams have. That theory works. The variable here, however, is what you determine a reach. The pundits considered Tamba a reach two years ago, while our brass did not. The book is still out, but it looks like it wasn’t too bad of a reach at all. So, sometimes it is hard to say who truly is or isn’t a reach. Especially without the resources NFL teams have.

]]> By: bigchief13 http://arrowheadaddict.com/2008/03/17/hacketthartwig-update/comment-page-1/#comment-11719 bigchief13 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 01:10:48 +0000 http://arrowheadaddict.com/2008/03/17/hacketthartwig-update/#comment-11719 The best player available theory seems to usually be the best bet.  It seemed a little nuts when we picked LJ, but look how that turned out.  I hate the whole idea of reaching. The best player available theory seems to usually be the best bet.  It seemed a little nuts when we picked LJ, but look how that turned out.  I hate the whole idea of reaching.

]]> By: Adam http://arrowheadaddict.com/2008/03/17/hacketthartwig-update/comment-page-1/#comment-11718 Adam Tue, 18 Mar 2008 01:01:36 +0000 http://arrowheadaddict.com/2008/03/17/hacketthartwig-update/#comment-11718 No clue. This is typical, though. Teams often wait a while with lesser knowns and guys who were cut. They want to sign guys when it is a teams' market, not a players' one. I'll do some research. No clue. This is typical, though. Teams often wait a while with lesser knowns and guys who were cut. They want to sign guys when it is a teams’ market, not a players’ one. I’ll do some research.

]]> By: Jeremy (Riverside, CA) http://arrowheadaddict.com/2008/03/17/hacketthartwig-update/comment-page-1/#comment-11717 Jeremy (Riverside, CA) Mon, 17 Mar 2008 22:38:22 +0000 http://arrowheadaddict.com/2008/03/17/hacketthartwig-update/#comment-11717 <strong><em>Any word on Shane Olivea?</em></strong>  I have looked everywhere and found nothing.  What a weird situation and cut.  He was just signed to a good deal in 06.  He was manning the right side when LT #21 was going crazy on the league. Any word on Shane Olivea?  I have looked everywhere and found nothing.  What a weird situation and cut.  He was just signed to a good deal in 06.  He was manning the right side when LT #21 was going crazy on the league.

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