Archive for April, 2008

29 Apr

Merlin’s 2008 Chiefs Draft Review

Yo! Adam here, wanting to give Merlin a warm welcome as he joins the Arrowhead Addict staff as a part-time featured contributor. He’ll be chiming in every now and then with his vast football knowledge and representing Chiefs fans and A.A. commenters to the max! Enjoy his first official post…
Before I get into the draft, [...]

28 Apr

A Draft Done Right

Let me start off by saying that I think the only draft pick I got correct in my Mock Draft a week ago was the pick the Oakland Faiders made when they selected Darren McFadden with the fourth choice overall. That is why they are called “mock” drafts.
I was going to write an article this [...]

28 Apr

Before I Go, Let’s Stir The Pot…

Since the Bucs now have seven quarterbacks and Chris Simms is reportedly healthy and throwing well, who else thinks the Chiefs should consider trading for him? After all, we didn’t draft a quarterback to compete with Brodie Croyle, and Damon Huard looked finished at the end of last season. How much could a trade possibly [...]

27 Apr

Day Two Recap: Head Of The Class

Simply put, I’m extremely impressed with the Chiefs‘ brass right now. Impressed enough that if they get all our picks signed quickly enough I might even drop the Arrowhead boycott. Before, I thought all of this rebuild-through-the-draft talk was just the Chiefs being frugal. In the NFL Draft’s aftermath, however, my opinion is starting to [...]

27 Apr

Open Thread: Draft Wind-Up

I’m out until later tonight when I chime back in with my Chiefs‘ Day Two grades and recap. Three things:

A.) Until then, I’m opening up this open thread for Chiefs fans to sound off on King Carl and this draft haul.

B.) I’m off for vacation tomorrow for a couple weeks, and won’t be checking in [...]

27 Apr

Paging Carl: Trade Up And Get Carl Nicks…Argh…Nevermind

Update: The Bucs just took Johnson and the Saints just took Nicks. Ouch. It is clear to me that we feel we have so many holes that we are absolutely not willing to sacrifice picks to move up. Oh well, I tried.
I’m going to make this short and sweet. I know he has character concerns, [...]

27 Apr

Knee-Jerk Reaction: The Helicopter Has Landed

K-State fans didn’t get Jordy Nelson, Kansas fans didn’t get Aqib Talib, but Mizzou fans will get to see WR William Franklin, aka The Helicopter, in Red and Gold. Let’s all hope he turns out better than Brad Ekwerekwu, the former Tiger and Redbeard’s personal savior who got cut a year ago.
Back to Franklin. My [...]

27 Apr

Knee-Jerk Reaction: DaJuan Morgan

Update: Just read that he’s a standout special teamer.
The Chiefs went with S DaJuan Morgan out of N.C. State with its third third -round pick. I can already hear the grumbling, but, hey, maybe the Chiefs aren’t as high on Bernard Pollard and Jarrad Page as fans are. Some fans act like they’ve both [...]