Day One Recap: Glenn Dorsey Glenn Hoss
What a day, baby, what a day. The consensus is in: the Chiefs pwned the first round of the 2008 NFL Draft.
First, we get DT Glenn Dorsey out of LSU, the top guy on the Best Bros.’ combined Big Board. You watch this dude’s highlights and you see the second coming of Warren Sapp. He’s already talking about how he feeds off the fans and how he hears we have some great ones. It’s going to be fun feeding off the big boy, and having the big boy feed off us. We used to have a defensive lineman like that, but I can’t seem to remember his name. That’s because the only name we need to remember now is Dorsey. Broncos‘ committee, L.T., Run DMC you’ve been served notice–there is a new man in the middle in the AFC West.
I’ve even got a new nickname for our new big man, inspired by the cult classic film Glengarry Glen Ross–Glenn Dorsey Glenn Hoss. If you don’t know the movie, rent it, Netflix it, iTunes it, buy it! Here’s the classic Alec Baldwin scene, major language alert. EAR MUFFS!
Next was Branden Albert, who we traded up to get at No. 15 and had no business being there. You loss is our gain, Matt Millen. And by loss, I ultimately mean job loss, as in you getting canned. Sucks for him. Meanwhile, we get a potential stud LT and a definite stud guard 10 picks later than we were originally considering drafting him. The Chiefs usually reach for players, but this year we straight stole players. Now that Phat Albert is joining Brian Waters and Damion McIntosh, we actually have the start of something that kinda resembles a solid offensive line. All we had to give up to get the trade done was moving back 10 spots with one of our thirds and a fifth-round pick. That’s a small price to pay for a possible All-Pro O-lineman.
Last but not least, is Brandon Flowers. No, not the lead singer from The Killers, but The Flowers Child. He’s not the biggest or the fastest corner, but on the field he’s a manchild hellbent on shutting down receivers. Honestly, he should have been a first rounder, so we got yet another steal. I would have preferred DeSean Jackson or Quentin Groves there, but the pundits are raving about Flowers, so hopefully I’ll be proven wrong. He seems perfect for the Cover 2.
Thus far we have three picks and three day-one starters. King Carl has regained his spot atop the throne, even if it’s only for the day. I have to give the Chiefs the draft’s highest grade. Oh, it feels so good…
Chiefs’ Day One Draft Grade: A+
Day Two Primer:
- Best Available Prospects - SI.com
- Snap Judgments -Don Banks/SI.com
- Draft Analysis - SI.com
- Highest-rated undrafted players - PFW
- ROY Projections - PFW
- Draft Analysis - PFW
- Draft Order (we own three of the next 20 picks!) - PFW
- Chiefs make good picks for bad team- Jason Whitlock/K.C. Star
- Chiefs’ Day 1 plan comes together - John Clayton/ESPN
- Draft Analysis - FoxSports.com
- Draft Day Recap - Arrowhead Pride
- Dorsey Slides to Chiefs - WPI
- Now This WasBig - Bob Gretz/KCChiefs.com
- Quick Impressions - Clifton Brown/SportingNews.com
- Draft Analysis - SportingNews.com
Adam’s Day Two Draft Apples:
- WR Early Doucet, LSU
- DE Jeremy Thompson, Wake Forest
- MLB Dan Conner, Penn State
- TE Brad Cottam, Tennessee
- OT Carl Nicks, Nebraska
- OT Ryan Collins, Kansas
- CB Charles Godfrey, Iowa
- CB Chevis Jackson, LSU
- QB Josh Johnson, San Diego
- QB Kevin O’Connell, San Diego State
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Adam, you are so right - and have quite a way with words.The Chiefs picked up some beef today, and I hope it doesn’t stop here.
Sorry to see the QBs go so quick, but we should be able to find a qualtiy WR and a couple more Olines and hopefully a nice DE.
Wow, not a bad start to a ‘rebuilding’ process.
King Carl is only 1/2 done. He can close the deal by making sure that this talent starts in training camp the very first day!
April 26th, 2008 at 9:18 pmOne of the best movie scenes ever. Hopefully down the road we will consider this the best draft ever. We have 3 guaranteed starters today & that makes me happy.
April 26th, 2008 at 9:54 pmSo, Atlanta pulled a fast one and stole Sam Baker early. My boy Chilo Rachal got taken in the 2nd (but good for him. I knew his favorite player was Larry Allen. Now he can learn from him personally. I texted him ‘CONGRATS BRO!’)
I’m hoping that we can take OT Anthony Collins from Kansas and OT Carl Nicks from Nebraska. Then we have some competition, boys! …
But I have a question… What if we miss out on BOTH Collins AND Nicks? …What about Shane Olivea? I REALLY like the guy. He’s pretty damn good and could bring some experience to the line. And I doubt his asking price isnt ridiculous. To me, he sounds like a reasonable pickup.
(-LT Branden Albert -LG Brian Waters -C Rudy Niswanger -RG Damion McIntosh -RT Shane Olivea (?) Sound good?
April 26th, 2008 at 9:58 pmCORRECTION: “I doubt his asking price isnt TOO ridiculous.”
April 26th, 2008 at 10:00 pmNEWSFLASH!!!
April 26th, 2008 at 10:35 pmGuess who says we just got worse! Yep, Whitlock.
Now to look ahead. We have 3 in the 3rd right? WR, OL, CB. Or, if Herm thinks that Pat Surtain/the two rookies from last year can hold down the other CB slot, WR, OL, OL. Hopefully we can pick up that FB that Adam suggested, draft some more OL for depth, and the Chiefs are golden.
April 26th, 2008 at 10:38 pmThat fat racist lump Whitlock can go suck a fat one for all I care, we had a great draft. John Clayton has us listed as the no. 1 winner in his “Winners and Losers” column. http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/draft08/columns/story?columnist=clayton_john&id=3369696
April 26th, 2008 at 10:44 pmI just realized I said fat twice, but I don’t care, I’m high on the fumes of sweet victory.
April 26th, 2008 at 10:45 pmNicks or Collins would be good pickups in round 3. I wouldn’t mind seeing a DE type like Avril. We could also start looking at the WR position here. A center like Steve Justice is another possibility in rounds 3 or 4.
April 26th, 2008 at 10:48 pmWe need to get WR, Center/guard, maybe anothber WR or Cornerback and we need a fullback, I say Owen Schmitt in the 5th man this wasa great day, i love it, and i am glad i can actually talk to people who like it as much as me….
April 26th, 2008 at 10:52 pmIn case anyone hasn’t seen this (I hadn’t) http://sports.espn.go.com/broadband/video/videopage?videoId=3369571&categoryId=2459789
April 26th, 2008 at 10:58 pmPhenomenal day!
April 26th, 2008 at 11:01 pmPhat Albert…I like
GDGB……….not so much, but keep trying
I think hez just gona be DORSEY
I have to say, there is a LOT of tallent in the 3rd round, three good picks and I might…might feel a little better about the Brian Brohm loss. I’ve also been watching Tim Tebow highlight clips to make me feel better haha.
What about Dorsey “the one man gang”. I seem to have heard that somewhere? I forget.
or or or…
Dorsey “an army of one”
ooooo or…
Demolition Dorsey
Dorsey the destroyer?
oooooooooooooo………
Doomsday Dorsey:D
April 26th, 2008 at 11:23 pmWhitlock is an idiot. He is blinded by his hatred of Carl Peterson.
April 27th, 2008 at 12:25 amMaster,
For non-fans of the movie it probably won’t be a hit. I’ll come up with something else. Probably three or four nicknames. He’s good enough to have as many as say Method Man.
Merlin,
That was a redunkulous piece by Whitlock. How witless. Just a hater. A big, fat, blind Carl hater.
April 27th, 2008 at 8:14 amROC27
I have been screaming for Olivea for a couple of Months now!! I hope it happens.
I like The Charles and Cottom pick, I do not get the Safety though? Are page and pollard not cutting it?
April 27th, 2008 at 9:21 amJeremy, I think it’s more of a thing that Greg Wesley wants out.. And is getting old anyway, Jon McGraw, while not being old, definetly isn’t 21 anymore, and DeJuan is a great special teams thumper. He should be in the top 3 on tackles on our ST unit this year. I like the Jamaal pick too, and the TE for that matter also, that guy is HUGE! My dad and I were talking about if Svitek couldn’t hack it at Right Tackle soon, we could convert him into a monster blocking TE. Scratch that, we got a huge guy in Cottam. But back to Jamaal Charles, he’s fast as hell. If you’ve watched him in any game he’s played, he’s had at least 1 ridiculous juke/jive/dodge/dip/duck/dive/dodge (lol) that has taken the pants off some defenders. If anything, he can be our returner, if he works on that fumbling problem. I’m totally loving our draft so far, if we can add either Payton or Owen Schmidt in the 4th-5th round, then I will officially call this draft ‘badass’, so far it’s just ‘great’. And guys, we don’t need Olivea. Our line is 20x better than it was last year. LT:Phat Albert, LG:Brian Waters, C:Niswanger/Wade Smith, the first not-so-good player. RG:Herb Taylor (He will be a stud, mark my words!) RT: D-Mac, Svitek, or another draft choice. We’re good. Don’t forget that monster TE can also help block, like Jason Dunn of a couple years ago. A fullback would also help. So our Offense, if we can stay healthy and play to our potential, won’t be a top-10, but will for sure be in the top 20, which is way better, compared to the 31st ranked offense we fielded last year. We’re looking real good boys, I’m excited.
April 27th, 2008 at 10:03 amI agree jackson would have been the better pick for us, and helped the team over all complementing Bowe very well.I heard them saying he could be a tackle…and hear herm say it as well… I hope the insert him at guard… he is much better there, and if the chiefs run it gives them a running, quick pulling guard.
April 27th, 2008 at 11:02 am