Have the Chiefs hired a new GM yet? No? Ok. Man, this anticipation is killing me…killing me. Slowly but surely, all these rumors and false news is going to be the death of me.
Soap Box…
Mock Drafts are fairly worthless until the first of April. I admit, like most of you, I scour the internet looking for the latest mock draft to see who others believe will be the Chiefs 1st selection in this years NFL Draft. However, it doesn’t take me long to realize that most if not all of these people have absolutely no idea what they are talking about. Unless you are on a Chiefs specific web site, then the author of the mock draft is either copying what others have wrote or just plain guessing. I actually saw one that had the Lions selecting Tim Tebow first overall. Can you believe that? Selecting an NFL halfback with 4th round talent first overall all. Crazy.
With the latest news that Sam Bradford is leaning towards coming out early this year, that leaves many Chiefs fans hoping the Lions won’t select the young man and ruin his life. But what good is it doing any of us to look at mock drafts that have the Chiefs choosing Bradford come April? We have to wait until free agency hits. Have to. What if the Chiefs hire a new coach, let’s call him Josh McDaniels just for argument sake, and this new coach, or Josh, wants the Chiefs to sign Matt Cassel away from the Patriots because he is familiar with the system he will be bringing to KC. Or what if the Chiefs are 100% happy with Tyler Thigpen and what he showed he is capable of whether it be a new coach or Herman Edwards at the helm? Do you really think the Chiefs are going to spend a first round pick, the number 3 overall on a quarterback? I don’t.
(UPDATE: ESPN’s Chris Mortensen has reported Josh McDaniels is the new Head Coach of the Denver Broncos)
So let’s just view Mock Drafts for what they are–a guessing game. You have to wait until April 1st at the earliest to get a good idea of what the Chiefs will need, or better yet, what they didn’t get in free agency. Right now, if the draft were held tomorrow, I would say the Chiefs would/should draft Aaron Curry OLB out of Wake Forest. Oops, there I go, guessing again. Sorry.
Other Things…
My best guess is the new GM of the Chiefs is going to Mark Dominik pro personnel director for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Just a hunch I have, no inside information, just like everybody else. That’s one thing I will have to give credit for to Clark Hunt and his staff, the ability to keep the search for a new GM pretty much a secret. No leaks, no rumors coming from the Chiefs front office, unlike the people up in Cleveland who apparently are unable to keep their mouths shut about what is going on, whether it’s true or not. That should say something about the Chiefs organization and should be a selling point for prospective GM candidates.
I predict Larry Johnson will be traded to the New England Patriots for a second round pick in this years draft. Remember it was the Patriots that dealt a 2nd round pick to the Cincinnati Bengals for a disgruntled running back by the name of Corey Dillon. The same situation has appeared again and I look for the Patriots to jump all over it. Unfortunately, I imagine LJ will have 3-4 more very productive years in New England with Tom Brady at the quarterback position, Bill Belichick the head coach and a locker room the Patriots pride themselves on.
Let’s just hope the Chiefs have to find out when they battle the Patriots in future AFC title games.
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