Chiefs Positional Value Rankings

Adam:

Excellent idea for an article. I am with you on the top three. Then, we depart, pretty sharply.

Extra - thanks! I had thought about the LT thing, but I wasn't sure if that's what they were getting at. I hadn't thought about the QB's blindside.

jeremy, thats a uglier right side than we had last year and right side last year really sucked. we would be better drafting a guard instead of a center in my opinion because Goff would be more effective at center.

Or

LT Albert
LG Waters
C Goff
RG Macintosh
RT Taylor

DD: Whats wrong with Connor Barth? I thought he did well. I am ok with him. (I know the Chiefs are scouting other PKs though). Also IMO Bowe is a number one WR. His stats are impresive considering he really has not had consitent play from a QB! I bet he has a better statictical year this year than ever before!

Squarebender, nice o-line scenario!

I say

LT Brandon Albert
LG Waters
C (Draftee)
RG Goff
RT Herb Taylor

Herb did well at LT last year.

We use our first pick on Crabtree/Curry/Orakpo

i like this Oline better

LT Monroe
LG Albert
C Goff
RG Waters
RT Mcintosh

Interesting article!

Quarterback (Check)
Left Tackle (Check)
Pass-rushing Outside Linebacker (Need)
No. 1 Wide Receiver (Check)
Nose Tackle (Need)
Shutdown Cornerback (Kinda Check)
Inside Linebackers (need)
No. 2 Wide Receiver (Check)
Right Tackle (Need)
Strong Safety (Check)
Right Defensive End (Need)
Left Guard (Check)
Tight End (Check)
Center (Need)
Right Guard (Check)
No. 2 Cornerback (Check)
Left Defensive End (Need)
Featured Running Back (Check)
Coverage Outside Linebacker (Need)
Free Safety (Check)
Slot Receiver (Check)
Nickel Corner (Check)
Third down/Change-of-pace Running Back (Check)
Fullback/H-Back (Check)
No. 4 WR (Need)
Dime Corner (Check)

Kicker (Check)
Punter (Check)

Based on that our draft should include these players in this order:

LBs
DT
DEs
RT
C
4th WR

Plain and simple, way to go Adam!!!!!

Hey...I am back...

I agree with it based on value not need (which it is intended)

I also think that we are going to be picking Monroe now that Stafford had a great private workout with Detroit...HOPEFULLY

wouldnt the chiefs use Eugene Monroe as a LT or a "2" in your terminalogy? i understand LT isnt necessarily a need for them right now but it wouldnt hurt them since the chiefs have a serious "old problem" at the guard position and relieveing Brandon Albert of his duties at LT and moving him to LG seems like a pretty natural fit. I believe Monroe was the one that pushed Albert from LT to LG in the first place at virgina so it happening agian wouldnt seem like a long shot.

Why is RDE more important the LDE? That seems silly to me. maybe i just don't know enough about the 3-4. I tend to think of everything in symmetry.

ChiefHawk 10, thanks for reading and welcome!

Oh, and Pat Thomas was signed by the Bills.

Positional value (read importance) not need, that's what this is all about.

That being said, while nose tackle is very important in the 3-4, quarterback is the most important position in the NFL hands down. That's why protecting the QB (LT), getting after the QB (Harrison/Merriman/Ware type pass-rushing OLB) and supporting the QB with a legit No. 1 WR (Fitzgerald and, hopefully, Crabtree) are slightly more important than the nose. This is especially true when we have almost no pass rushers on our team and a coach who lives and dies with the passing game.

Hey I just wanted to say I'm new to your guys site, I've been readin it for the past couple of weeks and finally decided to get in on the action myself. You guys got great stuff, peace and go chiefs!

Now, looking at the players that we have right now. The bigger body of Tank Tyler looks to be a more suitable NT. With that in mind Glen Dorsey is athletic enough that he could replace McBride at the other defensive end position across from Hali. That leaves Demorrio Williams, Pat Thomas, and DJ for our linebackers. If we go Aaron Curry then we could switch him to middle and possibly use DJ as the pass rusher outside. Or maybe the better idea is with Orakpo and using him as the pass rushing OLB and moving DJ in next to Pat Thomas where he will still be a force.

Baldy,

I say we also have to consider what the Chiefs might do if Curry goes to Detroit - which is completely within the realm of possibility. Raji seems to me to be the most likely candidate under that particular scenario.

With saying all that I wouldnt mind seeing Raji get picked up for the 3-4. It would be interesting to see what Dorsey and him could get done when we go 4-3.

Vrod - incidentally, I totally gotta disagree with you on moving Albert from LT to RT. LT ain't broke, it don't need fixin'.

Vrod I was right with you. I'm a little confused on the rankings also. Is that how adam see's it overall or for what the Chiefs need? I'm assuming not the latter.

I'm old school and it starts on the lines. I really wouldve liked to see us pick up another RT but we did get Goff so I guess they like what they see on film.

DE and the whole right side of the OL are our most pressing issues in my opinion. Giving Cassel and or Pigpen time is our most important priority. It also will help with the running game and so on, so that's where I stand. I know D is our biggest problem but shoring up our OL for the next 10 years and building our D from there is where I'd like to see us go.

Assuming we stay put and dont trade down.

Vrod - I think Adam is saying these are how he ranks position values - not what positions the Chiefs are most in need of. Least that's how I interpreted it.

WAIT!! WTF! All offseason Adam you haave been pleading for the Chiefs to trade for Matt Cassel and now that they have you still think QB is our biggest concern? Your confusing me. I thought MC was our answer to our QB problems? Left tackle isn't a problem, we have Albert, so that should be so much further down your list. IF we got Monroe with #3, I think he takes LT and Albert goes to RT. We would have the BEST OL in the league at that point.

Nose Tackle is the most important position in the 3-4.

1. NT
2. LT
3. QB
4. Sam
5. RDE
6. Rest of OL (In this order - RT, C, LG, RG)
7. Mike & Will
8. #1 WR
9. SS
10. #1 RB
11. #1 CB
12. #1 TE
13. Possession WR
14. LDE
15. Jack
16. FS
17. #2 CB
18. Nickel
19. #2 RB (change of pace / 3rd down)
20. Slot WR
21. Blocking TE
22. FB/HB
23. Dime