Merlin's Magic Dissention Edition

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Well, it took an 0-3 start and an epic fail performance from our offensive line against Philly to start dissension in the fan base. Already the sniping and name calling has started. This is looking to be a very rough first half of the season. The danger of Haley losing the player’s respect and attention is real. The fan base is something else and I can address that here.

If you are still follow the Chiefs after these past few seasons, you are a true fan. We don’t all have to agree, but respect the other person as a true fan. I state my opinions plainly and I welcome a well thought out opposing viewpoint. For example, as much as Adam and I disagree, there is mutual respect.

Now, I know that dissension is the highest form of patriotism. When people attempt to use the flag or group identification as a weapon to beat constructive critisism down, we all lose. Usually when people try tactics like that do so to hide an inferior position. I don’t blame them, right now things are dark, especially for those who have been chugging Pioli-aid since he was hired. The course has been set and this whole season will be effectively a training ground for the 2010 season. We haven’t lost a season purely because we never had a season. We were not going to compete this year under any but the wildest of seasons. Miami had a season like that last year. Today, they are as winless as we are.

I will do a quarterly review next week, but a couple of note until then. Keep the faith guys. The plan is a decent plan and can work. For those Addicts that are already looking forward to the 2010 draft, DraftTek has a mock draft up. For those of you unfamilair with DraftTek, it’s a pretty unique mock draft site. Instead of one or two guys doing a draft, DraftTek has individual team analysts that assign each position a rating. A computer then runs a draft simulation. The team needs for the Chiefs are done by your very own Merlin. The ratings are very preliminary and have some projection built into them. They can and will be adjusted many times as the year goes on. The first round has been done and the results are here. I am pretty pleased with what the simulation chose for us.

Whir

I'm going to assume anyone who is a Chiefs fan and considers dissent to not have really been a fan in the first place. Than goes for any fanbase.

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Quazzimotto

Macdawg:

I like Pioli to pick D first. If he can trade down and nab 2 picks in the first I'd say one would be D the other OL. One of the things I wonder about is would he take a safety with the first round pick? Taylor Mayes not only has size at 6'3 230lbs, but he is stupid fast (runs a 4.2 40). So you have a small linebacker acting as a safety that can play all over the field Polamalu-style and blitz on the fly with insane speed.

Just me thinking out loud. Okung is THE best OL prospect, and I've heard that they'd like to pick up a LT and move him back to the right side. If Okung is as good as Jake Long then he'd be worth his weight in gold. Either way, Hardy, Okung, Mayes, Cody, I like where we sit. And with SO MANY quality players in the draft, maybe Pioli can squeeze out a couple extra picks in the earlier rounds. Doubtful but who knows.

Jeremy Hanson

Texans have fewer sacks than us with all that talent invested? Misery loves company.

macdawg

just looked this up, Chiefs are tied with a few other teams with 3 sacks. Only the Texans have fewer sacks than the Chiefs with 2 sacks. This will be something to keep an eye one.

The pass rush issue is just as big as the O-line issue. Following the Patriots mold of building defense first, would it make sense to take Greg Hardy if available and put him at OLB opposite Hali. We could have Hardy, Hali, Jackson, Dorsey, and Tank rushing. Use Derrick Johnson for his strength, which is pass coverage. Leave Albert at LT and attack O-line with our two 2nd round picks. Scour free agents for a WR or two. With so many high draft picks spent on block consuming d-lineman we absolutely have to get at least one good pass rusher at LB.

Alternative would be taking Okung for LT and moving Alber to either LG or RT. I'd like to address the defense first but I don't like changing a players position while moving from college to pro's. Like moving Albert from LG to LT. Seems to increase risk of the pick. Might be the same thing moving a DE to an OLB but what do I know.

Merl: That is a spot on pick. I scoured several sites to see what they had to offer and that seems to be the general consensus lately. I've been promoting Mt Cody but I'll take that pick in a heartbeat. Instantly improve our play for sure.

Like you said in a previous post, "its hard not to think about the draft while watching college football." I don't think its out of place. And with many writing this season off and looking to the next, how can you not think about the draft? Or the incredibly talented crop of FA's? Although most will be resigned or slapped with a franchise tag.

Love to see a trade go down with Cleveland for Shaun Rogers (if Tank falters), and Braylon Edwards (fantasy, I know, but I'm a Chiefs fan, I can dream). And dreaming of what lies ahead is what has helped me get thru some of these torturous seasons (looks like this is shaping up to be another one). I live in the present, but I look forward to the future. Can't wait to see what happens.

Eric Crane

Merlin- are you seriously talking draft already?

I am drinking Pioli Aid because... I am watching a team be streamlined while keeping stars that needs to hit on another draft pick in the worst way on the offensive line side. Pioli making moves like trading Thigpen away for what we can get is fine with me.

I don't particularly agree with nothing being done to shore up our offensive line however. We are paying Larry and Matt too much money not to give them a chance to be successful. The line play is bad, but as Haley says, guys weren't on their assignments and doing their jobs. It only takes one guy to mess up on the line to equal a sack, but I digress.

I just am trying to still be a fan when I know the reality is we aren't good, but I do feel when this offense is clicking, we are as good as anyone. Matt needs to watch Peyton Manning and take some notes.