Trouble is, every time the Chiefs dial up some pressure, the quick pass is completed.

Like LB, I think being GOOD at RB (LB) behind GREAT line play alongside GREAT perimeter players is the best way to go. 1st-rounders @ RB and LB come AFTER the other bases are covered.

This being said, you can see why I like your picks, although I’d be making SIMILAR picks in a more modest way. The thing about Berry is, like Polamalu, you could single him up pretty much at will, and that REALLY opens up what you can do out of the same personnel groupings. But I’d definitely be looking, as you are, to add a dominant coverage guy first and foremost (again, assuming neither Leggett nor Washington grows a brain this season).

Micjones: Alleman came in against a tired D-Line. And the defense seemed to be focused on beatin’ up poor Wade Smith on the left side, even with the help of an extra TE off his left shoulder. Also, Alleman appears to be battling injuries.

All: Who is the Ax? Jackie Battle(-Axe)? He’s on IR, now. This is since most of you were talkin’, so it’s not like you had any way of knowing, especially after we saw him ascend to #3 over Savage a week or so ago. I think Battle’s been in the league 3 years, now. Is it about time to conclude he’s all show and no go?

Chiefs could do PLENTY to shore up the line farther down in the draft. But then any scenario I’ll paint for the draft is necessarily inferior to yours, inasmuch as yours is predicated on the highly improbable Bowe for a 1st, 2nd and 3rd rounder, and all my scenarios start with Bowe on the “right 53.”

Not interested in trading Bowe away. But the Chiefs definitely need better blocking and a true deep threat in order for him to come into his own as the #1 possession receiver in a dominant passing attack. Bowe is a player you can build on.

I think my first priorities for next year would be perimeter players. A dominant corner and a dominant WR, assuming neither are developed on-the-field this season, and there IS some great raw talent @ CB and WR on the current 53. Giving the coaching staff the push, I’m figuring at least ONE player is going to develop who’s already on the roster, removing the need for one of the two or more perimeter players currently needing replacing.

I think the pass rush issues will evaporate the INSTANT the Chiefs turn the corner at DB, and just continuing to add smart 3rd- and 4th-rounders and decent FAs at LB will serve the LB corps nicely. A LB with great speed is still a liability against a good receiver in space; whereas, a shut-down corner removes the need to match up a LB against a receiver in space. Any LB you can single up against a great TE or a good WR is a LB who has no business playing LB.

And while I’ll agree that Mike Brown isn’t the quickest or fastest safety in the league, there’s definitely a place for him on this defense, because of his effect on the front 7. The KC D does a lot of very GOOD things in which he is instrumental, albeit invisibly most of the time, unless you look REALLY close. He’s definitely facilitating some big plays for other guys and he’s a surer tackler on the blitz than Pollard was.

BucktheFroncos: I think, except for MENTAL breakdowns for stupid penalties, Demorrio Williams has compared quite favorably to DJ. DJ’s slow return to starter is more about him being hurt a lot and Williams playing pretty darn good. I think we’ll see more of DJ this week, because I think he’s getting healthier and I think Williams’s brain farts probably cost him some minutes.

Shane: PARAGRAPHS! Heh. By the time the Jared Allen thing went down, this was a team in disarray. That deal was SYMPTOM, not CAUSE. Chiefs were in no position to pay franchise money. The REAL cause of the problem was failure to draft and develop many players, to the point where the ONE they DID draft and develop wanted no part of ‘em.
macdawg: I think KC has pretty good pass rushers. What they can’t do very well is mix it up. Every time Pendergast tries to mix it up, the corners and/or safeties let him down. KC lacks a shutdown corner, and any single coverage they show gives opposing QBs goose bumps. EVERY corner on the ballclub has exploitable weaknesses that I’m sure offensive coordinators discuss with their QB-WR corps.

Singled against Flowers with no help overtop? Go over the top. Singled against Carr or Leggett? Run the slant. Chiefs don’t use safeties or LBs to knock the slot receivers and TEs off their routes, which is probably the BEST they can do for the coverage.

Legett’s the most obvious weakness in the secondary, but I think he has all the physical tools. I also think that KC lacks a SINGLE shut-down corner, which would change EVERYthing.

I think Carr has the tools and the size to be a true shut-down corner, and maybe Otis Smith will be able to tweak the mental side and turn him into something really special. I think Flowers has some liabilities nobody’s mentioning, despite Manningham’s total domination of him when KC played NYG.

I think DD has the DJ situation nailed. All the drama and so forth about DJ has a very simple explanation: he’s soft (or at least he hasn’t shown consistent toughness), and that gets you demoted on the depth chart. You get nicked and Haley will make you earn your minutes back. This ain’t Martyball (Thank God).

I DO think the Chiefs should do some more “deck-chair shuffling” earlier rather than later, but be fairly systematic about it. O’Callaghan’s the best they’re gonna do this season at RT. Ndukwe is almost CERTAINLY an upgrade at RG. Waiting for that to develop, and see if it works, before crazy moves like Waters to C should be considered.

Fact is, Chiefs usually CAN run VERY effectively to the left side. Defenses adjust accordingly and KC can’t change it up in return. Albert and Waters on the left side are the LEAST of KC’s worries (assuming Albert can come back).

The weight loss IS the way to get the most outta these guys. If they’re not smart or talented enough to play with proper technique, then so be it, we’ll look for other guys. Albert’s played better than last year, once one discounts for the state of affairs elsewhere. He’s silenced some pretty good DEs this season for ‘most all day ‘most every game.

If Waters and Albert keep doin’ what they’re doin’, and the right side of the line gets some punch, they’ll probably turn the corner. But I think that hinges on Ndukwe earning a roster spot at RG. After that, I’d be lookin’ at Niswanger.

I’m not so much a “They need time to learn to play as a unit” kinda guy. I think if you have good players, and they know their individual jobs, they will QUICKLY play well together as a unit. Sure, some finer points of communication DO develop over time, but fundamental soundness is primarily a function of each lineman doin’ his damn job, and the “growing pains” we hear talked about are actually individual growing pains.

Give me the starting Pro Bowl O-Line and I’ll have you a dominant offense in 2 days.

Defense is tougher 3-4 vs a 4-3
DE-T. JACKSON vs. CARLOS DUNLAP
DT-r. edwards vs. MARSH
DE-G. DORSEY vs. cunningham
OLB-VRBAEL-aj jones
OLB-HALI-stamper
ILB-mays vs. SPIKES
ILB-D> WILLIAMS vs. beal
CB-FLOWERS vs. jenkins
CB-carr vs. HADEN
FS-page vs. WRIGHT
SS-brown vs. BLACK

Offense FLA 5 KC 5 one tie
Deffense FLA 5 KC 5 one tie

We are talking about Jerry “MR. RIGHT NOW” Jones. If anyone has a better plan I would love to hear it, BTW we need: Three O Lineman,a WR or two,Two safeties,another corner, an inside LB, a pass rushing OLB. We could also upgrade at RB,TE and NT.

Many when we make our #2 overall pick we can just select: The Florida Gators