Your Thoughts on a Rumor
I hesitate to post this because of the nature of the material, but it’s a really, really juicy rumor that discusses a really intriguing possibility. It’s a rumor that comes partly of a questionable source, and partly of a source that I’m assured is very, very reliable.
It involves the Chiefs, the Browns, our #5 overall, the Browns’ #7 overall, and QB Jimmy “Theme From ‘Jaws'” Clausen of Notre Dame.
Strap in.
The rumor I’m hearing that’s coming from a greener, less reputable source:
"The Chiefs have been in discussion with Cleveland to swap first round picks. The Chiefs get Cleveland’s 2nd round pick and The Chiefs and Cleveland swap draft slots in the 5th and 6th rounds.Whats the Chiefs motive? Weiss [sic] wants Claussen [sic] badly. He thinks he’s a 10-15 year NFL QB."
More reliable sources, or at least sources that I’m told are more reliable, are pushing this rumor, along similar lines:
"Weis wants Claussen [sic] badly. He thinks he’s the real deal and is working on Pioli and Haley to convince them to make the pick at #5. The Cleveland trade is still on the table. The Chiefs think that Claussen [sic] will still be there at the Cleveland pick."
That sound you’re hearing is the theme from Jaws.
Needless to say, I think this is brilliant, if they manage to pull it off. I’ve even argued for the Chiefs to take Clausen with the #5 overall, so getting him at #7 plus a 2nd rounder would, well, make me do this.
You’ve got to have the quarterback to win.
Now before you or I or anybody gets too excited, keep several things in mind:
- This is an anonymous rumor, albeit from reportedly reliable sources.
- Pioli has gone on record saying we are not in the hunt for a QB, smokescreen or not.
- There’s no guarantee that, if the Chiefs fall to the #7 overall pick, the Seahawks simply wouldn’t take Clausen with the #6.
- This trade doesn’t seem to benefit the Browns in any particular way that I can see. Why would the Browns trade away their 2nd rounder to us so they can leapfrog Seattle if their intent was to pass on a QB? This has gone unexplained by the rumor.
But you tell me, Addicts. Jimmy Clausen with the #7 overall and an additional 2nd rounder to boot. Do you pull the trigger?
Da-nuh da-nuh da-nuh da-nuh da-nuh REEE REEE REEE…