You Make The Call: The KC Chiefs 53 Man Roster

@LyleGraversen I don't mean Breaston necessarily. I'm just starting to think another legit weapon in general would be good. According to this guy signing Breaston may be a bad move. Of course he wouldn't be expected to be the #1 WR so who knows. http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/6782227/free-agents-meet-hell

@Erich I think the only way they go with 2 QBs for opening day is if Stanzi just does amazing at picking up the playbook. I don't think much of Palko, but he should at least know the offense by now. By midseason I agree, they'll go with 2 once they are comfortable with Stanzi. I'll put Breaston in the "like to sign" area, but I still have doubts that it will happen. My guess is that they'll sign a WR that's not a household name that none of us are talking about and they'll use a mix of that WR, Tucker, and McCluster at the slot.

Lyle I agree with you for the most part. I disagree with QB. Haley will wing it with two QBs, and I think Zorn was brought in just as much to develope the young QB they were planing to draft as he was to help Cassel. Stanzi will be #2. That extra spot will go to Miller. I don't like the pick either, but I get the feeling Pioli sees him as Vrabel 2.0. He makes the roster. I've been trying to stay off the slot WR bandwagon, and as a disclaimer I seriously doubt KC will go there. However, I'm starting to think they should. I see what you are saying about being a run first team and there not being enough balls for everyone's ego. Still, it gives me an ulcer thinking about what would happen to our offense if Charles was injured. Suppose Charles does go down (knock on wood). Could Cassel carry the team? I think with enough weapons he could. Also, as you mentioned, it could take carries from Jones and delay our need for a young bruising RB.

@AdamSchefers I couldn't disagree more about Powe. Powe won't have the knowledge or conditioning to be our starting NT this season. Who's he going to learn the position better playing behind, a pro bowl level NT or a below average NFL starting NT? Playing behind a good veteran player would be the best thing for Powe.

I'm not too keen on signing franklin. The biggest reason being that it would stunt the growth of Powe being out of the rotation. All those other reasons too, I don't ever remember pioli going after big time players like that in new england.

Swing tackle and a slot receiver with the ability to play on the outside and stretch the field should be offensive priorities. Matt Light and Steve Breaston would be great here in KC. A nose tackle on defense should be a priority but Edwards and/or Smith again wouldn't be too bad. Abreuyo Franklin would be a fantastic addition to Crennel's defense. Although, none of these moves should supercede signing Hali, Dorsey, Bowe and Flowers to longterm deals. P.S. Lyle, I love the 'Killer B's'

@NicholasAlanClayton Yeah, I'm with you on both Franklin and Breaston (or similar proven #2 / #3 WR). Also agree with your reasons. My differences with Lyle is at Tackle and QB. KC wants to develope Richardson and that doesn't happen with him on the bench. I believe we start him and Albert and sign a pass-blocking tackel for debth on both sides. Harris from Denver? At QB, Tod rolls the dice and only keeps two. KC must keeep another receiver and I'm not sure where we make the trade-off other than QB. What are the chances that Palco is still around if we need him?

@NicholasAlanClayton As far as Franklin getting a payday and then not giving it his all, I think Haley's demanding nature and Romeo's good relationships with his players would help keep this in check. More then anything, if the Chiefs are a competitive team players will want to play hard to win. I really think Franklin "giving up" would only happen if we nose dived and were a bottom feeder again. If that happens we'll have bigger problems then just Franklin. I like Breaston, but my fear is trying to make Bowe, Baldwin, and Breaston (The Killer Bees?) feel involved enough in the offense to keep them all happy if we are still a run heavy offense. Now if Haley believes we're better served signing Breaston (or another solid slot WR) and throwing the ball a lot more this season then I'm all for it. I think that is really more of a question of if Haley trusts Cassel enough to take the ball out of Charles/Jones a few more times per game and wing it down the field. I would love it if we signed Breaston and the extra passing plays came out of Jones carries while JC stayed about where he was at last season.

I agree with nearly everything. Still, two points: 1.) Unfortunately I worry about Franklin -- not because of his skill level, but because there will be a sweepstakes for him and to bring him to KC it will take serious money. We're good for it, but I was living in Washington for a while during the Haynesworth debacle, and I guess I'm just prejudiced about piling on the bucks for a situational big man on the D line -- the kinds of guys that usually get winded and don't like playing full games. When they get huge contracts, many feel like their work is done. Franklin stepped up big in a contract year. Once he gets paid, it may make more sense for the big man to start taking plays off and we don't want that. 2.) I think we gotta add another WR. Steve Breaston comes to mind as a great possibility. He would make for a legit #3, while McCluster continues to be a gimmick and we are solid with Bowe, Baldwin and Moeaki on the field at all times. If we don't I feel like we will be totally rolling the dice with Baldwin, no where is it written that 1st-round WR are guaranteed to be the real deal. Teams in 2011 will have adjusted to Bowe's dominance, so if Baldwin develops slow and we have nothing behind him, we'll be watching a lot of replays of what happened against B-more in the playoffs.

@LennyNightwolf I wouldn't be upset at all if Horne made it over Copper, I just made the call based on Copper's experience and ST play, but Horne clearly has more upside. I don't know why I'm so convinced the Chiefs will sign Light but I really think they will. I just don't think Pioli will be able to resist a proven vet from NE that should be an upgrade in pass protection at RT and give us a back up at LT if something happened to Albert. Plus having a veteran line that included Waters, Weigmann, Lilja, and Light would be pretty solid. They might not physically overpower defenses, but in a ZBS its more about technique and being in the right spot at the right time anyway. Meanwhile, guys like Asamoah, Hudson, and Richardson could learn from some of the best.

Disagree with RT and WR depth, B-rich will be the starter, i don't think we sign Matt Light at all. Probably a swing tackle, but i don't know who. At Wr, i'm guessing Jeremy Horne makes it over Copper, but that's assuming Horne is healthy and can stay that way. And i love the nose tackle depth.

Lyle I agree with you for the most part. I disagree with QB. Haley will wing it with two QBs, and I think Zorn was brought in just as much to develope the young QB they were planing to draft as he was to help Cassel. Stanzi will be #2.

That extra spot will go to Miller. I don't like the pick either, but I get the feeling Pioli sees him as Vrabel 2.0. He makes the roster.

I've been trying to stay off the slot WR bandwagon, and as a disclaimer I seriously doubt KC will go there. However, I'm starting to think they should. I see what you are saying about being a run first team and there not being enough balls for everyone's ego. Still, it gives me an ulcer thinking about what would happen to our offense if Charles was injured. Suppose Charles does go down (knock on wood). Could Cassel carry the team? I think with enough weapons he could. Also, as you mentioned, it could take carries from Jones and delay our need for a young bruising RB.

I'm not too keen on signing franklin. The biggest reason being that it would stunt the growth of Powe being out of the rotation. All those other reasons too, I don't ever remember pioli going after big time players like that in new england.

Swing tackle and a slot receiver with the ability to play on the outside and stretch the field should be offensive priorities. Matt Light and Steve Breaston would be great here in KC.

A nose tackle on defense should be a priority but Edwards and/or Smith again wouldn't be too bad. Abreuyo Franklin would be a fantastic addition to Crennel's defense.

Although, none of these moves should supercede signing Hali, Dorsey, Bowe and Flowers to longterm deals.

P.S. Lyle, I love the 'Killer B's'

I agree with nearly everything. Still, two points:

1.) Unfortunately I worry about Franklin -- not because of his skill level, but because there will be a sweepstakes for him and to bring him to KC it will take serious money. We're good for it, but I was living in Washington for a while during the Haynesworth debacle, and I guess I'm just prejudiced about piling on the bucks for a situational big man on the D line -- the kinds of guys that usually get winded and don't like playing full games. When they get huge contracts, many feel like their work is done. Franklin stepped up big in a contract year. Once he gets paid, it may make more sense for the big man to start taking plays off and we don't want that.

2.) I think we gotta add another WR. Steve Breaston comes to mind as a great possibility. He would make for a legit #3, while McCluster continues to be a gimmick and we are solid with Bowe, Baldwin and Moeaki on the field at all times. If we don't I feel like we will be totally rolling the dice with Baldwin, no where is it written that 1st-round WR are guaranteed to be the real deal. Teams in 2011 will have adjusted to Bowe's dominance, so if Baldwin develops slow and we have nothing behind him, we'll be watching a lot of replays of what happened against B-more in the playoffs.

Disagree with RT and WR depth, B-rich will be the starter, i don't think we sign Matt Light at all. Probably a swing tackle, but i don't know who.

At Wr, i'm guessing Jeremy Horne makes it over Copper, but that's assuming Horne is healthy and can stay that way.

And i love the nose tackle depth.