What the hell am I blabbing about?

Last season, the Chiefs set an all-time NFL record low with 13 sacks. This offseason, they hired a first-time head coach who made his  mark as an offensive coordinator who leaned heavily on his two Pro Bowl receivers. The Chiefs currently only have a borderline No. 1 WR in Dwayne Bowe, and no clear-cut solution when it comes to the No. 2 WR (Bobby Engram will play out of the slot). So, they are going to either pick a pass-rushing specialist or a WR with the No. 3 overall pick, right?

I’d like to think so, but a lot of the so-called experts project us to pick linebacker Aaron Curry out of Wake Forest.

That’s right, a linebacker who isn’t a pass rusher third overall. That kind of player has only been picked in the top five once this decade (A.J. Hawk), and before that there were flops like Kevin Hardy, LaVar Arrington and Quentin Coryatt. Sure, Jerod Mayo worked out last year, but he was picked 10th and many experts still thought he was a reach. Coverage linebackers just don’t hold that kind of value in this league.

If the Chiefs aren’t going to draft the only “can’t miss” superstar in this draft, WR Micheal Crabtree, or the pass rusher with the most potential, Brian Orakpo, I’d like to see us “pull a Minnesota” and allow teams to leapfrog us in the draft order.

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As you all know, I think Michael Crabtree is far and away the best receiver in this draft class. But not everyone agrees with me. My old man, Mizzou homer that he is, thinks Jeremy Maclin will be better. Brian over at Phin Phanatic likes Kenny Britt. I know Double D loves him some Darrius Heyward-Bey. Recently, I’ve even read some comments throwing names like Hakeem Nicks and Percy Harvin into the convo. So, we’ll let you be “the decider”…

Addicts, who’s the best receiver in the 2009 NFL Draft class?

Pat White ripped off a 4.5 40. I agree with Mike Mayock; I think he’s going to revolutionize the Wildcat position. I think every team in the league should look at him, given the success of the Wildcat last year. Especially if he is sitting there in round three.

Josh Freeman, Mark Sanchez and Matt Stafford all ran in the 4.8s. Is it just me, or does Stafford look like Phil Mickelson with Down Syndrome? Sorry, it’s been on my brain, so I had to go there.

UPDATE 10:59 PM CT: ESPN’s combine blog has a nice post on Darrius, projecting him to run a 4.4 40 and bragging about the way he performed at the podium.

As some of you guys know, my biggest passions besides sports and sportswriting are film and screenwriting. I never studied journalism; I studied theater in college and went to film school. That’s why I found it very interesting that receiver Darrius Heyward-Bay — a fringe first-rounder who I like an awful lot, and also a Double D guy — wants to be a filmmaker. From NFL.com:

While he at one time was interested in broadcasting, he quipped “I’m going to let that go, I’m more into film and becoming a director. So I won’t be doing what you guys are doing.”

He said he did independent study in both high school and college with film and that he has had an interest in it from a young age.

“I’ve been really inspired by black-and-white and also theater,” Heyward-Bey said.

I love these NFL combine interviews and press conferences. I think the process can be very telling.

For instance, I think it says a lot about Heyward-Bay that he’s such a passionate guy, and also that he has aspirations beyond the football field. Additionally, you can see that he’s somewhat intelligent and handles the press well. It isn’t exactly the 40-yard dash or the Wonderlic, but I think the way players carry themselves shouldn’t be ignored either. That was a big part of why I liked Matt Ryan so much last year.

Heyward-Bay is 6-foot-2 and has sprinter’s speed. I think he’s definitely a possibility if we don’t sign a free agent receiver or draft Michael Crabtree if he’s sitting there at No. 34.

Besides, if we draft Heyward-Bey, maybe he’ll hook us up with some more Hard Knocks-type footage. That would be very cool. What else is cool is discovering that these kids are not only not dumb jocks (for the most part), but pretty fascinating people underneath their facemasks.

And of course, I wouldn’t leave you hanging without a couple of clips of Heyward-Bay after the jump…

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