Chiefs portfolio: the corner on corners

Round Six- #203

Briean Boddy-Calhoun, 5-9, 193, Minnesota

Daryl Worley, 6-1, 204, Virginia

Brian Poole. 5-10, 210, Florida

Daryl Worley looks like an NFL corner. The Chiefs could work with him but his 4.64 40 time is a concern. His senior highlights video is less than two minutes long so there’s not much to look at (see below), however he’s obviously athletic with prototypical size so, well worth a look. You can find Daryl Worley’s combine information here.

Brian Poole was a Combine snub but he has run a 4.44 40 yard dash time and you can find his vitals from NFLDraftBlitz.com  here, and tape on him here.

My Sixth Round Pick:

Daryl Worley

Round Seven- #249

LeShaun Sims, 6-0, 203, Southern Utah

Morgan Burns, 5-11, 195, Kansas State

Taveze Calhoun, 6-0, 192, Mississippi State

LeShaun Sims wasn’t well known (or known at all) prior to the East-West Shrine Game but Josh Norris of Rotoworld said Sims and an OLB for Minnesota were the standouts on the West side of the ball during the week. Sims didn’t face top competition but he did play well against the teams he did face. He can mirror well, he keeps his head on a swivel, and he becomes the receiver once the ball is thrown. Here’s a highlight video on Sims. Here are his draft vitals.

Morgan Burns was another Combine snub but he ran a 4.30- 40 yards dash and anyone who runs that fast and is also a football player deserves to get a shot if he wants it. Burns is also a kick returner so here’s a 86 yard return for a TD. Perhaps if DAT doesn’t work out in Kansas City, Burns could step in and fill his kick returning shoes.

Taveze Calhoun has good size but may not be able to ever play in the NFL because he’s just not quite fast or quick enough. Lance Zierlein of CBS Sports offers this quote from an NFL scout who remains unknown,

"“Really good kid and high-end leader. I don’t know if he will make it in our league, but he’s going to be very successful at whatever he does. Coaching staff over at MSU speaks highly of the person and teammate he is. That matters. He’s got a chance, but I just don’t think he can run.”"

Here you can see Calhoun vs. Alabama. In this game he consistently lines up 8-10 yards off the line of scrimmage and is rarely ever able to make a contribution to the defense in the run game much less keep up with his own man.

My Seventh Round Pick:

Since I lived on the West Coast as a youth and am now more aware than ever of East Coast biases, I know that players like LeShaun Sims aren’t going to get noticed easily… even less than small college players from back East, or even in the Mid-west. Not just because of this, but because he deserves it, my pick is LeShaun Sims.

One last point I’d like to make about the Chiefs drafting a corner and what might be expected of him in year one. While the transformation from college to the NFL is typically a lengthy and arduous process, whomever the new corner is, should benefit supremely from the wisdom of Marcus Peters since he’s just… been there, and done that. The fresh perspective and determinate experience, which only he can share, can not be emphasized enough when considering the impact that he will have upon a newbie. I utilize the fundamentals of peer-tutoring regularly as an instructor. The principles are essentially the same: students feel more comfortable learning from a peer and they also receive much more individual attention through the process. There are of course many other reasons that kind of peer-help works but that alone will give whomever, a huge leg up… and heads up… as they help the Chiefs piece together a Super Bowl winning team in 2016.

What do you say Addict fans? Which corner would you like to corner most and add to their portfolio? Oh yea, and be sure and mention which round you’d like to snag him in?