[Kansas City.com] The Chiefs perhaps provided some clues into their thinking regarding the upcoming draft by welcoming several prospects to Kansas City on Monday.
Quarterback Matt Ryan of Boston College, defensive tackle Glenn Dorsey of Louisiana State and offensive linemen Ryan Clady of Boise State and Branden Albert of Virginia were among those who began their visits.
All will be selected in the first round of next weekend’s draft, and at least some should still be available when the Chiefs make the fifth pick.
The visits aren’t a guarantee the Chiefs will select any of the players. But several times in recent years their eventual first-round pick came to Kansas City in the days leading up to the draft.
The Chiefs were planning visits with several other prospects, including many who will be available later in the draft or who could be signed as undrafted free agents.
That list includes offensive linemen Duane Brown of Virginia Tech and Fernando Velasco of Georgia, cornerbacks Brandon Flowers of Virginia Tech, Reggie Corner of Akron and Cary Williams of Washburn and defensive lineman Brian Johnston of Gardner-Webb.
I hope Clady and Albert are visiting in case we are able to trade down. Taking either at #5 seems like a reach (according to scouts, which i am not) and we’d be overpaying them.
Comment by VLTC — April 15, 2008 @ 7:35 am
yeah i’d say any lineman other that JAKE LONG at #5 is a reach personally i think the cheifs should draft Jake Long maybe Mattt Ryan( cuz Brodie can’t make it too many injuries) or trade down and get someone worth the pick
Comment by mike — April 15, 2008 @ 8:29 am
Draft needs to be an A++++ or the team will be in limbo for the next few years
Comment by Dave — April 15, 2008 @ 8:49 am
If Jake Long isn’t available (probably won’t be) and we can’t trade down, we should the best available DL, Dorsey or Sedrick Ellis. Taking any other OL would be a major reach at the 5 spot, and thus we would be overpaying them. I am scared about this draft pick. Carl Peterson has been the Chiefs GM for twenty years and what, one playoff win. I don’t the front office.
Comment by Jay B. — April 15, 2008 @ 9:26 am
WE CANNOT AFFORD TO DRAFT ACCORDING TO NEED. THE ONLY WAY TO MAKE TIS TEAM BETTER FOR THE FUTURE IS TAKING THE BEST AVAILABLE PLAYER EACH ROUND. I THINK I WILL LOSE ALL 100% FAITH IN MY TEAM IF ALBERT, OR CLADY IS DRAFTED. THIS IS THE WAY OUR ROYALS DRAFTED FOR YEARS AND LOOK WHERE IT GOT THEM. WE NEED IMPACT PLAYERS LIKE DERRICK THOMAS, OR ADRIAN PETERSON TYPE PLAYERS. THE EXPERTS SAY OFFENSIVE LINE IS DEEP THIS YEAR IN THE DRAFT, SO WAIT TIL ROUND TWO OR THREE TO ADDRESS THAT.
Comment by STEVE — April 15, 2008 @ 10:11 am
your a fool if you think Albert is a reach…this is one of the most athletic and versatile O linemen i have seen in awhile… we can put him anywhere on the o line and he could make it to the pro bowl in any spot and on top of that he’s very smart and was responsible for making all the calls on the line even when he was playing left tackle
Comment by Justin — April 15, 2008 @ 11:35 am
Anthony Collins from Kansas would be a great tackle if we can somehow acquire a late second round pick or hope he falls to the third round
Comment by RockChalk — April 15, 2008 @ 11:38 am
If Herm is expecting 5 starters to come out of the draft, he had better be a scouting genius. We are just wasting our pick if we take Matt Ryan, even if he is better than Brodie, he can’t come in and be an immediate starter.
I am praying for some draft day magic.
Comment by Bryan — April 15, 2008 @ 1:20 pm
face it, next year does NOT look like we are going to the playoffs unfortunately. We need to build, they need to take MATT RYAN which would be better than Brodie @ #5 and take o-line men with the other picks. We need IMPACT players.
Comment by Jose — April 15, 2008 @ 1:26 pm
If Matt Ryan is there at #5 we should take him! True we need a line, but we need a Quarter Back that we can build the team around. Brodie should have been able to at least win a couple games and he could’t. We haven’t had a QB in a long time. What if we build a line and are stuck with Croyle and he ends up suckin then what? We might not get a chance at a QB, and from what I’ve read Ryan seems solid. We should take him if he’s there. If not Ryan then maybe we should look at Brhom.
Comment by Michael Raite — April 15, 2008 @ 2:15 pm
Jake Long, Jake Long, Jake Long…say it with me folks….fall to number 5 big guy…Jake Long, Jake Long, Jake Long…hummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Comment by Brandon — April 15, 2008 @ 4:40 pm
If Ryan is the best available, i think we should take him. Play Croyle this year behind the crappy line while Ryan gets some NFL legs/head under him. Then in 2009 when we have a better coach, maybe Ryan will be ready to start.
What is really the bad scenario here? Croyle develops into a great starter? Is that a bad thing? Is Cleveland sorry that Anderson turned out to be a very good quarterback because the drafted Quinn? I don’t think so. Quinn has trade value and what a nice backup option to have!
What about the situation no one is talking about, ie top picks left are the DE’s (C. Long and/or Gholston) and McFadden (RB)? If we can’t trade down, can we really afford to reach and leave such talent on the board? Maybe we should draft McFadden. This would (1) Motivate/piss-off LJ into being his former self and (2) give the nice 1-2 punch at RB that the NFL loves these days (no more 400 carry seasons for Larry). On the other hand, a DE wouldn’t be a total waste since Hali is still soft on the run (but could develop like Allen did against the run) and we could have one heck of a fresh rotation. Of course, this depends on if you believe Turk has potential anymore, of which i’m not sold.
p.s. Albert is mostly a reach b/c historically starting Guards can be found throughout the draft and are rarely drafted very high. Plus, most people rate people like Clady as technically superior to Albert. Just because Albert is the best at his position, doesn’t make him better than the #2 at another position.
Comment by VLTC — April 15, 2008 @ 4:47 pm
We as Chiefs fans to have some type of hope for the future. Draft Ryan and lets at least get the ball rolling on the two- three year stall out teams have when playing a young QB.
Let’s face it, Long would be a solid pick and we are in need of some o-line in a bad way! But Peterson is going to be looking to save his job so he needs the high hopes of us Chiefs fans and the possibilties of a “SAVIOR”
Comment by BOBBY — April 15, 2008 @ 7:58 pm
Hey Michael Raite, i hate your post. And i hate everyone who says we need to take a QB cuz Brodie can’t do it. Tom Brady would have been the worst QB in the league on our team! It WAS the oline and the lack of a running game that killed Croyle, not Croyle. Get over not liking a guy on the team and start rooting for the right pick not a stupid one!
Comment by FatDaNn — April 15, 2008 @ 9:41 pm
I completely agree with what FatDaNn is saying…we do not need a QB, we need a team around Croyle. We need an offensive line!! I think we are good on defense besides our CB’s. Donnie Edwards will teach all the young LB’ers how to play so we are good there. We had a huge offensive game in the past with nobody recievers..they were only successful because of tony g and priest..we still have tony g and we have lj and kolby who is aight. Trent Green wasn’t THAT good until he came to KC and found out Tony G was the man. End of story. Chiefs will go above .800 this year (you guys can all say what you want but i can always hope)..the first game of the year will be mighty tough though..GO
Comment by Josh — April 15, 2008 @ 10:00 pm
Sorry..GO CHIEFS!!! I messed that one up.
Comment by Josh — April 15, 2008 @ 10:01 pm
ok you might hate my post but, i never said croyle was no good I just said he should have one a game, and i worry about him being to small. an i think we should draft ryan. and i dont bash you for what you think so grow up ok
Comment by Michael Raite — April 16, 2008 @ 9:12 am
I agree with what you are saying(Michael Raite) we have to develop a quarterback of the future( Not Croyle) he was a good QB in college at best but not a NFL starter. I agree he has had no o-line to play behind but even when he had the blocking his game was weak!!!
Comment by BOBBY — April 16, 2008 @ 9:25 am
I am very nervous for this years draft. Because every pick will have to count.
Comment by Kyle — April 16, 2008 @ 9:35 am
Still wish we could pick coaches in the draft. What we really need is a pro-bowl head coach!
Comment by VLTC — April 16, 2008 @ 9:50 am
You guys are too hard on Brodie, You cant blame him for all the losses and say that he has too many injuries. He has those because we have a O line that has so many holes it couldnt stop a blitz from a colledge team. Thats why LJ is injured and could not produce last year when he wasnt. If we can get a decent line put together I think Croyle has a chance to be a decent QB. O Line is what we need the most right now, after that would be corners.
Comment by Rick — April 16, 2008 @ 11:45 am
I dont understand what you all are fretting about this draft for. By the looks of things we should have either a #1 or a #2 pick in the draft next year (lol)!! Maybe we can get some talent then!! ***pray, pray(let the new head coach pick ‘em)pray, pray**
Comment by DENNIS — April 16, 2008 @ 1:13 pm
get a life all of you! no matter how much you say on this post it wont change anything… herm is the caoch and the chiefs arent good right now. maybe they will turn it around maybe not but is venting on all of these walls really going to do anything?
my advice get some FRIENDS that you can talk football with and vent to them
Comment by brian — April 16, 2008 @ 1:29 pm
BRIAN YOU SAY THAT BUT SINCE YOU TOOK THE TIME TO READ OUR THOUGHTS THEN SOMETHING TELLS ME YOU NEED A LIFE TOO…
Comment by BOBBY — April 16, 2008 @ 4:43 pm
Yeah, get a ife! LOL. Man, I miss FOOTBALL! I don’t think even Carl can go wrong this year with a #5 pick. It won’t make or break us. We need a jelled team. I was a Herm fan, but starting to jump ship. A great coach can put a competitive team on the field, no matter what. This past season, was the first time in ages that it was difficult to watch. Before, win or lose, they were always competitive. I can’t wait to see the Patriots lose their first game. I hope its WEEK 1! Go CHIEFS!
Comment by ChiefJ — April 16, 2008 @ 9:56 pm
Well let’s see, we are solid at TE, 1WR, RB, DE and LB. And safety with no depth. I say the best player available at #5 is what we need. Jake Long will be gone so we are going to have to deal with a 2nd round LT.
Comment by Jeff R. — April 16, 2008 @ 10:26 pm
This year we build the O-line for sure and give Brodie a year with better protection & experience from last year. If he still cant prove he’s our QB for the future then we draft a QB next year and sign a free agent to throw in there while our new QB learns the ropes. I recommend Chase Daniel, Tim Tebow, or even Todd Reesing. Next years QB class is better than this years by far, I just don’t see a solid QB this year.
Comment by mike c. — April 17, 2008 @ 1:03 am