(Arrowhead Half-Full: The optimist guide to Chiefs Football)
This has been one of the best
off-seasons in recent years. You would be hard pressed to convince me
that there is not one area the Chiefs have not gotten better at.
Coach: Even though Andy Reid has never
won “the big one” he is the best coach since Vermil and I would
put him a step above Marty.
GM: Almost any move here would have been an upgrade.
QB: Smith is leaps and bounds better
than ANYTHING we have had here in years. Daniels is talented and
should prove to be a capable backup. He wasn't drafted but mainy that
was because of his size. There are more shorter guys in the league
now proving it is ok not to be 6' 4''. He is the most mobile QB on
the roster. Bray comes in with an absolute Cannon for an arm, he is a
project but he has first round talent.
O line: Best tackle in the draft,
Albert is coming back and many of the wounded should be back while
their replacements all got game experience. Our depth has never been
better.
WR: Bowe is back, this id the year
Baldwin will break out. He is finally in a system that can utilize
his skill set. There is a lot of potential after the starters, and
there could be a few break out stars.
RB: Charles is amazing and we have a
Intriguing prospect in Davis. Reid is serious about this group as can
be seen in the amount of resources he has devoted to finding a
capable FB, not just a lead blocker but a Tom Rathman type who can do
everything.
TE: Moeaki is back and we have
interesting prospects from the draft and FA. Doubtful any of them
will reach Tony's platitudes but who will. We don't need hall of fame
here just clutch.
Defense: gone is the bend don't break
style we have had since Gunther was head coach. We are moving to an
aggressive style in the vein of the NY, Baltimore attacking defense.
Maybe we will see some production out of our high D-line picks
D Line- Upgrades across the line. DeVito brings experience and talent in the new defense. Poe and Powe are each a year better and are as big and strong as any tackle in the league.
LB-Only Inside LB needed help. There
has not been a person at this spot beside Johnson who was not just a
worm body sense the switch to a 34. Drafting Nico Johnson fills this
void and ther is good depth behind him. Nico doesn't have to be a
three down guy. This position is off the field in nickle and dime
anyway.
B: Was a weakness last year and now it
may be the strongest part of the team. The addition of Smith,
Robinson and Demps is beyond good any one of those guys would have
been a major haul as it stand two of them won't be starting!
K: the only place where ther were no
changes and frankly we are fine here. I long for the days when the
team was so stellar that we could focus on bad kicks as why we may
have lost one or two games in a year.
There you have it. Optamism abounds
over a roster overhaul like this! Go Chiefs.
