By Terry Ambroson

I went out to the KC Chiefs website and looked up the current roster. The Chiefs have 85 players and will eventually have to limit the roster to 53 players. Without trying too hard I was able to cut it down to 53 and really didn’t have much trouble giving players starting jobs. After hearing Scott Pioli talk after the draft I realize that the Chiefs will probably sign someone that is let go by another team between the draft and the opening of training camp. Hey they will probably even pick up some players that are dropped during the final cuts, but that being said here is the starting lineup that I came up with.

On offense, free agent pickup Eric Ghiaciuc will get the start at Center. He was the starter for the Bengals so he looks like an improvement over Rudy Niswanger. At the guards free agent pickup Mike Goff and Brian Waters will be the starters. I know Waters asked for a trade, but unless they get an overwhelming offer or if Waters somehow forces his way out I think he is going to be there in the fall. Moving out to the OT’s I think Brandon Albert should be even better this year, and I think Herb Taylor may be the RT. I know Damion McIntosh seemed to play better at the end of the year but I think it’s time to put the young guy there especially with Goff helping him out on the right side.

By Terry Ambroson

Every year I look forward to the draft, whether the Chiefs had a good season or a bad season, I can’t wait to see who they will get to improve their team. Every year since Carl Peterson started with his first pick of Derrick Thomas I have looked forward to who would be the pick. Every year the draft has gotten bigger and better with ESPN’s coverage and all the magazines and websites that give every last detail about every possible pick for the upcoming draft. Since the internet has become more accessible I like to find any info that I can about the players and who all the draft experts think the Chiefs will pick. This year was no different, I have posted a couple of articles talking about the players that I thought the Chiefs could get.

By: Kevin Andersen

As draft day neared, I suddenly started seeing this Defensive End from LSU by the name of Tyson Jackson on everybody’s mock draft board as the Chiefs first pick in the 2009 draft.  When I saw this, I was wondering where this came from, because just a few days earlier it was Curry on everybody’s draft board. Well after doing some research, I came to find out, that rumors were that Scott Pioli, Todd Haley, and company were all in “love” with this big defensive end from LSU, and that’s why everyone had them taking him with the #3 overall. It was part because of the leak, and I believe that it was in part Piolis’ reputation of drafting on a need/best overall player matrix, and if that was the case nobody fit Piolis’ scheme better than Jackson.