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Big Daddy Tek;204233 wrote:

Respectfully, you might want to watch that film breakdown that I posted a few days ago. Berry has already played better than Pollard in only 3 games of his career.

I respect your opinion, but based on what I’ve seen, Pollard is nowhere near what Berry is and what he is going to be. A few folks out there might say that I know a thing or two.

Sure Berry has played over aggressive twice this year and bit on an underneath route or play action, but Pollard and Page used to do that every single game and they had no where near the run stopping ability that Berry has shown.

McCluster, Moeaki, and Arenas are gettting a lot of pub right now, but Berry will end up being the best selection in this draft and will be one of our defense’s finest players next to Tamba and Flowers.

Sorry, but none of us really know what’s going to become of Berry. He could very well become an injury casualty just like 1990 1st round pick Percy Snow and 2000 1st round pick Sylvester Morris and end up delivering Pizza to your doorstep.

Plus, Pollard and Page never got the chance to play under Romeo Crennel and Emmitt Thomas, so who knows what might have been if they had stayed.

Also, other rookie Safeties, Earl Thomas and Nate Allen look to be just as good as Berry, if not better and I doubt that Berry is ever going to be a whole lot better than either of those guys. The point figrostic is making is that it wasn’t necessary to spend the #5 overall pick on a Safety and I agree. You can get good Safeties anywhere in the draft as it’s the easiest position on Defense to fill. Ed Reed and Troy Polumalu weren’t even drafted in the top 15.

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figcrostic;204229 wrote:

Thanks I appreciate your insight. Your one of the few on this site that looks at things with logic; instead of just thinking everything the Chiefs do is great and should never be questioned. I’m a member of a couple Chiefs forums and this one seems to be filled with the largest amount of rude people.

Classic example: 1995 draft and the selection of Trezelle Jenkins in the 1st round. Everybody and their brother and sister knew that was a major reach and 2 years later he was cut in 1997. He never was productive at the college level and they could have got him probably in the 4th or 5th round.

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Don’t let anyone rattle you, figcrostic. At least you know I understand where your coming from.

That said, I hope the current Chiefs team does not do something foolish like jerk Barry Richardson out of the starting lineup in favor of O’Callaghan. Richardson has earned the right to keep the starting RT job, while O’Callaghan has yet prove he’s anything other than a career backup.

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1. Not drafting any O-Lineman in the top 3 rounds except Albert and Asamoah over the last 10 years.

2. Should’ve traded down from #5 in 2010 draft if they wanted a Safety as they could have got extra picks and still landed Earl Thomas, who is just as good of a Safety as Berry is, if not better.

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turner robert does make a valid point about the Chiefs recent drafts having very little effect in getting things turned around.

Those that are flaming him and calling him stupid are simply not being told what you want to hear and do you really think Pioli is the best GM the Chiefs ever had? WRONG !! That honor belongs to Don Klosterman. The Chiefs could use a man like him in the front office again.

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I do agree that the Chiefs got some very good football players in the 2010 draft. But, they were luxury picks & the Chiefs were drafting as though they were coming off a 12-4 season, instead of a team that came off a 4-12 season. The 3 areas of need that I mentioned in my earlier post did not get addressed and it could mean a top 5 pick in next years draft.

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bwilliams;197245 wrote:

FWIW, I think Raji in 2009 and Okung in 2010 were the way to go in the 1st.

I agree with this. Not to knock Eric Berry, but he’s not the 2nd coming of Joe Montana in his prime and cannot impact any team that way.

Berry is going to be a great Safety, but the Chiefs went into 2010 off season 0 for 3 in three areas and are now entering the 2010 season still 0 for 3 in the following three areas:

1. On Offense they can’t protect the passer — at least not well enough for Cassel to take a 5 step drop on passing plays.
2. Can’t stop the run on Defense.
3. Can’t rush the passer on Defense.

Berry will help with pass defense to a degree, but overall regarding the 3 areas I listed above, Berry will have no more impact than a fart from a beaver in a tree. The most critical area is protecting the passer & with that Russell Okung has to be the pick. Branden Albert is a Guard playing out of position & it’s not working.

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