Re: Chiefs aren't done making moves <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Edwards: Team will look different by SeptemberESPN.comThe annual talent grab known as the NFL?s collegiate draft is over, and the Chiefs fortified themselves with four players Sunday and a total of seven over the weekend.Their roster still has some holes, most notably at cornerback, where only Patrick Surtain stands out among candidates for two starting jobs. So the Chiefs aren?t quite ready to load up the truck and head for training camp in Wisconsin.They?ve still got some work to do.?The team you see practicing today, or (in three weeks) when we go to minicamp, that won?t be the same team that lines up in September,? coach Herm Edwards said. ?A lot of things can happen between now and September.?One of those things could be the signing of veteran cornerback Ty Law. The Chiefs drafted only one cornerback, Miami?s Marcus Maxey, in the fifth round.Discounting Maxey?s ability to play immediately probably wouldn?t be wise given Edwards? record in rapidly developing defensive backs while he was with the Jets.Law, a four-time Pro Bowler, is more of a sure thing. He signed with Edwards and the Jets last season and tied for the NFL lead with 10 interceptions.Chiefs president/general manager Carl Peterson indicated he probably would be speaking with the agents for Law as soon as today.In the meantime, the Chiefs have at cornerback Surtain, Maxey and a cast of veterans that includes former Broncos starter Lenny Walls.?For me to say what our corner situation is ? I haven?t seen our guys practice yet,? Edwards said. ?We haven?t even had a minicamp yet. Ask me that in the summer sometime when these guys start practicing and I can evaluate them on the field.?I?m not a panic kind of guy. I don?t throw my hands up and say, ?We should have got a corner.? We?ll be fine. I?m a big believer that you play with the players you have. Those are the players you have to coach. You can?t coach the players that ain?t here. You coach those players to the best of their ability and then you go play.?The Chiefs on Sunday also drafted Mississippi guard Tre? Stallings and San Diego State wide receiver Jeff Webb in the sixth round and UCLA safety Jarrad Page in the seventh.They join Saturday?s picks of Penn State defensive end Tamba Hali, Purdue safety Bernard Pollard and Alabama quarterback Brodie Croyle to give the Chiefs a draft class tilted toward defense.Hali figures to play immediately, at least as a reserve. Pollard also could challenge for a starting spot.?We?ve created competition within the football team with young players,? Edwards said. ?You need to do that.?The Chiefs believe the four defensive players fit the mold preferred by Edwards and coordinator Gunther Cunningham. They are physical players who like to hit and tackle.?It?s not a natural thing to do to tackle,? Edwards said. ?It?s really not, if you think about it. There?s two ways to tackle. You can kind of tackle him and grab him or you can run through him.?These guys run through guys. They get their pads dirty, they get their jerseys dirty. I?m not saying we don?t have those type of players on our team. I think when you infuse them with more of those type of players, you become more physical in your presence when you?re playing defense.?Webb, who played with Edwards? son Marcus in college, gives the Chiefs another developmental wide receiver. Their one established wide receiver, Eddie Kennison, is 33, and the Chiefs lost veterans Marc Boerigter and Chris Horn to free-agency, but they don?t appear concerned about their quality and depth at the position.?I?ve never been involved with a football team ? Philadelphia, Tampa, New York ? that had an offense that could score as many points as this offense has done the last five years,? Edwards said. ?Hopefully that answers your question about wide receiver.?The Chiefs did not draft a running back to spell Larry Johnson. Their reserves are Quentin Griffin, Dee Brown and, perhaps, Priest Holmes.?We?ll assess that as we go,? Edwards said. ?We don?t know the answer to that right now.?</div>I think this is a good deal. Rumor has it that Edwards has scheduled a meeting with Ty Law and Ahmad Plummer, two cornerbacks, and we could see one of them in a KC uniform soon. Hopefully we can get one of them, I was almost sure we would draft a corner first because that was our biggest need, but I guess Herm had other plans.
Re: Chiefs aren't done making moves I wouldnt exactly get your hopes up too much, but Herm Edwards does have a track record of bringing in somebody right before the season begins (Pete Kendall in 04, Ty Law in 05).
Re: Chiefs aren't done making moves Yea, I wouldn't mind that. But seriously, who the hell would start opposite of Surtain? We have too many young in experienced corners. I think we will go for Ty whether we get him or not.
Re: Chiefs aren't done making moves Only Dan Synder knows how to sign players. He's not scared to use his cap which every team has.
Re: Chiefs aren't done making moves He isn't greedy when it comes to his pocket book, if you spend a lot on great players, their productions always gonna help you rake in more than ever before
Re: Chiefs aren't done making moves <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Sheriff Gonna Getcha @ May 8 2006, 02:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Only Dan Synder knows how to sign players. He's not scared to use his cap which every team has.</div>Dude, take of the burgandy tinted glasses for a second and come back to earth. Everything you write is so biased its not even funny.
Re: Chiefs aren't done making moves You're just jealous and it actually is funny how well we raped the entire league with free agency this offseason, showing all the "CAP HELL" nay sayers WHATS UP
Re: Chiefs aren't done making moves <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Johnny White Guy @ May 8 2006, 03:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>You're just jealous and it actually is funny how well we raped the entire league with free agency this offseason, showing all the "CAP HELL" nay sayers WHATS UP</div>Congradulations.You pushed off your cap hell for a year or two by restructureing a few deals, that and getting partially bailed out by a new collective bargaining agreement It's still happening, and its going to be a bitch. Trust me.
Re: Chiefs aren't done making moves Every team can use their money. Except they're all dumb and don't give their players 6 and 7 year contracts. Once Brunell retires and same with Chris Samuels, we'll actually have like 25M.
Re: Chiefs aren't done making moves <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Sheriff Gonna Getcha @ May 8 2006, 03:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Every team can use their money. Except they're all dumb and don't give their players 6 and 7 year contracts. Once Brunell retires and same with Chris Samuels, we'll actually have like 25M.</div>Newsflash: A player retireing DOES NOT wipe his contract numbers from the books.If and/or when Brunell retires the redskins would have to technically 'cut' him and then all of the guaranteed money from his contract will be counted against that years current cap. And an 8.6 million signing bonus that has been restructured twice to give him more guaranteed money in exchange for getting you guys under the salary cap = a hefty check in dead money on your cap.
Re: Chiefs aren't done making moves If someone's contract runs out you don't gotta pay 'em...But you're getting off subject
Re: Chiefs aren't done making moves <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Sheriff Gonna Getcha @ May 8 2006, 03:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>If someone's contract runs out you don't gotta pay 'em...But you're getting off subject </div>Someone who signed a 7 year deal and this is only year #3?
Re: Chiefs aren't done making moves <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Sheriff Gonna Getcha @ May 8 2006, 03:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>He will retire after the contract........?</div>Have fun paying him for another 5 years then
Re: Chiefs aren't done making moves Dude, you DO have to pay him through the contract. Why do you think that once players retire, the cap space doesn't go up? It's true.But ANYWAYS....we need Ty....
