Not who I personally wanted, but welcome to the Chiefs! I hope he plays up to his athleticism!
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Not who I personally wanted, but welcome to the Chiefs! I hope he plays up to his athleticism!
What athleticism? This guy is borderline average. I hope Pioli and Crennel know something every other person in the NFL doesn't know. This is one of those pig-in-poke picks. I hope he can make some bacon, but I'll bet he ends up going wee wee wee all the way home by November next year.
The only way to describe how I feel is...sad
We just drafted a combine warrior.
I was hoping for Barron and even talked myself into DeCastro if he wasn't there.
Poe was the one person who I didn't want. I went as far as to have faith in our GM that I told people I wouldn't be watching football in 2012 if we drafted him.
I would have preferred Decastro but being that Crennel was a former DL, DL coach, defensive coordinator, and has seen much more of this guy then anyone on this site I trust his opinion that this guy is good. If anyone can make this guy a stud it's crennel, we needed a NT badly and this guy fits the mold perfectly
Wow. I hope RAC knows what he's doing.... wow.
At any rate, Go Chiefs!
He'll fit in great with Jackson and Dorsey. sigh
Dude wouldn't even get off the phone to meet his new bosses, ugh!!
Well, I guess this means that the brass has more faith in everyone else than we do... if the biggest need is also worth the risk that Poe brings (Haynesworth part duex) along with him, they apparently feel the rest of the team is pretty close to "being there".
I am still half shocked, but that is the best answer I can come up with.
Where was he projected to be drafted?
Chiefs say DL Poe no longer Mr. Everything - Kansas City Chiefs - CBSSports.com RapidReports
Confirmation that Poe will play NT. There was some talk that he could play DE.
I cannot believe this! I have lost all faith in Pioli & Co.! I have the same feeling now, as I do after a gameday loss! Why not go with the safe pick like Decastro?! I am so tired of the good teams making good choices year after year, no matter where they pick and we continue to do stupid crap.I did not want Poe as our pick, obviously. I do not believe he is our answer at Nose. He seems to be nothing but a Combine Warrior. It looks like we bought into Combine Crap like the raiders do! I feel like we completely wasted our first round pick. I sincerely hope that I am wrong and pray that I eat my own words. I will happily admit it!
I already said I wasn't happy with this pick earlier in the thread.
I don't really understand how athleticism is really important in a 3-4 NT. To all of you Chiefs fans that drink whatever "kool aid" that the front office hands out, remember that it's ok to form your own opinion.
Here's the main point: We need Poe to essentially serve as a clog, thats all. So in two years when all the Opie the Optimist start complaining about his sacks remember he's there to help the other guys.
It's the same debate that was on the boards about Tyson Jackson and Glenn Dorsey being bust. The D-Line is there so the Linebackers can make plays. Justin Houston should be able to show his real potential.
I hope he works out, I just can't understand using the 11th pick on a DT with so many question marks.
Whats dumb is not being able to comprehend sentences. I said i would quit watching football, not quit the chiefs!
Are you kidding me!?!?
Im a chiefs fan whosr lived in pa my entire life. I cant quit now.
Well we'll see if Pioli has the insight that we brought him here for. I hope so. I'm happy they got the guy they wanted and hope in 2 years he's a monster.
I wanted Decastro too, but we needed a NT badly. We already have a good line right now we picked up one of the best RT in the league, a very good blocking TE, Branden Albert's have been playing good Lilja is fine, hudson is going to be a stud between asamoah and mims we have two very good guards so to act like we have no O-line is ridiculous.
Thats what good NT's do - occupy blockers which opens up lanes for the rest of the defense to pursue. Ragi had questions marks when he was drafted also, and is now considered one of the top 5 NT's in the league. Having said that, we will need Poe to be more than just a clog. We will need him to harass the passer and mow down runningbacks, and be constantly double teamed. I would venture to say that Hampton and Wilfork are more than just clogs. They anchor their respective defenses. We have needed a franchise NT since we installed the 3-4, and I think we finally got him. I don't think Memphis was well suited for Poe. Romeo will bring out the beast in this kid. Oughtta be fun.
Barron, Claiborne and Kuechly wer all gone and DeCastro was finally taken at #24. You can not always get what you want.
I've been screaming for the Chiefs to address the most important position in a 3-4 defense ever since Pioli and co. came to KC...
I feel like I should be more excited about this pick than I am..
This was a GREAT pick for the Chiefs. The NT position needed to be addressed. Don't worry about this pick. If the Ngata comparisons come to fruition, we're gonna LOVE this pick...
Can't wait to see Manning running from the Poe-Powe!!
Cant wait to hear this:
"Manning (insert Carson Palmer, and Philip Rivers here as well) drops back, he scrambles to try to get away from Powe and Poe, but POW! He runs striaght into Hali! FUMBLE! Chiefs Ball! Houston picks it up and runs it all the way back! TOUCHDOWN KANNNNSSSAAAAASSSSS CITY!!!"
I think the bottom line is that it was a bad pick. I think Pioli panicked a bit, as he was not expecting the draft to fall in front of him like it did. He really thought Barron or Kuechly or Floyd would be there, and when none of them were he just jumped to Poe. You could tell they weren't ready to make their pick as they were late getting it in, and Berman even said something about it...
Huge mistake. I watched that film on Poe and he looks slow and like a bad tackler. This is a really bad pick. I don't care how many bench press reps you can do or how fast you are--the dude wasn't even dominant in the conference USA!
However, we can hope we have a good rest of the draft and sort of redeem this pick a bit... At least we've had a good offseason in free agency! :)
I think the pick took awhile because we were trying to work a trade down that fell through.
Could have been, but either way if we were sold on Poe we would have picked him and been excited about it. Whenever a pick goes down to the wire it's bad news in my opinion...
Unless I am mistaken he was the highest rated NT in this draft. Our biggest position of need was NT. We got him with our 1st rd pick. Not sure what we are conplaining about. You can't have 4 1st rd players. Let's hope we can land some depth in the draft the next few days.
I wish we could have found a way to jump back up and grab DeCastro but I am sure we can find a guard over the next few rounds.
The sky is the limit with Poe...Unfortunately, the floor is the limit too.
I trust that the Chiefs did their homework and knew they were taking a great player. And this guy will stand in the center of the defense plugging holes for years to come. Welcome to the team, Dontari Poe.
I think Crennel knows what he's looking for in a NT... I think he'll be fine.
Welcome to ChiefsCrowd, by the way! :bananen_smilies046:
Poe is big, strong and fast. He's everything you want in a nose tackle. Tackling and technique can be taught and he will get excellent coaching in Kansas City. The key will be his attitude and his determination to succeed in the NFL.
I haven't heard anything negative about his character. I'm sure Piloi and Crennel wouldn't have taken him if they didn't believe they could make a great football player out of him. Are they right? Let's hope so.
I still don't know why they didn't take DeCastro, but several others passed on him as well. Is there a problem we are unaware of? I have to believe that Pioli has a plan for beefing up the depth on our O-line as well, or he wouldn't have taken Poe. We will see what happens in the next few days of the draft.
I think Scott knows what he is doing.
... at least I hope he does!
I think maybe some people on this site are just jealous of Dontari because of the Ace Ventura hairdo he was sporting last night! :)
Great article on kcchiefs.com
Chiefs passed on two opportunities to trade down
+1. I should have seen this coming, given our coach defensive minded, but with any luck, if he lives up to potential and turns into KC's version of N. Suh...Our defense went from being very good to scary good. Hali, Huston and DJ will be tearing up some QB's. Not to mention all the possible interceptions if we consistently rattle QB's.
not happy w/the pik, while Poe may be stellar, he also has as much chance to be the next ryan simms. that is just way too scarey. we passed on raji and taylor so they are expecting poe to be as good, i sure hope they're right. i saw film w/poe being taken out of the play by TE's abd RB's. i hope he gives me a reason to become his biggest fan.
Guys...We all understand the NFL draft don't we? Nothing is ever certain. He could be a dominate NT for years to come, or a complete bust. I know we don't have a great track record with DL picks as of late. I'm going to pull for this kid bigtime! With RC as HC, I think he'll teach him what he needs to be as a great starting NT. Could Poe ask for a better scenario? I think this Fox Sports video is pretty accurate.
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