Originally Posted by
chief31
The need for a WR is the most glaring on the team, from their 2010 season. I would rank it as our #1 team need.
However, I prefer to avoid using our first pick on a WR for a couple of reasons.
Number one, WRs are generally slow to reach their potential, and seem to have a higher bust-rate than most positions. Drafting one, more than likely, does not fill the need for a couple of seasons, if the player ever does produce.
Number two, there seem to be a lot of options at WR available through free agency this offseason. A veteran WR would have a far better chance of filling the team need at WR immediately, and, with a proven track record at the NFL level, is more likely to be a useful player altogether.
So, what I am hoping happens at WR for The Chiefs is that they acquire a younger free agent to play opposite Bowe in 2011. And to pick a young project WR after the first round or three.
Since I see WRs as being so much more "hit and miss" in the draft than most positions, I would prefer to take those risks with less to lose. Meaning a wasted fourth round pick, versus a wasted first round pick.
The position I would most like to see taken in the first round would be OT.
We have issues at both the ROT and the LOT starting spots, with little to no answers for depth.
But most of the site already knows my feelings about drafting a OT in the first. :D