CHIEFS' DRAFT: ME VS. THE KC STAR ROUND II & THE AMAZING TRIP OF RYAN GRANT
It's round two of predicting who the Kansas City Chiefs will select with their 2nd round pick, the 55th overall. Adam Teicher of The Kansas City Star made Penn State center Stefan Wisniewski his 1st round selection, I countered with either OT Anthony Castonzo of Boston College, NT Phil Taylor from the Baylor Bears or Wisconsin's OT Gabe Carimi. For the sake of this debate, I'm going to say the Chiefs select Taylor, the nose tackle, with their 1st round pick.
Teicher chose Miami wide receiver Leonard Hankerson as his second round pick. My take on Hankerson is he has the size many teams look for 6' 2" & 205, had two productive seasons for the Hurricanes despite erratic play from 3 different quarterbacks. He caught 117 passes for 1,957-yards & 19 touchdowns in 26 starts. Good route runner, but somewhat of a long strider. Not much of a threat after the catch. Saw him drop 4 passes when he was wide open, balls that were perfectly thrown, stuff like that sticks in your head. IMO, I don't think Hankerson will be there for the 55th pick. There is a wideout who should be selected in the 2nd round who I prefer, a linebacker plus a couple of O-linemen to consider.
2A. G/T-Rodney Hudson-Florida State
An unusual prospect in that he's an excellent athlete for an offensive lineman. Starting guard, but he has both the footwork & the smarts to play center at the next level. Hudson has rare physicality & superb fundamentals. Excellent pulling & can hit a moving target at the 2nd level. Head on a swivel in pass blocking, he helps out all over the pocket. Excellent hand placement & delivers a good shot with his punch.
2B. C-Stefan Wisniewski-Penn State
Started at center as a sophomore & junior, guard as a senior. He was much more effective as a center. Not as quick or strong as Hudson, but a 3-year starter at center. Very smart, tough & fundamentally sound. Father played for the Colts & uncle Steve was an 8-time Pro Bowl center for the Raiders & is their O-line coach currently.
Stefan Wisniewski-C-Penn State
2C. WR-Tandon Doss-Indiana
Big at 6' 2" 201, Doss has the frame to carry another 12-15 pounds. Very good route runner & has big, soft, dependable hands. Excellent threat after the catch, great field vision & not easily tackled. Caught 140 passes for the Hoosiers good for 1,668-yards & 12 touchdowns while starting 25 straight. I think Doss has more upside than Hankerson mostly due to his after-the-catch ability.
2D. OLB-Bruce Carter-North Carolina
Suffered a torn ACL in December, had elite speed before the injury. Good size at 6' 2" & 241, Carter is plenty strong but needs work shedding blocks. He has superior sideline to sideline reactions & speed, changes directions well & is a solid tackler. Should have no problem running with tight ends. Blocked 6 kicks at North Carolina, the game is very important to him. Very coachable & is a natural leader.
Bruce Carter-OLB-North Carolina
Chiefs' players, about 30 all told, held an informal meeting in a Kansas City hotel Tuesday afternoon. It was informational in nature. The meeting was conducted by Brian Waters, Mike Vrabel & Rudy Niswanger. It was delayed by one day as Vrabel was arrested in Indiana Monday morning & couldn't get to K.C. on time. The players were given an update on the current state of things pertaining to the lockout, what they can & cannot do in regard to working out & lifting. The NFLPA has a big day in court tomorrow, a Minnesota federal Judge will decide if the injunction to continue the lockout will stand. If so, nothing changes. But if she, Judge Susan Nelson, rules in favor of the players & denies the injunction, all hell will break loose. NFL training facilities will open immediately, free agency will commence, trading would be permitted, OTA's & minicamps would go on as scheduled. Even tho the owners would appeal the decision, the Judge would most likely allow all of the above & tell both sides to return to the bargaining table. I don't think this is going to happen tho, from what I can tell, the injunction is pretty stout. If Judge nelson rules in favor of the league, the players may begin to panic & their solidarity could falter.
NFL Charities awarded $1 million to be divided by a number of charitable foundations headed by different current & former NFL players. There are 32 teams in the league & 87 charities were given a piece of this $1 million. Six of the foundations were headed up by current or former Chiefs. Trent Green, Will Shields, Tony Richardson, Eric Berry, Tony Gonzalez & Brian Waters saw their charities become recipients of some of this cash. Six of 87? Once again the Chiefs are represented well in the community.
So the Milwaukee Brewers opened their home season on Monday & they wanted 11 of the World Championship Green Bay Packers on hand to throw out the ceremonial first pitch. One of those players invited to participate was running back Ryan Grant. In the pre-dawn hours Monday morning a car service driver showed up at Grant's New York hotel but when he saw three black men attempting to enter the vehicle, he drove off leaving Grant, his brother & best friend stranded on the sidewalk. After 15-minutes waiting for another car, Grant decided to drive his own car to the airport. They got into traffic & arrived at the airport just in time to miss their flight. Undaunted, Ryan called a private jet charter company, raced over to New Jersey & boarded the small aircraft. They made it in time for Grant to join his teammates on the field to throw out the first pitch. "Don't ask what it cost, lots of money, lot of, lot of money, especially with what is going on right now" Grant said. He had missed most of the season & the Super Bowl, "I told them I'd be there, so I had to make sure I was" he added.
**CORRECTION
I said the other day Texas DE/OLB Sam Acho went 0-for Senior Bowl week. Going over my notes again I noticed Acho did in fact get a sack. My mistake, he went 1-for Senior Bowl week.
Teicher chose Miami wide receiver Leonard Hankerson as his second round pick. My take on Hankerson is he has the size many teams look for 6' 2" & 205, had two productive seasons for the Hurricanes despite erratic play from 3 different quarterbacks. He caught 117 passes for 1,957-yards & 19 touchdowns in 26 starts. Good route runner, but somewhat of a long strider. Not much of a threat after the catch. Saw him drop 4 passes when he was wide open, balls that were perfectly thrown, stuff like that sticks in your head. IMO, I don't think Hankerson will be there for the 55th pick. There is a wideout who should be selected in the 2nd round who I prefer, a linebacker plus a couple of O-linemen to consider.
2A. G/T-Rodney Hudson-Florida State
An unusual prospect in that he's an excellent athlete for an offensive lineman. Starting guard, but he has both the footwork & the smarts to play center at the next level. Hudson has rare physicality & superb fundamentals. Excellent pulling & can hit a moving target at the 2nd level. Head on a swivel in pass blocking, he helps out all over the pocket. Excellent hand placement & delivers a good shot with his punch.
2B. C-Stefan Wisniewski-Penn State
Started at center as a sophomore & junior, guard as a senior. He was much more effective as a center. Not as quick or strong as Hudson, but a 3-year starter at center. Very smart, tough & fundamentally sound. Father played for the Colts & uncle Steve was an 8-time Pro Bowl center for the Raiders & is their O-line coach currently.
Stefan Wisniewski-C-Penn State
2C. WR-Tandon Doss-Indiana
Big at 6' 2" 201, Doss has the frame to carry another 12-15 pounds. Very good route runner & has big, soft, dependable hands. Excellent threat after the catch, great field vision & not easily tackled. Caught 140 passes for the Hoosiers good for 1,668-yards & 12 touchdowns while starting 25 straight. I think Doss has more upside than Hankerson mostly due to his after-the-catch ability.
2D. OLB-Bruce Carter-North Carolina
Suffered a torn ACL in December, had elite speed before the injury. Good size at 6' 2" & 241, Carter is plenty strong but needs work shedding blocks. He has superior sideline to sideline reactions & speed, changes directions well & is a solid tackler. Should have no problem running with tight ends. Blocked 6 kicks at North Carolina, the game is very important to him. Very coachable & is a natural leader.
Bruce Carter-OLB-North Carolina
Chiefs' players, about 30 all told, held an informal meeting in a Kansas City hotel Tuesday afternoon. It was informational in nature. The meeting was conducted by Brian Waters, Mike Vrabel & Rudy Niswanger. It was delayed by one day as Vrabel was arrested in Indiana Monday morning & couldn't get to K.C. on time. The players were given an update on the current state of things pertaining to the lockout, what they can & cannot do in regard to working out & lifting. The NFLPA has a big day in court tomorrow, a Minnesota federal Judge will decide if the injunction to continue the lockout will stand. If so, nothing changes. But if she, Judge Susan Nelson, rules in favor of the players & denies the injunction, all hell will break loose. NFL training facilities will open immediately, free agency will commence, trading would be permitted, OTA's & minicamps would go on as scheduled. Even tho the owners would appeal the decision, the Judge would most likely allow all of the above & tell both sides to return to the bargaining table. I don't think this is going to happen tho, from what I can tell, the injunction is pretty stout. If Judge nelson rules in favor of the league, the players may begin to panic & their solidarity could falter.
NFL Charities awarded $1 million to be divided by a number of charitable foundations headed by different current & former NFL players. There are 32 teams in the league & 87 charities were given a piece of this $1 million. Six of the foundations were headed up by current or former Chiefs. Trent Green, Will Shields, Tony Richardson, Eric Berry, Tony Gonzalez & Brian Waters saw their charities become recipients of some of this cash. Six of 87? Once again the Chiefs are represented well in the community.
So the Milwaukee Brewers opened their home season on Monday & they wanted 11 of the World Championship Green Bay Packers on hand to throw out the ceremonial first pitch. One of those players invited to participate was running back Ryan Grant. In the pre-dawn hours Monday morning a car service driver showed up at Grant's New York hotel but when he saw three black men attempting to enter the vehicle, he drove off leaving Grant, his brother & best friend stranded on the sidewalk. After 15-minutes waiting for another car, Grant decided to drive his own car to the airport. They got into traffic & arrived at the airport just in time to miss their flight. Undaunted, Ryan called a private jet charter company, raced over to New Jersey & boarded the small aircraft. They made it in time for Grant to join his teammates on the field to throw out the first pitch. "Don't ask what it cost, lots of money, lot of, lot of money, especially with what is going on right now" Grant said. He had missed most of the season & the Super Bowl, "I told them I'd be there, so I had to make sure I was" he added.
**CORRECTION
I said the other day Texas DE/OLB Sam Acho went 0-for Senior Bowl week. Going over my notes again I noticed Acho did in fact get a sack. My mistake, he went 1-for Senior Bowl week.
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