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Written by: ADAM TEICHER ¦ 4/21/2007
Source: www.kansascity.com
The Chiefs have obvious needs at cornerback and defensive line and wants at several other positions, most notably wide receiver.
It's not a good year for them to be short a draft pick, which they are because they sent their fourth-round choice to New Orleans in last season's trade for running back Michael Bennett.
Those six picks are fewer than the Chiefs have had since 2002, which was one of their lousier drafts. They had little margin for error but made them anyway when they picked defensive tackles Ryan Sims and Eddie Freeman in the first two rounds.
That's why the Chiefs are offering in trades quarterback Trent Green, starting safety Greg Wesley, kick returner Dante Hall and even running back Larry Johnson.
They're looking for extra picks that will allow them to cast a bigger net.
A trade sending Green to Miami for a draft pick makes too much sense not to happen. All parties want to see it happen. The Chiefs would like to open their quarterback spot for Brodie Croyle, the Dolphins desperately need an experienced passer, and Green sees the Dolphins as the ideal place to continue his career.
That doesn't mean a deal is imminent. The Chiefs and Dolphins appear no closer to an agreement on compensation than they were when discussions began last month.
Recent Chiefs negotiations involving a veteran player for a draft pick weren't completed until shortly before the draft. The trades in which the Chiefs acquired Green and cornerback Patrick Surtain are examples.
The chance for a trade involving any of the other players is less certain.
"I'm not confident of anything at this point," president/general manager Carl Peterson said. "We'll see what happens. Usually what happens is that they come the night before or the day of the draft or even the second day of the draft.
"We have a void in one round that we'd like to fill if we can. If you have doubles in any round, it's always nice."
The Chiefs drafted Bernard Pollard and Jarrad Page last season to become their eventual starting safeties. That time would be this year if the Chiefs trade Wesley.
They released the other starter, Sammy Knight, last month.
"The team is going to do what it's going to do," said Wesley's agent, Drew Pittman.
He wouldn't say whether the Chiefs have told him they are trying to trade Wesley.
"Greg wants to play football and help the Chiefs win games. If it becomes another team, then he'll try to help another team win games. Wherever he ends up, a lot of that is out of his control."
There should be a market for Wesley and Hall, even though his return skills appear to have declined. It might take plenty for another team to pry Johnson from the Chiefs, but the Chiefs may have been preparing for a deal when it interviewed this week at Arrowhead Stadium several backs who are available in the draft.
If the Chiefs don't make a trade and make only six draft picks, it changes their approach.
"They're all important picks when you only have six," said Bill Kuharich, their vice president for player personnel. "If you've got compensatory picks and multiple picks in later rounds, then you can do some things. There might be a position that's kind of a luxury pick. We don't have that benefit this year.
"If you get two or three or four (extra) picks later on, you might want to use them to move up to a higher round because there's somebody in your opinion that has fallen through the cracks that fits with what you want to do, so you go up and get him."
Being short a pick virtually eliminates the Chiefs' ability to trade up in a given round. They have too many needs for this to be a one-player draft. A trade down to obtain an extra pick or two makes more sense.
The Chiefs would like another draft like last season's. As many as four draft picks from last year could start for them next season - defensive end Tamba Hali plus Croyle, Pollard and Page.
"One of the things that attracted me very much about Herm Edwards is that he is not afraid and never has been throughout his career � to play young players," Peterson said. "He appreciates and understands what they can and can't do as well or better than most coaches in the National Football League."
The Chiefs also need to make good use of college free-agency, which consists of players who go undrafted.
"It's the job of player personnel to find a player in every round," Kuharich said. "It carries over into what we call the eighth round, which is free-agency. We got Sammy Knight (when he was with New Orleans) as a college free agent. Everybody has stories like that.
"We only have six picks. We'd like to have more picks, and hopefully we'll have more picks. If we don't, we'll continue to work that area hard to see if we can get two or three or four college free agents to come in here and if they don't make the (active roster), then hopefully they'll make the practice squad and a year from now, with coaching � it's almost like getting bonus draft picks."
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The Chiefs have obvious needs at cornerback and defensive line and wants at several other positions, most notably wide receiver.
It's not a good year for them to be short a draft pick, which they are because they sent their fourth-round choice to New Orleans in last season's trade for running back Michael Bennett.
Those six picks are fewer than the Chiefs have had since 2002, which was one of their lousier drafts. They had little margin for error but made them anyway when they picked defensive tackles Ryan Sims and Eddie Freeman in the first two rounds.
That's why the Chiefs are offering in trades quarterback Trent Green, starting safety Greg Wesley, kick returner Dante Hall and even running back Larry Johnson.
They're looking for extra picks that will allow them to cast a bigger net.
A trade sending Green to Miami for a draft pick makes too much sense not to happen. All parties want to see it happen. The Chiefs would like to open their quarterback spot for Brodie Croyle, the Dolphins desperately need an experienced passer, and Green sees the Dolphins as the ideal place to continue his career.
That doesn't mean a deal is imminent. The Chiefs and Dolphins appear no closer to an agreement on compensation than they were when discussions began last month.
Recent Chiefs negotiations involving a veteran player for a draft pick weren't completed until shortly before the draft. The trades in which the Chiefs acquired Green and cornerback Patrick Surtain are examples.
The chance for a trade involving any of the other players is less certain.
"I'm not confident of anything at this point," president/general manager Carl Peterson said. "We'll see what happens. Usually what happens is that they come the night before or the day of the draft or even the second day of the draft.
"We have a void in one round that we'd like to fill if we can. If you have doubles in any round, it's always nice."
The Chiefs drafted Bernard Pollard and Jarrad Page last season to become their eventual starting safeties. That time would be this year if the Chiefs trade Wesley.
They released the other starter, Sammy Knight, last month.
"The team is going to do what it's going to do," said Wesley's agent, Drew Pittman.
He wouldn't say whether the Chiefs have told him they are trying to trade Wesley.
"Greg wants to play football and help the Chiefs win games. If it becomes another team, then he'll try to help another team win games. Wherever he ends up, a lot of that is out of his control."
There should be a market for Wesley and Hall, even though his return skills appear to have declined. It might take plenty for another team to pry Johnson from the Chiefs, but the Chiefs may have been preparing for a deal when it interviewed this week at Arrowhead Stadium several backs who are available in the draft.
If the Chiefs don't make a trade and make only six draft picks, it changes their approach.
"They're all important picks when you only have six," said Bill Kuharich, their vice president for player personnel. "If you've got compensatory picks and multiple picks in later rounds, then you can do some things. There might be a position that's kind of a luxury pick. We don't have that benefit this year.
"If you get two or three or four (extra) picks later on, you might want to use them to move up to a higher round because there's somebody in your opinion that has fallen through the cracks that fits with what you want to do, so you go up and get him."
Being short a pick virtually eliminates the Chiefs' ability to trade up in a given round. They have too many needs for this to be a one-player draft. A trade down to obtain an extra pick or two makes more sense.
The Chiefs would like another draft like last season's. As many as four draft picks from last year could start for them next season - defensive end Tamba Hali plus Croyle, Pollard and Page.
"One of the things that attracted me very much about Herm Edwards is that he is not afraid and never has been throughout his career � to play young players," Peterson said. "He appreciates and understands what they can and can't do as well or better than most coaches in the National Football League."
The Chiefs also need to make good use of college free-agency, which consists of players who go undrafted.
"It's the job of player personnel to find a player in every round," Kuharich said. "It carries over into what we call the eighth round, which is free-agency. We got Sammy Knight (when he was with New Orleans) as a college free agent. Everybody has stories like that.
"We only have six picks. We'd like to have more picks, and hopefully we'll have more picks. If we don't, we'll continue to work that area hard to see if we can get two or three or four college free agents to come in here and if they don't make the (active roster), then hopefully they'll make the practice squad and a year from now, with coaching � it's almost like getting bonus draft picks."
http://www.kansascity.com/
it's just a news gathering site , but the news is real.
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