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2012 NFL Mock Draft Sends Trent Richardson To KC

2012-02-15T21:07:55Z

Besides offensive tackle, one of the popular selections for the Kansas City Chiefs in the various 2012 NFL mock drafts out on the web is Alabama running back Trent Richardson. If you watched college football this year, you know about Richardson.

NFL Network's Mike Mayock on Wednesday said: "I think the last guy where you banged the table this hard was Peterson when he was the 7th pick."

Whoa. That's pretty crazy, if you think about it. It's probably why Charley Casserly sent Richardson to the Chiefs with the 11th pick in his mock draft for CBS Sports.

"Too good a player to pass up -- Richardson truly boasts top-10 ability," Casserly wrote of the Chiefs pick.

Here's another mock draft that has the Chiefs picking Richardson. I can see the logic and, if he truly is one of those running backs that only comes around every few years, then I could be persuaded into taking him. That said, a running back in the top half of the first round isn't my style. (Then again, my style hasn't resulted in me getting a job as a GM so...)

Casserly's mock draft has the Chiefs selecting 11th but we won't know that for sure until next week when the coin flip is held.

Caption This

2012-02-15T20:32:52Z

NFL Network's Mike Mayock said of Robert Griffin III: "Grab a hold of the seat of your pants & we're going for a ride. It might be really special, & on the other hand it might not."

What is RG3 saying to his former coach in the picture above?

New details on Manning

2012-02-15T19:29:38Z

New details on Manning

Manning was eyeing a return in week 16 after a scripted red zone practice session. He also had a previously unknown 4th neck surgery. His arm strength then was at roughly 80% and didn't throw farther than 25 yds.

NFL Free Agency 2012: Nose Tackles Hitting The Market

2012-02-15T18:04:22Z

It sounds like the Kansas City Chiefs nose tackle during the 2011 season, Kelly Gregg, is leaning toward retirement, which means the Chiefs need a nose tackle for the 2011-12 season. We already went over the nose tackle position in depth and talked about what KC could do but with the depth that's on the team this looks like a pretty big hole right now.

And holes on your team are often filled through the wonderful world of free agency. So which nose tackles will be available for the Chiefs in free agency?

A couple of them pop out to me.

First, Paul Soliai, who is coming from the Miami Dolphins. They may not be able to re-sign him after franchising him last season. His agent expects him to hit the market. He's listed at 6'4" and 355 pounds and only 28 years old.

Second, Sione Pouha, who is coming from the New York Jets. He's a little older -- 33 -- but only broke into the league in 2005 so he doesn't have as much tread on his tires as you'd think. Here's what Pro Football Focus said about him: "He offers very little push in the passing game, but is so good in the run game that any team with a problem stopping the run (regardless of scheme) needs to make an offer to his agent."

~~Third, there's Albert Haynesworth who will really "get it" this time around and become a force as a 3-4 nose tackle.~~

And then there's the draft, which is an option as well. The Chiefs could also trade for a player under contract with another team.

There are a couple of the bigger name options for KC in 2012. Any preference on either of them?

Albert Haynesworth released

2012-02-15T17:50:13Z

Albert Haynesworth released

Doubt we'll see a bunch of people clamoring for him this time around...

NFL Draft 2012: Coin Flip For Chiefs Draft Position Coming Next Week

2012-02-15T16:45:05Z

The 2012 NFL draft order is officially set except for a couple of tiebreakers remaining. The Kansas City Chiefs and Seattle Seahawks both finished with 7-9 records and will conduct a coin toss to determine who's drafting 11th and 12th. The same goes for the Carolina Panthers and the Miami Dolphins with the No. 8 and No. 9 pick.

According to multiple reports, those coin flips will be done on February 24 at 6:00 a.m. (Arrowhead Time). Seems a little early but that is Combine week. So we'll have to wait until then to find out whether the Chiefs are picking 11 or 12.

NFL Mock Drafts: Chiefs Pick OT | Chiefs Pick DT | Chiefs Pick OT (Again)

KC lost a coin flip a few years ago, if you'll recall. In 2008 they were in a tie with the Atlanta Falcons and Oakland Raiders for the third, fourth and fifth spots in the draft. The Falcons won the same Friday morning coin toss which meant Atlanta picked third (Matt Ryan), Oakland picked fourth (Darren McFadden) and the Chiefs picked fifth (Glenn Dorsey).

The complete draft order as we know it now is posted after the jump.

1. Indianapolis Colts
2. St. Louis Rams
3. Minnesota Vikings
4. Cleveland Browns
5. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
6. Washington Redskins
7. Jacksonville Jaguars
8/9. Carolina Panthers/Miami Dolphins
10. Buffalo Bills
11/12. Kansas City Chiefs/Seattle Seahawks
13. Arizona Cardinals
14. Dallas Cowboys
15. Philadelphia Eagles
16. New York Jets
17. Cincinnati Bengals (via Oakland Raiders)
18. San Diego Chargers
19. Chicago Bears
20. Tennessee Titans
21. Cincinnati Bengals
22. Cleveland Browns (via Atlanta Falcons)
23. Detroit Lions
24. Pittsburgh Steelers
25. Denver Broncos
26. Houston Texans
27. New England Patriots (via New Orleans Saints)
28. Green Bay Packers
29. Baltimore Ravens
30. San Francisco 49ers
31. New England Patriots
32. New York Giants

Chiefs New Offensive Line Coach Excited About The Promotion

2012-02-15T15:45:04Z

Jack Bicknell Jr. is in for quite a change as he leaves the New York Giants as an assistant offensive line coach and joins the Kansas City Chiefs as the head offensive line coach. It's that promotion that ultimately made the decision for him.

Bicknell spoke with the Giants website as he was packing his boxes this week.

"It's tough to leave," Bicknell Jr. said. "If I didn't have an opportunity to go from an assistant to a head O-line guy, trust me, I wouldn't be leaving, obviously. But it does give me an opportunity to be the head guy and I'm excited about that."

There are some pretty good quotes in there from Bicknell:

On working with the Giants offensive line: "You're around them more than your own kids or wife or anybody else."
On working with the Giants coaches: "(Working with) Coach Coughlin and (offensive coordinator) Kevin Gilbride, it's honestly like working on your doctorate."
On whether he thought he'd get a job this offseason: "A lot of the jobs had been filled up by the time we were done."

But don't get used to hearing him talk. Non-coordinator assistant coaches don't get much publicity in KC.

Free Agent Stanford Routt Remains In KC Another Day

2012-02-15T14:46:47Z

The curious case of Stanford Routt and the Kansas City Chiefs continues. Routt, who is now a free agent after being released by the Oakland Raiders, visited the Buffalo Bills on Monday and that was followed by a trip to KC on Tuesday.

And Routt remains in KC another day.

NFL Network's Jason La Canfora (via kcsno56) reports Routt is still in KC on Wednesday for a second day of meetings. I'm not sure if this is a new development or if the meeting was initially scheduled for two days. Routt is also scheduled to visit the Cincinnati Bengals later this week. (No word on the reported interest of about a half dozen other teams.)

Interesting stuff. The obvious connection with this is that Chiefs CB Brandon Carr is scheduled for free agency. Are the Chiefs considering moving on from Carr and signing Routt? Or are they simply doing some due diligence just in case?

My guess is that this is just some due diligence on the Chiefs part. The Chiefs probably realize they need to have a backup plan ready just in case Carr doesn't sign and, really, that's what's concerning to me. I take the interest in Routt as a sign that the Chiefs think there's a chance -- maybe just a small one but still a chance -- they could lose Carr in free agency. I hope that doesn't happen.

I'll also stand by my earlier stance that it doesn't make sense for KC to sign Routt quickly. He's the top player on the market (until March 13) which means his value is probably inflated right now.

We shall see...

(H/T kcsno56)