We all know it is impossible to predict how each of the Chiefs seven draft picks will pan out. Who could have seen the immediate impact seventh-round pick Jarrad Page brought to the secondary in his rookie season? Who foresaw Ryan Sims missing last season on maternity leave (that is, at least, what his stomach looked like).
So, to sit here in the immediate aftermath of the 2007 Draft and grade each pick would be an exercise in futility. It would be assigning definitive value to hypothetical results. However, there is a fair guide to already judge the job done this past weekend; by how the team addressed areas of need.
The positions of weakness for Kansas City are obvious: offensive line, cornerbacks, defensive line, wide receivers. With the free-agency period already over and the trade market nearly dried up, the draft is the final attempt at repairing damage and addressing needs. In this regard, the Chiefs graded, as is seemingly their lot in life, mediocre.
The Chiefs 2007 Draft yielded these results:
1 23 Bowe, Dwayne WR 6-2 217 Louisiana State
2 54 McBride, Turk DT 6-4 276 Tennessee
3 82 Tyler, Tank DT 6-2 323 N.C. State
5 148 Smith, Kolby RB 5-11 215 Louisville
5 160 Medlock, Justin K 6-0 201 UCLA
6 196 Taylor, Herbert OT 6-4 296 TCU
7 231 Allan, Michael TE 6-6 255 Whitworth
Wondering where Whitworth is? Join the club. Carmen San Diego tells us, Michael Allan plied his trade in Spokane, WA for the D-III powerhouse. Before you suggest the seventh round is just a throw away anyway, remember the example of Jarrad Page. Oh by the way, WR Marques Colston nearly landed Rookie of the Year honors last season as a dynamic deep-threat for the Saints as a seventh-round pick out of Hofstra.
Alas, a draft cannot be fairly graded on the seventh-round pick. Let us start up top with Dwayne Bowe. By all accounts, Bowe has every tool to succeed in the NFL. Big, rangy, long arms, can get the ball in traffic. However, while the Chiefs clearly need an impact receiver as Eddie Kennison nears the end of his career and Samie Parker continues to languish as an average and inconsistent wideout, the immediate needs were more pressing in the trenches.
It will be difficult to get Bowe the football when blitzing defensive ends and linebackers are using Damon Huard as a futon. The once-fortified offensive line is in shambles. Even if Casey Weigmann decides to come back this season, there will be three new starters on the line. The only addition the Chiefs made to that tattered unit is with their sixth-round pick Herbert Taylor. Seems a little late in the process to address the need there.
The defensive line is also in need of some drastic help. The interior tackles provided zero push last season. Luckily, the Chiefs decided to bring them all back. Either Ron Edwards and James Reed will be replaced by Tank Tyler as a starter and Turk McBride will likely step in for Jared Allen during his four-game suspension. McBride could also be the successor at DE, should Allen leave via free agency as he has threatened. The Chiefs also failed to address the need for young blood at corner. Both Patrick Surtain and Ty Law are in the twilight of their careers. There are no heir-apparents for them and the Chiefs declined to select one this year.
Kolby Smith provides the insurance plan should Larry Johnson hold out, so the Chiefs helped their negotiating power with the selection. Knowing the Scrooge-esque ways of Carl, this was easy money in predicting the Chiefs draft.
Fortunately, the Chiefs also added depth to another position. Unfortunately, that position was kicker. Justin Medlock comes with solid credentials, but after re-signing Lawrence Tynes, why the need to get a kicker before selecting an offensive lineman? You see what missing a playoff PAT will get you? Bad times for Lawrence Tynes.
Overall, Bowe, McBride and Tyler all addressed immediate needs for the Chiefs. Day One was fairly fruitful for Kansas City. Unfortunately, the cleaning lady must have unlocked Carl from the broom closet Saturday night, because Day Two was puzzling at best. Why wait until the sixth-round for offensive line help? Why another kicker? Where was the cornerback help? And where the hell is Whitworth?
The DA Show 2007 Draft Grade: B-. Sounds kinda like the upcoming season.
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We all know it is impossible to predict how each of the Chiefs seven draft picks will pan out. Who could have seen the immediate impact seventh-round pick Jarrad Page brought to the secondary in his rookie season? Who foresaw Ryan Sims missing last season on maternity leave (that is, at least, what his stomach looked like). 
