Chiefs and veteran free-agent defensive tackle Danny Shelton have agreed to terms on a one-year contract, per his agents @DrewJRosenhaus and @RyanMatha. Shelton was most recently with the Giants.
I know nothing of this guy and obviously PFF rankings have their flaws. But the guy has a very clear drop off the last couple seasons from a run defense perspective.
Originally Posted by RealSNR:
The problem is the DL doesn't really have an identity. Chris Jones is an animal, yes, and I'm predicting big things for Karlaftis as early as this season, but they're still going to have problems.
You're still going to be able to run the ball on them. Frank Clark is probably going to keep ****ing sucking. The big plays we do see out of them won't happen often enough to make up for their continued inconsistency at stopping the run and making life difficult for opposing OLs.
If Frank Clark was an actual stud, and Nnadi were just a little tougher to push around, then yes, absolutely, we'd be talking.
I'm not predicting them to be as bad as last year. I think they'll be improved. But they're going to have to prove to me that they're actually any good. Until then, it's probably going to be much of the same that we've seen these past several years.
Maybe they'll have a 4-5 game stretch like last year where they look pretty good.
Alot of this is gonna come down to guys like Wharton and Saunders. If they're good, the DL will eb much improved. If not, well, we may have some issues.
I'm not sure why they didn't spend more resources on a DT. [Reply]
Originally Posted by O.city:
Alot of this is gonna come down to guys like Wharton and Saunders. If they're good, the DL will eb much improved. If not, well, we may have some issues.
I'm not sure why they didn't spend more resources on a DT.
Disagree with your premise.
The gave Jones a massive contract and spent 2 3rds on Nnadi and Saunders. [Reply]
Originally Posted by O.city:
Alot of this is gonna come down to guys like Wharton and Saunders. If they're good, the DL will eb much improved. If not, well, we may have some issues.
I'm not sure why they didn't spend more resources on a DT.
Saunders hasn't put it together in 3 years so I have tempered expectations. Wharton is pretty much a rotational piece, primarily as a pass rusher, and likely will never be anything else. Stallworth is a similar guy, just a tad bit more stout. [Reply]
Originally Posted by kccrow:
Saunders hasn't put it together in 3 years so I have tempered expectations. Wharton is pretty much a rotational piece, primarily as a pass rusher, and likely will never be anything else. Stallworth is a similar guy, just a tad bit more stout.
Saunders has had some injuries so I'll give him a bit of a break there, but you aren't wrong.
Wharton has never really impressed me but some around here think he's got potential [Reply]
Again, like the Pickens/Moore thing, if Cook becomes a great safety, then Travis Jones is irrelevant.
We needed a DT? We need great players. Period. If Cook becomes a great player, then whatever. The Chiefs can’t draft all the great players every year [Reply]
Dude....I wanted Travis Jones as much as everyone else BUT....
We're talking about a rotational DT over a 3rd safety....when Spags loves his 3rd safety AND we just went through watching Sorensen suck ass for years.
If Cooks turns out to be at least competent....it was the right pick. [Reply]
Originally Posted by The Franchise:
Dude....I wanted Travis Jones as much as everyone else BUT....
We're talking about a rotational DT over a 3rd safety....when Spags loves his 3rd safety AND we just went through watching Sorensen suck ass for years.
If Cooks turns out to be at least competent....it was the right pick.
But long-term Chris Jones is gonna be an issue as soon as next season and Nnadi is looking more and more JAG every year.
Now if Cook can backfill for Thornhill and be a starting, every down safety for the next few years - okay, the pick is fine.
But if Travis Jones ends up being a plus starting DT and Cook ends up as a downhill thumper sort of 3rd safety - it's a miss.
There's just a lot of story left to be written here. And man, there was a LOT of talent on the board when we took Cook. Sure, he was the 4th guy we selected, but the guy's still a 2nd round pick. "At least competent" really shouldn't be seen as the bar for success here. [Reply]
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