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Originally Posted by jspchief
Drafted by shittier regimes, yes. Regimes that had the luxury of drafting in the top half of the order more often than not. And it will be difficult to duplicate it. There are few if any other NFL teams that can boast the level of first round success KC has had since drafting DJ. It's not easy to replicate. If you think it is, show me how many teams have done it since 2005.
And tell me more about how much time it took them to succeed. Rookie starters like Hali, DJ, Poe, Berry. Dee Ford is on pace to catch Hali's rookie season sack total in 10 years... if he gets to line up against the worst tackle in the league more often. Who needs time anyways? You've already crowned Jones one of the best in the nfl at his position and he hasnt taken a snap.
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Only one of those guys was a top 10 pick, so it's not like we loaded up Jaguars style.
The two best players on this team were 3rd rounders. Dorsey has shown the ability to find pro bowl caliber players in the 2nd/3rd rounds.
Also, DJ was benched at one point and Hali was considered a guy that couldn't finish or play OLB in a 3/4. Berry was also somewhat of a disappointment that appeared to possibly be ending tragically.
Dee Ford's actually been a fairly productive pass rusher snap for snap (in terms of pressures). He's just barely seen the field and needs to learn to finish and develop as a pass rusher like Hali did. You just want to write him off now so you have something to bitch about since you're running out.
I'm not ****ing crowning Jones either, I just know what the **** his upside is and have all the confidence in our coaching staff to get him to reach it. It's not my problem that you're a ****ing clueless idiot that can't see that or at least accept it as a possibility.
We're only going to year 4 of this thing and you want to write off any pick that hasn't developed into an All-Pro already. Including the ones we've drafted in the last two years. That's ignorant as ****. Guys like Ford, Conley, Gaines, Jones, and Russell all have the upside to be quality starters. Give it some ****ing time.