Chiefs Avery Signed - Page 5

T-post Tom · 03-13-2013, 10:06 AM

Per Schefter

Adam Schefter ‏@AdamSchefter

Former Colts WR Donnie Avery signing with KC Chiefs.

Frankie · 03-13-2013, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Go to Hell

Avery led the league in drop rate.

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Originally Posted by bigjosh006

Avery is a solid player. You people were saying you wanted dhb last night.this guy is just as fast, better hands and probably alot cheaper.

You guys look down quickly. One of you has his pants on fire.

mcaj22 · 03-13-2013, 10:42 AM

avery is not fighting with mccluster hes fighting with baldwin. mccluster has his position given to him on a silver platter

ChiefMojo · 03-13-2013, 10:42 AM

Avery is a outside speed receiver, not a slot.

saphojunkie · 03-13-2013, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by jd1020

Reid loves him some McCluster.

Is Avery suppose to be a slot? Seems more like a wideout.

He's a wideout. Baldwin will be in the slot, backing up Avery, cut or traded.

**buddha** · 03-13-2013, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by gblowfish

Hey man, everybody chill. We still have the draft coming. At least these guys are active in free agency. In the past the Chiefs would sit on their wallets. I like the action.

This...great points.

Jayhawk Chief · 03-13-2013, 10:43 AM

I don't have a problem with any of these moves. In fact, I like every one of them.

I like Dorsey. We may have a stud GM.

philfree · 03-13-2013, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by gblowfish

Hey man, everybody chill. We still have the draft coming. At least these guys are active in free agency. In the past the Chiefs would sit on their wallets. I like the action.

Carl would be on vacation and waiting on the second wave.

jd1020 · 03-13-2013, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by saphojunkie

He's a wideout. Baldwin will be in the slot, backing up Avery, cut or traded.

Baldwin in the slot?

I think he hasn't been given a fair chance with the 1 read Bowe or checkdown passing offense since his draft but he's not quick enough.

Exoter175 · 03-13-2013, 10:46 AM

I was really hoping we were going to target a solid slot receiver in free agency, Avery isn't that guy. Might as well have signed DHB.

**DaneMcCloud** · 03-13-2013, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

And like DeVito, my consternation comes with paying 'market' rates for guys that just aren't that useful for this team at this time. (For the record, the Bears were idiots to give Bennett that kind of money; he's going to be a mess, especially with Brandon Marshall as his running partners).

Fasano's a damn nice player; I like him. But I don't see how you justify paying for a $4 million insurance policy when you have so many holes already. I also don't see how they would be wise to move on from Moeaki when he finally looked to be coming back around as the season wound down last year.

DeVito is a fine player if you're getting push elsewhere on your line but the Chiefs aren't. He just doesn't fit the guys we already have. He's redundant and even at market value, he just isn't someone you should be paying for.

I think what's lost on many people is that this franchise has not only been shit n the field for the past six years, but that their reputation as a solid organization committed to winning has taken a massive hit in league circles.

So, the result is that the Chiefs have to pay top dollar in order to attract serviceable players and make a concerted effort to put a non-losing, respectable team on the field.

Do you think Paul Kruger was worth $40 million? LeVitre worth $40 million? Des Bryant worth $7 million per? Of course not. But Cleveland has a perception problem, Tennessee has a perception problem, as does KC.

Not signing guys like DeVito, Fasano, Robinson and Avery would have hurt their image far more than slightly overpaying.

sedated · 03-13-2013, 10:48 AM

Didn't this guy tear his ACL a year or two ago when he was with STL? I remember him being ready for a break-out year right when that happened.

Last year isn’t much reason for excitement – on a team often playing from behind and looking for a WR, ANY WR…he put up two 100 yard games (plus one 90 yard game), but the rest were in the 30s. 3 TDs.

PhillyChiefFan · 03-13-2013, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by mcaj22

Avery played the #2 opposite of Reggie Wayne

TY Hilton was their slot.

So essentially he's gotta beat out Jon Baldwin. And if he does, that's really sad for Baldwin, cause that makes Baldwin, a first round pick, WR4 on the depth chart lol.

And would provide further proof of Pioli's incompetence. As if you would need it if you took a look at the current state of the Chiefs hull in the 2009 draft.

Hammock Parties · 03-13-2013, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by sedated

Didn't this guy tear his ACL a year or two ago when he was with STL? I remember him being ready for a break-out year right when that happened.

Last year isn’t much reason for excitement – on a team often playing from behind and looking for a WR, ANY WR…he put up two 100 yard games (plus one 90 yard game), but the rest were in the 30s. 3 TDs.

This team has literally ZERO starting NFL wide receiver talent outside Dwayne Bowe.

Signing a guy who had almost 800 yards is a good pickup.

silver5liter · 03-13-2013, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Go to Hell

This team has literally ZERO starting NFL wide receiver talent outside Dwayne Bowe.

Signing a guy who had almost 800 yards is a good pickup.

People will bitch about anything

DJ's left nut · 03-13-2013, 10:51 AM

Yeah, Avery's played the #2 WR role for his career, but his skills are perfectly suited for the slot.

He's slight enough that he was susceptible to the jam at the line, but by moving him inside, he can utilized that lightening first step of his to avoid the jam altogether and get free. He's extremely quick in his cuts and very agile in general.

He doesn't have those 'glue' hands you'd like to see in a slot guy, but if he did he wouldn't be signing a #2 deal.

I think the WR corps works better with Baldwin at the 2 and Avery as the slot. You have the best combination of talents that way.

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