Per 810: Chiefs tried to trade back up into 1st round

[Baby Lee]

Originally Posted by stumppy

Ware doesn't scare opposing defenses. He is not a guy they have to game plan for.

How about a show of hands on this :

During a game, at any point, who here has thought " Give it to Ware, he'll bust one wide open" ?

Not me, the best I hope for with him is to get a few yards. Maybe plow him into the line on 4th and short. He is not the answer at RB for this team.

I think that's a function of preceding expectations.
He's not pedigreed, so you don't sit in tenterhooks pre-snap hoping he breaks something big, but go back to the game threads, and there's PLENTY of WARE BEAR chest thumping after the snap. He leveled off late last season, but he's provided plenty of excitement. Like a lot of players we have right now, it's a question of how he returns, not what he's proven capable of before.

If anything, the draft selections will tell the tale. If they get aggressive for a RB, they probably think Ware is tanked. If they target other needs, they probably like his rebound.

[O.city]

I feel like the expectation for a rb here is Charles now. Ware is a good rb. He's not David johnson and that's ok

[-King-]

Originally Posted by O.city

I feel like the expectation for a rb here is Charles now. Ware is a good rb. He's not David johnson and that's ok

He was horrible the last 2/3s of the season. I think he only had one run over 20 yards after Saints game and averaged about 3.5 yards a carry.

He's a decent #2 back but he can't carry the load by himself.
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[staylor26]

I'd be completely fine rolling with Ware and say TJ Logan

Would still think long and hard about Cook and Kamara in the 2nd and Kareem Hunt in the 3rd though

[The Franchise]

Ware's lack of success last year is tied to Smith and his QB play. At least in my mind.

[Red Dawg]

Ware is a good player but after having Charles he's a massive down grade. We need and RB that can run fast and right now we don't have one. Spiller may take a roster spot but he's hardly the answer in my book.

[RunKC]

I can't even imagine what this offense would be like if they drafted Curtis Samuel in rd 2.

Oh my god

[stumppy]

Sure, we've been spoiled over the years by Jamaal and Priest. Just think about another kick ass RB would do for our Offense.
There are a lot of people on here that have way more football smarts than I do but IMHO a franchise RB would go a long way toward offsetting AS shortcomings.

[O.city]

Originally Posted by stumppy

Sure, we've been spoiled over the years by Jamaal and Priest. Just think about another kick ass RB would do for our Offense.
There are a lot of people on here that have way more football smarts than I do but IMHO a franchise RB would go a long way toward offsetting AS shortcomings.

I agree just don't think it's a must

[ModSocks]

Originally Posted by O.city

I agree just don't think it's a must

ILB is a much more pressing need.

I've been looking at RB's all night and this morning.

**** it's hard position to evaluate. So many guys that are so similar and many of them look the part of an NFL RB. And with the holes that open up on the college level, it's hard to know how these guys would fair with less wiggle room.

You can grab a guy in the 2nd, or you can grab a guy in the 5th that doesn't look much different.

[O.city]

Originally Posted by Detoxing

ILB is a much more pressing need.

I've been looking at RB's all night and this morning.

**** it's hard position to evaluate. So many guys that are so similar and many of them look the part of an NFL RB. And with the holes that open up on the college level, it's hard to know how these guys would fair with less wiggle room.

You can grab a guy in the 2nd, or you can grab a guy in the 5th that doesn't look much different.

Yeah, ilb is a must for me.

If the corner from wash with the torn achilles makes it to our 3rd round pick, I'd jump on it. We're ok at corner for noe, but him and Peters paired when he's healthy, yikes.

[Mr. Laz]

Originally Posted by O.city

I agree just don't think it's a must

If he's right and it does do a lot to offset Alex Smith's weakness then it's it the biggest "must" we have?

Great RB makes our mediocre run blocking Oline look good
Great RB offsets AS weakness by allowing long passes to be optional, instead of mandatory, by gaining more that 2 yards on 1st down
Great RB makes our offense productive and takes pressure off of defense

If we find a RB that does all that then it could be our biggest need.

[stumppy]

Originally Posted by O.city

I agree just don't think it's a must

In addition to how much it would help AS this year just think about how much value a franchise RB would have when PM is our starting QB the next year.

[O.city]

Originally Posted by stumppy

In addition to how much it would help AS this year just think about how much value a franchise RB would have when PM is our starting QB the next year.

Or think how much better our current rbs would be with Mahomes at qb?

[Baby Lee]

Originally Posted by O.city

Or think how much better our current rbs would be with Mahomes at qb?

That's a question for 2019