Kansas City Chiefs 2013 Skeleton Depth Chart

KC_Guy · Joined: 07 Jan 2008 Posts: 5903 Location: Brussels, Belgium

It's that time of the year again - mock drafts galore. Here's a little tool to support your efforts.

Color codes:

black: 2012 active roster/injured reserve player
blue: 2012 Practice Squad player
orange: draft selection
red: acquired veteran
green: UDFA pickup

bold indicates players under contract through 2013. Only players under contract and 2013 draft picks will be listed on the roster, unsigned 2012 players and practice squad players will be listed under "available players" until they have signed a contract with the Chiefs or any other team.

To give you an idea about the numbers I assigned to each unit as a target (open for discussion of course):

Offense: 25
Defense: 25
Specialists: 3

If you find anything wrong in here, just let me know and I'll fix it.

Offense

RT - Stephenson
RG - Asamoah
OC - Hudson, Mattison
LG - Schwartz, Allen
LT - Albert, XXXX

QB - A. Smith, Daniel, Stanzi

RB - Charles, Gray, Draughn
FB - DiMarco

WR - Bowe, Newsome
Slot - McCluster, Wylie
WR - Baldwin, Avery

TE - Moeaki, Fasano, Brock

Roundout Player: Copper

Available players:

OT: Waldron, Baker
OG: Hochstein, Patterson, Durand
C: Draheim
QB: Quinn, Tanney
RB: Hillis
FB: Eachus, D'Imperio
WR: Bellamy, Hemingway, Shoemaker, Gilyard
TE: Rucker, O'Connell

Defense

DE - DeVito, Bailey
NT - Poe, Toribio, Powe
DE - Jackson, XXXX

WOLB - Hali, Jones
WILB - D. Johnson, XXXX
SILB - Jordan, Greenwood
SOLB - Houston, Zombo

CB - Robinson,S. Smith
NB - Arenas
CB - Flowers, Thorpe

FS - Lewis, Hartman
SS - Berry, XXXX

Roundout Players: Menzie

Available players:

DT: Muir
DE: Smith, Dixon
LB: Siler, Williams, Kilgore, Diles, Lemon
CB: Brown
FS: Daniels, McCarthy, Abdullah
SS: Elam, Gumbs

Specialists

K - Succop
P - Colquitt
LS - Gafford
KR - Arenas, McCluster
PR - Arenas, McCluster

Available players:

K: ---
P: ---
LS: ---

Reserve/Injured:

nicfre2011 · Joined: 15 Mar 2011 Posts: 5303 Location: SC

I think Edgar Jones is a UFA this offseason. According to my sources, both Jones and Brandon Siler are signed to 1 year, $700,000 contracts for 2012.
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PhillyChief · Joined: 25 Feb 2010 Posts: 204

Why is Albert not starting? Sorry, been out of the loop lately. Was listening to game yesterday and I swear they said he came in as an extra blocker on the first touchdown. If he can play, why isn't he starting?

KC_Guy · Joined: 07 Jan 2008 Posts: 5903 Location: Brussels, Belgium

KC_Guy · Joined: 07 Jan 2008 Posts: 5903 Location: Brussels, Belgium

Some ideas about how to proceed into 2013:

Offense:

OL: re-sign Albert and Lilja and the unit should be good to go. Lilja may be replacable by another veteran though.

QB: re-sign Quinn, draft a potential long-term starter, release Cassel for the better of the team and the player, and go into camp with four guys. Go from there.

RB: not sure if Hillis met expectations. I'm disappointed. Nevertheless, sign a veteran tank to spell Charles. Draughn and Gray are just numbers, although I like Draughn's way to return kickoffs - if he hangs onto the ball.

FB: Does it even matter? I liked Mike Cox.

TE: Re-sign Maneri, I like him, especially as a blocker. Add some former basketball player through the draft or as an UDFA.

WR: Baldwin seems to come along. Not sure what's wrong with Breaston. McCluster is a niche player. The others are just numbers right now. Some REAL threat is desperately needed. Re-sign Bowe (yes I said it) or bring in someone like him (without the drops - yep, said that too). If you rely on Baldwin as a big body guy add some speed - but not smaller than 6'0" please - the Chiefs have enough McClusters and Wylies.

Defense to follow later.

KC_Guy · Joined: 07 Jan 2008 Posts: 5903 Location: Brussels, Belgium

Defense:

DL: This highly depends on what system the Chiefs will use. The couple of Jackson & Poe just rocks, however, they'll need another DE. Dorsey isn't it. He should be gone. Bailey (huge disappointment so far)? Pitoitua? Smith? Stop gaps. I'd appreciate a relentless pass rusher just to shake up the system.

LB: Disappointed with Hali this year. Houston & Johnson are set. ILB obviously a huge gap right now - wouldn't mind bringing in a vet (or re-sign Siler if he proves himself for the rest of the season) and develop another guy there. Back-up OLB is a routine thing.

CB: They need a bigger guy. 6'0", 190 lbs minimum. Someone going up against the 6'3"+ WR and TE. Arenas is doing well, but is physically overmatched by too many opponents. Depth? What depth? Bring in 10 guys to OTA/camp and sift through them.

S: I don't like Lewis as a starter. Too many injuries, and not playing any better than Jarred Page did. They need a new starter here - or AT MINIMUM - a back-up with potential starter qualities. Depth is a mess unless some of the 2012 rookies show something. I think Hartman wasn't too shabby against CAR.

Special Teams:

Colquitt - he's one of the better P in the league - but over the past two years he had some REALLY bad ones. Depends on how much he asks for - I probably wouldn't break the bank for him. But with the cap the Chiefs have they probably should play it safe here.
Gafford - any LS is replacable. He's probably not he best, but he's well acquainted with Colquitt and Succop. So let's keep him at vet's minimum.

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Mikek163 · Joined: 24 Nov 2008 Posts: 4691

Considering our offense is pretty self explanatory this off season I will only touch the defense for now.

DE :

Randy Starks = Guy can play both DE and NT. Hes relatively young at 30 but how much is he worth?

Terrence Knighton = Can we play DE? Will we sign him and have Poe play DE with him at NT?

Israel Idonije = Will he want to leave the Bears?

ILB :

Rey Maualuga = Switch to a 3-4? Can he be a thumper? How much?

Daryl Smith = Can he switch to a 3-4 and play ILB? One of the best coverage LBs in the game which will provide some versatility with blitzes etc.

CB :

Quentin Jammer = How much? Will he leave?

Brent Grimes = Worth the risk?

Aqib Talib = Character?

Nnamdi + Drc = Will they be let go as speculated? How much are they worth now with disappointing seasons?

Derek Cox = Personally one of my favorite FA's this year.

S :

Jarius Byrd = How much? Will Buffalo try and re sign him?

DaShon Goldson = System guy? Can he play on another defense and be successful?
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kylecumberland · Joined: 04 Feb 2008 Posts: 1002

I hate to say it, but the smart move might be to take a QB in the 2nd round. With this being such a weak QB class, the top of the 2nd round should offer very good value at QB. Bring Quinn back as well. Not saying Quinn is a long term answer, but I think he is very underrated on this board, and around the league (with the exception of mike martz) In cleveland they gave up on him after like 12 games in his rookie season, with no talent around him. You can't give up on a rookie that fast, they take time to develop. Then in KC this was the first game that he had adequate time to actually practice with the first string offense. If he struggles the rest of the season I will stand corrected, but I think the Carolina game was the first game he had his timing and chemistry down with our starters.

As far as the first round pick goes I am starting to lean towards either Star or Te'o. I know we have taken way to many D linemen in recent years. But you can't be scared to fail, you have to get the lines right. With the emergence of Tyson Jackson, and Dontari Poe continuing to impress as a rookie if you put a guy like Star on the line the defense could be dominant. If we go that route we can grab a veteran ILB to fill the void Belcher left.

If we go with Te'o we will have possibly the best LB core in the league. and most importantly all 4 of our LB will be every down players, allowing us to stay in our base defense. I think this would make a huge difference. He would be such an upgrade in coverage. The middle of the field has been where we are most vulnerable. having an ILB that is good in coverage and plays every down in so important with the way tight ends are being used now. If we go this route we could grab a vet like Randy Starks to play DE as mentioned above.

simonwayne · Joined: 11 Sep 2011 Posts: 7422 Location: United States

^Quinn is getting way overrated after just one good game. This one game is pretty much the only positive thing we have seen from Quinn. Cassel had a pro bowl season with us and we know that he isn't the answer at QB. We absolutely need to go QB in the 1st round.
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Chiefs_5627 · Joined: 26 Dec 2007 Posts: 3009 Location: Genoville

5 is way too much with the solid qb play we've had this year Rage. Lets see him get to about 4 and then we'll talk. Wink

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KC_Guy · Joined: 07 Jan 2008 Posts: 5903 Location: Brussels, Belgium

Bumping this one up as we may see some development over the next few days
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