Kansas City Chiefs Offseason Summary and Grades

By Scott Carasik

Key Losses

Released G Mike Goff

WR Bobby Wade G Wade Smith contracts expired

QB Quinn Gray retired

Trades

The Chiefs traded 2010 4th round pick (#102 overall - used on LB Darryl Sharpton) and 2010 5th round pick (#144 overall - used on CB Sherrick McManis) to the Texans for 2010 3rd round pick (#93 overall - used on TE Tony Moeaki)

Free Agency

Re-signed QB Brodie Croyle QB Matt Gutierrez RB Kolby Smith FB Mike Cox WR Chris Chambers OT Barry Richardson OT Ryan O'Callaghan C Rudy Niswanger DE/OLB Mike Vrabel ILB Corey Mays ILB Derrick Johnson CB Maurice Leggett

Signed RB Thomas Jones WR Jerheme Urban G Ryan Lilja C Casey Wiegmann DE/DT Shaun Smith

Signed as undrafted free agents

Draft Grade = B+

5 Kansas City Chiefs - S Eric Berry - 5'11-5/8" 211 - Tennessee

The best player in the draft goes 5th. love the value of this pick. Grade: A

36 Kansas City Chiefs - WR/RS Dexter McCluster - 5'8-3/4" 172 - Ole Miss

They pick up a true athlete here. Seeing him listed as a WR makes much more sense.. Grade: A

50 Kansas City Chiefs - CB Javier Arenas - 5'8-5/8" 197 - Alabama

Love this pick for the Chiefs and even mocked it to them in the past. I think they shouldn't have passed on Campbell though. Grade: B+

68 Kansas City Chiefs - OG Jon Asomoah - 6'4" 205 - Illinois

The Chiefs take a guy here who can protect the QB and get to the 2nd level. Asomoah will help Albert look better than he is. Grade: A+

93 Kansas City Chiefs - TE Tony Moeaki - 6'3" 252 - Iowa

A bit of a reach but fills a need and is the next Tony Gonzalez style TE to go to Kansas City. Grade: B

136 Kansas City Chiefs - S Kendrick Lewis - 5'11-5/8" 198 - Ole Miss

They already took one safety and didn't need one. They reached for a guy they didn't need. Grade: F

142 Kansas City Chiefs - OLB Cameron Sheffield - 6'2-3/8" 257 - Troy

They need someone to give their defense a pass rush. This is a great pick for the Chiefs. Grade: A

Overall Grade based on talent acquired and team needs met: B

They had a very solid offseason. They are working on a process though and are only in the 2nd year of Pioli's process of building a top tier team. They have a very solid draft to rely on from the past 2 years and have made some solid signings. I expect them to get 5-6 wins this year.

Projected Depth Chart heading into training camp:

QB - Matt Cassel/Brodie Croyle/Matt Gutierrez/Tyler Palko

RB - Thomas Jones/Jamaal Charles/Kolby Smith/Javarris Williams/Tim Castille/Jackie Battle/Kestahn Moore/Tervaris Johnson

3DRB - Jamaal Charles/Kolby Smith

FB - Mike Cox

WR Featured - Dwayne Bowe/Terrance Copper/Quinten Lawrence/Rich Gunnell

WR Possession - Chris Chambers/Lance Long/David Grimes/Jeremy Horne

WR Slot - Dexter McCluster/Jerheme Urban/Chandler Williams

TE - Leonard Pope/Tony Moeaki/Brad Cottam/Jake O'Connell/T.C. Drake

LT - Branden Albert/Nick Landry/Tyler Eastman

LG - Brian Waters/Jon Asomoah/Andrew Lewis

C - Casey Weigmann/Rudy Niswanger/Jermail Porter

RG - Ryan Lilja/Ike Ndukwe/Colin Brown/Darryl Harris

RT - Ryan O'Callaghan/Barry Richardson/Lemuel Jeanpierre

LDE - Glenn Dorsey/Alex Magee/Dion Gales

NT - Shaun Smith/Ron Edwards/Derek Lokey/Garrett Brown

RDE - Tyson Jackson/Wallace Gilberry/Bobby Greenwood

WOLB - Tamba Hali/Cameron Sheffield/Pierre Walters

WILB - Demorrio Williams/Jovan Belcher/Justin Cole

SILB - Derrick Johnson/Corey Mays/Michael Johnson

SOLB - Mike Vrabel/Andy Studebaker/David Herron

LCB - Brandon Flowers/Travis Daniels/Maurice Leggett/Donald Washington

RCB - Brandon Carr/Javier Arenas/Mike Richardson/Jackie Bates

FS - Eric Berry/Jon McGraw/Reshard Langford/Ricky Price

SS - Jarrad Page/Kendrick Lewis/DaJuan Morgan

K - Ryan Succop

P - Dustin Colquitt

LS - Thomas Gafford

KR - Dexter McCluster/Javier Arenas

PR - Dexter McCluster/Javier Arenas

Starter is Bolded

Free Agent/Trade Acquisitions are Italicised

Draft picks are Underlined