"I thought he pressed a couple times, trying to throw the ball a little too hard," Edwards said. "That's generally what happens with quarterbacks, when you get the media there. It used to be 10-15 years ago, the workouts, five people were there. Now, depending who you are, what school you're at, and where people slate you being drafted, it becomes this. Which is kind of good, because it puts a lot of pressure on the kids, and the game everyone plays, there is going to be pressure on them."

"You look at that, and also understand that they're going to press some. He pressed some throws, but the thing this guy has is his ability to win. That's the thing you like about quarterbacks -- some guys win, some guys don't. You can look at all the stats, arm strength, you can look at all the different things, but at the end, can he win games? This guy has done that."

Posted By vranged on 03/19/2008 9:46 AM
Are they abandoning ship on Brody Croyle? I thought the Chiefs were still happy with him? If the Chiefs think they have their QB, they better not take Matt Ryan. Even if they're only 50/50, I still say you fill other needs in the first round given that Ryan has so many questions.

"He made 52 throws, and the whole thing was orchestrated. The NFL had very little involvement, so I would call it more of a performance that we were forced to sit and watch. It was obvious to a lot of people that he had practiced that workout quite a bit. It's much better for us to judge a quarterback when he's asked to improvise. Before I tell you how he looked, you should know that I've never left a scripted performance being all that impressed."

"He was in very good shape physically, and has a very good arm. He has a quick release even though he has a little bit of a circular motion. He was throwing in perfect conditions, but the balls wobbled quite a bit. He may have been pressing a little bit and trying to grip the ball too hard. Even with the wobbles, he was right on target."

"Honestly the Pro Days are just as important for the schools as they are to the kid. You have all the NFL people and media on your campus and it sort of turns into a production. If I had to evaluate him on that workout, it would be a tossup. Nothing constructive really came out of it. It was almost like he had the answers to the test."

"Sometimes in a private workout, you can put a ball in a bucket of cold water for 10 minutes and then have them throw the ball. You can have them try to throw it in the wind on a muddy field. We need to see how well a kid does when it's not perfect conditions."

"We need to see how well a kid does when it's not perfect conditions."

Posted By IrememberDukester on 03/19/2008 4:58 PM
So many holes and so few picks, whats the Chiefs to do?

Posted By egami on 03/20/2008 7:12 AM
Man, they do have 11 picks...hadn't noticed that myself.

I know trading down is becoming more difficult. I just said that's what you try to do in that situation. In this era no team should count on trading down.

I hate the NBA for a lot of things, but not for their contract structures.