Chiefs owner Hunt puts emphasis on draft to rebuild team
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Morning Update (Waiting for Jared Allen Edition)
Published 4/21/2008 by Chris at Arrowhead Pride: Front Page Posts
... Thank you, Mr Hunt -- "We need to make sure we have the people and the process in place that allows us to be successful drafting every year. We’ve seen that if you go two or three years with poor drafts, that eventually will catch up to you. There’s nothing you can do in free agency to make up for that." ...
the Fanatic 411
Published 4/21/2008 by admin@kcchiefsfanatic.com (Chris Kolb) at KC Chiefs Fanatic
... Evidently the new Mr. Hunt (Clark) is taking a much more active role in the Chiefs’ day-to-day management, and is firmly entrenched in the belief that the Chiefs must build this team through the draft and not through free agency. All I can say is it’s about time. ...
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MONDAY MORNING ONE-LINERS
Published 4/21/2008 by Mike Florio at ProFootballTalk.com
... . (And he’s got Brian Brohm at No. 10.) Chiefs owner Clark Hunt wants to build the team through the draft . Will it really shock anyone if the ...
Vikings Up Offer for Jared Allen, Herm Edwards' Plan One Step Closer to Reality
Published 4/22/2008 by Ryan Wilson at FanHouse
... 17th and 73rd picks in 2008, and a second-rounder in 2009. Jeebus, that's a lot. Allen's one of the league's best defensive ends, and he fills a very specific need for the Vikings, but, I mean, is he worth a first, second, and third-round pick? Not for a team that hasn't been to the playoffs in four years, I'd think. For Kansas City, Herm Edwards' plan of rebuilding through the draft seems to be coming together. He's even brainwashed owner Clark Hunt into believing it: "But the focus will always be on the draft. We need to make sure ...

