Day Three

On the third and final day of the 2011 NFL draft, the Chiefs got their day started my drafting Jalil Brown, corner back out of Colorado.

The Chiefs missed Casey Matthews, an ILB out of Oregon and Clay Matthews' younger brother, by two spots. But corner back is more of a need for the Chiefs since we lacked depth in that department last season.

For our first pick in round five, the Chiefs picked up a developmental quarterback in Ricky Stanzi out of Iowa. A lot of analysts like this pick and so do I.

And then for our second pick in the fifth round, we take Gabe Miller, a DE/OLB out of Oregon St. I don't understand this pick, especially since we grabbed Houston and Bailey yesterday.

For our compensatory pick in the 6th round, at the infamous 199 (when Tom Brady was drafted), the Chiefs took nose tackle Jerrell Powe from Ole Miss. Many thought he was a 3rd to 4th round value, but he fell to the Chiefs in the sixth and we were more than happy to pick him up. And unlike Phil Taylor, who many fans wanted in the first, the bones in his feet aren't growing together.

And for the final pick in the draft, the Chiefs went Ivy League with Shane Bannon, a running back/full back out of Yale. Both Tim Castille and Mike Cox, who shuffled time as our starting fullbacks last season, are free agents. Shane Bannon is really an unknown guy, and I really thought that we would address running back instead of full back, but with seventh round picks, you kind of just hope for the best.

Welcome to the Chiefs!