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Offensive Line - K.C.
has coped with the loss of
Willie Roaf, but could really
use at least one starting
offensive tackle and some
interior depth.
Center
Casey Wiegmann will be
thirty-four next season, and
right guard Will Shields is two
years older than Wiegmann. The
line is solid in terms of
talent, but the tackle position
can be made stronger, and age
and injuries cannot be ignored.
Wide Receiver - With Tony
Gonzalez aging, the Chiefs
aren't going to be able to
survive much longer without a
legitimate receiver. Eddie
Kennison is near the end of his
career as well.
If Dwayne
Jarrett or Ted Ginn Jr. falls
into Kansas City’s lap at the
draft, it will be hard to resist
making either one their top
selection
Defensive Tackle - Ryan
Sims can officially be labeled a
bust, and it's time for the
Chiefs to once again look for
someone to provide a push from
the middle.
Cornerback - Neither Ty
Law or Patrick Surtain (both
30+) are long-term answers. They
need to get a couple more
developmental corners for the
future.
Safety - Sammy Knight is
solid and backed up by 2006
draftee Bernard Pollard, but a
young free safety could be
brought in to compete with Greg
Wesley.
Kansas City Chiefs Free Agency
Notes:
The Chiefs need help in the
middle, both on offense and
defense. The Chiefs want to play
the Cover 2 defense, but for
lack of any pressure from middle
of the line the backs can't
cover all day no matter how many
quality db's they have. Left
tackle Jordan Black improved in
2006, but is still not good
enough to start at the position
in the NFL. Right tackle also
was a problem. Both starting
cornerbacks are well into their
30s. Wide receiver was a
weakness when anybody but Eddie
Kennison was the target, and
Kennison, too, is past 30.
UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENTS:
OL Jordan Black; RB Dee Brown;
DTs Ron Edwards, Jimmy Wilkerson
and James Reed; LS Kendall
Gammon; LB Kawika Mitchell; CB
Lenny Walls.
RESTRICTED FREE AGENTS:
DT Jared Allen; LB Keyaron Fox;
WR Sammie Parker; OL Kevin
Sampson; CB Benny Sapp; LB Rich
Scanlon; PK Lawrence Tynes
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