I just make it a rule for myself not to get to high or low on anyone drafted after the 4th round either way.

But even without that wiggle, he was still one of the best of Senior Bowl week in 1 on 1’s. He won most of his reps and was consistent throughout the week.

I guess it depends on what those expectations are.

I don't have any statistical expectations. Matter of fact, i expect him to be buried on the depth chart for a little while.

My expectations are about the quality of play he'll deliver in his limited amount of touches. What does he do when they throw his way? What's his YPA when they hand it off to him?

That kinda stuff.

If Powell is ANYWHERE near AJ Brown, it's a ****ing win. I honestly didn't know that he was that fast (4.49). Brown and Samuel are two of my favorite non-Chief receivers.

Again, if he's anywhere close to that, it's sexy time.

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But here's the thing......Powell doesn't HAVE to have the wiggle and twitch in "this" offense with the players he'll have around him and the QB he has throwing to him. All he has to do is run solid routes and have reliable hands, and he will fill that #2 role perfectly and get plenty of looks from the double teams Hill and Kelce will be dealing with.

Exactly. He brings something different to the offense. That's a good thing.

Breakdown of a few of Powell's routes during the Senior Bowl.

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That was cool, I enjoyed the breakdown and that level of detail

He is going to fit in great! What a steal!

Another great catch by this kid in OTA’s. He’s got potential

I guess on the times ours podcast Nate Taylor comped him to someone. Anyone happen to listen to it?

Sammy.

He was just saying that the Chiefs must have watched tape and saw him running the same routes at Clemson. He said it feels like the team is more excited about Powell then they are letting on.

I'm not even worried that he isn't as twitchy as Sammy or whoever, that maybe he can't get wide open quite as easily... at all

When you watch him play, it becomes apparent that his very muscular 6'0 210 build is enough to simply outmuscle most DBs

Throw in that high point leaping ability, and its kinda easy to understand why hopes are so high for a 5th rounder... he doesn't have to get Kelce or Reek open, just catch the tough throws that come his way

And CP needs to not lose its shit when Powell doesn't catch 70 balls for 1,000 yards, or declare him a bust when he doesn't put up twice as much production as Hardman.

As long as Tyreek and Kelce are playing with Mahomes, in this offense, it will take a true NFL #1 or #2 wide receiver to impact their productivity, or elevate the productivity of the WR2 position.

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Mahomes, from the presser today:

Im ready for some god damned Chiefs football.

I am ready to start our super bowl march. The NFL really needs a 10 game type spring league. Develop coaches and players and mostly entertain my fat ass.

JIMP

“He didn’t run the fastest 40 time,” McShay said. “But when they put the GPS on those guys down at the Senior Bowl, on Tuesday practice, he ran the fastest of any of the players there. There’s one thing to run a great 40, but to have football speed, that’s what he has.”

:thumb:

Thanks for posting this. I was actually wondering about Powell's speed. He got dinged in the draft for it--but when you watch his highlights; he looks quick. Sammy kind of speed.

I miss the World League & NFL Europe. That was entertaining football.

Any chance that Powell doesn’t make the team? Fountain has looked good.

I'd say there's 2 slots available so they could easily both make it.

I look at it as 3 spot between Kemp, Fountain, Powell, Bell and Fortson.

We're not keeping all of them. You hope that you sign 3 and one of the 2 cut, makes it to the PS.

Powell has a slow learning curve it sounds like, looking backwards at how camp went and his college career.

His work ethic and talent have been praised by EB, Mahomes and Hill. I think a year on IR, getting practice reps and sitting in the classroom could be really good for him.

Wish he would have balled from the jump, but it is what it is.

Powell doesn’t seem to have great short area quickness. I watched the eagles in preseason and even though Devonta smith didn’t do a lot, you could see his quickness in his cuts. I don’t see that in Powell. He seems like he might be pretty good a lot of things but not exceptional at anything. I’m not as excited about him as I once was.

To be fair comparing a 5th round draft pick to the Heisman winner you may see some differences

I could be wrong, but I expect Bell to make the team. KC brought him back for a reason and it was not his soft hands. He was brought back as a blocker and I don't believe Fortson or Gray demonstrated that part of their game enough to make Reid comfortable cutting Bell.

I wonder if you were more willing to accept Devonta Smith's lack of production in the preseason because he was a generational receiver in college drafted in the first round versus our fifth round pick who was always a work in progress.

It might just be possible that you had unwarranted excitement that we stole some guy in the 5th round who was only slightly inferior to Devona Smith.

And if you got sucked into that hype trap, it's on you, not Powell or Veach or the Chiefs.

Also Devanta Smith weighs like a buck fifty



He better hope he's fast haha

He’s a 5th round receiver, were you disappointed demarcus Robinson didn’t ball out year one?

I'm disappointed he doesn't ball out now.

The point with bringing up Devonta smith is that Powell is not quick, slow building up to speed, looks like more of a track guy where his speed doesn’t translate to the field. I wasn’t comparing the players just asking about his skill. What is Powell’s strength? I don’t see him pushing Robinson or any of other receivers. Fountain is probably better.

We understood what you meant. And you're right, he's not fast.


Devanta is uncommonly quick and good at routes though it's just a funny comparison

I wish we had a guy trying to make the team that could push our wr group. You can see the competition on d-line. WRs look pretty comfortable on the sideline during these games. If we had a guy like this maybe the competition would be better??

https://youtu.be/Uy4reBDqqKI

Personally, I’ve never believed in Powell’s game.

To me, it’s a wasted pick.

Hope I’m wrong.

Where's BWillie to tell us he was banking on Powell being our #2 WR?

This is a very complex offense. I will give him a year or two before passing judgment. What receiver has come in here as a rookie and dominated?

He runs with the ball out :banghead:

And backwards. Can't forget backwards.

Pretty much this. Probably stash him on PS for a bit.

Tyreek?

Another PS guy.

I love it when people shout down others on a football message board for actually talking about players. Overhyping guys in the preseason is just what fans do. I mean I'm still waiting for Jesse Haynes or whatever his name was to dominate at HB, or the fat **** Joe Hall at FB... SNR is probably correct, Fountain isn't likely to emerge as a top option at WR, especially with the balls that CEH, Hill, and Kelce will demand.

Still so long as its football, I don't really seem the harm in any of it.

Yes. But the options aren't "fastest WR in the NFL on the road to being best in the league" and "worthless."

there are possibilities between those two.

I'll be surprised if Powell makes the team, and more surprised if he's signed off our practice squad by another team.

Yep, I mean what else is there to get excited about preseason. Let us all have our fantasies about identifying the practice squad hidden gem, we all end up looking dumbasses when they're cut anyway. The crime is also the punishment.

Why would we ever believe that another team's undrafted castoff would be in any way a valuable starter for us?

Charvarious, you have any thoughts?

I think the chiefs decided early on that they were going to stash Powell on the Practice Squad so they didn't give him any reps.

Any news on this kid?

His account got deleted

Wait, he was FlintHillsChief??

DC flags at half staff

Full-blown AIDS. Tough break for the guy.

Magic Johnson saw a glory hole mistook Powell's 1st name as an invitation in a men's restroom at a truckstop. The dude won't ever sitdown the same again.

did this guy die? thks

yip, about a year ago! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_Powell

Powell was waived by the Chiefs and signed to their practice squad the next day.


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Lmao

Oof. Bummed this was a whiff. Loved this guy during pre-draft. Must not have it.

Colonel Powell did it in the Library with a Lead Pipe

Only drafting WRs in lower rounds, except twice a decade. Will make a fanbase a little beyond optimistic. Cough, Ross, cough

If he doesn’t make, he can just go back to being Secretary of State again.

Never did I ever.

Is this guy going to be bagging groceries at the Winn Dixie soon, or? Did he even play on ST last season, anyone recall?

I don’t know much about playing wide receiver in the NFL but I think Andy should use him to follow the starters around and slap people for them in case they board the wrong boat

He’ll be lucky to have 2,000 yards this year. I conservatively am penciling him in for a modest 1,700 and 26 TDs.

Nah, he's good enough. I'll bet he could make Hy-Vee

I still belief!

Me too wait what are we beliefing in?

BELIEF

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I’m…uh…not very confident in this prediction

he's about to hit a streak!!

So I don't buy many cards, but from time to time I'll find Blaster Panini's for 90% off, so the box is like 2.49 or something - anyhow, I finally pulled a badass numbered refractor prism red ice or some shit, and it's ****ing Cornell Powell. Sucked for value. The card is badass though.

Only if this thread hits 42069 posts (lmfao) by midnight. LFG!!!

Did we sign this POS from the practice squad yet?

I believe that if there are 10 parallel universes in 9 out of 10 Cornell Powell is an all pro receiver unfortunately he plays for the Chiefs in the 1 outlier

I'm not sure what his problem is. Sure looks the part. I'd be interested in hearing Andy's honest take on him, what he's not seeing, etc.

Yeah Andy’s not going to say anything bad about him so we will likely not ever know what the problem is