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Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath58
As I said before, I don't expect them to become superstars. They don't HAVE to.
Hali will be playing the backside, 8-10 sacks a year is more than acceptable there. (Which is exactly what he was producing before they moved him)
McBride, Dorsey and Tank have all been misused, and have two years experience or less. They could absolutely blow up with proper coaching.
Derrick Johnson has been misused as well - and it's no secret.
Not even sure why you mentioned the other guys - they are placeholders, nothing more - who were here due to injuries.
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Hali will be in his fourth year, McBride & Tyler in their third. I expect them to become average players - not superstars. I've seen nothing on the field from any of them indicating that they're on the verge of becoming impact, playmaking players. With Dorsey, it's difficult to tell because he was playing out of position.
Additionally, I brought up the other players because you used James Harrison as an example. Harrison is 30 years old. He had 8.5 sacks last year and 16 this season. He was rarely on the field the in the preceding 4 years (I guess he wasn't good enough for that defensive genius Bill Cowher).
The Chiefs don't currently have players that are waiting to explode in that manner. Hali's best season was his rookie season and he'd deteriorated since, whether it's been an injury issue or playing out of position. Unless McBride loses 25 pounds, his best position is inside, not outside. He and Tank may yet become a force but at this point in time, I think it's ludicrous to assume that with new coaches, they'll suddenly begin putting up numbers like Merriman, Ware, Abraham, etc.
The Chiefs don't have any athletic, defensive playmakers and no amount of scheming will make up for that.