Raise your hand if you saw that one coming.
Although, apparently Kiper and a couple of other started basically the night before mentioning Jackson's name, nobody I know of had this on Pioli and Haley's radar. However, it makes perfect sense, when you think about it. If KC is going 3-4, this pick just made Glenn Dorsey's day. Dorsey can now play nosetackle, where he belongs -- and he has his old college roomie next to him.
What is there to like about the big guy? For one thing, he's very fast and agile. For another, he can play inside or outside, meaning he's a threat to rush up the gut, the same as around end. He has an extraordinarily long wingspan, and huge hands. He's known as a nasty block-shedder, with a lighting quick burst. He could be another Neil Smith -- he's even from New Orleans, like Neil. Let us hope.
I think it was a reach, but Pioli has proven even a lot of really smart people wrong on draft day before. This is clearly a "wait and see" pick.
UPDATE: The Kansas City Star this morning gives us some insight into this kid. It seems that -- again in the Patriots mold -- they are looking for reliable, "character" players. A quiet young man who's nightlife involved Wednesdays and Sundays at his Baptist church. Further, he played along side Glenn Dorsey at LSU. Along with center Rudy Nuswinger, and wide receiver Dwayne Bowe, the Chiefs have their own little bayou posse going on. If that gives them the success LSU has experienced in the past few years, I'm good with that.
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