SB Nation Kansas City - Chiefs' Brass Talks At 2011 NFL Combinehttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48935/kc-fave.png2011-02-25T10:37:19-06:00http://kansascity.sbnation.com/rss/stream/17721862011-02-25T10:37:19-06:002011-02-25T10:37:19-06:00Chiefs' Scott Pioli, Todd Haley Talk At 2011 NFL Combine
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<div>The Kansas City Chiefs brass is in Indianapolis at the 2011 NFL Combine preparing for the wave of prospects entering the 2011 NFL draft. The Chiefs are there to see and meet players but they also cut out a few minutes to speak with the media. </div>
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<a href="http://chiefsblog.kansascity.com/?q=node/1677">Speaking to Adam Teicher of the KC Star</a>, Pioli talked about the decisions the Chiefs face regarding the 25 players who are without a contract entering 2011. They've franchised LB Tamba Hali and will likely issue restricted free agent tenders to other players. It's not clear yet if the threshold for free agency will be four years, like it was pre-2010, or if it will remain six years, as it was during the 2010 uncapped season. I would guess we're headed back to four years (just a guess, though) which would mean players who have four or more years of experience could walk into free agency (if there is a free agency). <a href="http://chiefsblog.kansascity.com/?q=node/1677">Check out the full story at the Star</a>. </div>
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<div>Haley talked about the hiring of quarterbacks coach Jim Zorn for the first time since the Chiefs made the hire. <a href="http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/giddy-haley-talks-zorn-%e2%80%a6-friday-cup-o%e2%80%99combine.html">Bob Gretz of BobGretz.com</a> writes that Haley was "giddy" about Zorn's arrival. Haley also said he didn't know when he would make a decision on who will call the plays next year but did note he's been on a team in the past that didn't make that decision until August. <a href="http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/giddy-haley-talks-zorn-%e2%80%a6-friday-cup-o%e2%80%99combine.html">Check out the full story at BobGretz.com</a>.</div>
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<div>Todd Haley will speak to the media at 12:15 p.m. this afternoon.</div>
https://kansascity.sbnation.com/kansas-city-chiefs/2011/2/25/2014888/chiefs-scott-pioli-todd-haley-nfl-combine-2011Joel Thorman2011-02-22T12:03:44-06:002011-02-22T12:03:44-06:002011 NFL Combine: What Will The Kansas City Chiefs Be Looking For?
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<p>The <a href="https://www.arrowheadpride.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Kansas City Chiefs</a> scouting department will head to Indianapolis this week to take in the<a href="http://www.sbnation.com/2011-nfl-draft/2011/2/21/2005755/2011-nfl-combine-invite-list-cam-newton-blaine-gabbert"> 2011 NFL Combine</a>. Throughout the week the Chiefs will be able to spend some time with NFL prospects watching what they can do on the field while speaking to them off of it.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px;">The players will go through medical exams with the teams which is an important part of the process. Some teams tumble in the draft if they have a medical issue so it's important that the Chiefs have information on that.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px;">The Chiefs will also watch these players work out so they'll have official 40-yard dash times, vertical leaps and things like that. The Chiefs don't use those numbers as if they make or break a decision on a player, instead filing it into their overall evaluation.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px;">Chiefs GM Scott Pioli picked <span>Kendrick Lewis</span> last year and he had what was considered a poor 40-yard dash time. <a href="http://www.arrowheadpride.com/2011/2/21/2006881/nfl-combine-kansas-city-chiefs-gain">Last year, Pioli said about that</a>:</p>
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"I"m a firm believer in tape, not just numbers, and while I didn't completely ignore (the times) -- because when you saw the speed it affected him on our board -- you go back and do more work on the guy." </p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">So the times do matter, they're just not deal breakers. </span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px;">The Chiefs will also interview players during the NFL Combine. These are 15-minute interviews and it gives the teams a chance to figure out more about the player. It's gotten hard to get around coached-answers these days but it's still an important part of the process.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px;">The first batch of players will start arriving on Wednesday and more will come in throughout the week.</p>
https://kansascity.sbnation.com/2011/2/22/2330188/2011-nfl-combine-what-will-the-kansas-city-chiefs-be-looking-forJoel Thorman