Already, the Kansas City Chiefs have had a busy offseason. With the hiring of a new coach in Todd Haley and trading for quarterback Matt Cassel from the Patriots, the Chiefs have been anything but stagnant.

With the draft coming up this weekend, Kansas City will be looking to have a big draft day, bringing home many pieces that they are missing.

Many people were expecting the Chiefs to take a quarterback with their number three pick, but after trading for Matt Cassel, a man who will be considered a franchise QB for the Chiefs, this prediction is out the window.

The Chiefs will likely focus on their major weak point, which is their defense. The Chiefs allowed the second most yards per game in the NFL last year as well as letting opponents post an average of 28.3 points per game.

As if this wasn’t bad enough, the Chiefs ranked dead last in sacks with 10, an all-time low for the NFL. To put this in perspective, 12 NFL players had more sacks than the entire Kansas City Chiefs defense.

The Chiefs need a defensive power and they need it bad. With that said, their offense was not much better last year. There are a couple of options for the Chiefs to look at that would surely boost the team.

The near unanimous first choice for the Chiefs is linebacker Aaron Curry out of Wake Forest. The 6-fott-3, 246 pound linebacker can run a 4.6 40, making him one of the faster linebackers the Chiefs could get. Curry brought home the Dick Butkis award for the country’s best linebacker this year after recording 101 tackles.

Not only can Curry hit hard, but he can cover pass plays with the best of them. As a junior, Curry had four interceptions and set an ACC record with 256 interception return yards. With the Chiefs planning on running a 3-4 defense, this pick just plain makes sense. Curry is a great player and would excel in this formation.

If the Chiefs were to look at improving their offense, a great choice would be one of the great offensive linemen in the draft. The Chiefs ranked 26th in points last season and with a lack of protection up front, their rushing and passing suffered.

While this would help the Chiefs quite a bit, no one would argue that their offensive needs outweigh their defensive. Plus, drafting an offensive lineman at the number three spot in the draft would be like throwing away a high draft pick.

One scenario that many have not considered is trading away the pick.

Having lost their second round pick to the Patriots in the trade for Matt Cassel, the Chiefs would benefit from having another pick in the draft.

If the Chiefs were to trade their number three pick for a middle first round pick and a second round pick, they would be able to draft OT Michael Oher helping their offense out greatly and then get a good DE or OLB like Clint Sintim from Virginia.

While this would be a good scenario, the best option still looks to be drafting Curry. With his defensive presence, the Chiefs would improve their coverage in the middle of the field. With improved middle defense, the defense would be able to play better man to man on the outside and trust that the middle of the field would be covered.

One thing is for certain, with all the pieces that the Chiefs have gathered over the offseason, they are not done yet. This draft will be an opportunity for the Chiefs to get what they need and to finally get the respect of the rest of the league again.

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