Brain Fertilizer

Future Hall of Famers (near-lock):
Willie Roaf
Will Shields
Dante Hall
Tony Gonzales
Priest Holmes

Sure, TG and Dante probably need another record-breaking season or several more seasons of being dangerous weapons before they become a lock. Priest may have problems since he lost so many games to injury and wasn't a force until he came to the Chiefs (although I don't think there's ever been a runner so dangerous inside the 20...which is sufficient to meet Hall of Fame criteria, in my opinion).

But look at that: there are five near-lock Hall of Famers playing on the same team right now. They are all on offense, which is why are offense has been so good.

But we cannot allow future generations to ask: "If they had so many legends on one team, why couldn't they win even one Superbowl?" Heck, I'm not sure I could face my grandchildren if they can ask me: "If they had so many legends on one team, why couldn't they win even one playoff game?"

And let's face it: if KC builds a little mini-dynasty, plugging in players when the older ones drop off, like Roaf and Shields being replaced by Sampson and Black, and Holmes being replaced by Larry J, and Patrick Surtain being replaced by Alphonso Hodge, then even peope like Tony Richardson, Trent Green, Jared Allen, and a few others might have a chance to make the Hall of Fame (as many of the players associated with the Patriots of the last 4 years might). Nothing gets the "legend" accolade like winning the big one.

So that's why. We need to cement the legend status of some of these great KC players, and create some new legends at the same time.

All we gotta do is improve the defense, hold on to the key players we signed, keep drafting projects, and maintain the offense. Sure, that's like saying, "All we need to do to win three Superbowls in a row is be the best team in football three years running!" But the way the team is coming together, I'm not sure that's impossible.

We have young linebackers that are catching on and set to break out this year (Fox and Mitchell), with two more probably ready to go next year at the latest (Scanlon and Grigsby). Not to mention a possible all-everything player in Derrick Johnson. Kendrell Bell is still young, but I'm not sure how long his body will last, or how long he'll stay with the team. He may be a life-long Chief now...but who knows?

We have a talented young RB in Larry Johnson.

We have talented young WRs in Samie Parker, Freddie Mitchell (remains to be seen if he can repair his career), Richard Smith. And what about Craphonso Thorpe...?

We have excellent young linemen in Kevin Sampson, Jordon Black, and maybe Brett Williams.

We have a TE in his prime in Tony Gonzales, and another who will excell as his complement (althogh probably couldn't on his own) in Kris Wilson.

We have an up-and-coming DE in Jared Allen (led all rookies in sacks last year--nothing to sneeze at). Carlos Hall may develop into a complete player, and Siavii may as well. I'm really hoping Ryan Sims comes on strong this year. For him as well as us. Everything I've read about him is he's a good guy, and deserves a good career. (article coming soon)

We have some talented young CBs in Alphonso Hodge, Benny Sapp, Justin Perkins. I think Warfield is good right now.

Heck, we may have a top-notch punter now in Colquitt, and I think Tynes can be quite good.

There are three positions I'm not sure have anyone ready to step in when an aging starter decides to hang it up: QB, DT, and S. Because as much as I like Willie Pile, William Bartee, and Shaunard Harts, if they were the answer at S, we wouldn't have brought in Sammy Knight. I do believe, however, that Greg Wesley will return to near-pro-bowl level this year and the foreseeable future.

So with the potential talent coming up in the near future (the benefit of having decent depth on offense and so being able to draft projects instead of having to find someone to produce NOW), we can continue to draft projects for future excellence, sign a few free agents to shore up any obvious holes each year, and be well-set for winning Super Bowls for several years. We've just got to win the first one, and it must start now.