Read More: Steve Breaston (WR – KAN), Dwayne Bowe (WR – KAN), Kansas City Chiefs

The high-octane offense of Bobby Petrino could reap benefits on the pro level for the Kansas City Chiefs if the latest mock draft at Draftek is remotely correct with Arkansas Razorbacks receiver Jarius Wright going to the Chiefs in the fifth round of the 2012 NFL Draft. Wright would join a formidable wide receiver team that already includes last year’s first round choice Jon Baldwin and Steve Breaston. The Chiefs have a major decision to re-sign Dwayne Bowe or not, but if they lose him, then a wide receiver must be selected at some point in the draft. Wright could be that player.

The National Football Post’s Wes Bunting writes that Wright is “a coordinated athlete who is sharp as a route runner, tough over the middle and knows how to get open vs. man and zone. Will get re-routed vs. press at times and looks more like an inside player at the next level, but has the skill set to make a roster and carve out a big niche early.”

If the Chiefs do re-sign Bowe, then it will be vital for Wright to also excel at special teams to make an impact on the roster.

Read More: Barry Richardson (OT – KAN), Kansas City Chiefs

If the Kansas City Chiefs are not going to address the offensive tackle position in the first round, then the team will likely resort to a needs-based pick in the second round. At least, that’s the scenario that unfolds in Draftek’s latest mock draft which has the Chiefs selecting Zebrie Sanders in the second round to patch the hole at right tackle currently manned by Barry Richardson.

“This may be a bit high for Sanders, but the Chiefs have a huge hole at right tackle,” reads the Draftek report. “Barry Richardson graded out as the worst starting right tackle in football. Last year, the Chiefs drafted Rodney Hudson from Florida State. The Chiefs often take players from the same school in consecutive years. Enter, Zebrie Sanders. Sanders played mostly right tackle at FSU.

“After Andrew Datko was lost to injury, Sanders slid over to left tackle and played well enough to elevate his stock. He is well schooled in the zone blocking scheme, if the Chiefs continue in that direction. Sanders is a agile player, but needs to upgrade his core strength. While the sim took him as a left tackle, he probably is not good enough to displace Branden Albert. However, he would provide a needed and talented upgrade to Barry Richardson at right tackle.”

Read More: Dontari Poe (DL – Memphis), Kansas City Chiefs, Memphis Tigers

The Kansas City Chiefs are expected to go defense with their first round pick in the 2012 NFL Draft. With each mock draft that comes out it seems that there is a different name for who the Chiefs will be taking. The latest mock draft comes from The Sporting News who has the Chiefs taking a nose tackle:

11. (tie) Kansas City Chiefs: Dontari Poe, NT, Memphis Tigers: Once the Chiefs announced they were keeping Romeo Crennel as their head coach, it was a sign they would maintain their current defensive scheme. In order for their defense to make the next step, however, they need a huge nose tackle to anchor the middle of the line.

Poe was a larger force for the Memphis defense and stands at 6-feet-5-inches and weighs 350 pounds, and that is even big at the NFL level. In his junior year at Memphis Poe was a constantly double teamed which allowed teammates to make plays, but even with that type of attention he had 33 tackles, eight for a loss and a sack this past season. The eight tackles for a loss is impressive for a nose tackle as it shows he has the strength to get past the guard and center and into the backfield to make plays.

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Read More: Jamaal Charles (RB – KAN), Kansas City Chiefs

The latest 2012 NFL Mock Draft from Draftek has the Kansas City Chiefs finding an incredible gem in the third round in Miami running back Lamar Miller. While it’s not surprising to see a running back tumble in the draft, it’s nice to see one of the draft’s most heralded running backs available fall to the Chiefs in the third round — much like Jamaal Charles did a few years ago.

It’s also fortuitous because the Chiefs would likely make the move with Charles coming off of Injured Reserve from a torn ACL. Miller would not only provide the necessary complement but insurance as well for the Chiefs running game in 2012. Charles will take some time to get back into exemplary game form even if he’s 100 percent healthy. Thus, Miller becomes an immediate help to the Chiefs’ offense.

Miller had 227 carries for 1,272 yards and 9 touchdowns this season for the Miami Hurricanes.

I realize it’s only January, but nothing should come close to touching Kent Babb’s story in Sunday’s Kansas City Star about the work atmosphere at 1 Arrowhead Drive. Of note, former Kansas City Chiefs coach Todd Haley’s claim — whether real or paranoid — that his phones — yes, even his personal cellphone — may have been tampered with by the organization. He wasn’t the only one, as 610 Sports’ Nick Wright has pointed out in the past few days. UPDATE: Pro Football Talk says the NFL won’t be investigating the claims just yet. (H/t: Arrowhead Addict)

After the jump, an admittedly imagined conversation in which Chiefs General Manager Scott Pioli unveils his cellphone tracking sonar spy machine. Also, a look inside Pioli’s office (special thanks to Christopher Nolan and Batman!).

Pioli: Beautiful, isn’t it?

Unidentified Chiefs employee (played by Morgan Freeman): Beautiful… unethical… dangerous. You’ve turned every cellphone in Gotham Kansas City into a microphone.

Pioli: And a high-frequency generator-receiver.

Unidentified Chiefs employee: You took my sonar concept and applied it to every phone in the city. With half the city feeding you sonar, you can image all of Gotham Kansas City. This is wrong.

Pioli: I’ve gotta find Todd Haley.

Unidentified Chiefs employee: At what cost?

Pioli: The database is null-key encrypted. It can only be accessed by one person.

Unidentified Chiefs employee: This is too much power for one person.

Pioli: That’s why I gave it to you. Only you can use it.

Unidentified Chiefs employee: Spying on 30 million people isn’t part of my job description.

But as 610′s Wright also highlighted this week, Pioli claims to have a million jobs — including chewing Chiefs employees’ asses for not picking up candy wrappers. Damn, they need better janitors at 1 Arrowhead.

We at The Pitch like to imagine this is what Pioli’s office looks like, according to the Star‘s story.

Gotta make sure the drones are working.

Uh, oh! He’s got a hit!