Kansas City Chiefs Offseason Report Card: Defensive Free Agency

First, let me say that I know people are expecting me to grade the Chiefs' 2009 draft. I read through my colleague Ryan Brown's article on MVN, and it pretty much says everything I need to say. That being said, I will now shift gears toward the Chiefs' defense. Let me first say that I am and always have been a strong advocate of moving to a 3-4 defense. It does concern me that the defense is starting to become a little trendy, with the Packers and the Broncos also shifting to that defense. However, as we saw with the 49ers and the Jets, running a 3-4 requires your front office to understand how to bring the right players in for that scheme. Scott Pioli knows how to run a 3-4 and it shows.