There is talk the Chiefs may want to move up in the draft. Do you think it's a good idea? Who would they target? — Steve, Kansas City

Steuber:
Steve, I don't think the Chiefs want to move up at all; they're positioning themselves nicely to move back. The rise of USC's Mark Sanchez will benefit the Chiefs, as at least three teams are hot on his trail. I expect the Chiefs to make a blockbuster trade before or during the draft with the Denver Broncos, Washington Redskins or New York Jets. The Broncos and Redskins are the most likely.

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DeMarcus “Tank’’ Tyler took a lanky, high-energy underclassman under his wing back in 2002 during his senior season at E.E. Smith High School.

Tyler could wind up serving as mentor to that player again if the first round of the 2009 National Football League draft plays out as expected on Saturday.

Aaron Curry was a junior linebacker who teamed with Tyler on a defensive unit that sparked the Golden Bulls to a No. 1 state ranking, the Eastern 4-A finals and a 12-3 record. Curry is expected to be among the first five picks in Saturday’s draft, and many analysts are predicting it will be Tyler’s Kansas City Chiefs who take him at the No. 3 spot.

Tyler will begin his third season as a defensive tackle with the Chiefs in 2009 and would like nothing better than to be reunited with his former prep teammate.

“To have the privilege to play with Aaron again would be crazy,’’ Tyler said last week at the start of Kansas City’s first mini-camp of the year. “He was one of the guys in high school who I felt like played with the same kind of enthusiasm and energy that I did. He always had a great passion for the game. I know he’d be a very valuable pick for us.’’

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Some additional thoughts on the Tony Gonzalez trade to Atlanta:

Perhaps the Chiefs will consider drafting Texas Tech receiver Michael Crabtree with the No. 3 overall to make up for the lost receptions that trading Tony Gonzalez creates.

I've been getting the feeling that the Chiefs are trying to talk themselves out of taking Wake Forest linebacker Aaron Curry. Maybe this trade opens the door for Crabtree in Kansas City. He'd make a nice receiving tandem with Dwayne Bowe. They are similar receivers and would give opposing cornerbacks fits.

• With Gonzalez gone, I wonder if the Chiefs will continue to make trades before and during the draft? Guard Brian Waters, who wants to be traded and who didn't go to the voluntary minicamp in Kansas City last week, could be on the move as well. If the Chiefs had the nerve to trade Gonzalez, they could trade the Pro Bowl offensive lineman as well.

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I'm not surprised by his reaction.

I talked to Gonzalez about his future twice. Both times he admitted he was confused. He said he wanted to spend the final years of his career chasing a Super Bowl ring. But he also said he loved being a Chief, he loved Kansas City fans and it would hurt him to leave.

He was clearly torn.

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I've really liked most of what the new Kansas City regime has done this offseason.

Until now.

I hate the decision to trade tight end Tony Gonzalez to Atlanta.

I was against it when Gonzalez requested a trade in October. I was against it this offseason when the talk resurfaced and I am against it now. I am really down on it now that I've heard what the Chiefs got in return for Gonzalez: A second-round pick in 2010.

This certainly balances out Kansas City's steal of a trade for quarterback Matt Cassel and linebacker Mike Vrabel earlier this offseason. It only cost Kansas City a second-round pick for the two players. The least Kansas City should have received in return for Gonzalez was a second-rounder in this weekend's draft.

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I've met with so many teams, been to so many different cities and I still don't have one team I want to play for. I wish I could play for all of them. I've enjoyed all my visits and all the GMs. Every city I went to I wish I could play in. When I was on the visits and watching their films, I tried to envision myself in their jersey, in their defense. I tried to envision myself flying around and playing with them. Detroit and Kansas City probably seemed more real than the others because in Detroit I can play middle linebacker and in Kansas City I would be back with DeMarcus Tyler. It would be so much fun flying around together and making plays together. He told me it was a great city and the fans were awesome there because they're never disappointing."

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