Highest Ranking: #4 by Clayton Gray
Listen to people describe Trent Green's 2001 campaign, and you'll hear words such as "horrible" and "pathetic" and "overrated". Granted, Green's initial season in Kansas City did not turn out as expected, but all this criticism is a tad overblwon. If you'll check the numbers, he still finished as the #11 QB. Yep, Trent Green put up starter caliber numbers with a new team, in a new offense, with little to no help from his wide receivers.

Consider the performance (or lack thereof) of Derrick Alexander, the loss of Sylvester Morris, and the inexperience of Marvin Minnis. Eddie Kennison was actually the reliable one in this group. This year the WR situation can only get better.Out will be the erratic Alexander. In will be the consistent (and vastly underrated) Johnnie Morton. Healthy will be Morris, and experienced will be Minnis.

Both Priest Holmes and Tony Richardson can catch the ball well, and I haven't even mentioned Tony Gonzalez. I'll admit the contract talk isn't too peachy right now, but we all know these things find a way of coming together before the season begins.

All that aside, there are three more reasons to bump Trent Green up in the QB rankings:

1. I'm a big believer in giving QBs two years to learn a system and feel comfortable in it.
2. Green is finally healthy enough to throw in an offseason for the first time since 1999. Think that won't help?
3. A 'little' LT by the name of Willie Roaf is in town.

Lowest Rankings: #19 by Dave Shick
Count me out of the Dick Vermeil hug-fest. His presence does not make Kansas City an offense to worry about. I believe Priest Holmes is a talent that will produce decent fantasy numbers again, but you won't be able to sell me on Trent Green.

The WR corps in Kansas City scored only one WR in the top 50 (Morton at #23) with regards to the Footballguys.com expert polls (Morris came in at #51). These guys don't frighten me. I'm guessing that they don't strike fear into the defensive backfields of many teams either. If you really want to compare the Kansas City aerial attack to the one in St. Louis (like I see so often), then I would think that these guys would be rated higher. Something here doesn't mesh quite right.

If you are pinning your hopes on Gonzalez as the big gun you might want to think again. This is a TE that might now even show up this year. He's way ticked off about his contract status and the team doesn't look to budge. Ownership has decided to falsely publicize Gonzalez's demands and try to win in the court of public opinion. Also, should we ignore Gonzalez's dip in numbers? 20 less receptions, 3 less TDs, and almost 300 less yards. Vermeil's plan is to use the WRs, not the TE. This story by Jason Whitlock of the Kansas City Star was a real eye opener for me. Check it out...