The Dixon Five: Five hot takes about the Chiefs’ initial

53-man roster The Kansas City Chiefs announced their initial 53-man roster on Saturday afternoon. Welcome to the first edition of The Dixon Five.1. The season isn’t over yet.Every year Dustin Colquitt Jersey , coming up to the final cutdown day, we talk a lot about “the final 53,” but there really is no such thing.Some players cut Saturday might be picked up by other teams, which will have to cut players to make room. Then those players might get picked up by other teams, requiring them to make room... and so on.An NFL roster is much like a work of art.It is never finished.It is only abandoned.2. Ron Parker’s return could mean a lot of things.It could mean the Chiefs believe Dan Sorensen will take more time to come back from his knee injury than first believed.It could mean that they are more concerned about Eric Berry’s health than they have admitted.Or it could mean the exact opposite — that the Chiefs are confident in Sorensen’s return date and Berry’s health and simply want to start the season with an insurance policy in force: Berry and Parker playing side by side.We know that Berry and Parker were effective when playing together. If they get back in their old groove, upon Sorensen’s return, the Chiefs would have a lot of options regarding what to do next.3. Chase Litton’s release is a gamble — but it will probably pay off.I get it: Matt McGloin isn’t a quarterback that will excite anybody’s imagination, but if there’s one thing Andy Reid has been consistent about doing since his arrival in Kansas City, it’s covering his backside at the quarterback position.He’s usually done it, however, with one solid backup and one developmental quarterback on the roster.That’s what makes Litton’s release so surprising.The thing that’s different about this year is that Patrick Mahomes has a ceiling so high that if he starts lighting up defenses right out of the box, he could very well have a large target on his back.Should he be injured, Reid will have two solid options to keep the team moving forward.And it’s likely that Litton will clear waivers and make the practice squad anyway.4. Ukeme Eligwe’s release says less about him than it says about Ben Niemann. Niemann strikes me as one of those guys who was born to play football, and he has incredible passion for the game.He’s going to be like Priest Homes — albeit in a different position.In a few years, people will be saying, “How in the world did this guy not get drafted?”Nice find Cheap Travis Kelce Jersey , Veach.5. And speaking of Brett Veach... let’s get off the man’s back.Yes... the Marcus Peters trade didn’t make much sense to us.(And it probably never will.Here’s an idea: let’s stop arguing about something none of us really know anything about!)Yes... some of the guys the Chiefs brought in to the secondary in the offseason didn’t look good in the preseason.But I really don’t want to hear about the Chiefs making “desperate” moves in the secondary going into the cutdown weekend.Who cares?Personally, in a situation like that, I’d rather have a GM who is desperate rather than complacent.If you’re a GM — no matter how good you are — some of your moves aren’t going to work out.Better to recognize them — and try to fix them — than to worry about whether people think you’re desperate.Five NFL daily fantasy plays for Week 3, and the Chiefs’ pick of the week Below, you’ll find a list of players I have spotlighted for daily fantasy selections leading into the third week of the NFL season.I use the following criteria to try and find players — NFL Vegas totals, NFL team stats, what the fantasy gurus are saying, and my GUT.Let’s not wait any longer. Let’s see who’s made my list of five players this week!Kenny Golladay, WR LionsRaj Mehta-USA TODAY SportsThe Lions will be playing a home game against the Patriots, and the total is a fairly high 51.5 points. Kenny Golladay already has 203 receiving after two games.With the Lions likely needing to play catch up, the Patriots having an average passing defense, and such a large total — it’s likely Golladay could have a perfect storm to continue his streak of good numbers.Eric Ebron, TE ColtsGeoff Burke-USA TODAY SportsThis game has a fairly high line, with the total sitting at 47.5 points.But I’m not picking Eric Ebron just because of the line; it only plays a small role. The main reason is due to the Eagles allowing 7.5 NY/A on defense. Truth be told, the Eagles passing defense has not been that efficient at the start of the season.To make matters more interesting, Carson Wentz has been cleared to play and I envision a game between Andrew Luck and Carson Wentz to have some scoring. Luck continues to settle in after an injury drought http://www.chiefscheapshoponline.com/cheap-authentic-harrison-butker-jersey , and I look to see Luck connecting with Ebron against the Eagles.Austin Hooper, WR FalconsReinhold Matay-USA TODAY SportsThe Saints are giving up a terrible 10.7 NY/A on the young season. With Julio Jones likely costing an arm and a leg, it may be a good idea to invest some draft capital into Austin Hooper.Hooper has been relatively quiet thus far in the season, but with the Saints likely pushing this game into a shootout, Hooper could see a boost in his targets. Over the course of the first two games Hooper saw nine targets and caught eight of them.I’m thinking Hooper could be a cheap option for a team looking to flesh out the rest of their roster.Peyton Barber, RB BuccaneersSteve Mitchell-USA TODAY SportsLook, I’m trying to find cheap options that could have a big impact on Sunday (or Monday in this case), and Peyton Barber should come pretty cheap.The Steelers are giving up 4.8 yards per attempt which is the seventh-worst mark in the NFL. Add in the fact Vegas has the total for this game set at 53.5 points and there should be plenty of fantasy points to be had.I’m hopeful Barber can be a cheap buy and turn his 2.6 yards per attempt average into a much better number after facing the Steelers defense, which has been very shaky at the start of the season. If the Bucs are able to hang around the goal line enough, Barber could get a touchdown.Dante Pettis, WR 49ersSergio Estrada-USA TODAY SportsI saw Pettis play against the Vikings in the first week of the season and I came away impressed with Pettis’ skill set and he may cause the Chiefs some troubles.I believe the 49ers are going to be involved in a shootout with the Chiefs and it’s no secret the Chiefs defense has had a number of issues stopping the pass. Pettis could be open down the field on a number of occasions on Sunday.Add the fact the Chiefs are allowing 7.6 NY/A (bottom five in the NFL) and you have a favorable situation for Pettis to rack up some fantasy points, all the while being relatively cheap.My Chiefs pick for last week was Sammy Watkins, and he fared pretty well, having six receptions for 100 yards receiving with another 31 yards rushing.This week my player to watch for the Chiefs is...Kareem HuntCharles LeClaire-USA TODAY SportsHunt has been pretty quiet to start the season by his standards. Hunt has rushed for 124 yards on 34 attempts with a pedestrian 3.6 yards per attempt.I think the Chiefs/49ers game may result in a blowout and with the Chiefs getting a big lead Kareem Hunt will be asked to run the ball in the fourth quarter. We all know if Hunt keeps getting carries he will eventually break a few tackles and rip off a huge run.The 49ers have allowed 4.3 yards per rushing attempt in 2018, and that’s modestly below average — just another reason Hunt could be set up to have a good day.