Does Arrowhead Stadium sound like a vacuum when Dexter McCluster gets that ball?

As many Chiefs fans know that in 2010 the Chiefs picked Dexter McCluster in the second round of the NFL draft. As many of you might also know that with the loss of Jamaal Charles he gets many carries of the ball on offense. He is even the third down back. When the question was raised on 810 WHB if he was a bust or a success.

One player that compares to Dexter in size and weight and speed is K-State's Darren Sproles. While Darren was injured during 2006 due to a broken ankle suffered in the pre-season, he had a full season in 2007 as the punt/kick returner for the Chargers.

I went to ESPN.com and looked up the stats for the two young players, I was surprised at what I saw. Remember that Darren was a fourth round draft pick (less value in the player)

As of Monday 11/7/2011:

Dexter McCluster 5'8" 170 lbs

2011 Stats: 2nd NFL Season

Games Played: 8

Receiving Stats 2011:

Receptions: 23 Yards: 95 Avg:4.1 Long:13 TD:0 Fum:1

Career Receiving Stats:

Receptions: 44 Yards: 304 Avg: 6.9 Long: 31 TD: 1 Fum: 1

Rushing Stats 2011:

Attempts: 55 Yards: 246 Avg: 4.5 Long: 24 TD: 0 Fum: 1

Career Rushing Stats:

Attempts: 73 Yards: 317 Avg: 4.3 Long: 24 TD: 0 Fum: 2

Punt Return Stats 2011:(*Javier Arenas gets a majority of the punt returns*)

Attempts: 3 Yards: 36 Td: 0 Fr Ctch: 1 Long: 22

Career P. Return Stats:

Attempts: 16 Yards: 238 Td: 1 Fr Ctch: 3 Long: 94

Kick Return Stats 2011:

Attempts: 16 Yards: 380 Td: 0 Fr Ctch: 0 Long: 35

Career K. Return Stats:

Attempts: 42 Yards: 907 Td: 0 Fr Ctch: 0 Long: 36

Darren Sproles 5'6" 190 lbs

2007 Season Stats: 2nd NFL Season

Games Played: 15 (Played 15 in 2005)

Receiving Stats 2007:

Receptions: 10 Yards: 31 Avg: 3.1 Long: 14 Td: 0 Fum: 0

2nd Year Career Stats:

Receptions: 13 Yards: 41 Avg: 3.15 Long: 14 Td: 0 Fum: 0

Rushing Stats 2007:

Attempts: 37 Yards: 164 Avg: 4.43 Long: 34 Td: 2 Fum: 0

2nd Year Career Stats:

Attempts: 45 Yards: 214 Avg: 4.75 Long: 34 Td: 2 Fum: 0

Punt Return Stats 2007:

Attempts: 24 Yards: 229 Td: 1 Fr. Ctch: 2 Long: 45

2nd Year Career Stats:

Attempts: 42 Yards: 337 Td: 1 Fr. Ctch: 7 Long: 45

Kick Return Stats 2007:

Attempts: 37 Yards: 1,008 Td: 1 Fr. Ctch: 0 Long: 89

2nd Year Career Stats:

Attempts: 100 Yards: 2,536 Td: 1 Fr. Ctch: 0 Long: 89

Look at the stats and compare them. Dexter is better at everything but Kick Returning. He is halfway through his second season and will get at least twice as many stats as he does now. He may be a better option to be a reciever but he can still get some things done in the running game. If you average over 4 yds a carry you won't get a forth down. I just hope that the haters can put Dexter's performance into perspective. When Jamaal gets back he will be more effective because they have two speed threats on the field.