Kansas City Chiefs Thread

conor222 wrote: »

Was ok, not flashy but decent. I posted about it on the general chat thread but ill pop it here for anyone else interested in Kc specifically

Chiefs draft: Quick bit of analysis from what I've seen/watched since and what I've heard about them

We went all defense (except a defensive player were going to convert to OG), I think we needed more of a focus on secondary but there are some pieces there as well. Each player below:

Breeland Speaks, DE, Ole Miss
Looking like were going to play him at OLB instead of DE, Interesting as we have Tanoh trying to get into that spot from last year and likely means we are getting rid of Dee Ford after this season. Nice to have some rotation, like the player but not our biggest area of need, could be a sign that we are going to go a lot of press man on the outside and rotate rushers at OLB

Derrick Nnadi, DT, Florida State
We needed a nose tackle, Xavier Williams is ther enow and we need line depth. From what I hear high motor kid, should fit in well. Look to be building a very young DL rotation in the coming years if picks pay off. think we also picked up Dee Liner at DT as a free agent.

Dorian O'Daniel, LB, Clemson
I like this one a lot! Fast, fun to watch, id imagine we'll have him play a hybrid LB/S kind of role given his speed/coverage. also a great special teamer in college os can bring that immediately as well. Means we have a nice collection of LBs to disguise rushes and coverages if needed down the line.

Armani Watts, S, Texas A&M
Add to the defensive backfield, 4 year started in college, good tackler. We lost Ron Parker in off season and berry's injury showed us how much we need depth beyond Dirty Dan. Can be incredible but reports say he can be a bit boom or bust on plays, guessing on routes etc so will need to work on that. Should be in rotation and possibly pushing to start by end of year.

Tremon Smith, CB, Central
for me too little too late, we should have gone CB earlier. That said, interesting prospect. Small school kid, very good production there. Project as well need to see how he translates to the NFL speed and size. Could be good and if so, should push to see some playing time at the end of the year in CB3 rotation. Has some special teams experience too

Kahlil McKenzie, DT, Tennessee
Fun times troll pick. This is Raiders GM Reggie McKenzies son. We are planning to move him to guard (as was apparently the expected approach of all the teams looking at him). Lot of work needed but guard seems to be a better fit for him. Take a punt on your final pick and steal your divisional rivals kid? Why not?

Overall I'm happy with some of the players, think we had bigger needs like a CB earlier but trust the management to know better than me on this. Feels a lot like a building draft for next year and the year after. Also, could point to a defensive scheme change/coaching change as a lot of these players are tweeners and could move from OLB to DE in a 4-3 (Speaks).
Yeah, thats all I got for now Not the most exciting but looks to be a long term plan

Also, forgot to mention in the other one, there are some interesting DB prospects in the supplemental draft, as we've got some picks acquired we might take a punt on one of them (unlikely though)

conor222 wrote: »

Great stuff, massive game upcoming on thursday now. Hope the injuries to Hill, Ware, Watkins and the OL are not overly serious as we'll need all hands on deck for this Chargers team

Xavi6 wrote: »

This defense cannot make a tackle stick ffs, Seattle's yards after contact must be through the roof. Penalties after penalties after penalties yet again too.

Oakland is no gimmie next week and another one and done in the playoffs is starting to feel more real.

Xavi6 wrote: »

50 TDs and over 5000 passing yards for MVPat, can’t say I ever expected this when they moved on from Alex Smith.