KC_Guy Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 just a week to go ... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingseanjohn Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 Quote Veach has performed five draft-day trades as Chiefs GM. In every instance, he was moving up in the draft order to select a prospect. In 2018, their first scheduled selection was originally the 54th overall pick. However, Veach decided to trade that pick and the 78th overall selection for pick No. 46 and a third-round slot: the 100th overall pick. They used pick No. 46 to select the aforementioned Speaks. Later in that draft, Veach traded pick No. 86 and No. 122 to move up to the 75th overall selection and take defensive tackle Derrick Nnadi. Then, he sent away two seventh-round picks to make an additional selection in the sixth-round: offensive guard Khalil McKenzie. To make their first selection in 2019, they traded pick No. 61 and a fifth-round selection to move up five spots in the second-round and take wide receiver Mecole Hardman. In 2020, they traded a future sixth-round pick to add a seventh-round pick after initially using all of their 2020 selections. They drafted cornerback BoPete Keyes with that pick. Not the best history of trading up. Nnadi was good, Hardman is debatable, Keyes is too soon to tell but I'm leaning negative so far. Speaks and McKenzie obviously didn't work out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayanfootball Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 Spencer has long arms 34", big hands 10" and wingspan 82". He's athletic. I think he can play LOT. But yeah, needs to train there some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onejayhawk Posted April 24, 2021 Author Share Posted April 24, 2021 We are now looking at two late 2nd round picks, then nothing until the end of round #4. However, LT is no longer an issue. First priority is DE, with LB and S also on the list. On offense, a developmental OT and WR or TE. J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedGold Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 It might be worth noting, Jody Fortson has officially switched to TE. Probably still a long shot, but his chances of developing are better there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onejayhawk Posted April 24, 2021 Author Share Posted April 24, 2021 15 minutes ago, samsel23 said: It might be worth noting, Jody Fortson has officially switched to TE. Probably still a long shot, but his chances of developing are better there I was wondering about that. He was a TE in college, who tried to retool as WR. Since Fortson impressed in camp last year, I am guessing Ricky Seals-Jones' days are numbered. J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingseanjohn Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 19 minutes ago, samsel23 said: It might be worth noting, Jody Fortson has officially switched to TE. Probably still a long shot, but his chances of developing are better there I've been saying we should use him as a WR/TE hybrid. Hopefully he makes it as the #3 so we can finally know for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KC_Guy Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 (edited) With the Brown trade OT is officially off the list for an early pick. Thus I think we are down to WR, DE, or LB for the two 2nd rounders? And if the Chiefs are really THAT hign on Pringel ... well ... EDIT: Forgot CB ... hope this will fix that! Edited April 24, 2021 by KC_Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KC_Guy Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 Just checked the numbers ... bottom line the Chiefs gave up a mid second round pick for Brown fixing a position of need with a proven player. I like that. Seems to be a Veach approach: Fix core positions with proven players, not rely on the draft. Fill out the roster with draft picks. If you hit: No need to do the former for a while. The only issue I see: this may lead to cap issues sooner or later ... but if the Chiefs grab three Lombardis until then ... I'm more than fine with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onejayhawk Posted April 24, 2021 Author Share Posted April 24, 2021 I just noticed how much this draft will resemble the 2018 draft in terms of picks and draft capital available. 2018 - 2:24, 2:31, 3:32, 6:29, 6:42, 7:02 2021 - 2:26, 2:31, 4:39, 5:31, 5:37, 6:23 We don't have a 3rd round pick anymore, offset by no 4th in 2018, but the late picks are moved up a bit. We went into 2018 with more picks, trading up multiple times. These are where we wound up. I hope we get similar results without spending extra. J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicfre2011 Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 Is Elijah Moore the wide receiver prospect that could give our offense the explosiveness we were hoping to consistently get from Mecole Hardman? Much better route runner, good hands, the prerequisite blazing speed and shifty athleticism. I am not sure he will be there when we pick in round 2, but if he is, he might be hard to pass on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayanfootball Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 My guess is he's gone before we pick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicfre2011 Posted April 27, 2021 Share Posted April 27, 2021 22 hours ago, mayanfootball said: My guess is he's gone before we pick Admittedly very likely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicfre2011 Posted April 27, 2021 Share Posted April 27, 2021 Thoughts on Texas EDGE Joseph Ossai? He might be gone before our second round picks but he has some definite potential as a developmental pass rusher. He doesn't have the size profile that Spags seems to prefer, but has a very solid athletic profile. I am not sure Basham and Turner will still be available and both seem to fit the Spags preference better than Ossai. IF Wharton ends up getting a shot at starting at DE, maybe Ossai could give some pass rushing rotational value along with Danna. In addition, could Ossai be a possible option long term as a SAM with some pass rushing juice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicfre2011 Posted April 27, 2021 Share Posted April 27, 2021 Jevon Holland as a safety/cornerback prospect. Have seen some talk about Elijah Molden, if the team is looking for an athletic nickel safety/cornerback hybrid....thoughts on Holland? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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