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1 hour ago, kingseanjohn said:

So we lost Kafka to the Giants OC job. Now EB getting an interview...

If EB gets hired we only gain one additional 3rd round pick for 2024 since we already got two for Poles. But more importantly, who would we elevate to OC? Glancing at the coaching roster, no one really stands out to me.

Nagy? I know he bombed in Chicago but he was pretty great here.

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Will Hardman be trade bait? 
 

Through performance incentives his cap raises to just over 4mil.  With Veach speaking of upgrading WR Is what Hardman provides worth that.   I do like him as the gadget guy, but not sure we can’t replace him for less 

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47 minutes ago, RedGold said:

Will Hardman be trade bait? 
 

Through performance incentives his cap raises to just over 4mil.  With Veach speaking of upgrading WR Is what Hardman provides worth that.   I do like him as the gadget guy, but not sure we can’t replace him for less 

Considering our current depth chart and how WRs take time to learn the system, I don’t see how we can. I wouldn’t hate it though. 

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21 hours ago, kingseanjohn said:

So we lost Kafka to the Giants OC job. Now EB getting an interview...

If EB gets hired we only gain one additional 3rd round pick for 2024 since we already got two for Poles. But more importantly, who would we elevate to OC? Glancing at the coaching roster, no one really stands out to me.

Matt Nagy comes back.

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This is an interesting article for today's Senior Bowl. There are usually some small school players that get noticed at the all-star games and the Senior Bowl is the highest profile. 
https://chiefswire.usatoday.com/lists/kansas-city-chiefs-senior-bowl-prospects-christian-watson-charlie-kolar-otito-ogbonnia-kerby-joseph-sam-williams/

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30 minutes ago, onejayhawk said:

This is an interesting article for today's Senior Bowl. There are usually some small school players that get noticed at the all-star games and the Senior Bowl is the highest profile. 
https://chiefswire.usatoday.com/lists/kansas-city-chiefs-senior-bowl-prospects-christian-watson-charlie-kolar-otito-ogbonnia-kerby-joseph-sam-williams/

Christian Watson is a guy is starting to really like.  Like any small school guy there’s questions against prime defensive players/systems.  But there’sa out to like.  Big (6’4”) deceptively quick in the open field excels at things like the jet sweep (know a WR needy team like schemes the ball into the WRs hands?). Long strides allow him to take the top off when needed.

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This one is interesting. Jonathan Woodard is a bona fide star in Canada. We signed him to a reserve/futures contract. He has played in the NFL but did not break out until this season. He was not a Combine invitee, his pro-day score are 6'5", 271 lb, 4.89 40, 7.08 3 cone, 4.4 shuttle. He fits the long and lean profile that Spags likes.
https://chiefswire.usatoday.com/2022/02/07/kansas-city-chiefs-jonathan-woodard-signed-reserve-future-contract/

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Here is another article on DL. It covers re-signing Ingram, possibly redoing Clark's contract, some free agents (below) and the draft. 
https://www.arrowheadpride.com/2022/2/8/22922314/how-the-chiefs-can-bolster-their-defensive-line-this-offseason

Some top FA Edge. We also need to re-sign Nnadi or get other IDL. 

Emmanuel Ogbah 
Von Miller
Randy Gregory
Harold Landry III
Derek Barnett
Jadeveon Clowney
Charles Harris
Kemoko Turay
Arden Key

You can get the whole list here.
https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/free-agents/ufa/edge/all/

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Ogbah I would love to have again. Gregory has possibilities, though he may be too expensive and I suspect he re-signs. Neither of the last two, Turay and Key, is a stud but  both would be nice depth and cheap.

We also have Dana and Wharton, so the cupboard is not bare. 

J

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In a bit of a different direction, Wire is doing reviews of some of the fringe players. The first is on Zayne Anderson who may be one of the key ST players going forward. follwed by DiCaprio Bootle and Shane Buechele.
https://chiefswire.usatoday.com/lists/kansas-city-chiefs-zayne-anderson-rookie-season-review-future-outlook/
https://chiefswire.usatoday.com/lists/kansas-city-chiefs-dicaprio-bootle-rookie-season-review-future-outlook/
https://chiefswire.usatoday.com/lists/kansas-city-chiefs-shane-buechele-rookie-season-review-future-outlook/

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On 2/4/2022 at 8:48 AM, RedGold said:

Will Hardman be trade bait? 
 

Through performance incentives his cap raises to just over 4mil.  With Veach speaking of upgrading WR Is what Hardman provides worth that.   I do like him as the gadget guy, but not sure we can’t replace him for less 

Something is up with their connection. He was getting open downfield all season and Mahomes was ignoring him. I think itd be better for his career just to test the waters with a different team. 

 

On 2/5/2022 at 3:02 PM, EMAW_KSU said:

Christian Watson is a guy is starting to really like.  Like any small school guy there’s questions against prime defensive players/systems.  But there’sa out to like.  Big (6’4”) deceptively quick in the open field excels at things like the jet sweep (know a WR needy team like schemes the ball into the WRs hands?). Long strides allow him to take the top off when needed.

He looks fast, and they use him in a variety of ways. Combine is gonna be pretty big for him, but he looked like a good route runner at the Senior Bowl.

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