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This is the time of the year where teams stack up on every position with FAs so I'm not sure if Newsome will be our punter in 2020 or simply a camp body. He seems to have a decent college career for Notre Dame. I was expecting them to bring in the guy we had last TC as he looked pretty good but no longer a FA.

Jones is the big piece on DL IMO. If we are not keeping him the trading partner really needs to make it worth our while but we'll probably have to invest in the position rather soon.

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I would be fine moving down 5 spots if we actually got a starting caliber OG in the process and a 4th. Takes away a major need while bringing in an extra pick. However Lamp is likely worthless.

Every single one is great to watch in retrospect. 6 unanswered TDs in a quarter and a half

Very good question Came in as a DE/OLB but put up some weight last offseason (at least looked like it). He's still listed at 285 and DE on the chiefs.com so I'm guessing that's where he'll end up but also supposedly strong enough to penetrate up the middle at DT. On paper he's a prototypical Spags' DE but I guess we'll have to wait until the camp for him.

Okafor was pretty good to begin with that's for sure but I think Ogbah kept excelling as the season went on. I hope Okafor and Speaks come back as expected so we won't suffer. As things currently stand we definitely don't need to invest in the position.

Fuller played both the slot as well as the outside at times. So far Fenton didn't play at that level but definitely showed some promise. Not saying that he won't be able to replace Fuller but too small of a sample size to consider it a sure thing yet. We could always end up with another Reiter or Marcus Cooper situation. I'm confident Fenton will be a solid CB over time though, hopefully as early as 2020 but could need another year to develop.

I'm not really sure about Ragland, he was good at times but never consistent and looked like much easier to replace than most. Wis was a great addition and fit well, definitely hurts to see him leave on a cheap 2-year deal with us hanging on to LDT for a lot more money. Ogbah will be very critical. Kpass did very well as a rotational guy but Ogbah did much more. I'm hoping Speaks comes back to set the edge opposite to Clark and actually do what we drafted him for. If not we'll definitely miss Ogbah. Fuller was a very good piece but definitely overpaid in the FA market. I'm not sure if Fenton can replace him right away but we definitely need to invest in the position via the draft. We seem to have less picks than the major needs so we'll have to strike gold in the draft while finding some FA gems like Wis going forward.

At this age his fundamentals and technique has more value than his physical traits. Switching positions would probably hurt whatever value he has in the non-physical aspect of the game.

I doubt that's the case. He's probably talking about the money to be paid to the rookies but we won't even need that much of a cap space. Unless the new CBA introduced some new rules for the rookies the numbers would look much better for the Chiefs. Going with numbers on overthecap the 51 cut-off is set at 712K with Allegreti with 5 new guys coming to the mix. In 2019 the added cap hit would be: #32 - 1.1 million (1.8 total cap hit). #63 - 120K (839K cap hit) #96 - 0 (700K cap hit) #138 - 0 (617K cap hit) #178 - 0 (543K cap hit) So by last year we would have 1.2 million cap hit with rookies after they signed their contracts, basically our entire rookie pool. The number will go up by 100K-200K to 1.5 million at most. The selections are guaranteed a specific amount during selection but that's much lower than the actual cap hit. If we don't trade Jones for a high pick we'll probably need less than a million in cap space prior to the draft as we only have 2 players that will actually have any cap hit for 2020.

The funny part is that the only thing standing in our way seems to be the fact that we brought nearly everyone back. Hopefully that won't be the case with LDT and Reiter by TC which should take care of the whole thing.

Reiter simply fooled everyone with the small sample size. Veach and Reid are probably more aware of the situation than we are and won't be repeating the same mistake this year. Ever since the previous CBA there's no such thing as reaching for a stud player and if they find our OC for the next decade I'm sure Veach will pull the trigger regardless of the pick.

Getting a pick or two in the process would be awesome. With the Breeland signing basically the biggest upgrades to the roster can come with a LB or interior OL which can generally be had with early 2nd unless an unexpected guy falls.

I'm pretty sure Kelce won't be playing with a non-guaranteed 8-million base salary in 2020. With only just over 3 million in guarantees he'll likely getting a new deal in summer once the outlook for the new season is set.

With the top 51 rule only the picks from first 4 rounds count towards the cap and with us picking so late it should be something like 1.5-2 million at most. With the vet minimum going up in the new CBA there might not even be a cap for the 4th round pick as well. We should already have on the roster, if not it won't really be a matter of a serious move.

Every GM makes mistakes and Veach did few of those as well. As you mentioned his positives seem to outweigh the negatives which is a nice change for us after the last few decades.

No need to create space as the draft itself doesn't sign a contract with rookies. We'll have time to worry about the cap but I'm pretty sure Veach would send certain guys for any offer and some for the right offer prior to the draft.

Yep, can't forget about the medical side which always lowers the price.

Ford is a pass rusher but never lived up to his draft status or the hype. We can't really expect a team to give up premium picks and pay such a player. I'm guessing it was the only or the best offer on the table so there's not much to do about it. We seem to be giving up picks much easier than receiving them but that's something Veach has to learn over time. New GMs generally prefer short term success which comes at a cost.

Normally a trade would be more likely closer to the draft as teams would get a better idea about where each prospect falls and who's interested in whom. However with the way process is sort of going this year I'm not sure if we can look at the precedence to predict things. Some prospects climbing up the boards due to media hype would definitely increase Jones' value in the trade market for mid to late picking teams. That being said the lack of such media hype also means we could land a prospect like Conklin who was never considered a high pick until he made GMs fall in love with him during visits and private workouts. This will be an interesting draft with or without a Jones' trade.

Williams is 31 so shouldn't get anywhere near Brown got. At this point I think he'll prioritize the total guarantees over long term instead of yearly average. Not sure if I want to trade for him though as we would probably have to give up a pick as well and don't really have that much to spare.

Wasn't Gronk under contract when he retired? If so there's only one team he can return to, barring a trade.

I would love #18 + #141 but wouldn't mind replacing it with a 2021 3rd or something. Having Jones in town is a huge advantage but we are basically in cap hell considering the Mahomes' likely extension during summer.

I hope the rumor is true. Breeland wasn't a star but a solid CB that got the job done. If we find a decent CB in the first 2 days our secondary concerns might be over and could develop some project players for future. Would have been great to have him for 2 seasons and get some more flexibility in the draft but the price is too good to be a multi-year thing.