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  1. 1. What's your overall draft grade

    • A
      15
    • B
      38
    • C
      8
    • D
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5 minutes ago, Handswarmer said:

Agreed. No TE to back up Kelce either....

We signed one in FA for TE. Have 2 or 3 others also still on roster. We will see about CEH but i am excited for this offense to go even higher from what I have seen about him. A 3 down back that can catch and has elusiveness plus hit the middle holes. Yeah, we will live this pick once he is ready.

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1 minute ago, kkuenn said:

We signed one in FA for TE. Have 2 or 3 others also still on roster. We will see about CEH but i am excited for this offense to go even higher from what I have seen about him. A 3 down back that can catch and has elusiveness plus hit the middle holes. Yeah, we will live this pick once he is ready.

CEH is a great pick.  We missed Kareem Hunt bad and CEH will make us forget KH ever existed IMO.

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30 minutes ago, Handswarmer said:

Agreed. No TE to back up Kelce either....

With RB, LB, O-line, and DB covered with the first four picks, I thought a WR or TE might have been picked in round five.  Can't remember who was available at that point, but doubling at LB or CB would also have made sense.  Danna is still a head scratcher for me. 

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9 minutes ago, jetlord said:

With RB, LB, O-line, and DB covered with the first four picks, I thought a WR or TE might have been picked in round five.  Can't remember who was available at that point, but doubling at LB or CB would also have made sense.  Danna is still a head scratcher for me. 

I think he goes back to 245 250 pounds and is an olb type.

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4 minutes ago, liquidfriend said:

That cuts deep :(

 

Good thing I'm just an idiot though and not an expert.

I wasn't talking about fans.  Fans can grade drafts and speculate about who we are gonna draft.  That's fun.   I'm talking about experts that act like it's an actual thing.  That would be like a weather person putting on the internet a 100 day forecast every year.  

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31 minutes ago, reesebobby said:

I wasn't talking about fans.  Fans can grade drafts and speculate about who we are gonna draft.  That's fun.   I'm talking about experts that act like it's an actual thing.  That would be like a weather person putting on the internet a 100 day forecast every year.  

You can forecast the weather 100 days out in SD. Sunny and 75, sunny and 75.....

 

Man, I would so love to have that gig. 😎

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1 hour ago, liquidfriend said:

And they couldn't wait to say C- or worse for trading up for Patrick Mahomes.  They sure know their stuff.

ain't no experts in draft analysis... until after the season

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15 minutes ago, kkuenn said:

Yeah he nailed 11 of 32.  .344 - that's pretty good for a batting average.  Kinda brings everything into perspective though cause it's still kinda shitty.  If it was a GPA it'd be an F.

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This was what I had to say about it... Obviously, 3 years out could make me look like a schmuck...

Overall Grade B

1-32 Clyde Edwards-Helaire, RB, LSU - Grade A

Surrounding Mahomes with weapons is never a bad idea and Clydro will provide him a safety net underneath against zone coverage and he's a solid short-yardage runner that can extend drives. Obviously, I'm not a believer in taking a RB in round 1 but I think returning 20 starters gives the team some form of luxury. I had a higher grade on DE AJ Epenesa who went far later than I expected, so we'll see how that plays out over the next few years. One thing for certain, KC got an immediate contributor at a position that needed added talent.

2-63 Willie Gay, Jr., LB, Mississippi State - Grade D+

If I were grading on effort, the Chiefs would get a solid B but I just don't like the player. Logan Wilson, taken 2 picks later, was widely regarded the better prospect and it wasn't even a debate. Gay, to me personnally, was a guy you take in the late 4th or 5th round as a developmental traits-based guy, but Veach saw the traits and took him much earlier. I think this is a severe reach but if he pans out then Veach will make me look silly. I'm not sure I'm taking that chance this early, especially given the academic fraud and fight with his QB. I think this is a position KC needed an immediate player at and they took a guy I expect to take 2 years to develop, if he ever does. This isn't a F-level bomb job in my opinion but I can't really fathom Gay being the better player over Wilson, who comps favorably to SF stud MLB Fred Warner. Hopefully, I have an A grade on this in 3 years and not the D+ I have today. I'd rather look stupid than smart on this one.

3-96 Lucas Niang, OT, TCU - Grade A

Let me preface with saying Niang is a first-round caliber offensive tackle, no doubt about it. The fact he was a day 2 pick was because of his injury. The fact KC got him at 96 is almost mind-blowing. This is a player I thought KC would have to take at 63 if he even made it that far. This certainly offsets my feelings about the reach for Gay and the draft as a whole. If you told me post draft that it went 1 Niang, 2 Edwards-Helaire, and 3 Gay, I wouldn't have flinched, so that's a plus from a personal angle.

4-138 L'Jarius Sneed, CB/S, Louisiana Tech - Grade A

I really, really like Sneed's tape as a CB. I'm not super high on him as a safety though so the confirmation that KC was looking to play him at CB made me feel really good about this pick. He has speed for days, he's a guy that plays the ball, and he's physical through the route. He doesn't have the hips or the feet you want right out the gate but I think he's really similar to Charvarious Ward and will improve there. The Chiefs had to address defensive backs in this draft and they had me nervous waiting this long. I thought they'd take one early on, especially with Trevon Diggs sitting there as another long and physical guy in round 1.

5-177 Michael Danna, DE, Michigan - Grade C-

This wasn't a guy I was unfamiliar with. I live in Michigan plus I'm an Ohio State fan. I've seen the product at both Central and the U. I think there's some excitement as a physical specimen there but it's more power/explosion based. I think he's a tenancious player that's going to give you everything he can. I think if you leave him out on the edge and let him just do his thing, he's a better player than bumping him down inside at times. Certainly, he doesn't have much length and I don't know if he has enough athleticism to overcome what he lacks there. I think you always look at an initial grade on a player and then you look at what you would have taken instead, because that really backs it up. For me, there were three players sitting there I would have taken long before Danna in Wake Forest LB Justin Strnad to hedge my bets on Willie Gay and provide more on special teams, Michigan WR Donovan Peoples-Jones to plan for DRob and Sammy leaving after 2020, or Kansas OT Hakeem Adeniji who is a guy you plan to kick inside. With Niang on board, Adeniji has less appeal. Honestly, I think I would have opted for Peoples-Jones. I think that if you can unlock that potential he's going to be a really special player. He has the juice to be a Sammy Watkins.

7-237 Thakarius Keyes, CB, Tulane - Grade B+

Count me among those that were thrilled KC gave up a 2021 6th to jump back in and take this guy. He was on my list of late round favorites and I certainly think he has a future if he can prove that he can stay in phase with NFL receivers. I don't like his deep speed, I don't like his hips and feet right now, and I don't like that he opens up to routes too early, allowing receivers to get underneath him. That said, I like his length and his physicality and how he fits with Spags. I think he has some correctable aspects to his game. Pitt CB Dane Jackson went a couple picks later to Buffalo and I think he's just a tad better prospect, but I'm hopeful this kid turns out.

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On 4/26/2020 at 1:51 AM, jetlord said:

No RB in the draft was worth a first.  Shiny new toy for the offense, but is Mahomes going to throw less so CEH can get carries?  Seems like overlap and there were RBs that fit the offense in later rounds.

Love the Gay pick as long as the Chiefs are convinced his personal problems are behind him or can be controlled.

Standing by to see if the third pick will/can play IOL.  If not, it's hard to see the value for the team otherwise, at least for a couple of years.

Have to defer to the Chiefs staff on this one.  Wasn't on my radar.

Real head scratcher here when doubling at CB or LB was an option.

Should have drafted the last CB in the fifth.

Overall?  C for now.  Waiting to see how the last four picks work out.  I"m thinking the Chiefs were hoping to move down and go about the same way and GB messed it up. 

they drafted a reciever in the first.. does that make you happier?

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On 4/27/2020 at 10:33 PM, reesebobby said:

I wasn't talking about fans.  Fans can grade drafts and speculate about who we are gonna draft.  That's fun.   I'm talking about experts that act like it's an actual thing.  That would be like a weather person putting on the internet a 100 day forecast every year.  

sorry, we do that... but it is so general, it is like saying 32 teams will select some player in the first round, some of them will be from the sec, and there is a high probability of either a qb or a left tackle being one of the top 10 picks. 

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