Annnnd another playoff run, and a winning season has us drafting at the tail end of each round, except this year, we *currently* don't have a 1st round pick.
This is the 7th year in a row that we will be tracking the college players the Chiefs have publicly or privately expressed interest in leading up to the NFL Draft.
Here's how we did in 2017. We've done better in the previous years, but not so much last year, one of the many reasons I was slow to start one this year. After a few DM's, I decided to do it again as we run up to the final month.
For those who are new, the way this operates is that we collectively monitor various social media sources, blogs, articles and reports for news of the Chiefs' interest in a certain player. When posted in this thread, I will update the OP to include the player. *Please provide the link to the article, the players name, position and team.
I am going to try to link to player profiles when they exist, courtesy of draftbreakdown.com, or the NFL Draft Tracker. For some of the lesser-known guys, it may just be a random video or profile from their team website.
Originally Posted by staylor26:
Lol what an exaggeration
No team in the league can blow as much money on the likes of a punter and a fullback as the Kansas City :-), neither of which have a significant impact in the W/L column. I haven't had time to gather the data again, but when I have the time I'll show you once again that there isn't a significant correlation between having a good punter and having a winning football team. Paying 4 million per for a punter is about as stupid as paying 4 million per for a 3rd string quarterback. [Reply]
Love this guy. I wouldn’t hate it if we used one of our 3rds on him.
I’d be shocked if he gets out of round 2, but I really like him too. I’m of the belief slot receiver is a bigger than perceived need and Miller would truly electrify the offense. Nelson Spruce and DAT? Yeah right... [Reply]
Originally Posted by kccrow:
No team in the league can blow as much money on the likes of a punter and a fullback as the Kansas City :-), neither of which have a significant impact in the W/L column. I haven't had time to gather the data again, but when I have the time I'll show you once again that there isn't a significant correlation between having a good punter and having a winning football team. Paying 4 million per for a punter is about as stupid as paying 4 million per for a 3rd string quarterback.
Except that they aren't making$4 million per each. Not quite that combined actually. Colquitt is at about $2.5 million per, and Sherman $1.1 million, about league minimum. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Chief Northman:
I’d be shocked if he gets out of round 2, but I really like him too. I’m of the belief slot receiver is a bigger than perceived need and Miller would truly electrify the offense. Nelson Spruce and DAT? Yeah right...
I totally agree that a slot receiver is a big need and I fully expect the Chiefs to draft one. Miller (visited the Chiefs) , Lasley (spoke to the Chiefs at the combine and then visited the Chiefs) or Coutee (spoke to the Chiefs at the combine) would probably be the front-runners I guess. [Reply]
Originally Posted by UChieffyBugger:
I totally agree that a slot receiver is a big need and I fully expect the Chiefs to draft one. Miller (visited the Chiefs) , Lasley (spoke to the Chiefs at the combine and then visited the Chiefs) or Coutee (spoke to the Chiefs at the combine) would probably be the front-runners I guess.
I’d be ecstatic if we ended up with any one of these three.... [Reply]
Originally Posted by jjchieffan:
Except that they aren't making$4 million per each. Not quite that combined actually. Colquitt is at about $2.5 million per, and Sherman $1.1 million, about league minimum.
Oh, I'm so incredibly sorry. They have been up to this point. Pure waste. [Reply]