#Chiefs GM Brett Veach on teams not willing to trade with Kansas City:
“Just some of the AFC teams in general that are consistent playoff performers.., it’s harder to deal with those teams. Even if they do pick up the phone, some of their asking prices are a tick higher.”
Originally Posted by staylor26:
Interesting that he didn't list OT when talking about positions of depth. Almost as if he's focused on getting a guy very early :-)
Competition at OT is interesting. I wonder if they do look at a guy in the first that has position flexibility. If Wanya wins the job, then they have their 1st round pick who can play multiple spots. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Jerm:
He's going up for someone...100% convinced of it now.
Veach is pretty sly. He may be trying to make everyone think we're trading up when he is actually not planning on doing so. This is a lot like poker. You don't want to be giving tells left and right. When you do spot a tell, you have to ask yourself if the tell is reasonable or not because the opponent may be trying to lead you to believe something. [Reply]
I really paid attention to what he said at the 15:00 mark on the value of a guy that falls. Specifically, he speaks about valuing a 1st round player versus maybe two 2nd-3rd round players but what most caught my attention was "... but I think there's some depth in round 2 there..." So, I think what he is looking at is having to give up our 2nd if he wants to make that bold move.
My guess for going to 16 for either Fautanu or Thomas Jr gives up our 2nd and future 3rd form TEN.
Hmm.
If we also read the tea leaves from last year about a guy they really liked in this year's draft and not wanting to give up our 1, there aren't many guys that fit that profile but Fautanu is most certainly a guy that could have been on that list. [Reply]
Interesting that he mentioned they only have first round grades on 16 or so players. He then guessed that 4 or 5 QBs would be taken and a surprise pick or two could push one of the 16 first rounders down lower to within a range that they would then try to trade up if their guy was there.
Also the very last question was about finding an LT. He said the top guys would go high (early round 1) but they also liked some guys in rounds 2 and 3. [Reply]
