Originally Posted by O.city:
Wouldn't it be a better use of resources? They need a legit LT, they've shown they can fill those other areas in more easily than LT which usually comes early in the draft.
If you throw everything you have at the draft, you run the risk of coming out of it with NOBODY and you won't even have high picks next year to rectify the situation.
Trading away high picks simply isn't an option. It's way too risky. [Reply]
Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud:
The draft is still a crapshoot.
Wrapping up multiple first and seconds for an unknown is super risky and if it's a miss, you're screwed for two years or more of a championship window.
Originally Posted by htismaqe:
Trading up in the first still runs the risk of not getting a LT at all AND you won't have as many picks to try to correct it later.
If they ID a guy as a franchise LT, go get him and settle that spot for the next decade. [Reply]
Originally Posted by O.city:
What holes are more important than a LT?
The draft is NEVER a guarantee.
Remember when we took Fisher - do you remember who the #2 pick was?
The only thing worse than going into the 2021 season with a hole at LT would be going into the 2022 season with a hole at LT but not having any high draft picks left to address the issue. [Reply]
Originally Posted by htismaqe:
The draft is NEVER a guarantee.
Remember when we took Fisher - do you remember who the #2 pick was?
The only thing worse than going into the 2021 season with a hole at LT would be going into the 2022 season with a hole at LT but not having any high draft picks left to address the issue.
And?
If they're willing to trade up for a guy I'd be willing to assume they know he's a can't miss guy in their system.
Originally Posted by O.city:
They need to have a good LT. Those aren't easy to find.
Which is why just throwing draft picks at the position, just to have a LT, isn't the answer, either.
The Chiefs cannot trade up to take a left tackle, only to have the 2013 version of Eric Fisher out there for 17 games.
If Veach determines the only way to go into the season with a quality LT is to throw a 1st and 2nd at the position, I'm fine with it but he'd better be right because if not, they're out at least one valuable pick AND they're doing it all over again next year. [Reply]
Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud:
Which is why just throwing draft picks at the position, just to have a LT, isn't the answer, either.
The Chiefs cannot trade up to take a left tackle, only to have the 2013 version of Eric Fisher out there for 17 games.
If Veach determines the only way to go into the season with a quality LT is to throw a 1st and 2nd at the position, I'm fine with it but he'd better be right because if not, they're out at least one valuable pick AND they're doing it all over again next year.
I'm basing all this on the idea that I trust them to be right. If not, move on and look to do it again in a few years. [Reply]