We need depth as well I would keep all our pick we had so many rookie starts last few years we are going to lose a bunch of guys. NExt few years
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This is a really good article about why the 40 yard dash should not be the standard at the combine. It doesn’t tell the whole story..

Cooper Kupp and Kyle Hamilton also guys that ran poor 40 yard dash but had really good play speed via GPS. Kupp got a 20 mph on the gun and Hamilton got 21.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/...oming-obsolete
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The thing with LT is that it's just not likely a guy without holes is gonna fall. LT is one spot, similar to DE, that the league has figured out for the most part what to look for.

So you're just gonna have to keep cobbling things together best you can.
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This is a Keon Coleman post :-)
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Keon Coleman does nothing for me. No thanks.
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Declare it in advance? That sucks.
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Troy Franklin too. Guys aren’t running go routes all game. He may be a build up speed guy but he still clocked 20 mph.

He should absolutely be in play here
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Guys that build up speed just aren't what Andy and company (right or wrong) look for in WR's.
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All the more reason to draft him!
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Yup. They need to put this in the combine tracking results

Player tracking data unlocks the ability to move beyond the forty yard dash and better approximate game speed.

Puka Nacua reached the fastest speed of any wide receiver during last combine's gauntlet drill at 20.06 mph.#NFLCombine x @nflnetwork pic.twitter.com/BRu8rjo4eA

— Next Gen Stats (@NextGenStats) March 2, 2024

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I think Tesla acceleration, not Lamborghini top speed, is more valuable. Especially in our offense.
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Why is Bo Nix so far down on QB draft boards? Think he's better than JJ McCarthy. I know this because I've watched about 2 or 3 quarters all year of Michigan and Oregon football and I looked at his ESPN player card online. Expert at this I tell you.
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And who was this year's fastest?

Keon fucking Coleman.
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I think that's the wrong way to look at things.

Instead, look at it as, "What thing does this player do that's SPECIAL, how special is it, and how can we utilize that special thing?"

I think that's how the Chiefs view things, rather than "we dont like this kind of guy or won't draft that kind of guy etc" .
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Yeah I like this gauntlet drill. I'd put those results way way way ahead of the 40 yard dash. It's a better predictor of football speed.

If Keon is the top of that, he would be towards the top of my list.

I want football players. As the great Kenny Powers said, I play real sports, not trying to be the best at working out.
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