Assumptions:
1. The Chiefs do well this coming season. HC Andy Reid and GM Brett Veach are retained. The salary cap jumps $35m.
2. Before the 2021 season starts: OG Laurent Duvarney-Tardif is traded with a 2022 6th round pick to the Houston Texans for OT/G Tytus Howard and a 2022 4th round pick; S Tyrann Mathieu is extended for 3 years, $52m ($30m guaranteed).
3. OC Eric Bienemy is hired by your mom's second favorite team to become a HC.
4. The Chiefs franchise: OT Orlando Brown.
5. The Chiefs extended: WR Tyreek Hill for 4 years, $80m ($52 guaranteed).
6. The Chiefs tender: WR Jody Fortson, LB Emmanuel Smith
7. The Chiefs re-sign: DT Jarran Reed 2 years, $20m ($8m guaranteed), DT Derrick Nnadi 2 years, $9m ($1m guaranteed)
8. The Chiefs re-sign to minimal deals: QB Chad Henne, RB Darrel Williams, WR Marcus Kemp, LB Ben Niemann, LB Darius Harris, WR Byron Pringle, OT Mike Remmers, OG Andrew Wylie, C Austin Blythe, LS James Winchester
9. The Chiefs let walk: RB Jerick McKinnon, FB Michael Burton, OG Kyle Long, WR Demarcus Robinson, TE Blake Bell, TE Nick Keizer, DE Taco Charlton, OLB Dorian O'Daniel, CB Charvarius Ward, S Dan Sorensen, S Armani Watts.
10. The Chiefs sign WR Anthony Miller (Bears), TE MyCole Pruitt (49ers), CB Kyle Fuller (Broncos), S Darian Thompson (Cowboys).
11. The Chiefs are picking late in the draft.
The draft:
1. DE Aiden Hutchinson, Michigan (Chiefs trade a 4th and a 2023 2nd to move up)
2. DE Myjai Sanders, Cincinnati
3. CB Roger McCreary, Auburn
3 (Bienemy). S Bralen Trahan, Louisville
4. RB Zamir White, Georgia
6. CB Tiawan Mullen, Indiana
7. LB Nick Jackson, Virginia
the roster:
QB: Mahomes, Henne
RB: Edwards-Helaire, Williams,
White, Thompson
FB: some guy
WR: Hill, Hardman, Pringle, Powell, Fortson,
Miller
TE: Kelce, Gray,
Pruitt
LT: Brown, Remmers
LG: Thuney, Wylie
C: Humphrey, Blythe
RG: Smith,
Howard
RT: Niang, Remmers
DE: Clark,
Sanders, Kaindoh
DT: Jones, Wharton
DT: Nnadi, Reed, Saunders
DE:
Hutchinson, Danna
OLB: Gay,
Jackson
ILB: Hitchens, Niemann
OLB: Bolton, Harris, Smith
CB: Sneed,
Fuller, Fenton,
McCreary, Keyes,
Mullen
S: Mathieu, Thornhill,
Trahan,
Thompson
K: Butker
P: Townsend
LS: Winchester
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Originally Posted by Hoover:
Couple thoughts.
1. The Chad Henne thing needs to come to an end. He's old. I know Andy loves these old backups, but I'd love to go younger and even cheaper at that position. Chiefs are all in with Mahomes, so its Mahomes or bust. And with our improved offensive line, we could just mash the ball down the field.
2. I get that we need to address the DE spot, but WR is just as big of need IMO, and that needs to be addressed in the draft.
3. For once I'm fine with no fatties being drafted.
I do agree with you on 1 and 3, I just don't care enough to research a ton of backup QBs at this point. Hennes fine for a stopgap.
As far as 2, I'm actually higher on Mecole Hardman than most.
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