Yeah, we lost the link. Here you go: http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...t-trade-chart/

Yeah, I probably should've done the trade-up thing; I didn't really notice that he went right before our pick at 5-25 (and I knew that Davis went at 5-26 who I really liked and thought we needed as DAT insurance).

That would've allowed me to take Willie Henry at 126 and Westerman at 161. Costs me a couple of WR projects but we have a fair amount of WR depth that I could probably live with.

Oh well; poor form to piggyback on someone else's blueprint.

It's a kind of expensive tradeup for one spot, but I did it, albeit with a grimace.

Pestilence, FYI you can also grab the Bengals' 245th pick in return on your trade. It's only worth 2 points, so you can grab another late guy if you want.

Eh, I'm fine if you want to re-think it. We still have others who haven't posted their draft yet.

We're all weirdly in sync. Are we great talent evaluators, or are we victims of media bias in grading players?

Ok I had kelcie McCray but I accepted the trade to seattle. I'm also gonna accept the bucs trade down so here are my picks



1-28 (28th): Myles Jack ILB/OLB UCLA

3-11 (74th): Kivaree Russel CB Notre Dame

4-8 (106th): Eric Muarry CB/S Minnesota

4-28 (126th): Demarcus Robinson WR Florida

5-25 (162nd): Kevin Hogan QB Stanford

5-28 (165th): Kyle Murphy OT Stanford

6-28 (203rd): Mike Thomas WR Southern Miss

7-28 (249th: Vernon Adams QB Oregon

Edited to eliminate confusion.

Clearly rebelling against the Andrew Billings and Christian Westerman bandwagon. We'll see if that helps you or hurts you in the long run.

Do we get the UDFA's that the Chiefs signed? Or is that a no because they're still considered part of the draft?

Yep, once training camp starts, all owners get all of the new Chiefs who didn't come from the draft. In Year One, you'll actually get all Chiefs, of course.

Beginning in Year 2, the rule is that you get anyone that wasn't on the Chiefs roster the year before and who didn't come from the draft. So for example the existing owners will get Mitchell Schwartz and Rod Streater and all of the camp fodder guys.

I'll produce that list once training camp starts, and everyone will add them to their training camp rosters.

Hmmmm....

Okay, I'll make the trade up with the Bengals, giving up 162 and 203 for 161 and 245.

I'm also going to make a trade down with the Vikings giving up 106 (82*.65 = 53.3) for 121 and 244 (52+1 = 53). Still taking Billings at 121, it just gives me another crack at a UDFA that I like.


1-28 (28th pick) -- Myles Jack, LB - USC; taking him here in the first to get the 5th year option and redshirt him. Long-term replacement for DJ.

3-11 (74th pick) -- KeiVarae Russell, CB - ND is a good pick here. I ran a trade-up scenario for Bullard but the .85 penalty was just too steep. So I'll be sticking with Dorsey's pick here. I also thought about the higher upside play in Kendall Fuller but in the end, I'm pretty impressed with this kid so I'm standing pat.

4-23 (121st pick) -- Andrew Billings, NT - Baylor; this kid is !@#$ing STRONG. Can't play end like Jones but can probably play the nose even better. Give Poe a breather with him or put him alongside him in Nickel sets and this is a tough line to run on period.

4-28 (126th pick) -- Willie Henry, DT - Michigan; just a nice value play and if Poe really is lost to FA, Henry alongside Billings can team up with Howard and provide a nice bit of push and rotational strength.

5-24 (161nd pick) -- Christian Westerman, G - ASU; best interior line prospect on the board here and better than Ehringer.

5-28 (165th pick) -- DJ White, CB - Georgia Tech; Thought very strongly about going with Jatavis Brown here but ultimately I just don't know how I'd use him in this system. Maybe as a hybrid safety in a 4-2-5 setup but I dunno. He's a 4-3 player that isn't a great fit in a 3-4, IMO. White's a nice little get this late.

6-28 (203rd pick) -- Mike Thomas, WR - Southern Miss; small school kid with elite measurables. Probably nothin', maybe somethin'. Could possibly return kicks.

7-23 (244th pick) -- Jack Allen, C - Michigan State; I don't understand Allen going undrafted at all. I don't think Graham Glasgow is any better bet to be good than he is and Glasgow went in the third. Allen's a smart player and by all accounts a great dude. I'm not sure he can make the team but I'm willing to find out.

7-24 (245th pick) --Avery Young, OT - Auburn; I see absolutely nothing that makes Ehringer better than Young. In fact, I think Young has a better shot at sticking at T than Ehringer and has more upside at G. Allen and Young probably have a battle royale to see who sticks (if either) and it's probably overkill, but I just both of these guys should've been drafted.

7-28 (249th pick) -- Tyvis Powell, FS - Ohio State; signed by Seattle and they do okay identifying safety talent. Tall, fast kid who probably can't be coached into a Sean Smith type but the physical ability is there. Should be a nice backup safety though; more of a Ron Parker style safety than a Daniel Sorenson.

Threw a little more variety in on this one; I don't think I saw Henry, Allen, Young or Powell mentioned. I thought about Jonathan Jones out of Auburn with one of my 7ths as well as Jeremy Cash at SS or Jake Coker at QB. Jones was just too small (though he can play in the slot somewhere, IMO), Cash too slow (pure box safety; don't care for those) and Coker simply doesn't have the production and given the microscope GMs put big program QBs under, plenty of eyes have been on him and passed.

I almost took Drew Kaser instead of White and Jones instead of Young; frankly I probably should but I don't like the T depth situation on this team at all so I grabbed Young even though I'm not sure he can actually stick there. And I just like White. If we incorporated a salary cap into this thing, I'd have done it. Colquitt's just way too damn expensive. I came off striker because I forgot that I get UDFAs the Chiefs sign and I like Terrance Smith from FSU. I'll probably try to find a way to hold onto him, making Striker a surefire cut.

So having used my trade up and my trade down, I will call this one my draft and put my original in spoiler tags so as not to cause confusion.

Pest - I also encourage you to take the Billings trade down and pick up that extra 7th to try to snag another of the handful of UDFAs that you can essentially get for free (may I recommend a highly decorated former Big 10 center with a wide open path to playing time in New Orleans....).

I almost took Jack Allen. I may very well take that trade down like DJ has so generously pointed out.

After both my trade up and trade down.....here is my updated draft.

1-28 (28th) - Myles Jack, ILB, UCLA - I could have accepted the 49er trade but it made it too expensive to try and trade back up for Jack. I'll just stay at 28 and draft him. Put him next to DJ until DJ retires.....and then move him to DJ's vacant spot.

3-11 (74th) - KeiVarae Russell, CB, Notre Dame - No explanation necessary. Starts immediately opposite Peters. Gaines is my NB.

4-23 (121st) - Andrew Billings, NT, Baylor - I'm not passing up this beast. If for some reason we lose Poe....he can fill in at NT. I'd love to move Poe to DE....but we'll see.

4-28 (126th) - K.J. Dillon, S, West Virginia - I don't trust any of the safeties behind Berry and Parker.

5-24 (161st) - Christian Westerman, OG, Arizona State - I need competition at the OG spots. There was no way that I wasn't going to trade up one spot to take this kid.

5-28 (165th) - Kyle Murphy, OT, Stanford - My new swing tackle.

7-23 (244th pick) -- Jack Allen, C, Michigan State

7-24 (245th) - Keyarris Garrett, WR, Tulsa

7-28 (249th) - Kalan Reed, CB, Southern Miss. - Insurance in case Nelson turns out to be shit. Plus it allows me to get rid of Cooper.