Late night bullshit: Where does this team need to improve?
 

1. Name the areas this team needs to go to the Super Bowl.

2. Rank it on a scale of 1-10.

QB

Like 85% of the NFL, we need to upgrade at this position. However, Smith was hardly *THE* reason we lost. We do, however, badly need a new #2 on the roster who can be groomed to take over for the future.

9/10

RB

I think it's pretty clear that Ware is a steady presence on the field, but he's not a game breaker, and he doesn't always get every yard he could. Jamaal is a huge question mark, and Charcandrick West is a good dude to have on the roster but he's a backup at best. We need another RB (or two), one of whom can break a game open.

10/10

WR

We have two really good dudes at the top of the depth chart, and Conley is a solid #3. We could use some more talent to round out the bottom of the roster, however.

5/10

TE

Our #1 is an All Pro, and Harris would be a solid #2 if he wasn't reliable for one ****-up per game. Both of the guys we have for the #3 spot are alright for now.

2/10

OT

Our starters are solid, though Fisher is probably a league-average LT at best. The depth here is okay, too -- Witzmann and Jah Reid are under contract for 2017 and are both acceptable talents.

2/10

OG

Somebody here on this board mentioned the Chiefs were 4-0 with Parker Ehinger starting this year. I don't know; I think it's fine to assume he can lock down the position for a year, but the Chiefs really need to be looking for new blood who can control the line of scrimmage here. LDT is fine, Fulton is an iffy backup, and both are hitting free agency in 2018. Chiefs need to make a key investment here.

8/10

C

Morse is solid and Fulton is a good backup.

1/10

NT

I'll allow for some flexibility here with Poe's situation. If this team does the right thing and brings Poe back, they've also got Howard for another year and T.J. Barnes is a solid backup. I'd say NT is a small need then -- however if Poe departs and Howard is only under contract for 2017, you can vault this position way up.

2/10 with Poe, 6/10 without Poe

DE

Chiefs are super loaded here, assuming Howard and Bailey come back with no problems. Even if we move Howard to NT, we've got tons of talent at the position.

1/10

OLB

I think the Chiefs need new blood here. Hali is coming back in 2017, but he contributed very little on the field. Houston/Ford is a solid combo, but the Chiefs need a very good third option to turn to if/when one of them go down. Zombo is just a guy.

6/10

ILB

I think this team has more talent at this position than CP would care to admit. I'm in the minority here, but I think we need to coach up Ramik a bit more and then roll with him, Mauga, March, and Alexander while we wait for DJ to return late in the season. I'm not opposed to bringing in some new blood here, but I don't think we're needing to draft a stud in 2017 like many on CP believe.

4/10

CB

Chiefs need to make extending Terrance Mitchell a thing this offseason. Mitchell played his ass off against the Steelers, and looks like the real deal. So long as he is, a Mitchell/Peters combo is money. Gaines is a quality backup, and White still has potential. I'd like someone for the slot better than Nelson, but Nelson has competed pretty hard this year so I wouldn't worry too much there, either. Nevertheless, this is one position you can't have enough talent at.

3/10

S

Assuming this team does the right thing and extends Berry, this team is set at safety. Berry/Parker is a Top 3 safety combo in the NFL, and Sorensen (who is an RFA) and Murray are good backups. If the team loses Berry, well.... unless Murray is a revelation, we're in trouble here.

1/10 with Berry, 7/10 without

ST

Santos is an RFA, Colquitt is Colquitt, and Winchester seems to be alright.

1/10

Looks about right. I'd say the two most glaring needs are ILB and OLine. A stud RB would be nice though.

trade alex smith to the cleveland browns for starters.

What about coaching? OL coach, OC and play calling HC?

Not feasible.

I'd like to see us take:
Edge or ILB in R1
OG in R2
2picks - RB and either Edge or ILB in R3, whichever we didn't take in R1

And a dark horse 3rd or 4th round pick would be another receiving TE to push Harris. 3 TE sets where Harris is the third receiving option? Jesus.

QB, NT, ILB, HB.

I was curious as to the reasoning for placing a higher priority on a RB as opposed to an OLB but then I remembered this is a Direckshun thread.

Offense, defense, special teams, and playcalling.

We have no running backs.

We have two passrushers.

Feel free to use words and fully formed thoughts.

I think we are good enough everywhere, but not great enough anywhere. We need an area of dominance, like the best one or two teams in the league. Any of the following would do the trick:

1. A great QB
2. A dominant pass blocking OL
3. A dominant run blocking OL with a workhorse RB
4. A top run defense
5. A smothering pass rush
6. A top secondary three deep at corner and three deep at safety

The question is, which of these is easiest to achieve from where we are now?

Obviously, we'd all take the QB. But with everyone as realistically healthy as they can be, our best shot is probably run D, if we could keep both Berry and Poe. We were serviceable this year with our middle gutted.

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