Mock (8/22)

[Direckshun]

Assumptions:

1. The Chiefs finish 5-11 and end up picking #7. Andy Reid, John Dorsey, Pederson and Sutton are all retained.

2. The Chiefs fail to extend Alex Smith, after extensive talks. Smith hits the front market, and the Houston Texans outbid everyone to bring him on board. They also fail to extend OLB Justin Houston and franchise tag him. They do, however, extend S Eric Berry at some point over the next 12 months for about $8m a year.

3. The Chiefs re-sign DE Allen Bailey to a 3-year, $13m ($3m guaranteed) deal.

4. The Chiefs cut WR Donnie Avery, TE Anthony Fasano and CB Sean Smith.

5. The Chiefs tender OLB Josh Martin.

6. The Chiefs let walk QB Alex Smith, WR Kyle Williams, WR Junior Hemingway, OT Ryan Harris and C Rodney Hudson.

7. The Chiefs re-sign FB Anthony Sherman, CB Chris Owens, LS Thomas Gafford to minimal deals.

8. The Chiefs sign WR Nate Washington (Titans) to a 3 year, $14m deal, WR Jerrel Jernigan (Giants) to a 2 year, $6m deal, and CB/S Devin McCourty (Patriots) to a 4 year, $20m ($9m guaranteed) deal.

9. They receive four compensatory picks: a 3rd, a 4th, a 5th, and a 6th.

On with the show:



1. QB Jameis Winston, Florida State

The Chiefs trade up from #7 overall to #3 overall, giving up their 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and their 1st in 2015 to do so.

Two elite QBs are coming out in this draft, Oregon's Marcus Mariota and FSU's Jameis Winston. Whoever doesn't go 1st overall, the Chiefs should be willing to trade away a great number of high picks to land. By my estimation, Mariota's the richer prize, so the Chiefs trade away a lot of picks for Winston.

So, the 30 year ban on 1st round QBs has ended. Winston would be a perfect fit for Andy Reid. Kid is very athletic, makes smart decisions and can be elite in the short passing game, as well as retaining plenty of arm to challenge secondaries deep.

3. CB Eric Murray, Minnesota

Phillip Gaines likely hasn't panned out in 2015, but the Chiefs refuse to learn from their mistakes and go for a Gaines clone in the 2015 draft. Eric Murray is a lanky, aggressive defender that plays with every bit of Brandon Flowers' passion. He should compete against Marcus Cooper to start, but like Gaines, will likely need a season or two to redshirt.

4. OT Le'Raven Clark, Texas Tech

Eric Fisher will probably look halfway not-terrible enough to warrant another year at LT. Donald Stephenson, however, has one year left before hitting free agency and there's no chance in hell the Chiefs re-sign him. They let Ryan Harris walk in free agency, too, and I have no idea of Ryan McKee will even make the roster this year (he should).

As a result, the Chiefs need a tackle. Because it's John ****ing Dorsey, he'll take a large tackle with great measurables that may or may not work out. Unlike Fisher, however, they can afford to redshirt him for a year.

5. NT Leon Orr, Florida

A bit undersized as a nose tackle, the Chiefs still need someone who can spell Dontari Poe.

5. C Brandon Vitabile, Northwestern

Kush is now starting. The NFL's youngest line got even younger. The Chiefs need more depth here.

6. CB Ladarius Gunter, Miami

He's 6'2", and Dorsey doesn't give a shit.

6. TE Ben Koyack, Notre Dame

"But, wait, Koyack was a blocking tight end!"

You're damn right he was. That's apparently how Dorsey likes them.

7. ILB Kris Frost, Auburn

Kris Frost is a talented underclassman that should be coming out in 2015. He's a good tackle with solid instincts.

[Nightfyre]

I love the presumption that they want Alex at any cost. If that were the case, why bother negotiating? Such fail.

[Dr. Gigglepants]

Originally Posted by Nightfyre

I love the presumption that they want Alex at any cost. If that were the case, why bother negotiating? Such fail.

Yep. Don't sign him and you aren't tied to him for at least another 3 years. The question is, do we throw Bray or Murray out to the wolves in 2015? Or a shiny new 1st rd qb?