That's the thing... you're not getting a slam dunk at 6. Which you would kind of want to move jones.

You can probably get one of Myles Murphy/Tyree Wilson/Paris Johnson, Jr. there. Or pick between two of them.

That's not good enough by itself. You'd need more on top to spread the risk a little bit.

Myles Murphy scares me, he has some question marks that could make him a bust.

I like playing with these scenarios as well, but sometimes I wonder why we're so cap conscious as fans. I want the most talented team possible, not the best financial situation for the owner. Of course I want long term cap success for our Chiefs, but with the way bonuses are structured now it feels like you can pay anyone you want if you're creative.

My point is... we just won the SB, we have the #1 roster in the league, why move key pieces of that team at all? Shouldn't we fans be pounding the table harder to keep our current roster in tact? Paris is a top rated LT in this draft, and here we are questioning if he's a sure thing. We already know C Jones and/or OBJ are league leading quality. You'd for certain have to give me more than a 1-to-1 trade for a cheaper league hopeful in order for me to want to move on from one of them. The Tyreek trade at least gave us multiple shots at replacing him.

We already have 11-12 picks in this draft, that's enough ammo for Veach to Veach without moving top line talent from our current championship roster.

No draft pick is a slam dunk man. Look at you talking about trading for Chase Young as a case point.

Lance Zierlein doesn't like this OLine class that much at tackle if you go through and read his scouting reports and grades.

If I'm looking at how I personally value prospects and using his grades, only one really would carry 1st round value, one 2nd round value, and six with 3rd round value. That's not a ringing endorsement. Of course, that's not how they fit into the draft overall. Of his top 32 prospects, 4 are in it (Skoronski, B Jones, Johnson, and Bergeron). The next 32 have 3 more (Mauch, Wright, D Jones). The 3rd group only adds 1 more in Harrison. Eight prospects he'd see as 1st-3rd round prospects based on grades and 3 of them he sees more as guards. Eek. Not good from a solid grader of talent.

Here are his grades and position projections (ST = Swing Tackle/Reserve) I took some notes on:

Peter Skoronski, Northwestern - 6.73 - OG
Broderick Jones, Georgia - 6.44 - LT
Paris Johnson, Ohio State - 6.39 - LT
Matthew Bergeron, Syracuse - 6.39 - OG
Cody Mauch, North Dakota State - 6.36 - OG
Darnell Wright, Tennessee - 6.34 - RT
Dawand Jones, Ohio State - 6.32 - RT
Anton Harrison, Oklahoma - 6.27 - LT
Carter Warren, Pittsburgh - 6.16 - ST
Asim Richards, North Carolina - 6.15 - OG
Braeden Daniels, Utah - 6.14 - OG/ST
Tyler Steen, Alabama - 6.13 - ST
Richard Gouraige, Florida - 6.10 - OG
Jaelyn Duncan, Maryland - 6.00 - OG
Blake Freeland, BYU - 6.00 - OT
Warren McClendon Jr., Georgia - 6.00 - OG/ST
Connor Galvin, Baylor - 5.92 - OG/ST
Wanya Morris, Oklahoma - 5.91 - ST
Ryan Hayes, Michigan - 5.90 - OG/ST
John Ojukwu, Boise State - 5.89 - OG
Earl Bostick Jr., Kansas - 5.87 - ST
Dalton Wagner, Arkansas - 5.80 - RT
Mark Evans II, Arkansas Pine Bluff - 5.69
Malaesala Aumavae-Laulu, Oregon - 5.67 - OG

Grading scale:
8.0 The perfect prospect
7.3-7.5 Perennial All-Pro
7.0-7.1 Pro Bowl talent
6.7-6.9 Year 1 starter
6.5-6.6 Boom-or-bust potential
6.40-6.49 Will become good starter within two years
6.30-6.39 Will eventually be plus starter
6.20-6.29 Will eventually be average starter
6.10-6.19 Good backup with the potential to develop into starter
6.0-6.09 Traits or talent to be above-average backup
5.80-5.99 Average backup or special-teamer
5.60-5.69 Candidate for bottom of roster or practice squad
5.50-5.59 Priority undrafted free agent

Depends on how you define splash-- I could see Veach trading up from 31 to somewhere like 20-25 if he sees a player fall that he really wants.

I don't think he will sacrifice their long term plan to trade up into the top ten just because the draft is here.

The team does not have a lot of holes (all teams have some in the salary cap era of the NFL), so spending some draft capital to move up 5-10 spots for someone he feels will make an impact seems reasonable to me.

I really don't think they're drafting an OT high this year. OBJ will probably be back.

We went from #29 to #21 (+8 spots) last year and I didn't consider that a splash, but also we had #30 so maybe that factored in.

I guess a "splash" in this scenario would be from #31 up to the 12-20 range.

Yeah, barring any major changes, I'm expecting OBJ, Frank, Chris and even JuJu back this upcoming year.

Sorta seems to have a "keep the gang together" vibe. Much different than last year when TM was chirping on twitter, Dirty Dan and Ben Neimann were spoiled milk, the mood was a little awkward/quiet with Tyreek....

Hell, I honestly think Wylie comes back, too, even if only to be a stop gap for a rookie we select.

This also feels different than the "Run it back" campaign after 2019. It almost felt like they didn't really think they needed to get better after that year.

If they don't bring back JuJu it would be cheaper to trade a pick or picks for a veteran WR

If no JuJu, then I’m even more open to the Hopkins trade (assuming it’s no higher than a 3rd at most).

OBj might end up back but RT is still the worst problem on the team. The could, though still choose to bring Wylie back (ugh) or address it in FA.

I think Trey Pipkins is a guy starting to turn the corner and would be a swift, under-the-radar swipe from a division rival that should be relatively cheap and he's young enough yet at 27.

Jawaan Taylor is also a guy that looks to be turning the corner, is only 26, and would be a poach from a strong AFC foe. I'm worried more about his contract demands than I am about Pipkins though.

It's not about the owner at all. It's about the cap. The idea is that we've shown that Mahomes plus best 52=Super Bowl. What's the best way to get and maintain the best 52 under the cap? And without pushing cost forward, where you can end up screwing yourself in the future? I don't know about you, but I'm kind of digging this contending every single year thing.

oh, **** no.

I just don't see how he gets traded without a new deal and the guy is 30. Doesn't really seem like a Veach move tbh