LNBS: Will KC draft a QB earlier than we think?
 

Andy had McNabb and drafted:

Kevin Kolb in the 2nd round.
AJ Feeley in the 5th.
Kafka in the 4th.
Nick Foles in the 3rd.

I wonder if Veach and Andy will use a mid rounder on a QB in the next couple drafts.

I wouldn’t hate it at a max of a 4th round investment if the right guy falls, but I sure would be pissed if we used a 2 or 3 on one.

**** NO, MAHOMES WILL QUARTERBACK THE CHIEFS UNTIL THE END OF TIME

Not impossible, but it kind of seems like they've got a crush on Chris Oladokun. I wouldn't be terribly shocked if he made it to QB2 next season, maybe.

If Andy holds true to form in his time in KC, he'll go find a Trevor Siemian type of vet for next year (Gabbert is terribad) and let Oladokun simmer one more season.

Need someone other than Gabbert. But the team also has plenty of other spots that need attention, so I am not sure they want to use a Draft pick on the QB room.

Kolb was taken a couple years after they lost the Super Bowl and it was clear that McNabb really wasn't a top tier QB. Kafka was taken in the offseason they traded McNabb, and Foles was taken after year 2 of over-30 retread Mike Vick.

So, to answer the question, no.

You are supposed to draft a QB in the third round. Play them in some meaningless games, and then trade them to a sucker franchise for at least a first round pick.

Belinda Veaze needs to get this ball rolling.

Long couple days until Sunday. Try to get some sleep.

LMAO

There is zero chance they draft a QB short of someone they project going in rounds 2/3 falling to the 5/6/7 rounds. It would be strictly a value pick.

I can't see them doing it in the next several years. They will want to use every draft pick to plug holes to maximize their chances to win championships with Mahomes.

Contract AIDS and kill yourself pronto!

Nah. There will always be Blaine Gabberts out there and undrafted projects to tinker around with. That 3rd/4th round pick is far too valuable for roster building, especially this year when we have limited picks.

I have no problem with the “draft and develop a QB, then trade them to a desperate franchise” scenario. The issue I have is, Veach drafts so well from rounds 1-7, I don’t know that I ever want to waste a pick on a QB. We’re not drafting one to compete, that’s for certain.

We can likely get Jason Bean as an undrafted free agent as a developmental wide receiver.

I saw that he had one of the fastest runs last year and it intrigued me.

Nah man

Doubtful.

When the time comes, draft his replacement like the Packers did with Love and let him sit and get ready for a couple years.

Thankfully we don't have to worry about that for like, 25 years or something.

I was hoping he'd go the 90s Packers route and draft backups as future draft pick investments, but apparently that's not the case, and he values just winning the games we need to win should Mahomes go down rather than develop guys for the future.

Which I'm fine with, I guess. It's not as exciting, but it gets the job done.

No but if we’re going to pay a good amount for Blaine gabbert, we can certainly do much better. For as many great moves as we make, we’ve gotta start picking up free agents we like, and not just ones recommended by fellow coaches and players.

No, but I don't discount them picking one up with one of those two 5ths.

Thats as far as I'd be willing to go, QB simply doesn't need to be a priority yet

**** that. Just keep going with the aging veterans back ups. We have got productive players in the 4th round or later.

This question is about the 2040 draft, correct?

I don't think Bronze is eligible for the draft yet, unfortunately.

Huh?

No. Would be the dumbest move to make.

He did it in Philly and everyone wants to do the "draft and develop then trade QB".

Issue with that is he has to actually play. If that happens here, we're ****ed. So no thanks.

Put down the crack pipe dude.

This.

Gabbert hasn't been the same since Suh threw him all over the field in 2009.

Not a Gabbert fan, like at all. I'd rather have a 39 yr old Joe Flacco :shrug:

What?


Like, when has he not sucked ?

If Bean wants to play pro ball, he better learn to catch the ball well and run routes.

Yes, He can fly down the field.

That’s the reason Andy kept drafting QB’s in Philly.

College, but he probably had the best TE tandem in CFB history(Coffman and Rucker)

It is literally the only position you can bank that won’t be drafted until rounds 6-7 if at all anytime soon. They will resign Gabbert or another veteran at a similar price point. Take your pick:

https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/free-age...trending-pages

Someone would have to fall further than is reasonably foreseeable for it to go any other way.

I’m surprised some of you would be so mad at spending a 4th or 5th on a QB.

To make this insane logic leap, you have to place McNabb in the same tier as Mahomes. And that, my friend, is something special to even consider.

The ****? Just a LITTLE bit of difference between Mahomes and ****ing McNabb ROFL

For what purpose… to sit out as a third string/practice squad QB?

The Chiefs have too many needs to waste a draft pick.

Jets will end up cutting Zach Wilson after they get no trade offers. That's who they should bring in on the cheap.

What would be the upside to this move?

It’s not about the difference between Mahomes and McNabb. It’s about having a cost controlled and talented backup for 3 years that we can trade for a profit afterwards.

When your front office can find gems like Sneed in the 4th or Pacheco in the 7th you don' need to be drafting QBs "just cuz."

He would be a great back up QB, but our version of cheap and his version is waaaay different.

What needs do we have outside of WR and Offensive Tackle?

again, the NFL landscape is so different than it was back them.

Just plug in actual player names and see how you feel about this...

2nd Round. Can you see Veach and Reid saying I'd rather have a back up QB than Rashee Rice? I'd rather have a backup QB than Leo Chenal in the 3rd. I'd rather have a backup QB than Joshua Williams in the 4th, or I'd rather have a backup QB than Noah Gray in the 5th.

Sure, you can go high light the guys that have yet to develop and make the case, but look at our roster and realize the reason this team is so damn good and consistent, is that we add talent and depth to the roster through the draft every year.

The guy you want to draft hopefully never sees the field. And frankly if he does, I want him to suck because I'd rather inject high draft picks after an injury season than have the ability to shop a backup QB around for what essentially would be a comp pick.

Guys I have a Ferrari in my garage. Should I go buy an IROC just in case my Ferrari breaks down?

Gabbert is here largely because henne recommended him. Let’s just bring in a veteran that’s best suited to fill in for a game or 2 for the hopefully never emergency we need someone to chip in. Let’s just start there and we don’t need to reinvent the wheel.

I hate today.

Find a better veteran than Gabbert

I love today. We are worrying about a qb who at most will need to chip in a few games while other teams are hamstrung with a shit qb or in a horrible spot to take a qbotf who will probably suck.

Life is good

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Gabbert is a horrible backup because his style is so much of a mismatch to an offensive scheme built around Mahomes. He would be a decent enough backup for a pocket passer statue like Brady or Big Ben but not for us.

At the right price I see value in someone like Tyler Huntley.

In all seriousness, KC absolutely should have a backup that could come in say if Mahomes beaks his collarbone in the middle of the season.

Or if he has to sit out a drive during a playoff game while getting checked/cleared/x-rayed for medical reasons.

Now whether that is best done by FA vets or a draft pick is a different question.

No!

I'll gladly take a top 10 top instead. This team with Mahomes is built to win Super Bowls. We are so past playoff appearances.

Backups like Gabbert can hold you over for a short term absence. That's all we need.

Depth at LB and defensive line with potential free agency defections.

RB depth.

TE depth.

Veach has proven he can hit on instant impact players in any round of the draft… to waste a draft pick on a QB who realistically is going to be nothing more than a practice squad player next season, is not the best use of draft capital.

Huntley would be good, but you think Baltimore is willing to let him walk?

I believe Tyrod Taylor will be available next year.

Likely not as Jackson has more of an injury history to merit needing a backup in the system and Huntley is a good fit with the way Baltimore are built to play.

Tannehill is another veteran option if he isn’t willing to stay with the Titans as backup and maybe wants a ring even just as a squad player

Your car could back up 493rd’s car!!!!

Drafting a QB before round 7 would be monumentally stupid.

We have other more pressing needs, but I wouldn't mind an upgrade on a backup QB. If Blain Gabbert ever had to step in for more than a couple of weeks, we would be screwed. Hopefully there will be a decent UFA available.

Well yeah, unless you like walking to work.

The hole in that strategy is that without the backup seeing playing time, no one will see the development, and no trade value will be created.

if Andy Reid likes drafting backup QBs, why hasn't he drafted one ever as a Chief?

The last one was that Georgia QB murray wasn't it? But that was before Mahomes. Did he even make the team as a backup? I feel like he might have, but I also feel like he might not have too.