Mock (2/1)
 

Assumptions:

1. The Chiefs extend Alex Smith 4 years, $60m ($36m guaranteed), and OLB Justin Houston 6 years, $62m ($32m guaranteed).

2. The Chiefs restructure SS Eric Berry and OLB Tamba Hali.

3. The Chiefs resign OG Geoff Schwartz to a 2 year, $7m deal, and DE Tyson Jackson to a $4 year, 19m deal ($5m guaranteed).

3. The Chiefs re-sign NT Jerrell Powe, ILB Akeem Jordan, and LS Thomas Gafford to minimal deals.

4. The Chiefs let walk: WR Dexter McCluster, WR Kyle Williams, OT Brandon Albert, OG Jon Asamoah, OLB Frank Zombo, S Kendrick Lewis, S Quinten Demps, S Husain Abdullah

5. The Chiefs cut: WR Donnie Avery, TE Anthony Fasano, CB Dunta Robinson

6. Chiefs sign WR Golden Tate to a 5-year, $28m deal ($8m guaranteed), WR Devin Hester (Bears) to a 2-year, $3m deal, OT Khalif Barnes (Raiders) to a 1 year, $3m deal, S Chris Clemons (Dolphins) to a 4-year, $28m deal ($10m guaranteed), and S Bradley McDougald (Buccaneers) to a minimal deal.

On with the show:

1.23. TE Jace Amaro, Texas Tech

The Chiefs have improved themselves across the board at every position except, arguably, punt-returner, and tight end. The Chiefs believe they can compete for a Super Bowl appearance in 2014, so they need another weapon for Smith. Fasano was a cap casualty, and nobody knows where Kelce is. The Chiefs bring in a home run talent in Amaro, whose hands and route-running make him a Day One starter. The obvious hope is that both he and Kelce can log serious time.

3.87. OLB Marcus Smith, Louisville

Smith is as pure a 3-4 OLB as you're going to find in this draft. His passrushing speed is excellent, though he will need to develop his moves. And his work in coverage is outstanding. He is an enthusiastic run blocker, and would help the Chiefs in planning for the post-Hali era.

4.119. NT Daniel McCullers, Tennessee

The Chiefs believe they need to play Poe 60% of the time instead of 90%. They went a long way towards helping him out by bringing back Powe this offseason, but they need more options. McCullers brings serious size and one-dimensional lane-clogging talents. The Chiefs hope this fortifies the middle of their line for years.

5.151. RB Devonta Freedman, Florida State

Just got done bragging on this guy in the "next Jamaal Charles" thread, so let's go with him here. Freedman possesses excellent speed and shiftiness to provide the Chiefs with a great #2 option should Knile Davis be unable to go next year. Even if Davis does, Freedman is a great investment for the post-Charles era, and I believe he is a future 1,000 yard rusher.

6.177. CB Aaron Colvin, Oklahoma

If the Chiefs get another bad year from Flowers and Smith at CB, they will need tons of options for 2015. Colvin will need a year on IR, but was second-day talent before he blew out an ACL.

6.183. CB Walt Aikens, Liberty

The Chiefs take a project for their secondary. Aikens has good size and outstanding speed, projected in the 4.4 range. If that's the case, there's no way he doesn't end up on Dorsey's radar, and gives the Chiefs some athleticism while they await Colvin's return.

QB: Smith, Daniel, Bray
RB: Charles, Davis, Freedman, Gray
FB: Sherman

WR: Bowe, Tate, Jenkins, Hester, Hemingway
TE: Amaro, Kelce, McGrath

LT: Fisher/Stephenson, Barnes
LG: Allen, Johnson
C: Hudson, Kush
RG: Schwartz, Johnson
RT: Fisher/Stephenson, Barnes

DE: DeVito, Bailey
NT: Poe, McCullers, Powe
DE: Jackson, Catapano

OLB: Hali, Smith
ILB: Jordan, Johnson
ILB: Johnson, Johnson
OLB: Houston, Moses

CB: Flowers, Smith, Cooper, Parker, Aikens, Colvin
S: Berry, Clemons, Commings, MacDougald

K: Succop
P: Colquitt
LS: Gafford
KR: Hester, Davis
PR: Hester, Tate

Paying Jackson that is a waste of resources. They need someone to collapse the pocket from that position and Jackson isn't that guy.

I figured as much. I just don't know who the hell you bring in.

Tuitt's going to give you more of a push, but he's going to get raked against the run for at least a year.

The free agent market is pretty weak. Antonio Smith gives you as much as you can possibly get, but who the hell knows how much gas he has left in the tank.

The best possible option is Hageman, but I don't see how he lasts to 23.

So that leaves you with Bailey and Catapano -- and, yeah. Good players, but world-beating pocket collapsers?

I'm not advocating re-signing TJax. I just don't know what options you have.

I'm paying Michael Bennett to do that. If I can't get him, I'm rolling with Bailey/Catapano/late rounder/UFA to play.

I'm not drafting another god damn 5 tech in the first round.

Yes, one every five years is excessive... It's not like DL are important in the 3-4, right.

Bennett's a good option. You land him, however, then you're essentially forfeiting the rest of your offseason. And that means you're entering the draft with legit holes at WR, TE, and S. And that you're banking on Kelce and Commings returning to whatever form they were supposed to be in originally.

McDonald from Seattle would be a nice option to bring in

He's actually be my top dl get

We need penetrators, not cloggers. Also, McCullers is terrible, lol. He is a BFN, big for nothing. Powe is way better than McCullers is and you won't have to waste a draft pick on him. We need a pass rush specialist along the DL, not another clogger that will play maybe 2% of the defensive snaps.

To be fair, I have no faith in our coaching staff to play Powe .. I still see them drafting somebody else and not utilizing obvious talent that's sitting in their lap right now...