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Originally Posted by htismaqe
The problem is they loaded up on defense this offseason. They can't draft all defense two years in a row or they're going to end up with holes on offense somewhere. Some of the guys from this year have to produce, and soon.
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They used a fair amount of low capital picks on defense, yes.
I also think Nnadi and Watts are likely to become average contributors so that's a worthwhile use.
But the worst thing you can do with someone like Speaks and K-Pass is to double down on failures. If those guys can't get on the field, who cares what their draft status is?
By the end of the season, regardless of where our recent draft capital was spent, the problems will STILL be on the defensive side of the ball and they're going to get worse as Houston will be a cap casualty by the end of 2019 and there just isn't the money available to re-sign Ford. Steven Nelson could be an actual loss from this dogshit defensive backfield and he's due to be a FA. If we're lucky Nnadi emergest to replace Bailey.
The bottom line is that the defense is bad this year and without a concerted effort in next year's draft AND more success at it, the defense will likely be WORSE in 2019. It sucks that 2017 and 2018 put a lot of resources towards it with little impact, but we can't just shrug and move along. The Chiefs have to start hitting on defensive picks so they have to keep shooting their shot.