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Originally Posted by T-post Tom
Finding stars? At any draft position, let alone @ #29!? You'd be the richest GM in the NFL if you could bottle that. Draft is a crap shoot. A legit starting CB is a premium position and stark need for the Chiefs. Find that guy at #29 and you are a rockstar. QBs are getting the ball out faster & faster. How many times did Brady get sacked in the AFCCG? How many passing first downs & TDs did the Chiefs secondary give up last season? Chiefs led the league in sacks and STILL had the 31st ranked defense. Slim pickens in CB FAs. Trading for one will cost the moon. Top 3 in the draft is your best shot at getting a legit starter. There are no guarantees, but do we want another Scandrick or Marcus Cooper? Not me.
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Of course it's a crap shoot. That doesn't mean you throw value out the window and stop trying.
The Chiefs needs MORE THAN ONE STARTER at CB. If you think that's going to happen completely through the draft, I got news for you.
If the Chiefs take Deandre Baker, he's your day 1 starter at the #2 CB. They STILL NEED a #1 CB. The problem with Deandre Baker is that he's likely still your #2 CB in YEAR 4.
I absolutely agree with you that drafting CBs has to be a priority due to the economy of free agency. That doesn't mean the only way to get a starting CB is at 29 nor does it mean that taking one at 29 is the best value.