[DJ's left nut]

And with that, the Chiefs draft is a wrap.

29. Garrett Bradbury, C, NC State
61. Charles Omenihu, DE, Texas
63. Dre'Mont Jones, DT, OSU
93. Germaine Pratt, LB, North Carolina State
168. Mark Fields, CB, Clemson
203. Anthony Ratliff-Williams, WR, UNC
216. Saquon Hampton, S, Rutgers
218. Stanley Morgan Jr, WR - Neb

All told I'm relatively pleased with this draft, though I have a couple of concerns and one significant frustration.

Bradbury has been discussed ad-nauseam and ultimately I stand by the thousands of words I've already used here. I'm fairly certain he won't be available by 29 anyway and would be shocked if he's not the pick if he is. He's absolutely perfect for this team.

Omenihu and Jones are a package deal and because of that I overdrafted Omenihu in all likelihood. I like how he fits this team and this system. The problem, as I mentioned in a couple other threads, is a lack of scheme versatility. If the Chiefs don't take him, there are maybe a half dozen teams that may like him as much as the Chiefs could. And it doesn't take much for those half-dozen teams to see someone they like just a bit more and suddenly he's an early 4th round pick instead of a late 2nd. He was a risk that I took specifically for the Chiefs knowing full well that he's a guy that can ding my score pretty easily. Jones is perfect as a rotational interior lineman but not all other teams have that kind of need/use.

Pratt is another guy who's perfect for this team and who's skills are especially high end for what we need. I figure he's a solid late 2nd round talent who probably ends up going mid 3rd given the evolution of linebacker play in the NFL of late.

Fields is solid. A very good coverage guy who's tools are perfectly suited for the slot. I'd have liked a little more size and ultimately I'm not sure he's a guy Spags really wants anyway as his effort history is a little scattershot AND he's not as long as most guys Spags seems to favor. But his coverage skills are very good and you're rarely going to find a guy you can isolate in man from the slot this late.

Now comes my significant frustration - I fumbled the end-game. Badly. I looked at my board at the back of the 6th and had 2 TEs I liked, 3 safeties I liked and about 6-7 WRs I'd have gladly taken. I've got rules, dammit. I know to let the depth of the draft do the heavy lifting for me. But I got myself too focused on a single prospect in Ratliff-Williams and took him knowing full well that the TE/S slots could come apart on me. And then it did.

I did what Veach did with Speaks. I saw some things happening I didn't like, didn't want to risk losing a player I convinced myself was probably better than he is and I screwed up that pick. I should've gone with Moreau and then Hampton. Then even if Ratliff-Williams hadn't fallen to 218, Morgan's a similarly situated prospect that I would've gladly taken there and then had my TE2 on lock.

I went against my general approach and burned myself in the process. It was too clever by half. It's unlikely to mean much; 6th rounders are still just 6th rounders - but it's exactly why you shouldn't lock in on a specific player and work too hard to talk yourself into somebody. Totally gacked that exchange.