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Originally Posted by Direckshun
I would be stone cold shocked if the Chiefs pick any of those offensive linemen in the first round.
There are simply better options in Sam Cosmi (who I genuinely think the Chiefs want), Liam Eichenberg (who I don't), and others. And with the Chiefs bringing back Sorensen and almost certainly extending Mathieu, they're rolling into the season with the same safety depth that got them to two Super Bowls, so I can't see them opting for Moehrig -- especially since the one safety we have under contract beyond this year, which the article mentions, is a Moehrig type in Juan Thornhill.
But mostly, I think we're all making this more complicated than it is.
Brett Veach was willing to sell his soul for Trent Williams. That tells us the team is (a.) desperate to fill that LT slot, and (b.) Veach regards that LT spot as maybe the most important on the roster aside from QB.
If that's the case, he's going to try to sell his soul in this draft to move up and get the tackle he wants.
Which, as I've said in other threads, is either Slater or Darrisaw, but probably Darrisaw. Honestly if Veach thought trading something relatively modest like next year's 1st rounder would land him Penei Sewell, he'd probably do it.
Veach hotly desires a stud LT. We're wasting our time thinking he wants anything else until that slot gets filled, and he's going to use the 1st round to do it. And I really, really doubt he's going to sit at 31 and "take value." He's going to go get the guy he wants.
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Hmm...
First of all, I think Cosmi is likely a late 1st rounder, so I'm not sure you're going to get him later. He's kind of solidified as the 5th OT on the board after Jenkins.
You said Eichenberg and "stud" in the same post. Sorry, but Eichenberg is adequate. His own college coach said he's not an NFL left tackle. I don't think he's a better option than Brown or Forsythe, although I wouldn't pick either one of those guys in the first round.
On Moehrig, I agree that he's similar to Thornhill so it probably doesn't make sense. That being said, I'm not so sure now that a Matthieu extension is a given. Things don't seem to be progressing at all.
I don't necessarily disagree with the last part of your post. I'm not fond of the idea of trading away future firsts but it fits Veach's MO and quite frankly, if they're going to trade up at all, they might as well go all in and go get Darrisaw. He's my favorite LT prospect in this draft, assuming Sewell is just plain out of reach.