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Originally Posted by Couch-Potato
I like the players in the draft well enough, but I think we're not as good as we were the previous year at OT, WR, RB, S and probably at DL for at least a year. Pretty much all of those were plus positions for us last year when we won the SB. Sort of a reloading offseason, not necessarily a step forward. No OBJ contract, no JuJu contract, no splash signing, no 1st rd pick, I'm not sure M Gesicki's ~300-400 yards a season are worth $12m a year to me. ...fans aren't going to be happy.
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I couldn’t care less what FB fan thinks. FB fan is a moron distracted by big splashy names.
Keep in mind that there are depth guys I didn’t include specific names for at RB and DE. Late signings can help at those spots and may even be the same guys (McKinon and Dunlap).
I’d argue OT group IS at worst a wash and has more upside. RT definitely improved from Wylie. With Dillard and Beachum and Niang, I’m confident someone can provide average play on the left side and Dillard could be a really nice upgrade because he fits the style of play better. If the chiefs jump from below average at RT and drop from above average to average or a little above at LT, I think that line is better.
The idea at WR is to pivot into more of a 2-TE set. Thus, Gesicki. The Chiefs basically used Smith-Schuster like a TE all year, anyway. You’re changing for a year and using him as a stopgap while your young WRs acclimate. And if Gesicki hits all the incentives he definitely isn’t a 400 yard receiver. More like 1000 at that point. Maybe I’m reading his market value wrong, but I see him as a guy who could come in and do what they asked Gray/Fortson to do, but do it better.
Parris Campbell has been discussed a lot around here as a Smith-Schuster alternative and would still be my top preference there, over Gesicki. But I was trying to explore a different approach.
This DL as a group would be better than 23. Gaines is a sizable improvement at DT. Benton is a great prospect. And at DE, Karlaftis/Danna/Hall/late veteran signing would be an upgrade, too.
S I don’t see as a step back. I think Cook slides in and performs well. Sneed is effectively a 3rd S, too.