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Originally Posted by Bearcat
I'll start... do you appreciate Veach as the GM of the Kansas City Chiefs and what he's done for the offensive line? Would you call it an above average outcome at this point? If so, why would you start your post with "What has Veach done, though? he did what most GMs can easily do"? Is that true, IYO, or was it more exceptional than that?
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Appreciating Veach is a broader conversation here than the OP's topic. I'll keep it to the OL.
And it's hard not to respect what he's done to build a great starting line and near-great depth across it. The Chiefs literally have three backup tackles on the roster, plus Joe Thuney. Two of them are third-round picks with some promise and Prince Tega Wenogho who has been coached up excellently. The Chiefs need that depth right now. Allegretti alone on the inside is valuable, and Reiter isn't a bad emergency option at center. He's done a good job preparing the team with top-end talent and depth, which is all you can do.
The point I was trying to make was that in building out the OL, he's made some fantastic value moves. He found an All Pro center in the first round. He found a prol bowl guard in the 6th. He signed Smith for pennies in May, when starting tackles are simply not found. This is the kind of thing that sets Veach apart.
He also dropped major coin on the other two guys, which is something every GM can and does do. Thuney is clearly a homerun, Taylor will need time before we draw a conclusion there but I'm bullish.