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Originally Posted by Stryker
In the OP scenario, you still have, at 32, Kingsley, Chop, Darius, Worthy without HAVING to move up from what I see. So the question becomes, who do you want @ 32 if said above mentioned players are ALL still there? Or, do you want to move up and trade with the Cards for Brian Thomas Jr. or Adonai Mitchell?  |
If its me, there is a clear and significant break in the mix of need/positional value/quality of prospects for the 2024 Chiefs after the top 6 tackles, 5 wide outs, and 5 d-linemen come off the Board.
Worst case scenario for the Chiefs is that the league pushes QBs, DBs and IOL down the Board, leaving us with quality players available who are unlikely to contribute significant value over existing rostered players.
So there needs to be a trigger for a trade up, imo, and it needs to leave a cushion for a few players.
Alternatively, if we can trade down and pick up more day 2 assets, that is preferable to taking a Kool-Aid or Graham Barton or a Jordan Morgan. Problem is, if you wait 'til 32 to find out who will call, you have abdicated control of the situation.
I suspect this is why Veach likes to trade up and get his guy in value pockets, and I expect that to be the approach if they don't like how the draft board is breaking after the first 15 or so picks.
Ideal trade down scenarios could include teams with excess overall draft capital and multiple day 2 picks, such as the Cardinals. So they probably try and line up some suitors for pick 32 and start calling for trade ups as these position groups start falling off the board.
As a personal note, I like the "**** you" element of trading ahead of the Cowboys and the Bills, if the board breaks this way. The Cowboys ****ed us last year in a trade up scenario and the Bills are doing everything in their power to limit our opportunities to acquire talent.