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Originally Posted by Discuss Thrower
Started rough but the conventional wisdom is you couldn't get away with top dollar contracts going to two WRs, a TE, a multi-role NT/DT and forge a record breaking deal for an almost indisputable #1 QB and Veach has managed to do that for a few seasons going forward.
Mahomes is good enough to gloss over many holes on the roster so it's not a big concern, but I'm going to hold on to GOAT praise on Veach unless its clear a) the team gets routine on-field production from the front half of their draft picks every year or b) they find figurative diamonds in the rough from the lower rounds/UDFAs that become legit stars every so often.
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The draft separates the good from the great.
Hill, Kelce, Jones, Schwartz and yes even Fisher are key players here who he inherited. And Hill, Kelce and Schwartz are going to get HoF consideration when all is said and done. We sure are quick to gloss over that.
The bar from his predecessor in that regard is pretty damn high. If this team isn't going to atrophy on his watch, it's going to be because he was able to bring in guys like say George Kittle in the 3rd round. And maybe he's done something like that with Hardman - a big time 'heat check' pick when easier bets like McLaurin were on the board. That may be a serious home-run for him before all is said and done.
Grabbing Thornhill instead of 'safe' pick at a position of need like Winovich and then piece-mealing the LDE spot together a bit was a risky gamble that worked out great (though the Thornhill pick specifically was almost universally lauded).
He clearly prefers swinging for the fences in the draft so if enough of those land, he'll continue to cycle in great players. But THAT'S the bar -
great players. Because he inherited a few of those guys upon taking over and in the next handful of years, he'll need to replace 'em.
Will he do that? Time will tell. Hard to write that book just yet.