Gas on the Fire: Shutdown Corner Gives Chiefs "F" in FA.

[chiefzilla1501]

Originally Posted by SNR

That's why you spend a little bit of money to bring in a free safety like Ward or even Clemons. Or you re-sign Schwartz or bring in Dietrich-Smith. It's called hedging your bets.

It's just two spots. Only two. We could have filled them cheaply with free agents, and then it wouldn't really matter who we selected in the first. Nobody would bitch about drafting an OLB, QB, CB, or DL for depth at least in his rookie year.

People blow their stacks when the team leaves gaping holes in the roster or fills trivial needs like G with 1st round picks. That's what gets them pissed off.

Then they should also not freak out if we choose to not pay money for trivial holes. I agree, I would flip out if they draft an interior lineman with a high pick. But based on what Schneider and ted Thompson have done, they seem to like filling that late in the draft. It's why I don't get the bashing of comp picks. That is exactly the territory to look for these role guys.

And I disagree... When you have a win now strategy, this team feels forced to draft on need versus bpa. What if we got Byrd and a stud free safety was bpa for our top pick? We wouldn't draft one. It's one of the reasons why I say, if you want to go all in, be careful what you wish for.