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

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Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501

What gives you the most leeway is walking into the draft believing you can take anybody, even if you have a starter already at that position. If you sign TJ Ward and send the message that you're trying to "win now" then you just took Safety off your draft board and are now forced to target a draft pick who is ready to start right away. That means drafting a safe pick and pigeonholing yourself to filling a few positions of need, versus walking into the draft with an open mind.

Taking Ward doesn't mean you cant draft his competition/depth... but it also means you don't have to worry to death about that one position if you don't want to and maybe focus on a scary young talent to groom behind Hali, or take a second WR behind your #1 receiver pick for insurance, or take a TE where you couldn't before because of the pressing safety need, or take WHOEVER you want at a given spot, even if they might need a little polishing.

Like I said, its a domino effect... you eliminate one need and it becomes like tetris blocks falling into place with the draft, you can take what you NEED or take what you WANT.

ONE GUY...one semi-stud at one of two positions... its not like most fans were asking for the moon, but please just make a difference.

[chiefzilla1501]

Originally Posted by scott free

Taking Ward doesn't mean you cant draft his competition/depth... but it also means you don't have to worry to death about that one position if you don't want to and maybe focus on a scary young talent to groom behind Hali, or take a second WR behind your #1 receiver pick for insurance, or take a TE where you couldn't before because of the pressing safety need, or take WHOEVER you want at a given spot, even if they might need a little polishing.

Like I said, its a domino effect... you eliminate one need and it becomes like tetris blocks falling into place with the draft, you can take what you NEED or take what you WANT.

ONE GUY...one semi-stud at one of two positions... its not like most fans were asking for the moon, but please just make a difference.

If you bring in Desean Jackson and Jairus Byrd or even Ward, you have to win now. The type of gymnastics you have to do around the cap makes it hard to build for the future given the number of needs we'll have in 3 years. If you have to win now, you can't afford to draft for the future. What good is the future when your window is 3 years, and then everything tanks? When you draft for immediate need, you start drafting to fill holes instead of BPA. That's just my opinion.