The logic of drafting OT in the 1st.

[T-post Tom]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

It doesn't matter what other NFL teams are doing with their personnel, what matters is how the Chiefs use their personnel.

With Spagnuolo, the emphasis is on the Front Five and the Back Four.

The Chiefs are on their way to yet another Super Bowl victory with two 4th rounders in Hitchens and Wilson along with a UDFA in Neimann.

The Chiefs don't value linebackers like other teams. Hitchens and Gay will be the 2021 starters.

I stand by my response to O.City’s comments, which were not specific to the Chiefs.

We’ll have to agree to disagree on how the Chiefs value linebackers. They paid a lot of money for Hitchens. He was the sixth highest paid player on the roster last year. As of right now, he will be the seventh highest paid player on the roster in 2021. We’ll see what happens in the next two years. I would not be surprised if the Chiefs did not draft a linebacker in the first round. All else being equal, odds are against it. But I do think that several dynamics on the defense MIGHT lead them down that path this April. That and the potential LB quality that may be available at that pick. Only time will tell, but I’ll call LB now. I’m sure someone will remind me in April, should I be wrong.