*****2022 NFL DRAFT THREAD - NO SPOILERS*****

[Dante84]

Version 2022 - THE MAHOMES ERA, PHASE TWO

Let's ****ing do this.

Rules for once the draft begins:

1. No spoiled picks in this thread, all weekend. This means that as tweets are leaking picks a few minutes before the selection is announced live, you don't post it in this thread (ex: embedded tweets), reference it in this thread (ex: Joe Slapdick says it's So and So to Green Bay) or hint at it (ex: "it's a RB!").
   
2. Don't be a dick.

Otherwise, have fun, talk shit, freak out and lose your goddamned minds. It's Draft Weekend. The hot takes in these threads are so funny. I'll also be starting player threads for each of our picks as they are made, with videos and notable stats/takes in the OP. I will link those threads below. Pure knee jerk gold to reference in the future.

Here are our picks:
Round 1, #21 - Trent McDuffie
Round 1, #30 - George Karlaftis
Round 2, #54 - Skyy Moore
Round 2, #62 - Bryan Cook
Round 3, #103: - Leo Chenal
Round 4, #135: - Joshua Williams
Round 5, #145: - Darian Kinnard
Round 7, #243: - Jaylen Watson
Round 7, #251: - Isaih Pacheco
Round 7, #259: - Nazeeh Johnson

Here is a list of the prospects the Chiefs have shown interest in this year.

View the 2021 Draft thread here
View the 2020 Draft thread here
View the 2019 Draft thread here
View the 2018 Draft thread here
View the 2017 Draft thread here

[The Franchise]

Originally Posted by KChiefs1

You are going to get roasted for this…never suggest that Vagich gave up too much in a trade.


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Because he didn’t. He lost a 5th round pick in value.

[RealSNR]

Originally Posted by KChiefs1

You are going to get roasted for this…never suggest that Vagich gave up too much in a trade.


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I liked you better when all you did was post news items.

Then I realized you were a butt****ing moron

[louie aguiar]

Originally Posted by Kiimosabi

Some people will just never get on board with trading up. I love it, go get game changers. Spend the capital you have.

I generally don’t like trading up unless it’s for a QB although I like McDuffie. Veach’s record on trade-ups is not great. He traded up for Breeland Speaks, Mecole Hardman, Bopete Keyes (possibly others I’m not thinking of). I think the analytics people don’t like trading up because you are decreasing your chances of hitting on a player. The less picks you have, the less opportunities you have to hit on a later-round gem like Hill (fifth round), Kelce (third round) or Snead (fourth round I think).

[Kiimo]

Originally Posted by louie aguiar

I generally don’t like trading up unless it’s for a QB although I like McDuffie. Veach’s record on trade-ups is not great. He traded up for Breeland Speaks, Mecole Hardman, Bopete Keyes (possibly others I’m not thinking of). I think the analytics people don’t like trading up because you are decreasing your chances of hitting on a player. The less picks you have, the less opportunities you have to hit on a later-round gem like Hill (fifth round), Kelce (third round) or Snead (fourth round I think).

But this assumes that all drafts are created equal.

This draft did not have the top end talent other drafts did for various reasons including the pandemic.

Going up and getting one of the few first round grades was a masterstroke. Then getting another at 30 was sheer luck.

Usually if you're drafting that late in the first you don't have the opportunity to get top shelf guys and that's just normally. In a top end talent depleted draft it's even more unlikely.

Grade: A+

[staylor26]

Originally Posted by louie aguiar

I generally don’t like trading up unless it’s for a QB although I like McDuffie. Veach’s record on trade-ups is not great. He traded up for Breeland Speaks, Mecole Hardman, Bopete Keyes (possibly others I’m not thinking of). I think the analytics people don’t like trading up because you are decreasing your chances of hitting on a player. The less picks you have, the less opportunities you have to hit on a later-round gem like Hill (fifth round), Kelce (third round) or Snead (fourth round I think).

That’s a pretty ****ing dumb philosophy.

Also, that sample size is incredibly small, and Bopete Keyes was a late round pick, so you’re basically talking about 2. And Hardman is far from a bust.

Again, McDuffie was pretty much the last consensus 1st round talent available (because the NFL didn’t view Jermaine Johnson the way the media/experts/fans did). Would you have had the Chiefs stay out and get two 2nd round talents instead?

[TambaBerry]

Clearly Veach had him ranked a lot higher then the other DBs or else he wouldn't have traded. Sometimes you just have to trust your gm

[staylor26]

And the Chiefs still made 10 draft picks. 5 in the first 2 days, and 7 in the first 5 rounds. They had more than enough swings.

[suzzer99]

Your 2022 Draft Class �� pic.twitter.com/R1bQByfQEI

— Kansas City Chiefs (@Chiefs) May 7, 2022

[RealSNR]

Originally Posted by staylor26

And the Chiefs still made 10 draft picks. 5 in the first 2 days, and 7 in the first 5 rounds. They had more than enough swings.

I’d be really curious to see the alternate reality where we don’t trade up just to find out what he would have done with the extra 3rd. Veach was knocking everything out of the park, so would the extra player be worth the downgrade in the first?

I’m inclined to think no given who was available at 29. But I’d still like to know

[RunKC]

Originally Posted by staylor26

And the Chiefs still made 10 draft picks. 5 in the first 2 days, and 7 in the first 5 rounds. They had more than enough swings.

Exactly. It’s not like we didn’t have the most draft capital to work with. We even trade back and got a 5th rd pick

[BossChief]

Originally Posted by suzzer99

Your 2022 Draft Class �� pic.twitter.com/R1bQByfQEI

— Kansas City Chiefs (@Chiefs) May 7, 2022

Kinda disappointing that McDuffie wasn’t abjj lol s to work anything out with Juan for 22. I guess he will need to wait a year.

[suzzer99]

He was drafted at 21. So he may want that permanently.

[FloridaMan88]

Skyy Moore with a hamstring injury… just be 100% by training camp.

The Chiefs say Bryan Cook (shoulder) is expected to be limited during the rookie minicamp.

Cornell Powell & Skyy Moore are both dealing with a hamstring injury & could be limited this weekend, too.

— Nate Taylor (@ByNateTaylor) May 7, 2022

[Dunerdr]

Originally Posted by KCChiefsFan88

Skyy Moore with a hamstring injury… just be 100% by training camp.

The Chiefs say Bryan Cook (shoulder) is expected to be limited during the rookie minicamp.

Cornell Powell & Skyy Moore are both dealing with a hamstring injury & could be limited this weekend, too.

— Nate Taylor (@ByNateTaylor) May 7, 2022

Time to cut Cornell. His name is just simply not pleasing. The opposite of saying smoke Monday.

[Tribal Warfare]

Originally Posted by suzzer99

He was drafted at 21. So he may want that permanently.

Primetime's number too