Call Your Shot: Who will be the Chiefs first pick in the 2025 NFL draft?

[staylor26]

Originally Posted by MahomesMagic

We have never hit on a WR after the 2nd round since DeMarcus Robinson and Tyreek Hill in 2016.

How many have we drafted after the 2nd round since then?

Hint: not much more than that

Jehu Chesson and Cornell Powell.

So the Chiefs are batting around .500 drafting WRs after the 2nd round since 2016. What's the issue?

As those like myself to tell you when you were screaming that the Chiefs can't draft WRs, the problem has always been the amount of shots they've taken. It's not a coincidence that after taking a WR in the first 2 rounds 3 years in a row, they found their WR duo of the future.

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by staylor26

How many have we drafted after the 2nd round since then?

Hint: not much more than that

Jehu Chesson and Cornell Powell.

So the Chiefs are batting around .500 drafting WRs after the 2nd round since 2016. What's the issue?

As those like myself to tell you when you were screaming that the Chiefs can't draft WRs, the problem has always been the amount of shots they've taken. It's not a coincidence that after taking a WR in the first 2 rounds 3 years in a row, they found their WR duo of the future.

I feel like we have to have this little conversation with folks every year, don't we?

You know how you draft well at positions? Hire smart people (we have) and then prioritize the position.

When we have done so in years past, it's paid immediate dividends. LB was rebuilt almost overnight. CB room went from a weakness under Sutton to arguably the best in the league within 3-4 seasons. WR room is on the same course.

I mean hell fellas, ****ing quarterback -- I'd say putting a little effort into that for the first time in decades worked out okay for us.

I figure next on the docket will be DL and OL. Specifically DT and OT. We've seen a slow move towards addressing OT that started with Morris and may be picking up greater steam this year and in the year(s) to come. But we still don't have nearly as much draft capital in that position as teams with OT situations no better than ours.

Funny how "Veach can't draft X" has been proven wrong every single time it's been uttered.

It's just a matter of scarce resources and priority. We'll see how they choose to prioritize that allocation of resources in a couple of days...

[staylor26]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

I feel like we have to have this little conversation with folks every year, don't we?

You know how you draft well at positions? Hire smart people (we have) and then prioritize the position.

When we have done so in years past, it's paid immediate dividends. LB was rebuilt almost overnight. CB room went from a weakness under Sutton to arguably the best in the league within 3-4 seasons. WR room is on the same course.

I mean hell fellas, ****ing quarterback -- I'd say putting a little effort into that for the first time in decades worked out okay for us.

I figure next on the docket will be DL and OL. Specifically DT and OT. We've seen a slow move towards addressing OT that started with Morris and may be picking up greater steam this year and in the year(s) to come. But we still don't have nearly as much draft capital in that position as teams with OT situations no better than ours.

Funny how "Veach can't draft X" has been proven wrong every single time it's been uttered.

It's just a matter of scarce resources and priority. We'll see how they choose to prioritize that allocation of resources in a couple of days...

Perfectly said.

[Stryker]

Originally Posted by staylor26

Perfectly said.

DITTO!