*****2023 NFL DRAFT THREAD - NO SPOILERS*****

[Dante84]

Version 2023 - PATRICK MAHOMES & THE HUNT FOR THE MIDDLE FINGER RING

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. These separate threads will be made as soon as the news breaks, outside of this thread. I will link the threads below. Pure knee-jerk gold to reference in the future.

Here are our picks:

Round 1, #31: Felix Anudike-Uzomah
Round 2, #55: Rashee Rice
Round 3, #92: Wanya Morris
Round 4, #119: Chamarri Conner
Round 5, #166: BJ Thompson
Round 6, #194: Keondre Coburn
Round 7, #250: Nic Jones

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

View the 2022 Draft thread here
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

[Dante84]

Back to back picks is my nightmare

[Coach]

Originally Posted by Dante84

Back to back picks is my nightmare

It’s not back to back picks. There are more picks in the 5th round, up to 43. The LAR has 5th(43) then KC at 6(1).

I can understand the thinking of (32) then (1), but that’s usually rounds 1 and 2 in most cases. 3rd or later rounds also have the comp picks involved.

[DenverChief]

Originally Posted by Coach

Nope. There are more picks in the 5th round, up to 43. The LAR has 5th(43) then KC at 6(1).

I can understand the thinking of (32) then (1), but that’s usually rounds 1 and 2 in most cases. 3rd or later rounds also have the comp picks involved.

GAH - way to poop on my parade

[DenverChief]

Originally Posted by Dante84

Back to back picks is my nightmare

Why?

[Dante84]

Originally Posted by DenverChief

Why?

I love it for the Chiefs, it’s just anxiety-inducing to get the threads launched simultaneously like that lol

[Tribal Warfare]

Keaton Mitchell, Roschon Johnson, Adetomiwa Adebawore , and Karl Brooks are available

[BossChief]

I bet Veach has at least 1 more trade up to go get another guy he has targeted.

This team really does need another DT and there are some good ones like Roy/Ojomo still out there as well as some superb values at premium $ positions, too like Perry, Adebaware, Roscon, and at least 7-10 others that probably have no business still being on the board in the 4th round.

[JPH83]

I'm not sure we trade up again. I know there's only so many spots but we still have plenty to fill and not a lot of money to tie people up in FA. We need 1-2 DTs, and a RB at a minimum.

[JPH83]

How are people grading it so far? I reckon a solid B. For me...

FAU - A - The one thing I've been banging the table for is a DE that wins with something other than POWER. He may need a year but I think with Omenihu we have plenty of inside-outside versatility, as well as a big upgrade on Saunders as an interior pass-rusher. I think, ultimately, FAU becomes a much better pass-rusher than we got with Clark.

Rice - C+/B- - My least favourite of the picks. I don't have any great issue with Rice but I'd have rather stayed put and taken Tillman. If we wanted a contested catch guy I'd have gone with the tall one without drops who played better competition, but my hit ratio on WRs is about zero so I look forward to getting this wrong too.

Morris - B - Might have taken Duncan but this is where value at OT was after Harrison went. He's basically another Niang type swing - good measurables, injuries, probably a better overall athlete, some technical inconsistencies. A good developmental option and I quite like the strategy of going for decent athletes with less polish at OT in R3.

[Monticore]

[Mr_Tomahawk]

Haha

[Couch-Potato]

Originally Posted by JPH83

How are people grading it so far? I reckon a solid B. For me...

FAU - A - The one thing I've been banging the table for is a DE that wins with something other than POWER. He may need a year but I think with Omenihu we have plenty of inside-outside versatility, as well as a big upgrade on Saunders as an interior pass-rusher. I think, ultimately, FAU becomes a much better pass-rusher than we got with Clark.

Rice - C+/B- - My least favourite of the picks. I don't have any great issue with Rice but I'd have rather stayed put and taken Tillman. If we wanted a contested catch guy I'd have gone with the tall one without drops who played better competition, but my hit ratio on WRs is about zero so I look forward to getting this wrong too.

Morris - B - Might have taken Duncan but this is where value at OT was after Harrison went. He's basically another Niang type swing - good measurables, injuries, probably a better overall athlete, some technical inconsistencies. A good developmental option and I quite like the strategy of going for decent athletes with less polish at OT in R3.

I'd say a B as well, solid players but I'm not jumping out of my seat.

[MarkDavis'Haircut]

Originally Posted by ChiefsCountry

Would love to smash the Raiderettes

The only good thing about the Raiders right now.

[bigjosh]

Do we go and grab a Cinci bearcat at TE ?

[FloridaMan88]

Originally Posted by JPH83

How are people grading it so far? I reckon a solid B. For me...

FAU - A - The one thing I've been banging the table for is a DE that wins with something other than POWER. He may need a year but I think with Omenihu we have plenty of inside-outside versatility, as well as a big upgrade on Saunders as an interior pass-rusher. I think, ultimately, FAU becomes a much better pass-rusher than we got with Clark.

Rice - C+/B- - My least favourite of the picks. I don't have any great issue with Rice but I'd have rather stayed put and taken Tillman. If we wanted a contested catch guy I'd have gone with the tall one without drops who played better competition, but my hit ratio on WRs is about zero so I look forward to getting this wrong too.

Morris - B - Might have taken Duncan but this is where value at OT was after Harrison went. He's basically another Niang type swing - good measurables, injuries, probably a better overall athlete, some technical inconsistencies. A good developmental option and I quite like the strategy of going for decent athletes with less polish at OT in R3.

Tillman with the ankle injury too risky.

And it seems like there was lot of skepticism around the league about how much of Hooker/Hyatt/Tillman’s production was a result of the scheme at Tennessee.