So how does this change our draft strategy?

[Iconic]

Now that Veach pissed away our first what would you do with these picks? Trade up? Down? Stay put? Position you'd attack? Specific players? Defensive heavy, offensive heavy? Are we more needy and less BPA, or the opposite?

Round 2 #29 (61)
Round 2 #31 (63)
Round 3 #20 (84)
Round 5 #29 (167)
Round 6 #28 (201)
Round 6 #41 (214)
Round 7 #2 (216)

[Chargem]

Getting a plus DE with the 1st round pick was like a best case scenario, so the draft strategy doesn't change. Just pretend we got a DE in the first and continue on from there, it's the same.

[O.city]

So I kinda think LB might not need to be such a priority. Looking back at Sutton's LB'er, the only one that was ever any good was DJ.

I'm thinking this group could be atleast average just by not being in such a tough system.

[KChiefs1]

BPA

[Chris Meck]

Originally Posted by jjchieffan

I'm afraid that we're heading down the Bobby Beathard road of drafting here. He traded away his first round pick dang near every year he was GM in San Diego. I have no complaints about losing last year's. Mahomes was worth it. But I don't like it this year. Veach is heading into his second draft and has no first round picks in either draft. He had better be good at finding diamonds on the rough, because his best chance at drafting impact player drops dramatically with no first round pick.

ummm. You just got an impact player with #29.

[Sweet Daddy Hate]

Originally Posted by Chris Meck

ummm. You just got an impact player with #29.

And that's great but at some point you have to set up shop and start taking what the draft is giving you. As I said before, you can't continue to play the game of picking established youngsters by trading away your draft once PMII gets that sweet, sweet cash.

Theoretically, you could continue to pick up one or two of those a season, but eventually the money to pay them WILL run out, despite those marginal, annual cap increases. It's not sustainable unless you're dealing one or two out while bringing two in. And the quality coming in has GOT to be better than Hitchens and Watkins. Those two would be the first I'd send packing on my next round of pick ups if it is at all possible.

I'd rather assess the board, use the 1st round pick if feasible, and trade the OTHER picks away to get another proven impact player if that's the route we're choosing to go, to attempt to play it safe. But at some point you have to identify and cultivate elite, cheap, home-grown talent.

I think some are disillusioned with Veach on this front because it's easy to just sit in your chair with a head coach and go down a list of elite players available, pick the one or two you like, and start making phone calls. It's much harder to scout correctly, establish a set-in stone board, and to stick with it when things get tumultuous. Or, to adapt and shift things around when it gets especially tricky. That takes talent to do well. A LOT of it in fact. And most of us are ready to find out if this man can do more than spend money and sign certain questionable talent(s) to high dollar contracts.