[Rain Man]

How did my team do this year? Let's post a "Year in Review" summary.

Rookies are shown in green.

QB
Russell Wilson (Seahawks)
Geno Smith (Jets)
Brett Hundley (#4/146 - Packers)

I'm strong at QB, though my depth could be better. It's possible that Hundley may be my #2 QB next year.

Draft needs: depth.

HB
Jamaal Charles
Denard Robinson (Jaguars)
C.J. Spiller. (Bills)


This should've been a position of strength, but Jamaal got hurt. Robinson and Spiller were okay in spot duty.

Draft needs: need to think about a HBoTF given Jamaal's situation.

FB/H-Back
(None)

Pretty much using a TE at this position given the modern NFL.

Draft needs: none, really.


WR
Jeremy Maclin
Kendall Wright (Titans)
Dwayne Bowe
Albert Wilson
Donte Moncrief (Colts).

Strong here. Wright got hurt a lot, so Moncrief moved up to my #2 spot. Great depth, even if Bowe was a bust.

Draft needs: None.


TE
Travis Kelce (Chiefs)
Anthony Fasano
Ben Koyack (#6/217 - Jaguars)

No complaints here at the top two. Koyack got no action at all, though.

Draft needs: A TE2 to eventually replace Fasano.

OT
Menelik Watson (Raiders)
Morgan Moses, OT (Redskins)
TJ Clemmings (#3/98 - Vikings)
Ryan Harris, RT
Corey Robinson (#7/232 - Lions)
Cyrus Kouandjio, OT (Bills)

I turned a weakness into a strength here, or at least adequacy. Watson was out for the year in preseason and I had no established starters, but my second year guy Moses started all 16 games, as did rookie TJ Clemmings and journeyman Ryan Harris. Kouandjio was at least active and got a couple of starts, while rookie Robinson got no action. They're all right tackles so I still need to upgrade, but I at least have depth now. Moses may be the only guy returning to a starter position unless Watson can finally do the job.

Draft needs: Starting left tackle.

G
Alex Boone (49ers)
Ben Grubbs (Acquired via trade for the #5/154 pick)

Disaster here. All my great depth disappeared last offseason. Boone played only 13 games and Grubbs only 7, so I would've been moving tackles inside to fill the gap.

Draft needs: Starting left guard and depth.

C
Andy Gallik (#6/193 - Titans)

I knew I was in trouble here going into the season with only a late-round rookie, but Gallik surprised me, getting 8 starts. This was kind of a win even though not a strength. However, he only started due to an injury so may be a backup again next year.

Draft needs: Starting center.

K
Cairo Santos, K

Best kicker in the league.

Draft needs: none.


P
Dustin Colquitt


Best punter in the league.

Draft needs: none.


LS
James Winchester

Kind of shaky this year relative to expectations.

Draft needs: none. Whoever the Chiefs end up with will be on my roster.


FS
Reshad Jones (Dolphins)
Jordan Poyer (Eagles)
Derron Smith (#5/172 - Bengals)

Jones remains a high performer for me, and Poyer actually got playing time and a couple of starts as my patience pays off. Smith saw only special teams action, so we'll see.

Draft needs: none.


SS
Tyvon Branch
Baccari Rambo (Redskins)

While neither was a full-year starter, both guys saw a lot of action this year. It's not a strength, but I was finally able to say that this position wasn't an overt weakness.

Draft needs: Full-time starter, but it's not a high priority.

CB
Sean Smith
Marcus Peters (#1/18 - Chiefs)
Jamell Fleming
Steve Nelson (#3/80 - Chiefs)
Ifo Ekpre-Olomu (#7/233 - Browns)

Man, am I glad that I drafted Peters. My depth isn't great, but my starters are solid. I hope that Fleming and Nelson develop, and knew that Ekpre was a long-term hold since he started training camp on IR.

Draft needs: You can always use another good CB, but the need is mostly depth.

OLB
Tamba Hali
AJ Klein (Panthers)
Nate Orchard (#2/49 - Browns)
Trevor Reilly (Jets)
Justin March


Hali continues to hold up this unit, though Orchard came on as a strong starter and Klein is a strong backup. Reilly got special teams action and March was an IR guy.

Draft need: I really need a #1 pass rusher to replace Hali at some point.

ILB
Derrick Johnson
Rey Maualuga (Bengals)
Josh Mauga
Zach Brown (Titans)

DJ was great, of course, and Maualuga barely beat out Mauga for the starter job. Brown always seems to hang on and produce. Great depth here.

Draft need: none.

DE
Star Lotulelei (Panthers)
Mike DeVito
Ropati Pitoitua
Alex Carrington (Bills)
Nick Williams

Star isn't the dominator I was hoping for, but he holds the position down along with DeVito. The other guys are all depth.

Draft need: Could use a DEoTF here.

NT
Brandon Williams (Ravens)
Daniel McCullers (Steelers)
Michael Bennett (#5/173 - Jaguars)

Brandon Williams seized this spot and was a strong point on my D this year. McCullers is gigantic depth at this point. Bennett is depth that I hope will develop.

Draft need: depth.


Overall grades:

Offense: Strong at the skill positions, though Wilson ran for his life behind a weak and inexperienced line and Jamaal's injury hurt the running game. Grade: B.

Special Teams: Followed the Chiefs. Grade: A.

Defense: I'm finally building some good talent in the backfield, but my LB corps is aging and my line investments are not paying off well. I can't generate a pass rush at all other than Hali. It's a serviceable defense that improved over last year, but it's probably only average. Grade: C.