Mock (10/1)

[Direckshun]

Assumptions:

1. The Chiefs finish 8-8 and end up picking #15. All staff is retained.

2. The team fails to extend OLB Justin Houston and has to franchise tag him. Because we are the Chiefs. They do, however, extend S Eric Berry at some point over the next 12 months for about $8-9m a year.

3. The Chiefs re-sign C Rodney Hudson to a 4 year, $12m deal ($4m guaranteed), DE Allen Bailey to a 4 year, $12m deal ($4m guaranteed), and DE Kevin Vickerson to a 2 year, $6m deal.

4. The Chiefs cut TE Anthony Fasano, OLB Tamba Hali, ILB Derrick Johnson, DE Mike DeVito, and CB Sean Smith.

5. The Chiefs tender OLB Josh Martin.

6. The Chiefs let walk WR Junior Hemingway, OT Ryan Harris, OG Jeff Linkenbach, and OG Mike McGlynn.

7. The Chiefs re-sign RB Joe McKnight, FB Anthony Sherman, ILB Josh Mauga, CB Chris Owens, and LS Thomas Gafford to minimal deals.

8. The Chiefs sign OLB Michael Sam (Cowboys) to a minimal deal.

9. They receive four compensatory picks: a 3rd, a 4th, a 5th, and a 6th.

On with the show:



1.15. TE Devin Funchess, Michigan

If there is any one player that best fits what KC likes to do on offense, it's Devin Funchess, a TE/WR hybrid. The Chiefs love heavy TE sets this year, and if that success is sustained, Funchess can replace Fasano with even more dynamism. This will give the Chiefs an offense full of weapons that can grow together over the next few years, as everybody but Avery is under contract long term. Smith, Bowe, Charles, Davis, Kelce, and Funchess, along with Fisher at tackle, Hudson at center, and Fulton at RG.

2.45. CB Marcus Peters, Washington

In this hypothetical, the Chiefs have let their top CBs walk in Sean Smith. Marcus Cooper can work within Sutton's scheme, which is dependent on keeping pressure on the QB. The Chiefs do need one more outside press CB with #1 potential, however, and Peters is the part. A physically gifted, 5'11" corner that plays with great aggression, Peters will need to learn better discipline in the NFL. But he's got 2nd round gem written all over him.

3.75. ILB Eric Kendricks, UCLA

With the departure of DJ, the Chiefs must know that James-Michael Johnson is not the answer. He is a great athlete, and probably a fine backup, but the Chiefs need someone at the position with an elite nose for the ball, great athleticism, and leadership. Kendricks is on pace to lead his team in tackles for a third straight season (he had 150 in 2012), plays with a great emotional edge, and his brother plays ILB in the NFL.

3.96. WR Austin Hill, Arizona

Hill is a 6'3", 211 lb receiver with 4.4 speed. He does have some injury concerns, but those won't scare off Dorsey. And he will need plenty of refinement on running routes and properly using his impressive physique to win on the outside. But again, that won't scare off Dorsey. You're talking about a guy who can become a really, really good #2 in this league.

4.109. CB Byron Jones, Connecticut

Jones is a very lanky corner with some positional flexibility, having played some safety for the Huskies. His more natural position is at corner, however, where he is really more adept at playing bigger, more powerful receivers than he is the faster, quicker WRs.

4.130. FS Jermaine Whitehead, Auburn

Whitehead is a smaller safety than Dorsey typically goes for, but has great speed that can be coached up to cover great swaths of deep field at the FS position.

5.144. DE Anthony Chickillo, Miami

Dorsey steals a move from himself and drafts a bigger 4-3 DE and puts him on a 3-year path to play 3-4 DE, like the Chiefs are doing with Catapano. Chickillo is a really good run defender with an okay passrush.

5.168. OT Daryl Williams, Oklahoma

Williams is a massive, 6'6", 330 lbs road grader with surprising pass protection abilities. You can largely credit it to his fantastic armlength and nimble feet.

6.183. K Jared Roberts, Colorado State

Might be time to explore other options if Santos can't turn it around.

6.202. WR Jaxon Shipley, Texas

Another sibling of an NFL player. Shipley is a shadow of his brother, but does have that same shiftiness that made his brother good in the slot.

7.220. NT Terry Williams, East Carolina

The Chiefs add pure, unadulterated size. At 6'1", 351 lbs, Dontari Poe would no longer be the only 320+ lber on a defense with a 3-4 base.

[The Franchise]

Originally Posted by Direckshun

I'm familiar with Achilles injuries. It's not the kiss of death. It's the kiss of an extremely difficult rehab that isn't guaranteed to work.

Players have come back from them to play well in all major sports.

McKnight is done as a Chief. There won't be room for him on the roster.

[LoneWolf]

Originally Posted by Direckshun

Because he'll cost pennies on the dollar, and when he recovers, he is clearly a lethal weapon in this offense.

Clearly a lethal weapon in this offense? He had one good game and now he is clearly a lethal weapon in this offense?

If DAT ever gets healthy, he has more talent than McKnight and he won't be recovering from an Achilles injury.

[saphojunkie]

No way they walk away from Tamba and DJ while overpaying Berry. And that would be overpaying Berry.

[Hoover]

I love you people bitch about the Fisher and Ford picks but have this team drafting a fu@king TE in the first round of the draft.

Dumb, Dumb, Dumb.

[Hoover]

I have a number of problems with this draft. You don't have us taking an offensive linemen until the 6th round in a draft where we have extra picks in the 3rd, 4th, and 5th rounds. Dude, that's just reeruned. Why is Daniel still on this team? We need to draft a WR that turns Bowe into our #2 WR, not keep him as out #1. You are returning the same exact offensive line we have this year. Not only to we need to invest in guards but we need depth on the line in the worse way.

The Chiefs need to look at receivers and corners rounds one and two. If the value isn’t there when they pick they should then look at linebackers and offensive line. I don’t have a problem drafting a TE when we have all these picks, but we sure as hell shouldn’t be drafting one in the early rounds.

[the Talking Can]

don't really know shit about talent next year, but seems WR is the #1 need by quite a margin, def not a TE...a real WR...with inside lb and cb right behind it

though what if Shawn Oakman is there?


hope to god we cut basically everyone Dorsey signed, his contracts are terrible...though sean smith is at least looking good

and why give street trash like vickerson $6 mill?

[OldSchool]

Originally Posted by the Talking Can

don't really know shit about talent next year, but seems WR is the #1 need by quite a margin, def not a TE...a real WR...with inside lb and cb right behind it

though what if Shawn Oakman is there?


hope to god we cut basically everyone Dorsey signed, his contracts are terrible...though sean smith is at least looking good

and why give street trash like vickerson $6 mill?

Vickerson is a great run stuffer when he gets a chance to play. Expect him to get more reps this week against the 49ers.

If we pick in the 13-23 range, you can start to look at several defensive prospects:

Shaq Thompson - Not your traditional thumper. Physical enough in the run game, but plays a lot more like a big safety than he does a LB. Makes tons of plays for the Huskies.

Marcus Peters - Another Husky, has #1 corner qualities. His only problem is that he tends to play to the level of his competition, meaning he's inconsistent. His other problem is off the field, he was benched for a game for his conduct on the sideline I think, arguing with the coaches. He has shown the ability to blanket the top receivers in the Pac 12 though. Against Brandin Cooks, he played on hell of a game (Cooks had 10 catches and over 100 yards with a TD, but the majority of that was on underneath screens and away from Peters, Peters did give up a deep sideline pass TD to Cooks though, he was in decent position but cooks had half a step on him). The guy doesn't really panic like a lot of young corners in trail technique when facing a top receiver. He does need to clean up his technique a little bit for the NFL though, can get a little grabby down field just like Dennard last year.







Shawn Oakman - Monster measurables with good production. His explosiveness shows on the field, but he needs to improve his consistency with leverage and snap anticipation (he gets off the line too late at times). He'll be considered as a 1st round prospect based off of his measurables and explosiveness along with the effort that he plays with on the field. He can be every bit as good as Calais Campbell but has more speed to his game. Needs to add weight to his frame though if he's going to play 5-tech for us. Struggles with any lineman blocking him from the side due to his length, difficult for him to get leverage.

As for WR, if we're drafting mid-late in the 1st, I'd much rather take Kevin White from WVU. I swear he's Larry Fitzgerald v2, the guy is a monster at high pointing and got much better at route running compared to last year.