Mock (12/28)

[Direckshun]

Well, I lost my previous one due to a saving error, so you're not getting any explanations on this one.

Assumptions:

1. Chiefs finish 12-4, beat Texans then lose in OT in New England. Reid, Dorsey, Smith all retained.

2. ILB Derrick Johnson does not retire, and will return like Justin Houston did this week.

3. RB Jamaal Charles renegotiates a contract down to 2 years, $4m; P Dustin Colquitt renegotiates his contract down to 2 years, $5m.

4. S Eric Berry is re-signed for 4 years, $44m ($19m guaranteed).

5. The Chiefs tender the following players: FB Trey Millard, WR Albert Wilson, S Daniel Sorensen, K Cairo Santos, LS James Winchester.

6. The following players walk in free agency: QB Nick Foles, RB Knile Davis, OG Mike Person, NT Dontari Poe, DE Kendall Reyes, DE Jarvis Jenkins

7. The following players are cut: FB Anthony Sherman, TE Ross Travis, OLB Frank Zombo, ILB Terrance Smith, CB Kenneth Acker

8. The Chiefs sign QB EJ Manuel (Bills) for two years; TE Anthony Fasano (Titans) for 1 year; NT Chris Baker (Redskins) for four years.

9. The Chiefs bring in 4 compensatory picks: a 4th (Sean Smith), a 5th (Chase Daniel), and two 6ths (Donald Stephenson & Tyvon Branch).

On with the show:

1.28. OG Dan Feeney, Indiana

The Chiefs are satisfied with their roster everywhere. They don't have a QBotF, but they don't think there's one in this draft anyway. Their skill positions are strong, their front seven lost Poe but is still very stout with the signing of Chris Harris, who should beast in this system. Their rotation at passrusher is one of the league's best, and with Terrance Mitchell turning out to be a perfect scheme fit, they have a secondary they really love.

The one area the Chiefs hate, however, is their OL losing the line of scrimmage every game. Both guards need to be upgraded, and by bringing in one of my favorite guard prospects since David DeCastro and returning Parker Ehinger from injury, they've done that.

2.60. RB Samaje Perine, Oklahoma

Perfect scheme fit and finalizes our RB corps as one of the best in the NFL.

3.91. S Marcus Maye, Florida

Perfect scheme fit and gives us one of the best S corps in the NFL.

4.127. QB Nathan Peterman, Pittsburgh

Aaron Murray clone.

4.133 (compensatory). ILB Dylan Cole, Missouri State

Not a scheme fit, just a little hometown love here; Andy Reid's drafted a Missouri State Bear before anyway.

5.166. OT Will Holden, Vanderbilt

5.173 (compensatory). WR Travin Dural, LSU

6.204 (compensatory). TE Pharaoh Brown, Oregon

6.210 (compensatory). CB Deatrick Nichols, South Florida

7.250. ILB Jalen Reeves-Maybin, Tennessee

[BryanBusby]

And EJ Manuel sucks

[RealSNR]

Because Zach Fulton is only playing due to injury, we should spend our only 5th year option rookie contract on a ****ing OG.

Gotcha.

[RealSNR]

Originally Posted by RunKC

Idk about that. Team with the best record in the NFL drafted a G and C with their first rd picks in the last 4 years.

Are you trying to piss me off?

You're doing an excellent job.

[O.city]

A left tackle? What?

Fishers been improving this season.

I could be talked into a new rg, I doubt I'd take him in the first. They need some talent at ilb, maybe more at wr and or te.

[RunKC]

Originally Posted by RealSNR

Are you trying to piss me off?

You're doing an excellent job.

I'm just giving you shit

[Direckshun]

Originally Posted by O.city

A left tackle? What?

Fishers been improving this season.

I could be talked into a new rg, I doubt I'd take him in the first. They need some talent at ilb, maybe more at wr and or te.

Fisher is a piano player. And at left tackle, that's fine.

At guards, you need piano lifters.

[LoneWolf]

Originally Posted by Direckshun

Fisher is a piano player. And at left tackle, that's fine.

At guards, you need piano lifters.

If "that's fine" at left tackle, then why the comment about needing a new LT? I hope you don't put much time and effort into these mock drafts because my eight year old niece could do better picking names out of a hat.

[Direckshun]

Originally Posted by LoneWolf

If "that's fine" at left tackle, then why the comment about needing a new LT?

I don't think we need a new left tackle. But Fisher isn't exactly winning the line of scrimmage. He's not plowing people or getting a ton of push.

His pass protection is pretty good, and he's superior when he's pulled into space. But with as much as the Chiefs run between the tackles... I don't see it.

[Direckshun]

Originally Posted by RealSNR

Because Zach Fulton is only playing due to injury, we should spend our only 5th year option rookie contract on a ****ing OG.

Gotcha.

Fulton is doing fine, but he's not winning the line of scrimmage, like, at all.

Neither is LDT. I fear he's a finesse player playing guard. That works with a lot of pulls and such, but the Chiefs run Ware a ton between the tackles.

[Direckshun]

You guys are sleeping on Feeney. Guy controls defensive tackles in the passing game and pancakes them more than anybody else in college football in the run game.

[O.city]

When ware has been fresh, we've ran the ball better.

Some point to the ol, but I think dinged up backs have been the bigger issue this year

[LoneWolf]

Originally Posted by Direckshun

... I don't see it

Pull your head out of your ass. It helps with seeing things.

[O.city]

Fisher is here for a while, they're contractually set there.

A few really athletic bad ass guards would be ok I suppose.

[RealSNR]

Originally Posted by Direckshun

Fulton is doing fine, but he's not winning the line of scrimmage, like, at all.

Neither is LDT. I fear he's a finesse player playing guard. That works with a lot of pulls and such, but the Chiefs run Ware a ton between the tackles.

Zach Fulton is irrelevant to our future. He's depth who has been forced to play a starter's role this year. Ideally, he won't see a single snap next year if everybody stays healthy.

Get some competition for LDT. Absolutely. But it doesn't have to be Super Guard that we draft, nor should it be.

That 5th year option is a huge deal, and it makes your 1st rounders all the more valuable if you hit on them. It's going to make a huge difference down the road in terms of the cap when we try to maneuver around and re-sign some of our young guys.

You were saying the same shit about Cameron Irving two years ago, and while he's a fine player, he's not Marcus Peters. Not every pick is going to be Marcus Peters, but what if we get a consistent stream of Dee Ford-type players in the first round? That would be huge. And we'd want them in the spots that matter the most.

[Direckshun]

Originally Posted by LoneWolf

Pull your head out of your ass. It helps with seeing things.

M'alrighty. So you'd argue that Fisher is controlling the line of scrimmage on run plays?