Christmas Eve Mock
 

I thought I would mix things up a bit and take a slightly different approach to fixing the defense than what I have seen in other mocks, enjoy.

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Chiefs fall short of the Superbowl due to terrible defense, Bob Sutton is tragically hit by a falling piano and dies. Chiefs appoint a new DC who transitions the team to a 4-3.

Berry plays well until the end of the season and has offseason surgery on his Haglund.

Extensions/Restructures/Trades/Cuts

Tyreek Hill – 5 years, $95m ($6.1m cap hit in 2019)
Chris Jones – 5 years, $81m ($6m cap hit in 2019)

Figures shamelessly stolen from a KCCrow mock.

Berry – Restructured to free up $6m of cap space in 2019

Cuts - Sorensen

Tenders & Re-Signings

Tenders – Ellis, Kemp, Hamilton, Butker, Lucas

Re-signings

Anthony Sherman – 2019 cap hit $2m
Damien Williams - 2019 cap hit $1.5m
Jordan Devey & Jeff Allen – Vet min
De’Anthony Thomas - 2019 cap hit $1.5m
Kelvin Benjamin – 1 year incentive laden deal, base salary $3m

Free Agent Signings

DE Trey Flowers – 5 years $75m ($12m 2019 cap hit)
LB Manti Te’o – 2 years $6m ($3m 2019 cap hit)
CB Rashaan Melvin – 2 years $9m ($4m 2019 cap hit)
FS Tre Boston – 2 years $10m ($4.5m 2019 cap hit)

Draft picks:
1. DT Christian Wilkins, Clemson
2. CB Kendall Sheffield, Ohio State
2. FS Juan Thornhill, Virginia
3. RB Alex Barnes, K State
5. LB Ulysees Gilbert III, Akron
6. OT Ului Lapuaho, BYU
7. TE Daniel Imatorbhebhe, USC

Roster:
QB: Mahomes, Henne, Litton
RB: Williams, Williams, Barnes
FB: Sherman
WR: Hill, Watkins, Benjamin, Robinson, Thomas, Pringle, Kemp
TE: Kelce, Ellis, Imatorbhebhe
T: Fisher, Schwartz, Lapuaho
G: LDT, Erving, Wylie, McKenzie, Allen
C: Reiter, Devey, Murray
DE: Houston, Flowers, Speaks, Kpassagnon
DT: Jones, Wilkins, Nnadi, Williams, Hamilton
LB: Hitchens, T’eo, O'Daniel, Ragland, Niemann, Gilbert
CB: Fuller, Melvin, Sheffield, Smith, Ward
S: Berry, Boston, Thornhill, Watts, Lucas, Murray
K: Butker
P: Colquitt
LS: Winchester

I was a fan after the Sutton part

I don't see the point in Wilkins if they are going to a 4 man front. I think Nnadi would be fine as a 2 tech.

I agree Nnadi would be serviceable in a 4 man front, but I really like the idea of an even 4-3 base with no nose tackle and more pass rush ability, the way the league has looked this year.

Your top pick is pretty puzzling than.

Xavier Williams has been a complete shitshow.

Not a fan of Wilkins in the 1st. Not with the needs on the back end. I think there will be some steals along the DI in the 2nd and 3rd with the depth of the class as well. Nnadi is a fine NT in either scheme. I think you can rotate Speaks there on passing downs and bring in a faster DE the way you have things set up.

I don't see New England letting Flowers walk, and to top it off I wouldn't advocate spending that kind of capital on a guy that isn't a 10 sack per type. He gets decent pressure and he's one hell of a run stopper, but I think you can get that out of the draft and quite possibly out of Speaks if he were playing with his hand in the dirt like in college.

I'm not so sure Sheffield will declare. Right now he's probably a 3rd to 4th round guy. If he stays, and really improves, he could be a 1st rounder in 2020. I'm an OSU fan and I don't think I could take Sheffield that high at this point.

I'm really starting to be of the opinion that Thornhill is going to be the 2nd safety off the board and he's the top FS in the draft. I have 1. Thompson 2. Thornhill 3. Abram at this point and then kind of a significant drop. I don't think Thornhill makes it out of the top 10 picks of the 2nd round, but you never know. I thought the same of Bates last year.

I will add that I do really like Chauncey Gardner Jr as well. Hell of a solid player, so might move the drop to after him.

I want to see this team aggressively attack cornerbacks in the draft. If we’re gonna score a ton of points and have to deal with tons of passing attempts from teams trying to catch up, we need to find some ****ers with some ball skills.

Please, no MP references.

If talent is there even character guys, I'm all for drafting players who can help the team or ascend to being elite like Tyreek.

My first go at this by the way, so thanks for the responses.

I agree it makes far more sense to attack the back end aggressively, I would much rather see the Chiefs get Earl Thomas and a 1st round corner than what I propose above - I just wanted to mix it up rather than do another ET mock.

I’m just listing a 5 round mock here:

Rd 1 - Mack Wilson - LB, Alabama (trade up 6-7 spots using 3rd rounder)
- Chiefs convert to a 4-3 and Wilson becomes a new defensive leader. Flanked by O’Daniel and Hitchens, the linebacking core is solidified and Wilson boosts the coverage ability and physical edge this team has lacked for some time.

Rd 2 - Taylor Rapp - S, Washington
- Rapp is a versatile, savvy player that plays well off the ball. He has decent range and enough athleticism to patrol the deep middle, but can make plays attacking the backfield and matching up in coverage.

Rd 2 - Kristian Fulton - CB, LSU
- Fulton is often overlooked because Greedy Williams garners most of the hype out of LSU, but Fulton would be a #1 corner on most teams. Competitor with superb man coverage skills. Great coverage technique and excellent ball skills. He is a good tackler who plays disciplined football in pursuit.

Rd 5 - Mike Weber - RB, Ohio State
- Productive runner with great balance and vision. Weber can play through contact and has great agility. Runs compact with toughness and burst. May need to work on his pass catching game, but he is not inept regarding this part of the game.

**** I’d love Mack Wilson.

But he’s the new age NFL ILB. So idk if he makes it too far down the draft board.

It's really hard to get behind any mock that doesn't have CB as the priority.

The way I see it, it could be either CB or ILB.

Inside backer has actually been our weakest position this season, and if we could halfway right the wrong that was the Hitchens contract by drafting a young cheap stud, let’s do that.