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Originally Posted by kccrow
I'm not too worried about an early WR for some of the reasons mentioned, including that Reid WRs seldom see a significant percentage of snaps in their first year. I think Pringle plays the X this year and they draft for the future there.
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I think that sounds like a recipe for disaster but that's just my opinion. Pringle hasn't shown me anything, ever.
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Originally Posted by kccrow
As for Center prospects, you know who didn't suck as rookies? The ones taken 2 years ago in Elgton Jenkins and Erik McCoy.
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The Chiefs took a center in the 2nd round back in 2012 and Reid allowed him to walk. They took Morse in the 2nd round back in 2019 and allowed him to walk. They brought in a former 7th rounder, who not only started in place of an injured Morse in 2018 but also started in both Super Bowls in 2019 and 2020.
I'm not unequivocally stating that the Chiefs won't take a center in the upcoming draft but with so many players expected to be cut in the coming the weeks due to the lowered salary cap, I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if they sign a guy off the streets or just bite the bullet and re-sign Reiter.
Then there's this from Albert Breer today:
https://www.si.com/nfl/2021/03/05/te...-first-time-gm
Lots of cuts are coming. Teams are waiting on the cap for that, and the league and union have waited, for a while, for the TV deals to get done to officially set it.
Once that happens, look out. The free-agent streets will teeming with talent.