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Old 02-25-2019, 10:53 AM   #11
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Originally Posted by O.city View Post
Yuck, really?

I assumed he would be the ILB.

I guess any of these guys could theoretically play in the middle (White, Bush etc, the top 3) but that seems just....not exciting.
If you don't draft a new ILB, then yeah it's probably Hitchens. I just worry that he doesn't have quite enough versatility to be an ideal Mike. That said, I'm trying to squirrel him at the Sam, you're trying to put him at Mike and he was a damn Will in Dallas. So either he's more versatile than I realize or I'm just not very smart and he'd actually be a terrible Sam.

I just think the Chiefs would prefer a more dynamic Mike and if they put significant draft capital towards it, that's how it will shake out.

Now if they don't see a guy they like there (and for the right price), they could target the cheaper option, go get a Sam and put Hitchens at Mike.

I hadn't considered that, but a guy I mentioned in my mock draft thread would probably be a nice prospect there and could maybe be a viable 3rd day pick - Khalil Hodge. I think Crow really like TJ Edwards (someone does). D'Andre Walker from GA? I'd go to bat for my boy out of Mizzou - Terez Hall. I cannot state strongly enough how different the defense was when he was in there for MU. Is Hanks too slight for the role? Does Gary Johnson have the same problem? David Long. All would seem to have the athleticism and feel for space but I don't know that any of them can hold up at the point of attack with their builds. Someone's a big fan of Pratt and that might be a pretty good fit there.

And again, these are all 3rd day pick kind of guys. I don't imagine Burr-Kirven would fall that far in the 5th and we don't have a 4th. Tre Lamar may not be quite good enough in space and is probably a day 2 pick as well.

I also have to acknowledge that I'm just less confident in what I'm even looking for with a Sam under Spags. That's a really tough area for me to get a feel for, to be honest. I would discount someone like Chase Hansen as 'just another Will' but it may be that I simply don't understand what Spags wants there. Maybe that's exactly how he is going to do things.
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