(Dude ran a 4.24 40 pre-draft. Nothing solid here, just more mental masturbation.)
Chiefs Steal Perfect Jaylen Watson Replacement in New Projected Trade
The Kansas City Chiefs were the recipients of horrible news on Tuesday. After fracturing his ankle in Week 7, it's been revealed that Chiefs No. 2 cornerback Jaylen Watson will likely miss the remainder of the 2024 NFL season as he recovers from the injury.
With only two weeks remaining until this year's NFL deadline, time is running out for the Chiefs to find a replacement for Watson. The good news for general manager Brett Veach & Co. is that the perfect fill-in is available ahead of the deadline and he comes at an affordable price.
Veteran CB Eric Stokes has recently fallen out of favor when it comes to the Green Bay Packers' defensive plans. Despite starting in five of seven appearances so far this season, he's become an afterthought as he's only played a combined 24 defensive snaps across the last two weeks
His diminished role combined with the fact that the Packers declined his fifth-year option earlier this year makes Stokes a potential trade candidate in the coming weeks. If that's the case, GM Veach should consider giving Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst a call.
A former 2021 first-rounder, Stokes' 2024 performance has been a mixed bag, to say the least. On one hand, his 15 solo tackles in seven appearances put him on pace for 36 across 17 games, which would be his highest output since he racked up 43 as a rookie.
On the other hand, Stokes has struggled to stop anything thrown in his direction this season. According to Pro Football Focus, the ex-Georgia product owns the ninth-worst coverage grade (50.0) among 104 eligible CBs after allowing 20 completions, 225 yards, two touchdowns, and a 107.6 passer rating on 31 targets this season.
Even though things aren't working out in Green Bay, a move to Kansas City could be what Stokes needed. He's still a solid cornerback who knows how to tackle and stop the run, and it wouldn't be shocking if defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo can help the 25-year-old ballhawk take his game to the next level.
Assuming that the Packers don't want to lose Stokes for nothing as a free agent in March, a fifth-round pick could be all the Chiefs need to pull off a deal. With plenty of Day 3 picks spread across the next three years, rolling the dice on a Stokes trade is well worth any minor risk.
Very concerned. CB is one of the weakest positions on this team IMO. Williams has fallen out of favor for whatever reason, Johnson gets beat quite a bit in the limited snaps he’s played, Roland-Wallace is a complete unknown.
CB was one of my biggest concerns going into the season in terms of injury. Would love to see a trade occur or Xavian Howard signed. It works against inferior teams, but I don’t know that this DB group works for a 3-peat [Reply]
Mcduffie is a ftap
Williams shit down every WRs throat he faced down the stretch and in the playoffs last year
Conner is a damn stud in the same versatile mold as Sneed was
Johnson, CRW and Taylor have all shown they can play.
The front 7 has been dominant and that will always help the secondary.
If they think we will get Watson back for the playoffs, I think we have plenty of talent to secure the 1 seed and have a good chance at going undefeated without adding anyone. [Reply]
Originally Posted by BossChief:
Some of you need to change your tampons.
Mcduffie is a ftap
Williams shit down every WRs throat he faced down the stretch and in the playoffs last year
Conner is a damn stud in the same versatile mold as Sneed was
Johnson, CRW and Taylor have all shown they can play.
The front 7 has been dominant and that will always help the secondary.
If they think we will get Watson back for the playoffs, I think we have plenty of talent to secure the 1 seed and have a good chance at going undefeated without adding anyone.
Williams hasn’t seen the field. He’s been passed over for JAGS like Johnson and CRW (when have they shown they can play?). Connor is more of a 3rd safety type. Not an outside CB.
Hope you’re right, but not a lot of confidence in the leftovers. [Reply]
