The Chiefs won their 3rd ring in 5 years and cemented their Dynasty. Mahomes placed himself firmly on the Mt. Rushmore of all-time great QBs, with an insane postseason run and maybe the most memorable Super Bowl MVP performance of all time.
He led the boys down the field to come-from-behind and tie in regulation with less than 2 minutes. He then produced the NFL's first come-from-behind overtime victory, with a 7-minute drive using his arm and legs, finishing with a walk-off TD pass to Mecole Hardman. Hell, the world's biggest pop-star decided to jump on the bandwagon, bringing millions of fans on board with her. What a magical year, right?
If you would have asked anyone on Christmas day, the Chiefs were toast. The entire season was up and down, riddled with mental errors - shockingly on the offensive side of the ball. Drops, penalties, and turnovers would surely doom the season. However, the young Defense was elite, and ultimately bought the Offense just enough time to figure its shit out in the playoffs.
There are some big decisions looming this offseason: Does Veach continue to be prudent and focus on savvy, budget-friendly moves and let talent walk? Or, does he push the chips all-in with key FA's (Jones, Sneed) an attempt to become the first team to 3-peat?
Everyone agrees that the biggest needs next year are WR, OT and probably D-Line should Jones leave. Let's see if Veach and co. feel the same.
Thread Overview
This is the 13th year in a row that we will be tracking the college players the Chiefs have publicly or privately expressed interest in leading up to the NFL Draft.
Last year, we had a pretty solid showing with 4 hits: Felix Anudike-Uzomah, Rashee Rice, Wanye Morris & BJ Thompson. Let's run it back!
For those who are new: the way this operates is that we collectively monitor various social media sources, blogs, articles and reports for news of the Chiefs' interest in a certain player. When posted in this thread, I will update the OP to include the player. *Please provide the link to the article, the players name, position and team.
I am going to try to link to player profiles when they exist, courtesy of The Draft Network, NFL.com, or their team's website.
IOL Christian Mahogany, Boston College Ryan Atkins, UA Pine Bluff Hayden Gillum, K-State Jake Johanning, Furman
Christian Duffie, K-State
Clark Barrington, Baylor
Cooper Beebe, Kansas State
Javon Foster, Missouri
KT Leveston, K-State
Marcellus Johnson, Missouri
Mike Novitsky, Kansas
Xavier Delgado, Missouri
LB Jontrey Hunter, Georgia State
Craig Young, Kansas
Dubem Okonkwo, Pittsburg State
Rich Miller, Kansas
Ty Hopper, Missouri
DL Khristian Boyd, Northern Iowa
Austin Booker, Kansas
CJ Ravenell, Missouri Western State
David Olajiga, Central Missouri State
Devin Phillips, Kansas
Khalid Duke, Kansas State
Nyles Gaddy, Missouri
Zach Elam, Missouri (also a TE)
Originally Posted by Dante84:
Nate Taylor says we met with Brian Thompson Jr, Troy Franklin, and Xavier Worthy at the combine. Posting here so I don’t forget to add later.
Originally Posted by Dante84:
Nate Taylor says we met with Brian Thomas Jr, Troy Franklin, and Xavier Worthy at the combine. Posting here so I don’t forget to add later.
I like this. Thomas is my guy. Not sure if it is doable, but that is who I want. [Reply]
Aww shit... just posted my response to this in the Alpha WR thread instead... but yeah count me in on moving up for Brian Thomas Jr. if it's possible. I'm honestly hoping that the Worthy explosion at the combine helps put another WR in front of him. If it means not having to move up 3 more slots or something that could be huge. [Reply]
WMU’s 6-3, 267-pound edge Marshawn Kneeland--No. 26 Combine Freaks List--ran a faster 3-cone (7.02) and shuttle (4.18) than all the DLs AND LBs at in Indy. He also vertical jumped 35.5 inches and had a 1.66 10-yard split. Impressive day for the Bronco. https://t.co/xAjTDnWNX3
No surprise. Lost Gretti and Thuney is going to be injured at the start of the season. Would rather get a C that can backup all positions in the interior but maybe Mahogany can do that. [Reply]
Originally Posted by GloucesterChief:
No surprise. Lost Gretti and Thuney is going to be injured at the start of the season. Would rather get a C that can backup all positions in the interior but maybe Mahogany can do that.
