The Chiefs fell just shy of the first 3-peat in NFL history, yet still made it further than any other team in its' attempt at it, getting back to the big game. Unfortunately, the Super Bowl was a complete dud, and the blowout loss put a cloud over the insane accomplishments that were achieved.
The 15-2 regular season record, the best in franchise history, was a wild ride. There were a bunch of games that were won very late, with walk-off FG's, walk-off blocked FG's, walk-off doinks with back-up kickers, OT wins, fumble recoveries preventing walk-off FG's.... just a truly insane year... and while the playoffs were fun (see ya, Bills!), sadly the magic ran out at the worst time.
Mahomes had arguably his worst season, which likely stemmed from a handful of things that rattled him: 1- The LT situation fell apart, and really never got solved despite some desperate efforts. 2- The WR room was shredded, leaving him with a talented, yet-developing rookie, where chemistry needed time to develop.
It will be interesting to see what sort of mentality he approaches the offseason and training camp with. If he's the GOAT we believe he is, he will have a the rage of a thousand suns burning within him and the league will be sorry.
The run game was salvaged after Pacheco's injury by a reunion with Kareem Hunt. This position seemed to stall as year went on, as it was clear the group lacked acceleration and dynamism.
The defense had a mostly great year, but took a dip when their #2 CB went down with a broken ankle. The pass rush picked up late when Omenihu returned and Karlaftis shined, but seemed to fizzle against a large Philly O-Line.
There are again some big decisions looming this offseason: Who returns - Kelce? Bolton? Smith? Reid? Brown? How does Veach fix the LT/OL problem? How does Veach reconstruct the WR room with Rice's injury + probable suspension? What support do we give Chris Jones on the line?
Thread Overview
This is the 14th 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 2 early hits: Xavier Worthy & Kingsley Suamataia. Let's see if we can get more this year.
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.
Read someone suggesting he would be one of the top gems in this draft, surprising everyone as one of the best NFL WRs out of this year’s group. [Reply]
Originally Posted by kccrow:
Yay. Farmer is one of my favorite DT prospects.
I've seen him move up draft boards, but I'll be honest I don't see it, or at least I don't see him being close to some of the other names suggested as in our range. What round would you be looking at Crow? Also, doesn't seem super productive or a great athlete, what should I be looking for? [Reply]
Originally Posted by JPH83:
I've seen him move up draft boards, but I'll be honest I don't see it, or at least I don't see him being close to some of the other names suggested as in our range. What round would you be looking at Crow? Also, doesn't seem super productive or a great athlete, what should I be looking for?
He's probably 3rd round, but he's been sliding up into the bottom of 2 for some.
He's actually one of the more productive DTs in the class and has 3-down ability. He's not some amazing gap penetrator, but he has really good strength and length to be a plug at NT and give you a bit in the pass rush department.
To me, that's the type of guy we need right now next to Jones. I'd be willing to bet on Alfred Collins if he's there at the end of 2 as a higher upside guy. If we're looking at purely penetrating DTs that can disrupt but might be have some limitations anchoring against the run then I'd probably look more at guys like TJ Sanders and Ty Robinson.
If we don't go OT in round 1, I'd definitely be all about Tyleik Williams. I think he's a stud NT prospect. He won't be around at 63 though. Hell, he might not make it to 43. [Reply]
Originally Posted by kccrow:
He's probably 3rd round, but he's been sliding up into the bottom of 2 for some.
He's actually one of the more productive DTs in the class and has 3-down ability. He's not some amazing gap penetrator, but he has really good strength and length to be a plug at NT and give you a bit in the pass rush department.
To me, that's the type of guy we need right now next to Jones. I'd be willing to bet on Alfred Collins if he's there at the end of 2 as a higher upside guy. If we're looking at purely penetrating DTs that can disrupt but might be have some limitations anchoring against the run then I'd probably look more at guys like TJ Sanders and Ty Robinson.
If we don't go OT in round 1, I'd definitely be all about Tyleik Williams. I think he's a stud NT prospect. He won't be around at 63 though. Hell, he might not make it to 43.
That's interesting. I'm in total agreement that a NT with a little juice is the biggest need on this DL. I'd love Alfred Collins in the 2nd for that role. One guy I think I like a little more than Farmer is CJ West. Not at long but I think his get off is a little better. Just my 2 cents.
Aside from that the desperate need, for me, is speed on the edge. Not that Spags will ever prioritise it [Reply]