Man it’s bad. Like really bad. Really really really bad.
The Chiefs have the least explosive RB room in the NFL. Only 17 explosive plays from RB’s. Pacheco is the most explosive guy, and he’s been a good soldier here, but he’s not the guy. Excellent change of pace back, but his vision is bad and his lateral agility isn’t good either.
I love Kareem but he’s winding down. He’s 30 next year and you could see the wheels start to come off with usage.
I think we should consider a RB rd 1 if the board gets dicey, but ideally we sign someone like Ty Johnson from Buffalo. Also to preface this I think LT is numero uno for us and this is a scenario where one is just not attainable.
Everyone gets so mad at this offense and blames coaching but the pieces have just not been there. The truth is this team badly misses Jerrick McKinnon. They’ve gotten some of that from Perine but it’s just not enough.
We got 1 TD from a RB in the passing game this year. Compare that to:
2023: 7
2022: 12
2021: 5
Major major drop in production there that has killed the offense. I see these playoff teams with quality backs and it’s helped them tremendously.
Getting an explosive, dynamic playmaking RB has to be a major priority. It could change the entire offense and help soften the blow of losing Kelce (eventually) and working on LT [Reply]
Consensus big boards from mock drafts right now have Henderson at 64 as the 4th RB behind Jeanty (10), Omarion Hampton of UNc (46), Kaleb Johnson of Iowa (62).
With that in mind, if I get to 32 and Hampton and Johnson are still on the board, too, I would definitely consider trading back 10 picks or so and grabbing an extra 4th and seeing where I’m at when that comes up. And then maybe moving again if I can if it gets to 42 and those 3 dudes are still there.
21-60 are all about the same grade level guys in this draft, though, so that might make it hard to move around. [Reply]
Originally Posted by tmax63:
I think the SB showed that there's no argument where the biggest need is and it ain't RB.
It's not the biggest but it's still up there, RB talent on this team is shit. A James Cook or Chase Brown on this roster would have helped so much, assuming Reid would actually run it of course. [Reply]
Fuck it I'm on the Henderson bandwagon don't think hes the go to guy like some of you think but he is explosive draft him kick the tires on a guy like Chubb with Rice/Worthy on the outside and an upgrade at LT you have a top 10 offense [Reply]
RB is not the biggest need but surely still is high on the list. The trick is how to value it and what round do you want to take a shot? We didn't try until it was too late but if the running game could have helped set the tempo and rhythm that games likely a lot less ugly. [Reply]
Originally Posted by RunKC:
Jaydon Blue anyone? Might be good to go back to the Sark well in Texas. 6 ft 200 lbs, good vision and boy is he fast
I'm a big Longhorns fan and Blue isn't anything more than a third down back and a special teamer guy in the NFL. I had hopes before the season that we would see a Jamaal Charles like emergence from him after Baxter went down for the season, but it never happened.
He can't run between the tackles and his vision is soso. He would be an excellent McKinnon/Perine replacement that would give us some homerun potential with catches out of the backfield and the occasional run...but there's a reason why Tre Wisner ended up being the feature back for Texas this year. [Reply]
If the board doesn't go their way or they've already picked up an LT elsewhere taking one of the premier RB talents at 32 wouldn't be the worst thing in the world. [Reply]
The Chiefs need to draft a running back in the worse way. That said, I have a hard time pulling the trigger on a running back before the 3rd round. Ample talent in this draft class, and while many are down on the talent in this draft, I think it fits nicely for what the Chiefs have in terms of positional needs. [Reply]