Originally Posted by OKchiefs (Post 17344844)

Sure, if you trust their scouting at the position. History, Rice notwithstanding, shows that they are more likely to take the wrong guy if they end up waiting.

Hell, you said you wouldn’t be opposed to an interior OL in the 1st. A “complimentary” WR similar to Addison, D. Smith, Flowers, etc. is a hell of a lot more valuable than a guard.

Originally Posted by O.city (Post 17344850)

Nah, a good player is valuable.

Position somewhat be damned.

If there's a really good safety there, take him. Let Reid go, use that money for a WR or whatever etc.

Originally Posted by O.city (Post 17344926)

That's a different argument though.

Once you've picked the player, yes, you want someone atleast of that caliber.

I'm discussing more so my preference of actual player. Plus, you still have 5 or 6 other draft picks to make. I'm no shoehorning myself into a position ever early in the draft.

Originally Posted by kccrow (Post 17344640)

But you do need complimentary types. Rice has all the look and feel of a traditional "X" receiver and go-to player but then we severely lack at the Z and Slot with good move types that can take it yard. One of the reasons I'm so incredibly high on Franklin is that he fits that speed Z role so well. I envision Rice and Franklin as our version of AJ Brown and DeVonta Smith, and that's just not a bad combination. I'm also high on Mooney and Hollywood because they can split time between Z and Slot roles and move around within the formations to create matchups, and Reid loves to do that. You improve the complimentary pieces around Rice and now you have a really potent passing attack. You don't need three of Rice.

Originally Posted by iSavedLatin (Post 17345052)

I like Legette as much as the next guy, but the Chiefs simply don't draft guys his age. Jussayin'.

Originally Posted by O.city (Post 17344685)

At WR, size and physical attributes just matter. Look at Devonta Smith in Philly once AJ went MIA.

If they can add another good WR, great go for it, they should. But they can add a guy like that alot cheaper and more cost effective than using a first on it.

Originally Posted by kccrow (Post 17345184)

Just no man. Smith is good without AJ. You want proof, look at his 900-yard season as a rookie when Brown wasn't there.

It was better than both of Aiyuk's first two seasons.

Originally Posted by O.city (Post 17345543)

And yet this year when AJ went MIA, Smith can't really be the centerpiece.

If Rice can be that, great. I just don't like looking for a guy in the first who I don't think can really be a tried and true alpha. It's probably not rational, but the Sky Moore thing and Hardman has burned me.

Aiyuk puts Smith to shame at this point. We should trade for Aiyuk and not worry about any of this!!

Originally Posted by Nightfyre (Post 17345269)

I mean, I just watched highlight videos posted in one of these threads, and Legette seems so much more ready than Franklin.

Franklin looked like another big body playing like a tiny dude - similar to how I felt about whatshisass last year. Legette tracks the ball well and aggressively attacks the ball at the high points and wins contested catches. While Franklin might have more top speed, his acceleration and lateral agility were visibly worse than Legette.
Bottom line: Legette would be higher on my board if I had to just go off those two videos.