...and I bet BV has had conversations with several of them, telling them "we want you, but we won't sign until Summer so you don't have to attend all the off-season crap". Bonus.

Roger that

none of the geezers are going to sign till after OTAs - - they aren't going to run around in shorts all spring.

priority didn't mean throw top tier FA money at the position.

We have four picks in the first two rounds. I think there's zero chance we don't address the situation with AT LEAST one of those picks, and I think there's a better than even chance we take TWO.

Then you bargain shop a couple of aging vets to help the young'uns along and you'll be in good shape.

Good Morning Chris,

Have you happened to have spoken to any CP twitter-tarts today? If so; are there any shit piece possible hirings brewing in today's talks?

Thank you and have a nice weekend (almost.)

DID WE SIGN ALVIN ROBERTSON YET??!

You want to pay them what the others got? No

So you have to wait for the price to come down.

LMAO

I think Clowney is waiting until after the draft because he knows a team will overpay if they miss out on this edge class.

You guys are going to have to get used to the new way.

The days for 'trying to get over the hump' with big splash FA deals are probably over. We've been to the top of the mountain. Now we are trying to stay up there. The way to do that is sell high, buy low, and draft well.

Just remember what The Pats did for all those years. That's your blueprint.

Stars and scrubs was proving to not be sustainable. We'll be fielding solid football teams with few real weaknesses and drafting our future stars from here on out with very few exceptions.

It makes sense for everybody at this point.

All drank to that!

My guess is, if they knew in advance that Tyreek was getting traded, they might have been in the market for a Chandler Jones or Von Miller (personally I wanted Jones, so we could also draft Travis Jones in the 2nd and line up 3 Jones's on the line and make "keeping up with the Jones's" jokes).

Because of how the trade came about, it may be that the splash move with the freed up Tyreek money doesn't happen until next year, but there's still room to improve the defense through veterans and the draft.

LMAO:LOL:

I actually laughed out loud on that one. Nice!

Yeah, I think it's possible, and who knows, Veach is often aggressive as hell, but what it SEEMS they're doing is planning to spread the money around. I don't think you'll see a big splash unless you feel Reid is a big splash, I think he's kind of borderline as a big splash. I think he's probably an upgrade to 2021 Mathieu. At any rate, he's younger, bigger, and faster (and cheaper than what Mathieu THOUGHT he was worth, if not what he'll end up getting.)

I really think you're going to see a blending of high draft picks and crusty old vets on their last hurrah trying to get a ring at the highest paid positions. More Ingrams and Suggs types and less high dollar FA's.

I'd take Patrick Peterson on the cheap for a year. Stuff like that. (But only on the cheap. If he thinks he's getting a big contract, he can **** off.)

I dont expect 12 draft picks to be made. But also I dont expect another Trey Smith anomaly to happen. So the way i see it he hit on two normal picks. So twice that many should be somewhat reasonable.

Agree.

I'm not expecting any big trades or FA signings. Veach is always looking at former 1st round picks that might be available, especially at positions of need. I could see a move for a guy like K'Lavon Chaisson, or a young WR still on a rookie contract, but DK Metcalf isn't coming. And lets be honest, if that guy is going to be on the move, I bet Green Bay would out bid us because Rogers has absolutely nothing.

Look at how the last draft set us up on the Oline. We are paying or about to pay REAL money to two players, Brown and Thuney. That's easily doable when you have Smith and Humphries on rookie contracts for the next 3 years. When its time to pay them, Thuney will be off the books. It's a great set up. Look at how the draft has allowed the Chiefs to rebuild the LB core. Those guys are young and good and cost nothing.

I don't think Veach takes 12 guys in this draft, but I do think its possible to see how you can put 6-8 guys on this roster that would go a long way in stabilizing the roster while helping us deal with the cap.

I'd love it if we came out of the draft with 2 DEs, 1 DT, 2 WR, 1LB, 1S, and either as RB or RT prospect. All of that can fit on the current roster.

Still at $18.5 million in cap space.

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I dont expect 12 draft picks to be made. But also I dont expect another Trey Smith anomaly to happen. So the way i see it he hit on two normal picks. So twice that many should be somewhat reasonable.

I can see two DL and two DE's drafted.

At a minimum

That's the maximum. They're not going to take 5 or 6 DL in one draft.

I'd be surprised if they took more than 3 - two edge and 1 DT.

Is there going to be any demand from other teams to trade up and get that 30th pick? I’d like ojabo for that pick but if veach or the brass don’t like him, I like the value in the 2nd round the best in this draft for defensive players? See any teams that would want to move up? Maybe Seattle at 40?

Depends. If Willis and Pickett go earlier than expected, that could screw things up. If they go later, then there's more of a chance that somebody is sitting there, probably Corral.

With you 100% on the old guys. I don't like old guys getting big money but give me guys who got a year or 2 left and you can rotate 2-3 of them in at 40% of the snaps and they will be effective. Ingram was great for us last year like this. There's plenty of guys who have a little left in the tank like Jerry Hughes, Ryan Kerrigan that I want cheap to come in here.

Plus they are vets who can teach the draft picks how to be a pro. It's all good. Just don't overpay the middle in FA.

Listening to the KCSN pod. I like Laviska Shenault, Denzel Mims or Jaelen Reagor as trade options at WR

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Yep. One opportunity for us is to grab some extra picks / value from a QB needy team below with their ammo to trade up (picks):
Lions: 32, 34, 66, 2023 1-2, 2023 1 (Rams)
Seahawks: 40, 41, 72, 2023 1-2, 2023 1-2 (Broncs)
Commanders: 47, 2023 1-2
Saints: 49, 98, 2023 1-2
Falcons: 43, 58, 74, 2023 1-2
Steelers: 52, 84, 2023 1-2
Texans: 37, 68, 2023 1-2, 2023 1 (Browns)

Evidently nobody wanted him with this DL draft coming up. Is he better than Wharton? Both undersized interior rushers that struggle holding the point against the run.

Why do they think Reagor is a target?

Mims hasnt done shit so whould have to be cheap.

And im still all in on Shenault because i think he would round out our basketball team. But i dont see why they would want to get rid of him either. Pederson will see it similarly to Reid.

No ****ing thanks. Just draft some players.

Who would trade for Reagor?

Why not both? Those options will be cheap

I'm sure Mahomes is begging for a WR that has no idea how to run routes or where he is going to end up next....

Tank isn’t that undersized.

He's definitely a little lacking in functional strength for an interior lineman.

Doesn't have a real good base and can get washed out.

He's a LOT like RNR was when he was here. We loved him because he made splash plays but his bad plays were really bad. And too frequent.

Wharton loses pretty biggly at times because he's a little longer and more angular rather than squad and sturdy like your typical IDL.

Hell, he even moves like a stand-up OLB when he's out in space.

He's a heck of a rotational DL but I mean you can't go making/not making roster decisions because you have him. I'd say he's a guy that you should probably always be looking to layer.

None of those WR’s excites me as much as the projected first round WR’s in the draft.

a) That was incredibly good draft and b) we got three plus starters at sub-premium positions - IOL and LB.

Drafting WR, DE or CB past the mid-first round, you have to take some shots on guys with high ceilings but also high bust potential.

With 12 draft picks, you might end up having to let a good player go unprotected and lose them. It almost feels like too many. Although the four 7th rounders are basically UDFAs. So maybe not.

Makes me wonder if Wharton could handle DE.

It’s “Turk” not “Tank”. You got the wrong 2007 Hard Knocks nickname. Lol

5 year 50 mil for Wagner to the Rams.

That’s a lot of money for a player that will be 32 next year

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That's what the Rams do.

Just see what's in the first 2 years.

And he's still REALLY good.

A. Um how do they have any money to spend

B. Thats way to much for a MLB 32+

Ray Lewis was pretty good into his mid-to-late 30s. I'd bet money Wagner ages gracefully as well.

And he gets to play his old team twice a year now.

5 years for an old MLB???

Make it make sense.

When does the salary cap and lack of draft picks catch up with the Rams?

Certain posters on here said the Rams were going to fall off

Look what they brought in vs what they lost.

I'd imagine the salary cap is gonna hit...this year.

When they don't have replacements for aging players.

A year or two. They are all in right now boy that's for sure.

I think that will depend a lot on what happens with the QB's on how many go early.

If Pickett and Willis go in the 20's, Corral is a guy that could be targeted there, allowing us to trade down. If they go higher, the chances decrease.

It truly amazes me how many people STILL take every fraud contract at face value.

Especially guys beyond 30 getting "5-year" deals. LMAO

I could Ridder as well in that spot.

He signed with the Vikings yesterday

Denver radio out here one of the hosts claims to be fairly plugged in with some folks with the Chiefs and claims Veach/Reid are obsessed with Trey McBride tight end from Colorado State. He claimed theyre so in love with him he wouldnt be surprised if we used one of our first rounders on him which is downright crazy. A name to possibly keep an eye on however with one of those 2nd rounders. If we are trending towards more of a power run game maybe two elite pass catchers at tight end makes sense.

Weird. It’s the first I’ve heard of it. And I feel like I follow pretty closely for a non twitard.

That would be a terrible pick but the fall put on here would be hilarious so I'm cool if it happens

I wonder what Andy could cook up with 2 top shelf tight ends.

lets sign pro pass rushers ie Clowney and Ingram and go young big and strong inside

Ok I hadn’t done any TE research. I’m in.

Mims and Reagor just flat out suck and Shenault will be aiming for a new deal by the time he started figuring out how to play the position and running routes in this system.

Just go young(er).

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Good morning!

Yeah that's where I'm at Bryan.

A TE in round 1? That would be an insane mistake when we need damn pass rushers. The only way that makes sense is if they just don't think they can improve the pass rush much so they think they may as well make the offense as strong as possible.

George Pickens will be ours! I have ESB!!!,,,

I know nothing about McBride, but maybe they feel he'd be a better weapon for them than any WR that might drop that far. They could still grab an EDGE with the other 1st round pick.

The guy ran a 4.56. If you can get the next Kelce at the end of the 1st on a 5 year rookie deal you do it. Kelce will be 33 this year. I wouldn't hate the pick at all given all the other picks we have.

Dustin Colquit is still a FA? wow...thought that dude would have retired by now...

Agreed, but that’s a pretty high bar

The pro comp I read for McBride is Austin Hooper.

He was ascending before going to that dumpster fire in Cleveland, so I’ll give him a break for his last two years.

He’s a very competent NFL TE, which is probably a fair expectation for McBride.

Not sure I would pull the trigger given some of our other needs.

Id be all about McBride at pick 50. 29 or 30 would feel like a serious stretch.

Dulcich in the 3rd would start to get really serious consideration from me if he fell that far.

The way he moves in space gives me SERIOUS Kelce vibes. Extremely fluid; looks much smoother than he should for a guy that size.

No, I don't think he has the raw athleticism of a guy like McBride but we're not talking about a WR here. For a TE, fluidity in space is far more important and that's where Kelce's been killing guys for years.

It's an area that I think Dulcich excels at.

I 100% believe that we’re going TE in the 3rd round.

So where is Odell gonna sign? I'm getting my hopes up.