The 2025 Round 1 Back Seat Driver Poll
 

I figure we should quantify stuff with a poll. Read the instructions carefully so you don't disappoint those who depend on you.

If I remember, I'll do this for each pick in the draft. We'll start with the first-round pick because that's the pick that came first chronologically.


Part 1: Approval Poll. This one is pretty straightforward. It should include both your opinion of the draftee as well as your opinion of the quality of other available options.

Part 2: Alternate Pick Poll: Vote in this one even if you would have drafted Josh Simmons if you were GM. This is just to look at our second choices. For your convenience, I have included a list of the "top remaining" based on the NFL site: https://www.nfl.com/news/best-prospe...2025-nfl-draft

Poll will arrive as soon as Roger gets to the podium to announce it. Note that this is a public poll to allow for bragging or ridicule in future years.

Inb4

Confirmed. Someone give this man a cookie.

When the pick was announced I was against it. The more I read and hear about it I'm convinced it's a gamble but the correct choice. I chose Henderson as 2nd choice although it was a toss-up between him and Burden.

My thoughts exactly, and here's the thing; Henderson just might still be there for us in the 2nd, or we could move up for him if they are as high on him as has been rumored.

It absolutely was the right pick, 100%. Even if it doesn't work out, I'd stand by that.

Alternate pick: LB Jihaad Campbell

For future reference this is who the Eagles took with Pick 31.

I went with “dislike” even though I don’t really dislike it.

I like the player, but just am very pessimistic about this particular injury. I can’t get to “like” or better here. I’m definitely not indifferent.

I sincerely hope the Chiefs are right.

I was teetering on "dislike", but landed on "don't know squat" because I really want that to be true. It would be so amazing if we actually did manage to land a franchise LT with Pick 32.

I'd be interested to know what kind of process they use for evaluation on something like this. All indications are the Chiefs are completely comfortable with everything. It's been said it was only a partial tear and not a full, which supposedly makes a difference. It could just be the combination of the injury plus the reported character concerns, along with it being a deep draft for tackles, simply pushed him right into our hands.

Let's be honest, this team seems to have pretty good fortune the last 6-7 years. They just might have lucked out on this one, it does happen from time to time.

Wait, maybe this violates the rules since he wasn't there at 32.

I think that's a fair pick since he could have been ours. The only issue is that you'd also need to give up an as-yet unknown 5th round selection.

Okay, I'm gonna go with that, then. Realistically there is almost no chance I make a good pick in Round 5. This isn't my job.

I'm indifferent. I'm not gonna pretend that it isn't a gamble and an attempt to fix left tackle. If it works out it's going to be awesome though.

If Simmons wasn't available I probably go with Will Johnson because he was rated so high on all the mocks, kind of like how McDuffie was and then he dropped and the Chiefs are great at developing DB's.

Amazes me how many people forgot the superbowl. I would be ok if the drafted nothing but offensive line and one tight end.

Indifferent. Talent and need is there but the injury is too risky for my blood.