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New England has picked seven times in each of the last two NFL Drafts. Compare to Seattle, which drafted 11 times in 2013 and ten times in 2012. It's a different approach, and Schneider (and all of the Wolf tree of GMs) believes in building in some insurance for players that they miss on by drafting in volume.
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chiefs have 6 picks. Last yr the chiefs made player for player trades with Jenkins and Sherman. They gave up 2 second round picks for Smith. Then Dorsey tried to gain a better 2014 late pick by trading a 7th and Edgar Jones for a 6th.
Chiefs had a 7 player draft class in 2013, but also had the advantage of being the first in the waiver wire (which is like having a bunch of extra late picks). Chiefs don't have that benefit this yr. They need more picks to take advantage of this deep draft class, and reduce risk.
As for Free Agency
I only expect to see the chiefs pursue CUT players. Chiefs will likely get 2015 comp picks for Albert, Schwartz, and Asamooah leaving. They might even get lucky with something for Mcluster. Signing FREE AGENTS can negate comp picks, while CUT players wont. The team might as well use that salary cap space on signing Alex Smith, Houston, and Berry long term.