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Originally Posted by staylor26
The Chiefs had 3 major needs going into the offseason. OT, WR, and DE.
They added:
Jawaan Taylor (best RT on the market)
Donovan Smith (one of the best LTs on the market)
Wanya Morris (3rd round pick)
Richie James (sneaky good bargain signing)
Rashee Rice (2nd round pick)
Along with year 2 for Toney and Moore
Charles Omenihu (arguably the best young DE in FA)
Felix Anudike-Uzomah (1st round pick)
BJ Thompson (5th round pick)
They absolutely attacked those needs, and potentially got a lot better and deeper at all 3.
They also had a couple of really good under the radar second wave signings in Tranquil and Edwards.
It was a fantastic offseason. The only thing missing is a FA vet DT, and I think that's the last domino that will fall before camp.
I swear time is a flat circle. The same people say the same stupid shit like the reeruned OP, and Veach proceeds to drag his nuts across their face. |
What they added is not the same as problem solved.
The Chiefs had, in my opinion, four major needs. I would add DT to the list you put up.
I have concluded from the gun that Veach did a strong job at DE this offseason. I really like the Umenihu addition and the FAU draft pick. [I think everybody needs to get off the BJ Thompson signing, however. That dude is a special teamer for Toub, period. If he logs three sacks in non-garbage time over the course of his career I'll change my ChiefsPlanet font to
Comic Sans for a full calendar year. He's a less physically gifted Joshua Kaindoh.]
But the other three positions: tackle, wide receiver, and defensive tackle... I think you could make the argument the Chiefs have at best held serve at those positions, and I think you could make the argument that they are worse for each of them.
LT: Brown, LG: Thuney, C: Humphrey, RG: Smith, RT: Wylie
LT: Smith, LG: Thuney, C: Humphrey, RG: Smith, RT: Taylor
That second line is maybe worse than the first one, because Smith is going to be really bad at left tackle. We need to call a spade a spade there. I'll be straight up shocked if he doesn't get benched at some point.
WR: JuJu, MVS, Toney, Hardman, Moore, Watson
WR: Toney, MVS, Moore, James, Rice, Watson
I think those are about the same levels of talent; I may give a slight edge to the first group but it's negligible.
DT: Jones, Saunders, Nnadi, Williams, Wharton
DT: Jones, Nnadi, Wharton, Coburn, Cowart
I definitely think that first line is better than the first one.
There is a nuanced discussion to be had here. To say the Chiefs had a "meh" offseason is not the same as saying their offseason was horrid or that the Chiefs are collapsing.
But what it
is saying, some people who drink from the fountain of Veach cannot fathom, which is that the offseason under-delivered.