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Originally Posted by smithandrew051
How much of that is just the team relying on Jones for the last several years though?
It didn’t seem like Veach wanted to draft LBs until he took Gay, Bolton, and Chenal in consecutive drafts.
We also didn’t think he’d draft CBs early, but then took McDuffie and 3 more in the same draft.
With such a strong DL class and Jones with just a couple years left, this seems like the stars are aligning.
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Remember how good the pass rush looked against Pittsburgh without Jones?
I think it's because they changed their pass rush plan. And ultimately I don't think Spags would have a problem doing it again. Rather than use the ends to hold some contain and allow Jones to try to split/crush the pocket, they pivoted to a more 'conventional' form of pass rush with the DTs holding the line and the DEs getting after it.
I see it as similar to the idea of 'replacing' Kelce -- they just won't. They'll change the offense to work through its WRs instead of its TE.
I could very easily see the Chiefs, as Jones ages out, simply changing the nature of their pass rush.
But this draft could say a lot there. If they pass on a 1st/2nd day DT yet again, that tells me that their plan for life after Chris Jones is just not going to go through the interior pass rush.