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Originally Posted by Urc Burry
The couple times I’ve messed with the espn sim James Pearce Jr has been sitting there.
Is that a run to the podium pick, or is he not a fit?
I feel like his skill set has been missing, and the trade for Uche was hoping to bring that in.
I know the dudes only available because of some red flags. But I feel that’s a risk worth taking
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I really like Pearce but I think the Chiefs would pass on him.
The major issue is absolutely fit -- he's just not as sturdy as Spags likes and we're not going to put him out there as a standup backer or anything.
He's essentially a supercharged Uche and we had ZERO use for Uche. Didn't even bother trying to integrate the skill-set. I can't see them using a 1st round pick on a guy like that so quickly after very clearly and loudly signaling they aren't terribly interesting in actually using them.
And of course, the character issues seem to be a real concern.
But ultimately, as much as I like Pearce, fit is going to be a massive issue for him. And ultimately that's why he'll slide more than the character issues, IMO. I've said it for years but it's scheme versatility (or lack thereof) that creates unexpected draft slides. If you're a guy who really only fits in a specific type of defense, your pool of possible teams might only be 10 squads. And if that's the case and you're 2nd on their board, you're just gonna keep sliding.
Combine that with the fact that some of those teams may have him off their board due to character concerns and you could see a pretty massive fall.
Or he could go 8th to some team that thinks he's gonna be Parsons 2.0.