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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
Oh and by the way - it barely matters. Kelvin Banks ain't making it to us. If he's there at 24 then MAYBE you'll see us make that trade up with the Vikings to pick him up.
The Chiefs absolutely value Banks over Simmons. I don't doubt that for a second. Because Banks was simply a better player in EVERY way in college. And he was healthy. He was asked to do more than Simmons. He DID more than Simmons. And he did it against better competition than Simmons. Oh, and he didn't break down in the process while also having just turned 21.
It's a moot point but Banks is a substantially better prospect than Simmons and would've been even had Simmons never gotten hurt. And that's why he won't be within range of us.
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Yeah, and yet we're seeing these draftnik rankings with Banks as like the 26th prospect and behind Simmons and even Conerly on some boards. It's all a giant WTF.
I love Conerly, but I'd take Banks over him. I feel like he's a better run blocker and the pass blocking athleticism is close. Banks has worse hand placement IMHO and lunges a bit more than I like but he can clean that up.
I never saw Banks as a realistic get for KC, and I really still don't. Lance Zierlein is a really solid OL evaluator, and he has Banks as his #3 OT comfortably. He only has him and Campbell separated by 0.01 on his grading scale.