[Rain Man]

Or hey, how about this?

We have our previous 53-man roster. Maybe along with the draft, we can sign UDFAs to match cuts or losses to our 53-man roster. These losses would be ...

1. Any free agency losses by Chiefs (e.g., Justin Reid and Tershawn Wharton this year)
2. Any player who retired in the offseason.
3. Any player that you just know won't get a roster spot this year (i.e., they stink and you've got other guys at the position). This would be rare but not unheard of. I guess you could also flat-out cut a guy if you're in love with a UDFA that you want to sign.

You would need to declare them gone immediately after the draft and remove them from your training camp roster in order to replace them with a UDFA.

So for example, as I announce my draft, I would also say...

UDFA signings

Justin Reid (free agency) is being replaced by Tim McUDFA, RB, Minnesota
Tershawn Wharton (free agency) is being replaced by Willie O'Udfa, K, Montana State
Jason Kelce (retired) is being replaced by Mdeke Udfabenze, QB, Northwestern
john elway (cut due to mediocrity) is being replaced by Theodore Udfaskiewiecz, DE, Georgia

This system would be simple, and it would kind of work to offset losses.

As far as a practice squad/IR, maybe 3 guys and they can only be rookies or on IR when you make the final cuts.