Mock (10/9)

[Direckshun]

Let's have some fun.

1. The Chiefs are defeated on the road in the AFCCG by the New England Patriots in a shootout. HC Andy Reid and GM Brett Veach are retained, as is DC Bob Sutton.

2. The Chiefs cut OLB Justin Houston and S Daniel Sorensen.

3. The Chiefs franchise OLB Dee Ford.

4. The Chiefs re-sign: WR De'Anthony Thomas to 2 years, $6m, C Mitch Morse to 3 years, $25m, CB Orlando Scandrick to 1 year, $6m.

5. The Chiefs re-sign to minimal deals: RB Damien Williams, FB Anthony Sherman, TE Demetrius Harris, OL Jordan Devey, DE Jarvis Jenkins

6. The Chiefs tender: WR Marcus Kemp, TE Alex Ellis, ILB Terrance Smith, S Jordan Lucas, K Harrison Butker

7. The Chiefs let walk: RB Spencer Ware, WR Chris Conley, C Austin Reiter, DE Allen Bailey, CB Steven Nelson, S Ron Parker

8. The Chiefs sign OT Jake Fisher (Bengals) to 1 year, $4m, DE Muhammad Wilkerson (Packers) for 2 years, $13m, S Earl Thomas (Seahawks) for 3 years, $27m.

The Selections:

1. OLB Montez Sweat, Mississippi State
2 (Peters). CB Imam Marshall, USC
2. DE Zach Allen, Boston College
3. CB Jamel Dean, Auburn
5. RB Karan Higdon, Michigan
6. OLB Parker Hesse, Iowa
7. NT Khairi Clark, Florida

Roster:

QB: Mahomes, Henne, Litton
RB: Hunt, Williams, Higdon, Williams
FB: Sherman

WR: Hill, Watkins, Robinson, Thomas, Kemp
TE: Kelce, Harris, Ellis

LT: Fisher, Fisher
LG: Erving, Wylie
C: Morse, Devey
RG: Duvarney-Tardif, McKenzie
RT: Schwartz, Fisher

DE: Jones, Jenkins
NT: Nnadi, Williams, Clark
DE: Wilkerson, Allen

OLB: Kpassagnon, Speaks
ILB: Ragland, Smith, Niemann
ILB: Hitchens, O'Daniel
OLB: Ford, Sweat, Hesse

CB: Fuller, Marshall, Scandrick, Dean, Ward, Smith
S: Berry, Thomas, Watts, Lucas, Murray

K: Butker
P: Colquitt
LS: Winchester

[Direckshun]

I think that defense is looking pretty damn good everywhere but merely acceptable in the linebacking corps.

I'd love to replace Hitchens at this point but it's just not affordable so I'm going to give him another season to screw his head on and hope O'Daniel develops into a player. Ragland sucks right now but we're only playing him 30% of the time anyway so whatever.

[The Franchise]

Earl Thomas at $9 million a season?

[Hoover]

Ford on a one year deal wouldn't suck I guess.

[O.city]

If they pay a 30 year old safety coming off a season ending injury 9 million per year, we should tar and feather direkshun

[Dante84]

Ellis out, Pringle in

[kccrow]

Originally Posted by Direckshun

2. The Chiefs cut OLB Justin Houston and S Daniel Sorensen.

So, I've been pondering this thread for a few days thinking about how to respond. I can't, for the life of me, understand either one of these moves. Justin Houston is the best overall player on the entire defense. He makes plays against the run and the pass. He isn't quite the pass rusher of old, and perhaps he isn't quite worth his salary anymore, but cutting him is idiotic. He's been more productive than Clay Matthews so your bar really isn't coming down far economically and I don't think it matters much to restructure him next season from a cap standpoint. I can't get on board with that thought process. I'd rather see Berry cut than Houston. As for Sorensen, he's a valuable piece as a $ backer/SS. He had a freak injury. We've seen this season just how bad things get when you just make the step down from a player of Sorensen's quality. I'm not on board with this either.

Originally Posted by Direckshun

6. The Chiefs tender: WR Marcus Kemp, TE Alex Ellis, ILB Terrance Smith, S Jordan Lucas, K Harrison Butker

I think most of this will happen, but one thing I do have a hard time seeing is the Chiefs retain Terrence Smith on a tender. the Original Round tender projects to be just over $2 million. Smith simply isn't worth it. An UDFA could do as well.

Originally Posted by Direckshun

8. The Chiefs sign OT Jake Fisher (Bengals) to 1 year, $4m, DE Muhammad Wilkerson (Packers) for 2 years, $13m, S Earl Thomas (Seahawks) for 3 years, $27m.

I don't have a problem with this, although I do think Thomas will be seeking a deal over 10 million per and probably closer to 12 million per. That said, I think spending that money on a corner like Darby is a better use of resources. In my mock, I probably over-projected the amount a guy like Tre Boston would cost, but he's been playing as good as Thomas for the past couple of seasons and should come in at or under the 9 million per mark. Looking at it in retrospect, I'd probably change that amount to around 7 per given the way safeties were treated this offseason.

Originally Posted by Direckshun

The Selections:

1. OLB Montez Sweat, Mississippi State
2 (Peters). CB Imam Marshall, USC
2. DE Zach Allen, Boston College
3. CB Jamel Dean, Auburn
5. RB Karan Higdon, Michigan
6. OLB Parker Hesse, Iowa
7. NT Khairi Clark, Florida

I like this draft overall. Two things though, in my opinion, are that Allen is probably closer to an end of round 1 guy than an end of round 2 guy and I don't particularly like taking a NT prospect again even in the 7th round. You already have the position relatively locked down with Williams and Nnadi for the next couple seasons.

[Halfcan]

1. The Chiefs are defeated on the road in the AFCCG by the New England Patriots in a shootout.

Boo!!!