Couch’s Pre-Super Bowl Mock Draft

[Couch-Potato]

Resign:
OG Smith, DE Omenihu, WR Brown, OT Humphries, QB Wentz, RB Hunt+ other minor deals.

*I’m prioritizing Smith over everyone else, since entering the league only Thuney has a higher avg PFF rating. Restructuring or extending a couple contracts to pay for the rest.

FA:
LB Bobby Wagner + RB Nick Chubb

*Wagner’s older, but 1/3rd cheaper and outperformed Bolton this season per PFF. Nick Chubb’s also older, but was ranked as a top 5 RB in a survey of NFL coaches last season (before he returned) and might have some juice left we can harvest in KC.

Trade:
RB Pachecco + #62 to CAR for 2.57 & 5.141

*Meh, he’s never been that great just one of Veach’s really solid value picks. If he has any value, why not move him?


Draft:

1. DL Harmon #32

*Unclear if he’ll fall to us but his 17.6% pass rush % from the inside would be awesome next to Chris Jones!

2. RB Henderson #57

*We need a solid 3rd down back and a successor to Pachecco.

3.a DE David Walker #66

*There are a few pass rush specialists with high sack numbers in this draft, but Walker has better size than most of them and falls to us after playing for a smaller program in college. Insurance for FAU’s limited development.

3.b WR Tory Horton #96

*He was injured this year, but feels like a steal to me at his current projection. 1k+ seasons every year he played, size and speed, what’s there not to like and why isn’t he projected higher?

5.a OT Logan Brown #141

*Do we have a 4th or 5th? Anyways, If there’s no immediate starting options in the 1st, I don’t think Humphries would be the worst stop gap. I can’t understand why Brown’s projected so low in the draft. Sure, he’s got Type 1 Diabetes, but credited with zero sacks and only 6 hurries last season. Has size and athleticism. I’m throwing him into the mix for competition at either OT spot in the coming years.

5.b CB Nole Williams #169

*Great size, had 7 interceptions last season and we could use some ballhawks in our secondary.

7.a LB Cody Lindenberg #232

*Had some injuries in college, but is apparently healthy now and shined in Sr Bowl practices. Described as a “ballhawk” by the coaching staff after the Sr Bowl concluded

7.b S Shilo Sanders #257

*He has the pedigree, Draftbuzz believes he has enough talent to be a top 5 Safety in this draft if he eventually reaches his full potential.


Roster:
QB: Mahomes, Wentz

RB: Hunt, Henderson, Chubb
FB: Steele

WR: Rice, Worthy, Brown, Horton, Smith-Schuster, Remigio
TE: Kelce, Grey, Wiley

LT: Humphries, Suamataia
LG: Thuney, Morris
OC: Creed, Nourzard
RG: Smith, Caliendo
RT: Taylor, Brown

DE: Karlaftis, Thompson
DT: Jones, Tuipulotu
DT: Harmon, Pennell
DE: Omenihu, FAU, Walker

WLB: Tranquill, Lindenberg
MLB: Wagner, Cochrane
SLB: Chenal, Jones

CB: McDuffie, Watson, Williams, Johnson, Williams
S: Hicks, Cook, Conner, Sanders

K: Butker
P: Araiza

[Dunerdr]

I wouldn't hate it! Kind of iffy on Trey Smith over Nick Bolton. Especially after Sunday. But I like the draft class. A couple swings on guys that may have gone higher if not for injury.

[Boxer_Chief]

I just hate resigning smith. He was not good this year and not worth paying. Bolton is cheaper and you can’t name 4 better players than him on defense.

[Couch-Potato]

I’m also feeling like we need to keep Bolton after the SB.

[htismaqe]

There's no way I would pay Smith after Sunday. He's simply not worth the money.

Bolton just is. He was a big part of shutting down Barkley. With the way things are going with NFL offenses, guys like him are going to increase in value.

[Dunerdr]

Originally Posted by htismaqe

There's no way I would pay Smith after Sunday. He's simply not worth the money.

Bolton just is. He was a big part of shutting down Barkley. With the way things are going with NFL offenses, guys like him are going to increase in value.

Were in a weird spot where I don't really like Tranquil and Bolton on the field together. Tranquill drop off has me yearning for Gay a little bit. I'd like to upgrade a line backer spot but its near impossible to do without a pretty good asset being given up. It should be fine for another year or two but if Tranquil takes another step back things may be ugly.

[Couch-Potato]

Originally Posted by htismaqe

There's no way I would pay Smith after Sunday. He's simply not worth the money.

Bolton just is. He was a big part of shutting down Barkley. With the way things are going with NFL offenses, guys like him are going to increase in value.

Problem I see with that is who are we going to get that’s better than Smith?

[Couch-Potato]

Originally Posted by Dunerdr

I wouldn't hate it! Kind of iffy on Trey Smith over Nick Bolton. Especially after Sunday. But I like the draft class. A couple swings on guys that may have gone higher if not for injury.

Right on! Thank you! …I think we might need to adjust Pat and other contracts to ensure we keep both Smith and Bolton, yeah it’ll be tight but feels necessary.