*****The Felix Anudike-Uzomah Thread*****

[Dante84]

More to come!

The call to @fanudike has us tearing up �� pic.twitter.com/bJryHPc8S1

— Kansas City Chiefs (@Chiefs) April 29, 2023

A hyphenated name? He'll fit right in �� pic.twitter.com/wOzKMPdzyx

— Kansas City Chiefs (@Chiefs) April 28, 2023

Kansas City selects K-State EDGE Felix Unudike-Uzomah 31st overall

�� 89 QB pressures since 2021 (1st among Big 12 defenders) pic.twitter.com/2ZIClLVyXf

— PFF College (@PFF_College) April 28, 2023

Here’s a first look at your newest Kansas City Chief, @fanudike. pic.twitter.com/P0T2q0UFmG

— KC Sports Network (@KCSportsNetwork) April 28, 2023

Felix Anudike-Uzomah was drafted with pick 31 of round 1 in the 2023 draft class. He scored a 8.73 #RAS out of a possible 10.00. This ranked 209 out of 1634 DE from 1987 to 2023. https://t.co/maz03OdBwq pic.twitter.com/xoMJ9ki2Pv

— Kent Lee Platte (@MathBomb) April 28, 2023

Veach said the #Chiefs had 16-18 players with first round grades and Felix was one of them.

Also said a couple AFC teams weren’t interested in trading with Kansas City.

Naturally.

— PJ Green (@PJGreenTV) April 28, 2023

Felix Anudike-Uzomah, just now: "I got drafted by literally my favorite team growing up."

— Nate Taylor (@ByNateTaylor) April 28, 2023

[OKchiefs]

Originally Posted by xztop123

Should have spent that draft pick on a wr. Rather than a 12.5 % snap count rotational defensive end.

Maybe if they could have traded up but nobody was available where they picked that was worth it at WR.

[RunKC]

I think Bolton and Creed will definitely be paid. Not so sure about Sneed. He's the wildcard bc they've been so good at drafting/developing corners. Tranquil could definitely be kept for 2 more years before we really start paying Bolton.

I would imagine they take a 1st rd WR and a corner with the Chris Jones draft pick return while drafting another IDL at some point of the draft.

[JPH83]

Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501

Sorry *ducks for cover*....

I like what we've seen from him so far. But standing my ground that if there was ever a draft where we could have pivoted to offense this was the one. sam laporta and rashee would've been a hell of a 1-2. This draft was loaded with really great TEs who could've made us extra dangerous I'm 12 and 13 personnel

I liked the pick so I can't grumble, partly because last year tricked me into thinking Mahomes alone could make any WR group work. Hindsight is 20/20, but yeah, another offensive weapon like La Porta would've been nice.

Shame not to have gotten a top TE from a loaded group last year, on the other hand we need a WR and this year's crop looks very good.

[OKchiefs]

Originally Posted by LoneWolf

If you lose Jones, there is no reason to lose Sneed. Did you not watch him against Tyreek yesterday? There's absolutely no reason to lose both Jones and Sneed.

If they spend the money on a FA WR then there is plenty of reason.

[JPH83]

Originally Posted by RunKC

I think Bolton and Creed will definitely be paid. Not so sure about Sneed. He's the wildcard bc they've been so good at drafting/developing corners. Tranquil could definitely be kept for 2 more years before we really start paying Bolton.

I would imagine they take a 1st rd WR and a corner with the Chris Jones draft pick return while drafting another IDL at some point of the draft.

What about LT? I still think it's OT and WR first 2 picks. Maybe CB and DT after that.

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by O.city

Let Smith walk.

Easier to find a RG than an elite CB.

I'd tag and trade Jones and I'd imagine they'll lose Sneed at this point as much as I'd like to keep him around.

Its not apples to apples. Smith and Sneed are not making the same money next year and into the future.

Getting scrub OL would be a huge mistake. Need to protect the money maker. We all saw a wasted SB appearance due to Mahomes running for his life.

[Sofa King]

Originally Posted by xztop123

Should have spent that draft pick on a wr. Rather than a 12.5 % snap count rotational defensive end.

The only two that went after him were Mingo and Reed. After that was Rice. Mingo is doing shit and Reed has worse stats than Rice.

This is a lazy argument from you.

[OKchiefs]

Originally Posted by RunKC

I think Bolton and Creed will definitely be paid. Not so sure about Sneed. He's the wildcard bc they've been so good at drafting/developing corners. Tranquil could definitely be kept for 2 more years before we really start paying Bolton.

I would imagine they take a 1st rd WR and a corner with the Chris Jones draft pick return while drafting another IDL at some point of the draft.

If they trade CJ I think DT needs to be almost as high a priority as WR though. We going to start Farrell and Dickerson at DT? That position is looking ugly next year and I’m to sure the DEs are good enough without the attention Jones draws to get pressure on their own.

[O.city]

Originally Posted by BigRedChief

Its not apples to apples. Smith and Sneed are not making the same money next year and into the future.

Getting scrub OL would be a huge mistake. Need to protect the money maker. We all saw a wasted SB appearance due to Mahomes running for his life.

He won a SB with a street FA at G.

So no, you can find good guards in the mid/late rounds for cheap. They're paying the LG alot, paying the RT alot, and are probably gonna pay the C alot.

They're gonna have to go pay for some weapons too

[O.city]

Originally Posted by OKchiefs

If they trade CJ I think DT needs to be almost as high a priority as WR though. We going to start Farrell and Dickerson at DT? That position is looking ugly next year and I’m to sure the DEs are good enough without the attention Jones draws to get pressure on their own.

It goes back to the Tyreek thing. You aren't gonna replace Tyreek, so don't really try to force it.

You won't replace Jones, so go a different direction and don't force it. I kinda think it's why they were interested in the Washington DE's.

[Sofa King]

Originally Posted by O.city

He won a SB with a street FA at G.

So no, you can find good guards in the mid/late rounds for cheap. They're paying the LG alot, paying the RT alot, and are probably gonna pay the C alot.

They're gonna have to go pay for some weapons too

And we got blown out with street G's in another SB.... sooooo

[OKchiefs]

Originally Posted by BigRedChief

Its not apples to apples. Smith and Sneed are not making the same money next year and into the future.

Getting scrub OL would be a huge mistake. Need to protect the money maker. We all saw a wasted SB appearance due to Mahomes running for his life.

Taylor and Thuney combined are making nearly 25% of our cap the next 2 years. That’s a lot of money on an OL that can’t run block at all, extensions to Creed and/or Trey could push the cap commitment on OL to nearly 40% of the cap. Not sure that’s a wise allocation of resources, particularly when we’re seeing that it doesn’t matter if they can hold blocks for upwards of 5 seconds if Mahomes still can’t find open receivers.

[LoneWolf]

Originally Posted by O.city

They'll probably have to tag and trade Jones, so Sneed will hit the market unencumbered.

Why? If they know their plan is to tag and trade Jones, then you get a deal done with Sneed before free agency starts.

[O.city]

Originally Posted by Sofa King

And we got blown out with street G's in another SB.... sooooo

Well, if we lose both Tackles right before the game, yeah that would suck.

[O.city]

Originally Posted by LoneWolf

Why? If they know their plan is to tag and trade Jones, then you get a deal done with Sneed before free agency starts.

Why would he wanna sign a deal when he could get into free agency and let the bidding start?