1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:02,840 Speaker 1: Thank you Vannage. On the day when you get out 2 00:00:02,880 --> 00:00:05,440 Speaker 1: the game, they can play. OHI, Michael, don't do it 3 00:00:05,519 --> 00:00:11,719 Speaker 1: one touchdown Kansas City the Chiefs. All right, in the 4 00:00:11,880 --> 00:00:15,080 Speaker 1: thick of it, baby, we're getting ever closer. Hi, everybody, 5 00:00:15,120 --> 00:00:17,919 Speaker 1: and welcome to this edition Defending the Kingdom. Michelson's with 6 00:00:18,000 --> 00:00:21,360 Speaker 1: you voice the Chiefs along with Chiefs reporter Matt Stad himself. 7 00:00:21,440 --> 00:00:24,320 Speaker 1: Matt McMullan. All right, you think about the draft all 8 00:00:24,440 --> 00:00:26,360 Speaker 1: year long. Some people get into the draft bore, they 9 00:00:26,400 --> 00:00:29,400 Speaker 1: get into the games. But as we get closer now, 10 00:00:29,480 --> 00:00:31,320 Speaker 1: all of a sudden, the tension goes up. But we 11 00:00:31,400 --> 00:00:34,280 Speaker 1: get ready for the twenty twenty two NFL Draft, And 12 00:00:34,320 --> 00:00:37,360 Speaker 1: on this episode we're calling at the three vs. Here 13 00:00:38,080 --> 00:00:42,519 Speaker 1: as we're going looking at volume value and then victory. 14 00:00:42,600 --> 00:00:45,720 Speaker 1: How did the Chiefs win the twenty twenty two NFL Draft. 15 00:00:45,800 --> 00:00:48,440 Speaker 1: But before we do that is a Now it's turned 16 00:00:48,479 --> 00:00:51,919 Speaker 1: into a defending the Kingdom tradition. We go around the world. Yeah, 17 00:00:52,000 --> 00:00:54,040 Speaker 1: gotta do it. So we have people all over once 18 00:00:54,080 --> 00:00:56,600 Speaker 1: again who've been listening to DTK and who have checked in. 19 00:00:56,880 --> 00:00:59,720 Speaker 1: So we'll start with Ricardo in Spain. Ricardo is our 20 00:00:59,800 --> 00:01:03,360 Speaker 1: loan person outside of the US. This week's Ricardo. Congratulations 21 00:01:03,360 --> 00:01:06,520 Speaker 1: to you Ricardo in Spain. We also have Cynthia from 22 00:01:06,560 --> 00:01:10,119 Speaker 1: San Diego, a listener in San Francisco, Larry in East 23 00:01:10,280 --> 00:01:15,280 Speaker 1: Los Angeles, Austin from Lancaster, California, John and Elkins, West Virginia, 24 00:01:15,800 --> 00:01:19,240 Speaker 1: Ryan in Newark, New Jersey, Stephen New York City, Troy 25 00:01:19,319 --> 00:01:23,000 Speaker 1: in Shingle House, Pennsylvania, Ron from Wichita fan since nineteen 26 00:01:23,080 --> 00:01:26,640 Speaker 1: seventy two, Jeremy in Carrollton, Texas. We've heard from him before. 27 00:01:26,720 --> 00:01:28,600 Speaker 1: He let us know that he's moving to Corpus Chrissy 28 00:01:28,760 --> 00:01:30,840 Speaker 1: in a few months, So good luck with your move, Jeremy. 29 00:01:31,400 --> 00:01:33,920 Speaker 1: We have Justin take your Kingdom flag with you exactly. 30 00:01:33,959 --> 00:01:36,120 Speaker 1: I'm sure he will put it right there on the coast. 31 00:01:36,520 --> 00:01:38,560 Speaker 1: We have Justin in Kansas City, and that should serve 32 00:01:38,600 --> 00:01:40,600 Speaker 1: as a reminder that even if you're listening in the 33 00:01:40,680 --> 00:01:42,920 Speaker 1: Kansas City metro, let us know and I will read it. 34 00:01:43,000 --> 00:01:46,520 Speaker 1: So Justin in Kansas City. Thomas from Niagara Falls out 35 00:01:46,520 --> 00:01:50,440 Speaker 1: there in Bills Country. Love that. Cliff in Hawaii, Tommy 36 00:01:50,480 --> 00:01:53,640 Speaker 1: in Fargo, North Dakota, a listener in Massachusetts, and Decline 37 00:01:53,680 --> 00:01:56,040 Speaker 1: in Saint Louis decline's a cool name. I love that. 38 00:01:56,560 --> 00:01:59,360 Speaker 1: Then also lots of declarations. So as a reminder here, 39 00:01:59,480 --> 00:02:01,800 Speaker 1: if you are somewhere in the world and you want 40 00:02:01,840 --> 00:02:04,320 Speaker 1: to plant your Chief's Kingdom flag and say where I 41 00:02:04,440 --> 00:02:08,760 Speaker 1: live is sovereignty, it is Chiefs Kingdom sovereignty. You gotta 42 00:02:08,800 --> 00:02:11,120 Speaker 1: do it. We have more of those. So I mentioned 43 00:02:11,160 --> 00:02:13,560 Speaker 1: that we don't have that many international listeners this time around. 44 00:02:13,600 --> 00:02:16,000 Speaker 1: We do have some in this bucket of people. So 45 00:02:16,120 --> 00:02:20,280 Speaker 1: we have Greg He declared Winnipeg, Manitoba as Kingdom North Central. 46 00:02:20,400 --> 00:02:24,359 Speaker 1: You've mentioned the Winnipeg fans before. Yeah, they come to 47 00:02:24,480 --> 00:02:28,959 Speaker 1: every game, every game, every home game. They're crazy. We've 48 00:02:29,000 --> 00:02:32,000 Speaker 1: got Mike. He declared Manchester, New York as Chiefs Kingdom 49 00:02:32,080 --> 00:02:35,480 Speaker 1: in the Finger Lakes. This creative A listener declared American 50 00:02:35,560 --> 00:02:41,240 Speaker 1: Samoa as Arrowhead Samoa Kingdom South Pacific. Love that. Raymond 51 00:02:41,280 --> 00:02:45,600 Speaker 1: declared Independence County, Arkansas for the Kingdom John and Wichita. 52 00:02:45,760 --> 00:02:48,880 Speaker 1: He's a repeat defender and claims Wichita as Kingdom South 53 00:02:49,040 --> 00:02:52,600 Speaker 1: Central Anthony. He declared. He listens from all over the 54 00:02:52,639 --> 00:02:56,400 Speaker 1: country and declares America as Chiefs Country and America's team 55 00:02:56,440 --> 00:02:58,880 Speaker 1: the entire country, the entire country that's driving all over 56 00:02:58,960 --> 00:03:01,000 Speaker 1: the place. Hey go bigger, go home. Yeah, so all 57 00:03:01,040 --> 00:03:03,880 Speaker 1: of America is declared for Chiefs Kingdom. And he also 58 00:03:03,960 --> 00:03:07,160 Speaker 1: shouted out Matt Montgomery, who works in our business development 59 00:03:07,280 --> 00:03:09,959 Speaker 1: department here at the Chiefs. I get Matt's emails a 60 00:03:10,040 --> 00:03:13,320 Speaker 1: lot and vice versa, so I know Matt the double MS. 61 00:03:13,320 --> 00:03:15,680 Speaker 1: It is what it is. But shouting out Matt Montgomery 62 00:03:15,760 --> 00:03:19,000 Speaker 1: on DTK, we have Travis. He claimed at Denton, Texas 63 00:03:19,120 --> 00:03:23,200 Speaker 1: as Arrowhead North Texas. Justin declared Lakeland of Florida as 64 00:03:23,680 --> 00:03:27,440 Speaker 1: little bit Southeast Chiefs Kingdom like that, and then Chris 65 00:03:27,560 --> 00:03:31,760 Speaker 1: declared Bloomfield, New Mexico as Arrowhead Southwest. Now, when I'm 66 00:03:31,760 --> 00:03:34,680 Speaker 1: looking for these declarations or where you're listening from, I'm 67 00:03:34,720 --> 00:03:37,760 Speaker 1: looking everywhere, so like Twitter, dms on Twitter in general, 68 00:03:37,920 --> 00:03:41,280 Speaker 1: YouTube comments everywhere. But I forgot to look at the 69 00:03:41,360 --> 00:03:44,160 Speaker 1: Apple comments. I don't really ever look at that, and 70 00:03:44,160 --> 00:03:45,520 Speaker 1: I forgot to look at that. It looked at that 71 00:03:45,760 --> 00:03:47,560 Speaker 1: a few days ago and realized we have some people 72 00:03:47,680 --> 00:03:50,640 Speaker 1: from like November who declared where they're listening from, and 73 00:03:50,680 --> 00:03:52,120 Speaker 1: I didn't read them. So I'm gonna do that right 74 00:03:52,160 --> 00:03:55,880 Speaker 1: now because you deserve it. So Brian declared Parker, Colorado 75 00:03:56,040 --> 00:03:59,240 Speaker 1: as Arrowhead mile high. It's great. And then also we 76 00:03:59,320 --> 00:04:04,600 Speaker 1: had listeners in Springfield, John in Springfield, Coach Beam in Flush, Kansas, 77 00:04:05,600 --> 00:04:10,160 Speaker 1: a listener in Juniper, Florida, and lastly Eltree in southern California. 78 00:04:10,240 --> 00:04:15,360 Speaker 1: We're big in Flush Kansas, Springfield, Illinois, Springfield, Missouri, which Springfield, 79 00:04:15,400 --> 00:04:17,800 Speaker 1: but we love him any Springfield. My favorite in that 80 00:04:17,920 --> 00:04:20,880 Speaker 1: whole list might be Shingle House, Pennsylvania. Yeah, we're at 81 00:04:20,960 --> 00:04:24,600 Speaker 1: Shingle House, Pennsylvania. Just let us know. So. Anyway, we 82 00:04:24,760 --> 00:04:27,320 Speaker 1: hear from around the world and this episode around the 83 00:04:27,400 --> 00:04:30,400 Speaker 1: country and this country and around the world is interested 84 00:04:30,440 --> 00:04:33,640 Speaker 1: in the twenty twenty two NFL draft. By the way, 85 00:04:33,720 --> 00:04:36,479 Speaker 1: these are our draft hats for the twenty twenty two season, 86 00:04:36,560 --> 00:04:39,640 Speaker 1: available at the Pro Shop. I'm sure. So if you're 87 00:04:39,640 --> 00:04:41,400 Speaker 1: gonna get really cool for the draft, make sure you 88 00:04:41,480 --> 00:04:43,840 Speaker 1: got your hat on, because to me, this is one 89 00:04:43,839 --> 00:04:47,120 Speaker 1: of the more historic potential drafts for the Chiefs for 90 00:04:47,279 --> 00:04:49,760 Speaker 1: sure in ten years. When you look at it, you 91 00:04:49,839 --> 00:04:51,839 Speaker 1: go back, there's most picks the Chiefs of head since 92 00:04:51,880 --> 00:04:55,120 Speaker 1: two thousand and eight. To think about how impactful the 93 00:04:55,160 --> 00:04:58,680 Speaker 1: twenty thirteen draft was only because it set the tone. 94 00:04:58,720 --> 00:05:00,840 Speaker 1: It was putting up the red iron in the foundation 95 00:05:01,440 --> 00:05:03,800 Speaker 1: for what has become nine years of winning in six 96 00:05:03,839 --> 00:05:06,680 Speaker 1: straight division titles in a Super Bowl championship. That was 97 00:05:06,760 --> 00:05:09,440 Speaker 1: the start of things. This feels like a restart of 98 00:05:09,520 --> 00:05:12,040 Speaker 1: things with the twenty twenty two draft. We start with 99 00:05:12,120 --> 00:05:14,719 Speaker 1: our first v and that is volume. So twelve picks 100 00:05:14,880 --> 00:05:18,000 Speaker 1: in this draft. Everybody knows that. Six picks in the 101 00:05:18,080 --> 00:05:20,760 Speaker 1: first one hundred three. That's where this draft gets significant. 102 00:05:21,320 --> 00:05:24,840 Speaker 1: But from a sheer volume standpoint, it hasn't been this 103 00:05:25,000 --> 00:05:28,280 Speaker 1: way in fourteen seasons. Yeah, it really hasn't. And for 104 00:05:28,360 --> 00:05:31,200 Speaker 1: the Chiefs, we've been so focused on free agency or 105 00:05:31,320 --> 00:05:33,640 Speaker 1: retaining the players that we already have for so long, 106 00:05:33,760 --> 00:05:35,200 Speaker 1: which is a good thing because that means you have 107 00:05:35,240 --> 00:05:38,359 Speaker 1: pretty good players. But this is the most important draft, 108 00:05:38,440 --> 00:05:41,359 Speaker 1: I think in the Coach Read era, besides maybe twenty 109 00:05:41,560 --> 00:05:44,600 Speaker 1: thirteen because that was a full reset. But really, this 110 00:05:44,720 --> 00:05:47,720 Speaker 1: is an opportunity for the Chiefs to replenish this roster 111 00:05:47,839 --> 00:05:50,760 Speaker 1: and set it up for success for a decade because 112 00:05:50,800 --> 00:05:53,240 Speaker 1: we already have so many great things in place in 113 00:05:53,360 --> 00:05:56,520 Speaker 1: Patrick Mahomes, the best quarterback in football. Coach Read, a 114 00:05:56,600 --> 00:05:59,560 Speaker 1: Hall of Fame head coach, You've always great things already, 115 00:05:59,680 --> 00:06:02,080 Speaker 1: and of a chance here with this volume of picks. 116 00:06:02,320 --> 00:06:05,080 Speaker 1: Twelve picks in this draft, the most of any team 117 00:06:05,440 --> 00:06:08,160 Speaker 1: to really find some good impact players to replenish this 118 00:06:08,320 --> 00:06:11,160 Speaker 1: roster for years to come. You mentioned those six picks 119 00:06:11,240 --> 00:06:13,279 Speaker 1: in the first three rounds, in the first one hundred 120 00:06:13,279 --> 00:06:16,280 Speaker 1: and three selections, that's the most of any team. The Lions, 121 00:06:16,360 --> 00:06:19,200 Speaker 1: the Texans, the Jets, the Giants, the Falcons, the Eagles, 122 00:06:19,240 --> 00:06:22,600 Speaker 1: and the Packers each have five besides the Packers and 123 00:06:22,760 --> 00:06:24,960 Speaker 1: kind of the Eagles. All of those teams are rebuilding, 124 00:06:25,360 --> 00:06:26,919 Speaker 1: so it makes sense they have a lot of picks. 125 00:06:27,200 --> 00:06:29,440 Speaker 1: But how often does a team that has been to 126 00:06:29,600 --> 00:06:33,760 Speaker 1: four consecutive conference title games have six picks in the 127 00:06:33,880 --> 00:06:36,360 Speaker 1: top one oh three. Just doesn't happen very often. You 128 00:06:36,480 --> 00:06:38,680 Speaker 1: mentioned two thousand and eight. As a matter of fact, 129 00:06:38,720 --> 00:06:41,480 Speaker 1: the last time the Chiefs picked six players in the 130 00:06:41,560 --> 00:06:44,120 Speaker 1: top one hundred and five selections, which one hundred and 131 00:06:44,160 --> 00:06:45,880 Speaker 1: five is the end of the third round this year 132 00:06:46,360 --> 00:06:48,600 Speaker 1: was two thousand and eight. They picked seven players in 133 00:06:48,680 --> 00:06:50,560 Speaker 1: the top one oh five that year. I think of 134 00:06:50,640 --> 00:06:52,480 Speaker 1: some of the players they got in that draft in 135 00:06:52,520 --> 00:06:55,640 Speaker 1: the top one oh five, Brandon Albert at pick number fifteam, 136 00:06:56,200 --> 00:06:59,520 Speaker 1: Brandon Flowers at pick number thirty five, and Jamald Charles 137 00:06:59,760 --> 00:07:02,320 Speaker 1: at pick number seventy three. You have to go all 138 00:07:02,360 --> 00:07:04,480 Speaker 1: the way back to nineteen eighty one to find a 139 00:07:04,560 --> 00:07:06,760 Speaker 1: draft for the Chiefs got that many players in the 140 00:07:06,800 --> 00:07:09,040 Speaker 1: top one o five before two thousand and eight, so 141 00:07:09,120 --> 00:07:11,840 Speaker 1: this does not happen very often. And the hope for 142 00:07:11,880 --> 00:07:13,760 Speaker 1: the Chiefs going into this draft is you hope you 143 00:07:13,840 --> 00:07:17,679 Speaker 1: find guys like Brandon Albert or Jamal Charles or Brandon Flowers. 144 00:07:17,840 --> 00:07:19,920 Speaker 1: Brandon Carr was also in that draft a bit later on, 145 00:07:20,160 --> 00:07:22,040 Speaker 1: so you don't have to hit on all of them, 146 00:07:22,200 --> 00:07:24,040 Speaker 1: but you hope that you can get three to four 147 00:07:24,320 --> 00:07:27,880 Speaker 1: impact guys starters long term out of this draft, particularly 148 00:07:28,160 --> 00:07:31,600 Speaker 1: early on. It's a great opportunity, and potentially five to six. 149 00:07:31,720 --> 00:07:33,720 Speaker 1: We'll get on that more as we get into this, 150 00:07:33,920 --> 00:07:36,440 Speaker 1: but just to go down the line here, the twenty ninth, thirtieth, 151 00:07:36,600 --> 00:07:39,080 Speaker 1: fiftieth to sixty second, the ninety fourth, and the one 152 00:07:39,200 --> 00:07:43,280 Speaker 1: hundred and third picks. Okay, will the Chiefs keep all those? Maybe? 153 00:07:43,360 --> 00:07:45,600 Speaker 1: Maybe not. We also know how Veach is man. He's 154 00:07:45,920 --> 00:07:49,000 Speaker 1: he's on the treadmill at you know, elevation twenty and 155 00:07:49,720 --> 00:07:53,320 Speaker 1: going a thousand miles an hour. But what this does 156 00:07:53,440 --> 00:07:56,000 Speaker 1: for the Chiefs, it does a lot of things. Now 157 00:07:56,080 --> 00:07:58,880 Speaker 1: let's put this in historical context too, even further, for 158 00:07:59,000 --> 00:08:02,600 Speaker 1: the past five seasons, the Chiefs have had exactly six picks. 159 00:08:02,840 --> 00:08:05,760 Speaker 1: It's been six picks, six pick, six picks in this rhythm. 160 00:08:05,840 --> 00:08:08,120 Speaker 1: So now all of a sudden, you're doubling that going 161 00:08:08,200 --> 00:08:10,720 Speaker 1: into the twenty twenty two draft. But to me, and 162 00:08:10,760 --> 00:08:14,040 Speaker 1: I think everybody agrees here, most everybody agrees, what it 163 00:08:14,120 --> 00:08:17,520 Speaker 1: does mostly is give you an ability to maneuver you're 164 00:08:17,560 --> 00:08:19,480 Speaker 1: going into this draft with. You can call it whatever 165 00:08:19,520 --> 00:08:22,680 Speaker 1: you want, equity, currency, capital, but you've got that for 166 00:08:22,760 --> 00:08:26,040 Speaker 1: a chance to move. Let's just take the wide receiver position. 167 00:08:26,120 --> 00:08:28,560 Speaker 1: Most of the mock drafts have the Chiefs thinking about 168 00:08:28,600 --> 00:08:31,560 Speaker 1: moving up, bundling picks and moving up to get a guy, 169 00:08:31,680 --> 00:08:35,000 Speaker 1: let's say like Jamison Williams, the kid from Alabama's coming 170 00:08:35,040 --> 00:08:38,199 Speaker 1: off the ACL injury. But it does give you that 171 00:08:38,360 --> 00:08:40,880 Speaker 1: flexibility either move up or down, because you're bringing a 172 00:08:40,920 --> 00:08:42,640 Speaker 1: lot of chips to the table in this draft, and 173 00:08:42,760 --> 00:08:45,040 Speaker 1: that's so so valuable. So the Chiefs could go into 174 00:08:45,080 --> 00:08:47,600 Speaker 1: this draft, they could stand pat use all of their picks, 175 00:08:48,000 --> 00:08:50,360 Speaker 1: and that's great. You have twelve new players coming into 176 00:08:50,440 --> 00:08:53,199 Speaker 1: Chiefs Kingdom, probably all really good players, right, players that 177 00:08:53,280 --> 00:08:55,920 Speaker 1: you like, and that would be fine. But when you 178 00:08:56,040 --> 00:08:58,360 Speaker 1: have this kind of capital, and not just the twelve 179 00:08:58,400 --> 00:09:01,720 Speaker 1: picks overall, but those six picks in the first three rounds, 180 00:09:01,880 --> 00:09:04,760 Speaker 1: you can move around wherever you want. So really, if 181 00:09:04,800 --> 00:09:07,679 Speaker 1: there's a guy that you want at twelve in the 182 00:09:07,760 --> 00:09:10,640 Speaker 1: first round, conceivably you can do it. And of course 183 00:09:10,720 --> 00:09:12,360 Speaker 1: you weigh is it worth it, and that's for Brett 184 00:09:12,400 --> 00:09:14,920 Speaker 1: Veach to decide. But to have this kind of capital 185 00:09:14,960 --> 00:09:16,839 Speaker 1: to move all over the place, to move back if 186 00:09:16,880 --> 00:09:20,160 Speaker 1: you want, is super super valuable. The Chiefs just haven't 187 00:09:20,200 --> 00:09:22,760 Speaker 1: had that flexibility in recent years. I mean, if they 188 00:09:22,800 --> 00:09:24,520 Speaker 1: want to get a guy, they're trading a pick in 189 00:09:24,679 --> 00:09:26,880 Speaker 1: future drafts, and you don't want to do that because 190 00:09:26,880 --> 00:09:29,840 Speaker 1: that hampers your future guys that you can pick up. 191 00:09:30,000 --> 00:09:32,839 Speaker 1: So for the Chiefs to have the flexibility in this 192 00:09:33,000 --> 00:09:36,160 Speaker 1: draft to move wherever they want is really exciting because 193 00:09:36,200 --> 00:09:38,080 Speaker 1: you can let your scouting staff figure out the guys 194 00:09:38,120 --> 00:09:40,480 Speaker 1: that they like, and if they're there, if they're five 195 00:09:40,559 --> 00:09:42,920 Speaker 1: picks away and you're worried another team might go grab them, 196 00:09:43,200 --> 00:09:46,280 Speaker 1: you have the ability to move. So in this as 197 00:09:46,320 --> 00:09:50,040 Speaker 1: we end this volume part of our episode Hero Defending 198 00:09:50,080 --> 00:09:52,640 Speaker 1: the Kingdom winning the twenty twenty two NFL Draft with 199 00:09:52,760 --> 00:09:55,959 Speaker 1: volume value victory. The other part of volume here is 200 00:09:56,000 --> 00:09:59,120 Speaker 1: also evaluating your competition and you have to find willing 201 00:09:59,160 --> 00:10:02,199 Speaker 1: trade partners. Think about the blockbuster trade to get Mahomes 202 00:10:02,520 --> 00:10:04,920 Speaker 1: that had to be maneuvered. But you've also got to 203 00:10:04,960 --> 00:10:07,400 Speaker 1: look here at what your opponents are trying to do. Now, 204 00:10:07,520 --> 00:10:11,040 Speaker 1: the Broncos and the Raiders aren't seen much here early 205 00:10:11,120 --> 00:10:14,280 Speaker 1: part of this rounds. They don't have the picks chargers do. However, 206 00:10:15,040 --> 00:10:17,160 Speaker 1: what's the enemy going to do here? Within your division? 207 00:10:17,200 --> 00:10:19,000 Speaker 1: That's where it starts too. Then you look at your 208 00:10:19,640 --> 00:10:22,360 Speaker 1: main contenders in the AFC, and we all know who 209 00:10:22,400 --> 00:10:25,240 Speaker 1: they are, the Bills, the Bengals, as you go down 210 00:10:25,320 --> 00:10:29,120 Speaker 1: the line, Colts perhaps getting back in there, the Titans. 211 00:10:29,800 --> 00:10:32,320 Speaker 1: But who what's your enemy going to do? Who are 212 00:10:32,320 --> 00:10:35,320 Speaker 1: your willing trade partners? Because that becomes a big dynamic 213 00:10:35,720 --> 00:10:38,240 Speaker 1: in trying to pull this off and winning. Let's say 214 00:10:38,600 --> 00:10:40,679 Speaker 1: I think the general thought, as you keep eight of 215 00:10:40,720 --> 00:10:43,599 Speaker 1: these picks and six of them hit that would be 216 00:10:43,880 --> 00:10:45,760 Speaker 1: a big time a grade. We'll get into that as 217 00:10:45,800 --> 00:10:47,920 Speaker 1: we determine what the victory would be in the twenty 218 00:10:47,960 --> 00:10:50,679 Speaker 1: twenty two NFL Draft. But there's dynamics here, but you 219 00:10:50,760 --> 00:10:53,160 Speaker 1: have to find willing trade partners. And your point early 220 00:10:53,280 --> 00:10:55,600 Speaker 1: was a good one in that you've got rebuilding teams, 221 00:10:55,920 --> 00:10:57,800 Speaker 1: and some of those rebuilding teams end up being your 222 00:10:57,800 --> 00:11:00,200 Speaker 1: trade partners. Yeah, because all they want is more picks, 223 00:11:01,760 --> 00:11:04,520 Speaker 1: as many players as they can get. But for the Chiefs, 224 00:11:04,559 --> 00:11:08,720 Speaker 1: looking at the AFC West specifically, we know the AFC West, 225 00:11:08,840 --> 00:11:11,360 Speaker 1: the other teams have gone all in for the most 226 00:11:11,440 --> 00:11:13,760 Speaker 1: part this offseason. That's been the talk of the offseason. Right. 227 00:11:13,800 --> 00:11:16,920 Speaker 1: The Raiders go get Davante Adams, they signed Chandler Jones, 228 00:11:17,240 --> 00:11:19,800 Speaker 1: the Broncos go get Russell Wilson, and of course the 229 00:11:19,880 --> 00:11:22,760 Speaker 1: Chargers trade for Khalil Mack, signed JC Jackson, re signed 230 00:11:22,800 --> 00:11:25,920 Speaker 1: Mike Williams. Everybody's going all in. But going all in 231 00:11:26,240 --> 00:11:28,559 Speaker 1: comes at a cost. And if you look at what 232 00:11:28,640 --> 00:11:31,000 Speaker 1: some of these teams have in the draft, as you 233 00:11:31,040 --> 00:11:33,559 Speaker 1: alluded to, it's it's not much. So I mentioned that 234 00:11:33,600 --> 00:11:36,439 Speaker 1: the Chiefs have six picks in the top one hundred 235 00:11:36,440 --> 00:11:40,079 Speaker 1: and five selections. The Broncos, Chargers, and Raiders have six 236 00:11:40,160 --> 00:11:43,079 Speaker 1: picks and the top three rounds combined. All right, so 237 00:11:43,160 --> 00:11:45,559 Speaker 1: these teams are not bringing in a lot of young 238 00:11:45,640 --> 00:11:48,200 Speaker 1: players who replenish their roster. They're relying on the guys 239 00:11:48,240 --> 00:11:50,440 Speaker 1: that they've signed in free agency and traded for which 240 00:11:50,480 --> 00:11:53,200 Speaker 1: for this season that might be great, but for moving 241 00:11:53,400 --> 00:11:56,440 Speaker 1: forward for future years, it could hurt them. I mean, 242 00:11:56,520 --> 00:11:59,960 Speaker 1: Denver doesn't pick until number sixty four, Vegas doesn't pick 243 00:12:00,040 --> 00:12:02,599 Speaker 1: until number eighty six, and the Chargers, yeah, they have 244 00:12:02,640 --> 00:12:04,640 Speaker 1: a first round pick, they pick at number seventeen. They'll 245 00:12:04,640 --> 00:12:06,400 Speaker 1: get a good player there, I'm sure, but then they 246 00:12:06,440 --> 00:12:09,240 Speaker 1: don't pick again until pick number seventy nine. So it 247 00:12:09,320 --> 00:12:11,520 Speaker 1: comes at a cost when you go all in like this. 248 00:12:12,080 --> 00:12:14,400 Speaker 1: And the exciting thing for the Chiefs is the Chiefs 249 00:12:14,440 --> 00:12:17,079 Speaker 1: still have a championship caliber roster. They have players that 250 00:12:17,200 --> 00:12:19,199 Speaker 1: have been to the Super Bowl, that have won a 251 00:12:19,360 --> 00:12:22,360 Speaker 1: championship and been to two Super Bowls. But yet they 252 00:12:22,400 --> 00:12:25,200 Speaker 1: didn't have to give away all their picks to get there, 253 00:12:25,440 --> 00:12:28,280 Speaker 1: and that once again have twelve total selections and six 254 00:12:28,360 --> 00:12:31,400 Speaker 1: selections and a top one oh five when other teams 255 00:12:31,520 --> 00:12:36,199 Speaker 1: near division do not. For year two three, four of 256 00:12:36,320 --> 00:12:38,719 Speaker 1: these rookies careers. It could be a big deal for 257 00:12:38,760 --> 00:12:41,559 Speaker 1: the Chiefs and a good opportunity to really establish that 258 00:12:41,679 --> 00:12:44,319 Speaker 1: dominance over the AFC West. So very interesting not just 259 00:12:44,440 --> 00:12:46,840 Speaker 1: watching the Chiefs, but also these other teams, because if 260 00:12:46,840 --> 00:12:49,319 Speaker 1: they can't hit on these few picks, that's a big deal. Yep. 261 00:12:49,559 --> 00:12:52,880 Speaker 1: Chiefs also people for good. Of the fourteen teams that 262 00:12:53,000 --> 00:12:55,839 Speaker 1: started the twenty twenty one playoffs, the Chiefs had the 263 00:12:55,920 --> 00:13:00,040 Speaker 1: youngest average roster of any of those fourteen teams. And 264 00:13:00,080 --> 00:13:02,360 Speaker 1: all of a sudden you get a chance to pile 265 00:13:02,440 --> 00:13:04,679 Speaker 1: on and add to that group of young talent that's 266 00:13:04,679 --> 00:13:07,120 Speaker 1: already here on this Chiefs roster. All right, let's get 267 00:13:07,120 --> 00:13:09,880 Speaker 1: into the value of this draft because to me, if 268 00:13:09,920 --> 00:13:12,719 Speaker 1: you want to look at an overall theme of the 269 00:13:12,760 --> 00:13:15,880 Speaker 1: twenty twenty two draft, it is value. There's a lot 270 00:13:15,920 --> 00:13:18,560 Speaker 1: of guys with the same kind of grades when you're 271 00:13:18,600 --> 00:13:20,120 Speaker 1: looking if you want to give them a number grade 272 00:13:20,160 --> 00:13:23,360 Speaker 1: you look at it. Seven is like a camp miss start. 273 00:13:23,520 --> 00:13:25,959 Speaker 1: Then there's lots of six and a halves here. So 274 00:13:26,720 --> 00:13:29,000 Speaker 1: being in that sweet spot if you will, and you've 275 00:13:29,040 --> 00:13:31,240 Speaker 1: done a great job. And last year we both were 276 00:13:31,280 --> 00:13:34,080 Speaker 1: doing this and looking at every round and picking out hey, 277 00:13:34,120 --> 00:13:36,280 Speaker 1: where the Chiefs have been able to score. The third round, 278 00:13:36,320 --> 00:13:38,400 Speaker 1: of course, is the golden round. But when you look 279 00:13:38,400 --> 00:13:40,960 Speaker 1: at the second, third, and fourth round and who's available there, 280 00:13:41,360 --> 00:13:44,000 Speaker 1: there's loads of guys here. So let's just take and 281 00:13:44,120 --> 00:13:48,319 Speaker 1: start with the edge position. Now in the some think 282 00:13:48,360 --> 00:13:51,839 Speaker 1: there's five or six like elite edge players. Now we 283 00:13:52,400 --> 00:13:55,240 Speaker 1: Hutchinson will probably go first. Then you look at Thibadeau, 284 00:13:55,280 --> 00:13:58,720 Speaker 1: maybe Jermaine Johnson. But there's value here and there's depth 285 00:13:58,800 --> 00:14:01,199 Speaker 1: at the edge position. The good news for the Chiefs 286 00:14:01,360 --> 00:14:02,920 Speaker 1: is if you look at the areas they may want 287 00:14:02,960 --> 00:14:06,280 Speaker 1: to address in the draft, those areas in this draft 288 00:14:06,320 --> 00:14:08,360 Speaker 1: are very deep. It's great news. I mean that doesn't 289 00:14:08,360 --> 00:14:11,680 Speaker 1: really happen very often. An edge is maybe the biggest 290 00:14:11,679 --> 00:14:13,839 Speaker 1: spot where the Chiefs went to add some guys. And 291 00:14:13,960 --> 00:14:15,760 Speaker 1: as you mentioned, I mean this draft is very deep 292 00:14:15,880 --> 00:14:18,920 Speaker 1: in edge players. Now he mentioned Hutchinson and Debadeaux and 293 00:14:19,080 --> 00:14:21,880 Speaker 1: Jermaine Johnson. I think Trayvon Walker also is in that 294 00:14:22,000 --> 00:14:25,360 Speaker 1: maybe top ten category. Johnson's interesting because you kind of 295 00:14:25,360 --> 00:14:26,920 Speaker 1: see him going all over the place if you kind 296 00:14:26,960 --> 00:14:29,560 Speaker 1: of follow what the draft him, you know, yeah, like 297 00:14:29,760 --> 00:14:31,760 Speaker 1: I've seen people have him go in the top ten, 298 00:14:31,960 --> 00:14:35,120 Speaker 1: and I've seen him go in the twenties. He's also 299 00:14:35,160 --> 00:14:37,600 Speaker 1: got a Kingdom connection. He's really interesting to me. Yeah, 300 00:14:37,600 --> 00:14:40,200 Speaker 1: because he's on Lance Chance You. You know, he's in 301 00:14:40,280 --> 00:14:44,560 Speaker 1: the Independence Community College two years of Last Chance You, 302 00:14:45,080 --> 00:14:48,320 Speaker 1: and he visited Arrowhead Stadium in year two of Last 303 00:14:48,400 --> 00:14:50,360 Speaker 1: Chance to You being a defensive end. And then of 304 00:14:50,440 --> 00:14:52,480 Speaker 1: course he had the great year at Florida State. Mitchell 305 00:14:52,520 --> 00:14:54,160 Speaker 1: text me at like two am on a Tuesday and 306 00:14:54,240 --> 00:14:56,200 Speaker 1: be like, if you watched Last Chance You, it's really good. 307 00:14:57,720 --> 00:15:00,360 Speaker 1: Jermaine Johnson. But he's an interesting player. He's a guy 308 00:15:00,400 --> 00:15:03,520 Speaker 1: that really blew up after being a reserve at Georgia, 309 00:15:03,680 --> 00:15:05,600 Speaker 1: which that's not really a slight on him, because that 310 00:15:05,680 --> 00:15:08,240 Speaker 1: Georgia defense could probably compete in the NFL as good 311 00:15:08,280 --> 00:15:09,720 Speaker 1: as they were. I mean, there could be like five 312 00:15:09,800 --> 00:15:12,400 Speaker 1: players from that Georgia defense taken in the first round. 313 00:15:12,600 --> 00:15:14,880 Speaker 1: But he transferred from Georgia, went to Florida State this 314 00:15:14,960 --> 00:15:17,080 Speaker 1: past year and just blew up. I mean he was awesome, 315 00:15:17,440 --> 00:15:19,920 Speaker 1: really plays the run as well, which I like when 316 00:15:19,960 --> 00:15:21,920 Speaker 1: watching him. But Jermaine Johnson is a name to know 317 00:15:22,560 --> 00:15:24,400 Speaker 1: for sure. For me. He's kind of the guy that 318 00:15:24,480 --> 00:15:26,760 Speaker 1: if the Chiefs wanted to move up in that first round. 319 00:15:26,840 --> 00:15:30,080 Speaker 1: He kind of makes some realistic sense. Those other three guys, Tibidoe, 320 00:15:30,160 --> 00:15:33,240 Speaker 1: Hudginson and Traymon Walker will probably be long gone. But 321 00:15:33,840 --> 00:15:36,360 Speaker 1: there's other names too besides Jermaine Johnson. I mean, George 322 00:15:36,400 --> 00:15:39,800 Speaker 1: carloftis from Purdue, a real powerful guy. He wins with 323 00:15:39,960 --> 00:15:42,520 Speaker 1: just brute country strength. He's from Greece, which is kind 324 00:15:42,520 --> 00:15:45,760 Speaker 1: of cool. Boy A Mafe from Minnesota, a totally different 325 00:15:45,840 --> 00:15:47,960 Speaker 1: kind of player, but really athletic, one of the best 326 00:15:48,040 --> 00:15:50,880 Speaker 1: getoffs in this class. Boy A Mafe could be there 327 00:15:51,280 --> 00:15:52,800 Speaker 1: if the Chiefs don't even move at all, he could 328 00:15:52,800 --> 00:15:54,320 Speaker 1: be there at the bottom end of the first round. 329 00:15:55,000 --> 00:15:57,640 Speaker 1: And then other guys. One guy who's interesting that wouldn't 330 00:15:57,720 --> 00:16:00,720 Speaker 1: help this season. But David A Jobo from Michigan. I mean, 331 00:16:00,800 --> 00:16:02,480 Speaker 1: some people have been talking about the Chiefs have so 332 00:16:02,600 --> 00:16:05,120 Speaker 1: many picks. You could take a guy like David A Jobo, 333 00:16:05,440 --> 00:16:07,120 Speaker 1: maybe not in the first round, but maybe in the 334 00:16:07,160 --> 00:16:10,200 Speaker 1: second round and stash him. He blew out his achilles 335 00:16:10,280 --> 00:16:11,720 Speaker 1: at his pro day, but he would have been a 336 00:16:11,760 --> 00:16:14,800 Speaker 1: top fifteen pick. I mean, he's a tremendous prospect off 337 00:16:14,840 --> 00:16:17,640 Speaker 1: the edge that could be available for you the following season. 338 00:16:17,760 --> 00:16:20,920 Speaker 1: So lots of edge prospects in this draft. There's lots 339 00:16:20,960 --> 00:16:23,040 Speaker 1: of guys that could be available in the second and 340 00:16:23,120 --> 00:16:25,080 Speaker 1: third rounds that maybe in other drafts would have been 341 00:16:25,120 --> 00:16:28,280 Speaker 1: taken higher just because this position is so deep. The 342 00:16:28,600 --> 00:16:33,280 Speaker 1: edge position is tricky because you almost have two types 343 00:16:33,320 --> 00:16:36,280 Speaker 1: of edges here. One is the screaming off the edge 344 00:16:36,320 --> 00:16:38,720 Speaker 1: pass rusher. Now those guys we mentioned at the top 345 00:16:38,920 --> 00:16:41,240 Speaker 1: are both of these categories. Then you have the guy 346 00:16:41,320 --> 00:16:44,480 Speaker 1: that can move inside. Karloftis is a guy that comes 347 00:16:44,520 --> 00:16:47,240 Speaker 1: to mind. He looks more of like a subdown move 348 00:16:47,320 --> 00:16:51,400 Speaker 1: inside guy. Is he Trey Hendrickson of the Bengals? Who 349 00:16:51,640 --> 00:16:55,040 Speaker 1: is he? But this is where the value comes into play. 350 00:16:55,120 --> 00:16:57,320 Speaker 1: Let me give you some names here that won't be 351 00:16:57,400 --> 00:17:00,160 Speaker 1: flying off the board on day one, but would be 352 00:17:00,200 --> 00:17:03,720 Speaker 1: there on day two. Kingsley and Gabari of South Carolina. 353 00:17:04,400 --> 00:17:07,840 Speaker 1: The comparisons have made. Remember Emmanuel Ogba played last year 354 00:17:07,880 --> 00:17:09,840 Speaker 1: for the Dolphins, was with us a couple of years ago? 355 00:17:10,240 --> 00:17:13,040 Speaker 1: Or a guy like Josh Pascal from Kentucky. They are 356 00:17:13,160 --> 00:17:16,399 Speaker 1: listed as both kind of edge hybrid inside guys. So 357 00:17:16,520 --> 00:17:18,840 Speaker 1: when you look, not all edge guys are created equal 358 00:17:19,200 --> 00:17:23,000 Speaker 1: and so for the Chiefs there could be value from 359 00:17:23,040 --> 00:17:25,720 Speaker 1: a standpoint you mentioned. I love boy amafe by the 360 00:17:25,760 --> 00:17:28,080 Speaker 1: way of Minnesota. He's more of the screaming off the 361 00:17:28,280 --> 00:17:31,520 Speaker 1: edge pass rush guy, but there could be value in 362 00:17:31,600 --> 00:17:33,399 Speaker 1: that second or third run. Remember the six of the 363 00:17:33,400 --> 00:17:36,880 Speaker 1: first one oh three in the edge department. That could 364 00:17:36,920 --> 00:17:39,320 Speaker 1: be both an inside and outside. And remember one thing 365 00:17:39,400 --> 00:17:43,440 Speaker 1: that Spags loves on this defense, Steve Spagnolo is flexibility 366 00:17:43,760 --> 00:17:46,040 Speaker 1: above all else. Another guy that fits that mole is 367 00:17:46,080 --> 00:17:49,879 Speaker 1: Cameron Thomas from San Diego State, big strong defensive end 368 00:17:49,920 --> 00:17:52,359 Speaker 1: that can also play inside. I love his motor, his 369 00:17:52,440 --> 00:17:54,480 Speaker 1: films a lot of fun to watch, so I totally 370 00:17:54,520 --> 00:17:57,720 Speaker 1: agree there's guys like that in this draft. As you said, 371 00:17:57,840 --> 00:18:00,200 Speaker 1: not all edges are built the same. There's also some 372 00:18:00,320 --> 00:18:02,840 Speaker 1: edges in this draft that are probably more three four 373 00:18:03,119 --> 00:18:06,600 Speaker 1: outside linebackers just pure pass rushers. Maybe won't fit as 374 00:18:06,640 --> 00:18:08,320 Speaker 1: a guy with their hand in the dirt getting after 375 00:18:08,359 --> 00:18:10,560 Speaker 1: the passer. They just can't line up over tackles. Those 376 00:18:10,600 --> 00:18:13,840 Speaker 1: guys exist in this draft, but lots of players who 377 00:18:13,880 --> 00:18:16,000 Speaker 1: can do a lot of different things, and versatility is 378 00:18:16,040 --> 00:18:19,239 Speaker 1: so important in spags defense. So once again, the good 379 00:18:19,280 --> 00:18:21,280 Speaker 1: news for the Chiefs is there's so many good players 380 00:18:21,320 --> 00:18:23,399 Speaker 1: who can get after the passer in this draft that 381 00:18:23,480 --> 00:18:26,080 Speaker 1: it's a good draft to need an edge rusher and 382 00:18:26,240 --> 00:18:28,120 Speaker 1: to have so many picks in the first three rounds. 383 00:18:28,640 --> 00:18:31,240 Speaker 1: But when people ask or think about the Chiefs, generally 384 00:18:31,280 --> 00:18:33,840 Speaker 1: either inside or outside of the Kingdom, they think wide receiver. 385 00:18:34,800 --> 00:18:37,399 Speaker 1: It's been an active offseason. Of course, the trade to 386 00:18:37,480 --> 00:18:40,560 Speaker 1: the Dolphins sending Tyreek Hill there, let's put the Chiefs 387 00:18:40,600 --> 00:18:43,040 Speaker 1: in this position with so many draft picks one of 388 00:18:43,080 --> 00:18:45,680 Speaker 1: the reasons. But then two Mark Quisvelda is scanling to 389 00:18:45,720 --> 00:18:48,120 Speaker 1: get him signed. Juju Smith Schuster kind of a redo 390 00:18:48,160 --> 00:18:51,479 Speaker 1: of the wide receiver room this draft. And you mentioned 391 00:18:51,640 --> 00:18:53,840 Speaker 1: we talked about value here. There is depth in this 392 00:18:54,040 --> 00:18:57,840 Speaker 1: draft at wide receiver. Now let's give one caveat here. 393 00:18:58,080 --> 00:19:01,320 Speaker 1: In studying Andy Reid for nine seasons and looking at 394 00:19:01,359 --> 00:19:04,320 Speaker 1: this offense, one thing to think about when you evaluate 395 00:19:04,400 --> 00:19:06,879 Speaker 1: these wide receivers in the twenty twenty two draft. What 396 00:19:07,040 --> 00:19:09,719 Speaker 1: does Andy Reid like? He likes a receiver that can 397 00:19:09,800 --> 00:19:13,400 Speaker 1: play every wide receiver position. Some guys get slided into 398 00:19:13,440 --> 00:19:16,159 Speaker 1: the X receiver the true split in think about the 399 00:19:16,320 --> 00:19:19,680 Speaker 1: DK met TF type guys. But but Andy Reid likes 400 00:19:19,720 --> 00:19:23,879 Speaker 1: a guy that can play X. Why are slot position, 401 00:19:23,960 --> 00:19:26,200 Speaker 1: I mean even the F position or the R position. 402 00:19:26,480 --> 00:19:28,200 Speaker 1: But they've got to move around and learn them all 403 00:19:28,560 --> 00:19:31,359 Speaker 1: and that's when these receivers in the chief system become 404 00:19:31,760 --> 00:19:34,960 Speaker 1: most effective. So to me, when I evaluate this class, 405 00:19:35,000 --> 00:19:36,760 Speaker 1: there's a lot of them here, but I look at 406 00:19:36,840 --> 00:19:39,960 Speaker 1: who has the acumen and the skills to fit on 407 00:19:40,040 --> 00:19:42,280 Speaker 1: Andy Reid, I want you to do everything. Yeah, it's 408 00:19:42,320 --> 00:19:45,879 Speaker 1: not easy. And just like the Edges, not every receiver 409 00:19:46,280 --> 00:19:49,000 Speaker 1: is built the same. They're not just wide receivers. These 410 00:19:49,040 --> 00:19:50,920 Speaker 1: guys have strengths and things that they're good at and 411 00:19:51,080 --> 00:19:54,480 Speaker 1: would it fit and kut Reid's system now, just like Edge, 412 00:19:54,480 --> 00:19:56,520 Speaker 1: the good news, like you said, is that this draft 413 00:19:56,680 --> 00:19:59,720 Speaker 1: is full of really good receivers. It's a good draft, Tanita, 414 00:20:00,280 --> 00:20:02,800 Speaker 1: and to have lots of picks in the top three rounds. 415 00:20:02,920 --> 00:20:05,000 Speaker 1: And Matt Miller from ESPN is one of the best 416 00:20:05,119 --> 00:20:07,440 Speaker 1: draft analysts out there. I caught up with him a 417 00:20:07,480 --> 00:20:10,000 Speaker 1: few weeks ago and he had nine receivers in his 418 00:20:10,119 --> 00:20:14,120 Speaker 1: top forty players. Overall, a quarter of his top forty 419 00:20:14,160 --> 00:20:16,400 Speaker 1: players are receivers. So that's good news for the Chiefs. 420 00:20:16,480 --> 00:20:20,560 Speaker 1: When you have all these picks early on. What's interesting 421 00:20:20,600 --> 00:20:22,440 Speaker 1: though about this class is that I don't think anyone 422 00:20:22,520 --> 00:20:25,760 Speaker 1: can agree on who the best receiver is. In years past, 423 00:20:25,840 --> 00:20:28,920 Speaker 1: there's one guy at the top, like Jamar Chase, you 424 00:20:29,000 --> 00:20:32,000 Speaker 1: know that he's the unquestioned number one, and then a 425 00:20:32,040 --> 00:20:33,920 Speaker 1: bunch of other guys that everyone argues about. But in 426 00:20:34,000 --> 00:20:35,440 Speaker 1: this draft, I don't know who it is. Is it 427 00:20:35,560 --> 00:20:39,280 Speaker 1: Drake London. He's gaining steam recently, big receiver out of USC. 428 00:20:39,680 --> 00:20:41,359 Speaker 1: I mean, he'd be awesome in the Chiefs offense, but 429 00:20:41,400 --> 00:20:42,639 Speaker 1: I don't know if he's going to get out of 430 00:20:42,640 --> 00:20:46,000 Speaker 1: the top ten now. But for the Jason Williams if 431 00:20:46,040 --> 00:20:47,639 Speaker 1: he did not have the ACL, I was going to 432 00:20:47,720 --> 00:20:50,720 Speaker 1: mention that because Jamison Williams if he didn't tear his ACL, 433 00:20:50,920 --> 00:20:52,639 Speaker 1: just like David A. Jobo if he didn't blow out 434 00:20:52,680 --> 00:20:55,000 Speaker 1: his achilles at his pro day, and even more so 435 00:20:55,200 --> 00:20:57,360 Speaker 1: because I think a Joebo was maybe a top fifteen pick, 436 00:20:57,400 --> 00:21:00,159 Speaker 1: top twelve pick. Jamison Williams is probably a top eight 437 00:21:00,240 --> 00:21:03,720 Speaker 1: pick in the draft if he's entirely healthy. Williams is 438 00:21:03,760 --> 00:21:05,760 Speaker 1: the top deep threat in all college football. Last year. 439 00:21:05,760 --> 00:21:08,240 Speaker 1: I mean, he was absolutely electric. Can you imagine Patrick 440 00:21:08,320 --> 00:21:11,600 Speaker 1: Mahomes's arm with Jamison williams speed and ability to stretch 441 00:21:11,680 --> 00:21:13,280 Speaker 1: the field, and does he kind of fit what we 442 00:21:13,359 --> 00:21:15,040 Speaker 1: were talking about where he could play the slot, he 443 00:21:15,080 --> 00:21:17,080 Speaker 1: could play the X. He can move around now, Yeah, 444 00:21:17,280 --> 00:21:19,440 Speaker 1: so he kind of fits that mold of an Andy 445 00:21:19,480 --> 00:21:21,480 Speaker 1: Reid receiver. He does. I mean, yeah, of course the 446 00:21:21,560 --> 00:21:24,240 Speaker 1: big plays are the exciting plays, but if you watch 447 00:21:24,440 --> 00:21:26,520 Speaker 1: in red zone, he's super effective too because he's so 448 00:21:26,680 --> 00:21:29,320 Speaker 1: quick with his feet. So Jamison Williams, if you can 449 00:21:29,359 --> 00:21:31,320 Speaker 1: stum at the fact that he probably won't be available 450 00:21:31,400 --> 00:21:34,159 Speaker 1: until I don't know, late September, early October, and it 451 00:21:34,320 --> 00:21:36,199 Speaker 1: might take a full year for him to recover. If 452 00:21:36,200 --> 00:21:38,480 Speaker 1: you're patient with that, he could be a great value 453 00:21:38,520 --> 00:21:40,240 Speaker 1: pick wherever you could find him in the first round, 454 00:21:40,280 --> 00:21:42,120 Speaker 1: if he falls to twenty nine, or if you want 455 00:21:42,119 --> 00:21:44,560 Speaker 1: to trade up. But there's also guys like Garrett Williams. 456 00:21:44,680 --> 00:21:48,800 Speaker 1: Garrett Wilson rather from Ohio State. For the longest time, 457 00:21:48,840 --> 00:21:51,119 Speaker 1: he was considered the top receiver in the draft, and 458 00:21:51,160 --> 00:21:53,239 Speaker 1: it seems like Drake London has kind of passed him, 459 00:21:54,080 --> 00:21:56,439 Speaker 1: but he's a really good player. Then you have Chris Alava, 460 00:21:56,600 --> 00:22:00,240 Speaker 1: also from Ohio State, had a great combine. He's early 461 00:22:00,280 --> 00:22:04,040 Speaker 1: exciting player as well, great speed, great route running acumen. 462 00:22:04,280 --> 00:22:07,560 Speaker 1: And then some interesting players like Trailing Burks and George Pickens. 463 00:22:07,800 --> 00:22:12,119 Speaker 1: Burks from Arkansas and Pickens from Georgia, bigger bodied players 464 00:22:12,160 --> 00:22:16,080 Speaker 1: who also have speed and tremendous catch radiuses. So depending 465 00:22:16,080 --> 00:22:18,120 Speaker 1: on the kind of receiver you want in this draft, 466 00:22:18,160 --> 00:22:20,800 Speaker 1: there's lots of options. And that the Chiefs don't go 467 00:22:21,080 --> 00:22:23,200 Speaker 1: receiver in the first round, that's okay because they still 468 00:22:23,240 --> 00:22:24,720 Speaker 1: have lots of guys that can go get Guys like 469 00:22:24,840 --> 00:22:27,600 Speaker 1: Jalen Tilbert from South Alabama. I like him a lot. Yeah, 470 00:22:28,040 --> 00:22:30,040 Speaker 1: and maybe the second round. Mel Kiper and his most 471 00:22:30,080 --> 00:22:32,720 Speaker 1: recent mock draft has the Chiefs taking Jalen Tilbert. Kind 472 00:22:32,720 --> 00:22:34,600 Speaker 1: of a raw player who didn't face a ton of 473 00:22:34,760 --> 00:22:37,359 Speaker 1: top competition, but I mean was incredible. He had like 474 00:22:37,440 --> 00:22:40,639 Speaker 1: sixteen deep receptions last year. It was like fifth and 475 00:22:40,680 --> 00:22:43,280 Speaker 1: all of college football. And Christian Watson from North Dakota 476 00:22:43,320 --> 00:22:45,320 Speaker 1: State is another popular name that I've been seeing a lot, 477 00:22:45,880 --> 00:22:48,600 Speaker 1: big physical receiver, played at a smaller school, but North 478 00:22:48,680 --> 00:22:53,880 Speaker 1: Dakota States like the Alabama of their league, so basically, yeah, 479 00:22:53,960 --> 00:22:56,040 Speaker 1: they run. So we could go on and on about 480 00:22:56,040 --> 00:22:58,600 Speaker 1: wide receivers, but lots of options for the Chiefs. Christian 481 00:22:58,600 --> 00:23:02,160 Speaker 1: Watson is really interesting because he wasn't he was under 482 00:23:02,160 --> 00:23:04,760 Speaker 1: the radar, and then he blows up at the Combine 483 00:23:04,800 --> 00:23:07,359 Speaker 1: Senior Bowl. Then he pops a four three six at 484 00:23:07,440 --> 00:23:10,119 Speaker 1: the Combine and he's another guy because of his intelligence. 485 00:23:10,160 --> 00:23:14,520 Speaker 1: I think that can play the every position in this offense. 486 00:23:14,720 --> 00:23:17,040 Speaker 1: You know, the other dynamic here is we push on 487 00:23:17,160 --> 00:23:19,280 Speaker 1: and to look at some other parts of this draft 488 00:23:20,080 --> 00:23:23,320 Speaker 1: in our value segment here of this defending the Kingdom 489 00:23:23,840 --> 00:23:26,080 Speaker 1: is that, you know, the NFL is interesting. Somebody goes, hey, 490 00:23:26,080 --> 00:23:27,880 Speaker 1: well that's really cool. I think we'll do that. It's 491 00:23:27,920 --> 00:23:30,720 Speaker 1: the Deebo Samuel factor. To me, everybody saw the forty 492 00:23:30,760 --> 00:23:33,320 Speaker 1: nine ers last year, go wow, that's cool. They use 493 00:23:33,400 --> 00:23:36,760 Speaker 1: Deebo Samuel. Not only is all the wide receiver positions, Oh, 494 00:23:37,080 --> 00:23:40,720 Speaker 1: he's also a running back and they see that power combo. 495 00:23:41,480 --> 00:23:43,919 Speaker 1: So in the case of the USC receiver, I think 496 00:23:44,000 --> 00:23:46,760 Speaker 1: that's a case the Arkansas receiver the same. Every kind 497 00:23:46,800 --> 00:23:49,760 Speaker 1: of wants Many people want, well, where's Deebo Samuel in 498 00:23:49,800 --> 00:23:51,840 Speaker 1: this draft? Well, I think for years people who are 499 00:23:51,880 --> 00:23:54,240 Speaker 1: trying to find their version of Tyreek kill right, or 500 00:23:54,240 --> 00:23:56,440 Speaker 1: trying to find Travis Kelsey, trying to find that guy, 501 00:23:56,520 --> 00:23:59,040 Speaker 1: and the reality is there's only one that guy, and 502 00:23:59,119 --> 00:24:01,920 Speaker 1: there's only one Samuel. I mean, what an incredible Swiss 503 00:24:02,000 --> 00:24:04,080 Speaker 1: Army knife he is. But when you look at some 504 00:24:04,160 --> 00:24:06,399 Speaker 1: of these body types, guys like Trailing Burks who have 505 00:24:06,520 --> 00:24:09,160 Speaker 1: great speed. I mean, he reaches like twenty three miles 506 00:24:09,240 --> 00:24:11,440 Speaker 1: per hour or something one time last season for Arkansas, 507 00:24:11,840 --> 00:24:13,880 Speaker 1: but he's like two hundred and twenty pounds. It doesn't 508 00:24:13,920 --> 00:24:15,680 Speaker 1: make any sense how you can have that much power 509 00:24:16,080 --> 00:24:18,560 Speaker 1: and that speed. But athletes nowadays they just have it 510 00:24:18,760 --> 00:24:21,679 Speaker 1: in Trailing Burks. I think about coach Reid and how 511 00:24:21,720 --> 00:24:23,720 Speaker 1: creative he is an offense. Trailing Burks could be a 512 00:24:23,720 --> 00:24:25,200 Speaker 1: lot of fun to watch to see what he could 513 00:24:25,240 --> 00:24:27,320 Speaker 1: do with him. All Right. The third part of the 514 00:24:27,400 --> 00:24:29,560 Speaker 1: value to me is I call it the sneed factor 515 00:24:29,920 --> 00:24:33,119 Speaker 1: because we like to categorize these guys. This guy's a safety, 516 00:24:33,160 --> 00:24:35,160 Speaker 1: this guy's a corner, this guy's an edge, this guy's 517 00:24:35,200 --> 00:24:37,680 Speaker 1: an inside linebacker. And what we have seen in the 518 00:24:37,760 --> 00:24:40,359 Speaker 1: National Football League evolve over time, and we've seen it 519 00:24:40,400 --> 00:24:44,120 Speaker 1: for sure with the Chiefs are these combo He's really 520 00:24:44,840 --> 00:24:46,879 Speaker 1: a whole bunch of stuff, and we saw that with 521 00:24:47,000 --> 00:24:50,560 Speaker 1: Laxarius sneed a corner start outing at Louisiana Tech, then 522 00:24:50,600 --> 00:24:52,440 Speaker 1: he goes to safety, then he comes to the Chiefs. 523 00:24:52,720 --> 00:24:55,560 Speaker 1: One of the best slot corners in the entire National 524 00:24:55,600 --> 00:24:59,080 Speaker 1: Football League who can also play on the outside. Everybody's 525 00:24:59,240 --> 00:25:01,119 Speaker 1: looking to or most people are looking at, what are 526 00:25:01,119 --> 00:25:02,680 Speaker 1: the Chiefs going to do at corner? What's gonna happen 527 00:25:02,680 --> 00:25:04,400 Speaker 1: at corner? And when you look now at the roster 528 00:25:04,840 --> 00:25:07,040 Speaker 1: as we do this defending in the Kingdom episode, there's 529 00:25:07,080 --> 00:25:09,520 Speaker 1: not a lot of names at corner setting there, but 530 00:25:09,680 --> 00:25:11,920 Speaker 1: I put I'll call it this sneed factor, and it's 531 00:25:11,960 --> 00:25:15,440 Speaker 1: the Spags factor too, of what he likes at those 532 00:25:15,800 --> 00:25:20,320 Speaker 1: the corner sneed position. Kayer Elam of Florida comes to mind. 533 00:25:20,600 --> 00:25:23,600 Speaker 1: A bigger guy that can play the slot corner. Another 534 00:25:23,640 --> 00:25:27,919 Speaker 1: guy is Jalen Petrie of Baylor played slot almost entirely 535 00:25:27,960 --> 00:25:33,520 Speaker 1: for the Baylor Bears. Bigger, fast enough, powerful, Spags wants 536 00:25:33,560 --> 00:25:36,040 Speaker 1: his corners to play the run. If you think about it, 537 00:25:36,119 --> 00:25:39,240 Speaker 1: they are all also among the top five tacklers or 538 00:25:39,359 --> 00:25:42,359 Speaker 1: five to seven tacklers on the Chiefs every year. So 539 00:25:42,640 --> 00:25:45,400 Speaker 1: the small I'm just going to cover fast corner doesn't 540 00:25:45,400 --> 00:25:48,080 Speaker 1: seem to fit in SPAGS system. Yeah. I think about 541 00:25:48,119 --> 00:25:50,560 Speaker 1: Kendall Fuller as well, because Kendall was a corner for 542 00:25:50,640 --> 00:25:53,760 Speaker 1: the Chiefs then got hurt and came back as a safety. Yeah, 543 00:25:53,840 --> 00:25:56,119 Speaker 1: so you want that versatility in your defensive backs. It 544 00:25:56,200 --> 00:25:59,520 Speaker 1: truly is defensive backs with Spags. And I like Kayer 545 00:25:59,600 --> 00:26:02,040 Speaker 1: Elam a lot because when you watch him. He mentioned 546 00:26:02,080 --> 00:26:05,280 Speaker 1: his tackling against the run. Listen, I know it's obvious 547 00:26:05,359 --> 00:26:07,520 Speaker 1: every football player should want to tackle, but not all 548 00:26:07,600 --> 00:26:10,240 Speaker 1: corners want to tackle. If you watch film, you realize 549 00:26:10,280 --> 00:26:12,920 Speaker 1: that that not all corners are interested in playing the 550 00:26:13,000 --> 00:26:16,240 Speaker 1: run and tackling. Kyer Elam enjoys it. You can tell. 551 00:26:16,320 --> 00:26:18,480 Speaker 1: I mean he just goes right after guys. You want 552 00:26:18,520 --> 00:26:22,000 Speaker 1: that in a corner if you're Steve Spagnolo. Dax Hill 553 00:26:22,080 --> 00:26:24,600 Speaker 1: from Michigan is also interesting. He's a guy that played 554 00:26:25,240 --> 00:26:28,320 Speaker 1: primarily slot corner for the Wolverines, but projects because he 555 00:26:28,359 --> 00:26:31,159 Speaker 1: has great speed as a safety in the NFL, but 556 00:26:31,240 --> 00:26:33,480 Speaker 1: he can do a little bit of everything you mentioned. 557 00:26:33,560 --> 00:26:35,680 Speaker 1: Joe and Petrie like him a lot. And also Lewis 558 00:26:35,760 --> 00:26:39,199 Speaker 1: Scene from Georgia, another player from the University of Georgia. 559 00:26:39,400 --> 00:26:41,800 Speaker 1: He can do just a little bit of everything. Great tackler. 560 00:26:41,880 --> 00:26:44,760 Speaker 1: He missed like six tackles his entire career. He went 561 00:26:44,800 --> 00:26:47,600 Speaker 1: after guys he enjoyed tackling, but also a ballhawk when 562 00:26:47,640 --> 00:26:50,119 Speaker 1: playing the open field. Very hard to find players that 563 00:26:50,200 --> 00:26:52,760 Speaker 1: are great in the open field in terms of coverage 564 00:26:53,040 --> 00:26:56,000 Speaker 1: but also are great tacklers in space, and Lewis Scene 565 00:26:56,080 --> 00:27:00,719 Speaker 1: is really both of those things. Martin Emerson Mississippi State 566 00:27:00,800 --> 00:27:02,200 Speaker 1: makes a lot of sense. He has some good height 567 00:27:02,560 --> 00:27:05,240 Speaker 1: and also there's like some project kind of players that 568 00:27:05,320 --> 00:27:08,720 Speaker 1: maybe played at some smaller schools but have truly freaky 569 00:27:09,400 --> 00:27:12,920 Speaker 1: athletic and tangibles. So Zion mccohum from sam Houston State. 570 00:27:13,359 --> 00:27:16,440 Speaker 1: He's six foot four and ran a four three three 571 00:27:16,600 --> 00:27:21,760 Speaker 1: forty yard dash. And Tarik Woolen from UTSA six foot 572 00:27:21,760 --> 00:27:24,760 Speaker 1: four and ran a four two six, Like what's in 573 00:27:24,840 --> 00:27:28,080 Speaker 1: the water there. I don't understand how that's even possible, 574 00:27:28,320 --> 00:27:30,560 Speaker 1: And maybe those players are still kind of raw. Woolen 575 00:27:30,600 --> 00:27:33,320 Speaker 1: I believe as a former wide receiver, but you get 576 00:27:33,359 --> 00:27:35,840 Speaker 1: them into your system, you can't teach speed and height, 577 00:27:35,960 --> 00:27:37,639 Speaker 1: and you think maybe we can work with this guy. 578 00:27:37,680 --> 00:27:39,760 Speaker 1: Those guys will be available in the later rounds. But 579 00:27:39,960 --> 00:27:41,600 Speaker 1: some names to know, and some of it's football and 580 00:27:41,640 --> 00:27:43,320 Speaker 1: how it's evolved, Like and you go to any high 581 00:27:43,359 --> 00:27:46,480 Speaker 1: school game, most of them you're gonna see four wide receivers. 582 00:27:46,520 --> 00:27:49,159 Speaker 1: Those receivers turn into safeties and corners in college and 583 00:27:49,240 --> 00:27:51,119 Speaker 1: that's why these guys are running four three threes and 584 00:27:51,200 --> 00:27:53,760 Speaker 1: four two six is another couple that caught my attention. 585 00:27:53,880 --> 00:27:57,440 Speaker 1: Jay La Armor Davis of Alabama a bigger safety kind 586 00:27:57,480 --> 00:28:02,399 Speaker 1: of corner combo and mentioned scene of Georgia. Nick Cross 587 00:28:02,480 --> 00:28:05,040 Speaker 1: of Maryland is another guy that gets my attention because 588 00:28:05,640 --> 00:28:07,720 Speaker 1: what else is in this category when you're looking for 589 00:28:07,800 --> 00:28:11,200 Speaker 1: the Kansas City Chiefs is Dave Tobe gets involved in 590 00:28:11,320 --> 00:28:14,560 Speaker 1: this discussion in the sneed factor because some of these guys, 591 00:28:14,600 --> 00:28:17,760 Speaker 1: particularly where you're picking now is or the fact that 592 00:28:17,840 --> 00:28:20,680 Speaker 1: these guys could become four core special teams guys right 593 00:28:20,800 --> 00:28:23,359 Speaker 1: out of the gate, which leads me into the final 594 00:28:23,480 --> 00:28:27,160 Speaker 1: part of our value part of this podcast. I think 595 00:28:27,280 --> 00:28:31,440 Speaker 1: the Kingdom volume value victory, and that is the returner position. 596 00:28:32,040 --> 00:28:34,800 Speaker 1: If you think of a guy that can be a okay, 597 00:28:34,840 --> 00:28:37,320 Speaker 1: a smaller corner here, but end up being your return 598 00:28:37,400 --> 00:28:39,840 Speaker 1: or a guy like Marcus Jones of Houston who has 599 00:28:39,880 --> 00:28:42,880 Speaker 1: been compared to Dante Hall. Yeah, okay, Now, all of 600 00:28:42,920 --> 00:28:45,520 Speaker 1: a sudden, you get your dime corner but also becomes 601 00:28:45,560 --> 00:28:49,560 Speaker 1: your primary returner. That allows McCole Hardman then to focus 602 00:28:49,720 --> 00:28:52,560 Speaker 1: even more on the wide receiver position. Another guy on 603 00:28:52,680 --> 00:28:55,520 Speaker 1: the other side would be like Calvin Austin and Memphis 604 00:28:55,600 --> 00:28:58,600 Speaker 1: small guy thought to be a gadget dude. Right, okay, 605 00:28:59,000 --> 00:29:03,160 Speaker 1: you could see Andy Reid being created with him. But 606 00:29:03,360 --> 00:29:06,080 Speaker 1: also think about getting a returner in this drift. If 607 00:29:06,120 --> 00:29:08,480 Speaker 1: you were bored at work right now or whatever you're doing, 608 00:29:08,640 --> 00:29:10,320 Speaker 1: as long as you're not driving, if you are somewhere 609 00:29:10,360 --> 00:29:13,640 Speaker 1: where you can watch highlights, look up Marcus Jones from Houston, 610 00:29:13,680 --> 00:29:16,120 Speaker 1: because he will put a smile on your face. He's 611 00:29:16,160 --> 00:29:19,560 Speaker 1: like five foot eight, okay, but he is electrifying in 612 00:29:19,640 --> 00:29:21,360 Speaker 1: the return game. And you mentioned it. He was compared 613 00:29:21,360 --> 00:29:24,240 Speaker 1: to Dante Hall by I think Lantzerline from NFL dot Com. 614 00:29:24,880 --> 00:29:27,360 Speaker 1: He's awesome, I mean just awesome in the open field. 615 00:29:27,560 --> 00:29:30,680 Speaker 1: Pro Football Focus called him the best return man in 616 00:29:30,800 --> 00:29:32,600 Speaker 1: this draft, and you can find him in maybe the 617 00:29:32,680 --> 00:29:34,800 Speaker 1: third or the fourth round. But that's not it. So 618 00:29:34,920 --> 00:29:37,960 Speaker 1: he doesn't have great height. Sure, he's solely a slot 619 00:29:38,000 --> 00:29:40,480 Speaker 1: corner in the NFL. But if you watch like the 620 00:29:40,680 --> 00:29:43,239 Speaker 1: energy in the fight this dude plays with, I mean 621 00:29:43,280 --> 00:29:44,960 Speaker 1: it makes up for that height in a big way. 622 00:29:45,040 --> 00:29:47,800 Speaker 1: He's always hustling, he's always giving it his all. He's 623 00:29:47,840 --> 00:29:49,120 Speaker 1: a lot of fun to watch, and he was a 624 00:29:49,160 --> 00:29:52,680 Speaker 1: playmaker at Houston and in the NFL. When teams are 625 00:29:52,760 --> 00:29:55,680 Speaker 1: trotting out four wide receiver sets on a regular basis, 626 00:29:56,080 --> 00:29:58,240 Speaker 1: it doesn't hurt to have a guy like Marcus Jones 627 00:29:58,320 --> 00:30:00,840 Speaker 1: and maybe the Dime come in there and give you 628 00:30:00,920 --> 00:30:03,360 Speaker 1: really good snaps on defense in addition to what he's 629 00:30:03,400 --> 00:30:06,520 Speaker 1: doing as a return man. So Marcus Jones really exciting player. 630 00:30:06,640 --> 00:30:08,840 Speaker 1: Check him out if you haven't already another GAF if 631 00:30:08,840 --> 00:30:10,680 Speaker 1: you want to go like Nil Davis and go retro 632 00:30:10,760 --> 00:30:13,720 Speaker 1: to twenty fifteen, when you look at a returner would 633 00:30:13,720 --> 00:30:16,720 Speaker 1: be a Zamir White of Georgia, bigger running back, but 634 00:30:16,800 --> 00:30:19,920 Speaker 1: he's returned kicks and you think about, you know, hey, 635 00:30:20,040 --> 00:30:21,840 Speaker 1: bring back Nil Davis a little bit and enjoy that 636 00:30:21,960 --> 00:30:24,760 Speaker 1: running back room also had a block punt against Arkansas. 637 00:30:25,160 --> 00:30:29,400 Speaker 1: As we close out now our victory portion of our 638 00:30:29,440 --> 00:30:31,000 Speaker 1: when you look at it, you look at volume. This 639 00:30:31,080 --> 00:30:33,840 Speaker 1: is very interesting draft, historic draft potentially for the Chief's 640 00:30:33,920 --> 00:30:36,800 Speaker 1: value in this draft overall three victory. How do you 641 00:30:36,840 --> 00:30:38,920 Speaker 1: win the twenty twenty two NFL Draft? First of all, 642 00:30:38,960 --> 00:30:42,440 Speaker 1: you won't know Monday. Right Monday after the draft, everybody's 643 00:30:42,440 --> 00:30:44,680 Speaker 1: gonna put out grades. And this team won this draft 644 00:30:44,720 --> 00:30:47,560 Speaker 1: and this team didn't. I mean, if you go back 645 00:30:47,600 --> 00:30:50,520 Speaker 1: and revisit those over the past, let's say ten years, 646 00:30:50,520 --> 00:30:52,480 Speaker 1: you're going to well, that was ridiculous. You just can't. 647 00:30:52,960 --> 00:30:55,520 Speaker 1: But with this draft, and go back to how we 648 00:30:55,640 --> 00:30:59,320 Speaker 1: began this podcast, this draft will not be graded until 649 00:30:59,400 --> 00:31:01,920 Speaker 1: the second or third year with these guys, because to 650 00:31:02,040 --> 00:31:04,720 Speaker 1: your point's a good one. Let's say you keep eight picks, 651 00:31:04,880 --> 00:31:07,120 Speaker 1: if six of those guys hit and become lynch pins, 652 00:31:07,480 --> 00:31:10,000 Speaker 1: then look at it in four years because again the 653 00:31:10,120 --> 00:31:13,240 Speaker 1: Chiefs are kind of redoing some things here. But do 654 00:31:13,320 --> 00:31:15,360 Speaker 1: you have a chance to win this draft by getting 655 00:31:15,640 --> 00:31:19,240 Speaker 1: starters not only immediate help in twenty twenty two, but 656 00:31:19,360 --> 00:31:22,520 Speaker 1: guys who become the centerpieces of your team in the 657 00:31:22,600 --> 00:31:25,040 Speaker 1: three to four years ahead. Absolutely. And I kind of 658 00:31:25,120 --> 00:31:27,080 Speaker 1: hit this a few weeks ago in our last episode, 659 00:31:27,080 --> 00:31:29,000 Speaker 1: but I'm going to expand on it again because I 660 00:31:29,040 --> 00:31:31,960 Speaker 1: think it's really important. These twelve picks for the Chiefs 661 00:31:32,000 --> 00:31:34,320 Speaker 1: are very important for the Chiefs in a vacuum, but 662 00:31:34,440 --> 00:31:37,000 Speaker 1: also in the context of the larger AFC and where 663 00:31:37,040 --> 00:31:40,160 Speaker 1: the AFC is going right now. The AFC is loaded. 664 00:31:40,200 --> 00:31:41,840 Speaker 1: We all know that there's a whole bunch of really 665 00:31:41,880 --> 00:31:44,560 Speaker 1: good teams in the AFC with really good quarterbacks, and 666 00:31:44,600 --> 00:31:47,880 Speaker 1: they're all going all in right now to beat one team, 667 00:31:48,160 --> 00:31:50,320 Speaker 1: the Chiefs. Because the Chiefs have been the team hosting 668 00:31:50,560 --> 00:31:53,360 Speaker 1: the AFC tattle game for four straight years. Other teams 669 00:31:53,360 --> 00:31:56,000 Speaker 1: are getting tired of that. But if you look at 670 00:31:56,040 --> 00:31:57,880 Speaker 1: the context of the whole league right now and the 671 00:31:57,960 --> 00:32:02,240 Speaker 1: quarterback contract situation, it's really worth talking about. So think 672 00:32:02,240 --> 00:32:05,040 Speaker 1: about some of the teams that the Chiefs are trying 673 00:32:05,080 --> 00:32:07,360 Speaker 1: to hold off in the AFC. So the Buffalo Bills 674 00:32:07,360 --> 00:32:09,640 Speaker 1: are the probably the best example. I think the Bills 675 00:32:09,680 --> 00:32:12,320 Speaker 1: and Chiefs are a great young rivalry in the NFL 676 00:32:12,440 --> 00:32:14,120 Speaker 1: right now, and the Chiefs of the upper hand in 677 00:32:14,160 --> 00:32:17,320 Speaker 1: the postseason. So far, we've seen that the Bills are 678 00:32:17,400 --> 00:32:19,840 Speaker 1: desperately trying to get to a Super Bowl before Josh 679 00:32:19,920 --> 00:32:22,840 Speaker 1: Allen's money kicks in in his new deal. He is 680 00:32:22,880 --> 00:32:26,440 Speaker 1: making sixteen million dollars against the cap This year, that's 681 00:32:26,560 --> 00:32:29,560 Speaker 1: nothing for a player of Josh Allen's caliber. Next year 682 00:32:29,640 --> 00:32:32,360 Speaker 1: it's forty million, and it's forty million just about every 683 00:32:32,400 --> 00:32:35,400 Speaker 1: season for four years after that. And they're also paying 684 00:32:35,560 --> 00:32:39,000 Speaker 1: Von Miller and Stefon Diggs twenty million each against the 685 00:32:39,080 --> 00:32:42,880 Speaker 1: cap every year from twenty twenty three to two twenty seven. 686 00:32:43,080 --> 00:32:45,040 Speaker 1: I know you can move money around, I know that 687 00:32:45,160 --> 00:32:47,680 Speaker 1: the cap is manageable, but I'm just saying, when you're 688 00:32:47,840 --> 00:32:52,520 Speaker 1: paying those three players that much money, something has to give. Eventually. 689 00:32:52,560 --> 00:32:54,320 Speaker 1: You can't keep going out and going all in when 690 00:32:54,360 --> 00:32:57,200 Speaker 1: you're paying those three players that much money. Look at 691 00:32:57,240 --> 00:33:00,560 Speaker 1: the Chargers. If you look at historical precedent on when 692 00:33:00,680 --> 00:33:03,480 Speaker 1: these players get paid, the Chargers are probably going to 693 00:33:03,560 --> 00:33:06,440 Speaker 1: have to pay Justin Herbert after this upcoming season. He's 694 00:33:06,440 --> 00:33:08,120 Speaker 1: going to want a ton of money. If you look 695 00:33:08,120 --> 00:33:10,000 Speaker 1: at some of these other contracts that are being handed out, 696 00:33:10,240 --> 00:33:12,640 Speaker 1: most likely a lot of guaranteed money. So when you're 697 00:33:12,680 --> 00:33:15,640 Speaker 1: paying your quarterback that much, and particularly if it's a 698 00:33:15,680 --> 00:33:17,400 Speaker 1: shorter deal, we'll see what kind of deal he does. 699 00:33:17,920 --> 00:33:20,200 Speaker 1: Patrick Mahomes ten year deal is very unique. We're seeing 700 00:33:20,280 --> 00:33:22,440 Speaker 1: usually three to four year deals for these quarterbacks where 701 00:33:22,440 --> 00:33:25,800 Speaker 1: it resets every several years. But they can't go out 702 00:33:25,880 --> 00:33:28,360 Speaker 1: and signed JC Jackson and trade for Khalil Mack and 703 00:33:28,440 --> 00:33:31,720 Speaker 1: resign Mike Williams when you're paying your quarterback that much money. 704 00:33:31,880 --> 00:33:34,240 Speaker 1: The Bengals same thing, probably going to pay Joe Burrow 705 00:33:34,480 --> 00:33:36,840 Speaker 1: after this upcoming season, and the Ravens have to pay 706 00:33:36,920 --> 00:33:39,520 Speaker 1: Lamar Jackson after this season or franchise him because he'll 707 00:33:39,560 --> 00:33:41,800 Speaker 1: be a free agent. So it goes on and on 708 00:33:41,960 --> 00:33:43,680 Speaker 1: and on. We saw Derek Carr got paid a bunch 709 00:33:43,680 --> 00:33:46,880 Speaker 1: of money just last week. When these other teams have 710 00:33:47,040 --> 00:33:49,480 Speaker 1: to pay their quarterback, the Chiefs are going to be 711 00:33:49,560 --> 00:33:52,280 Speaker 1: in a position where their quarterback is already under contract 712 00:33:52,400 --> 00:33:55,560 Speaker 1: for a manageable amount, and they have just drafted a 713 00:33:55,680 --> 00:33:58,000 Speaker 1: ton of players and the top three rounds of this 714 00:33:58,200 --> 00:34:01,160 Speaker 1: draft who are hopefully making a big impact and are 715 00:34:01,280 --> 00:34:05,040 Speaker 1: totally under contract and manageable for several years. I'm telling 716 00:34:05,120 --> 00:34:07,480 Speaker 1: you that the way the AFC is going, it's a 717 00:34:07,560 --> 00:34:10,040 Speaker 1: great opportunity in this draft for the Chiefs if they 718 00:34:10,080 --> 00:34:13,520 Speaker 1: can hit to maintain dominance over this conference for a 719 00:34:13,719 --> 00:34:16,480 Speaker 1: long time. Just the way everything's lining up, So it's 720 00:34:16,480 --> 00:34:18,800 Speaker 1: a big draft for those reasons. Got to find some 721 00:34:18,920 --> 00:34:21,919 Speaker 1: impact players because it could extend this window for maybe 722 00:34:22,000 --> 00:34:24,800 Speaker 1: ten years. The Chiefs already a second base in this 723 00:34:25,480 --> 00:34:27,640 Speaker 1: when you talk about the dynamics here, because the Chiefs 724 00:34:27,719 --> 00:34:32,160 Speaker 1: are basically going through that now once Patrick Mahomes ended 725 00:34:32,200 --> 00:34:36,239 Speaker 1: the second part of his contract here sending the Chiefs 726 00:34:36,280 --> 00:34:38,200 Speaker 1: for making that adjustment. So for all of those teams 727 00:34:38,200 --> 00:34:41,120 Speaker 1: in the division, and again when you see these contract deals, 728 00:34:41,520 --> 00:34:46,279 Speaker 1: peel through all of the fluff and the frosting, look 729 00:34:46,320 --> 00:34:48,880 Speaker 1: at the guaranteed money and you mention it. With the Chargers, 730 00:34:48,920 --> 00:34:52,759 Speaker 1: you get two guys forty million guaranteed. Forty million guaranteed 731 00:34:53,120 --> 00:34:55,719 Speaker 1: in these deals. That's where you look at as far 732 00:34:55,800 --> 00:34:58,520 Speaker 1: as the impact of having because that doesn't go away. 733 00:34:58,520 --> 00:35:00,440 Speaker 1: You can amortize that all your mut that is going 734 00:35:00,480 --> 00:35:02,839 Speaker 1: to be on the books. Okay. So that being said, 735 00:35:03,080 --> 00:35:05,640 Speaker 1: for those teams, and here's the point we're trying to 736 00:35:05,719 --> 00:35:09,080 Speaker 1: make when they're now in the position because they're chasing 737 00:35:09,120 --> 00:35:12,120 Speaker 1: the Chiefs who are setting a second base already, will 738 00:35:12,320 --> 00:35:15,640 Speaker 1: they have twelve picks when they're setting there making the 739 00:35:15,719 --> 00:35:18,160 Speaker 1: adjustment to go to the second phase of those deals. 740 00:35:18,200 --> 00:35:20,200 Speaker 1: And that's where the Chiefs are at this point. But 741 00:35:20,440 --> 00:35:22,640 Speaker 1: you've got to make it happen with the picks. I'm 742 00:35:22,680 --> 00:35:24,960 Speaker 1: going to end the episode this way with my two 743 00:35:25,040 --> 00:35:27,600 Speaker 1: favorite names of this draft, because for the Chiefs to 744 00:35:27,719 --> 00:35:30,480 Speaker 1: win the twenty twenty two NFL Draft, it's got to 745 00:35:30,520 --> 00:35:34,320 Speaker 1: be Sauce in smoke, all right, Sauce Gardener's gonna be 746 00:35:34,400 --> 00:35:37,080 Speaker 1: wig one, right. The reason Cincinnati was in the college 747 00:35:37,080 --> 00:35:40,440 Speaker 1: football playoff. Look at the dudes they have in this draft. 748 00:35:40,560 --> 00:35:42,640 Speaker 1: They got them all over the place. Cook Okay, And 749 00:35:42,719 --> 00:35:44,160 Speaker 1: the other thing I didn't mention is one of the 750 00:35:44,200 --> 00:35:46,840 Speaker 1: things that could take this draft off the rail is 751 00:35:46,920 --> 00:35:49,400 Speaker 1: that somebody's gonna get enamored with the quarterback. I think 752 00:35:49,440 --> 00:35:53,359 Speaker 1: it's gonna be Malik Willis of Liberty. Somebody maybe Seattle here. 753 00:35:53,640 --> 00:35:55,640 Speaker 1: Seattle's gonna trade up to get it done right. They're 754 00:35:55,640 --> 00:35:57,640 Speaker 1: not sitting there at the first round pick. But Malik 755 00:35:57,719 --> 00:36:00,840 Speaker 1: Willis of Liberty started at Auburn. Gives me a Russell 756 00:36:00,920 --> 00:36:03,520 Speaker 1: Wilson kind of Look, there's even a little bit of 757 00:36:03,560 --> 00:36:06,239 Speaker 1: a right handed Michael Vick. He's not that athletic, but 758 00:36:06,520 --> 00:36:09,440 Speaker 1: there's some intrigue. Somebody make an intrigue with him and 759 00:36:09,640 --> 00:36:11,400 Speaker 1: jump up and then all of a sudden things kind 760 00:36:11,440 --> 00:36:13,560 Speaker 1: of go off the rails here. At times during this 761 00:36:13,719 --> 00:36:16,440 Speaker 1: draft offseason process, we've seen the experts come out and 762 00:36:16,520 --> 00:36:19,240 Speaker 1: say I don't have a single quarterback in my top thirty. 763 00:36:19,840 --> 00:36:22,080 Speaker 1: Now we're kind of seeing these guys creep back into 764 00:36:22,120 --> 00:36:24,480 Speaker 1: the mock drafts, but the reality is at least one 765 00:36:24,560 --> 00:36:27,239 Speaker 1: and probably two will go in the first round. The 766 00:36:27,320 --> 00:36:29,600 Speaker 1: last time a quarterback didn't go in the first round 767 00:36:30,000 --> 00:36:33,200 Speaker 1: was nineteen ninety six. It's only happened five times since 768 00:36:33,280 --> 00:36:36,280 Speaker 1: the merger. It's gonna happen. Someone's gonna take Malique Willis, 769 00:36:36,840 --> 00:36:39,680 Speaker 1: and probably someone's going to take Kenny Pickett, and maybe 770 00:36:39,920 --> 00:36:42,680 Speaker 1: somebody takes Sam Howell from North Carolina the Panthers were 771 00:36:42,760 --> 00:36:45,799 Speaker 1: meeting with him reportedly today, or Matt Corral from All 772 00:36:45,840 --> 00:36:48,479 Speaker 1: Miss I don't know. This always happens with the draft, 773 00:36:48,560 --> 00:36:51,400 Speaker 1: where guys are taken that you maybe didn't even expect 774 00:36:51,480 --> 00:36:53,600 Speaker 1: because a certain team falls in love with them. It 775 00:36:53,719 --> 00:36:56,600 Speaker 1: only takes one team and that helps the Chiefs. I mean, 776 00:36:56,640 --> 00:37:00,240 Speaker 1: if Malique Willis goes nineteen to New Orleans, for example, 777 00:37:00,280 --> 00:37:02,080 Speaker 1: that's who lancezer Line has him going to in his 778 00:37:02,160 --> 00:37:05,319 Speaker 1: latest mock draft on NFL dot com. Then that's Kenny 779 00:37:05,320 --> 00:37:08,640 Speaker 1: Pickett going twenty to Pittsburgh. It pushes everybody else down. 780 00:37:08,800 --> 00:37:11,000 Speaker 1: That helps the Chiefs. It is up to me. I 781 00:37:11,120 --> 00:37:13,360 Speaker 1: hope four quarterbacks go in the first round because that 782 00:37:13,440 --> 00:37:16,080 Speaker 1: only does us favors. So we'll see what happens with that. 783 00:37:16,320 --> 00:37:19,239 Speaker 1: But there's always a team that you didn't expect, like 784 00:37:19,440 --> 00:37:22,960 Speaker 1: the Chiefs in twenty seventeen training up to take a quarterback. 785 00:37:23,040 --> 00:37:25,880 Speaker 1: No one saw that coming, right, so it could happen, 786 00:37:26,080 --> 00:37:28,880 Speaker 1: and I welcome it because if teams are taking quarterbacks 787 00:37:28,960 --> 00:37:30,840 Speaker 1: in the first round, that means good news for the Chiefs. 788 00:37:31,000 --> 00:37:33,799 Speaker 1: A player that maybe wouldn't have been available originally at 789 00:37:33,920 --> 00:37:36,440 Speaker 1: edge or wide receiver or a different position will be 790 00:37:36,719 --> 00:37:38,960 Speaker 1: at twenty nine or thirty. Somebody's gonna make a run. 791 00:37:39,000 --> 00:37:40,640 Speaker 1: It's either gonna be or it's gonna be the wide 792 00:37:40,680 --> 00:37:43,640 Speaker 1: receiver run that pushes the edges down. It's either going 793 00:37:43,680 --> 00:37:46,040 Speaker 1: to be an edge run that pushes the wide receiver's down. 794 00:37:46,360 --> 00:37:49,600 Speaker 1: Somebody's gonna be enamored with Willis and take him, just saying, 795 00:37:50,280 --> 00:37:52,359 Speaker 1: but Smoke and Sauce, I got off I got off 796 00:37:52,560 --> 00:37:55,640 Speaker 1: of target here just because Sauce Gardener, man, what a name? 797 00:37:56,040 --> 00:37:59,879 Speaker 1: But Smoke Monday the safety of the Auburn Tigers. Baby, 798 00:38:00,000 --> 00:38:03,400 Speaker 1: anybody that gets Smoke Monday, If the Chiefs gets Smoke Monday, 799 00:38:04,360 --> 00:38:06,239 Speaker 1: it'll be too good. But don't you think for the 800 00:38:06,320 --> 00:38:09,759 Speaker 1: Chiefs to win the twenty twenty two NFL Draft, and again, 801 00:38:09,960 --> 00:38:12,080 Speaker 1: we won't know the grade overall if they're gonna win 802 00:38:12,120 --> 00:38:14,880 Speaker 1: it or not until two or three years after this draft, 803 00:38:15,400 --> 00:38:18,120 Speaker 1: they need some sauce and smoke. I'm gonna call Brett 804 00:38:18,320 --> 00:38:21,360 Speaker 1: on draft night and say, Brett, listen, can you imagine 805 00:38:21,400 --> 00:38:24,840 Speaker 1: Mitch's touchdown calls? Smoke Monday has a pick six to 806 00:38:24,920 --> 00:38:27,160 Speaker 1: the end zone, can you imagine? And maybe he can 807 00:38:27,239 --> 00:38:28,960 Speaker 1: weigh that in his own mind against you know, all 808 00:38:29,000 --> 00:38:31,359 Speaker 1: of his research. He's a good player, by the way, 809 00:38:31,400 --> 00:38:34,680 Speaker 1: He's not just a goober. Yeah, so Smoke Monday can play. 810 00:38:35,320 --> 00:38:37,640 Speaker 1: He's Matt mcmahllan and I Mitchell just get ready for 811 00:38:37,680 --> 00:38:39,880 Speaker 1: the twenty twenty two NFL Draft. Again, this is a 812 00:38:39,960 --> 00:38:43,840 Speaker 1: draft where the Chiefs have volume, historically a volume of 813 00:38:43,920 --> 00:38:46,120 Speaker 1: picks here too, there's a lot of value in this draft. 814 00:38:46,480 --> 00:38:49,680 Speaker 1: Three victory. The Chiefs, in this next phase of getting 815 00:38:49,719 --> 00:38:53,279 Speaker 1: things done, want to win the twenty twenty two NFL Draft, 816 00:38:53,400 --> 00:38:59,160 Speaker 1: And yes, a draft, hopefully of sauce and smoke. Touchdown 817 00:39:00,280 --> 00:39:03,439 Speaker 1: set down, and the celebration begins in their head.