With the 19th Pick, the WFT selects....

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Originally Posted by BaltimoreSkins

Agree makes sense for chiefs but even imo they paid a steep price. Zeus Jr grades out much better at right than left. That being said he will still be a top ten LT probably and that will make a world of difference

Chiefs obviously made the calculation that no T available at 31 was better than him, and that he could play LT.

Steep is all relative. How ridiculous is it to have an $80M G but no LT? Just ask us if our FO is dumb enough to pay Scherff. What's the price, the cost, of some rusher blowing by the edge and bending Mahome's knee 90 degrees wrong way? Exhibit A again Andrew Luck. Mahomes took an absolute beating. You've then killed the golden goose, and are paying a guy $40M on IR. They are a legit SB contender save OL. Look how hard it is to find a legit franchise QB, and they've got one of top three for sure, some would say the best. Nothing is harder to find than a franchise QB. Not any position in all of sports. You have one, young in his prime, then protecting him should be priority 1,2,3,4,5 and 6.

Chiefs got Brown, 2nd, 6th, gave up #31,3rd,4th,5th. So they gave up first #31, moved up a round with 3rd, moved down a round with 5th, plus gave up another 4th. Keeping it simple, they gave up #31 and a 4th, plus got a little add'l value converting 3rd to 2nd. I'm going to assume Andy Reid and his scouting team, who have built a SB roster from ground zero starting with nothing, know what they are doing in believing Brown can play LT. So is the second to the last pick in the 1st round and a 4th worth filling the third highest leverage position on the roster, LT, with a young long term starter, to keep Mahomes from becoming battered-boy Luck 2.0. You bet your ass it is, without hesitation.

Plus, the Chiefs work the comp formula, had 2 comp picks, 4th and 5th, so still have 6 picks, including 2 2nd rounders, and made up loss of 4th. Not like they are adding no talent this year, and you could argue that they actually traded their 1st for 2nd, moved down with a 5th, and gave up a 3rd and a 4th. So would you trade down from 31 to 58, 27 spots, 1 round down essentially, plus a 3rd and 4th, to lock up 3rd highest leverage position on roster with young long term starter, and keep Patrick freaking Mahomes healthy? You bet your ass, and those comp picks make a big difference. Chiefs hardly traded the farm. I could see Chiefs trading back with one of 2nds as well.

This same move doesn't make sense for us. It is a cold business, but Fitz-Average bending his knee back 90 degrees the wrong way is not cataclysmic as with Mahomes. We have no franchise QB and are not a SB contender, so we should be keeping our picks and trying to draft a LT, and have him 5 years on a rookie deal.