Only way your are going to get a decent back is to draft one and hope they can do the job. Love would be a difference maker for the offense, that is why if he is there, KC should jump on the pick. All picks are slotted so, it doesn't matter if you choose a RB or some other player with that first pick, you pay them the same. If he is great, then you pay to keep him, if he isn't you don't give him the 5th year and let him leave.
NFL: Kansas City Chiefs Thread
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A KC Chiefs tik tok channel that randomly pops into my algo from time to time wants to the Chiefs to fire Matt Nagy and hire....... Nate Scheelhaase.
I saw that and it makes a lot of sense, Scheelhaase would know the ends and outs of the Rams system and help KC develop an offensive built around more 2 TE sets, providing a better running game and protecting Mahomes more in the process. Nagy has been a problem for years, but is Reid willing to move away from him and listen to what a person like Schellhaase could bring to the table?
The fact they all get paid the same is why they should absolutely be drafting lineman.
The top 10 highest paid DL/OL make 22+ million.
RB’s make about half of that.
What lineman are they going to be able to get that is going to help the team as much as a running back? This pick all comes down to value and need, we need a running back, what we currently are using is substandard. There is ONE top shelf running back in this years draft and that guy is Love, if he is there you take him, otherwise you move on to plan B.
Going to throw a name out there for a TE possibility... If the Falcons don't franchise tag him (I doubt they will) and they can find the money to sign him makes you wonder if playing with Mahomes would finally unlock all the potential he's been failing to live up to since his rookie year. He's still only 25 years old too.
Noah Gray has been a serviceable TE when Kelce has missed games. Probably not a top 10 TE in the league if he were to become the full-time starter in 2026 but you could do a lot worse if you can't find your future TE in the draft. I'm with some of you that RB should be a priority if the right guys is on the board when they draft. I don't see them spending on a RB like Hall even though I would love to see him in this offense. No matter what they do at RB they gotta find a change of pace guy that can run outside of the tackles for a big gain once in awhile. Pacheco and Hunt are pretty similar backs and both free agents so doubt they bring both back, possibly neither too so will have to do something there either in the draft, trade, or free agency as Smith is the only RB under contract for 2026.
Noah Gray has been a serviceable TE when Kelce has missed games. Probably not a top 10 TE in the league if he were to become the full-time starter in 2026 but you could do a lot worse if you can't find your future TE in the draft. I'm with some of you that RB should be a priority if the right guys is on the board when they draft. I don't see them spending on a RB like Hall even though I would love to see him in this offense. No matter what they do at RB they gotta find a change of pace guy that can run outside of the tackles for a big gain once in awhile. Pacheco and Hunt are pretty similar backs and both free agents so doubt they bring both back, possibly neither too so will have to do something there either in the draft, trade, or free agency as Smith is the only RB under contract for 2026.
They are if you draft them after the 1st round. A first round pick is going to be pretty expensive.
Chiefs pressure % is 23.9% - that’s 25th in the league. That’s unacceptable and needs to be fixed.
Hasn't this already happened with Noah Gray, maybe I feel like he has a bigger upside the most.
It's about a $12-13 million difference this year over the first 4 years of the contract between the first and second round picks of where KC is currently projected to pick. Around $8 million is the signing bonus difference.
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You draft need, not how much they are going to cost you. Running backs are devalued because they have a short career and wear down quickly. But they are also much more more of a sure thing when drafting than a QB or Olineman.
Love is listed by every draft board as a top 5 talent in the draft, KC needs a RB as much as they need anything to take some of the pressure off Mahomes. If Love is there you take him, no other back only Love, if not, you move on to plan B selection.
I don't disagree line could improve but I'd need to see definition of that stat because ive seen others where chiefs rank in top half. Mahomes holds ball for long time maybe the longest in league outside Allen. It's part of greatness of him but also leads to some bad
Completely agree. We've always had someone up to this point that could get you 10-15 easy yards. Hill was fantastic in space you could swing it to him and he gets a chunk. Kelce you could always count on an efficient targets to reception ratio. With his decline we just don't have anyone that can get us these easy yards we've come accustomed too. I know you're against Love but that's why I kind am open to it. He's an explosive, Dynamic in space guy that you can hand it off or swing it to him and he gets a big chunk. I think the offense needs something like that. Everything looks hard right now for the offense
It's a multifaceted problem. Mahomes has been blitzed at one of the lowest rates this year and yet teams are still getting pressure. Other teams are getting home with only 4 or 5 rushers. KC has the lowest pocket time in the league and Mahomes has been hit more than any other QB. Combined with Sacks, I think only Justin Herbert has been brutalized more this year. But with teams dropping 6-7 in coverage and KC's receivers not able to get open, Mahomes has at times bailed on even clean pockets.
I think RB is an overvalued position in the current NFL. Its a passing league. I don't like the idea of paying big money long term to guys that take a lot of hits. Especially when you can get somewhat similar production at a quarter of the cost. The shelf life of a back playing at an elite level isn't what it once was either. There are only a handful of truly elite backs imo. And other than Barkley with the Eagles I don't really see their teams doing much in the postseason. How many Super Bowl winners the last 15 years had a truly elite back? Maybe a few.
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I agree with everything but I do think Love could be an elite back. If Love goes somewhere else nobody else is worth a 1st round pick. You can find value late in draft in late rounds. Such as Smith last year though he's more of a wr with Chiefs
I'm not arguing who or when you draft, just that when you need rbs, most draft them (often later) because they are cheaper than big free agents who are usually near the end already.
People keep pointing to the offensive line as a major problem and an area for rebuilding, but are not looking at who was starting on the offensive line in the first week and who is starting there now. When Taylor went down, we moved Moore over there and we were fine, then two weeks ago, Moore goes down for the season and we are now playing a back up for a backup. Last week it happened again, the backup for Simmons get hurt on the first series and we are done to playing a guy that was on the practice squad the week before.
Simmons missed half the season, a month when he went home and then getting hurt a couple of weeks ago, before he left, his play was at the top of the league for much of the time he was on the field. Suamataia has made the jump from tackle to guard and performed very well, Smith and Humphrey are pro bowl caliber players and we have either Taylor or Moore at the RT position. All could return next season, and should be better with improved health and playing together another year, I would expect a large jump in performance from Simmons and Suamataia for no other reason that they will be in the 2nd year of playing together.
The offense needs something to take the pressure off of Mahomes, I doubt we can get a Kelsey like TE in this draft, so its either another WR, a position the team has invested a #1 and #2 pick over the past two years or a running back.
Simmons missed half the season, a month when he went home and then getting hurt a couple of weeks ago, before he left, his play was at the top of the league for much of the time he was on the field. Suamataia has made the jump from tackle to guard and performed very well, Smith and Humphrey are pro bowl caliber players and we have either Taylor or Moore at the RT position. All could return next season, and should be better with improved health and playing together another year, I would expect a large jump in performance from Simmons and Suamataia for no other reason that they will be in the 2nd year of playing together.
The offense needs something to take the pressure off of Mahomes, I doubt we can get a Kelsey like TE in this draft, so its either another WR, a position the team has invested a #1 and #2 pick over the past two years or a running back.
