The Chiefs need defense. They get some."The Kansas City Chiefs were one of the most exciting teams in the NFL last season. If not for an
untimely offsides penalty
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offense isn’t going to be any less dynamic, the question is whether they can fix
their issues on the other side of the ball.In our Community Mock Draft,
col.aureliano is tasked with picking for the Chiefs. With the 29th pick in the
POD Community Mock, the Chiefs have selected Georgia cornerback Deandre Baker.
Here’s col.aureliano with the explanation:“I’m tasked with drafting to a roster
with the No. 1 offense in the NFL with the No. 31 defense. Additionally, Dee
Ford and Justin Houston have left via free agency. The need on the DL,
particularly the end, is paramount. The problem is, all you punk GMs in front of
me took what value there was along the line. So, I looked to an almost equally
needed position in CB. After going back and forth between Deandre Baker and
Amani Oruwariye
Ricky Jean Francois Jersey , I settled on the Georgia product. In the end, it actually became easy for me because “tape/stats don’t lie”.Keys for the
selection:He only allowed a single touchdown in four years!In 2018 he allowed
175 yards… for the season.In two years he had 84 tackles, 19 pass break ups and
five interceptions.His senior year, he had a passer rating of 40.His passer
rating against Alabama in the CFP his junior year was 3.1.Baker is PFF’s #1
rated CB in the class.He has versatility: He played outside on the left and the
right; in the slot; in the box; and both man and zone.He isn’t afraid to tackle,
and he does it well using both his body and his arms.According to PFF:As a
three-year starter he rated out at 93.5 (Murphy was 94).Against Power 5 he was
92.1In 2018, he lead the nation, allowing only .42 yards/coverage snap.He
succeeded, against top competition:He held Deebo Samuel to six catches for 32
yards this year.In the SEC title game, he held Jerry Jeudy (Biletnikoff winner)
to three catches for 24 yards.The production and fit were just too good. I
believe Baker can be put in a position to succeed immediately and upgrade the
defense. Catch up on all of the picks with our Community Mock Draft Tracker
Detroit Lions general manager Bob Quinn has been under fire a bit after taking a
surprising pick in the second round. Hawaii linebacker Jahlani Tavai was an
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Sylvanie-USA TODAY SportsDetroit Lions general manager Bob Quinn has been under
fire a bit after taking a surprising pick in the second round. Hawaii linebacker
Jahlani Tavai was an unheralded prospect by the media and a relative unknown.
Mostly everyone thought the Lions reached with this pick, as some experts didn’t
believe he wasn’t going to come off the board until well into Day 3 of the
draft. At the very least, some suggested, the Lions should have traded back and
taken Tavai while picking up another draft pick.However, Quinn disagrees.“I’m
pretty convinced that he probably wouldn’t have been there if we traded back,
let’s say, 10 to 15 spots,” Quinn said on a Tuesday radio appearance with 97.1.
“I think he probably would have been gone. Can’t say that for sure, because you
never know.”Quinn mentioned several times in the past few days that part of
their pre-draft preparation involves gathering information on other teams:
Looking at their roster needs
Womens Danny Amendola Jersey , compiling each team’s scouting visits and the type of players they’re looking for. According to their intel, Tavai had a
pretty good chance of being taken soon after Detroit’s second-round pick.“We
just felt there were teams right behind us that needed inside linebacker, had
visited with Jahlani, had a workout with him,” Quinn told DetroitLions.com’s
Tori Petry last week. “So we were getting a little nervous but fortunately we
stood pat at that pick and ended up taking him.” So who are these teams Quinn is
talking about? Is he even telling the truth or did he get played? The most
obvious candidate is the New England Patriots, who obviously covet the same
traits in a linebacker and were reportedly very involved in scouting Tavai.
However, it’s interesting to note that two picks after the Lions selected Tavai,
the Patriots actually traded up—something they rarely do—from 56 to 45 to take
cornerback Joejuan Williams. They did not take a linebacker in this draft. The
Eagles were also a team rumored to be interested in Tavai. Linebacker was
arguably theteam’s most-pressing need headed into the draft. They happened to
have the 21st and 25th picks in the second round, making them a likely candidate
to grab Tavai
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rest of the way. Other likely teams include those running similar defenses to
the Lions and Patriots: the Dolphins, the Titans and Texans. The Dolphins didn’t
have a big need at linebacker, but they may very well be the team Quinn was
talking about. Check out this piece of evidence from a month ago:Miami is going
through a similar defensive transition to Detroit and are likely looking for a
new brand of bigger, stronger linebackers.Having hired former Patriots
linebacker coach Brian Flores, the Dolphins seem like a prime candidate to have
snagged Tavai had he still been on the board. So what did the Dolphins do with
their second-round draft pick, just five slots after the Lions? They traded
down. Although that second-round pick would end up being the ammunition Miami
used to trade for Josh Rosen, that certainly seems like somewhat convincing
evidence the Dolphins had their player yoinked from them. The Titans selected
just eight picks after Detroit in the second round, going with Mississippi
receiver A.J. Brown. Linebacker wasn’t a huge need for Tennessee
http://www.lionslockerroom.com/authentic-deshawn-shead-jersey , seeing as they selected interior linebacker Rashaan Evans with their first-round
pick last year and Harold Landry with their second-round pick. As for the
Texans, again there wasn’t a huge need for a linebacker there, and they didn’t
end up selecting one in this year’s draft. But with the 22nd and 23rd pick in
the round, you never really know. But overall, there’s considerable public
evidence to suggest Quinn was right. The Eagles and Dolphins are the most likely
candidates to have had serious interest in Tavai in the second round, with the
Patriots being a wild card. Either way, it seems there was considerably more
interest in Tavai than many had originally thought.
