(05-11-2021, 02:30 AM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote:

(05-10-2021, 08:45 PM)Upper Wrote: It was a baaaaaad pick from the second they wrote his name on the draft card and handed it to Roger.

First of all, I am and will always be against selecting a RB in round 1. With that said, at the time, KC had no glaring weaknesses. If they had any minor needs at all, it was at RB. They needed a more dynamic runner and they were picking at the very bottom of round 1. They identified CEH as the player they wanted and they knew he wouldn't last until the end of round 2, so they took him. I wouldn't have, but I don't have too much of a problem with what they did, because again, they were Superbowl Champions with no glaring needs. Not a 1-15 team who could've used elite talent at almost every position. 

In hindsight, could KC have used that pick on an O-Lineman and been better served? Who knows? All of the good OT's had seemingly been picked over and at the time, Fisher and Schwartz were two of the more reliable OT's in the league. It's easy to point out now what they could've used that #32 pick on, but at the time, it appeared to be a low risk move. They had nice bookend Tackles and a really good starting OG in Duvernay-Tardif. Having both OT's suffer serious injuries and their best OG opt to sit out and fulfill his role as a doctor during a pandemic was just bad luck that no one saw coming.