NFL Network analyst praises Chiefs for being able to turn draft picks into starters
The New York Giants received mostly good grades from the pundits for their 2023 NFL Draft class, but general manager Joe Schoen said the good vibes won’t linger.
“That lasts about two days. You don’t win games in April,” Schoen said, per the team’s website. “The social media rankings and everything like that, you know, it’s about what we do this fall and how we go out there and compete when it matters and how we continue to build this offseason and get bigger, faster, stronger, through our strength program and then how we prepare and execute in August, I think there’s a process.”
Frankly no one really knows what to expects from players whose names were called during the three-day NFL Draft in Kansas City.
But NFL Network draft analyst Daniel Jeremiah believes the Chiefs can make the most of this year’s class. Ahead of the draft, Jeremiah talked about the 2022 class, which had a big impact on the Chiefs’ Super Bowl championship.
“Brett Veach did a wonderful job of bringing guys in that were smart, athletic, and coachable,” Jeremiah said in a conference call. “I give their staff credit because sometimes it’s not just your scouting staff being able to identify talent. It’s your coaching staff being able to develop that talent. I think the Chiefs coaching staff is one of the best teaching staffs in the NFL, and that was evident by the way they were able to get these young guys on the field early and get them up and running.
“They just got better and better as the year went along. I think they’ve kind of laid out the blueprint for teams that have paid their quarterback. This is how you have to do it. You’ve got to go out there, get extra picks. You’re not going to be able to pay everybody, but you need to hit on draft picks. So if you can get more of them and increase your odds, those are the cheap starters you need to round out your team.”
