Kansas City Chiefs had weak offseason in 2018

2018 NFL DRAFT

After the Chiefs used a second round pick on Tanoh Kpassagnon in the 2017 draft, the Chiefs opted to trade up in round two to select Ole Miss defensive tackle Breeland Speaks with the intent of turning him into a linebacker. Thus far, the returns have been poor.

While Speaks played better (the bar has been set really low) against the Jagaurs against backup offensive tackles, he still failed to make plays. He was able to recover a fumble that helped turn the tide of the game though.

Third round pick (another trade up) Derrick Nnadi has been quiet thus far, playing behind free agent pick up Xavier Williams. While the expectations of him rotating in and out was to be expected, he has of yet done anything that truly jumps off the screen.

Perhaps the biggest question marks are third round linebacker Dorian O’Daniel and sixth round selection Khalil McKenzie. O’Daniel is a 43 scheme linebacker, far too small to engage in blockers that are required of middle linebacker in the Chiefs defensive scheme.

Despite issues galore at linebacker, O’Daniel has yet to find any truly significant snaps. O’Daniel’s fit appears as bad as many realized when he was selected.

For a team that truly had needs at depth along the interior of the offensive line, the Chiefs trade up again to select Tennessee defensive tackle McKenzie with the intent of moving him to the offensive side.

Obviously, he wasn’t ready to play, but the Chiefs can’t put him on their practice squad without exposing him to waivers, as his father is the general manager of the Oakland Raiders. That would be an easy team to connect to having interest in him.