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Believe it or not Reggie Ragland Jersey , mock dactually do their own in preparation for the actual draft. Your favorite draft analyst isn’t going to nail a ton of picks, but they are providing ballpark value of players based on the writer’s own grades and the intel they are acquiring from sources.I don’t look at mocks for the accuracy, but they are still immensely helpful. They create scenarios for you to make your own mind up. I really enjoy looking at a mock and then making my own decisions based on the order of selections. Who would I take at 29 instead of player X? Our draft team, Matt, Craig, Jake and I, constantly use mocks to help us understand value and develop our own philosophy for how we would like, want or hope the April selection meeting to play out for the Chiefs.Our pal over at Bleacher Report, Matt Miller, posted a seven-round mock draft after the Super Bowl. Thanks to a great idea from AP reader @kgumminger to discuss mock drafts on this week’s episode of the AP Laboratory, we brought our conversations and process out into the open. We took a look at Miller’s mock and made decisions on who we would or would not take if that was the scenario we faced. Pick 29Miller’s pick - Georgia cornerback DeAndre BakerBaker is a good player and gets a lot of late round one buzz in the draft community. He’s a well-rounded player that is solid at a lot of things. Craig compared Baker to a version of Chiefs cornerback Steven Nelson, although his ball skills are better. We currently have a second-round grade on Baker. As a draft team http://www.chiefslockerroom.com/authentic-spencer-ware-jersey , we don’t value Baker that high.Our pick - Delaware safety Nasir AdderleyIn Miller’s scenario (and you should definitely read the whole thing) the draft didn’t fall great for the Chiefs. However, there was a player we all like in Adderley. Brett Veach and Adderley already have a connection, as they are both Delaware Blue Hen alumni. Adderley will be talked about a lot over the next few months. We see enough range and ball skills for him to succeed as a single high-safety, attitude and toughness to fly down and hit, special teams skills and a cornerback background. There is a lot to work with. Adderley would be good value at 29.Pick 61Miller’s pick - Iowa State running back David Montgomery I am a Montgomery fan. He’s going to draw comparisons to former Chiefs running back Kareem Hunt because of his contact balance. He possesses good lateral agility for a man his size and is plenty capable in the passing game. He’s a good player. Our pick - Vanderbilt cornerback Joejuan WilliamsFrom a positional value standpoint, we don’t love the idea of selecting a running back in the second round (or third round, for that matter) when there are so many other needs this team has. Williams is a fascinating defensive back. He is 6 feet 3 and over 200 pounds but has surprisingly good hips and feet for a man that size. From a potential perspective, there are a lot of tools to work with. He needs to improve consistency in press and be more physical, but we’re all fans of his game. Pick 63Miller’s pick - NC State center Garrett BradburyOur pick - SameBradbury is very good value to us this late in the draft. We got an up-close look at the center in Mobile at the Senior Bowl. He moves very well in the interior, can block in space and is sound as a pass blocker. He struggled against powerful interior defensive lineman at times but that can be fixed as he develops in an NFL weight program. The value is right here.AP LaboratoryWe discussed draft philosophy, next year’s offensive line, players that need to improve and more in this week’s episode of the AP Laboratory. For the first time under Andy Reid Womens Carlos Hyde Jersey , the entire defensive coaching staff is new."WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections Kansas City Chiefs NewsOpen ThreadsFull ArchiveLibrary Community GuidelinesContact InformationOdds Shop About Masthead Community Guidelines StubHub 鉁昐teve Spagnuolo and Brett Veach have broken new groundNew,196commentsFor the first time under Andy Reid, the entire defensive coaching staff is new.CSTShareTweetShareShareSteve Spagnuolo and Brett Veach have broken new groundNorthjersey.com-USA TODAY SportsNo defensive positional coach survived the abomination that was the 2018 Chiefs defense.Without exception, every single position coach on the defensive side of the ball was axed or moved less than a month after the Chiefs lost the AFC Championship in overtime to the New England Patriots. Defensive coordinator Bob Sutton wasn’t the only coach to shoulder the blame for the 26th-ranked DVOA defense in the league — a defense that arguably cost the Chiefs the right to represent the AFC in the Super Bowl this past season. Mike Smith, Mark DeLeone, Emmitt Thomas and Al Harris are no longer coaching the Chiefs. Even Britt Reid, who we all assumed would stay, moved to linebackers/outside linebackers coach under Matt House from his previous position as defensive line coach. Reid’s own son felt the consequences of an underperforming 2018 defense.Quite simply, Brett Veach and Andy Reid pinned the blame on the defensive coaching staff and cleaned house.While the hiring of new defensive coordinator Steve Spagunolo necessitated some turnover on the staff, gutting the entire defensive positional coaching staff and replacing with all new coaches is something we haven’t seen in the previous few defensive coordinator changes for Reid. In Philadelphia, it was linebackers coaches Sean McDermott, Bill Shuey Demarcus Robinson Jersey , and Mike Caldwell, as well as defensive backs coaches Dick Jauron and Mike Zordich that transitioned through multiple coordinators and worked their way up the ranks. Even when Reid arrived in Kansas City and hired Sutton, he kept Gary Gibbs and Emmitt Thomas on the roster from the previous regime. A full and complete coaching change on the defensive side of the ball is just not common for Reid-led teams.So what forced this drastic of a change for the Chiefs defense? Surely the team doesn’t want to “waste” any more years of wunderkind Patrick Mahomes’ rookie contract. Spagnuolo certainly wants a coaching staff that is “his own” and moves in lock-step with his vision for the defense. And Reid isn’t getting any younger, chasing the ring that has eluded him thus far in his coaching career — and seeing a chance to strike while the iron is hot on the other side of the ball.But I don’t think we can overlook Veach’s outlook and mindset for this defense as a primary reason for the overhaul.Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY SportsLast offseason, the new Chiefs general manager wanted everybody to know that he was out to change the defense’s mentality. After signing inside linebacker Anthony Hitchens in free agency, Veach made sure to stress the mindset he brought to the defense.After an almost-entirely-defensive draft, Veach once again stressed the mindset he was trying to instill.Veach went all-in last offseason on trying to create a tough, hard-as-nails defense with his personnel acquisitions. He preached playing hard for four quarters and not having another letdown like the Tennessee Titans game the year before. He wanted younger, faster, more athletic defenders that were willing to step up and stop the bleeding in the situations they’d been in the previous two playoff appearances.Fast-forward one year, and this team is in an eerily similar spot. The Chiefs defense allowed the Patriots offense to move the ball at will early in the game — jumping out to a lead — and gave up a long, game-winning drive in overtime without Mahomes and the offense getting to see the ball. The defense had the league’s worst DVOA against the run and was 26th in scoring defense — despite having the league’s best pass rush.Veach’s statements about “changing the mindset” on defense didn’t come to fruition in 2018. In two offseasons http://www.chiefslockerroom.com/authentic-mitch-morse-jersey , he tried to add tempo-setters and toughness to that side of the ball. In the two seasons following it, the defense looked worse.There will be many reasons cited why such a sweeping set of changes was made, and good ones I’m sure. For me, this is Veach executing the stance that he’s taken since he got here. Adding players with proven toughness and the mindset he wanted didn’t get the job done last season. He’ll certainly be doing the same thing this season as part of a continuing rebuild, but it became obvious in a hurry that the entire coaching staff couldn’t be trusted to develop the players adequately. Bringing in Brendan Daly (a three-time-Super Bowl champion defensive line coach), House (a hot defensive coordinator name from the college ranks), and Dave Merritt (a coach that’s gotten the most out of his safeties wherever he’s gone) is not just a start to turning this around — it’s a rocket-powered boost out of the gates for 2019.You may argue it was still a season too late, argue about the additions made or whatever the case may be. On Tuesday, Reid and Veach showed that they aren’t screwing around in trying to fix this defense by constructing an all-star group of positional coaches. I’m eagerly anticipating this round of results.