He has World Class Sneed.

Best player available? or did we draft for sneed?


A good DB can sneed up you you.

If Sneed is any good, it's because Louisana Tech's defensive coordinator is an idiot. Not sure why you would move a guy from CB to Safety, if he was better at CB.

I just don't quite understand why I college coach would do that. Was there some really crazy injury bug at Safety for them?

They had 2 really good corners and probably no safeties.

His 2018 tape at corner along with his combine workout is why he got drafted in the 4th.

Yeah, Bob Diaco, who previously coached at Virginia, Cincinnati, Notre Dame, UConn, Nebraska and Oklahoma before accepting the DC job at Louisana Tech and was hired by Purdue in January to become their new DC, is an idiot.

Who would trust a coach with such a shitty resume, amirite, BeauWillie007?

I didn’t know that Diaco was their DC. He was there the year we made it to the NC game.

I just realized Jaylon Ferguson was there in 2018 when Sneed was playing corner.

Guess I’ll be watching all of the Ferguson 2018 tape I could find tonight!

He's been a long time coach that's worked his way up the ladder from a Linebacker coach to a Big Ten LB/DC.

Those are generally the most successful guys, IMO, because they've had to hustle for years at low level gigs so when they "make it", they're usually pretty damn good coaches.

Man, watching this guy play.... he could be really, really good.

His length, speed, hands and willingness to tackle all stand out.

We'll be able to move a lot of guys around. We basically have 3 guys (HB, Thornhill and Sneed) who can play the safety and slot corner positions.

We're going to have a lot of versatility in our secondary.

Love this pick.

One of the two is true.

If he's a better CB than S - he shouldn't have been moved to safety. This would mean that the defensive coordinator made a mistake.

If he's a better S than CB, then the Chiefs are wrong to want him as a CB.

False

Again, wrong.

Teams have issues with scholarship players all the time. Players are often asked to move to other position because it's what the team needs, not the individual player.

Louisiana Tech went 10-3 and won their bowl game, so to say the DC made a "mistake" is completely unfounded.

This. In college you play the position you're asked to play.

It should be noted that the kid said that he's more comfortable at CB, and some of the analysts last night also said he was better at CB than S. But that he had the ability to play both.

What if I told you, that you can make a mistake and still win and go 10-3

We won the Super Bowl last year. I'm sure we made SOME mistakes at certain points. It happens all the time everywhere.

:facepalm:

Good grief, you're dense.

because he is not a head hunter. If you play safety you MUST LOVE CONTACT. Sneed is a pure cover guy IMHO.

Here is our most underrated pick playing corner against Chase/Burrow and that LSU offense in 2018:

https://youtu.be/CayH2gRhVh0

Side note: a certain somebody in that LSU offense jumps off the screen a couple times :)

This kid looks like a steal. He can mirror WR’s very well, has good feet, and he’s a willing tackler.

If anybody wants to see any more of his film at corner just look up Jaylon Ferguson’s 2018 games on YT. There are like 2-3 of them.

Absolutely loved the rest of our draft. Not a huge fan of this pick though, he just seems like the same as Watts to me.

Either way though I trust Veach and I’m sure I’m wrong.

Quite true, quite true. Exactly the reason I wouldnt have been surprised to see the Chiefs draft one of the Utah safties, as I believe they both had past CB experience.

Watts ran a 4.64

Sneed ran a 4.37

Be better

Not to mention Watts is a safety and Sneed was drafted to play CB.

They’re pretty high on this dude

Would be a nice if he hit and was really good

What makes you say that?

Here I am again agreeing with dane.

He must have been the best safety they had. And more versatile than the other cbs. If you have other cbs that are good/decent there but cant play safety worth a shit and you have this guy who can, you move him and it makes your team better. Doesnt mean the coordinator made a mistake, just means they under recruited the safety position or had injuries that they couldn't account for.

Take fuller for example. I think he was a capable corner but his versatility allowed him to move to safety when thornhill went down. The redskins are putting him back at cb. They aren't wrong to do that and we werent idiots for moving him to safety.

L'Jarius ... if you're reading this, here's a tip; don't refer to your head coach as "Dawg".

FAX

Agreeing with Dane shouldn't be something hard to admit he's right more often than not.

Give this guy a year behind Breeland and you could potentially have an upgrade when he walks next year:

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I love hunting for guys like this... find CBs with the size/speed/athletic ability and then try to coach them up.

It's the best way to land an elite CB when you're picking outside the top 5/10, other than a trade.

I'm still not pleased with us continually waiting so late in the draft (or not at all) to draft a corner, but at least we added some promising bodies at the position. With expanded rosters this year perhaps we can carry 6 corners on the roster. Between Sneed and Keyes in the draft and Davis and Hill in UDFA I think we added some good competition for the bottom 2-3 roster spots at cornerback, and hopefully we can sneak some of those that don't make the cut on the practice squad. Give them a year to hopefully develop and improve behind Ward/Breeland/Fenton and hopefully 1-2 of them step up to some degree. How much they step up will determine whether corner is a day 1 or a day 2-3 need again next year.

I love the pick. I also love the idea of Thornhill coming back alongside Mathieu. I'm also happy Breeland is back.

I don't think it's hilarious the Chiefs drafted L'Jarius,
I'm seriously pleased the Chiefs had him seized.
Coach Reid saw the need, did the deed, and drafted this speedy Sneed.
He's one more reason the Chiefs dominate this season.

As long as they adequately fill the position, I don't really care how they're acquiring guys.

If there's a guy they think is worth snagging with an early pick? Gobble him up. If there are four-five guys with the athletic profile who just need coaching them can bring in, and are confident they can get 1-2 to be good players, that works, too.

They aren't afraid to be creative and outside the box here, and that's the important part.

What's exciting about Sneed is the athletic profile is that of an elite corner. Same with a few other of these guys. If you aren't in position to just DRAFT an elite guy, you have to try to trade for them, sign them as a FA, or develop them.

If you're trying to develop, have to have the raw clay to start with...

This guy will be the next Albert Lewis, without the faider thing at the end.

What's interesting to me is that Spags specifically wanted this guy. There's something about Sneed that Spags really liked over many of the CBs that were picked earlier. I'm guessing that Sneed has a pretty high football IQ. Spags likes smart guys. Plus, Sneed is a prototypical Spags corner.

damn I keep thinking about the K&P East/West Bowl Game skit, when they make fun of all of those black names, then the last dude's like Jon Smith, punter ROFL

Thornhill, Snead and Honey Badger are going to pick off Carr 25 times trying to throw to Ruggs. It's going to be great.

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I see Sneed taking Fenton's defensive snaps. I know a lot of people here like Fenton, but I just don't see the potential. Fenton is sub 6 foot, has 30 inch arms, and ran a 4.5.

While that's not slow, or super short, his whole game says slot nickel corner. But, with Ward, Breeland, Sneed, Thornhill, and HB in the nickel, they can all play the slot, or all play outside, or switch and cover all sorts of ground in zone. BoPete Keyes is also taller, and longer than Fenton.

They are all faster than Fenton, except for HB, but he makes up for that with film study. That group just offers so much versatility, and I think that's exactly why Spags identified them as targets for Veach.

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If this kid played for any SEC team he likely goes in rd 2 based off of namesake and measurables/athleticism alone.

I don’t see any major disparity between Sneed and a player like Trevon Diggs, which is probably why we liked him so much

It was 2018, but dude looked better than most of those SEC corners did covering Chase.

Listened to the Stick to Football podcast AFCW draft review (Matt Miller, Conner Rogers, and Melo who’s a Chief fan) and they all have the Chiefs a C.

Their biggest reason? “They didn’t get a corner”.

This isn’t just them either. I’m seeing this from Chiefs fans and all over the the media.

Sneed would’ve been a day 2 pick if he played CB in 2019. His measurables are off the charts and his 2018 tape playing corner was really good.

I don’t think Veach was lying when he said that Sneed was their #1 player going into day 3. It makes a ton of sense considering the need and the fit.

He’s out here playing 3D chess saying **** your “no RB in the 1st” rules while still getting a corner with legit CB1 upside and the draft community doesn’t even know it.

It's not even national draft community, it is Chiefs fans. Just laziness all around.

"Chiefs didn't get a corner to replace their starting corner they lost to Washington"

like, both statements false.

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Need For Sneed: Kansas City Chiefs Rookie DB L'Jarius Sneed Has Serious Potential
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Love that article. Veach is God!

He’s really been impressing at camp. Nate Taylor said the staff has been very happy with his understanding and ability and he’s also kept up with Tyreek deep downfield. Didn’t realize he had a top 5 40 times at the combine.

This is from Matt Verderame:

https://fansided.com/2020/08/31/patr...mpression=true

If this pick is a true ‘hit’, it is the kind of selection that positions the team to continue along that dynasty continuum.

4th round pick who can start day one at CB? If he’s up to the task, that’s a hell of a pickup...

Him spending a year at safety actually hurt his value, another year at CB and he was probably a more 2nd to 3rd round player.

I like his speed and I also like that he's kind of chippy without being full-on Marcus Peters cancer

Yeah I remember hearing that in April.

We will need his speed now that the West has Ruggs and Jeudy.

Hamler is more of the Denver speed concern. Jeudy isn't running past people. His route running is where more of his value lies.

KEEP ****ING DOUBTING SNEED

The thing with Jeudy is he could be Odell Beckham but we'll see how that shakes out but that is his upside.

It did but at the same time I think it gave him more value from Spags. Our biggest loss from the offseason was Kendall Fuller. Sneed is the same type of player that can be versatile enough to play multiple positions in the secondary.

Spags loves confusing teams with a variety of looks which comes from versatile players.

FTR, I love that too.

If only he didn't have Lock throwing the ball to him...

Yeah, Jeudy cooks people over the middle with his route running and separation ability. If he has a QB that can anticipate and deliver the ball accurately over the middle it’s going to be tough to slow him.

But anticipation and accurate intermediate passing over the middle aren’t strengths of Lock’s.

First INT!

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Solid debut

Straight up stud.

The fact that I had the Chiefs drafting Sneed in the 4th in my mock and he’s playing like this week 1 gives me serious wood.

Sneed played well. Seems to have a real nose for the ball and can coverage tight without getting called for a PI. Great 1st game for him.

Let's spoon at the next CP tailgate straddling a picture of Sneed after you've given me a bloody nose. Deal?

You bet your ass you got a deal!

Hamler might end up being good, but knowing Elway, he'll probably end up being more Isaiah McKenzie than Tyreek Hill.

good game by our rookies - CB had me worried

I saw a group of fans going in all wearing his jersey. Probably his family members. They must have been proud for his first NFL game.

He was up to the task.

Absolutely love this kid. How in the world did he last that long in the draft?

I think because he moved to safety his SR year and he’s really more of a corner

Going off by memory, he switched to safety position.

Edited: Beaten by kcclone, but yeah, that.

World. Class. Sneed.

“Sneed, though, did make the interception, and he returned the ball 39 yards to the Texans’ 17-yard line. He even displayed his elite speed, reaching 21.38 mph on the play, making him the fastest ball carrier in the game, according to Next Gen Stats.”

First Chiefs rookie CB to start Week 1 since Peters in 2015, who also had a pick.

WOOT!

Has a little Brandon Carr in him. Maybe even a little better.

He's an elite athlete for sure. Which at CB, is great.

Dont' wanna jump to any conclusions, but damn the guy looked really good last week. Just polished and vet like out there. With those measurables, if he can play that way, dang.

Good comp but Sneed is more athletic. Ran a 4.37 combine 40. Carr ran a pro day 4.43.

And 6" better on the vert and broad jump.