Veach's Core Tenets for 2021 and Beyond

[Dante84]

We have all key starters locked up, save a few (HB, for example) for at least another 2-3 years.

With the cap being what it is, we will likely not be signing *expensive* free agents in the next year or two. Notice I didn't say *big name*, because we've seen big names come and sign at a discount because of Mahomes, Reid, etc..

What the Chiefs will value moving ahead is a large number of draft picks each year.

This is the only way we can simultaneously infuse affordable talent onto the roster while continuing to pay our stars. The only way this approach works - while staying in contention for SB's - is if we hit on our draft picks. Thankfully for us, we have a 40 year old genius at the helm who has proven time and time again to find gems.

So as we watch Brett make moves in the future, they will likely abide by the following tenets.

Brett Veach's Core Tenets
1. Pay our stars what they deserve to keep them happy and bought in.
2. Do not trade away high-round, or mid-round, draft picks (rounds 1-5)
3. Continue to hit on talented draft picks and UDFA's (absolutely critical)
4. Do not overpay for our own upper-level talent; let them walk to other rosters to be overpaid
5. Acquire compensatory picks whenever possible (players, minority coaches & GMs)
6. Acquire late-round draft picks by trading mid-lower roster players
7. Use late-round draft picks to acquire mid-round draft picks for talented players
8. Very aggressively pursue low-risk, high-reward players to possibly infuse talent w/o using (much) draft capitol, and possibly net future comp picks.