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During his press conference late Thursday night, Kansas City Chiefs general manager Brett Veach addressed his mindset moving forward in the draft after drafting left tackle Josh Simmons in the first round.
"I mean, we've won a lot of games, and we've been fortunate to win some Super Bowls, too. But I think it's the evolution of where you are with picking late in the draft and guys not becoming available, cap-based issues, and it's one of those things where it would maybe be nice not to have to attack the left tackle issue year in and year out," said Veach. "As soon as you start to solve that issue, you're going to have a we don't have an edge guy, or we don't have a guard, or there's, it's always in a revolving door."
The Chiefs used several players at left tackle last season, including Wanya Morris and Kingsley Suamataia. Veteran D.J. Humphries was signed late last year, and Joe Thuney moved from his guard position. Veach isn't done with improving the roster as the draft continues through the weekend in Green Bay.
"That's the beauty of this league, which makes it awesome. These teams and games are so close, and you win by the margins, so you're always chasing something," said Veach. "As soon as we get a great left tackle, we can try to find another one to replace them. That's just the way it is, and so we're just fortunate that it worked out today for us. We got to get really excited about it. There's a lot of work ahead, but there's a lot to work with."
Veach will enter day two of the draft with three listed picks as he continues to fill out the roster for the future.
This article originally appeared on Chiefs Wire: Chiefs GM Brett Veach on mindset after drafting a left tackle
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"I mean, we've won a lot of games, and we've been fortunate to win some Super Bowls, too. But I think it's the evolution of where you are with picking late in the draft and guys not becoming available, cap-based issues, and it's one of those things where it would maybe be nice not to have to attack the left tackle issue year in and year out," said Veach. "As soon as you start to solve that issue, you're going to have a we don't have an edge guy, or we don't have a guard, or there's, it's always in a revolving door."
The Chiefs used several players at left tackle last season, including Wanya Morris and Kingsley Suamataia. Veteran D.J. Humphries was signed late last year, and Joe Thuney moved from his guard position. Veach isn't done with improving the roster as the draft continues through the weekend in Green Bay.
"That's the beauty of this league, which makes it awesome. These teams and games are so close, and you win by the margins, so you're always chasing something," said Veach. "As soon as we get a great left tackle, we can try to find another one to replace them. That's just the way it is, and so we're just fortunate that it worked out today for us. We got to get really excited about it. There's a lot of work ahead, but there's a lot to work with."
Veach will enter day two of the draft with three listed picks as he continues to fill out the roster for the future.
This article originally appeared on Chiefs Wire: Chiefs GM Brett Veach on mindset after drafting a left tackle
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