Chiefs saw defense as big need and are addressing it big time

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The old scouting adage general managers often repeat is you can’t go wrong drafting the best player available while drafting for need is a dangerous approach.

The Kansas City Chiefs don’t care about old scouting adages. They toss old scouting adages in the waste bin and keep on winning.

That’s what they hope continues in 2022 after addressing their needs on defense in a big way not just in the draft but throughout this offseason.

Consider:

The Chiefs had 10 total selections in the draft.

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They spent seven of those on defense, including three of the four that came in the first two rounds. And after that defensive binge was complete, the Chiefs traded for Houston Texans cornerback Lonnie Johnson, a second-round pick in the 2019 draft who started 19 of 44 games in three seasons with the Texans.

George Karlaftis celebrates onstage after being selected 30th by the Kansas City Chiefs during round one of the 2022 NFL Draft on April 28, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (David Becker/Getty Images)

Oh, and the Chiefs also placed the rarely used unrestricted free agent tender on defensive end Melvin Ingram to give them a chance of re-signing him.

"I feel pretty good about the work we did in the offseason," general manager Brett Veach said Tuesday. "We had a lot of things we had to accomplish. I feel good about our approach. I feel good about the plan we had. It was tricky, especially when the receiver market went crazy.

"I feel good not just about the talent we added but the quantity. I think we added a lot of good talent."

Some of that talent — receivers JuJu Smith-Schuster and Marquez Valdes-Scantiling in