Football Outsiders can be called a believer in the 2016 Kansas City Chiefs. That is if their early record projections can be believed. ESPN's Todd McShay released his 2017 NFL mock draft but the mock is not what's so interesting here.
The draft order that McShay used was from Football Outsiders early projected records for 2016.
The Chiefs? Picking 29th and selecting Mississippi LB Marquis Haynes.
That means Football Outsiders believes the Chiefs will be even better in 2016 than they were in 2015. The Chiefs picked 28th in this year's draft after going 11-5 and ending the season in the Divisional round of the playoffs. If they're building and becoming a better team then they should match that Divisional round appearance (first round bye wouldn't be bad) or pass it with an AFC Championship game appearance (this is the correct answer).
Now, Football Outsiders isn't the end-all, be-all. They had the Chiefs going 9-7 last year. Sitting at 1-5, we would've taken that. However, no one predicted the Chiefs would whip off 11 straight wins.
Drafting 29th? Of course I want to see that Super Bowl but drafting 29th is a good reflection of how many Chiefs fans see this team: a very, very good team who hasn't yet proven they're among the truly elite of the NFL.
If we're going reverse draft order, here are Football Outsiders early projections. Please note the Raiders picking top five ... AGAIN. (They're going to be good soon so I have to take my time now to laugh at them: Ha Ha)
1. Cardinals
2. Steelers
3. Packers
4. Chiefs
5. Seahawks
6. Patriots
7. Bengals
8. Cowboys
9. Ravens
10. Panthers
11. Vikings
12. Texans
13. Bills
14. Lions
15. Chargers
16. Saints
17. Titans (from Rams)
18. Falcons
19. Broncos
20. Colts
21. Jaguars
22. Bears
23. Titans
24. Jets
25. Bucs
26. Washington
27. Browns (from Eagles)
28. Raiders (LOL)
29. Dolphins
30. Giants
31. 49ers
32. Browns