What you're suggesting would fundamentally change the entire league and how business is conducted.

Teams wouldn't sign many, if any, players to long term contracts because of uncertainty with their various revenue streams. And like this offseason, teams would be unwilling to commit to any free agents long term, regardless of whether or not it's an extension or a pure free agent, because of the uncertainty of would the cap would be in two, three or four years from now.

Sure, the Chiefs could sign Mahomes to a large extension but under this scenario, many teams would either be way under the cap or way over, especially if the expected increases, which have occurred over the past 10 years of the current CBA, actually turns out to be a decrease in revenue.

In that scenario, teams would be struggling to fit their players under the cap, which would likely result in higher paid players being shown the door, making those teams less competitive.

The bottom line is that it's just impossible for the NFL and its teams to plan 2 years in advance, especially at this juncture, due to expiring broadcasting rights in 2021.

I think Jones is a unicorn. Said it for quite some time now. I think he has rare talents that if harnessed with hard work throughout his career will end up in the HOF. I compared his body style and the way he plays to Reggie White and still think that’s accurate.

But Clark brings a mentality this DL didn’t have without him...even though they had Houston and Ford on the edges and Jones in the middle. They were soft.

I’d love to see Veach find a way to keep Jones long term and for him to continue to be coached up to continue to improve, but it appears the situation with the cap won’t allow that...or maybe it will and we see extensions for Mahomes and Jones on July 15th.

Sorry man Frank is far more valuable than Chris and that was proven last season.

If Jones is such a Unicorn then why aren't teams lining up to get him away from KC during this contract situation?

Nobody would know if they already were or not.

I would imagine Jones is more valuable to most teams just because finding interior guys who can get pressure like that aren't very common, and most GMs and coaches want that more than anything these days.

'Far more valuable' is a bit of a stretch. Clark brought a much needed attitude change to the D and he is better against the run than Jones but Jones is much more of a force to be reckoned with when it comes to pass rushing. Jones didn't have a ton of sacks this year but he is without a question our main pass rushing threat.

i'd say it's about even. Both great players with different strengths and weaknesses. They complement each other well too.

I think signing Jones to a huge deal isn't worth it for Chiefs since we have Reid/Mahomes and are already paying a ton to Frank Clark. But he deserves to get paid a lot by another team who needs a good pass rushing DT to help get their defense and team to the next level. He's a good player but if I'm Veach I'd let him go.

Yep.

The Colts just gave up #13 overall to the 49ers for DeForest Buckner, a defensive tackle with similar numbers to Chris Jones in the past 4 four seasons, then gave him an extension worth $21 million per season.

If/When Veach decides to trade Jones, he'll definitely get at least a 1st rounder for Jones and maybe more, depending on the slot.

And just like Buckner, fans may not know that a trade is or has been in the works until it's announced.

Why do you care?

The main reason I bailed on this site was most of this board insisting he was a liability and the main problem with our defense.

That position didn't get less stupid. Y'all should be happy to trade this "terrible" player while people think hes good.

Out of all the stupidity that’s been shared on this board over the last decade, this stupidity seems like a rather run of the mill reason to bail.

Veach really does hold all of the cards here. Chris Jones isn’t holding out for too long this year unless he goes full reerun and pulls a LeVeon Bell. He wasn’t a first rd pick. He’s only made just north of $6 million in career earnings. I can’t see him sitting out and throwing away his chance to at least double his net worth in even half a season this year.

Besides this, Veach has interior options in Tanoh, Saunders in year 2 and even Speaks as a reclamation project.

And even still, if Veach trades Jones and still thinks we need some pass rush help, Jadeveon Clowney and Everton Griffin are good pass rushers available that can rush inside on passing downs and would easily be cheaper than the franchise number we are projected to pay Jones.

It sucks for Jones bc he deserves $21 million IMO, but he has no control here. Veach might just have to say “**** it Chris. Get ready for the stretch run.”

But if a team offers a top 20 pick for him? I’d make that deal

Well now there is still 9 days to focus solely on jones.

Anyone else feel like this helps the case for CJ to sign?

I do.

It just depends on how reasonable Jones will be. It sounds like he wants $20.5+ which for a long term deal is a non starter IMO

6 years 108 million? 45 mil guaranteed and plenty of incentives.

Plus, he gets to be in the playoffs every year.