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Originally Posted by mcaj22
But they have shown patterns of what you just described....
No contingency plan if it does not work. They just acquire a buy low piece and move on to the next or go months completely ignoring an issue until its too late
No contingency for Amerson
No contingency for Berry
No contingency for Hunt offseason issues. (they got bailed out by a scrap heap signing)
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I think we're all over the place in terms of the specific circumstances of each issue, and I don't think any of them are comparable to the Amerson situation. The Amerson thing has to do with filling a gaping huge hole in the starting lineup. Hell, you could even say it had to do with filling a self-manufactured gaping huge hole in the starting lineup.
The team had good reason to believe Berry and Hunt would be fine for the year based on the knowledge they had at the time. And in Eric Berry's case, the team DID spend a 4th round pick on a deep safety and a 3rd round pick on a weird tweener-type who could roam inside the box as a 3rd safety, even if that wasn't his listed position. And then they also did bring in Markus Golden to round out depth with some vet presence, more to bolster the bottom of the depth chart than to provide a suitable starting option in the case of Berry not being healthy. Yeah, they could have brought in one of those cheap veteran safeties with starting experience like Iloka, but they didn't. And even if they did, would you have labeled them an actual legit contingency plan?
And in Hunt's case, the team apparently was confident they didn't need to worry about his legal stuff based on what they were told. And if Hunt's playing status were in greater jeopardy last offseason, what would you propose the team do differently? They had a bunch of vet backups that they brought in and Spencer Ware was also healthy. It would have been dumb to spend big money on a backup RB even if it was looking grim for Hunt in the weeks after the police report in February of last year.
For whatever reason, due to misinformation, misdiagnosis, mishandling of the cap, or other reasons, the Chiefs didn't lock down their depth with known or at least promising guys at safety and RB. That's because they only get so many draft picks and only have so much room in the cap. It's the same problem that EVERY team faces. Yes, even the Patriots. Actually, ESPECIALLY the Patriots-- that's basically EXCLUSIVELY how the Patriots acquire their contingency plans. In any given year at the beginning of the offseason, you look at a Patriots roster and you see nothing but unprovens and question marks.
Those are different situations from the Chiefs depending on Amerson to be good when they decided to pass on CB talent until the 6th round of the draft last year. And it's way different than the Chiefs taking training camp fliers on disappointing young players from other teams and having them ride the bench until they maybe show something good or at least better than what is currently on the roster.