Would you make this trade?

[Chief Roundup]

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The Kansas City Chiefs are looking to repeat as Super Bowl champions this upcoming season. The team has to spend some major money on Patrick Mahomes soon, and Chris Jones is also due for a major deal.

Committing funds to one or two players will change the way the Chiefs operate. If the team holds off until 2021 to offer extensions, moves can still be made to acquire top talent this year. One player in particular is New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara.

A Chiefs trade for Kamara is not that crazy when looking at the numbers. The team has just over $3 million in cap space (per spotrac) and Kamara is on the final year of his rookie deal and set to earn just over $2 million. He is a free agent in 2021, but can join the Chiefs for one season before hitting free agency.

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A trade package that should sway the Saints would be the Chiefs offering up running back Damien Williams, offensive guard Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, and a third-round pick. In return the Saints would send Kamara and a fifth-rounder.

This move would see the Chiefs shed nearly $12 million in salary and get an upgrade at running back. The Saints would add Williams to a backfield featuring Latavius Murray and would get a high pick in return. Duvernay-Tardif is under contract through 2022 and started 14 games at guard last season.

The key to this move happening is the Saints not wanting to offer an extension to Kamara in his contract year. If that is the case, the team can get a nice haul in return for a player who would be leaving after the season anyway. As for the Chiefs, they may become unstoppable offensively with Kamara in the backfield.

I know this would never happen but I would do this trade in a heartbeat.
I just don't think the Saints would make that trade.

[Mecca]

Originally Posted by POND_OF_RED

It also takes a big hole in the line and turns it into a huge ****ing hole. Yes you’re clearing LDT’s cap number but are we just planning on leaving the guard position open? I’m assuming we’d have to go spend some of that cap space on a replacement for LDT. Damien Williams is one of the best values in the league so the running back for running back trade is a definite no. We may be clearing space but I don’t see many options to upgrade at guard for cheap and OG is a much bigger position of need than a RB

It's so weird how the guard position is thought of by some, next to a fullback is is the least valuable position on offense. Unless you have a hall of fame guy there it's best to just go with young guys who don't make much money there.

[Hydrae]

Originally Posted by POND_OF_RED

It also takes a big hole in the line and turns it into a huge ****ing hole. Yes you’re clearing LDT’s cap number but are we just planning on leaving the guard position open? I’m assuming we’d have to go spend some of that cap space on a replacement for LDT. Damien Williams is one of the best values in the league so the running back for running back trade is a definite no. We may be clearing space but I don’t see many options to upgrade at guard for cheap and OG is a much bigger position of need than a RB

Throw Remmers in there.

[oldman]

I find it absurd that we keep discussing a trade or cut of LDT when we have no proven option to replace him and we have glaring weaknesses at C and LG. Sure, let's just trade our best interior 3 lineman for a RB, that'll work out well.

[Wallcrawler]

We won the SB with Damien Williams. In the playoffs, and SB, he was lighting up the scoreboard at record tying pace, in one less game.

Fix the interior O line, and Williams' numbers will only get better. Plus you know, it protects the best player in the NFL as well.

[Mecca]

Originally Posted by oldman

I find it absurd that we keep discussing a trade or cut of LDT when we have no proven option to replace him and we have glaring weaknesses at C and LG. Sure, let's just trade our best interior 3 lineman for a RB, that'll work out well.

LDT is pretty much a JAG, a JAG that makes 9 million dollars.

[Chris Meck]

Originally Posted by Mecca

It's so weird how the guard position is thought of by some, next to a fullback is is the least valuable position on offense. Unless you have a hall of fame guy there it's best to just go with young guys who don't make much money there.

I strongly disagree.

[Mecca]

Originally Posted by Chris Meck

I strongly disagree.

Give me a quick list of the value of offensive positions, if guard isn't in the bottom 2-3 spots I will strongly question your list.