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02-06-2021, 12:25 PM | #406 | |
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It's also a premium position, and nobody is going to give up a good young LT for the #32 pick. Not when your first or second order of business is to acquire a legit LT in team building 101. |
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02-06-2021, 12:30 PM | #407 |
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I guess you can cut them both and free up $25m or so with like $7 million in dead cap. By the way, we're estimated $18m over the 2021 cap at the moment.
There is no money to go get a legit starting LT in free agency. |
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02-06-2021, 12:35 PM | #408 |
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Can you give a new contract to an injured player? Would they be able to sign Fisher to a small extension that keeps him around another year or two while he rehabs and lowers his cap hit this year?
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02-06-2021, 12:43 PM | #409 | |
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I'd definitely be asking him to take a significant pay cut to keep him on the roster during rehab. Fisher doesn't have a ton of leverage there really because the Chiefs could say take a free couple million and stay on the roster or we can cut you and move on. |
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02-06-2021, 12:44 PM | #410 | |
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Do you really want to do that? I honestly don't know. He's not likely to play in '21. He'll be what, 33 in '22? And don't forget, he has a gimpy back too, he played hurt about half the year. |
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02-06-2021, 01:05 PM | #411 |
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I still think you guys are overlooking Martinas Rankin, who will start the Super Bowl at LT.
The Chiefs have one more year of cheap control and if he plays well tomorrow, I don’t think there’s any doubt that he’s the 2021 starting left tackle, at least until Fisher is healthy. |
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02-06-2021, 01:08 PM | #412 | |
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Considering there are plenty of offensive lineman that play at a high level well into their 30’s, missing a year with an Achilles shouldn’t hamper his career moving forward. If the Chiefs happen to move on from him, which I highly doubt at this point, he’ll have a bevy of suitors. |
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02-06-2021, 01:19 PM | #413 | |
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02-06-2021, 01:20 PM | #414 | |
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If that’s the case the chiefs will have to find something there long term |
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02-06-2021, 01:21 PM | #415 | |
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Then Jones got paid and Mahomes and whoever. They’ll figure out the money |
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02-06-2021, 01:25 PM | #416 |
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02-06-2021, 01:32 PM | #417 |
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02-06-2021, 01:39 PM | #418 |
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It's what I've been saying since Fisher's injury nearly 2 weeks ago.
They don't need to move Remmers from Right to Left nor Wylie from inside to outside if they start Rankin at LT. Rankin played well with 2nd and 3rd teamers against San Diego but if for some reason he struggles, Andy can always flip the line around but I'd be surprised if that happens because he's all about continuity. |
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02-06-2021, 01:46 PM | #419 | |
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The guy is an OT, not a WR. This isn’t DJ either. LB is a way different animal that requires extensive athleticism in space. Most of the time he’s blocking in a 10 yard radius. The guy was one of the most athletic OT’s before this. He isn’t just going to fall off a cliff. Schwartz is likely done if not for some miracle. I’ve seen that we save $6 million alone from his release. Get Niang back, resign Remmers and keep bringing in more prospects like the Auburn kid. We’ll be fine |
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02-06-2021, 01:48 PM | #420 | |
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He may very well come back and be fine. But I’d be looking at all my options |
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