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04-04-2020, 11:21 AM | #61 |
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The cap space next year is a bit misleading. Mahomes and Jones could eat up a lot of space and we have quite a few important pieces that will FA and will need to be either signed or replaced.
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04-04-2020, 12:29 PM | #62 |
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Exactly - and available cap space means that contract expire and those guys will need to be replaced. I mean look at all the one year contract we have handed out. But guys like Watkins and D Rob will need to be replaced.
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04-04-2020, 12:38 PM | #63 |
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This a million times.
I don't care how many weapons Mahomes has around him IF you can't keep him upright it doesn't matter. Mahomes makes everyone better around him and if it means taking slightly less talent at WR and RB in order to keep a steely wall in front of him I'm all for it. Last edited by Chiefshrink; 04-04-2020 at 10:00 PM.. |
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04-04-2020, 12:44 PM | #64 | |
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The only way to truly prevent QB hits is to get the ball out of his hands. Having weapons at TE, slot WR, and RB accomplish that. |
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04-04-2020, 01:04 PM | #65 |
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Look at the teams that have spent big money in linemen. They honestly don’t perform all that well in the playoffs because the playoffs accentuate big plays.
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04-04-2020, 01:46 PM | #66 | |
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While Reid definitely hit on a few guys throughout the years, his "Hit Rate" is clearly not exceptional: 2000-6 Thomas Hamner 2001-4 Correll Buckhalter 2002-2 Brian Westbrook 2004-7 Bruce Perry 2005-3 Ryan Moats 2007-3 Tony Hunt 2009-2 LeSean McCoy 2010-6 Charles Scott 2011-5 Dion Lewis 2013-3 Knile Davis 2014-4 D'Anthony Thomas 2017-3 Kareem Hunt 2019-6 Darwin Thompson Westbrook, McCoy and Hunt (before the incident) are his best selections by a long shot. But during that time, the Chiefs hit on Larry Johnson and Jamaal Charles, two players that were clearly in the upper echelon of NFL running backs despite spending the majority of their careers on very bad football teams. This isn't an indictment of Reid but does prove that he's always searching for quality running backs, even if he has a better-than-average starter. Again, this isn't an indictment of Reid but he's not a "RB Guru" of any sorts. |
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04-04-2020, 02:22 PM | #67 |
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I believe it's a combination of BPA and need. I'd be hard pressed to give a lot of praise to drafting a RB or WR in the 1st if there's a good LB or CB available. I think either of those positions can be filled in a later round, plus a defensive player would probably game ready sooner than a skill player in our offense. I'd even take a real OT (not a G that can play OT) before a RB. Fisher and Mitch aren't getting any younger.
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04-04-2020, 02:43 PM | #68 | |
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For example, a great GM won't choose the 10th best offensive lineman when the #4 WR or #2 RB in this class are available when the Chiefs make their selection. You want to see better protection for Mahomes? Get him another highly skilled RB and WR in this draft. |
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04-04-2020, 02:47 PM | #69 |
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Chiefs need 4.75 mil for draft picks. Currently they have around 3.7 mil and that doesnt include Seals, Sherman or Drob
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04-04-2020, 03:10 PM | #71 |
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04-04-2020, 03:12 PM | #72 | |
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Any player added to the roster at Vet Minimum or less won't carry a cap charge because the Top 51 already count fully towards the cap until the start of the regular season. |
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04-04-2020, 03:56 PM | #73 | |
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Personally, I think round 3 is the sweet spot for a guard or center... that’s all I ask If Veach wants to go offense in round one with someone like Brandon Aiyuk, to prepare for Watkins inevitable departure next season... I’d be all about it, but one lineman in the top 3 surely isn’t asking too much |
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04-04-2020, 04:05 PM | #74 | |
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04-04-2020, 04:21 PM | #75 | |
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The teams that draft at the end of the rounds that draft well, draft the best players and fit things around them. Draft and development is what we are all about now in KC. |
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