We don't really have one of these yet, so figured we could use this as a place to discuss potential free agent acquisitions and what we would like to look for them to bring in.
If any of you guys are interested, heres a good place to do some research.
Originally Posted by saphojunkie:
I'm going to say something very unpopular, but hear me out...
We should let Chris Jones walk.
Okay, settle down, hear me out. Watching the Raiders shell out huge money to Trent Brown and guaranteeing the Pats get ANOTHER third round comp pick got me thinking...
The secret to the NFL is obviously to have the franchise QB. But there's a sneaky second level to the equation - and it's comp picks. Let's say the Chiefs draft Jerry Tillery. You have a REALLY similar player in terms of production and physical ability. Just as Chris Jones is getting ready to hit the market, so too is Mahomes getting ready for his mega deal.
Let Jones walk. Let someone else pay $100M for a defensive lineman. Stay away from any big free agents in 2020, and you'll be guaranteeing yourself more day 2 picks, which SHOULD be starters for your team. We have to start keeping cost down around the rest of the team in order to make sure we can surround Mahomes with enough talent to keep making SB runs.
The best way to do that is make sure you are flush with day 1 and 2 draft picks.
I love Jones. He's awesome. But I think at some point you have to actually look at the Patriots and emulate their strategy. That means staying away from huge contracts other than QB. And HOPEFULLY the Chiefs figure out how to back-door pay Mahomes in some way to keep his actual cap number lower. Cough cough... give dad a consulting job for $5M a year...
The Patriots strategy works on defense because of Belechick. We could do the same thing on defense if we had a defensive genius. We don’t. While Spags is better than Sutton he is nowhere near the caliber of coach that BB is. [Reply]
Originally Posted by saphojunkie:
I'm hoping the flush market severely depresses Collins' value, but I agree. Why not sign TWO guys under 27 years old for the same price?
Unless you really believe collins is that much better, younger, a better leader, and you fully plan to land another guy in the draft.
Regardless, no safety this offseason should be the highest paid in history.
Originally Posted by Detoxing:
Ah drop the Golden Tate stuff.
Perfect fit for our offense. Slot guy, who's quick and always has the speed to go deep. We can't count on Watkins to stay healthy. Our offense was so much better with the additional Wr threat last year.
Hill, Kelce, Tate, Watkins(Robinson)
Mahomes
Williams(Hyde)
Draft all defense except 1 offensive lineman(LG or OT depth) [Reply]
