More trade news: The #Chiefs are deep in talks with the #49ers on a trade for star pass-rusher Dee Ford, sources say. Things have escalated and this could get done by the end of the night. Ford needs to work out a new contract with SF, which is a big piece of this.
Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501:
If cap space is harder to come by, why wouldn't you want a 3rd rounder who can contribute for 2 years pre-Mahomes contract instead of a 2nd rounder who can compete just 1. That logic only makes sense if we didn't have a terrific window right now.
When you're making this argument, it's important to remember that future picks can be leveraged in current trades.
Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501:
That's where I'm at. I get trading them away. But we left a huge void on a D that already needed a ton of help. Why wouldn't we try to get that back with someone who can contribute right away. The halfass way they went about rebuilding the D in 2018 and now the way we're punting picks to 2020, the team seems to be content with waiting until Mahomes is really expensive instead of taking advantage of the years when he's cheap.
Even if we traded for a lower 2019 pick... I would much rather have had that.
It’s where we are, this was one the major reasons I didn’t want to switch to 4-3. But we have to make due with what we have right now. Pray we draft well and use cap space wisely. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Chief_N_Bama:
So, Dee never flashed prior to this year??? He didn't have 10 sacks just 2 years ago?
You guys are making shit up... he isn't the poster boy for anything. You guys don't even know him enough to make that assessment...
AND AGAIN... WE ARE PAYING THE HONEY BADGER $14MM PER YEAR... LOL... You guys are questioning Ford's character, when KC just signed a dude who was kicked off his college football team cause he liked smoking weed...
But yall are worried about Ford quitting after a big payday... LOL...
And again, it's not about his character. It's about his ability to stay healthy and his football IQ. Veach would have been crazy to pay him long term based on his 5 year track record. [Reply]
@MattVerderame: After trading Dee Ford, the #Chiefs have another hole on defense. A few edge rushers that would make sense include Ezekiel Ansah and Markus Golden. Food for thought. [Reply]
Originally Posted by SAUTO:
And you are patting yourself on the back for saying chris Jones was a top 15 pick in the draft before the draft. Where'd we draft him at again?
Shut the fuck up. And don't act like I said Ford for the 12 because I never fucking did
No you fucking idiot I called him a top 15 talent. As in, he wasn’t going there but that’s where his upside was, hence why I repeated it after we drafted him. In no way did I think he was going to be a top 15 pick.
Try again dumbass.
You thought we’d get 1st round value. We got 3rd round value. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Sure-Oz:
@MattVerderame: After trading Dee Ford, the #Chiefs have another hole on defense. A few edge rushers that would make sense include Ezekiel Ansah and Markus Golden. Food for thought.
Originally Posted by penchief:
And again, it's not about his character. It's about his ability to stay healthy and his football IQ. Veach would have been crazy to pay him long term based on his 5 year track record.
First, other's on the board are making it about his character.
Second, Veach paid Watkins ($14MM), and he just paid Mathieu ($14MM). Both are injury prone at less valuable positions than Ford. [Reply]
