If they really needed cash to go out and get another player.....they could easily cut guys like Sorenson, Murray or Ragland. That's almost $4.5 million in just those three players.
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That would be an awful trade
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Don't why Ragland is even still here, he has no fit in the defense.
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That's really not all that much.
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Lots of people would be fine just letting Ford walk so anything is better than nothing in that scenario.
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It's not much but it's a start. Cut Berry and that puts you at $6 million in extra cap space.

Dee fucking Ford is the elephant in the room right now. They need to get him the fuck off this team.
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Yep.
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PFF KC Chiefs
@PFF_Chiefs
2018 grades (300+ snaps)
(Overall, Run D, Tackling, Pass Rush, Coverage)

-Mathieu: 75.1, 83.9, 69.8, 67.1, 70.6
-Murray: 67.5, 71.2, 70.1, 62.6, 66.9
-Sorensen: 60.9, 52.3, 64.7, 59.8, 64.9
-Lucas: 57.8, 43.7, 47.7, 66.8, 61.7
-Berry: 62.4, 58.8, 75.0, 67.9, 61.7

Big Chief
@BigBean84
Replying to @PFF_Chiefs and 2 others
Can we see those stats vs other #Chiefs starting safetys
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isn't that available in June, earliest?
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The problem is they need a lot on the d and it isn't exactly full of free agent guys at those spots.

The biggest elephant in the room is that they've drafted like ass on defense for a while and are now paying for it.
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He HAS to be cut in the next 30 hours or so or his 2019 salary becomes guaranteed.

He can be cut now and DESIGNATED as a June 1st cut, which applies the post-June 1st rules to the salary cap even though he was cut in March.
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I'm factoring in $4.5 million from the other three cuts and then $1.5 million in cap savings for cutting Berry right now. Fuck the June 1st cut. Just take the dead cap hit now.
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No way Murray played that well.
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And there you have it. Mathieu is a modest improvement in nearly every area but a MAJOR upgrade in run defense.
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Jamie Collins would be a solid add. Maybe try to sign a decent middle tier CB.
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