Better 115 66.09%

Worse 42 24.14%

who let this guy make a thread? 17 9.77%

Better because we don’t have Bob Sutton.

Some of you just need something to bitch about.
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I know this - Dorsey and Veach are throwing their jocks around. These 2 are changing the NFL.
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2014: Cut Flowers
Everyone says our defense got even worse, but it actually got better

2017: Cut Maclin
Everyone said we got worse, but our passing attack was much better and Smith had a career year

Let’s wait and see. I trust the FO here
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I feel BETTER - the fat needed to be trimmed and it has been. Next get rid of Berry and build a new. I love our new offense but I really miss our great defenses of yesteryear.
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EDGE isn't exclusive to the 3-4.
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I know it's not always as exciting as signing player x, y, and z, but what we are witnessing is a complete restructure of how the Chiefs are built.

This was always going to happen once the Chiefs found their franchise QB. Glad to not see Veach spend money on Ford because we "should" and instead is using that cap space to improve the defense as a whole.

As for getting a 2nd round pick in 2020, again, I get that it would have been awesome to get the niners 2nd this year, but that's a pretty high pick. Plus, when managing the salary cap and contracts its helps to be adding draft capital in years out. Like the Peters trade, we are going to be pretty excited about that pick when the time comes. Drafts with 4 players in the top 100 in back to back years, yeah sign me up!
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Too early to evaluate.

I was hoping the Chiefs would have a Super Bowl or bust offseason like the Rams did last year and like Cleveland is apparently doing this year to take advantage of Mahomes' rookie contract window.

Veach has been able to create some additional salary cap flexibility by trading Dee Ford and releasing Justin Houston so maybe the Super Bowl or bust aggressive free agency acquisitions/trades will begin soon enough.
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Damn straight, Mr. Mecca! When the head coach of the team straight-up tells you at the end of the 2018 season that the pass rush will be coming from the gut, and that is the wave of the future, you might do well to listen instead of pretending that we're going to keep running the same old edge bullshit, or that we are going to keep/draft that type of personnel.

I like the way we're doing it. The way I see it, we're priming the stage for an "All-In" as best we can for 2019( but more likely for 2020 )without sacrificing or mortgaging the future, and while putting together something that can be managed, retained, and/or switched out quickly if needed.

I like the way certain people act like Veach is working in a vacuum all by himself, as if he hasn't been given instruction on which players to release and which to pursue. In many cases, people could easily substitute the name "Veach" with "Reid" or "Spags" or even "Clark".
It's ridiculous to assume that the GM is just locked away in his office, doing whatever the fuck tickles his fancy. But you would think he was with the way certain people around are reacting.
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So far I think it is pretty much going as planned. Ford does not fit the system, and contract is more then you can pay a 3rd down specialist. so franchise him and then try and get something for him. Check.

Houston's contract needed to go. Check

The other guys were not coming back.

Now hopefully by getting rid of the money paying Ford and Houston you can bring in a few guys who fit the system. But if the expectation was we were going to go from a bottom 2 defense to a top 5, that is probably not going to happen.

I think Spags will have a defense that will stop the run and then have to be creative with the blitzes to apply pressure. But Mahomes and the offense are going to have to cover a lot of weaknesses.
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Oh look, it’s Don Ford. Your brother plays for San Francisco now, sir
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This is the latest list as of 3/13. Does this mean that they will not be with the chiefs next year or that they are still negotiating salaries>
Chiefs Unrestricted Free Agents
These players officially became free agents at 3 p.m. central time Wednesday and can sign with club.
• G Jeff Allen
• DE Allen Bailey
• WR Kelvin Benjamin
• WR Chris Conley
• OL Jordan Devey
• TE Demetrius Harris: Agreed to a two-year contract with the Cleveland Browns
• C Mitch Morse: Agreed to four-year, $44 million contract with the Buffalo Bills
• CB Steven Nelson: Agreed to three-year, $25.5 million contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers
• CB Orlando Scandrick
• FB Anthony Sherman
• WR De'Anthony Thomas
• RB Spencer Ware
• RB Charcandrick West
• LB Frank Zombo

I ask this because someone said that Ware was gone.
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My mindset is better about this team.
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By 1,000 miles and counting my friend.
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As soon as they fired DC Greg Robinson this offseason we got better.
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It's been quite the fire sale. We kinda had to do it, and we lost some other guys too, but I'm not mad about it. We'll see i guess.
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