Hey, we made the cap space. Let's use it.
Assumptions:
1. The Chiefs extend S Tyrann Mathieu (4 years, $58m).
2. The Chiefs re-sign C Austin Reiter (2 years, $12m).
3. The Chiefs re-sign to minimal deals CB Antonio Hamilton, S Dan Sorensen.
4. The Chiefs let walk QB Matt Moore, RB Le'Veon Bell, WR Sammy Watkins, WR Demarcus Robinson, OT Mike Remmers, OG Kelechi Osemele, OG Stefen Wisniewski, OG Bryan Witzmann, C Daniel Kilgore, DE Tanoh Kpassagnon, OLB Damien Wilson, CB Bashaud Breeland.
5. The Chiefs sign RB Phillip Lindsey (Broncos) 2 years, $6m, WR TY Hilton (Colts) 1 year, $5.5m, OT Russell Okung (Panthers) 2 years, $20m.
6. The Chiefs trade for TE Zach Ertz (Eagles) for a 4th and a 7th round pick.
The draft:
1. DE Kwity Paye, Michigan (trade away a 3rd this year and a 2nd next year)
2. WR Amon-Ra St. Brown, USC
4. CB Rodarius Williams, Oklahoma State
5. LB Justin Hilliard, Ohio State
5 (Ogbah). DT Bobby Brown III, Texas A&M
QB: Mahomes, Henne
RB: Edwards-Helaire,
Lindsey, Williams, Thompson
FB: some guy
WR: Hill,
Hilton,
Brown, Hardman, Pringle, Kemp
TE: Kelce,
Ertz, Bell, Keizer
LT:
Okung, Rankin
LG: Thuney, Wylie
C: Reiter, Allegretti
RG: Duvarney-Tardif, Long
RT: Niang, Long
DE: Clark, Charlton
DT: Jones, Wharton
DT: Nnadi, Saunders,
Brown
DE:
Paye, Danna
OLB: Gay, O'Daniel
ILB: Hitchens, Niemann
OLB: Harris,
Hilliard
CB: Sneed, Ward, Fenton,
Williams, Hamilton, Keyes
S: Mathieu, Thornhill, Sorensen, Watts
K: Butker
P: Townsend
LS: Winchester
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I do like what it does do for us, though:
Plugs the dam that is our OL.
Gives us the weapons we need to face the blanket coverage the Bucs are going to put on Hill and Kelce.
Gives us our pass rusher across from Frank Clark — and well beyond him.
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