Originally Posted by pugsnotdrugs19:
If they win a Super Bowl in the next couple years, who cares?
They’re in fine shape with the long term cap. Again, they have huge numbers in Watkins, Ford, Berry and Hitchens that can all come off of the books in 2020. And they already have plenty of 2020 space.
Watkins money goes to Tyreek. Ford money goes to Jones. Berry/Hitchens money goes to Mahomes (plus another $10m).
Originally Posted by RunKC:
He hasn’t missed a game since 2016. Outside of 2016, he’s been on the field 90% of the time in the other 5 seasons.
Price isn’t great but the structure of the contract will be.
Its not that he misses games - its the games he gets dinged up and his play suffers. He is undersized and plays BIG. He gets hurt and it stays with him longer than most. He was definately not the same player at the end of last year, that he was at the beginning.
Spagnuolo thinks this guy can fit a specific role, and having a year off to step back and watch tape, this could be a great signing. The main reason I like it is I read only $14M gtd. If that’s the case it’s pretty much a 2 year deal.
Originally Posted by pugsnotdrugs19:
If they win a Super Bowl in the next couple years, who cares?
They’re in fine shape with the long term cap. Again, they have huge numbers in Watkins, Ford, Berry and Hitchens that can all come off of the books in 2020. And they already have plenty of 2020 space.
That’s bc we only have like 8 players on contracts for 2020 lol. But we do have a ton of flexibility which is good.
Originally Posted by ChiefoftheKeyboard:
Spagnuolo thinks this guy can fit a specific role, and having a year off to step back and watch tape, this could be a great signing. The main reason I like it is I read only $14M gtd. If that’s the case it’s pretty much a 2 year deal.
I saw this interesting interview the other day in which ex-GMs and coaches were talking about how to spend money during a legit, QB-led, Super Bowl window.
Basically, their strategy was a penny-foolish, pound-wise sort of approach. You try and spend as much of your cap as possible while you have the QB on his rookie deal. (That's fairly obvious, I suppose.) The caveat was that you have to be sure you have enough dry powder available when the time comes to resign your QB. It's a bit of a tight rope.
It seems very simple on the surface. The problems come about in scouting the surrounding, supporting players and how well the GM and the HC communicate. That, and how the "win-now" vs "long-term" outcome strategies complement each other.
This is all new to me since we've never really had a legitimate chance to rock the league for a few years (or 10). I'm going to have to learn on the fly, I suppose. I guess Veach hasn't experienced this sort of thing either, though ... that's a little scary.
- shut Houston out in the playoffs in their own house
- stepped right in front of them to nab Mahomes
- outbid them for Mathieu
I'm thinking Houston might be getting sick of our shit, lol
The Astros eventually won the WS anyway, but the Royals also gave the Astros that devastating Game 4 loss in 2015. Like, the kind you can never forget, even when you're champions.