I think if you sign Lawrence, it costs you Jones.

I don't think it has much bearing on Fuller; either they can get him extended this off-season or they'll lose him, IMO. With or without Lawrence, his salary slot will either be for him or for Jones. It's too big of a figure to really impact Fuller, if that makes any sense.

I don't think there's a chance in hell Lawrence signs for what Ford got. Not when he already has a $20 million guaranteed tag figure this year and there's no viable way to tag him next. He's gonna demand bank to stay out of the open market next season.
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Yep.

I don't think we'll see much movement, other than possibly a CB, before the draft now.
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I'd rather keep Jones and the draft pick(s).
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So are we sure we want to keep Jones? I know he's good and everyone loves him, but i'm always a little skeptical of paying DL that much who have some whispers of motor issues.
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Would that be the worst thing?

I'm good with keeping Jones, it seems its what they want to do. But if you could tag and trade him to recoup your first rounder you traded for Lawrence...….I dunno.
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Likewise.

And I think Reid is of similar mind given his comments last season about the state of pass-rushing. Reid is of the mind that the modern method of getting to the passer is up the middle. I think he overstates it somewhat (because that's also the most congested way of getting there), but if you ask him if he'd prefer an interior rusher to a pass-rushing DE, I think he'd absolutely say yes.

In either event, I think the idea that the Chiefs will make a play on the 2 major tagged rushers is baseless speculation that looks only at a single season worth of cap space and not the long-term ramifications. It seems DAMN unlikely, especially with the Chiefs electing to June 1 Berry and move more of his cap hit to 2020.
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Lol that’s the most overblown BS on CP

Motor issues but he racked up 15.5 sacks in the interior :-)
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I’d rather keep Jones and throw picks at the DE spot in hopes that you find a keeper.
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I think any motor issues with him are more conditioning related than effort related. He seems to want to be the best pretty badly. He changed his body last offseason and it had great results. Always talking about getting the ring...

Let’s Roll ������ https://t.co/QCoOkEg22D

— Chris Jones (@stonecoldjones_) March 14, 2019

I think he's the next closest thing to Donald, and he will fit right in this one gapping scheme.
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Yeah, he has issues in the run game. Now putting him in the 43 front may help some with that and he's just a big dude, no shit he's gonna get tired and have some lapses.

But paying DL that aren't Aaron Donald have had mixed results in the past.
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Problem right now, is that Jones isn't going to be getting blocked with 1 guy with what they've got around him at the moment.

Obviously have a while to go, but you need quite a few up there.
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And odds are, they will find someone sooner than later.

It will be a lot easier to find an impact edge rusher than someone like Jones inside..
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So the Tyran Mathieu press conference is 2 central time today?
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His issues in the run game are just mental lapses - he gets too aggressive and doesn't stay assignment-sound. That can be coached out of him (hopefully).

And with his physical talent, it's not a stretch to say he's one of the few that might actually BE Aaron Donald-esque.
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The Chiefs have expressed interest in former #Mizzou star and #Cardinals DE Markus Golden, per a source.

Golden, a St. Louis native, is a former second-round pick who led Arizona in sacks with 12.5 in 2016. Golden tore his ACL in 2017 and had 2.5 sacks in 11 starts last season.

— Terez A. Paylor (@TerezPaylor) March 14, 2019

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