Yes 55 47.41%

No 61 52.59%

Playing money games with Veach is how you end up getting shipped to teams like MIA. Thuney is going to steal his job. If he can block Aaron Donald one-on-one in the Super Bowl then he can block anybody.

Thanks for being a money hungry loser like Tyreek, Orlando. Enjoy failure.
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Is that the Joe Thuney that got $46.8 million guaranteed on a 5 year deal that was a straightforward 16 million AAV without any bullshit unrealistic huge number for the last year?

Chiefs are not going to break their deal with Thuney to have him play a position he was not planning on playing.
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If he's betting on himself to have a big year then it would be in his best interest to report to training camp on time because if he holds out/misses all of training camp and preseason games then the likelihood of condition-related injuries/struggles to start the season is high.
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Actually they signed him knowing he could play every position. Thuney said it himself.
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Chiefs add to the offensive line by signing a new tackle Evin Ksiezarczyk*
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It's been widely reported that the guaranteed money was in line with what he'd make being franchised twice. Idk why anyone would expect him to sign that deal. It doesn't make any sense for him to sign it.
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Why would it make sense for the Chiefs to pay more than that?
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Because they want to lock up a player like Brown as it helps continuity? Because it creates more potential for cap flexibility (i.e., there’s no deferring the cost of the franchise tag)? Because you can only use the franchise tag on one player each offseason?
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The amount the tags would be is the number you'd start at in terms of guaranteed money.

I get what you're saying here, but from that standpoint, there's no reason for the Chiefs to want to pay more than that.
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Why do you feel this situation is so dramatically different from other players who are franchise tagged?

I think there are plenty of reasons a team - if they value a player and want that player long term - would be willing to pay above the franchise tag. If the Chiefs don't value him, then they offer what they offer - basically a franchise tag equivalent - and he declines it. Doesn't make him greedy - makes him eminently reasonable.
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I've been pretty firm in my stance that I understand why both sides have played that part the way they have.

I have issue with him doing the whole "agent later" dance, but that's irrelevant now. I think they should have pivoted way sooner, when he was doing that and given either a shit or get off the pot moment.

"Get and agent and lets get this figured out" prior to the draft so if we can't, we can go another direction. Which, maybe he knew that and did it the way he did.

I think they did intend to pay him more, I just find it hard to think of why the negotiations wouldn't start at that number, especially in a situation like this. Yes, ideally, you'd love to avoid the tag all together for all parties involved.

But that's not the world we live in.
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It does distract from the last game played
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Thuney isn’t going to play left tackle.. JFC..
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I adore spontaneity, as long as it’s carefully planned
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Why
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