1. The Chiefs do well this coming season. HC Andy Reid and GM Brett Veach are retained. The salary cap jumps $35m.
2. Before the 2021 season starts: OG Laurent Duvarney-Tardif is traded with a 2022 6th round pick to the Houston Texans for OT/G Tytus Howard and a 2022 4th round pick; S Tyrann Mathieu is extended for 3 years, $52m ($30m guaranteed).
3. OC Eric Bienemy is hired by your mom's second favorite team to become a HC.
4. The Chiefs franchise: OT Orlando Brown.
5. The Chiefs extended: WR Tyreek Hill for 4 years, $80m ($52 guaranteed).
6. The Chiefs tender: WR Jody Fortson, LB Emmanuel Smith
7. The Chiefs re-sign: DT Jarran Reed 2 years, $20m ($8m guaranteed), DT Derrick Nnadi 2 years, $9m ($1m guaranteed)
8. The Chiefs re-sign to minimal deals: QB Chad Henne, RB Darrel Williams, WR Marcus Kemp, LB Ben Niemann, LB Darius Harris, WR Byron Pringle, OT Mike Remmers, OG Andrew Wylie, C Austin Blythe, LS James Winchester
9. The Chiefs let walk: RB Jerick McKinnon, FB Michael Burton, OG Kyle Long, WR Demarcus Robinson, TE Blake Bell, TE Nick Keizer, DE Taco Charlton, OLB Dorian O'Daniel, CB Charvarius Ward, S Dan Sorensen, S Armani Watts.
10. The Chiefs sign WR Anthony Miller (Bears), TE MyCole Pruitt (49ers), CB Kyle Fuller (Broncos), S Darian Thompson (Cowboys).
11. The Chiefs are picking late in the draft.
The draft:
1. DE Aiden Hutchinson, Michigan (Chiefs trade a 4th and a 2023 2nd to move up)
2. DE Myjai Sanders, Cincinnati
3. CB Roger McCreary, Auburn
3 (Bienemy). S Bralen Trahan, Louisville
4. RB Zamir White, Georgia
6. CB Tiawan Mullen, Indiana
7. LB Nick Jackson, Virginia
the roster:
QB: Mahomes, Henne
RB: Edwards-Helaire, Williams, White, Thompson
FB: some guy
WR: Hill, Hardman, Pringle, Powell, Fortson, Miller
TE: Kelce, Gray, Pruitt
You traded away LDT when he’s a FA and your response is that’s why we got him from an incompetent franchise?
Reading comprehension.
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2. Before the 2021 season starts: OG Laurent Duvarney-Tardif is traded with a 2022 6th round pick to the Houston Texans for OT/G Tytus Howard and a 2022 4th round pick
Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud:
Why would the Chiefs sign 30 year old Kyle Fuller when their M.O. has always been to draft and sign younger cornerbacks?
Hell, Breeland was a critical component to reaching the Super Bowl for the past two seasons and the Chiefs allowed him to walk at age 29 this season.
Because they're reaching a critical mass at DE, and that was before the Frank Clark potential-bombshell. Clark was looking super cuttable in 2022 prior to this drama as well, and the only reason I don't have him cut here is because our cupboard is completely bare. (I am not a believer in Chris Jones at DE.) So I'd like to see them go CB early but they gotta pound DE.
I've also had this conversation with SNR: I simply value CBs more than the current coaching staff. Which is fine and all, but I refuse to trot out Sneed and a bunch of JAGs. It goes against my constitution. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Direckshun:
Because they're reaching a critical mass at DE, and that was before the Frank Clark potential-bombshell. Clark was looking super cuttable in 2022 prior to this drama as well, and the only reason I don't have him cut here is because our cupboard is completely bare. (I am not a believer in Chris Jones at DE.) So I'd like to see them go CB early but they gotta pound DE.
Since Veach took over, the Chiefs have traded for two defensive ends and signed others off the scrap heap, while Michael Danna was a 5th rounder.
I don't see the Chiefs drafting two defensive ends early because it's highly unlikely either of those guys can be immediate starters on a championship team, especially considering they'll be drafting 31st or 32nd in each round.
I think the Chiefs would trade for another DE before drafting one late in the first.
And drafting two guys at the same position in the same draft early rarely, if ever, works out. Teams would be lucky to hit on ONE guy, let alone, two. That's a waste of valuable, cheap resources. [Reply]
Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud:
Since Veach took over, the Chiefs have traded for two defensive ends and signed others off the scrap heap, while Michael Danna was a 5th rounder.
I don't see the Chiefs drafting two defensive ends early because it's highly unlikely either of those guys can be immediate starters on a championship team, especially considering they'll be drafting 31st or 32nd in each round.
I think the Chiefs would trade for another DE before drafting one late in the first.
And drafting two guys at the same position in the same draft early rarely, if ever, works out. Teams would be lucky to hit on ONE guy, let alone, two. That's a waste of valuable, cheap resources.
I agree it makes more sense for the Chiefs to trade for a DE who can play now (especially because the free agent market at DE is not great).
But, two issues.
The Chiefs have the fewest players under contract in the NFL in 2022. And filling that roster is going to cost coin. Bargains will be made somewhere, and a cheap, good player for 5 years makes the most sense for a roster hunting for live bodies.
The second issue I alluded to above: cap space is going to be surprisingly tighter for this team going forward, even with the quickly rising cap. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Direckshun:
I agree it makes more sense for the Chiefs to trade for a DE who can play now (especially because the free agent market at DE is not great).
But, two issues.
The Chiefs have the fewest players under contract in the NFL in 2022. And filling that roster is going to cost coin. Bargains will be made somewhere, and a cheap, good player for 5 years makes the most sense for a roster hunting for live bodies.
The second issue I alluded to above: cap space is going to be surprisingly tighter for this team going forward, even with the quickly rising cap.
Cutting Hitchens and Clark, restructuring Mathieu and letting LDT walk make a massive difference in cap room.
Originally Posted by Direckshun:
And it's not remotely clear how we could let Clark walk and not have our passrush fall off, yet.
There's simply no reason to worry about stuff like this.
Frank Clark is the 8th-highest cap hit in the entire league. He's gone after this season, he has to be.
How you replace him is something you worry about when the time comes but you don't fucking keep him just because you don't have anything better. [Reply]
Originally Posted by RunKC:
2019: “How are we going to replace both Justin Houston AND Dee Ford?”
2021: “How are we going to replace Eric Fisher AND Mitchell Schwartz?”
Veach is a magician. Needless to say I’m not worried
