I'd really like to see Bolton get a deal. I don't care how well Tranquil did last year. We are only two seasons removed from the abortion crew of LBs that was Anthony Hitchens and Damien Wilson.

You can tell me all about how you shouldn't pay your LBs and how they're not a valuable position yadda yadda, but if that's the case, then what the fuck caused the defense to go from mediocre/meddling after the 21 season to the unit it is now? Sure, every unit got some kind of upgrade, but no more significantly than the LBs.

And I love it too much. I don't want to go back to some Anthony Hitchens jackass taking bad angles and whiffing on important tackles that have to be made near the LOS.

You can find great LBs anywhere? Okay, then why did a team with a great GM like Veach and a terrific coach like Spags take this fucking long to find some?
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We may have already drafted our Creed replacement. Same with Reid. I think we can find a replacement for Trey. The other two are harder for me to discern.
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Bolton would be my pick if we can only keep one. In addition to being a great player he is the QB of the defense, and in perfect synch with Spags. A guy like that makes everybody else better.
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Will be super easy to move on from Creed. Smith a little more difficult but those are pretty easy positions to replace compared to other positions.

Pay Butker whatever he wants. He's a future hall of famer

Think I'd sign Bolton. He helps lock down the defense and I've seen what this defense is like with shitty LBs.

Reid is either or. We've been good at replacing that position but he's a good player.
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I’d guess we find a way to pay Creed, Bolton, and Butker.

Maybe Bolton walks if he’s unreasonable.

Trey Smith isn’t worth what he’ll get on the market (or close to it). Reid is a nice player and I wouldn’t mind him getting extended, but I trust Spags/Veach to figure it out with DBs.

Can’t let Butker walk. Pay him what it takes.
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Took the words out of my mouth. Until last offseason none of these were premiere pay positions. Now guards are almost getting tackle money. Smith walks. Reid definitely walks he’s good but he’s never been the best defender on the field or even the secondary.

I know Hilton’s going to get paid an it will be the same discourse as when he was drafted. It’s all really about how much he gets paid. And I guess the structure. He’s really good at a lot of things but there’s been times where he and Reid have been the target in the pass game on third and long every time the other guys needed it.
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Butker isn’t even a concern. There is zero chance he’s leaving unless he absolutely does not want to play in KC.
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With some luck we don’t have to break the bank because he’s saving some work by not doing kick offs. Imagine how mad other fan bases will be if we get him on a deal.
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As much as I love Veach and everything that he's done building a dynasty team, my biggest gripe is how he doesn't get players extended prior to them hitting free agency for the most part. Things would be so much simpler if a couple of these players had been extended this off-season. Are we really going to play through the season with 5 starters pending free agency? I guess that he knows what he's doing. He's built a dynasty. But I still don't understand the logic in not extending our homegrown talent before they enter a contract year.
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This.

Smith is good as gone, and the other 3 are maybes.
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No way the Chiefs allow the best center in the game to leave.

And isn't Thuneys contract up or they can save a lot of cap by cutting him?
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The best center in the league wouldn't roll 30% of the snaps to PMII like Creed did last season.
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The best kicker---does not have to do kickoffs----I smell a 70 yd FG
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Injured hand and I can’t remember where it was states but it was mentioned that Mahomes likes the snaps lower.

Creed is the best pass protecting C in the league and has incredible athleticism on pull blocks and screens. He’s an ideal Center for this offense
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