I think this is possible.

I also think, if we work this offseason right, that we could quickly flip the script from the Red Carpet Defense to a top flight defense.

Good god, Mahomes with a top defense just wouldn't even be fair. Like fuck the '72 Dolphins not fair.
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I'm glad this is Spags' first year and he's coming in without any player connections. If Berry is sucking ass he's not going to have any problem pulling him. If he feels Tanoh is outplaying Speaks, Tanoh will play.

The best players will play. Period.
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I'm specifically thinking about corner Tremon Smith.
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I would not be surprised at all to see Tanoh play, and play well.

He's a freak physically; he's had two years in the NFL, and while Bob didn't know what to do with him, he's back at his true position now. I could easily see him balling out.
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Well, he IS really, really fast. It's possible. The physical ability is there, is the WANT TO and the football IQ?

We'll see.

If he ends up being a good player, then last year's draft was pretty fucking amazing, really.
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I believe that's the plan. Though in Mahomes case, having a defense ranked #15-#19 will accomplish the same result. And those are VERY obtainable AND sustainable rankings.
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Ford's tag is going to be closer to $16M than $15M and you'd have $7M of dead money for Houston. It's $23M or slightly more.
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Outside of their health, it didn't hurt Sean Smith, or Eric Berry, or Justin Houston, or Dontari Poe. I could go on but you hopefully get the point. Good players are good players, the "scheme" is an excuse except in the case of the rookies, who it does appear he was reluctant to play.
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That 7 is a sunk cost, not an opportunity cost.
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I think everyone was confused when you took my post tag, post tender figure of ~$2-3m cap space and then added the cuts on to it that you did to get to the ~$30m cap space available with Ford tagged.

The sunk cost element is what makes me think Houston should be retained. Excluding the sunk cost of $7m, the decision to be made is do you pay $14m for the next season of Houston or $15.7m for the next season of Ford. Between those two I'd take Houston, which is why I prefer the tag and trade of Ford.
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And Jordan Lucas. He should have been ahead of Eric Murray. And then we he did start playing he got benched whenever Berry’s spirit felt like playing, which was a mistake. Especially in the AFCCG
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I dunno, Tremon Smith looked well out of his depth against the Seahawks, he got smoked a few times.

Lucas mostly looked fine when he actually got to play. Sutton always infuriated me with his use of safeties, Sorenson had so many snaps at free safety last year when he has no business there.
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I want Trenton smith to study that tall mf San Diego has and that y’all rookie Denver has. Get his big ass on the field and play with these big boys.
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who to what, and the who? Give me your keys.
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:-)
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