Originally Posted by pugsnotdrugs19:
I think if we trade all those picks for just a LT who may not even be good, we risk the entire dynasty for the next couple years.
Again, it doesn’t need to be a great LT. It needs to be a decent one.
This is why I think we are going to pay Cam Robinson. 3 starters for the future can’t be washed away on a lottery ticket.
It’s gonna be too much risk for Veach I can already see it [Reply]
Originally Posted by RunKC:
The Chiefs didn’t invest in Thuney to play LT and they sure as shit did not invest in Caliendo to play starting snaps in the SB
That’s the consequence of one of the positions they did go cheap at… LT.
The Chiefs center, RT, and LG have three of the highest salary cap #’s on the roster… while both of their LT’s to start the season are making less than their third string RB (Perine). [Reply]
Originally Posted by RunKC:
This is why I think we are going to pay Cam Robinson. 3 starters for the future can’t be washed away on a lottery ticket.
It’s gonna be too much risk for Veach I can already see it
Someone posted a quote from Veach that makes it sound like he won’t do anything serious in free agency. Can’t afford to do it because of the salary cap, and the owner’s refusal to play the Void Year game like Philadelphia. Veach’s hands are tied. [Reply]
Originally Posted by DRM08:
Someone posted a quote from Veach that makes it sound like he won’t do anything serious in free agency. Can’t afford to do it because of the salary cap, and the owner’s refusal to play the Void Year game like Philadelphia. Veach’s hands are tied.
Adam Teicher has been repeating a quote from Veach about the draft being the Chiefs’ free agency.
I think the Super Bowl outcome changes that strategy… especially at LT. [Reply]
Originally Posted by DRM08:
And even then you have a risk that the draft choice will be a major bust. Hard to justify putting that much capital into an unproven player.
Not that hard. If they trust their scouting then if they made that move, they'd have to believe that player can start for the next 10 years or so.
Every move they can do carries risk. This isn't the time to be risk averse and end up going into next year with a question mark. Whether it's signing a FA, finding a trade, or trading up for a draft pick, they need to go 100% at it.
If it means the rookie LT will have growing pains and at times make mistakes, fine. That will be the coaching staffs job to coach him up and Patrick to help him out when he can and not exacerbate those mistakes. [Reply]
Originally Posted by xztop123:
We need to let right guard walk, move or do something w/ Chris jones (restructure) and Kelce will proly retire. Bolton I think we keep.
Originally Posted by -King-:
Not that hard. If they trust their scouting then if they made that move, they'd have to believe that player can start for the next 10 years or so.
Every move they can do carries risk. This isn't the time to be risk averse and end up going into next year with a question mark. Whether it's signing a FA, finding a trade, or trading up for a draft pick, they need to go 100% at it.
If it means the rookie LT will have growing pains and at times make mistakes, fine. That will be the coaching staffs job to coach him up and Patrick to help him out when he can and not exacerbate those mistakes.
You are forgetting one important aspect of this: there are generally only 13-15 real first rd grades in a draft class. Who wants to trade back in this scenario?
Teams aren’t gonna want to trade down to 31 and pass up elite caliber talent. The Dolphins or Colts for example are not trading back with us for more picks when Tyler Warren is there for the taking [Reply]
Originally Posted by -King-:
Not that hard. If they trust their scouting then if they made that move, they'd have to believe that player can start for the next 10 years or so.
Every move they can do carries risk. This isn't the time to be risk averse and end up going into next year with a question mark. Whether it's signing a FA, finding a trade, or trading up for a draft pick, they need to go 100% at it.
If it means the rookie LT will have growing pains and at times make mistakes, fine. That will be the coaching staffs job to coach him up and Patrick to help him out when he can and not exacerbate those mistakes.
They have holes at nearly every position group. This team has zero business trading the entire front half of the draft for one player. [Reply]