“The Chiefs aren’t that kind of cash spending team”
Except they are. Chiefs had $177 in cap space in 2020 after their first SB and gave Mahomes a half a billion dollar LTD. Then gave Chris Jones a huge top of the market LTD. Then Clark made Andy a top 5 paid coach on his contract extension.
This “Clark is cheap” stuff is hilarious. He’s paying Mahomes more than any player has ever been paid in a 4 year span right now.
No wonder the Athletic is falling apart and having layoffs.
It's like the only news he reads on the Chiefs is from Denver fan boards and Mike Florio... [Reply]
Originally Posted by Quesadilla Joe:
Clark’s reputation for penny pinching isn’t going unnoticed in NFL circles. Kudos to Clark for stepping up, because the 49ers tried to steal Spags this offseason, according to Dianna Russini.
Originally Posted by Quesadilla Joe:
Most Denver people believe JJ McCarthy is the guy Payton covets.
Won't matter who they take. Payton couldn't win with Brees in the easier NFC he won't win in the much tougher AFC now. He's one of the most overrated coaches in the NFL. [Reply]
Whoever Payton picks will succeed. He knows what he’s looking at:
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Jordan Spieth drove over to the Saints’ facility for a treat: In town for the Zurich Classic, Spieth and Palmer were invited to sit in the Saints’ draft room for the first round. Spieth’s a huge football fan. “I’d never been in a war room before, and I was excited,” Spieth, three-time major winner, recalled last week.
Payton took the golfers on a tour of the facility. “We really like this Patrick Mahomes kid,” Payton told them. “He’s the steal of the draft. I’m not sure everyone knows that.”
At one point, Drew Brees and a couple of Purdue friends walked in—they were going to watch the round, too. That created a bit of an awkward situation.
Spieth said: “Sean came up to us and said, ‘First time Drew’s ever shown up for the draft. He doesn’t know [about the interest in Mahomes]. So if it comes to it, I’m gonna have to tell him.’ “
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In Metairie, La., home of the Saints, high-fives all around. Now the Saints knew they’d either be left with Mahomes or Lattimore, which led to euphoria in the room. They’d love either guy. Last week, in separate phone calls, Payton said he thinks they’d have taken Mahomes if both were there; Loomis said the same. Of course, that’s easy to say now, with Mahomes winning three Lombardis in his first six years playing. But I buy it.
In Arizona, the Cardinals had hope. They were three picks away from Mahomes.
Then, over the tinny speaker in every team’s draft room, there was an announcement from draft HQ in New York: There’s been a trade. Kansas City is trading with Buffalo. The Chiefs have the 10th pick. The Chiefs are on the clock.
Spieth told me: “Right away, Sean said, ‘Watch. Andy Reid knows. He’s gonna take Mahomes.’”
Then the announcement: Kansas City chose Mahomes 10th overall, with the pick just acquired from Buffalo.
