Chiefs are trading six-time Pro-Bowl WR Tyreek Hill to the Miami Dolphins for five draft picks: a 2022 1st-round pick (No. 29), a 2nd-round pick (No. 50) and a 4th-round pick, as well as 4th- and 6th-round picks in the 2023 draft, sources tell ESPN.
For all the people who think this was waiving the white flag for 2022 because of the time it will take for these picks to develop - you do realize we got the NFL's top-rated Center and a stud starting ILB late in the 2nd round of the last draft, right? And a starting, highly-rated Guard in the 6th?
It's not inconceivable at all that if we keep all these picks, around half of them might step right in and produce at a high level this upcoming season. You HAD to make this move if you were Veach, especially when you're paying a franchise QB. [Reply]
We’re a much less dangerous team on offense w/o Reek.
But I guess if he wanted an unreasonable amount of money then he kind of forced our hand. Should have gotten the deal done long ago before the Davante deal. But maybe Reek’s agent was holding out hoping someone would get ‘paid’ and reset the WR market. It clearly happened.
I guess it’s good to get some draft picks that will be useful and free up all that cap room, but make no mistake we are a worse team now than we were yesterday. But, again, I get it if Veach was forced and didn’t have a choice. We obviously can’t afford to pay him $30 mil. per year. So it is what it is.
Originally Posted by JohnnyHammersticks:
For all the people who think this was waiving the white flag for 2022 because of the time it will take for these picks to develop - you do realize we got the NFL's top-rated Center and a stud starting ILB late in the 2nd round of the last draft, right? And a starting, highly-rated Guard in the 6th?
It's not inconceivable at all that if we keep all these picks, around half of them might step right in and produce at a high level this upcoming season. You HAD to make this move if you were Veach, especially when you're paying a franchise QB.
Those positions usually have reutne fast just like RB...WRs generally don't, it's why rookie WRs with big years is a huge talking point. [Reply]
Originally Posted by JohnnyHammersticks:
For all the people who think this was waiving the white flag for 2022 because of the time it will take for these picks to develop - you do realize we got the NFL's top-rated Center and a stud starting ILB late in the 2nd round last draft, right? And a highly-rated Guard in the 6th?
It's not inconceivable at all that if we keep all these picks, around half of them might step right in and produce at a high level. You HAD to make this move if you were Veach, especially when you're paying a franchise QB.
Pointing to the fact the Chiefs have a track record of finding instant impact players/starters at other positions outside of the first round doesn’t disprove the reality that they have also struggled to draft instant impact WR’s under Andy Reid. [Reply]
Originally Posted by JohnnyHammersticks:
For all the people who think this was waiving the white flag for 2022 because of the time it will take for these picks to develop - you do realize we got the NFL's top-rated Center and a stud starting ILB late in the 2nd round of the last draft, right? And a starting, highly-rated Guard in the 6th?
It's not inconceivable at all that if we keep all these picks, around half of them might step right in and produce at a high level this upcoming season. You HAD to make this move if you were Veach, especially when you're paying a franchise QB.
Not waving the white flag, and I understand the move, but based on history how many WRs have stepped in as rookies and produced in a Reid offense. [Reply]
Originally Posted by DJ's left nut:
Because we have like 28 guys on the roster and no cap space. Something had to give. If he wasn’t going to extend to reduce that hit we were running out of alternatives.
There has gotta be a better way to create a some cap space. Hill had one year left on his deal. How much worse would our trade offer have been next year? A trade offer for Hill next year is likely the same as what we got. [Reply]
Originally Posted by staylor26:
SuperTurtle said this wasn’t the case though…
Actually I said if he did, that's not a problem since you're doing us a favor as far as cap space in 2023. He'd still be there for the playoffs. [Reply]