From The Insiders in New Orleans: #Chiefs TE Travis Kelce could be playing in his final game on Sunday, as he’s undecided on his future. pic.twitter.com/xQbaMnfO6s
At this point he’s probably not entirely worth the cap space he’s taking. I also wonder if having a declining Kelce as Mahomes’ security blanket isn’t hurting more than helping.
At the same time, he’s Travis fucking Kelce. He’s built up enough goodwill with me that he could hang on for another couple years as a shadow of himself and I still can’t bitch about it. [Reply]
He's got a great career already starting outside of football. He has nothing left to prove. I would not blame him one bit if he called it a career. [Reply]
It’s probably hard to walk away after losing a Super Bowl.
Jason Kelce couldn’t do it.
That said, if he isn’t all in then I hope he calls it a career.
If he comes back, he needs to dedicate himself this offseason and get back into much better shape than he was this season. Being 35 doesn’t excuse his FUPA.
I won’t blame him either way, but he needs to decide if he’s all in.
If not, it’s been a hell of a career and it was an absolute honor to watch him play for my favorite team. [Reply]
I think TK will/should wait to see what Andy and Veach do with the O-Line, and what year they're looking at being a dominant O again. Let's face it, next year is going to be tough because of our schedule, add to it that we prolly won't get so many "WOW, we pulled that win out of our ass" wins, so if we somehow find one-year talent to give PMII some time to find our "stretch the D" WRs next year, we might suffer anyway. So Travis needs to make his decision based on their actions, not words. [Reply]
If I were kelce I'd just bang tswift for a couple kids and call it a career... But if he wants to make a comeback from one of the worst games of his career, I'm rooting for him to fix it. [Reply]
If Kelce wants to return he takes a pay cut to reduce his cap # and gives a commitment to the team that he’ll dedicate this offseason to ensuring he’s in optimal condition entering next season.
Football is his #1 priority if he wants to return. [Reply]
Originally Posted by ThaVirus:
I’m OK with whatever he decides to do.
At this point he’s probably not entirely worth the cap space he’s taking. I also wonder if having a declining Kelce as Mahomes’ security blanket isn’t hurting more than helping.
At the same time, he’s Travis ****ing Kelce. He’s built up enough goodwill with me that he could hang on for another couple years as a shadow of himself and I still can’t bitch about it.
I know exactly what you mean. We all want Kelce to stick around, or at least most of us do, but what we really want is prime Kelce. OTOH, if he retires we save $15-20 million on the cap and don't necessarily lose all that much production.
All things considered, I think Kelce contributes a lot more to the team than just the numbers we see in the box score. I hope he plays another year. [Reply]
Originally Posted by ThaVirus:
I’m OK with whatever he decides to do.
At this point he’s probably not entirely worth the cap space he’s taking. I also wonder if having a declining Kelce as Mahomes’ security blanket isn’t hurting more than helping.
At the same time, he’s Travis fucking Kelce. He’s built up enough goodwill with me that he could hang on for another couple years as a shadow of himself and I still can’t bitch about it.
This is where I'm at, too. He seemed fairly disinterested today, nowhere near the fire we're used to seeing, feels like he's lost some of the passion for the game. The team might be best served moving on, but Trav has earned a lot of leeway - probably my all time favorite Chief. I'll be sad when the time comes, and it certainly feels near, but I'd never begrudge him wanting to keep playing. [Reply]
Originally Posted by ThyKingdomCome15:
You can be 35 and in shape.
People acting like a high mileage 35 should be performing like he’s 25. Like there isn’t any major difference. Most in shape 35 year olds are barely hanging onto a roster. It’s a cheap insult that he doesn’t have work ethic or is too lazy at this point to try. He is 35. His production is miles better than you would expect for a player his age. His production probably has a lot more to do with age which is unavoidable than conditioning (which is an accusation) [Reply]
Whatever Travis decides, it's been great having him here playing for the Chiefs. Age is the unbeaten opponent. If he and Taylor want to start a family, they are going to start pretty soon. Her eggs aren't getting any fresher. [Reply]
Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501:
People acting like a high mileage 35 should be performing like he’s 25. Like there isn’t any major difference. Most in shape 35 year olds are barely hanging onto a roster. It’s a cheap insult that he doesn’t have work ethic or is too lazy at this point to try. He is 35. His production is miles better than you would expect for a player his age. His production probably has a lot more to do with age which is unavoidable than conditioning (which is an accusation)
I’m not trying to bag on the guy, we all love him.
But we also don’t have to lie to ourselves and deny what is obvious to our eyes.
He had noticeable fat rolls and love handles hanging over his belt all season. The dude clearly is not in peak physical condition regardless of his age.
I don’t think it’s unreasonable, if he decides to return, to expect him to commit to making sure his fitness and conditioning is better next year than it was this year.
If he won’t do that then he’ll continue to steeply decline and he would be better off just walking away now.
We all love the guy but let’s call a spade a spade here. [Reply]