How many teams in the league don't have a legit starting RB that is pretty good.......think about that before you start saying he's worth that.

Also bringing up that Bennett shit is stupid, what happened 10 years ago has shit to do with today. It's like people who are afraid to rebuild because the Chiefs weren't any good 20 years ago.

Eveyone says "trade hime, trade him". To who?
Who's going to pay that $$$ for him? If the Chiefs won't consider it, who will?
I'm all for keeping LJ for the RIGHT price. Not for what he's asking nor will anyone else. These contract demands are just killing his trade value. He'll prolly sit this year then become a free agent while the Chiefs get Jack $hit for him.
If he's gonna be a baby about it then try like hell to trade him to Buffalo or Green Bay. He'll love living in either of those 2 cities.

Good point.

That's my biggest issue when that comes out that he wants that if you trade him you won't get alot because.....who's gonna pay that and give you anything?

We may get in a position where we have to let him walk for the good of the future of the team.

He's under contract next year and then can be franchised, so I guess we get at least two more years anyway if Carl wants.

So he is worth at least two first rounders right? :)

There's this whole holdout thing.......I don't think he'll step foot on the field without a new deal He knows he has the carry red flag on him and if he looks to not be as good in any way at all he will kill his value.

JaMarcus Russell is going to get ~$30M guaranteed in his rookie contract. Not saying he deserves it, but that's the market. With that said, I think we would be better off trading LJ.

And he has definitely outperformed his current contract.

There is no way he is worth that kind of $ given how fast RB get burnt up. Run him hard this year, franchise him, run him hard the next, release him. His best bet for guaranteed money is to sign a contract now. He's not gogin to get $34M, but he might get $20M. Any more than that and the Cheifs should just run him for 2 more years then release him.

And that becomes relevant as soon as the NFLPA agrees to make players who under-perform their contract return their money.

What happens when he decides he's not playing till he has a new deal.....

So he holds out. He doesn't get paid this year, holding out would just confirm peoples worries about him being a cancer, the Chiefs release him next year and he still won't find anyone that will pay him $34M guaranteed. I don't see how holding out helps his cause in the least.

You can't tell me though his agent didn't tell him, if you play again and look any worse everyone is going to look at your carry numbers and think you are rapidly declining.

By holding out he puts serious pressure on the Chiefs to people like GoChiefs and the casual fans who want to cheer every week and win 8 games and don't care about the cap and just want to pay him......if the Chiefs are like 1-6 people will be flipping out yelling at the Chiefs to pay him.

Anyone want to buy an LJ jersey?