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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
Windows in the NFL open sooner than you realize and closer faster than you expect.
The Chiefs have had a 3-year window. They missed the playoffs once and shit the bed twice. The only reason it 'wasn't a big deal' for some of us in real-time was that many felt that a 3-year rebuild was a minimum and so the playoff appearance in year 1, etc... was just icing on the cake.
No, that's not really how it goes. This team will be significantly different than it is now in 3 years. The guts of this team are all in the 28 years old range. Berry, Houston, Maclin, Kelce and Schwartz will all play this season at 28 or 29 years old. That's their prime. Obviously Hali, DJ and Smith are older still.
Sure, there are young guys behind them but when those guys are running the show, that's a new team. That's a new 'window'. The window on this team will close much faster than you think. They can't be pissing away a year because that's how you end up as the Bengals. "Well we didn't expect to be there this year. We didn't expect to be there this year. We thought we'd get there this year but hey, next year's our year. Oh shit...we might suck now...."
You cannot backslide in this league. Time is far too precious of a commodity.
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Call me a homer but with John Dorsey I don't see a window.
Old players like Parker, Alex, Maclin, DJ and Tamba already have that next rein of talent ready to take over. Peters, Ford, Tyreek and Jones have all proven to be very talented players in the next wave. I feel like Kelce is part of the new wave since TE's have consistently (and still) shown that they can play at a high level to their mid 30's.
The job Dorsey has done is truly phenomenonal and it's awesome to k ow that a scout like him can draft players every year to play well and help our cap.