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Originally Posted by The Bad Guy
It's not the 3rd rounder. It's the money he is going to get that we won't see a return on in 3-4 years.
The guy is a stud, but he's only played a full schedule 2 years he's been in the league. He's a physical receiver who takes a lot of hits. He's not a burner or a shifty guy like the other receivers you list. His body is not going to hold up forever with the way he plays.
The assumption that we are going to get a ton of miledge out of him is ridiculous.
This Chiefs team should not be giving ANYONE their third contract unless it's a minimum deal. I don't care who he's younger than, I wouldn't give any of those guys any substancial contract either besides Reggie Wayne.
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The money would be fine... It's not like we're cap pressed and it's not like we have anybody in line to fill a top wr spot. It is also very unlikely we could find anybody this legit in free agency. And we could easily see another 3-4 years of 1000 yard production from him.
Incidentally, I would happily give contracts to Roddy or Andre.
Wide recievers through the draft have been proven to take around 3 years to develop. Hypothetically, that would mean that if we looked to use that 3rd on a wr - Cassel is 30 and Charles is 26 before we even have a legitimate recieving core. We can greatly shorten the time it takes to become a contender by getting a good, prime of his career wr for a 3rd rounder? I'll take that every time.