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Bye-Week Mock Offseason
So far this season, the defense has clearly been an issue, so here we go...
FREE AGENTS Malcolm Butler, CB (NE) Butler is a premier corner in the NFL, sticking in coverage to his man, following elite receivers, and making plays on the football. He's also solid in run support, something he'd hopefully pass along to Marcus Peters. (reference J. Norman, X. Rhodes, P. Peterson) 5 years, $70.0 million, $15 million signing bonus, $35 million guaranteed ~ $11.0 million 2018 Christian Jones, ILB (CHI) Jones has been an outstanding reserve for the Bears, but it's time for him to be a full-time starter in the NFL. He's got speed to cover and size to take on blocks. He's been very productive when given the opportunities. (reference D. Bates, C. Robertson) 3 years, $8 million, $1.5 million signing bonus ~ $2.0 million 2018 Quinton Dial, DL (GB) Dial was outstanding as a starter at nose tackle in San Francisco and was solid as a rotational end. He can make living stuffing the middle and won't cost $8 million per to do it. (reference Z. Hood, M. Unrein) 2 years, $2.3 million, $300k signing bonus ~ $1.0 million 2018 Justin Coleman, CB (SEA) Coleman has been a solid reserve corner in both New England and in Seattle and he's only 24. He could be a nice get for a team starved for talent at the position. (reference J. Bademosi, M. Sherels) 2 years, $4 million, $1.5 million guaranteed ~ $1.5 million 2018 Total: ~ $15.5 million 2018 Re-Sign: Anthony Sherman, FB One of the best fullbacks in the league and great on special teams. He's worth his money. (reference P. DiMarco) 4 years, $8.5 million, $2 million signing bonus ~ $2 million 2018 Tyler Bray, QB With Mahomes set to take the reigns, Bray is the only other QB that knows the offense. He's not worth much, but he's worth keeping around for a year or two yet. (reference R. Griffen, K. Clemens, B. Weeden, C. Daniel, etc) 2 years, $2.4 million ~ $1.2 million 2018 Zach Fulton, OL Fulton is a very solid reserve at guard and center. He shouldn't command too much on the market, so he's worthy of re-signing for his experience and versatility. (reference T. Larson, M. Slauson, T. Johnson, etc) 3 years, $5.8 million ~ $1.8 million 2018 Terrance Mitchell, CB I'm pretty down on Mitchell right now because he's played pretty terrible this season after showing tremendous promise in 2016. I think Mitchell has some value as a nickle/dime guy yet, so he might be worth bringing back but it has to be cheap. (reference S. McManis, C. Sensabaugh, etc) 2 years, $3.0 million ~ $1.5 million 2018 Rakeem Nunez-Roches, DL RNR has flashed some decent ability, but he doesn't look to be starting material. He seems at his best as a rotational nose. RFA Tender Original Round ~ $1.8 million 2018 Terrance Smith, ILB Smith is solid on special teams and will be cheap to retain on his tender, so why not? ERFA Tender ~$630k 2018 Kevin Pierre-Louis, ILB I think KPL has shown enough that he at least warrants bringing back on a vet min deal for another season. I'm not sure I'd lock him up just yet, but solid reserves are nice to have. 1 year, vet minimum $790k Total: ~ $8.2 million 2018 Estimated 2018 Net Increase Against Cap: $10.2 million Total Cap Space needed: $23.1 + $5 million buffer + $3 million effective draft = $33.1 million Let walk: LB R. Wilson (RFA) WR D. Thomas WR A. Wilson DB S. Terrell DB K. Acker DB P. Gaines DL J. Jenkins DL R. Miller OL J. Devey SP D. Colquitt Other Transactions: Trade Alex Smith, QB ($17 million cap space) Chiefs trade QB Alex Smith to Jacksonville for a 1st round selection in the 2018 draft and a 4th round selection in the 2019 draft. Jacksonville is in win now mode and their problems start and end at QB. Smith is a steady, reliable QB that doesn't turn the ball over (contrary to what they get from Bortles) and Tom Coughlin should favor bringing that into the fold if possible. Smith may or may not be worth a first, but if Sam Bradford can bring one in... Retire/Release Derrick Johnson, ILB ($8 million cap space) Retire/Release Tamba Hali, OLB ($7 million cap space) Total Cap Space Gained: $33 million Other Selection Notes: Chiefs traded 2018 1st round selection to Buffalo for the 10th selection in the 2017 draft. Chiefs traded 2018 5th round selection to Cleveland for Cameron Erving (OL) Chiefs receive 2018 conditional 7th* round selection from Seattle for Isaiah Battle (OL). *Presumed 7th since Seattled traded their 6th round selection to Oakland in the deal for Marshawn Lynch. Chiefs receive 2018 conditional 7th round selection from Arizona for Marcus Cooper (CB) Chiefs receive 2018 conditional 7th round selection from Tennesee for David King (DL) Chiefs traded 2018 7th round selection to San Francisco for Kenneth Acker (CB) Onto the draft: 1. (JAX/Smith) - Trenton Thompson, DT, Georgia (6'4" 295) Thompson is a load on the interior that can collapse the pocket and put heat on the QB. He's actually built quite a bit like Chris Jones, powerful with speed to close. 2. D.J. Chark, WR, LSU (6'3" 200) Speed kills and Chark has it in spades. Reid needs a team of guys that can be YAC machines and threaten all parts of the field on any down, and Chark can do that. Chark is also a decent punt returner. 3. Tyquan Lewis, DE, Ohio State (6'4" 260) A consumate worker-bee, Lewis is tough at the point of attack. He hasn't been the double-digit sack guy that was expected, but he's been good for 8 per. He's had a bit of a down year, but so has most of Ohio State's front. Lewis is tough against the run and pass. 4. Matt Linehan, QB, Idaho (6'3" 239) Linehan is a pro-style QB with good overall mechanics. He comes from a New England style offensive system, so Belichick may be interested, but so too will be his father Scott Linehan (Cowboys OC). 6. Ralph Webb, RB, Vanderbilt (5'9" 202) A quick runner with excellent vision and burst to the hole, plus outstanding hands. One of the best runners in SEC history that gets zero love because he plays at Vandy. A prototype Reid back to put pressure on West. 6. (COMP/Foles) Brandon Parker, OT, North Carolina A&T (6'7" 300) An FCS left tackle with good feet and gets into his blocks in the run game pretty well for his length. Certainly will be a bit of a NFL project going from the FCS to the pros, but he has legitimate tools to work with. 7. (SEA/Battle) Anthony Sherrils, SS, Missouri (6'0" 200) An extremely fast defender that flashes greatness at times and definitely has an elite closing burst to the ball carrier. Needs to work on his understanding of the game and his assignments as he sometimes looks lost out there one play only to make a good one the next. 7. (ARZ/Cooper) Austin Golson, OC, Auburn (6'4" 314) A jack-of-all trades, Golson has started at every position on the O-line, but he is best at guard and center. 7. (TEN/King) Spencer Smith, P, Memphis (6'1" 195) Not much to say, he's one of the best in the nation and can be a backup kicker to boot. Roster: QB: P. Mahomes, T. Bray, M. Linehan RB: K. Hunt, S. Ware, C. West, R. Webb FB: A. Sherman TE: T. Kelce, D. Harris, R. Travis WR: T. Hill, D. Chark, C. Conley, J. Chesson, D. Robinson, M. Kemp? OL: E. Fisher, P. Ehinger, M. Morse, L. Duvernay-Tardif, M. Schwartz, B. Witzman, C. Erving, Z. Fulton, A. Golson, Parker DL: C. Jones, A. Bailey, T. Thompson, T. Kpassagnon, Q. Dial, R. Nunez-Roches OLB: J. Houston, D. Ford, T. Lewis, D. Nicolas, F. Zombo ILB:, R. Ragland, C. Jones, U. Eligwe, K. Pierre-Louis, T. Smith CB: M. Peters, M. Butler, S. Nelson, J. Coleman, T. Mitchell DB: E. Berry, R. Parker, D. Sorensen, E. Murray, A. Sherrils ST: H. Butker, J. Winchester, S. Smith Last edited by kccrow; 11-17-2017 at 11:31 AM.. Reason: Swap Richardson/Oliver for Butler/Thompson |
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11-14-2017, 08:35 PM | #2 |
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Seattle gave up a 2nd round pick for Richardson.
Why would they let him walk? |
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11-15-2017, 05:27 AM | #3 |
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They have to sign him to a long-term deal or franchise him, and that's if they like his fit (doesn't appear he fits their defense all that well) and production this season (which hasn't been stellar by any means).
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A 2nd round pick and Jermaine Kearse to the Jets for a one year player? Awful. |
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11-15-2017, 11:14 AM | #5 |
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What I do know is that we are going to seriously need to re-tool our DL to actually fit the new defense we're going to run.
If we're going to run two-down lineman for an entire season, we need to really improve the talent we have there. Having marginally above average players like Bailey or RNR is suddenly not remotely good enough. Logan's probably a goner. So Chris Jones is, arguably, the only guy on the team that even has a prayer of functioning in this defense. I support bringing Logan back, trading Bailey, keeping RNR as depth, and adding one or two more blue chips at DL. I just don't know how we can do that. Bringing on Richardson would be a great boon to the team. He's a match for us. I think if we get a 1st rounder, we should consider burning it on another DL. If we're just going to play 2 DL all game, then we really need to get a ton tougher there than we currently are. RNR and Bailey are both fine players but neither of them can thrive in the system we're running. |
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Outside of Marcus Peters, Justin Houston and Eric Berry (who's out for the year), there's just not much there. Chris Jones is experiencing a "sophomore slump" but I think he'll snap out of it before next season (and hopefully, before). Hali and DJ are old and slow. Bailey's had a tough year. Logan, too. KPL and Ragland have shown some upside but they're far from being finished products. Frank Zombo is the epitome of an average player and Dee Ford is seemingly always injured. Steven Nelson can be better than average but Acker, Mitchell and Gaines, on their best days, are far from average. Eric Murry is definitely a liability, as is Sorenson when he's asked to drop in coverage as a linebacker. This defense has a LOT of holes to address. |
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I really think that first and foremost, the Chiefs need to look for a strong DE to anchor the side of the field. Allen Bailey has been a good player at times, but he's not stout enough. We need a strong, stout lineman to hold the point and stuff the run, and I think that's why a huge guy like Cam Thomas was signed. Maybe we could look into a Star Lotulelei, but I think Arthur Jones or Quinton Dial would be perfect along with a high draft pick. I think after that we need to just take BPA on the defensive side. Honestly it doesn't matter to me because every player outside Eric Berry, Marcus Peters, Chris Jones and maybe Bennie Logan are absolutely replaceable. Just quit drafting these long term development picks. It's so stupid. If he can't get on the field year 1, don't invest in them until the 4th rd (would be okay with a known player being injured). Draft guys who have shown they can play and be tough. It's not hard.
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11-15-2017, 02:31 PM | #11 |
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My alternate to this was to burn FA money on CB Malcolm Butler and drafting DT Trenton Thompson out of Georgia if that works better than the Richardson situation.
Seattle has a big decision. They have 19 million in cap, so they can retain Richardson but may need to dump another big contract to retain alot of other guys. Rumor is that could be Sherman? |
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Sheldon Richardson would be a huge get, but I feel Seattle will release Sherman and use the savings to keep Richardson. I'd maybe get an edge guy in FA than rely on a good Defensive draft. |
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I certainly prefer a stud DL in FA and a CB in the draft, but I'd take it the other way too. I wouldn't mind a guy like Travis Carrie as a FA CB for around $5-6 per. |
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I'm confident Dallas doesn't let Lawrence get away as they've spent years trying to get a competent DE. |
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Sign him and draft a guy early and let them fight. |
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