Chiefs extend Tyler Bray's contract

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Yeah, I think that 4/25 is far for a guys with his size, explosion, knowledge of the system and versatility has to offer.

$6 million a year is more than a far deal, IMO.

Fair enough.

Here's my concern - yes, two years is a long ways away, but let's look at the front 7 in 2017 at that point. Houston's sporting a $20 million cap hit, Bailey will be at 6, if Howard has Bailey's contract he'll be at 5, Poe's 5th year player option will likely be around $9. Forunately Dee Ford will be cheap, but he'll still be at 3. Derrick Johnson is probably finishing up his career in the 4-5 range.

We're talking about a $50 million front 7. And yeah, that's an approach to take, but boy that puts a strain on resources.

I think either way is defensible, but like I said, I'm not entirely convinced that Howard would even take Bailey's deal. Then again, that $10 million check would be awfully awfully convincing...

I dunno. Fortunately I really trust this front office so if they go that route, I'll trust that they see something in Howard that I haven't quite seen.

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

Fair enough.

Here's my concern - yes, two years is a long ways away, but let's look at the front 7 in 2017 at that point. Houston's sporting a $20 million cap hit, Bailey will be at 6, if Howard has Bailey's contract he'll be at 5, Poe's 5th year player option will likely be around $9. Forunately Dee Ford will be cheap, but he'll still be at 3. Derrick Johnson is probably finishing up his career in the 4-5 range.

We're talking about a $50 million front 7. And yeah, that's an approach to take, but boy that puts a strain on resources.

I think either way is defensible, but like I said, I'm not entirely convinced that Howard would even take Bailey's deal. Then again, that $10 million check would be awfully awfully convincing...

I dunno. Fortunately I really trust this front office so if they go that route, I'll trust that they see something in Howard that I haven't quite seen.

The cap is currently $143 million. It's supposed to take a big jump next year with numbers as high as $163 million. But let's just say it continues to rise just $10 million per year over the course of the next three seasons.

By 2018, the third year of a deal for Howard, the cap would be $173 million.

Having $6 million of that tied up in a good DT/DE would be peanuts.

[ChiefGator]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

We're talking about a $50 million front 7.

Yeah, but the cap will probably be what.. $160 million? Our defensive back field should remain cheap with how young they are.

I don't think that 32% of the cap is so bad for 64% of our defense. We will likely get our defense under 50% of the cap, unless we sign Sean Smith to a deal.