Re-Signing Brandon Carr: What Do You Do

[Direckshun]

Originally Posted by Bowser

Who cares? It's not like we don't have the resources to lock these two up and not go after other areas of need, even next season.

Because the best defenses in the league are built in the front seven. That's who you pay. The secondary is usually devalued because you can adjust for weak links easier, especially if you have a dynamic passrush.

It's the same reason we don't want to have $100 million tied up in a pair of elite runningbacks, or pay $100 million tied up along our interior offensive line.

[jd1020]

Originally Posted by Direckshun

Because the best defenses in the league are built in the front seven. That's who you pay. The secondary is usually devalued because you can adjust for weak links easier, especially if you have a dynamic passrush.

It's the same reason we don't want to have $100 million tied up in a pair of elite runningbacks, or pay $100 million tied up along our interior offensive line.

Ya, we might want to rethink this... Carr would probably get 5-7mil a year and a top 10 QB would get 4-5mil a year. Say they get 7 and 5 per year... I really don't know how the Chiefs would spend the rest of that 18mil a year on backups...

Edit: forgot to add in Carr's current salary to that cap. So make that 20mil a year on backups.

[jd1020]

Originally Posted by jd1020

Ya, we might want to rethink this... Carr would probably get 5-7mil a year and a top 10 QB would get 4-5mil a year. Say they get 7 and 5 per year... I really don't know how the Chiefs would spend the rest of that 18mil a year on backups...

Edit: forgot to add in Carr's current salary to that cap. So make that 20mil a year on backups.

I should probably add Bowe's franchise money into that cap. What would it be? Around 10mil or so? So that's another 8mil hit to the salary cap.

12mil for a C/G, RT, and roster depth... not including players who will get cut.

[Bowser]

Originally Posted by Direckshun

Because the best defenses in the league are built in the front seven. That's who you pay. The secondary is usually devalued because you can adjust for weak links easier, especially if you have a dynamic passrush.

It's the same reason we don't want to have $100 million tied up in a pair of elite runningbacks, or pay $100 million tied up along our interior offensive line.

I'll agree about the front seven, but saying that, it begs the question of where do you think they are and how far away are they. They're not there yet, but how far away are they? You could even argue that the front seven has looked better BECAUSE we have two guys that can go lock up their guys (yeah, I know that flies in the face of rational defensive thinking, but it's plausible).

Another angle to consider - the league is evolving, and you need more than one front line caliber corner with the way the passing game is becoming more prevalent.

[Bewbies]

Originally Posted by Bowser

I'll agree about the front seven, but saying that, it begs the question of where do you think they are and how far away are they. They're not there yet, but how far away are they? You could even argue that the front seven has looked better BECAUSE we have two guys that can go lock up their guys (yeah, I know that flies in the face of rational defensive thinking, but it's plausible).

Another angle to consider - the league is evolving, and you need more than one front line caliber corner with the way the passing game is becoming more prevalent.

Yeah, really you need 3 or 4.

[Rasputin]

I hope we don't let Carr go, I like him as a Chief. I like having continuity built through the draft. Getting EB back next year along side with Kendrick Lewis is going to help Carr & Flowers look that much better than they are.


Maybe if they didn't sign Cassel to that rediculous contract we would be in better shape all together. No other team would have given that money to Cassel, we could have had him cheap in the first place so that we can make moves now after the fact he sucked ass. **** you Pioli for Cassel **** you. Yet we are still not in over our heads with cap money not being there, with the draft pick money set aside for that we should be in good shape to make a deal with Carr. No excuses to let him go or draft a QBotf with our number 1 pick.

Hope to God we keep D Bowe happy here too. I know he will play a factor with what ever he wants to stay a Chief or not in order to keep Carr. We still have cap room to make it work imo. As long as we don't go crazy in FA and continue to use the draft for our core players.