Starting nose tackle: Jerrell Powe. Deactivate Poe.

[Direckshun]

It finally happened.

What we were all hoping for and secretly believing in the 6th round of the NFL draft over a year ago, has finally happened.

Jerrell Powe, to me, looks like a really, really good starting nose tackle in the NFL.

I was hesitant to say this because Toribio looked solid for two weeks, and Powe was going up against 3rd stringers.

But after Toribio went down against the Seahawks, Powe played a lot of the base snaps and not only did he get push, he penetrated the backfield and clogged the lanes.

Dontari Poe, on the other hand, really needs to work on his base-package game this year, but he really looks promising on 3rd downs.

Powe is the perfect two-down talent. Poe looks really great on third-and-long.

And when Toribio comes back?

Deactivate Poe for 2012 if Toribio keeps showing well. Deactivating Jerrell Powe worked wonders, apparently, for his performance in 2012. Giving Poe a year to get his technique down would probably yeild similar results.

[chiefzilla1501]

Originally Posted by Saul Wickedson

So do I, but do you agree with him? If I needed a DE, and TJax was available at $8,000,000 this year plus $10,000,000 total over the next two seasons following this season, and the alternative was a JAG for $2,000,000 per year, I wouldn't even consider Jackson.

Therefore, I cut him. It's a basic sunk-cost analysis. The only reason to keep him is because he's already here, and that's a bad reason...and I'm not a TJax hater.

Jackson's new contract won't be outrageous. He plays such a specialized role, I can't imagine he'd command a ton of dollars. I like Jackson. Bite the bullet for another year or two, then sign him for something reasonable when you re-sign him in 2014. I'd much rather keep Jackson than Dorsey.

[Saul Good]

Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501

Jackson's new contract won't be outrageous. He plays such a specialized role, I can't imagine he'd command a ton of dollars. I like Jackson. Bite the bullet for another year or two, then sign him for something reasonable when you re-sign him in 2014. I'd much rather keep Jackson than Dorsey.

He's making eight million THIS YEAR.

[chiefzilla1501]

Originally Posted by Saul Wickedson

He's making eight million THIS YEAR.

I know. I'm saying, you basically have him on a 2-year contract. When you give him a new contract in 2014, he's not going to cost very much. The Chiefs purposely restructured his deal so that it would expire in 2 years vs. 3. I think that indicates a desire to get him re-signed and get his contract off the books more quickly.

He's getting paid an obscene amount of money. But if we're considering long-term, we're paying a shitload of money today (while we still have a ton of cap space), but it won't cost us all that much tomorrow.

[Black Bob]

I don't really care about the money. Vets are going to be making more money from here on out per the new CBA. Teams are going to be required to spend money. There is a spending cap minimum and it goes from 90% to like 95%+ over the next three or four years. There will be no more cheap teams. We are likely to tag Bowe again next year because of this.

[HemiEd]

Originally Posted by Saul Wickedson

This may happen if TJax gets cut...and I'm starting to think this is a possibility.