Salina Journal:5/2... Does law still fit in Chiefs plans? - Page 2

Coogs · 05-02-2005, 08:14 AM

Don't have a link. Just have a copy of The Salina Journal in front of me.

It says the Chiefs could still be interested in bringing in Law after June 1st. Says his progress is ahead of schedule, and Law had a screw taken out because the Chiefs were worried it would break.

There exists the possibility Law could sign a one year deal, show he is healthy, and go for the long term contract next year.

Other teams interested are the Colts, Steelers, and Jets.

BTW, this article was reprinted from The Boston Globe, and was written by Nick Cafardo. If someone can look this up, you might be able to post the whole article.

Coogs · 05-02-2005, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by eazyb81

I would love to see it happen, but I just can't believe that the Postons would let Law sign a small 1 year deal. They know he only has a couple years left, I think they want to get him the biggest multiyear deal they can, and I bet a team will be willing to pay him once he is healthy.

I would agree. BUT, chances are most teams will not have a huge amount of cap space available to work with after June 1, so you never know I guess. I thought the door was probably closed with regards to Law. A small chance at this point is better than no chance, IMO.

NJ Chief Fan · 05-02-2005, 10:04 AM

why dont we offer law a one year deal...just in case shit happens

**The Bad Guy** · 05-02-2005, 10:06 AM

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Originally Posted by NJ Chief Fan

why dont we offer law a one year deal...just in case shit happens

A 1 year deal will eat up a lot of cap space because of the inability to prorate the signing bonus.

We would need to offer him at least a 3 year deal and then cut McCleon, Barber, and Morton to be able to sign draft picks.

TRR · 05-02-2005, 10:06 AM

It would be ideal to sign him to a 1 year deal. However, I can see Pitt or the Colts giving Law a 3 year contract based on incentives.

One thing is for sure, Ty Law won't be getting a big contract this offseason.

**Mr. Kotter** · 05-02-2005, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by The Bad Guy

...We would need to offer him at least a 3 year deal and then cut McCleon, Barber, and Morton to be able to sign draft picks.

Sounds like a good deal to me; call Carl, damn it!

Gravedigger · 05-02-2005, 10:36 AM

It would be sweet but if you look at the column all of the quotes are from his agent... now I think agents are full of shit but yeah if it was a one year deal since we still need depth at corner I think it would be possible.

royr17 · 05-02-2005, 10:54 AM

There is not a chance in the whole world that we get Law now that we have Surtain after the contract we just gave Surtain.

If we was to get Law, then our lineup would be this :

Surtain
Law
Warfield
McCleon or Hodge
Hodge or Sapp

But I would prefer Hodge and Sapp over McCleon.

htismaqe · 05-02-2005, 11:12 AM

After adding Surtain, I would prefer we look to add some beef in the middle.

eazyb81 · 05-02-2005, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by htismaqe

After adding Surtain, I would prefer we look to add some beef in the middle.

We could certainly use some more DT depth, but aren't you worried at all about the assumed 4 game suspension for Warfield? I don't feel comfortable at all with McCleon, Bartee, Battle, etc. being a starter at all, even if it is just 4 games. Surtain will shut down one side of the field, but the opposing team will pick on the other CB all day. Do we just pray that our offense is on fire each of those games?

Wallcrawler · 05-02-2005, 11:50 AM

We have our top flight corner now, in Patrick Surtain.

The only way that I would like to see the Chiefs go for Ty Law is if he plays for the Vet minimum for a one year deal. Anything other than that is just a big gamble with the little cap room that we have left.

If the Colts, Steelers, or Jets want to gamble their money and pay Law the megabucks he thinks he is worth, let them.

Besides, Eric Warfield is making over 4 million dollars. Thats a helluva lot of money to spend on a guy who would be asked to play Nickel, and then return to a starting job after a year if it doesnt pan out with Law.

I guess that since we dont really have a definate starter at Middle Linebacker, that would be one place I would like the Chiefs to look at after June 1st, instead of going after Ty Law.

From how it sounds, Kendrell Bell and Derrick Johnson could end up being our Outside linebackers, leaving Kawika Mitchell in the middle, which Im not too excited about.

Im not sure who is on the chopping block around the league at the Middle Linebacker position, but it would be nice to have someone else besides Mitchell to fall back on in the middle if Gunther decides to play Bell on the outside.

Wallcrawler · 05-02-2005, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by eazyb81

We could certainly use some more DT depth, but aren't you worried at all about the assumed 4 game suspension for Warfield? I don't feel comfortable at all with McCleon, Bartee, Battle, etc. being a starter at all, even if it is just 4 games. Surtain will shut down one side of the field, but the opposing team will pick on the other CB all day. Do we just pray that our offense is on fire each of those games?

Apparently, there may not be a suspension.

Something I heard about a while back, that you have to be suspended for one game, before you can be suspended for four, or something like that.

Anyway, from what I remember, if Warfield were to be slapped with a 4 game suspension, the NFLPA would be all over it, because Warfield has never been suspended by the league before.

He might get suspended for one game, but it seems unlikely now that he will miss an entire month.

Since our opener is against the Jets, I think we could make it without Warfield for that game.

eazyb81 · 05-02-2005, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Wallcrawler

Apparently, there may not be a suspension.

Something I heard about a while back, that you have to be suspended for one game, before you can be suspended for four, or something like that.

Anyway, from what I remember, if Warfield were to be slapped with a 4 game suspension, the NFLPA would be all over it, because Warfield has never been suspended by the league before.

He might get suspended for one game, but it seems unlikely now that he will miss an entire month.

Since our opener is against the Jets, I think we could make it without Warfield for that game.

I've heard that too, but I don't really buy it. I think it is a distinct possibility since they even mentioned it in the article about Warfield. If he doesn't get suspended then this is all a moot point and we will be fine. But since I am pessimistic I am basing all of this on him being suspended 4 games at some point this season. If that happens, we are fucked.

tomahawk kid · 05-02-2005, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by eazyb81

I've heard that too, but I don't really buy it. I think it is a distinct possibility since they even mentioned it in the article about Warfield. If he doesn't get suspended then this is all a moot point and we will be fine. But since I am pessimistic I am basing all of this on him being suspended 4 games at some point this season. If that happens, we are fucked.

I don't remember reading that in the article.

Where was it mentioned?

KChiefs1 · 05-02-2005, 12:23 PM

Having Surtain, Warfield & Law at CB along with Knight, Wesley & Woods at S would be a killer secondary!

htismaqe · 05-02-2005, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by eazyb81

We could certainly use some more DT depth, but aren't you worried at all about the assumed 4 game suspension for Warfield? I don't feel comfortable at all with McCleon, Bartee, Battle, etc. being a starter at all, even if it is just 4 games. Surtain will shut down one side of the field, but the opposing team will pick on the other CB all day. Do we just pray that our offense is on fire each of those games?

We put all of our eggs in the Surtain basket, for better or worse.

With Surtain shutting down one side, we can roll safety coverage to double whoever is on the other side. We can survive 4 games.

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TRR The Priest and I Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: CO Casino cash: $9870185	It would be ideal to sign him to a 1 year deal. However, I can see Pitt or the Colts giving Law a 3 year contract based on incentives. One thing is for sure, Ty Law won't be getting a big contract this offseason.
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Gravedigger Plays to win the game! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lees Summit Casino cash: $7133101	It would be sweet but if you look at the column all of the quotes are from his agent... now I think agents are full of shit but yeah if it was a one year deal since we still need depth at corner I think it would be possible.
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