TEICHER: C Faine, K Brown may visit as soon as today

[BigRock]

http://www.kansascity.com/sports/chi...ry/510689.html

The whole thing really reads like speculation, but here's hoping it's informed speculation.

Faine, Brown could be on Chiefs’ list

By ADAM TEICHER

The Kansas City Star

The Chiefs have so many items on their offseason to-do list that it could be difficult for them to figure out where to begin.

Fixing their dilapidated offensive line and finding a reliable kicker might be the best places for them to start.

That’s just what the Chiefs might do now that the free-agent market has opened. New Orleans center Jeff Faine and Seattle kicker Josh Brown could be their initial free-agent visitors, perhaps as soon as today.

Faine and Brown are the types of player the Chiefs hope to build around. Each is young, Faine is 26 and Brown 28 and at least in theory have yet to play their best football.

Faine was a starter in the first five seasons of his career, the first three with Cleveland and the last two with the Saints. He was picked by the Browns in the first round of the 2003 draft.

He would replace Casey Wiegmann, the starting center for the last seven seasons. Wiegmann is an unrestricted free agent, and the Chiefs won’t try to re-sign him. Even if the Chiefs sign Faine, they would still have starting positions to fill at right guard and one of the tackle spots.

The Chiefs recently released right guard John Welbourn. They will draft at least one tackle and could move left tackle Damion McIntosh to right guard or right tackle.

Brown, a former Nebraska kicker, made 80 percent of his field-goal attempts over his five NFL seasons, all with the Seahawks. He made 28 of 34, or 82.4 percent, last season.

The Chiefs went through three kickers last season and were near the bottom of the league in field-goal percentage at 70.3. They tried rookie Justin Medlock and Dave Rayner and finally settled on John Carney near season’s end.

Carney made all three of his field-goal attempts but will be 44 in April. He is also an unrestricted free agent.

The Chiefs in January signed kickers Billy Cundiff and Nick Novak. Both have NFL experience.

The Chiefs wouldn’t necessarily be finished in free-agency even if they sign Faine and Brown. But they might choose to wait to fill their other considerable holes until the draft. The Chiefs have 10 picks, including extras in the fifth, sixth and seventh rounds acquired in trades last year.

The Chiefs will be looking for additional offensive linemen as well as cornerbacks and wide receivers. Patrick Surtain, who will be 32 in June, is their only experienced cornerback.

They’ve told last year’s other starter, Ty Law, that he will soon be released. Benny Sapp played a considerable amount in recent seasons but is a free agent, and the Chiefs have made no effort to re-sign him.

Their other cornerbacks — Tyron Brackenridge, Dimitri Patterson, Rashad Barksdale and Chad Johnson — are young and largely untested.

At wide receiver, the Chiefs this week released longtime starter Eddie Kennison. That leaves them with Dwayne Bowe, Jeff Webb and two young players, Bobby Sippio and Maurice Price.

Samie Parker, a former starter, and Eddie Drummond are unrestricted free agents, and the Chiefs have made no attempt to re-sign them.

[BigChiefFan]

Originally Posted by Mecca

That's nuts.......Samuel benefits from playing with the front 7 he does, he's a product of his team..

Clements did his thing on a bad team for the most part...someone is gonna overpay for Samuel and realize he isn't as good as he looked in NE.

Of course he has a great front seven and that improves his game, but to discount him as being some free agent bust, when the games say differently is clouded, IMO.


Just say you don't think the money is spent wisely for Samuels, but please don't discount Samuel's play-he's definitely elite. He'll continue to be so for the next few years, IMO, as well. The Patriots aren't the only team that can run an organization well, so I think it's incredible that so many just brush off AS as some kind of free agent bust. I'm sure Champ Bailey sucks, too. ( I know he was trade, but the point is he changed teams and still remained productive).

[Chiefs Pantalones]

I hope we get Bryant Johnson. That would be swell.

[alanm]

Originally Posted by Mecca

Kris Brown is the Texans kicker....

Also I've heard some talk of the Jets and Lions swapping Rogers for Vilma straight up.

Their both former Huskers so their interchangeable.

[BigChiefFan]

Originally Posted by doomy3

It's not a one for one thing.

You take Samuel.

I will take Bryant Johnson, Faine, and Brown.

We probably have $50 million in cap room right now, we could afford all of them easily and there's no cap next year as of now. For the record, I'm just saying you get what you pay for.

[Mecca]

Originally Posted by BigChiefFan

We probably have $50 million in cap room right now, we could afford all of them easily and there's no cap next year as of now. For the record, I'm just saying you get what you pay for.

The cap room doesn't matter, the Chiefs are already saying they don't have the "cash" to be big players....

They have to sign the #5 pick and the Chiefs aren't a huge spending team that plays in.

[OnTheWarpath15]

Originally Posted by BigChiefFan

We probably have $50 million in cap room right now, we could afford all of them easily and there's no cap next year as of now. For the record, I'm just saying you get what you pay for.

We have $25.8 as of the latest cuts, per NFLN.

It isn't just the cap. You have to have the CASH to pay the bonus. KC isn't going to spend $30-40M in bonuses including Jared Allen's potential deal.

[Mecca]

Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath58

We have $25.8 as of the latest cuts, per NFLN.

It isn't just the cap. You have to have the CASH to pay the bonus. KC isn't going to spend $30-40M in bonuses including Jared Allen's potential deal.

Throw in that #5 pick and you probably just cut more than half of the cash KC was gonna spend this year....


By the way Samuel is in Philly today/tomorrow and it's being widely reported that deal is all but done.

[OnTheWarpath15]

Originally Posted by Mecca

Throw in that #5 pick and you probably just cut more than half of the cash KC was gonna spend this year....


By the way Samuel is in Philly today/tomorrow and it's being widely reported that deal is all but done.

Do you remember what Levi Brown got last year at the 5 slot?

I'm thinking somewhere around $20-25M.

So between that, and a potential deal with Allen that would probably include another $20-25M in guaranteed money.

[Mr. Flopnuts]

I'd be thrilled if we signed Josh Brown. It would solidify that position for a decade. That guy is clutch. He won 4 games for that team in 07. The Hawks wouldn't have made the playoffs without him this year. He was their franchise player this year. I hope it goes down.

[Mecca]

The Arizona Cardinals on Thursday night reached agreement with first-round draft pick Levi Brown, the offensive tackle from Penn State, on a six-year contract, ESPN.com has confirmed.

The contract, negotiated by agent Joel Segal, has a maximum value of $62 million. That is believed to be the most lucrative contract in NFL history for an offensive lineman, although Brown is unlikely to max out the deal by reaching all the incentives.

Brown was the second offensive lineman chosen in the draft. Cleveland selected tackle Joe Thomas as the third pick overall. Thomas has signed a five-year deal reportedly worth $42.5 million, with $22-23 million guaranteed.

Expect the guarantee's to be close to Thomas' deal with the increase every year...

[OnTheWarpath15]

So we'd be looking at (likely) somewhere in the neighborhood of $70M in guaranteed money between LJ, Jared and our R1 pick.

We may be lucky to get both Faine and Brown.

The rest of the signings may be Anthony Alibi-like.

[The Franchise]

Too bad Faine has already signed with the Bucs.

6 years....$44 million dollars.


http://blogs.tampabay.com/bucs/

[OnTheWarpath15]

Originally Posted by pestilenceaf23

Too bad Faine has already signed with the Bucs.

6 years....$44 million dollars.


http://blogs.tampabay.com/bucs/

Please tell me you're kidding.....

[The Franchise]

Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath58

Please tell me you're kidding.....

Unfortunately no. This is what ****ing happens with the Chiefs. They don't act ****ing quick enough on a position of need. It wouldn't have mattered anyways....we would have brought him in and let him leave without a contract.

[Mecca]

They invited him in.....another team offered him a contract.