Christmas Eve Mock

[Chargem]

I thought I would mix things up a bit and take a slightly different approach to fixing the defense than what I have seen in other mocks, enjoy.

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Chiefs fall short of the Superbowl due to terrible defense, Bob Sutton is tragically hit by a falling piano and dies. Chiefs appoint a new DC who transitions the team to a 4-3.

Berry plays well until the end of the season and has offseason surgery on his Haglund.

Extensions/Restructures/Trades/Cuts

Tyreek Hill – 5 years, $95m ($6.1m cap hit in 2019)
Chris Jones – 5 years, $81m ($6m cap hit in 2019)

Figures shamelessly stolen from a KCCrow mock.

Berry – Restructured to free up $6m of cap space in 2019

Cuts - Sorensen

Tenders & Re-Signings

Tenders – Ellis, Kemp, Hamilton, Butker, Lucas

Re-signings

Anthony Sherman – 2019 cap hit $2m
Damien Williams - 2019 cap hit $1.5m
Jordan Devey & Jeff Allen – Vet min
De’Anthony Thomas - 2019 cap hit $1.5m
Kelvin Benjamin – 1 year incentive laden deal, base salary $3m

Free Agent Signings

DE Trey Flowers – 5 years $75m ($12m 2019 cap hit)
LB Manti Te’o – 2 years $6m ($3m 2019 cap hit)
CB Rashaan Melvin – 2 years $9m ($4m 2019 cap hit)
FS Tre Boston – 2 years $10m ($4.5m 2019 cap hit)

Draft picks:
1. DT Christian Wilkins, Clemson
2. CB Kendall Sheffield, Ohio State
2. FS Juan Thornhill, Virginia
3. RB Alex Barnes, K State
5. LB Ulysees Gilbert III, Akron
6. OT Ului Lapuaho, BYU
7. TE Daniel Imatorbhebhe, USC

Roster:
QB: Mahomes, Henne, Litton
RB: Williams, Williams, Barnes
FB: Sherman
WR: Hill, Watkins, Benjamin, Robinson, Thomas, Pringle, Kemp
TE: Kelce, Ellis, Imatorbhebhe
T: Fisher, Schwartz, Lapuaho
G: LDT, Erving, Wylie, McKenzie, Allen
C: Reiter, Devey, Murray
DE: Houston, Flowers, Speaks, Kpassagnon
DT: Jones, Wilkins, Nnadi, Williams, Hamilton
LB: Hitchens, T’eo, O'Daniel, Ragland, Niemann, Gilbert
CB: Fuller, Melvin, Sheffield, Smith, Ward
S: Berry, Boston, Thornhill, Watts, Lucas, Murray
K: Butker
P: Colquitt
LS: Winchester

[pugsnotdrugs19]

I was a fan after the Sutton part

[BryanBusby]

I don't see the point in Wilkins if they are going to a 4 man front. I think Nnadi would be fine as a 2 tech.

[Chargem]

I don't see the point in Wilkins if they are going to a 4 man front. I think Nnadi would be fine as a 2 tech.

I agree Nnadi would be serviceable in a 4 man front, but I really like the idea of an even 4-3 base with no nose tackle and more pass rush ability, the way the league has looked this year.

[BryanBusby]

I agree Nnadi would be serviceable in a 4 man front, but I really like the idea of an even 4-3 base with no nose tackle and more pass rush ability, the way the league has looked this year.
Your top pick is pretty puzzling than.

[Tribal Warfare]

I don't see the point in Wilkins if they are going to a 4 man front. I think Nnadi would be fine as a 2 tech.

Xavier Williams has been a complete shitshow.

[kccrow]

Not a fan of Wilkins in the 1st. Not with the needs on the back end. I think there will be some steals along the DI in the 2nd and 3rd with the depth of the class as well. Nnadi is a fine NT in either scheme. I think you can rotate Speaks there on passing downs and bring in a faster DE the way you have things set up.

I don't see New England letting Flowers walk, and to top it off I wouldn't advocate spending that kind of capital on a guy that isn't a 10 sack per type. He gets decent pressure and he's one hell of a run stopper, but I think you can get that out of the draft and quite possibly out of Speaks if he were playing with his hand in the dirt like in college.

I'm not so sure Sheffield will declare. Right now he's probably a 3rd to 4th round guy. If he stays, and really improves, he could be a 1st rounder in 2020. I'm an OSU fan and I don't think I could take Sheffield that high at this point.

I'm really starting to be of the opinion that Thornhill is going to be the 2nd safety off the board and he's the top FS in the draft. I have 1. Thompson 2. Thornhill 3. Abram at this point and then kind of a significant drop. I don't think Thornhill makes it out of the top 10 picks of the 2nd round, but you never know. I thought the same of Bates last year.

[kccrow]

I will add that I do really like Chauncey Gardner Jr as well. Hell of a solid player, so might move the drop to after him.

[pugsnotdrugs19]

I want to see this team aggressively attack cornerbacks in the draft. If we’re gonna score a ton of points and have to deal with tons of passing attempts from teams trying to catch up, we need to find some fuckers with some ball skills.

Please, no MP references.

[Tribal Warfare]

I want to see this team aggressively attack cornerbacks in the draft. If we’re gonna score a ton of points and have to deal with tons of passing attempts from teams trying to catch up, we need to find some fuckers with some ball skills.

Please, no MP references.

If talent is there even character guys, I'm all for drafting players who can help the team or ascend to being elite like Tyreek.

[Chargem]

My first go at this by the way, so thanks for the responses.

I agree it makes far more sense to attack the back end aggressively, I would much rather see the Chiefs get Earl Thomas and a 1st round corner than what I propose above - I just wanted to mix it up rather than do another ET mock.

[Chief Northman]

I’m just listing a 5 round mock here:

Rd 1 - Mack Wilson - LB, Alabama (trade up 6-7 spots using 3rd rounder)
- Chiefs convert to a 4-3 and Wilson becomes a new defensive leader. Flanked by O’Daniel and Hitchens, the linebacking core is solidified and Wilson boosts the coverage ability and physical edge this team has lacked for some time.

Rd 2 - Taylor Rapp - S, Washington
- Rapp is a versatile, savvy player that plays well off the ball. He has decent range and enough athleticism to patrol the deep middle, but can make plays attacking the backfield and matching up in coverage.

Rd 2 - Kristian Fulton - CB, LSU
- Fulton is often overlooked because Greedy Williams garners most of the hype out of LSU, but Fulton would be a #1 corner on most teams. Competitor with superb man coverage skills. Great coverage technique and excellent ball skills. He is a good tackler who plays disciplined football in pursuit.

Rd 5 - Mike Weber - RB, Ohio State
- Productive runner with great balance and vision. Weber can play through contact and has great agility. Runs compact with toughness and burst. May need to work on his pass catching game, but he is not inept regarding this part of the game.

[pugsnotdrugs19]

**** I’d love Mack Wilson.

But he’s the new age NFL ILB. So idk if he makes it too far down the draft board.

[BryanBusby]

It's really hard to get behind any mock that doesn't have CB as the priority.

[pugsnotdrugs19]

It's really hard to get behind any mock that doesn't have CB as the priority.

The way I see it, it could be either CB or ILB.

Inside backer has actually been our weakest position this season, and if we could halfway right the wrong that was the Hitchens contract by drafting a young cheap stud, let’s do that.

[BryanBusby]

There is no and/or. It's Corner and I think that's it.

Scandrick and Nelson are FA's in the Spring. No way is Nelson worth the contract he'll get and Scandrick needs to just go.

Fuller needs to stay inside, so they need to find 2 starting corners. If you're not going to make Corner your number one pick than well enjoy seeing teams pass allover again.

[pugsnotdrugs19]

There is no and/or. It's Corner and I think that's it.

Scandrick and Nelson are FA's in the Spring. No way is Nelson worth the contract he'll get and Scandrick needs to just go.

Fuller needs to stay inside, so they need to find 2 starting corners. If you're not going to make Corner your number one pick than well enjoy seeing teams pass allover again.

Well perhaps but who is to say that they won’t sign a couple of corners who can start as insurance? There is zero chance Veach enters the draft knowing that he HAS to get 2 corners. It’s not his style.

I think he loves to have flexibility and options. I want a corner in the first two days of the draft, maybe multiple. But I don’t expect the depth to be near as thin come draft day as it is currently.

[BryanBusby]

Well perhaps but who is to say that they won’t sign a couple of corners who can start as insurance? There is zero chance Veach enters the draft knowing that he HAS to get 2 corners. It’s not his style.

I think he loves to have flexibility and options. I want a corner in the first two days of the draft, maybe multiple. But I don’t expect the depth to be near as thin come draft day as it is currently.
Than I hope he enjoys fielding the 32nd ranked Defense again. The FA class is garbo.

[pugsnotdrugs19]

Than I hope he enjoys fielding the 32nd ranked Defense again. The FA class is garbo.

It doesn’t have any superstars in it, but that’s not the type of player we’d likely be signing anyways in all likelihood. But just looking at names, there are some options there that would almost certainly be upgrades to what we’ve had this season.

Sounds like we’re damned either way because the ILBs on the roster suck just as bad or worse than the corners.

[Chief Northman]

If you can nab one of White or Wilson at LB, you are talking Kuechly/Jaylon Smith type talent. You build defenses around these guys.

Greedy Williams and Byron Murphy will be long gone and are really the only two elite corners in this draft, with maybe an undersized Kris Boyd getting consideration. After that you can get good to great corners, but not “elite” players like the two linebackers.

[ntexascardfan]

If you can nab one of White or Wilson at LB, you are talking Kuechly/Jaylon Smith type talent. You build defenses around these guys.

Greedy Williams and Byron Murphy will be long gone and are really the only two elite corners in this draft, with maybe an undersized Kris Boyd getting consideration. After that you can get good to great corners, but not “elite” players like the two linebackers.

We can probably get Boyd on day three. Scouts aren't particularly in love with his game atm. I'm a Longhorn fan and have watched every game this season, he hasn't held up well against elite WR competition in the Big XII. Here is what an agent said about him a few weeks back.

"It is "idiotic" that CB Kris Boyd has been invited to the Senior Bowl, but, has yet to accept the invitation. This agent is not going after Boyd (did not specify why), but has done work on him and says that he is not a player with high enough draft stock to forego such an opportunity. He said that maybe he already has an agent in mind to sign with who is giving him awful advice, or maybe he is just waiting to sign with an agent before officially accepting the offer, so as not commit to anything he'll have to back out of later.

The fact is, though, he is not seen as an elite prospect at this time and could really help himself with a good week in Mobile. He needs to accept the invitation before new Senior Bowl director Jim Nagy gives his spot to someone else. Boyd should feel like he has a lot to prove after a very disappointing end to his senior season at Texas based on bad individual performances in high-visibility matchups. Here's hoping he accepts the offer any day now, and will be joining teammate Charles Omenihu for the showcase of a lifetime in front of literally every important NFL decision-maker."

[BryanBusby]

It doesn’t have any superstars in it, but that’s not the type of player we’d likely be signing anyways in all likelihood. But just looking at names, there are some options there that would almost certainly be upgrades to what we’ve had this season.

Sounds like we’re damned either way because the ILBs on the roster suck just as bad or worse than the corners.
I think you can possibly find a decent #2 corner option in FA, but we'll have to rely on the draft to find a #1.

This isn't a balls deep corner draft, so I don't see finding one in the mid round range. I think you've got to burn a 1 to land a #1 corner.

There are some trade options (imo) and Day 2 possibilities to address ILB, which I think they're only going to draft for one slot. Hitchens isn't going anywhere for awhile.

[O.city]

I think you can possibly find a decent #2 corner option in FA, but we'll have to rely on the draft to find a #1.

This isn't a balls deep corner draft, so I don't see finding one in the mid round range. I think you've got to burn a 1 to land a #1 corner.

There are some trade options (imo) and Day 2 possibilities to address ILB, which I think they're only going to draft for one slot. Hitchens isn't going anywhere for awhile.

I'd send our first to the Jags for Ramsey if they'd do it.

[BryanBusby]

I'd send our first to the Jags for Ramsey if they'd do it.
I think it would take more than a 1 to get him.

[O.city]

I think it would take more than a 1 to get him.

Both of our 2nds

I dunno though, maybe something similar to the PEters deal if they're ready to just move on.

[Chris Meck]

with 4 picks in the first 3 rounds, I really want to keep them all.

[kccrow]

You might be able to get Bouye from the Jags for a 2nd and something else, similar to the Peters deal, but I can't fathom any reason they'd let Ramsey go while he's still on his rookie deal.

[O.city]

You might be able to get Bouye from the Jags for a 2nd and something else, similar to the Peters deal, but I can't fathom any reason they'd let Ramsey go while he's still on his rookie deal.

If they aren't going to sign Ramsey to a long term deal and he's a headache, same as the Peters situation.

[RunKC]

There is no and/or. It's Corner and I think that's it.

Scandrick and Nelson are FA's in the Spring. No way is Nelson worth the contract he'll get and Scandrick needs to just go.

Fuller needs to stay inside, so they need to find 2 starting corners. If you're not going to make Corner your number one pick than well enjoy seeing teams pass allover again.

Yeah I agree. It’s a passing league.

I like Fuller, but we need a bigger corner to be able to battle real WR’s. It was pitiful seeing Nelson get his shit kicked in by Mike Williams over and over.

I think you can find an ILB after the first rd. I’d look for a player with the measurables.

6’3”, around 240, 40 time in the 4.6 range and a 3 cone below 7 (ideally).

Lot of quality ILB’s that are in that range that were picked after round 1. Zach Cunningham, Alex Anzalone, Gerard Avery.

But yeah I think CB is where we need to start.

[kccrow]

If they aren't going to sign Ramsey to a long term deal and he's a headache, same as the Peters situation.

True, but I have no indication that he's a headache. Peters was and is an obvious problem child and it was no secret to anyone throughout his career in college and the pros that he was an issue for coaches. I haven't heard the same about Ramsey. Ramsey runs his mouth a lot, taunting other players, but I haven't heard rumblings about issues with coaches or teammates. I'd sure appreciate being pointed to anything stating that he is if it exists.

[kccrow]

Yeah I agree. It’s a passing league.

I like Fuller, but we need a bigger corner to be able to battle real WR’s. It was pitiful seeing Nelson get his shit kicked in by Mike Williams over and over.

I think you can find an ILB after the first rd. I’d look for a player with the measurables.

6’3”, around 240, 40 time in the 4.6 range and a 3 cone below 7 (ideally).

Lot of quality ILB’s that are in that range that were picked after round 1. Zach Cunningham, Alex Anzalone, Gerard Avery.

But yeah I think CB is where we need to start.


No linebackers anywhere near the pedigree of White or Wilson, but you have some guys that could end up decent given time. Germaine Pratt from NC State is still a work in progress as a linebacker (converted safety) but has the measurements. I like that Ryan Connelly kid from Wisconsin. Joe Bachie from Michigan State if he ends up in the mix. I like Bobby Okereke from Stanford, but I want to see him in coverage at the Senior Bowl. Same goes for Khalil Hodge from Buffalo. Troy Dye from Oregon, if he declares, is great in coverage but I don't think he has enough against the run.

There will be some veteran options in FA for CBs that would allow you to develop a 2nd round CB as well so I'm not convinced it's a "must go round 1" situation there either. I think it's a "must draft a CB" situation but how dire that need is depends upon moves made leading up to the draft.

[The Franchise]

I'd definitely flip a 2nd for Bouye.

[pugsnotdrugs19]

A Bouye trade is a wet dream for me right now. I don’t think they’re getting rid of Ramsey so I’m not even thinking about that yet.

But Bouye is fucking legit and could come in here and pair with Fuller to make a very reliable duo. Then I’d draft a kid too.

Idk, it’s easy to say that we just have to make good picks to get better and stay good, and that’s true, but this is yet another year that KC will be picking toward the end of each round. It’s tough as fuck to find blue chippers when you aren’t in the top 10-15. Even top 5 usually.

Veach needs a great draft this year one way or another but I still think the 2018 class has major upside given the picks he had to work with. I hear Dorsey get tons of credit nowadays for picks like Ford and even Fisher considering the weakness of the class, but those guys both looked like total busts for a good while. So I think it’s really unfair when people write off some of the 2018 class as finished products.

Now no GM will ever be perfect, but we know for a fact that Veach has a great scouting track record and he was going to be a future GM for a team eventually, whether in KC or somewhere else, just like Ballard. The guy had heart eyes for Mahomes, Fletcher Cox, D-Jax, Shady McCoy, and probably many others that I’m either forgetting or we just haven’t heard about... so I’ve got confidence that he’s going to get this thing going in the right direction fast with some solid moves, especially if we can turn over the defensive coaching staff.

[kccrow]

The more I look at Jacksonville's cap situation, the less and less I think a good player of value to the Chiefs will be on the market. They are only about $100k over the cap. Here's what I see:

Jacksonville tradeable/cuttable players to free up space.

QB (27) Blake Bortles 4.50 (16.50 dead)
73.5% plays, 12 g, 60.8% comp 2,611 yds, 13 td, 10 int, 54 car, 350 yds, 1 td
CB (27) A.J. Bouye 9.50 (6.00 dead)
87.4% plays, 13 g, 54 tkl, 1 int, 8 pd
DT (28) Malik Jackson 11.00 (4.00 dead)
63.5% plays, 15 g, 28 tkl, 2 sk, 10 QB hits, 6 tfl
DE (32) Calais Campbell 9.50 (5.00 Dead)
79.8% plays, 15 g, 65 tkl, 9 sk, 20 qb hits, 19 tfl
DT (28) Marcell Dareus 10.58 (0.00 dead)
54.9% plays, 14 g, 31 tkl, 1 sk, 2 qb hits, 2 tfl
S (28) Tashaun Gibson 7.45 (1.60 dead)
98.1% plays, 15 g, 53 tkl, 1 int, 7 pd
TE (26) Austin Seferian-Jenkins 4.75 (1.85 dead)
22.3% plays, 5 g, 11 rec, 90 yds, 1 td
RT (32) Jeremy Parnell 6.00 (0.00 dead)
87.5% plays, 13 g
OC (26) Brandon Linder 6.00 (0.00 dead) signed through 2022
51.2% plays, 9 g
RB (27) Carlos Hyde 4.75 (0.00 dead)
33.6% plays, 13 g, 162 car, 558 yds, 5 td, 8 rec, 27 yds
DT (27) Abry Jones 4.00 (0.00 dead)
47.4% plays, 14 g, 23 tkl, 1 sk, 2 qb hits, 5 tfl
OLB (28) Lerentee McCray 2.25 (0.62 dead)
9.8% plays (60.5% st), 12 g, 7 tkl, 1 sk, 2 qb hits, 1 tfl
S (29) Cody Davis 1.75 (0.87 dead)
3.2% plays (79.3% st), 15 g, 8 tkl


I look at this list and I think they do the following cuts:

RB Carlos Hyde - they really don't need him and he's mostly a backup runner. Even they Yeldon is a FA in 2019, they should retool the stable for less money behind Fournette.
TE Austin Seferian-Jenkins - Hasn't proven to be starting caliber and is always hurt. I think this one is a guarantee.
DT Marcell Dareus - They pretty much have to let one of their 3 high-priced lineman go. Abry Jones is much cheaper and just as effective and getting another NT on the cheap is easy. They drafted Taven Bryan in round 1 last year so Malik could be sent packing, but I don't see them giving up the player with more dead money.
That frees up 20.08m with 1.85 dead. That puts them approximately 19.98 under the cap, which is plenty of space to sign their draft class and sign a couple free agents.

[pugsnotdrugs19]

Alright Crow, tell me what you see with KC in the future with the cap based on kinda what you just did for Jacksonville there.

I peeked at the cap numbers, and it looks to me like there aren’t many moveable contracts at all for 2019 on the roster that would save much cap space at all. However, it looks like a ton of big contracts become expendable once 2020 rolls around where KC could see some serious cap space open up with just a few cuts/trades. And won’t that be right on cue with Hill and Jones set to break the bank just before Mahomes does as well.

I haven’t looked too deeply but it appears to me that even though we aren’t absolutely flush with 2019 cap space, we are still in great position to make a big addition or two this offseason because of how much money can be created with 2020 releases.

[kccrow]

Alright Crow, tell me what you see with KC in the future with the cap based on kinda what you just did for Jacksonville there.

I peeked at the cap numbers, and it looks to me like there aren’t many moveable contracts at all for 2019 on the roster that would save much cap space at all. However, it looks like a ton of big contracts become expendable once 2020 rolls around where KC could see some serious cap space open up with just a few cuts/trades. And won’t that be right on cue with Hill and Jones set to break the bank just before Mahomes does as well.

I haven’t looked too deeply but it appears to me that even though we aren’t absolutely flush with 2019 cap space, we are still in great position to make a big addition or two this offseason because of how much money can be created with 2020 releases.

Nothing to note that probably hasn't been hashed out:
2019
OLB J. Houston 14.00 (7.10 dead) OR 17.50 (3.55 dead) as June 1
SS E. Berry 1.55 (14.95 dead) OR 7.55 (8.95 dead) as June 1
OT M. Schwartz 5.20 (2.80 dead)
SS D. Sorensen 2.69 (2.00 dead)
DT X. Williams 2.56 (0.87 dead)
LB R. Ragland 1.25 (0.00 dead)

2020
WR S. Watkins 14.00 (7.00 dead) OR 17.50 (3.50 dead) as June 1
LB J. Houston 17.50 (1.50 dead)
SS E. Berry 5.50 (8.00 dead) OR 9.50 (4.00 dead) as June 1
OT E. Fisher 9.50 (2.55 dead)
OT M. Schwartz 6.60 (1.40 dead)
TE T. Kelce 6.53 (3.94 dead)
SS D. Sorensen 3.75 (1.00 dead)
OT C. Erving 3.25 (1.43 dead)
DE T. Kpassagnon 1.05 (0.32 dead)
OG L. Duvernay-Tardif 5.00 (4.00 dead)

Edit: It's not at all advantageous to cut Watkins in 2019 because he has $8.2 of his salary guaranteed. I mean you'd have cut him as a June 1 just to have 15.2 in dead money to save 3.9 million and still be on the hook for 7.0 dead in 2020.

[kccrow]

To add pugs... It doesn't really matter which year you ditch Houston all that much. If he's tradeable, trade him is my opinion there. You can't really trade Berry and I'm not sure anyone would trade for him. If you want to get rid of him, it's pretty much a June 1 cut.

Sorenson, Williams, and Ragland are all easy cuts if you want to get rid of them. Hell, Sorenson isn't a bad cut as a June 1 either.

You're not cutting Schwartz, Fisher, Kelce, or Tardif but I listed them here anyhow just in case. Tardif isn't even a realistic trade option given the cap implications, despite Direkshun's insistence that we do so. You're basically eating 8 million in space in 2019 with 0 space gained just to gain a draft pick. It's silly.

If the Chiefs do anything in 2019 with contracts, Watkins is pretty much a must cut. I could see him getting a June 1 designation next year. If Kpass is still a bust, he could get his walking papers too. If nothing happens with Houston or Berry in 2019, it just becomes more advantageous in 2020. Not alot of excitement. :D

[pugsnotdrugs19]

Based on all of that, the only two players I for sure move on from are Sorensen and Ragland. They just aren’t good enough to warrant keeping. Less about cap space than just the quality of the player there IMO.

I don’t see them getting rid of Berry yet just because it’s so damn difficult to do it with any financial upside. Then again, if that heel is going to continue to be a problem and they aren’t fixing it, the June 1 option looks alright.

Houston is the big ? for 2019 as well as Ford because I don’t see KC getting rid of both this year. I’d let them play for their salaries here in the next month. Prove their worth when it matters most.

I’m keeping Watkins in ‘19 just because of how lethal the offense can be if the full set of playmakers are available. Then I think you absolutely cut him in 2020 for the extra $14M.

We’ve got some trash contracts on the books right now but I am excited to see where this thing can go in the next couple years. If we’re being honest, we’ve more or less wasted a ton of cap dollars this year on guys who are not earning their checks, and yet here we are on the verge of 12-4 and the #1 seed in all likelihood. So imagine if that situation gets better.

[RunKC]

I’d keep Ragland for one more year. He is still on his rookie deal another season and can at worst be a backup. He’s solid depth if he can lose weight and try to get faster this offseason.

[CupidStunt]

Man, $75 million and a 1st-rounder on our front and we might be even worse than this year with no Ford and Jones changing positions. I don't like the idea of reaching (or overpaying) for need, but we really need to throw a LOT of shit at DB and hope a good bit of it sticks, IMO.

ILB isn't the toughest position to patch over, and we have some bodies up front (whether it's proven players or recent picks or "formerly good" players like Hitchens), but that defensive backfield is a total fucking wasteland with no light at the end of the pitch-black tunnel right now. I've always been a guy who thinks pass-rush, pass-rush, pass-rush, too, but the play of our D this year, with this secondary and in spite of a good pass-rush, has definitely changed my perspective on that.