ILChief
01-21-2019, 09:20 AM
Here is the list of all upcoming Chiefs unrestricted free agents via sportrac. We have some ERFA/RFAs like Butker and Lucas that I assume will be back. Age in parenthesis
Allen Bailey (30) - There was thought we might cut him before this year to save cap space. Will probably have interest from other teams and we need to overhaul the defense. I doubt he's back unless it's short term and cheap, which I doubt happens
Demetrius Harris (28) - I'd let him walk and look for a second tight end to complement Kelce in the mid rounds of the draft or mid-tier free agent. Doesn't make that many plays and has some bad drops.
Dee Ford (28) - Last night's offsides not withstanding, had a monster year. But it was his contract year and he's never approached that level before. Has an injury history as well. I'd be leary of a long term mega deal. Franchise him and see if he can repeat.
Anthony Sherman (30) - The fullback position is a dinosaur, so I can't imagine him getting a ton of offers. Bring him back if it's cheap.
Spencer Ware (27) - The emergence of Damien Williams and his extension makes Ware's return unlikely unless it's for minimal money. Even then, this could be a late round draft position
Mitch Morse (27) - He's young and pretty good, but he has horrible concussion history. Signing Erving and Reiter seem to indicate to me that he's not in our long term plans. Young and talented enough to draw interest on the market, I don't think KC will invest that much in him given his concussions and cheaper alternatives. We really didn't see any dropoff while he was out
Jeff Allen (29) - He seems to love KC and won't get much attention from other teams seeing as he was sitting at home when we signed him in the middle of the season. I think he comes back on a cheap deal. Good depth that can fill in and start 3 or 4 games with minimal dropoff.
Chris Conley (26) - I had high hopes when we drafted him, but it's never really panned out. He's had a few good games but they are few and far between. Has had some costly fumbles as well. With Mahomes, we could draft a mid round WR and get the same production for less $.
Steven Nelson (26) - This one is the one I'm the most torn on. He's young. All the analytics/metrics say he's good. But you see him get beaten/flagged a lot this year. Sutton seems to never give his corners safety help so he's put in bad situations against really good receivers. He's not all pro level, but we don't have much at CB. If we get a new defensive coordinator, I'd like to bring him back. But if God forbid Bob is back, I think let him walk as I don't like the fit in Bob's "scheme".
D'Anthony Thomas (26) - Honestly, I forgot he was still a Chief. Surprised he's that young as it seems like he's been here forever. Has value on special teams and some gimmick offensive plays. I'm fine bringing him back cheap, but wouldn't invest much
Jordan Devey (31) - Opposite of DAT in that I didn't realize he was this old. He's an OK backup but wouldn't invest more than the minimum
Orlando Scandrick (32)/Frank Zombo (32)/Charcandrick West (28)/Kelvin Benjamin (28) - I wouldn't bring any of these back. But they love Zombo so it wouldn't surprise me if they keep him.
2020 Free agents of note that may factor in keeping any of the above:
-Tyreek Hill and Chris Jones: keep at all cost. extend now if possible
-Kendall Fuller and Demarcus Robinson: would like to keep, but probably can wait to re-sign until nex year
Keep in mind Mahomes $200 million deal coming up after next season, so getting Jones/Hill locked up now is very important
Allen Bailey (30) - There was thought we might cut him before this year to save cap space. Will probably have interest from other teams and we need to overhaul the defense. I doubt he's back unless it's short term and cheap, which I doubt happens
Demetrius Harris (28) - I'd let him walk and look for a second tight end to complement Kelce in the mid rounds of the draft or mid-tier free agent. Doesn't make that many plays and has some bad drops.
Dee Ford (28) - Last night's offsides not withstanding, had a monster year. But it was his contract year and he's never approached that level before. Has an injury history as well. I'd be leary of a long term mega deal. Franchise him and see if he can repeat.
Anthony Sherman (30) - The fullback position is a dinosaur, so I can't imagine him getting a ton of offers. Bring him back if it's cheap.
Spencer Ware (27) - The emergence of Damien Williams and his extension makes Ware's return unlikely unless it's for minimal money. Even then, this could be a late round draft position
Mitch Morse (27) - He's young and pretty good, but he has horrible concussion history. Signing Erving and Reiter seem to indicate to me that he's not in our long term plans. Young and talented enough to draw interest on the market, I don't think KC will invest that much in him given his concussions and cheaper alternatives. We really didn't see any dropoff while he was out
Jeff Allen (29) - He seems to love KC and won't get much attention from other teams seeing as he was sitting at home when we signed him in the middle of the season. I think he comes back on a cheap deal. Good depth that can fill in and start 3 or 4 games with minimal dropoff.
Chris Conley (26) - I had high hopes when we drafted him, but it's never really panned out. He's had a few good games but they are few and far between. Has had some costly fumbles as well. With Mahomes, we could draft a mid round WR and get the same production for less $.
Steven Nelson (26) - This one is the one I'm the most torn on. He's young. All the analytics/metrics say he's good. But you see him get beaten/flagged a lot this year. Sutton seems to never give his corners safety help so he's put in bad situations against really good receivers. He's not all pro level, but we don't have much at CB. If we get a new defensive coordinator, I'd like to bring him back. But if God forbid Bob is back, I think let him walk as I don't like the fit in Bob's "scheme".
D'Anthony Thomas (26) - Honestly, I forgot he was still a Chief. Surprised he's that young as it seems like he's been here forever. Has value on special teams and some gimmick offensive plays. I'm fine bringing him back cheap, but wouldn't invest much
Jordan Devey (31) - Opposite of DAT in that I didn't realize he was this old. He's an OK backup but wouldn't invest more than the minimum
Orlando Scandrick (32)/Frank Zombo (32)/Charcandrick West (28)/Kelvin Benjamin (28) - I wouldn't bring any of these back. But they love Zombo so it wouldn't surprise me if they keep him.
2020 Free agents of note that may factor in keeping any of the above:
-Tyreek Hill and Chris Jones: keep at all cost. extend now if possible
-Kendall Fuller and Demarcus Robinson: would like to keep, but probably can wait to re-sign until nex year
Keep in mind Mahomes $200 million deal coming up after next season, so getting Jones/Hill locked up now is very important