Originally Posted by BigCatDaddy (Post 14223989)

Has anyone mentioned that Frank and Mack have similar numbers over the past 3 years?

Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501 (Post 14223993)

Also, the Chiefs are now toeing the line between whether we're going to be a balanced team or an offense powerhouse. We're putting a LOT of faith in Spags to turn this defense around. Because with a trade like this and all the money we've spent on D this offseason, our defense better not be average. It better be really, really good. If Spags turns out to be just an average DC, I'd rather give him a lot of decent players instead of huge investments in a few superstars. This offseason it looks like we'll spend, what, over $65-70M on defense?

Originally Posted by staylor26 (Post 14223986)

Why are some of you talking like we’re not going to have any draft picks for the next two years?

We still have 3 picks in the first 3 rounds for the next two drafts.

Originally Posted by Mecca (Post 14223976)

Yea cause they'll give up more than we did......if you don't like the trade it really has nothing to do with anything other than the money. Or just wanting to draft a guy instead.

Originally Posted by Mecca (Post 14223998)

Ah so you are into the Jag approach, you should ask Aaron Rodgers or Drew Brees how they feel about that.

Originally Posted by FAX (Post 14223818)

A bolded truth.

Been there. Done that. We've had probably 70% of our defensive cap allocation tied up in two washed-up vets for a couple of years. (I don't know the actual percentage ... that's just a wild guess.) And when those guys are not impacting (or even playing), the drop-off to the second tier was Thelma & Louise highlight level.

That's not how you maintain a consistently winning franchise in my worldview.

But, it's also worth remembering that we've experienced a dramatic overhaul of the defensive coaching staff. That's a change that fosters a sense of encouragement and hope. Sadly, I fear that Sutton confused bag-o-dicks with impending victory.

FAX

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins (Post 14224000)

You could have signed a slightly inferior player in FA (Flowers) and kept the first and 2020 second while saving money.

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins (Post 14224000)

You could have signed a slightly inferior player in FA (Flowers) and kept the first and 2020 second while saving money.

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins (Post 14224000)

You could have signed a slightly inferior player in FA (Flowers) and kept the first and 2020 second while saving money.

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins (Post 14224000)

You could have signed a slightly inferior player in FA (Flowers) and kept the first and 2020 second while saving money.

Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501 (Post 14224002)

I don't know. It depends on how good Spags really is. If he turns out to be just average, which his history calls into question... I'd rather surround Mahomes with great offense weapons and use the draft to make our D just good enough.

Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501 (Post 14223983)

A bit of an oversimplification. It's not whether anyone wants Clark and a first round pick. It's that we could have had a first and second round pick + $20m to spend elsewhere (since we seem intent on spending aggressively, which I love). People keep saying our first round pick needs to be a home run. It doesn't. Quality depth is huge especially with how much money we will have sunk into superstars. I think the question most people are asking is, why didn't we instead make a serious run at a guy like Landon Collins where we could have saved the pick? Why does it seem like the Chiefs constantly miss free agents and instead overpay in trades?

I've made peace with the trade because we have a badass mofo now on defense. But a few years from now when we have holes all over the team and no money to spend, that 1 or 2 average players will have come in handy.