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ESPN insider names Texans LT Laremy Tunsil as Chiefs trade target (https://chiefsplanet.com/BB/showthread.php?t=347950)

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Originally Posted by O.city (Post 16851755)

I just don't see that as something that will ever happen, the set up of the league won't really allow it. Thuney is about aged out, you need a RT and a LT etc.

I'd shoot for more "2 years and we'll see"

I think we really just need to keep Trey/Creed

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Originally Posted by CupidStunt (Post 16851747)

I agree. Tunsil is a genuinely elite player, brutally underrated due to being in Houston, with no red flags (like Ramsey with age). He isn't quite Trent Williams due to TW's super-elite run-blocking, but at the same time TW gets a lot of hype for being on a successful, winning team. It isn't Tunsil's fault he plays for a trainwreck offense and franchise. If he'd been in KC the past couple years, everyone and their dog would widely hype him up as the top 3 LT he is.

That's all why I still just don't see why Houston would do it. Especially drafting apparently a 5'10, 190lb QB in a few weeks. They're not cap stretched AFAIK. They're not JUST entering a rebuild, where it's time to sell off; they're in theory coming out of it in a year or so, with an exciting new HC, young QB and presumably adding more playmakers around him. In other words, the perfect situation for Tunsil to be there and play a huge part in all that.

It's an absolute slam-dunk no-brainer move if it's on the table. The position, the role in the offense, the money makes sense, and he's a genuinely elite player. He's not Orlando Brown. This would be such a W, but there's no way. I refuse to get my hopes up.

Exactly. The only way I see it happening would be Tunsil forcing his way out and I don't recall anything that would make me think that's going to happen.

Tunsil being a top end pass blocker is about the only positive thing to happen from the BoB moves of doom. They should cling onto it for dear life.

You'd need him to not want to sign a deal there. I also don't know that a rebuilding team needs to have a "highest paid player at his position" on their roster, but it's at LT so I would probably do it.

You need pieces to help protect your rookie QB. Some weapons to throw to, a running game and a good blindside protector.

Even if they can't lock him in to a new long term deal, it's best to keep him one more year to protect the big investment at QB.

Maybe Texans aren't planning on a rookie QB.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The Raiders and Texans reportedly are "expected to pursue" Jimmy Garoppolo. The Jets could get in, too, if/when they ever find out about Aaron Rodgers. <a href="https://t.co/bGbCNpaEVa">https://t.co/bGbCNpaEVa</a></p>— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) <a href="https://twitter.com/ProFootballTalk/status/1635307589763489794?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 13, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

They're 100% drafting a QB at 2 even if they sign Jimmy G.

I think Jimmy G is going to be a Raider though.

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Originally Posted by BryanBusby (Post 16851775)

If you want to get max return, you'd trade him this offseason. I'd think it's either that or extend.

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Originally Posted by staylor26 (Post 16851782)

They're 100% drafting a QB at 2 even if they sign Jimmy G.

I think Jimmy G is going to be a Raider though.

This.

Signing Jimmy G doesn't mean they aren't taking a QB at #2. Just means they don't expect him to start that first year.

Remember when Andy and Co got here. They tagged Albert, drafted Fisher.

Now, Tunsil is worlds better than ALbert obviously, but never underestimate "starting over".

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Originally Posted by O.city (Post 16851785)

If you want to get max return, you'd trade him this offseason. I'd think it's either that or extend.

I don't think you get it. Why should they give a shit about landing pick #31 when they have the next decade plus, the #2 overall pick and tens of millions riding on a QB they draft working out?

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Originally Posted by O.city (Post 16851792)

Remember when Andy and Co got here. They tagged Albert, drafted Fisher.

Now, Tunsil is worlds better than ALbert obviously, but never underestimate "starting over".

They drafted Fisher because there was no QB.

Starting over might still be a possibility. They could draft LT at 12. Still very, very dumb IMO. Tunsil is THAT good. He isn't some fringe guy, like Albert was or OBJ. You keep guys like that IMO.

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Originally Posted by BryanBusby (Post 16851800)

I don't think you get it. Why should they give a shit about landing pick #31 when they have the next decade plus, the #2 overall pick and tens of millions riding on a QB they draft working out?

He's going into the last year of his deal. It would all come down to whether they think they can sign him or not.

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Originally Posted by O.city (Post 16851812)

He's going into the last year of his deal. It would all come down to whether they think they can sign him or not.

You're twisting yourself in knots to believe this into existence.

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Originally Posted by CupidStunt (Post 16851809)

And they will, to protect their new franchise QB that they get this year or next.

So that's Mcdaniels' big move huh.

Jimmy G.

They'll be fighting Denver for table scraps this year