Asking a question about the only movable piece that could give us cap space to really fill out our roster with the extra cap space.

And watch the first two 3rd down plays of the 4th quarter vs the Bengals. Those two plays were huge in this game. It's not like this guy is irreplacable.

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Well...

A couple of nuggets to digest here.

One, Penning is reportedly getting strong interest from Seattle so he may not even be available at 15.

But, if he is there... I think he'd remind Andy Reid an awful lot of a former FA he signed in Jon Runyan, so there's that.

Then there is the curious issue of the Jets. Obviously, they have Mekhi Becton and I don't think there'd be much discussion if he hadn't been injured last year. He looked just fine at LT in 2020 as a rookie. George Fant played really solid in relief of him last year, so there has been chatter that maybe they'd start Fant at LT and move Becton to RT. I don't see it happening though. So, then what about OBJ going there? At that point, the Jets would have to be thinking that they'd be moving Becton to RT and OBJ is a longer-term solution at LT than Fant can be (he's in his 30s). Are the Jets actually improving their situation? I don't know that they are.

Would I do it if I knew all things could and would go down as you have outlined? Yes, I would. I think Penning would be much better at LT than OBJ in this offense. By doing the deal, you're really not substantially affecting your draft, and if you can get that OBJ trade down before pick 20/21 you have the potential to still have Karlaftis there and move 30 and 62 for him and a 5th. 35 is probably a spot you could grab Pickens.

All told though, its probably a bit far-fetched to think this would all happen. I'm not saying it won't or can't but I'm not so sure the NYJ would be your trade partner for OBJ. If SEA doesn't take a tackle at 9, I think you could send OBJ to them for 40, 109, and 152.

No

But I know Brett Veach in his media meeting said the Chiefs still have plenty of time to do a new contract with Orlando Brown Jr, but stranger things have happened than two sides not being able to agree to a new contract.

Chiefs could be looking at improvements to OL in the draft.

Maybe OBJ plays on the Franchise Tag this year and Chiefs try to prepare a successor for 2023.

One BIG nugget you left out, Orlando is not signed. He has not signed his tag and therefor can NOT be traded.

I dont believe they are even considering trading him but also IT ISNT POSSIBLE right now.

If we could move up to #6, with your proposed thib trade and take Charles cross instead, I’d trade obj all day. I’d view cross as an upgrade over obj with how much we pass and how important protecting mahomes is. And I love the value of 40, 109 and 152. Watch cross move.

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I'm knocking on wood right now, but you know a severely underrated part of OBJ's game and why I'm okay with giving him a starting OT extension? He ****ing stays healthy. He missed zero games as a RT/LT in Baltimore (once they finally made him the starter at RT) and only missed the regular season Cincy game here with us.

I can't say the same thing for any of these rookies coming in. Yeah, it's probably safe to assume they'll be fine, but Eric Fisher was also fine and he would miss a handful of games here and there. And he was considered one of the healthier tackles from 2013-2020.

OBJ works fine, and I'd rather not **** around with something that works. Not when we have Mahomes.

Also, we were bitching about Fisher and his play all the way through 2016, even after the team determined he was good enough to get a nice extension. Sometimes it takes multiple seasons to be a great OT. We're bitching about OBJ and how he's apparently not good enough now... how long do you think it's going to take for a ****ing rookie to come in and not be a pile of shit? A season? Two seasons? More? There's also the bust potential.

It's just not worth the cap space. I'd rather have 12 draft picks and OBJ than cap space, fewer picks, and the potential to get worse at protecting Mahomes, particularly in the short term.

Unless I missed it, OBJ has not signed his franchise tender (likely due to not having an agent). Until he does sign it, the Chiefs can't trade him. Unless I'm mistaken, he's sort of not even on the team right now. As it currently stands, the Chiefs technically do not have a starting left tackle heading into next week's draft.

If he wants a long-term deal and trading him is what gets him that, he'll sign the tag. Much ado about nothing there.

Honestly, him not signing the tag yet is a hell of a reason to draft a tackle, IMO. I get the point SNR is trying to make about bird-in-the-hand, but this thread also shows how accepting everyone is of subpar play at the position. I'm not about to pretend that going to the Popularity Bowl is somehow indicative of him playing well. Reid and Mahomes did a lot to mask the deficiencies and thank baby Jesus those young guys in the middle played like seasoned All-Pros.

I thought teams could? How did we trade Dee Ford while on the tag?

Draft another tackle? Sure. I'm game. Absolutely.

Trade away your current best OT and trade up to draft a rookie in his place while still needing more depth and/or competition? That's the problem I have. We may as well be pissing away the season.

What Crow says above, if a new deal is agreed as part of the trade the player then signs the tag and the new deal.

I could be mistaken, but I am pretty sure him not signing the tag yet is just because of representation issues with him not having an agent.

I wasn't a huge fan of the OBJ trade, but I am way less down on his play last year than you are. To me he was average to marginally above average, in his first year in a new system that was very different to what he was asked to do in Baltimore, so I think there is still some potential left to be realized, even though he will never be a "top" tackle.

I'm only railing against the premise of this thread, that it would be good to get "cheap" at left tackle, with a non-sensical trade. Prioritizing cheapness over protecting Mahomes is a terrible philosophy, the proposed Jets trade makes very little sense as you noted and trading OBJ to someone so we can have their pick and take a tackle makes very little sense in any situation, because why wouldn't the team trading back just take the tackle on the board if he's so much better than OBJ?

The Chiefs have too many needs at premium positions this year. It looks like cap situation wise OBJ can play on the tag, so if you want an upgrade, taking a 2nd or 3rd round tackle and developing him to start next year is the better option if you're really down on OBJ. I hate the idea of throwing a rookie out there, especially with this tackle class.

Yeah, I definitely could see the difficulty in letting him go this year.

I think a guy that can play RT or LT like Penning is the type of guy that makes the most sense because you could start him at RT this year and move him over to LT next year. Even then, I don't think Penning is going to drop very far and I also am not overly excited about drafting a guy with the intent of him playing LT only to have him play the opposite side for a year.

I'm also still not sure how I feel about going up for a tackle over a DE either. That's more of a problem for me than getting rid of OBJ.

I think the best thing is to fix the defensive issue and depth problems at WR and at some point grab a developmental tackle like a Braxton Jones, even if you reach a bit for that guy.

Yep, 100% agree on this being the better way to handle it.

That goes without saying.

However, by not signing the franchise offer, he could also holdout without penalty since he wouldn't be contractually obligated to play or participate in any team activities.

It's not a common occurrence (for obvious reasons) but an occurrence nonetheless. Difficult to imagine this possibility, no matter how remote, hasn't been accounted for by the Chiefs as they prep for the draft and beyond.