http://overthecap.com/chiefs-release-brandon-flowers/

The Kansas City Chiefs have released CB Brandon Flowers from his five year, $48.75 million contract extension that he signed in 2011. Flowers had been scheduled to earn a $250,000 workout bonus, $2 million upon reporting to training camp, and another $5.25 million in base salary for the season. In 2015 he was scheduled to earn the same workout bonus and $6.25 million in base salary. It is possible he earned his 2014 workout bonus but the rest of the money will all disappear from the books. All told the $48.75 million extension turned into a two year deal worth $24 million.

The release leaves the Chiefs with $3 million in dead money in 2014 and another $4 million in dead money in 2015. This dead money comes from the remaining prorations of a $10 million signing bonus paid in 2011 and another $4 million bonus paid just last year for salary cap relief.

The move will create $7.5 million ($7.25 million if the workout was earned) in cap space for Kansas City in 2014 and another $7.5 million in 2015. This is much needed room for the Chiefs who will likely need the space to extend QB Alex Smith and pass rusher Justin Houston, both in the final seasons of their contracts.

These guys -including Flowers- couldn't stop shit in the 2nd half of that Indy playoff game. When you're part of a secondary that blew a 28 point lead in one half, you have no job security. I'm sure somebody will pick him up, but he won't make $7 million. It must suck to lose your job on Friday the 13th....

If cutting Flowers turns into Houston getting a new contract.....then it's well worth it.

He played plenty of man well before Sutton. I keep seeing people say that he doesn't fit a press scheme and that's a load of shit.

He was a cap casualty yes, but that doesn't mean there's anything behind him.

Again....your hope is riding on a pair of UDFA's. I don't have that much faith.

Worked out well, didn't it?

3rd Best?

ROFL

If this gets Houston his deal, then it was worth it.

I'd love to think the $$$ being saved is going towards a new contract for Houston but I got a bad feeling it's going to be used to push a new deal for Smith over the line.

And that's all fine and dandy....but they should've addressed the position better than they did if they knew this move was coming (which they did KNOW it was coming....everyone freaking knew this was coming)

FYP

With Flowers we couldn't cover shit last year. Our front 7 makes this defense, not our secondary. You might lose sleep over cutting our 3rd best CB from last year, but I'm not, lol. This just gives us room to extend players who can actually help us win.

Marcus Cooper does suck though..

Would we not have saved the money had we traded him ?

This could make Sean Smith start drinking again!

Umm they did. Gaines and Owens.

Signing Smith to a ludicrous deal and dealing Houston is a complete ass-backward FAIL.

NO ONE could be that ****ing stupid, right?

We also played a lot of zone and off man coverage in Romeos scheme. There's a reason all but 1 of our current corners are over 6'. We're going bigger, faster, and more physical. A 5'9 guy who was hobbled last year isn't going to fit well.

I don't have much faith that Flowers would fit in this system and be back to his old self.

But Chiefsplanet claims we won't be anyworse with out Flowers.

GTFO here...there is no way this is good, except for a money saving situation. And, I don't want to pay Alex Smith anything close to Cutler money, and I know where this saving is going. That is suicide, paying a guy who is never going to be better than a 13th or 14th best QB in the league a huge contract. Do you want to win a superbowl? If you do, you don't want to sign Alex Smiff. If you want to go to the playoffs, feel good about yourself, get your ass handed to you by Denver or New England in the first rd, be my guest.

Get ready for 5 wins next year folks.

The Indy game pretty much took care of all our drinking excuses for the next 20 years.

Chase Daniel needs more money!

Uh...they drafted Phillip Gaines and signed Chris Owens.

We're boned with or without him. It's a rebuild save the money to keep guys you absolutely want that fit the direction the team is going. And have a little more in fa to get the jags you want next year.

I'd hope not....

Hence the word "Better". Gaines is a toothpick and they want him to play Man vs receivers 50lbs+ heavier than him and Owens is a Jag. I don't consider either an upgrade.

You don't bring me Flowers anymore?

Smith is Trash.

Cooper is Trash.

Our secondary which was formidable just a few seasons ago has been nerfed into the Warfield/Bartee era.

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This tweet is stupid, lol. As if Flowers was ever capable of covering Thomas in this scheme. He couldn't even handle shutting down Welker.

If you want to ignore last year. Sure. But last year happened. He was our 3rd best CB last year. He's also a guy that's 5'9 when we're trying to get CBs 6'0 and taller and he's coming off a season when he had reoccurring issues with his knee.

"Torch Unit" in-effect.

The only reason I'm not worried about a total suck season is because of Andy Reid. But the signs of a suck season are their personal wise that is for sure.

Declining play last season,does not fit the system, is always banged up or injured and we needed the cap $. Not a hard decision.

And yet both Smith and Cooper performed a lot better than Flowers last year.

JFC, this team :facepalm:

Great another rebuild. That makes it what 3 in the last 5 years? This organization is huge POS top to bottom.

Gaines was my #4 CB and has elite measurables. He might not be a day 1 upgrade, but that just because he's a rookie. Since I'm pretty sure you haven't seen him play much your opinion on him is irrelevant anyways.

Manning and DT set a record at Arrowhead last year the **** is he talking about?

He thumped Welker's ass last year! Where the **** do you get this from????

I mean, Welker is going to get his a few times a game, mang. Is what it is.

Owens is the definintion of "Just a Guy". He was a corner in arguably one of the worst defenses of the season last year.

Gaines is a 180lb scrawny CB that they expect to play man against 220lb+ wrs.

Yeah....im sure that's not going to be an uphill climb or anything.

You're irrelevant. I don't give a **** about your list. Who the hell are you for me to care about YOUR list?

He thumped him, yeah, because Welker beat him so many times on his routes that all Flowers could do was try to retaliate when Welker wasn't actually getting the ball.

Bullshit. Smith at worst is average. He was BY FAR our best corner last year. There were games I prayed they'd switch Smith and Flowers cause Flowers was getting burned while Smith was barely targetted.

:spock: What season is that? The highest our pass defense has been ranked is 11th since Brandon Flowers was drafted. Other than that, it's been below average.

I prefer "transition". At least they're not scorching the earth. Did you not think they were going to come in here and make it their own?

We're not going to get any compensatory picks for him, either.

Wow.

breaking their previously set record? :shrug:

Cooper fell to pieces.

I'm tired of hearing about him.

And im sure Mike Catapano is in for a monster season and they shoulda started Powe next to Poe blah blah blah.

The point isn't that my list matters, but that I've actually seen the guys tape and have a valid argument that he's a potential upgrade.

Slot WRs are 220+ pounds?

Cooper and Smith can handle the perimeter with the improved safety play this year (it's already an improvement without the shit-stain Lewis back there). Parker can easily handle slot duties while Gaines works and develops as the 4th corner.

There it is.

**** compensatory picks.....Jesus.

Gaines is skinny but he's still a physical guy. He'll be fine.

Guess we'll ignore the fact that Brandon Flowers is 5'9 187lbs huh?

Tape?

What his youtube highlights?

Yeah i've seen those too.

The biggest thing that stood out to me was that he doesn't look nearly as fast as what he timed.

You mustn't have been watching the game.

Cooper fell to pieces so badly that they started him as the #3 corner in the playoff game and he played well. Yeeeaaaa. Also, there's no way he is going to get better, right? I mean, he's already been playing the CB position for what, 3 years now including last season? He's as good as he's ever going to be with that whole 2 years of college experience and 1 year of NFL experience playing the CB position. :thumb:

Cooper can't handle the perimeter. He proved that last season. He was good against QB's who telegraphed come back routes.

When a decent QB actually challenged him he went into Bartee mode. Have you forgotten how embarrassed he was?

Owens was brought in to cover the slot, not Gaines.

The second game? Yes I ****ing did. Welker = punk-thumped.

Putting him in over Dunta Robinson and Ron Parker doesn't say a whole lot.

Wasn't it TorchedField ande Burnee?

Bad contract. Young guys have to step up.

Again, Cooper was a project to begin with. He's only going to get better and you can expect improvements over this off-season in his technique. If you were the Jets, would you give up on Dee Milliner after the way he played last year? Hell no. News Flash, Cooper was twice the CB that Milliner was for the Jets last season. He was arguably the best rookie CB in the league last season. You don't expect any improvements in his game? Really? Expecially given the fact that he only played 2 years at CB in college and was a very raw prospect coming out?

Yeah, ok. The sky is falling and we have nobody at CB.:thumb:

You've become a cartoon character

Burn Ward™

I don't expect much improvement, no. Just because he has another season under his belt doesn't mean he's improved.

Milliner? You're going to compare a 1st round pick to an UDFA?

Look, you're putting all your faith in hope. Could he get better? Certainly? That doesn't mean he WILL get better. For every player that gets better, there's a handful who don't and another handfull that get worse.

The only thing that Cooper proved last year was that he has a looong way to go.

ROFL :clap:

eh, that's business in the nfl...i'm kind of glad we seem less sentimental now

we got his best years (or 80% of them)...i'm sure he has a couple of decent years left, but those aren't worth the 7 mill savings

Hali's probably next unless he restructures next year

Good for Flowers. I hope he finds his way to a team that can win a playoff game.

No, he wasn't.

Wasting that entire ****ing '08 draft class. I ****ing hate this organization. Albert gone, Dorsey gone, Flowers gone, Carr gone. Charles only one left.

Right. I don't disagree.

The problem i have is that the cupboard is bare.

So we freed up $7.5 mil this year and next year to apply to the Houston and\or Smith re-signings. I have no problems with this. Flowers was a great CB when healthy but the last 2 years he was constantly nagged with injuries and it slowed him down. Good luck to him wherever he ends up.

Wow

This makes me very optimistic, since you are ALWAYS wrong in your predictions.

People thinking our season is going to hinge on 1 CB are losing it. The majority of people were wrong last year who said 8-8 at best because Alex Smith sucks, etc.

Let's just wait and see what happens. Flowers was good and at times very good. But we need the space and he has been plagued with nagging injuries the last 2 seasons.

I think folks are lessening the loss a bit, but 5 wins....cmon

Can't take the heat get out of the kitchens

Totally this. The Kansas City IFs!!

it is...this year is basically cross your fingers and pray in regards to all the young players


but they seem determined to clear the books...

I am quite proud of myself for growing to be less sentimental. It was not an easy change. I started learning to ease up a bit with Donnie Edwards leaving and then coming back, and it has just gotten better for me the last few years.

I liked Flowers alot and I wish him well. Unless he is a Raider, in which case he can roast on the commemorative Harvey Williams spit.

Watch the broncos sign him

Better than anything they have

Had them winning 6 anyway.