You're saying that right there. They had that guy, they traded him.

So the Chiefs don't think they need what you want.

If they bring back Juju or Hardman, I think you can go into next year without a major investment at the WR position while we add pieces to the edge on offense and defense.

And god damn this WR core has some SERIOUS potential if they can stay healthy. Too bad that’s an unrealistic IF

Toney, Ross, Skyy and MVS all with a year in the system…IF HEALTHY that’s a pretty good amount of potential for WR 1-4. Bringing back Watson and either Hardman or Juju would give us all we need at WR in 2023.

Except the chiefs were willing to pay $22m for that guy. And they apparently were very aggressively considering WRs like Jameson Williams. And DJ Moore. They didn’t pull the trigger because the market was too absurd. Every indication is that the chiefs had a lot of interest in walking into this year with a WR1 even after signing juju and Mvs.

And I don’t disagree with them there. I don’t want to pay an obscene price for these guys. I actually like the tyreek trade in many ways. But let’s be real guys. Can anyone honestly say we have a true WR1, kelce aside?

Do we ****ing need one when we have Mahomes and can't keep him upright?

I'd be all for letting Thuney get a shot at LT and working on getting a guard.

Well, like I said, of course we need to get him upright. But does that mean we spend top dollar? My point isn’t to say we ignore the OL. It’s to ask do you want a stellar OL with studs all around with an average WRs. Or do we build a solid line and surround with playmakers. I’d rather the latter

Just put Alligretti there then. He’s solid

This shit isn't happening and I really wish people would stop bringing it up.

Why? go get a "good" LT, which is probably the absolute best you could hope for if put Thuney there and that is a big if.

If you get a "good" LT, couple him with a great LG (Thuney), get a decent RT, you can still go get some DL help. The draft then becomes best available.

We’re obviously not getting a chase. But there are guys like DJ Moore or Corey Davis. Or hell, plenty of draft talent. I love our WRs but I don’t think we have a true wr1. Do we have guys you’re comfortable playing man against sauce Gardner or tredavius white? Or hell, now we’re going to have Taylor Britt and eventually awuzie for the bengals. There are defenses out there who are trying to beat our WRs up and prove we can consistently beat man even against the top DBs. Based on what we saw in Tennessee, cincy and buffalo, do we feel this WR corps is up for that task? We know our OL isn’t, but I think mahomes has covered up some of the shortcomings of these WRs. Those games were not as comfortable as we remember and it’s not just because of pass pro.

Yes, just because he filled in admirably there a few times isn't the answer. He's perfect at LG and helps give us a really good if not the best up the middle OL. If our tackles weren't so atrocious I'm not sure we would have any losses.

No, he is not.

Protecting QB1 and putting pressure on opposing QB's. That is where our focus needs to be.

We paid Sammy Watkins 14 million per year....I would be willing to give JuJu that kind of contract.

That was 5 years ago and the cap has gone up a lot since. Better make that 20.

I would not be thrilled at 20, but given some of the crazy contracts this past offseason for WR's, I could live with that.

I'm not even worried about Sauce or White. They can't protect the QB well enough. Until that's fixed, nothing else is going to work well.

Playmaking WR's are currently getting paid large sums of money. You can't invest in OL, DL, AND get a true WR1. It's not going to happen. You're going to have to prioritize and if you're going to put WR need ahead of the other two, then this discussion is going nowhere...

Because you are already overpaying for a guard regardless of how good he is.

I want the best line combination possible. OBJ was a really good RT. He can play LT, but clearly isn’t good. You don’t weaken two positions is my point

I’m not willing to screw with the solid middle of our line. There are better options. Tunney at LT is an emergency plan to get by for a game or two.

I get it but I'm willing to bet Tuney can be an average LT. Go draft a LG and save that money your were going to spend on a LT to replace Frank Clark's ass.

Well then I’m prioritizing receiver.

This team needs to run behind mahomes. Not create a balance and an offense built around efficiency. Even if you build and build a tremendous defense like the bills and put all your eggs in that basket, giant killers like burrow and mahomes can beat you.

Our OL doesn’t need to be all world. Hell, we’re playing like shit at tackles and we’re still doing ok. We had a shit interior OL and made back to back super bowls. We had shit tackles and made the afc conference championship. We don’t have to pump huge money into our OTs. We have to do a better job of not making shit our #1 option. You don’t think an upgrade to average tackle play isn’t a huge upgrade in and of itself?

I just do t understand the rationale behind having an all world qb and focusing on balance instead of making us explosive in the passing game. I do agree that it’s easier said than done. But we don’t need to have Jamaar chase like talent. We just need a guy who can actually play WR1. Does anyone think we have a WR1 (i fully recognize kelce is a receiver option)? How can you have an elite qb and not give him a wr1.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The NFL informed teams today that the 2023 salary cap will be a record $224.8 million per club, sources tell me and <a href="https://twitter.com/RapSheet?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RapSheet</a>. <br><br>That’s up from $208.2 million in 2022, $182.5M in 2021 (COVID adjustment), 198.2M in 2020 and $188.2M in 2019.</p>&mdash; Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) <a href="https://twitter.com/TomPelissero/status/1620117177201221635?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 30, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Damnit. Beat me by a minute in another thread.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">OTC had it predicted at $223.9m in their calculator, so around $1m more. Still close. <br><br>Their 2024 prediction is $256m btw… <a href="https://t.co/L1dvqrXn1B">https://t.co/L1dvqrXn1B</a></p>&mdash; Conner Christopherson (@Conner_DKC) <a href="https://twitter.com/Conner_DKC/status/1620118927199326209?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 30, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Salary cap going up up up.

However much the cap goes up percentage wise, you need to add to contracts percentage wise FA's will be looking for.

8%...got to keep up with inflation.