Love it! I was always impressed with him with the Chargers. Dude plays with his hair on fire!

Yeah there's some serious versatility now.

I'm beyond happy with that

No chance they ever take Bolton off the field.

Drafting Nolan Smith and going to a 3-4 base???

Mostly agree with this.

But im sure they'll have a mix of packages.

Mostly, it should allow guys like Bolton to catch a breather with out a significant drop off.

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I don't think any statement I've made contradicts or walks back anything I've said prior. Correct me if I'm wrong.

Gay has had some rough games in coverage, though he was more solid last year.

You should check how bad Gay sucks in coverage.

No, not joking.

Bolton’s coverage skills are his weak spot. He also isn’t playing 100% of the snaps.

Tranquil played 92% of the snaps last year. He won’t come off either

Nice signing. He was always around the ball every time we played them.

Oh my. I need a boyfriend after reading that. :)

Absolutely love this! This dude is scheme versatile and is a top-notch Blitzer. Whip smart and leaves it all out on the field. I really wanted to see him be added to this roster as he can be a coverage linebacker, bring pressure, and even play some safety if needed. What a great acquisition!

Man, that's a pretty stout linebacker group.

I'm at peace with his name.

Our main rivals in CIN, BUF and LAC have all gotten worse this offseason, Chiefs have only gotten better.

Everything is setting up perfectly for a repeat.

Spags gets another blitz option, and needed pass coverage at LB. Plus he's a solid tackler vs the run.

Honestly like his run down ability....

Charger fans on Twitter hate this

Not true. Bolton was the 2nd leading tackler with 180 top guy was from the Jags

I bet Buffalo was one of the five teams. They have to replace Edmunds.

Reminds me of the Jermaine Carter signing

Another Charger i wouldn't mind plucking is DeAndre Carter.

Not a huge fan of it being a one year deal. Would have liked a couple years.

He, gay and bolton are all on short terms right now and it is a concern.


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This literally seems like dude is tired of losing.

He played 98%

I can’t believe how many Willie Gay apologists exist here. The man is a good player but he’s not Derrick Johnson or any ring of honour level type player for Kansas City. He’s not a consistent tackler and is poor in coverage. Tranquil is a dawg, and Willie is going to have to ball out because he will lose snaps to this guy, because Tranquill is a complete football player. Veach just dragged his nuts with this acquisition. Love the competition this will create.

A really curious signing. I wonder what the plan for him is. However, he seems a versatile guy that can make it difficult to know what the defense is doing. Seems like a guy you can use as a situational edge rusher, linebacker, and as a strong safety.

Tranquill had one good season and was an after thought-role player prior to it. A complete nobody on a relatively mediocre defense.

I'm not trying to hate on Tranquill, but Gay is really good LB that you're not giving enough credit to.

Tranquill is a good signing because we lack depth.

oh totally

Definitely don’t view him as a Gay replacement, but as a young versatile lb that adds some diversity to our lb core, especially with his ability to cover.

Absolutely.

Chiefs are just loading up with talent no matter the position. Building that depth and flexibility. I love it.

The way it's going, I almost wouldn't be surprised if they moved up in the 1st for a higher impact guy, but no clue how that'd look.

They should trade for Hopkins and grab the best speed rusher they can.

Force multipliers for all this other talent they're stacking.

This is going to be one sick squad if they do that.

Who is nt

I’ll be honest, the only reason I knew who this dude was, was because of Madden

The guy wasn’t ever given a chance and was a very productive college player. Staley learned how to use him properly and when he got a proper snap share the guy became their most reliable defender. Veach strikes again

Wharton most likely

Wow. Surprise signing. This guy is good. He laid some good hits on the Chiefs this year.

Spags is not a 3-4 guy he just likes having versatile players that can do alot of stuff to mix and match.

I don't understand the signing. Good player and makes the LB room better. There aren't enough snaps for Gay, Bolton, Chenal and Tranquil, and Harris, who is solid depth.

Does this open up a potential trade for Gay, who, for whatever stupid reason, Spags won't use to his potential?

I knocked Detox on Gay's ability to cover so I'm going to knock on saying that Tranquill is a good cover LB. Neither are good in that regard.

These guys aren't Demario Davis and the like by any stretch. They aren't even DeVondre Campbell or Shaq Leonard or Germaine Pratt level in pass coverage. Let's pump the breaks on guys that routinely allow 85%+ completions being "good" in coverage.

They are solid starting caliber LBs in the NFL, both of them. They just aren't all that great in coverage guys.

Harris is gone

Harris is no longer on the team.

No.

Thanks, I missed it. Regardless, there aren't enough snaps for those 4.

DUDE HOW DO WE FIND THE BEST TRASH! (guys they are 3/5 mil guys for a reason)

3rd down..yup.

Lemme think about this…has legs.

This. Spags likes Swiss Army knife players. Loves versatility, pretty much everywhere. He wants his DLs to be able to do all the traditional things, but also be able to drop into coverage, DEs that can play inside, DTs that can play outside. LBs that can cover/blitz/run stuff, DBs that can cover, but also come down and play the run, etc.

We're probably going to see this guy lined up all over in the first 10 games or so, and Spags will evaluate where he can use him to the best advantage.

$850,000 #AAV

Sincerely, Chiefs Planet

STONESTREET LMAO

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This type of signing is why I think we won’t pay Willie Gay a 2nd contract unless it’s very team friendly.

Very lazy take.

Loving all these signings... just get us a greasy fast EDGE and this defense is gonna be top 5

those are some big stats for a 1yr 5mill


But good depth for a season I guess?

This is a steal of a deal this guy is really good and still ascending. Pretty much the same thing that happened to Orando Brown. According to the san diego beat writer, they really wanted Tranquil back and offered him $~6m a year on a multi-year deal. But he wanted $9m. They said no and signed Eric Kendricks. Tranquil didn't get what he was looking for from anyone else and signed this as a 1 year prove it deal. Only bad thing is it's only a 1 year deal.

A repeat on the Raiders' home field, no less.

Its not lazy, it the exact excitement level you should have. Do I think Veach did his home work? Yes.. But these guys didn't have a huge market.

I get why both these guys are good to great depth pieces.

Hey, I've heard of this guy.

Let's goo imho

144 tackles just means he has a nose for the football like Bolton. Yeah, we're better than we were and we were already damn good

Im interested to see how we go in the draft, do we go more space eaters and let LB core cook?

I'm really excited about 2ndary

Looking like we might be players to trade up in the draft for a MONSTER or 2.

No way 10 rookies make this roster.

Maybe 5-6

5-6 seems like a lot.

Might be why Burt Fleece does this offseason stuff, so he can draft BPA in later rounds

That's not how you spell "Drew".

Somebody needs to smack his parents upside the head.

Someone named their kid Poona.

Which brings up the question, is that the accepted spelling of Poona?

No, it's Pewna

Tranquill was a beast for the Chargers last year. LOVE this signing.

Wow this guy has Carcosa excited and he is usually very reserved that settles it I’m in. Let’s go!!!!

Players get hurt every year. I mean, it's the NFL. Good teams HAVE to have good depth.

Coverage LB, rounds out a helluva group. Kinda surprising but that LB group basically does it all now, pretty cool.

Good player and good value... but why. Harris good player as well and may have signed for cheaper. I don't get it unless we're trading Willie Gay. We now have a crowd at LB. To be continued...

Depth and he is better than Harris. Its 3 million. Very Cheap.

I hope Spags can find a role for all 4 of our linebackers got to play to your strengths, maybe Chenal can come off the edge some

Tranquill is Nyquill for Rbs and Qbs...

Nailed It!!