Wait, Jackson is a FA?

For now, yes. IMO the Rams will tag him after the Kupp situation is handled by trade/cut but if he hits the open market that's the guy.

Yeah, and it’s weird… Snead doesn’t like the franchise tag. Doesn’t use it.

So not sure what the Rams do. Sounds like they want to go young and re-set on offense like they did with their defense.

Maybe they’d be willing to tag Jackson to trade him and get some leverage. IDK.

But yeah, I’d be all over it. And fine with the Chiefs blowing it out to get him.

There’s some risk there - he doesn’t have an incredibly long track record of great play - but he’s a young and ascending guy.

Foolish is what it is.

See, I asked to name names because I already knew the answer. Some folks actually peruse the FA lists, and run mock drafts and whatnot in the off-season in our spare time. So we kind of have an idea of who's available and what it would cost.

So, when something bad happens like losing a Super Bowl because our LT situation sucks ass, and everyone is hyperventilating about how Veach screwed up and how could he do that?!

We already know that the answer is...this shit is hard, and sometimes there aren't really great answers to these questions. There's a dozen or more reasons why nobody has ever threepeated.

We now know ONE for sure.

Picking #31 or #32 for like 6 years in a row SHOULD completely deplete your talent level and drive your team into the mediocrity. The system is designed to do that.

The fact that we've been able to sustain success in spite of all that is a testament to Veach, Reid, Spags, and Mahomes.

That's the key for me. He's 26 (27 when the 2025 season starts), has a relatively clean bill of health, and has shown constant development year to year. I just can't see a franchise as savvy as the Rams letting him walk.

Only caveat is if they know Stafford is hanging them up for good. And even then it just doesn't make sense to me.

I'm just going to assume they don't until they do. No sense in getting our hopes up.

He was their plan B, and played due to injury. They still have their plan A under contract, I think.

Yeah, it’s hard to know. But it sounds like they really want to clear the cap and set up for a new, long run of sustained success built around their young studs on D and Nacua.

The one blemish is that 2 game suspension for personal conduct. AFAIK what happened hasn't been revealed. Is he secretly a ****ing idiot that we're constantly going to have to micromanage?

If they wanna tag him, send them our 2nd for him and sign him up

Problem solved (ish)

Not much to think about now considering it’s hindsight.

Thinking of the draft and this is what I’m reading/hearing:

Will Campbell-top 10, maybe top 5
Kelvin Banks-top 8-12 pick
Josh Conerly-seems too small for a Reid tackle. Power was a big issue at Sr Bowl
Aireontae Ersery-possible. Big guy, from KC. Doesn’t seem athletic enough to be a LT in NFL. Big and strong though

To me it’s Josh Simmons if we want someone in the draft. Not sure I see any other LT’s that would be worth it

Also, Sunday is why you draft Joe Alt over a WR that early in the draft.

Slater wasnt an option. It wasn't a realistic answer and you knew it.

Too bad the Chiefs haven't drafted early in over a decade.