This mindset probably changed after the SB debacle vs the Bucs. Creed is the best C in football and his elite pass protection is incredibly valuable.

Nourzad is best fit as a G. I think the insane price hike of G’s getting $20+ million made the Trey Smith decision an easy one. Nourzad will most likely take over in 2025 for Trey.

C is a cheap position. You can give Creed a LTD and make it backloaded to where you’re paying roughly $12-13 million most of the contract.

So the question is: is Creed worth paying an inflated MVS contract in terms of cap hits?

Easy answer

Evidence the Chiefs are giving themselves the option to move on is clear. 100% of the time he’s been given the option to sign a center long term in KC, Andy has declined.

I don’t want you to spoil another thread with your need to be right all the time.

They literally replaced Allegretti. That's all they did.

But tapout acknowledged.

Possibly Thuney

It’s not 2nd contracts that are bad. It’s the third ones more often than not. KC is more likely to resign Creed than they are Trey.

Maybe in 2024 that’s the role. Nourzad will most likely start at a center or guard spot in 2025. Which is what I said all along - the Chiefs are positioning themselves to replace Humphrey if needed. Crazy contract demands, injuries, cap flexibility are all factors in play. Calling someone clueless for thinking this is peak stralor.

You sure are moving goalposts just a tad. There was much more certainty than this in your first post.

And I know your reading comprehension is shit, but this is why I said you're clueless:

Fire up thread-wrecking machine 26 folks.

All three or four posts of mine in this thread mention the Chiefs are positioning themselves, giving themselves options, etc. Hardly declarative comments. The only certainty we have here is that Reid hasn’t resigned a center during his time in KC even though the centers have been elite at that time. The chiefs also drafted two interior prospects - one of whom played very well at center last year. I believe these pieces of evidence show the Chiefs are preparing themselves to move on. Could Humphrey remain a Chief? Of course - assuming the contract fits and they don’t have a viable, cheaper replacement.

Does drafting two interior lineman have an impact on future decisions? Absolutely. Veach isnt throwing darts with a blindfold on here.

They're giving themselves options, but Veach has shown he's not afraid to pay for top quality starting interior linemen. If Nourzad/Hanson are good starting quality linemen, then sure. Otherwise, don't be surprised if Humphrey gets a new deal.

It's pretty simple.

The Chiefs aren't losing both Smoth and Humphrey.

The G market is out of ****ing control. The C market is very reasonable.

Creed is a better C than Smith is a G.

Do the math.

I want Creed to protect Mahomes the rest of his career.

If they both end up as starting quality linemen then one will replace Thuney and the other will most likely be Smith. I don’t think Smith will get a market setting deal, but I would be curious if he gets more than Creed.

Very logical take, hopefully they are looking at it like this as well.

Does anyone else think of Creed and Tre when this comes on?

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