why wouldn't they hold onto Humphries if they threepeat?

You're not talking about an extra late round pick, though. To get up high enough you're talking about a Mahomes-like trade involving multiple first round picks. That's extremely hard to do.

Veach is a creature of habit. If DJ hits i think they sign him back and then kick LT the can down the road until they feel comfortable knowing Kingsley is a total bust. Because right now it's not 100% yet. And drafting three LT's in three consecutive years would be crazy but we'll see :evil: .

They certainly could, but if he comes in and plays at his former pro bowl level, his ask may be too rich for their tastes. I'm sure if Mahomes had it his way, he'd take a vet playing at a pro bowl level at that position over a rookie, no matter how highly touted he is.

I hope that conversation ends up taking place, because that would mean we ended up in the best case possible scenario. We'll see.

Sacc would have loved this post. He loved the fatties

I'd just like to see him play a down before I worry about resigning him.

Does BV? He traded Hill and let OBJ go. Traded Sneed.

Yes, he has sometimes extended players to make cap room, for instance Taylor. But I don't see that as a feel good move, it was to free up cap space.

Really is there anyone outside of CJ that this comment applies to?

If Humphries plays well and they let him walk, it would be an incredibly stupid mistake. I hope to high hell they aren’t that dumb. We cannot continue putting Mahomes through this bullshit year after year. The frustration is starting to boil over again for him, and he showed it on Friday several times.

There are always ways around the cap, and this is one of those situations where you just do what needs to be done. If he shows he’s still the same guy he was pre-injury, we’d be complete morons to let him go at any price with our current situation. Hell, franchise the guy if you have to, I don’t ****ing care.

DT's fall off a cliff pretty fast once the decline starts. He's still an all-pro and maybe next year too. But, that 3rd year....he will still be a leader in the locker room.

Yep.

It's just what we need to do.

His injury history is a real concern giving him a long term deal especially as he enters his 30's. But...... We dont have a choice.

No time soon are we going to get into the top 10-15 picks to get a legit young tackle to groom.

Yeah, we’ve tried just about every other avenue there is. Terron Armstead will be available, but he’s older and injury prone, too. Simply cannot just keep throwing dudes out there and hoping they work out, it’s taking away from Mahomes’ best years.

You pay DJ and hope to high hell he’s at least available when it matters. I just don’t know what else you can do at this point, and they clearly don’t either.

Kingsley is just 21....so you just keep developing there and see what happens.

Three year team friendly deal with some outs would be the way to go. With free agency the talk of a long term contract for Humphries is silly. He's 30 and has some injury history so a few years at a time with the ability to move on without a bunch of cap space wasted. Is any other team going to give him a five year deal with a huge bonus? Probably not.

My brain is Nyquil addled so my thinking isn't the best. Just commenting on past history with rewarding certain players which caused a deficiency later. Yes, keeping Jones was a necessary movie as was letting Hill/Sneed go. Hill was actively seeking a trade and Sneed was going for the money which the Chiefs couldn't match.

One reason for the Patriots success was how TB took less money because his wife made more than he did. They also made a lot of trades of players at their peak value and managed to keep a lot of very good players and trade for others.