Originally Posted by Discuss Thrower (Post 17607681)

Butker's a distraction and rule changes have made kickers fungible. I think spending a premium on him is a mistake.

Creed's not a perfect center but you have to have continuity if you want to protect the best QB in the league.

Originally Posted by Dante84 (Post 17607770)

If Karloftis' ascent to superstar happens this year (like I think it will) that 5th year option is so, so huge. Same w/ McDuffie (who is already elite).

Thuney's money/age combo doesn't make sense to Veach after this year, so he's likely gone.

Big questions are obviously going to be Smith & Bolton. If either of Nourzad or Hanson look like a stud in camp & preseason, that would make the Smith decision very easy on paper, despite the nostalgia factor.

Bolton is the tougher one for me. I don't see how we let him walk if he has another healthy/elite year. I do bet he tests the market as DJLN suggests, but I'd really like to find a way to keep him for that second deal. Could he be a tag candidate? I imagine the LB tag is affordable....

Other 2025 notable names:

- Justin Reid
- Charles Omenihu
- Hollywood Brown
- Noah Gray

Originally Posted by Megatron96 (Post 17607935)

Uh, guess you didn't see where Andy/Toub are probably backing off the whole "JR will be kicking KOs," huh? There's a funny thing about how the kick has to be aimed.


And Butker is a distraction to who exactly? And what does that have to do with football or scoring points? You get that KC probably doesn't win the last two SBs without Butker, right?



Pivot: how much could Butker get paid? What was the biggest contract for a kicker anyway?

Originally Posted by Dunerdr (Post 17608049)

Tucker is 4/24. really pretty reasonable considering what Butkers done and the amount of points he puts up.

Originally Posted by Dunerdr (Post 17608049)

Tucker is 4/24. really pretty reasonable considering what Butkers done and the amount of points he puts up.

Originally Posted by JohnnyHammersticks (Post 17607923)

Literally every time I watch McDuffie play or even do an interview I walk away even more impressed with that dude. One of the best picks of the Veach era, and that's a very high bar. Fantastic player and incredibly solid person by all appearances. Needs to be a Chief for life.

Originally Posted by PatMahomesIsGod (Post 17608062)

As argued previously, he probably get $6.5-7M per.

Counting the playoffs, Butkicker is the better kicker.

Originally Posted by O.city (Post 17608075)

Yeah....I struggle to find a fault with the guy to be honest. He may end up being....shit I dunno the best Chief CB of all time?

Originally Posted by O.city (Post 17608075)

Yeah....I struggle to find a fault with the guy to be honest. He may end up being....shit I dunno the best Chief CB of all time?

Originally Posted by Tribal Warfare (Post 17608188)

McDuffie has hands of stone which is indicative why he plays CB.

Originally Posted by O.city (Post 17608075)

Yeah....I struggle to find a fault with the guy to be honest. He may end up being....shit I dunno the best Chief CB of all time?

Originally Posted by Tribal Warfare (Post 17608188)

McDuffie has hands of stone which is indicative why he plays CB.

Originally Posted by Tribal Warfare (Post 17608188)

McDuffie has hands of stone which is indicative why he plays CB.

Originally Posted by Bump (Post 17608464)

I haven't seen him drop any ints, where are you getting that?

They just don't throw his way that often