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Note: I'm not faulting these dudes in any way whatsoever.
But immediately after the Super Bowl, we heard those whispers and weird coded language coming from players like Clark and Watkins about how they understood that keeping great players around you might mean making some sacrifices of your own. They also seemed to be quite open to that idea. Again, we don't know the specifics of these negotiations at all, but it seems to me that a lot of those statements came while still in a euphoria of winning the Super Bowl. I don't think either of them are as open to the concept as perhaps they once were. |
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Jones is a really great pass rusher. Absolutely disruptive. Average-ish run defender. That's not a knock, it's hard to be elite at anything in the NFL. He's really, really good. If you tie up half of your cap in 5 players, you cannot field a complete enough team to win multiple super bowls. You just can't. Look at how the Patriots managed 9 trips and 6 wins in 20 years. They were absolutely brutal about who got paid and who walked. You can't let your heart rule here. You can't pay everyone you'd like to. You've got a star in Clark and good young talent on the d-line even without Jones. If you can get multiple picks and save cap money to spend on gaping holes like linebacker and interior O-line you can actually field a more solid team overall, even though you're giving up some production in one spot. I'm kind of done arguing; people either get the overall team concept or don't. I understand, letting Jones go sucks emotionally. But I think we'll be better off OVERALL if we do so and fill holes wisely. The only true UNICORN that we must protect here is Patrick Mahomes. |
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Add another one in Jones and these guys are taking up so much of your cap that you cannot afford to lose any of them to an injury and still be a true contender because the rest of your players are vet minimum players pretty much. |
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The nice thing about the 3 year deal suggestion is it gives KC the ability to have a low first year cap hit, one year with an AAV cap hit then the option to drop the cap hit again by signing a new extension after the second year to finish his career in KC if he’s still being dominant. It protects the teams cap long term and it gives CJ another chance at a big payday in a couple years. Same as Mathieu. His deal is for 3 years for the same reason. So was Watkins. |
Jones isn’t taking a 3 year deal.
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Mathieu's deal was 3 years from last year. Watkins is now untenable as is. He's going to be cut, traded, or re-worked. You can move stuff around a little, but the reality is you'll have $40 million per year plus in cap hits in HALF of your defensive line. Now, maybe Veach has a way to make it work. I trust that mother****er. He got it done, and sometimes I didn't understand what the hell he was doing, but he's proven himself. I doubt that's how it goes down. I think the best thing for the future health of the team is to trade Jones for a 1st and probably a 3rd and sign quality free agents to fill holes at linebacker, offensive line, and corner. Sorry, just how I see it. |
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Make it like the Watkins contract. Watkins contract is 3 years but in reality it’s a 2 year deal. Give Jones a 5 year deal when in reality it is a 3 year deal. |
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If Jones signs a 3yr deal for 63m, his next deal has a chance to be close to 3 years for 100m. The cap is going to go up quickly the next few years. It will be double it’s current amount inside of 10 years. |
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And then you just hope you hit on the picks to even break even for the trade. |
This free agent group is weak as ****.
Veach needs to bring back his own: Pennel, Breeland, Ragland, Sherman. Get Jones locked up and re-work Watkins. |
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How about you trade Jones and Watkins. You're looking at $28 million plus. And 7 picks in the first 5 rounds, minimum. I think you can fill 4 holes with quality veterans plus have a full draft. |
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