Yes. Thornhill won’t be back until mid season at best and I trust Dan to be a solid #2 back there.

We don’t have to get rid of literally everybody bc we are paying Pat

Maybe, but I'm operating under the assumption that Jones will command less in draft capital than Clark did, given the positions they play.

Frank Clark: Pick 30 (620 value points) + future second
Chris Jones: Pick 27 (680 value points) + future fourth

DRAFTEK

Wiz is gonna want to get paid too. We can’t pay everyone. This is Reiters last year tho. This team is gonna look really different next year

Cutting him would save $14M on the cap. They very well might need this money to fill out the roster with solid players.

What?

You sound like a communist here. What is the proper amount of wealth they they have the "right to" in your opinion?

You do realize the following don't you?:

1- You (and I and other fans) pay their salaries via ticket sales, TV viewership, gear, etc

2- Their bodies and brains take a beating that cuts their life and quality of life shorter than most careers.

Says ****ing who? Dude was sitting out there until we signed him. I highly doubt he’s out there looking to break the bank.

Beat me to it.

Veach can’t (and won’t) become a prisoner of the moment. We all love what Watkins has done in every playoff game as a Chief, but he disappears for long stretches every season and is constantly battling injuries.

We can’t pay him this much for another season. Hardman will have to step up as a true number 2 (and I think he will).

There are really 3 options:

-release
-renegotiate
-trade

He won’t be back at his current price tag.

I bet we can get him on a decent 1-year deal. Then draft his replacement next year.

No shit man - these guys are risking life-long physical and mental disability for our entertainment. They deserve every cent they can get.

And he balled out in the playoffs. He is gonna command some money now

While I absolutely agree with your first point, I have to take exception with the second. They are not "required" to play football. They have chosen that. The beating they take comes with the job and they accept that. But I do agree that their careers are relatively short - and they make as much as they can while they can. Can't fault them at all.

Look at our cap numbers for next year, we have several huge ones, you throw in a new Mahomes contract unless there are multiple cuts we won't even be able to fill out a 53.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Frank Clark&#39;s cap hit is taking a monster leap this off-season.<br><br>2019: $6.5M<br>2020: $22.7M<br><br>Sammy<br>$19.2<br>$21<br><br>Schwartz<br>$6.43<br>$10.82<br><br>Fisher<br>$7.04<br>$14 .98<br><br>Mahomes<br>$4.48<br>$5.23<br><br>Hitchens<br>$5.23<br>$12.69</p>&mdash; Josh Webb (@shwebb29) <a href="https://twitter.com/shwebb29/status/1225610772237225984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 7, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

That also doesn't even show Mathieu's number which ramps up.

Do we even re sign Pat knowing what he wants?? We’re not gonna have a team. We’re gonna have vet min signings at near every single position

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If you make the moves I suggested you can get up to nearly 40 mill of space, If you give Mahomes a 20 mill base in year 1 then you still have money to work with and you'll get some more money back that next year.

7 Million in Dead Cap money- plus losing our 2nd best WR. That was my point. I am not advocating keeping him at 21 million.

Sammy has all the leverage. I am not sure any team will trade for him with that kind of salary due.