Chiefs could be stacked for next offseason.
 

I'm anticipating several things here:

1. The Chiefs are only shopping in the bargain bin this offseason, and thus should bring in 4 compensatory picks next year (my guess: a 3rd, two 4ths, and a 5th).

2. The Chiefs could open up cap space for next year by releasing Tamba Hali, Brandon Flowers, and Sean Smith.

If the Chiefs do bring in 4 compensatory picks, they will have 11 picks, 9 picks in the first 5 rounds in 2015.

If the Chiefs do cut those players, which I reckon they might, that would open up about $24m in cap space. On top of the $24m they're already projected to have (pre-Alex Smith and pre-Justin Houston extensions which will take up cap space, and pre-Eric Berry extension, which will free some up), that'll leave the Chiefs with $48m in cap space in 2015.

That should be enough to account for extensions for Smith and Houston, and still have over $30m left over for tons of free agent signings if they so desire, and tons of draft picks to either (a.) trade for talent, or (b.) bring in great talent in the Draft.

Just some food for thought.

They aren't ****ing cutting Sean Smith......

Why not? Saves $5.5m, only costs us $2m.

Leaves us with absolutely dick at the CB position.

In other words, what we have now.

cool, besides the fact that there is still a ****ing entire 2014 season to play.

I mean if this was like the Madden video game where we could sim through it right to 2015, that would be neat. But it isn't, so we still have to watch this team play an entire new season before you get to your "grass is greener/light at the end of the tunnel/Wizard of Oz yellow brick road" dream scenario.

We have no way of knowing that at this point. Marcus Cooper could show another year of development, and the Chiefs could draft a CB in the early rounds of either the 2014 or 2015 draft. Not the mention the Chiefs will have the $ and draft pick ammo to sign a blue chipper off the market or trade for one.

Are you familiar with the dynamics of rebuilding a roster? Takes several years.

Doesn't mean that 2014 can't be useful, entertaining, or relatively successful.

Relatively Successful- 2014 Chiefs Motto

It certainly does when you're not doing it right.

And that argument has proven to be reeruned.

Chiefs......Waiting for next year since 1971.

Anything that's not a Super Bowl appearance is a disasterous, useless failure - mcaj22's motto.

Yes another rebuild. Chiefs might win a playoff game in 2019.

yea a ****ing 8 year plan post-Herm apparently by some of these threads on CP.

oh don't worry we'll be cool for 2015-2016.