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Originally Posted by Saccopoo
$5 million a year equates to the fourth pick in the first round of the Draft.
If the Chiefs select a guard with the #23 pick in the 2014 NFL Draft, they will effectively be paying that guy $2 million per year - which would equate to a veritable bargain versus the $4 to $5 million per year that they would have paid to keep Schwartz (who is on his fourth team in four years) or Asamoah (who never progressed beyond his rookie year) on the team.
Theoretically, the Chiefs would be getting what would amount to one of if not the best guards in the entire draft at that spot, getting a guaranteed four years out of the player at a position that is more "plug and play" than other spots on the team. This equates to a huge savings as it relates to potential performance for the position.
Personally, with the structured salary cap, I don't see why anyone would have a problem with the Chiefs selecting the best guard in the draft this coming May. It's a position of high need (as many are to point out, are you completely sold on the idea of either Watkins, Johnson or Linkenbach anchoring that spot on a team who just needed a few extra pieces in order to advance in the playoffs this past season?) with relatively low risk.
Xavier S'ua-Filo is generally regarded as the top guard prospect in this draft and by all accounts, seems to be considered available with the #23 pick. If the Chiefs select him, they've locked up a guy who's got All-Pro level potential at his position for four seasons on the cheap. Considering that this the guard position is probably the single biggest question mark on this team, I don't see how anyone would have a problem with them using their first round pick on such a player.
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It's a problem because it removes context from the other positions. Just as you're spending $2 million per year to get this bargain guard, you could also potentially be spending $2 million per year to get Hali's replacement, a dynamic WR opposite Bowe, a true ILB that does way more than bite the ear off Matt Schaub, or a fantastic TE that would really make Alex a happy QB.
Those are all far bigger bargains than getting that magic guard.