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Originally Posted by O.city
Tamba, DJ and Alex won't be here next year.
I'm not really sure why anyone thought that was ever likely to be honest.
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Or why a 5th round pick was going to be what replaced them.
The Chiefs are down on draft capital, yes. But that ship sailed when they traded their 1st. They still have 2, 3, 4 and 6. The 7th means precisely **** all.
The odds of that 5th rounder being the guy that replaces Hali/DJ or the backup QB are pretty damn remote.
I just can't bring myself to care about the loss of a 5th. Meanwhile, if this trade allows us to move on from Reid or not extend Fulton, it creates cap savings that would allow us to find creative methods to deal with other openings on the roster.
If you can turn a 5th into an asset of any sort, you do it. Now the question remains whether or not he's an actual asset (which is why I said yesterday I'd probably only give a 6th for him) but a 5th vs. a 6th isn't that much to worry about. If he can play in any meaningful capacity, this will be a much better use of the 5th in '18 than the pick itself would've yielded.