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Originally Posted by RunKC
We’re trying to win a Super Bowl. We don’t need to start making moves like this until Pat makes big money in 2021.
I agree with your strategy for future value, but not right now.
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When did Noah build the ark?
Before the rain.
The Chiefs can't just seamlessly add a salary like the one Mahomes is going to get soon. They absolutely need to be making moves that are with an eye on 2021 and they need to have been doing it yesterday.
I think they have been and I think that's part of why this Jones deal isn't done just yet. I almost wonder if they weren't resigned to not paying Hill when they made the Clark trade and now they're kinda stuck in between plans.
If they want to keep this crew largely intact for another couple of seasons, they need to be planning every step of the way how to build as much rollover as possible. That means moving on from Williams and getting comfortable with Jack Fox. It means that if Hyde is clearly outplayed by Darrell Williams, you just bite the bullet and recover what cap space you can recover, sunk cash be damned.
You go with Hamilton, Fox and Darrell Williams instead of Williams, Colquitt and Hyde and you've found about $6 million in rollover for next season AND cleared the potential dead money that would otherwise carry over to next year off Colquitt's deal.
I don't think you can ever be too early on planning for this stuff.