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Originally Posted by htismaqe
To be fair, the prevailing sentiment is that if we don't overhaul the o-line, we won't have Mahomes because he's going to get killed.  |
Well, if the Chiefs don't have Eric Fisher and Mitchell Schwartz this year, they will be facing an entire overhaul of the offensive line whether they've planned for it or not.
Even with draftees and free agent signings, there are no guarantees that the line will improve over last year, especially considering they'll need to create $20 million in cap space just to meet the like $181 million limit, then create at least another $5-$7 million for draftees AND sign effective free agents along both lines.
It's a tall order.
I'm not saying that it can't be done but it's pretty clear that some people are being overly optimistic about the ability of the front office to fill all of their needs while fitting draftees and effective free agent signings while retaining important players currently on the roster under the salary cap.