[duncan_idaho]

So, I took a run at this, re-working the structure based loosely on crow's approach.

Trade: WR Tyreek Hill to Atlanta for WR Calvin Ridley, 2022 #8, 2022 #72.

Cut Frank Clark (pre-June 1); Restructure Mahomes and Kelce. End up with $57M in cap space from those moves.

Re-sign in Free agency:
LT O. Brown, Jr. (6y $135m w/ $52m guaranteed, 6th year is basically a void year with $6M guaranteed on a big salary - 1st y 11M)
CB Charvarious Ward (5y, $84M, 1st y 8M)
WR B. Pringle (Vet Min Cap Benefit + $1.25m)
DE Melvin Ingram (2 years, $10M)
ERFA tender TE J. Fortson, RB D. Gore, and CB D. Baker.
Vet Minimum deals: FB M. Burton, OL A. Blythe, OL Andrew Wylie, LB B. Niemann, LB D. O'Daniel, SS A. Watts, RB J. McKinnon

With this group, I'm bringing back a lot of certainty. I'm fine tacking on the extra year for Ward to spread the bonus out a bit more and increase his guarantee to make that happen.

Open Free Agency:
WR D.J. Chark (4 years, $50M, $7M year 1 hit)
DT Maliek Collins (2 years, $11M)
vet QB (1 year/$2M)
DE Charles Harris (3 years, $21M)
S Marcus Maye (1 year, $4M, with incentives to $12M based on playing time, performance)

OK, I went a little different direction here, still adding a dynamic WR who could ascend and a solid vetern DT in Collins. Harris is a young pass rusher who finally seemed to deliver on his 1st round talent in 21. Maye is on a prove-it deal.

Draft:

1.8 - Travon Walker, DE, Georgia
1.30 - Devonte Wyatt, DT, Georgia
2.62 - Jalen Pitre, DB, Baylor
3.72 - Alec Pierce, WR, Cincinnati
3.94 - Sam Williams, DE, Ole Miss
3.103 - James Cook, RB, Georgia
4.132 - Sterling Weatherford, LB/S, Miami (OH)
7.229 - Kyle Phillips, WR, UCLA
7.238 - Nick Ford, IOL, Utah
7.239 - Danny Gray, WR, SMU
7.247 - McKinley Williams, LB, Arkansas
7.254 - Zamir White, HB, Georgia

A few comments here: I've seen Walker's stock all over the place, but his combination of size and freakish athleticism made him my best option at 8. (OK, I tossed a coin between him and Ojabo. For real). My next two picks mirror crows... a future stud at DT, and a do-everything DB who can help fill the Mathieu void.

I would love getting someone with Williams' upside in the 3rd like this, and with the depth I have added so far, he can basically play rush end and take advantage of his freakish athletic ability.

Pierce and Cook add some versatility and speed to the offense. Pierce could be a really strong long-term piece and good complement to Ridley. Cook's speed and receiving ability make him my future at RB.

Weatherford is another new name for me, but he popped up at the Senior Bowl and played well as a LB (converted S with LB size). Rest of the picks are BPA types, though I think Phillips could have pop up in a big way.

Depth Chart

QB Mahomes/vet
RB Edwards-Helaire/McKinnon or Cook
WR1 Ridley/Pringle
WR2 Chark/Pierce
WR3 Hardman/Phillips
TE Kelce/Gray

LT Brown/Prince
LG Thuney/Allegretti
C Humphrey/Blythe
RG Trey Smith/Ford
RT Wylie/Niang

RDE Harris/Sam Williams
DT Collins/Wyatt or Saunders
DT Jones/Wharton
LDE Ingram/Travon Walker

LB Gay/Niemann
LB Bolton/Niemann
LB Sterling Weatherford

OCB Ward
OCB Sneed
NCB Fenton or Pitre (Sneed actually slides to nickel in this set)
FS Thornhill/Maye
SS Pitre/Maye/Weatherford

All in all, looking at that, I don't like it as much as making things happen with keeping Hill. But I do think it is something KC could roll with. Kelce/Ridley/Chark/Hardman/Pierce give the Chiefs a wealth of receiving options.