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Without delving in too deep right now, here’s how I compare the way the Chiefs are building their roster vs. Philly:
If the Eagles draft good to great every year, they’ll continue to be fine and compete atop the NFC because their roster remains elite irregardless of the void cap hits to come.
If the Eagles have a couple subpar, even bad drafts consecutively — they’ll quickly start to feel the impact of their approach as they can’t keep pace with expensive players they’ll still be paying to not be on the team. Being a Super Bowl contender will not be on the table anymore.
The same kinda holds true for all teams, but to me, the pressure to nail the draft is higher on a team who is going Philly’s route. At least if the goal is to win long term, five to ten years or more like Kansas City is trying to do.
I’m of the opinion that the reason Kansas City has maintained this stranglehold on the AFC is because they’ve been the most patient, long term minded team. They always have the flexibility to do anything they want to do, whereas a lot of our top contenders have stretched it to the point that they’re forced to eat these massive dead cap numbers just to put a roster together year to year.
In other words, as someone who still wants to win three or more rings, I’d prefer KC not go into the void year stuff until Patrick is on his last few holes.
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