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Living in the Dallas area, I watched nearly every game Hitchens played for the Cowboys. Always considered him a good to very good LB...playing along side Sean Lee. When the often injured Lee was out, the quality of Hitchens play dropped substantially.
The Cowboys were desperate for LB's and offered Hitchens a new contract, but the Chiefs ridiculous offer was too rich for them. They chose to draft another LB instead (Leighton Vander Esch) and continued to hope that Jaylon Smith's nerve damage would finish healing (it did).
The Cowboys now have 2 inexpensive, but young and talented linebackers to go along with Sean Lee. The Chiefs have an expensive, overrated linebacker who needs to be paired with a quality linebacker to maximize his abilities. There's simply not one on the team right now.
Bottom line, the Chiefs overpaid for Hitchens and Sammy Watkins. I'm still not sure why they signed Watkins. Mahomes had plenty of weapons on offense and Watkins was simply a luxury. His money could have been better utilized on the defensive side of the ball. Through Week 6, the Chiefs have statistically the worst defense in the NFL and Hitchens just isn't good enough to make a difference. Moves need to be made for the Chiefs to go deep into the playoffs...this year.
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