Chiefs A positive light to shine on this underwhelming free agency.

Direckshun · 03-22-2021, 07:46 AM

First off, I think it's safe to assume that we're going to make mid-level signings at WR (TY Hilton please?), LT (Russell Okung please?), and DE (Ingram, I suppose?).

I am also going to make the modest assumption that we sign back Reiter and Breeland/Sorensen, although obviously Breeland is a question mark.

At that point, this roster, pre-draft:

QB: Mahomes
RB: CEH, Williams

WR: Hill, Hilton?, Hardman, Pringle
TE: Kelce, Bell, Keizer

LT: Okung?
LG: Thuney
C: Reiter
RG: LDT/Long
RT: Niang/Remmers

DE: Clark, Charlton
DT: Jones, Wharton
DT: Nnadi, Saunders
DE: Ingram?, Danna

LB: Gay
LB: Hitchens

CB: Sneed, Ward, Williams, Fenton, eventually Baker
S: Mathieu, Thornhill, Sorensen?, Watt

Keep in mind, this is before the draft.

So here's the positive light: the Bills, Patriots and Browns have closed the gap some, but who in the AFC is taking down this roster?

Probably nobody? Probably?

And taking a look at the top teams in the NFC this past year: the Bucs and the Packers have not made any dramatic additions, and the Saints have taken a huge step back.

I think it's clear the Bucs were the better team in the Super Bowl. But do the Bucs win that game if Mahomes had all ten toes? If his offensive line hadn't been in shambles? If two receivers hadn't let TD passes hit them in the face? If the refs hadn't lost their damn minds in the first half? If Andy Reid wasn't absolutely distracted?

Barring surprising developments like Herbert going nuclear in Los Angeles or Tua making a huge 2nd year leap or Cam staying healthy for 16 17 games, the Chiefs are more likely to return to the Super Bowl than any other team in the NFL, and if our roster is pretty healthy and Mahomes is 100%, I like our odds as much as anybody.

This all despite a sucky free agency that hasn't netted us any real improvements except at guard.

03-22-2021, 07:46 AM	Topic Starter
Direckshun __ Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Springpatch Casino cash: $3603447	A positive light to shine on this underwhelming free agency. First off, I think it's safe to assume that we're going to make mid-level signings at WR (TY Hilton please?), LT (Russell Okung please?), and DE (Ingram, I suppose?). I am also going to make the modest assumption that we sign back Reiter and Breeland/Sorensen, although obviously Breeland is a question mark. At that point, this roster, pre-draft: QB: Mahomes RB: CEH, Williams WR: Hill, Hilton?, Hardman, Pringle TE: Kelce, Bell, Keizer LT: Okung? LG: Thuney C: Reiter RG: LDT/Long RT: Niang/Remmers DE: Clark, Charlton DT: Jones, Wharton DT: Nnadi, Saunders DE: Ingram?, Danna LB: Gay LB: Hitchens CB: Sneed, Ward, Williams, Fenton, eventually Baker S: Mathieu, Thornhill, Sorensen?, Watt Keep in mind, this is before the draft. So here's the positive light: the Bills, Patriots and Browns have closed the gap some, but who in the AFC is taking down this roster? Probably nobody? Probably? And taking a look at the top teams in the NFC this past year: the Bucs and the Packers have not made any dramatic additions, and the Saints have taken a huge step back. I think it's clear the Bucs were the better team in the Super Bowl. But do the Bucs win that game if Mahomes had all ten toes? If his offensive line hadn't been in shambles? If two receivers hadn't let TD passes hit them in the face? If the refs hadn't lost their damn minds in the first half? If Andy Reid wasn't absolutely distracted? Barring surprising developments like Herbert going nuclear in Los Angeles or Tua making a huge 2nd year leap or Cam staying healthy for 16 17 games, the Chiefs are more likely to return to the Super Bowl than any other team in the NFL, and if our roster is pretty healthy and Mahomes is 100%, I like our odds as much as anybody. This all despite a sucky free agency that hasn't netted us any real improvements except at guard.
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