*****The L'Jarius Sneed Thread*****

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Originally Posted by BWillie

I wanted Sneed and to hold off on Creed because I value a 3peat above almost all else. Sneed AND Creed AND Jones could all be here this year.

I would be OK with not paying Sneed (as long as we allocated those resources still) but I hate hate paying a Center MORE than that instead. Yes it is instead because its money they could have used. You can structure deals and get crafty with it.

Not paying Sneed and investing in LT might be a better option for THIS year or maybe you could have did both. A great center in our offense is less valuable for us than almost any other team. You are paying a huge premium on a position that you don't even fully utilize.

I understand you're thinking, but that frankly what a bad franchise would do, push off contract extensions because you are pushing all in for one year. Its kind of what Buffalo did when they signed Von Miller. Then he got hurt and you're ****ed because your all in plan went to shit.

The caps is just as much about slotting contracts as it is dividing up money. The Chiefs didn't pay Sneed because it would have disrupted the flow of them slotting in major contracts over a span of years. Maybe its different if Jones didn't hold out last year, as that was a huge disruption. However, its easy to see what the Chiefs were doing the second they drafted McDuffie. When you have to pay guys like Mahomes, Jones, etc, you have to find areas (position groups) where you can save money. The Chiefs have done this on the Line (Creed, Smith, etc) and they have done it with DBs.

It's been beautifully orchestrated. And the worst thing you can do is disrupt that flow when its established. Sneed playing so well last season made a difficult decision even that much more difficult. However, what he was able to bring in the trade market frankly justified the decision the front office made. Don't create a problem you will be forced to solve later when you are set up pretty well to move on without that player.

Honestly, Watson has been solid. Who has impressed me is Chamarri Conner. Dude is a playmaker. Makes nothing, and the team has two more seasons of control after this year. And then there is Hick, oh and Watson and Williams have a mother year too. Amazing.