The Chiefs should not resign Tony Gonzales...

[Chiefnj]

Originally Posted by Luzap

Let's look at the Patrick Surtan trade (Dolphins to Chiefs). The trade couldn't happen because he only had one year left on his contract. No team is going to shell out big compensation (draft picks) when they'll only have the player for one year.

You could make the argument that we should wait to renegotiate his contract until the rest of the trade peramiters are in place, but that would mean trading him this year. The only way to have him this year and trade him in the future is to renegotiate now.

Luz
again, imo, carl is doing the right thing...

The trade with Surtain happened BECAUSE he had one year left. Miami wasn't going to keep him, they were set on trading him. The best way to do it is to let the interested team negotiate the contract with the player. This way the trading team isn't stuck with any bonus money and the team getting the player has a contract that they want and approve of.

If you want to trade him, this is the year to do it. Put out fliers and take offers. His value is only going to decrease because of his age and wear and tear.