Michael Lombardi fixes the Chiefs in 5 steps (or not)

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Originally Posted by BigBeauford

Two late firsts don't seem like the end of the world when you are drafting at the bottom. The next question is money. Hypothetically if you could dump smith(via trade)and foles, alongside the salary cap increase, this team is pretty close to taking that next step with a QB who is productive at the NFL level.

Two late firsts is a hell of a lot to give up for someone who would basically be in the same boat as a rookie in terms of knowing the offense. That's not taking into account the fact that even IF you could dump Smith onto someone you'd still have 9.7 million in dead money this year.