Were the Chiefs trying to acquire Demarcus Lawrence?

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Originally Posted by Buckweath

I'm afraid you are right.

Not giving that #29 overall pick but maybe next year's first.

I feel like the right compensation would be a 2nd plus mid-low round pick though.

No way in hell should we get Clowney. He is still a work in progress and we don’t know for sure if he will work out. He’s never had double-digit sacks. I’m not paying huge money for players with questions.

Teams shouldn’t be spending huge money on pass rushers unless they are truly elite, and the deal should not be 5 or 6 years long.

Alex Okafor was a great get. He’s got half the sacks of Clowney, he’s a good run defender overall like him and he is built similarly. Give me Okafor at 1/3 of the price of the pass rushers getting paid. It’s smart to get pass rushers like Okafor, Houston and Bennett who are still talented with manageable cap hits. Then draft pass rushers early to get good young talent for cheap for 4-6 years.

I’m fine with paying a LB or DB big money. Hitchens and Honey Badger got paid elite money when they were signed and it’s still nowhere near as much as a premier pass rusher would get paid.