How to play this off-season with free agency?

[Walt White]

I don't know the cap space that well so people smarter will have to tell me what we can do. I'm just excited to see how good this team can get. All the building blocks are in place. It's a matter of how we can supplement the pieces. And I know retain the big pieces is most important.

So assuming we can keep Chris Jones and give Pat an extension, will we have any room at all in the cap to make impact additions? Keeping Sammy looks unlikely. Not sure how many of our corners we can keep?

Even if we play it perfect, will there be any cap left to add some vet free agents? It seems like a pretty strong offensive line class in free agency if we could add one or two. Or if we could add an LB (although Hitchens make a lot). Or a vet corner? Trade possibilities?

I'm just trying to get a realistic grid of what potential moves we can make. I know hitting on picks in the draft will be the biggest way to improve. But if we can get some discounted vets or something, that could go a long way into having freedom in drafting more luxury picks.

[RunKC]

Hmmm

That’s always been the plan. From day 1

— Chris Jones (@StoneColdJones) February 7, 2020

[VAGOMO 4 LIFE!]

ITS HAPPENING!!!

[Hydrae]

Originally Posted by RunKC

Hmmm

That’s always been the plan. From day 1

— Chris Jones (@StoneColdJones) February 7, 2020

OH YEAH!

[VAGOMO 4 LIFE!]

Jones will re sign here. Just trust Veach guys. He’s not like Dorsey when it comes to the cap. He knows what he’s doing. I expect Jones to re sign at a 5/98.5 deal with 65 guaranteed. A lot of this will be backloaded as Mahomes should be frontloaded so it evens out

[Dunerdr]

Originally Posted by MAHOMO 4 LIFE!

Jones will re sign here. Just trust Veach guys. He’s not like Dorsey when it comes to the cap. He knows what he’s doing. I expect Jones to re sign at a 5/98.5 deal with 65 guaranteed. A lot of this will be backloaded as Mahomes should be frontloaded so it evens out

ok penbrook

[Mr. Plow]

Originally Posted by smithandrew051

Relevant post!

He does it in every. single. thread.

[DRM08]

Originally Posted by MAHOMO 4 LIFE!

Jones will re sign here. Just trust Veach guys. He’s not like Dorsey when it comes to the cap. He knows what he’s doing. I expect Jones to re sign at a 5/98.5 deal with 65 guaranteed. A lot of this will be backloaded as Mahomes should be frontloaded so it evens out

If anything it should be the other way around on frontloading.

[VAGOMO 4 LIFE!]

Originally Posted by DRM08

If anything it should be the other way around on frontloading.

So you think we should frontloaded Jones and backload Mahomes?

[DRM08]

Originally Posted by MAHOMO 4 LIFE!

So you think we should frontloaded Jones and backload Mahomes?

Yep. Mahomes will be in his prime 5-6 years down the road. Higher salary makes sense at that point. Will Jones still be in his prime 4-5 years from now? Setting that aside, Jones has made $6.2M and Mahomes has made $13.7M. Would think the lower paid guy needs more frontloading on the new contract.

[Chargem]

Originally Posted by DRM08

Yep. Mahomes will be in his prime 5-6 years down the road. Higher salary makes sense at that point. Will Jones still be in his prime 4-5 years from now? Setting that aside, Jones has made $6.2M and Mahomes has made $13.7M. Would think the lower paid guy needs more frontloading on the new contract.

There isn't any room to front load either contract right now. Front and back loading is also purely related to the cap, and nothing to do with when the guy gets the cash a lot of the time.

[Halfcan]

Originally Posted by RunKC

Hmmm

That’s always been the plan. From day 1

— Chris Jones (@StoneColdJones) February 7, 2020

How many times does Jones have to say he wants to play in KC his entire career before people stop trying to trade this guy off?

He is one of the best young defensive players in the NFL. Good luck trying to replace him.

[jd1020]

Originally Posted by Halfcan

How many times does Jones have to say he wants to play in KC his entire career before people stop trying to trade this guy off?

He is one of the best young defensive players in the NFL. Good luck trying to replace him.

How many players spend their entire career with the team that drafted them?

[RunKC]

That’s why the dynasty talk is premature. It’s hard to be a dynasty and only 2 teams have done it in the salary cap era: Denver and NE.

And guess what? They both got caught cheating.

We had an incredible amount of luck this year. That doesn’t always happen.

[Why Not?]

Originally Posted by RunKC

That’s why the dynasty talk is premature. It’s hard to be a dynasty and only 2 teams have done it in the salary cap era: Denver and NE.

And guess what? They both got caught cheating.

We had an incredible amount of luck this year. That doesn’t always happen.

Winning back to back Super Bowls and then nothing for close to 20 years doesn’t make you a dynasty. NE is the first football dynasty since the early to mid 90’s Cowboys. I would think 3 out of 5 or at worst 3 out of 6 is required to be considered a dynasty.

[RunKC]

Originally Posted by Why Not?

Winning back to back Super Bowls and then nothing for close to 20 years doesn’t make you a dynasty. NE is the first football dynasty since the early to mid 90’s Cowboys. I would think 3 out of 5 or at worst 3 out of 6 is required to be considered a dynasty.

Yeah I meant back-to-back. Still same thing applies with a dynasty. Both are extremely difficult things to do