What do the Chiefs do w/ the extra cap space?

[CoMoChief]

The Chiefs supposedly gain about $4-5M in cap space w/ the Justin Houston contract extension.

What do the Chiefs do w/ that extra cap allowance?

[The Franchise]

Originally Posted by mcaj22

so you don't think if the Chiefs had Earl Thomas instead of Kendrick Lewis and a Scrub SS alongside him and Seattle at ???? FS + Eric Berry during those crappy Chiefs years that Thomas wouldnt be better?

I still think he would be better even here.

And what if the Chiefs would have just put Berry at FS like they should have?

[The Franchise]

Originally Posted by BossChief

Eric Berry was a playmaking safety his first 2 years at Tennessee and showed the ability to not only consistently take the ball away, but to also take it to the house on big returns.

He tested off the charts at the combine and earned his draft position by showing he could do everything.

The guy should have been used like Brian Dawkins was in Philly. By utilizing him the way the team has, they minimized his ability to impact the passing game.

And shortened his career as well.

[BossChief]

Originally Posted by Pestilence

And what if the Chiefs would have just put Berry at FS like they should have?

Herm was right. The day after we drafted him (maybe it was a couple days) I tweeted Herm where he should play and Herm tweeted me back that Berry should be a FS.

[BossChief]

Originally Posted by Pestilence

And shortened his career as well.

Not like a few of us called that one, either.

[mcaj22]

Originally Posted by Pestilence

And what if the Chiefs would have just put Berry at FS like they should have?

The Kiffins ruined that not the Chiefs.

[milkman]

Originally Posted by mcaj22

The Kiffins ruined that not the Chiefs.

A SS in safety in a cover 2 is far different from a box safety, though even a cover 2 scheme isn't the best use of his talent.

[The Franchise]

Originally Posted by mcaj22

The Kiffins ruined that not the Chiefs.

Oh bullshit. One ****ing year in college doesn't immediately require the team that drafts you to keep you there. Romeo was a ****ing idiot.

[BossChief]

Originally Posted by mcaj22

The Kiffins ruined that not the Chiefs.

Monte started the misuse and Crennel continued it.

Ancient coaches trying to emphasize stopping the run first and foremost...like the NFL is still based on strong running games that open up the pass.

[BossChief]

Berrys freshman and Soph years at Tennesee:

158 tackles
10.5 TFLS
3 sacks
12 ints
465 int return yards
3 tds
22 pass defended
2 fumble recoveries
55 fumble return yards
1 forced fumble

He was just a turnover magnet and a scoring machine

Then Kiffen took over and made him a box safety

87 tavkles
7tfls
0 sacks
2 ints
7 yards
0tds
2 FR
1 ff

It's OBVIOUS which useage of Berry provided the most impact.

[The Franchise]

And then Romeo kept him there because they had Jon McGraw to play at FS and didn't want to start Langford at SS. The smart move would have been to keep Berry at FS and find a serviceable SS to plug in.

[BossChief]

Should have found a way to keep Pollard around as the box safety.

[chiefzilla1501]

Originally Posted by milkman

Really, Eric Berry and Earl Thomas might be illustrations of how coaching affects careers.

Thomas thrives in a scheme that puts him in position to succeed.
Berry excels in a scheme that puts him in position to fail.

I don't think it puts him in a position to fail. His athleticism makes him an elite talent for a Ryan ss. Ed reed dominated in this role early in his career. If Berry has great football iq, he can be a big time difference maker. Either his football iq doesn't show because he's had to cover up for bad talent, or he's overrated. I hope it's the former of the 2 but we have to see it on the field.

As I've said before, in almost every Ryan defense right now, the better athlete at safety has been put at ss.