Drue Tranquill to Chiefs

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by Wisconsin_Chief

This dude was born to be a Chief.

No way he goes anywhere this offseason.

Makes a lot of sense as a replacement Will with Leo playing as Sam.

Gay plays more closely as a Sam because of his strength at the point of attack but we use him on the weak side a ton.

But he's not a young player anymore either. He'll be 29 next season so you're really looking at maybe a 2 year deal before looking to move on. And as a slightly undersized player, he'll take a fair bit of abuse as a starter over more snaps.

I'd prefer keep him in his present role to keep him healthy and effective. But if we had to start him, that works.

[TheGuardian]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

Makes a lot of sense as a replacement Will with Leo playing as Sam.

Gay plays more closely as a Sam because of his strength at the point of attack but we use him on the weak side a ton.

But he's not a young player anymore either. He'll be 29 next season so you're really looking at maybe a 2 year deal before looking to move on. And as a slightly undersized player, he'll take a fair bit of abuse as a starter over more snaps.

I'd prefer keep him in his present role to keep him healthy and effective. But if we had to start him, that works.

Nah, linebackers are now way more productive for longer because it's not a run first league anymore. There's lots of guys like Bobby Wagner still playing at a high level at 33+. This isn't the 80's NFL anymore.

[raybec 4]

Originally Posted by TheGuardian

Nah, linebackers are now way more productive for longer because it's not a run first league anymore. There's lots of guys like Bobby Wagner still playing at a high level at 33+. This isn't the 80's NFL anymore.

I love Tranquil but he aint Bobby Wagner. Wagner is an outlier not a rule, he's always been fantastic.

[TheGuardian]

Originally Posted by raybec 4

I love Tranquil but he aint Bobby Wagner. Wagner is an outlier not a rule, he's always been fantastic.

Dude, Demario Davis is 35 and just notched 121 tackles.

He's not an outlier.

As I said, he's 29. He still has at least 4 solid seasons in him

[Wisconsin_Chief]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

But he's not a young player anymore either. He'll be 29 next season so you're really looking at maybe a 2 year deal before looking to move on. And as a slightly undersized player, he'll take a fair bit of abuse as a starter over more snaps.

This is exactly why we should have no trouble keeping him. I'm betting he signs a 2-year/$9 million type deal. Nobody else is going to offer him much more than that he's damn sure worth that kind of cost for this team. He fits so perfectly.

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by Wisconsin_Chief

This is exactly why we should have no trouble keeping him. I'm betting he signs a 2-year/$9 million type deal. Nobody else is going to offer him much more than that he's damn sure worth that kind of cost for this team. He fits so perfectly.

Yeah, I think that's probably right.

Off-ball 'backers are pretty fungible but for the right team at the right time they can be really valuable. Most teams aren't gonna pay a lot to bring one of those guys in, especially as they near their 30s.

[CupidStunt]

Originally Posted by Wisconsin_Chief

This dude was born to be a Chief.

No way he goes anywhere this offseason.

LOVE him but someone is paying him good long-term starter money. We can't sign everyone.

It's gonna be Bolton, Chenal and the draft at LB I imagine.

[CupidStunt]

I guess I should've read the last few replies before mine. Maybe I'm off and he doesn't get paid. Would love him back on any kinda reasonable deal.

[Toad]

Thank you Druuuuu!

[Otter]

Some audio issues but not too bad...