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2019 Free agency Thread
We don't really have one of these yet, so figured we could use this as a place to discuss potential free agent acquisitions and what we would like to look for them to bring in.
If any of you guys are interested, heres a good place to do some research. https://overthecap.com/ |
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03-14-2019, 03:03 PM | #8041 | |
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Happens lots. To listen to me, Jonathan Baldwin would be easing out of his prime right now but still catching 60-70 balls for 1,000 yards/season. The people who do this for a living don't bat 1.000. But man, I just do not see what they saw in Speaks when they made that pick.
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03-14-2019, 03:03 PM | #8042 | |
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Veach is clearly better than Pioli. To even make the comparison is reeruned, sorry SNR still love ya buddy. I know you’re just being emotional. |
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03-14-2019, 03:04 PM | #8043 | |
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Mahomes was 1st round. Top 10. The Chiefs said, "Mahomes is the best we're going to get at QB, because he's the best we've seen in the draft for quite a long time." He wasn't just some dude in at the top of their board in the 2nd round. We constantly hear about players the Chiefs bring in because they had them rated high on their boards during the draft process in prior years. They just didn't get a chance to draft them. That ****ing happens. It happens all the ****ing time. You can only depend on 7 draft picks each year, which means you often WON'T be able to take the guys you like. Why couldn't Speaks have simply been one of those guys? Hell, Kendall Fuller was one of those guys and we ended up getting him anyway. Why was Breeland ****ing Speaks so goddamn special? At this point, the only common thread I see is that there was a new guy making draft decisions last year. Therefore, I blame him. |
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03-14-2019, 03:04 PM | #8044 |
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Dave Gettleman might be the worst GM in sports. And that's saying something.
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03-14-2019, 03:06 PM | #8045 |
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IIRC, in last years 2nd round pass rushers started going off the board quick and they panicked and traded up for Speaks.
Or atleast that was my interpretation. |
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Veach gets tunnel vision in free agency too. Goes and outbids everyone for his #1 targets.
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03-14-2019, 03:07 PM | #8047 | |
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What a ****ing dumbass. He’d make a great CP poster, though
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03-14-2019, 03:08 PM | #8048 | |
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I’d rather him go get somebody he loves than settle for somebody he likes because there seems to be plenty of evidence that the guy has a special eye for talent. |
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03-14-2019, 03:08 PM | #8049 |
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No question I think Veach is superior to Pioli. But that doesn't change the fact that Veach sounded like a complete fool when he talked about the process the team took to acquire Breeland Speaks in the draft.
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03-14-2019, 03:08 PM | #8050 | |
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Mahomes was aggressively attacking the board to get your guy. Speaks was letting the board play you and locking in on a single position. The two situations are pretty easily distinguishable.
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03-14-2019, 03:08 PM | #8051 | |
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I'm willing to go easy on Veach for his first draft due to no first round pick. That may have contributed to his eagerness to move up a couple times. Dorsey's first draft was probably worse. He had the overall first pick and Fisher is the only thing we have to show for that draft. |
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03-14-2019, 03:09 PM | #8052 | |
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Or do you think he saw a run coming together and wasn't willing to pivot? It looks to me like a guy who was afraid of getting left out in the cold and rather than adjust his plan to the available talent, he forced a decision. I don't think he loved Speaks, I think he had him as the best available pass-rusher left and was committed to the position rather than the player. That's a mistake.
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03-14-2019, 03:11 PM | #8053 | |
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Kelce too.
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Ok fair enough. But have some hope man! If we get Darby, Veach is off to a great start and he’s got much more draft capital to work with this time. Have faith and remind yourself that this is the man that did the dirty work to make sure Reid and Dorsey fell in love with Mahomes too.
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