2019 Free agency Thread

[O.city]

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/

[Sassy Squatch]

Originally Posted by htismaqe

Link?

Google it, you lazy ****.

[wheeler08]

I’ve seen Joejuan mocked to us at 29

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by Superturtle

Google it, you lazy ****.

[RunKC]

Originally Posted by SupDock

The #Raiders added another WR, this time signing former #AZCardinals WR JJ Nelson. He goes in the mix with Antonio Brown and Tyrell Williams.

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 15, 2019

Folks can make fun of Gruden all they want but the guy gets it. He knows for damn sure that no matter what defense he has, Mahomes is gonna score on it. He’s actually trying to load up on offense in FA and then take advantage of a good defensive draft.

Meanwhile Elway is picking his nose in Denver with Joe Flacco thinking they can game manage their way to victory over us with a strong defense and minimal weapons. It isn’t 2015 anymore dumbass

That ain’t it horse face. Your team is heading to the cellar with these moves.

[Brooklyn]

Originally Posted by RunKC

Folks can make fun of Gruden all they want but the guy gets it. He knows for damn sure that no matter what defense he has, Mahomes is gonna score on it. He’s actually trying to load up on offense in FA and then take advantage of a good defensive draft.

Meanwhile Elway is picking his nose in Denver with Joe Flacco thinking they can game manage their way to victory over us with a strong defense and minimal weapons. It isn’t 2015 anymore dumbass

That ain’t it horse face. Your team is heading to the cellar with these moves.

The. He’s an idiot because he should know that at best he is competing with the rest of the AFC for a wild card spot. The division belongs to Kansas City.


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[MAHOMO 4 LIFE!]

Markus Golden: 1 year deal worth up to $3.75M with $2.225M gtd, per source.

— Patricia Traina (@Patricia_Traina) March 15, 2019

[The Franchise]

https://chiefswire.usatoday.com/2019...ndary-rebuild/

Chiefs using early 2000s Eagles as a model for rebuilt secondary

Over the past week the Chiefs have made franchise-altering decisions.

They’ve released two of the teams most veteran defensive playmakers in Justin Houston and Eric Berry. They’ve also traded away their most productive edge rusher in Dee Ford. These moves left Chiefs Kingdom in a state of frustration, because they couldn’t see Brett Veach’s vision. They didn’t have a look at a plan for the defense moving forward. It wasn’t until the announcement that former Texans S Tyrann Mathieu would join the team that tension began to ease.

Just ahead of Mathieu’s introductory press conference Brett Veach took a moment to explain the process behind bringing in Mathieu.

“…one of the things that was really interesting when we started this free agency process with Coach (Steve) Spagnuolo was I remember him coming down to the office after we gave him a list of safeties to watch. He would go down the list and he would say strengths and weaknesses and, ‘I like this guy,’ this and that, ‘here’s what he can do, here’s what he can’t do.’ He got to (Tyrann) and he said, ‘I’m struggling to find what he can’t do.’ I said, ‘Say no more, we’re going to get him.’”

There are few players in the NFL where you can’t find a weakness to their game, especially when it comes to defensive backs. It might seem like hyperbole, but I think the Chiefs truly believe it. In a conference call Veach went as far as to call Mathieu, “the ultimate chess piece.”

Both Steve Spagnuolo and Andy Reid had the luxury of coaching another safety who had a similar type of role and impact during their time with the Eagles — Hall of Famer Brian Dawkins.

The early 2000s Eagles defense was built around Dawkins, and his ability to do a bit of everything. He was a ball-hawk, a master of the hit stick, and a weapon in the blitz game. Mathieu is expected to have the same type of impact in the Chiefs’ defense. Yahoo Sports’ Terez Paylor talked to Mathieu about Dawkins and perhaps filling a similar role:

“It made the hair stand up on my back a little bit,” Mathieu explained to Yahoo Sports. “I’m a football historian, so I know everything about the players that came before me, and when coach [Andy] Reid mentioned Brian Dawkins… all I think about is him jumping over people’s heads and catching all those interceptions, and that’s the kind of player I want to be.”

Dawkins was a special talent that made a special impact on the Eagles defense, but he wasn’t the only special player in that particular Eagles secondary. They had five-time Pro Bowl corner Troy Vincent, and Bobby Taylor as the starter at right cornerback.

While looking into these two teammates of Dawkins, I realized the similarities between Troy Vincent and current Chiefs corner Charvarius Ward. Both players have near identical size and athletic traits. It occurred to me that the Chiefs appear to be rebuilding their secondary in the image of the early 2000s Eagles, but they’re still missing a piece. They need to find their Bobby Taylor.

It wasn’t common at that point in NFL history to find a corner that was 6-foot-3 and over 200 pounds with great movement skills. His size and movement wasn’t the only thing that made him a special player though, he was also known for his ball skills. Taylor had 78 pass breakups during his nine seasons in the NFL.

The Chiefs were looking at a player in free agency, Ronald Darby, who had 54 pass breakups in just four seasons in the NFL. During two of those seasons Darby even missed significant time with injury. While Darby doesn’t appear to be joining the Chiefs, it’s clear to me that they’re searching for a player like Taylor to complement Mathieu and Ward.

As the free agent market for corners continues to thin, they might struggle to find the type of corner they’re looking for. Right now, Morris Claiborne or Rashaan Melvin might be their best remaining options in free agency.

It also explains their interest in Vanderbilt CB Joejuan Williams in the 2019 NFL draft. He’s a player who finished in the top-10 in pass breakups in FBS football in 2018. He also has similar height, weight, and movement skills to Bobby Taylor. The Chiefs could certainly be looking to prioritize this player in the draft as they rebuild the Chiefs’ secondary and shape it into a 2.0 version of 2000s Eagles.

[MAHOMO 4 LIFE!]

Originally Posted by The Franchise

https://chiefswire.usatoday.com/2019...ndary-rebuild/

Chiefs using early 2000s Eagles as a model for rebuilt secondary

Over the past week the Chiefs have made franchise-altering decisions.

They’ve released two of the teams most veteran defensive playmakers in Justin Houston and Eric Berry. They’ve also traded away their most productive edge rusher in Dee Ford. These moves left Chiefs Kingdom in a state of frustration, because they couldn’t see Brett Veach’s vision. They didn’t have a look at a plan for the defense moving forward. It wasn’t until the announcement that former Texans S Tyrann Mathieu would join the team that tension began to ease.

Just ahead of Mathieu’s introductory press conference Brett Veach took a moment to explain the process behind bringing in Mathieu.

“…one of the things that was really interesting when we started this free agency process with Coach (Steve) Spagnuolo was I remember him coming down to the office after we gave him a list of safeties to watch. He would go down the list and he would say strengths and weaknesses and, ‘I like this guy,’ this and that, ‘here’s what he can do, here’s what he can’t do.’ He got to (Tyrann) and he said, ‘I’m struggling to find what he can’t do.’ I said, ‘Say no more, we’re going to get him.’”

There are few players in the NFL where you can’t find a weakness to their game, especially when it comes to defensive backs. It might seem like hyperbole, but I think the Chiefs truly believe it. In a conference call Veach went as far as to call Mathieu, “the ultimate chess piece.”

Both Steve Spagnuolo and Andy Reid had the luxury of coaching another safety who had a similar type of role and impact during their time with the Eagles — Hall of Famer Brian Dawkins.

The early 2000s Eagles defense was built around Dawkins, and his ability to do a bit of everything. He was a ball-hawk, a master of the hit stick, and a weapon in the blitz game. Mathieu is expected to have the same type of impact in the Chiefs’ defense. Yahoo Sports’ Terez Paylor talked to Mathieu about Dawkins and perhaps filling a similar role:

“It made the hair stand up on my back a little bit,” Mathieu explained to Yahoo Sports. “I’m a football historian, so I know everything about the players that came before me, and when coach [Andy] Reid mentioned Brian Dawkins… all I think about is him jumping over people’s heads and catching all those interceptions, and that’s the kind of player I want to be.”

Dawkins was a special talent that made a special impact on the Eagles defense, but he wasn’t the only special player in that particular Eagles secondary. They had five-time Pro Bowl corner Troy Vincent, and Bobby Taylor as the starter at right cornerback.

While looking into these two teammates of Dawkins, I realized the similarities between Troy Vincent and current Chiefs corner Charvarius Ward. Both players have near identical size and athletic traits. It occurred to me that the Chiefs appear to be rebuilding their secondary in the image of the early 2000s Eagles, but they’re still missing a piece. They need to find their Bobby Taylor.

It wasn’t common at that point in NFL history to find a corner that was 6-foot-3 and over 200 pounds with great movement skills. His size and movement wasn’t the only thing that made him a special player though, he was also known for his ball skills. Taylor had 78 pass breakups during his nine seasons in the NFL.

The Chiefs were looking at a player in free agency, Ronald Darby, who had 54 pass breakups in just four seasons in the NFL. During two of those seasons Darby even missed significant time with injury. While Darby doesn’t appear to be joining the Chiefs, it’s clear to me that they’re searching for a player like Taylor to complement Mathieu and Ward.

As the free agent market for corners continues to thin, they might struggle to find the type of corner they’re looking for. Right now, Morris Claiborne or Rashaan Melvin might be their best remaining options in free agency.

It also explains their interest in Vanderbilt CB Joejuan Williams in the 2019 NFL draft. He’s a player who finished in the top-10 in pass breakups in FBS football in 2018. He also has similar height, weight, and movement skills to Bobby Taylor. The Chiefs could certainly be looking to prioritize this player in the draft as they rebuild the Chiefs’ secondary and shape it into a 2.0 version of 2000s Eagles.

Sounds like Spags has full control of this defense and that includes personnel

[FAX]

So ... Conley is listed as a free agent on Google?

I must have missed the memo.

FAX

[Sassy Squatch]

Originally Posted by FAX

So ... Conley is listed as a free agent on Google?

I must have missed the memo.

FAX

Yep. Expired contract.

[Mulliganman]

Originally Posted by MAHOMO 4 LIFE!

Sounds like Spags has full control of this defense and that includes personnel

Yes, but it’s a little premature to be considering Ward a Pro Bowl caliber player at this point...

[MAHOMO 4 LIFE!]

On the day after the #Dolphins watched Teddy Bridgewater sign in New Orleans, they trade Ryan Tannehill to the #Titans. He’s their new backup.

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 15, 2019

[RunKC]

First big trade in the books

#Titans have traded for QB Ryan Tannehill from the #Dolphins

— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) March 15, 2019

[MAHOMO 4 LIFE!]

Full terms: The #Dolphins are receiving a 4th round pick in 2020 and the 2019 7th round pick, while the #Titans are getting a 6th in 2019 and Ryan Tannehill.

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 15, 2019

[The Franchise]

Are they going to fuse Mariota and Tannehill together and hope they play 16 games?