Chiefs sign former Bills Punter Matt Araiza

[VAGOMO 4 LIFE!]

Butker has one more year left. Everyone okay with paying him big money? Because I sure as hell am

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by MAHOMO 4 LIFE!

Butker has one more year left. Everyone okay with paying him big money? Because I sure as hell am

Yes.

[VAGOMO 4 LIFE!]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

Yes.

Tucker is the highest right now at about 6 mil a year. I’m okay paying Butker 8 mil. Dude missed 2 field goals all year and one was because of a deflated football

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by MAHOMO 4 LIFE!

Tucker is the highest right now at about 6 mil a year. I’m okay paying Butker 8 mil. Dude missed 2 field goals all year and one was because of a deflated football

I don't think you'll need to beat Tucker by that much but hey, if that's what it costs I'd be fine with it.

I've said this before but I've never understood the "Don't pay a kicker" or "Don't draft a kicker" thing. Those guys generate points. They're not punters - they friggen matter out there. And Butker has saved us innumerable times over the last several years. He's completely unflappable and I think if we needed a 65 yarder to win/tie in the post-season over the next 4-6 years, he'd hit it.

That's worth a fair chunk. I'd be just fine adding 5 years to the back of his present deal to take him through his age 34 season. 5/35 with, say, $15 million in guarantees? Yeah - done. I'm in.

[tredadda]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

I don't think you'll need to beat Tucker by that much but hey, if that's what it costs I'd be fine with it.

I've said this before but I've never understood the "Don't pay a kicker" or "Don't draft a kicker" thing. Those guys generate points. They're not punters - they friggen matter out there. And Butker has saved us innumerable times over the last several years. He's completely unflappable and I think if we needed a 65 yarder to win/tie in the post-season over the next 4-6 years, he'd hit it.

That's worth a fair chunk. I'd be just fine adding 5 years to the back of his present deal to take him through his age 34 season. 5/35 with, say, $15 million in guarantees? Yeah - done. I'm in.

A large number of games and especially playoff games tend to be 7 points or less. Great kickers are weapons. Look at the Buffalo playoff game when Bass missed and ended their season. Look at Butker in the SB when he went out and bested Mooney’s SB record kick. Heck KC wins easily if Mooney doesn’t nail not one, but two 50+ yard FGs. Butler has been nails on so many critical FGs over the years that KC would be foolish to not keep him.

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by tredadda

A large number of games and especially playoff games tend to be 7 points or less. Great kickers are weapons. Look at the Buffalo playoff game when Bass missed and ended their season. Look at Butker in the SB when he went out and bested Mooney’s SB record kick. Heck KC wins easily if Mooney doesn’t nail not one, but two 50+ yard FGs. Butler has been nails on so many critical FGs over the years that KC would be foolish to not keep him.

I still think it's kinda funny that if Butker sticks around in KC for as long as Mahomes, it would be Butker that's possibly the NFL all-time leader in playoff games played...

[thabear04]

Originally Posted by MAHOMO 4 LIFE!

Butker has one more year left. Everyone okay with paying him big money? Because I sure as hell am

Yup don’t want another kicker from a draft like that UCLA Kicker.

[smithandrew051]

Originally Posted by thabear04

Yup don’t want another kicker from a draft like that UCLA Kicker.

Justin Medlock.

Or how about when the Buccaneers drafted Aguayo? Weird that he was so damn bad.

We have the best in the game, possibly ever. He’s worth it hat it takes.

[DRM08]

Originally Posted by MAHOMO 4 LIFE!

Butker has one more year left. Everyone okay with paying him big money? Because I sure as hell am

He is already making big money by kicker standards. Not like he’s on a rookie deal for peanuts.

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by DRM08

He is already making big money by kicker standards. Not like he’s on a rookie deal for peanuts.

Which, in a way, is a good thing.

He's already in the budget at a fairly healthy cap figure. An extension would likely lower that figure a bit this year while also not adding a substantial amount of 'new' money to coming cap sheets.

This isn't like trying to find a way to go from $2 million to $15 million for Bolton. A substantial raise for Butker only adds $3 million to the cap sheet. That should be eminently doable.

[DRM08]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

Which, in a way, is a good thing.

He's already in the budget at a fairly healthy cap figure. An extension would likely lower that figure a bit this year while also not adding a substantial amount of 'new' money to coming cap sheets.

This isn't like trying to find a way to go from $2 million to $15 million for Bolton. A substantial raise for Butker only adds $3 million to the cap sheet. That should be eminently doable.

Exactly. You only need $2M per year to pay Butker the same as the current “best kicker ever” salary. $2M is chump change. Simply avoid dumb salaries like MVS above $10M per year and you easily afford top dollar for Butker’s new deal.