12-26-2019, 03:37 PM
now before we start the excuse making of top money now only works out to be average money by the end of the deal... F that noise, because top money right now is what kills our cap now and really we dont want to try and win in 2 or 3 years because the talent pool will only get shallower if we keep hanging around and picking in the low to mid 20s and burning a draft pick here or there on desperate attempts to fill what is a perceived area of weakness.
I am going to argue that if we keep KC, he needs to help create the cap space to put the necessary talent in front of him to help him succeed. A QBs value shouldnt be set on other QBs contracts, it should be set on how much talent ( cost of talent) has to be spent on his protection and his skill players to make him look like a top tier talent. Sure every QB has their moments where they look all pro, and those where they look like dog shit, but I think we can all agree that KC is showing like a top 10 to 12 guy, but certainly not a top 5 guy and to get this team to be competitive against top 5 teams we are going to really invest in our OL as well as DTs ( lets talk DB and LB salaries in our next installment )
IMO we do need to talk to KC now about his next deal, but its not because we want to extend him, its because we need to understand now what his expectations are going to be and see if he understands that the teams success could very well hinge on his greed.
If he is content to stay in the 28 million range, then we can use that extra cap on better OL talent and not really be pushed as hard to draft QB early this year, but if he is wanting 30+ then I say draft a QB early this year and be ready to part ways with KC after next season. No guarantees that a new QB will be better, but we know what we are going to have unless we invest more in the OL and the cap just isnt going to be able to carry that, and also the more high picks or high FA contracts that we keep investing in OL will weaken other areas that need an infusion of better talent/money as well.
I am going to argue that if we keep KC, he needs to help create the cap space to put the necessary talent in front of him to help him succeed. A QBs value shouldnt be set on other QBs contracts, it should be set on how much talent ( cost of talent) has to be spent on his protection and his skill players to make him look like a top tier talent. Sure every QB has their moments where they look all pro, and those where they look like dog shit, but I think we can all agree that KC is showing like a top 10 to 12 guy, but certainly not a top 5 guy and to get this team to be competitive against top 5 teams we are going to really invest in our OL as well as DTs ( lets talk DB and LB salaries in our next installment )
IMO we do need to talk to KC now about his next deal, but its not because we want to extend him, its because we need to understand now what his expectations are going to be and see if he understands that the teams success could very well hinge on his greed.
If he is content to stay in the 28 million range, then we can use that extra cap on better OL talent and not really be pushed as hard to draft QB early this year, but if he is wanting 30+ then I say draft a QB early this year and be ready to part ways with KC after next season. No guarantees that a new QB will be better, but we know what we are going to have unless we invest more in the OL and the cap just isnt going to be able to carry that, and also the more high picks or high FA contracts that we keep investing in OL will weaken other areas that need an infusion of better talent/money as well.
Why isn't Chuck Foreman in the Hall of Fame?
