Hugh Douglas visiting? :)

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap300...n-bell-to-bucs

Unless something went down in the Seattle lockerroom that hasn't been reported, I find it incredibly difficult to believe that Seattle would allow Richardson to hit free agency after they traded a 2nd round pick and WR Jermaine Kearse to the Jets.

I would love Richardson and he would solve a lot of issues in one player, but I dunno which Richardson you would get

It sure would be nice to land our own Marcell Dareus...

Rookie D linemen rarely make an instant impact

Yeah, I don't think that anyone, maybe outside of the Jets and Seahawks, know which guy is going to show up on a weekly basis.

For that reason alone, I'd pass on him.

One Chester McGlockton is enough for my lifetime.

Probably so

Would depend on the contract I guess.

The jets are the jets but I think there’s some weird shit going on in Seattle so I’m hesitant to take much from there

3-5m salary
0 guarantees
500k per sack
2m for pro bowl
3m for all pro
1m per postseason sack
Incentives paid at the end of the season if they don’t get into any off field trouble.

No one is signing a deal like that though ever

My guess is that Richardson stays with Seattle on a front loaded contract that allows them to dump him after two seasons, if necessary.

Then I wouldn’t be interested in signing him.

That deal gives the player to earn 20m if he plays to potential.

Keep: Sherman, Colquitt, KPL, Terrell, Mitchell, Nunez-Roches, Fulton, T.Smith
Allow all other FA’s to walk.

Cut: Hali, Bailey, Parker, Harris, Witzmann, Zombo

Sign: Mo Wilkerson
Kyle Fuller
Junior Galette
Mike Pennel
Jarvis Landry
Luke Willson
Chase Daniel

- Wilkerson can offset the loss of Bailey on a one year prove it deal. Also does not factor into compensatory pick formula as Jets will release him.
- Pennel can be a run stopper and replace Jenkins production.
- Fuller adds to the athleticism in a revamped secondary. I expect the Chiefs to address the safety position relatively early in the draft.
- Galette can be insurance for Ford/Houston. Draft will address the position also.
- The surprise splash comes with Landry. He and Kelce can own the middle while other young Chief receivers stretch the field vertically (Hill/Conley/Robinson/Chesson).

* If Talib is released, I think KC will kick tires.

Draft - Positions that will likely be targeted within first 4/5 picks
NT
Safety
Edge/LB
TE
OL

Names I like that may be attainable at where Chiefs pick early in Rounds 2,3:
NT - Tim Settle, BJ Hill
Safety - Marcus Allen, Jyzir White, Jessie Bates III
Edge/LB - Harold Landry, Rashaan Evans, Jeff Holland

No player is ever going to sign a deal with zero guaranteed money. Ever

If one did he’d be immediately ostracized

Landry is gonna get a lot of money somewhere and no ducking way would or should it be here.

There’s a lot of good solid 2 and 3rd tiger defensive players that will help the chiefs a lot. If they wanna go big on a guy on d, it’s have to be a Richardson type dl but that’s not likely

Chiefs cannot tie up cap money in a long term deal with a guy like Landry, they would be shooting themselves in the foot for upcoming in house guys they need to sign/keep. The whole point of this offseason is to get away from contracts like that.

Alex Smith threw for more than 4,000 yards in 15 games, throwing to stiffs like Demarcus Robinson, Albert Wilson and Demetrious Harris.

Pat Mahomes threw for nearly 300 yards in a single game throwing to those same stiffs, which leads me to believe that he will be dynamite with Hill, Kelce, Conley, Ware and Hunt.

Also, haven't the Chiefs proven that spending $11 million per on free agent WR's is completely unnecessary, along with wrecking their salary cap?

If they spend any large sum of money in Free Agency, it needs to be on defense.

Would LOVE to get Talib and Landry....amazing!

Getting a WR looks great on paper but it's gonna cause us to leave too many other holes untouched. You can't be stacked everywhere.

Personally I would let Wilson go unless it's a very low deal. I am fine letting Conley and Robinson grow. Despite what happened against Denver I still think Robinson has potential and he showed it in the preseason, specifically with Mahomes.

Kelce/Hill/Conley/Robinson and the other 3 young guys is fine with me if we fix the defense. Whatever we do with the G/C combo will have a bigger impact on this offense than upgrading the WR 2 spot.

Truth, but no doubt adding another legit receiving threat would make defenses shake in their boots!

ok, ok, ok...plenty of thoughts in this thread so far, but who's the ONE GUY that we could add this offseason that you feel would bring the BIGGEST IMPACT to our Chiefs???

In my opinion, which is super highly regarded around here, Sheldon Richardson.

Let me rephrase that, the right minded ass kicking Sheldon Richardson. Now, it could absolutely go sideways so the deal would have to work out for the Chiefs to get out of but if he's in ass kicker mode, he could really revamp the front 7.

Same for Wilkerson but I think he's too far gone.

Richardson and Jones would be super athletic for a 3-4 front so that would help.

Sheldon Richardson, amongst top 8 players likely to be franchised. Pete Carrol suggests they will do just that:
https://seahawkswire.usatoday.com/20...-to-be-tagged/

If not, bidding likely to start at $12m per year
https://247sports.com/nfl/seattle-se...led--115198430

...Sounds like he might be out of reach : /

Who else?

I wouldn’t sign Richardson. No way can I justify giving him a long term deal. Someone will though and he’ll choose that team.

Personally, I’m starting to believe that an offensive player would make the most noticeable difference. It’s true that the Defense has greater needs, but it seems that we’re going to pass on throwing big money at another star(ish) DB, and I’m not sure there’s any player available at LB or DL that would make a tremendous impact. Please convince me otherwise btw. The route to defensive recovery seems like it may be a longer road and will require several pieces. Value FA pickups and the draft may be our best plan for a defense with as many needs as ours.

On the other hand, Norwell would solidify our OL for several years to come, and there are several high quality #1/2 WRs available that would have the potential to elevate us to one or then top offenses in the league. Adding Robinson, or Landry, or Watkins etc... would be the most exciting FA addition we could make and strike fear in the rest of the AFC West, if not the entire league.

All that said, my strongest preference would be for another star DB.

I would really like to add a WR via free agency. Conley has been up and down as a starter and will be coming off an Achilles injury. Wilson is a free agent, and has been inconsistent as well. Robinson has shown small flashes, but seems to completely disappear at times.

I like how aggressive the Eagles were at WR this past offseason. They went out and signed Torrey Smith and Alshon Jeffrey to go along with Algholor. They weren’t satisfied with inconsistent weapons, and surrounded their young QB with veteran playmakers. Something KC should replicate.

I'd like to see us upgrade at G but I doubt we spend the money there.

I don't see a T worth overpaying for.

We're good at 1 and 2 at the C position.

Hate all you want but Wilson is a solid slot guy and we only really need a no 2 WR on offense. Preferably a big bodied possession guy (which we've drafted for twice but no one has stepped up so far.)

Our biggest needs are on D with a legit outside rusher opposite Houston and a legit replacement for DJ (and I don't see that on the FA market.)

they definitely need a better d-lineman than whatever the heck they are throwing out there with Jones. Someone far better than Logan, Bailey, etc. the ones with that potential come with huge red flags (Sheldon Richardson, Mo Wilkerson)

I don't see a cure in FA.

Perhaps we spend a 2nd or 3rd on a DT.

I could see a legit stud at OLB/Slot WR/or G being a much bigger improvement...

It is shaping up that a few of the guys who arguably could be FA impact players will be getting tagged:
Sheldon Richardson
Allen Robinson
Sammy Watkins

Wilkerson will be a post June 1 cut. Not many teams will hold a lot of dollars that long on a chance at Wilkerson.

I think we may be surprised where the money goes from the Chiefs perspective.
NT, S, ILB along with G and slot receiver could all use new starters depending on what happens with our own free agents. I think quality defensive front 7 players will be hard to come by, and thus we will see a glut of defensive picks early.

If/when Albert Wilson leaves and we want a new FA to replace him, I’d look at Bruce Ellington. More athletic version of Wilson who should be very cost effective

I'd just put Spencer Ware or Kareem Hunt in the slot if Kemp, Chesson or Robinson (ha!) can't handle the position.

that or just run the ball more.

Seriously. FA LG, and pound the ball. Hunt and Ware. Think about what we could have done with that combo last season.

Jaylen samuels

Is dontari Poe on the list?

They need an early pick AND a FA at DT.

Agree, we need at least this.

Bears To Decline Option For Josh Sitton (can't post link to Pro Football Rumors)

Too old? Cheaper than Norwell, who is probably getting tagged anyway.

Veach isn’t signing a 32 year old guard in free agency

@MySportsUpdate: BREAKING: #Dolphins have decided to use the franchise tag on WR Jarvis Landry, @RapSheet reports. Franchise tag will cost $16M and will take him away from the free agent market in March.

LMAO They have around 7 million in cap space currently with their draft pool figuring to cost around 7 million as well. Holy shit, they'll have to clear 16 million if he just plays on the tag.

Well shit... Mahomes just needs that one solid WR and maybe some work on the OLine and he'll dominate.

Bet that Miami is going for a tag and trade. And they might get it considering some teams have cap room to blow.

There is no way we are signing a high priced WR FA. If we resign Wilson I am not even sure we would sign any WR FA. If we dont resign Wilson, I do expect a reasonably priced WR FA signing for a few years or a one-year contract to guarantee good depth this year and see how Conley, Robinson and Chesson develop.

I agree. Send him to the Browns for a high pick and let us make a cheaper trade for Josh Gordon. Everyone is happy! ;)

They have some obv cuts to make in Julius Thomas and Timmons and Wake will probably be on chopping.

Also been talk about removing the option year from James.

According to Aaron Leming, an NFL writer, there has been talk that KC will do “everything to keep’” Albert Wilson. —> https://twitter.com/aaronlemingnfl/s...21680463585281

If they get in a bidding war for this guy against some other team with tons of cap space willing to over pay him then LOL

God, I hope not.

Albert Wilson is Hank Baskett is Jason Avant.

He's not worth "everything to keep." He's worth MAYBE a tiny extension of 1-2 million AAV. Otherwise he should be replaced by a random asshole draft pick.

I can totally see it being true though because Wilson is the type that Andy loves.

Drive up the price and improve the comp pick.

Sounds like there's some good ILB FAs available out there...

http://chiefswire.usatoday.com/2018/...e-linebackers/

Here's another list, this one is for the CBs that Chiefs may have interest in...

http://chiefswire.usatoday.com/2018/...s-cornerbacks/

Jags not expected to re-sign CB Aaron Colvin
Beat writer Hays Carlyon doesn't expect the Jaguars to be able to re-sign impending free agent CB Aaron Colvin.

Outside CBs Jalen Ramsey and A.J. Bouye get all the love in Jacksonville, but Colvin is one of the best slot corners in the game and is/was a big part of the Jaguars' defense. Per Pro Football Focus, Colvin didn't allow a single touchdown in his coverage, and his 0.76 yards per snap in coverage was third-best among all slot corners. Colvin, 26, is one of the top corners set to hit the market.

I'm okay with this. I was at the game in Denver for Mahomes's debut. Wilson was open on damn near every route he ran. Mahomes found him too. Not sure where he was in Mahomes's progression list, but he found him 10 times for 10 completions. Makes me think he had to be open for Smith too, if you know what I am saying.

Wilson was only on the field for 28 plays that game too.

I personally can't hold what these guys did with Alex against them.

Conley probably wasn't open enough and never got to play with "let her rip" Alex.

Wilson seemed to have great hands in college, but drops balls now. I always wonder about guys who catch balls velocity better than having to kind of wait on it, and cradle it with soft hands rather than snatch it.

Mahomes first pass to Harris against Denver, I kind of feel like Harris doesn't catch that if Alex threw it. Being a basketball player, he's got to be used to hard fast moving chest passes.

It's all speculation, so I'll wait to reserve judgement.

Right now, Dane has a point. On 20 targets, Wilson walked away with only 9 catches. Then again, with Mahomes, he was aces.

Keep Wilson trade Conley

No

Bad take.

Yikes

Oh hell no. Wilson is like luggage, you just can't seem to throw out.

Is David Irving a free agent?

Nope.

Damn I thought someone said he was
That’d be a nice wrong to right

ROFL

To me Wilson, Robinson, Chesson and Conley are interchangeable. Kelce is our #1 pass option so I'd like to see us bring in another legit outside WR to play opposite Hill. Any two of those guys is fine as our 4th and 5th option. Keep the ones that want to return kickoffs I guess, but go get a Landry, Robinson, Watkins or Gordon... even Matthews or Pryor would be better.

Surely Chesson, with 2 career catches, isn't really the same as Conley?

Dream situation is someone like Watkins, realistically can't see it happening.

If Wilson isn't re-signed, they need someone else to play slot etc (Jordan Matthews, Kendall Wright?) but otherwise I'd look at adding a 4th round pick WR only.

Free agent WR's don't really pan out that well. Especially big cost ones. If they can get someone on the cheapish fine.

Hey I know this KINDA crazy, but what do you guys think about trading for Josh Gordon.

Andy Reid has a good track record with "Troubled" players, and teaming him up with Pat/Hill/Kelce/Hunt

I just don't know how you would stop them..... I'm just looking for a Andre Johnson/Calvin Johnson type to go with Hill.

Paying top dollar to a WR is a waste. Name one that led a team to a title? There aren't any. You need a unit with a stud QB. Not one overpriced WR.

Doubt he's available for a reasonable cost. We already traded away any real trade bait we had in Alex Smith. The Josh Gordon dream died with the Washington trade.

Yeah, i know I'm just dreaming

:facepalm:

Alshon Jeffery
Anquan Boldin
Percy Harvin

If the Browns were to say, idk trade for Landry, than i'm guessing Gordon is made available. They previously suggested they wanted a 2nd + an additional pick for him. Maybe they'd take a late 3rd + 6th??? (Dream Scenario)

It's not gonna ****ing happen.

STFU already.

Doesn't matter as much who your 4th and 5th options are if you have several star targets available. I doubt anyone's ever heard of those guys outside of KC. Plenty of other teams are offloading guys superior to them this offseason.

Clearly, you don't watch or understand football.

JFC.

Sheldon Richardson is expected to hit FA:

https://arrowheadaddict.com/2018/02/...wilson-chiefs/