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01-15-2018 12:47 PM |
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Originally Posted by crayzkirk
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Okay, I get it. I'm basing it on a Chiefs fan point of view. I never have understood why the Chiefs are willing to give away draft picks so evidently the reason is they wanted to be sure they got someone that no one else wanted?
Yup, because Chiefs for sure!
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The generalized answer is that, players aren't always cut for a pure inability to perform.
They may not fit a scheme.
They may be on the short end of a glut of talent for a particullar position for a particular team.
They may have a contract that it hampering other moves the team with rights wish to make.
They may have a personality clash, or a locker room chemistry mismatch.
Making a trade while a player is still under contract avoids the player hitting an open market, where you are competing with all the other teams except the team cutting him.
This is just a ferinstance, but suppose the Patriots had Mahomes, only he was in year 4 of his rookie contract and Brady was insisting he was nowhere near quitting. Heck, suppose they still had Garrappalo as well.
Mahomes may be a luxury that the Patriots cannot afford at the moment, but that doesn't mean he has no talent, or no value in the league. Would you be bemused if the Chiefs spent a draft pick to acquire the rights to him before he hit the open market?
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