So when does the conversation shift from cutting him in 2025 to extending him until retirement? Because he's a top 5 player on the roster currently and has shown absolutely no sign of slowing down any time soon

Willie Roaf and Joe Montana

Creed is the priority OL extension in my opinion. If we can get Thuney as well, so much the better.

Both of them were traded to KC. Not free agent signings.

Of course. But I've seen hypotheticals where Thuney is cut to keep guys like Gay and Smith. Just doesn't make sense to me.

James Hasty,Marcus Allen, Mike Pennel then

Does Cincy have a Thuney equivalent? Cause if not, I feel like Brown is about to be exposed without someone chipping for him all game long.

He's going to be exposed no matter what. He's got to see Myles Garret and T.J. Watt twice each.

No. Their LG situation is actually quite dire. Vollson or Carman

Tough. Kind of amazing how Thuney and the Chiefs organization as a whole made up for OBJ's weaknesses.

Sandy Angeles
Pittsburgh
Cincy
Minnesota

All of these teams have needed an OL remodel for years. And all of them have yet to actually fix their shit.

KC did it in one offseason.

Praise Butt Vulture!!!

Important point that doesn’t get brought up near enough

Marcus Allen

The Thuney signing helps reinforce anytime there is doubt in my mind about Jawaan Taylor making 20m. He was seen as a very good player, not quite an elite one iirc. I remember refreshing twitter hoping we land Trent Williams and seeing we got Thuney for the price we did. Immediate pit in my stomach, and I could not have been more wrong

Yeah, I'd let Smith go and keep Thuney with having the LG surrounded by Creed and now Taylor.

Plus he makes every LT we have look better.

The good news, such as it is, about the possibility of extending Thuney would be that his contract re-set the market but then the market didn't really explode beyond it.

So yeah, Veach may have overpaid there if 2-3 years later he's still at the top of the market. Lindstrom's deal is pretty insane on paper but realistically it's about 4/$75 million. Nelson's deal is in a similar ballpark.

I dunno - I'm still not sure I'm all that enthusiastic about a $20 million guard and with the cap expansion, that's probably where he'd be headed.

With some of the moves we've made to spread his money out, cutting him next year only gains us about $9 million in cap space - I don't think I'd do that. Then the year after would gain you about $16 million.

For $9 million I keep him. For $16 in found space, it's a closer question. And an extension that starts when he's 34 years old? Eh...not sure that's something I'm willing to do.

Bruce Matthews was still kicking ass at 38/39 yrs old. Larry Allen's last great season was 34. Mike Munchak retired after his age 33 season. Will Shields peaked at 33 before retiring at 35.

He would probably still have 2-3 pretty good years in him (Yanda was still excellent through 35; Zack Martin seems to show no signs of slowing down at 32) but that's still a heck of a big investment in a guard.

That makes me smile

I've just kinda come to the conclusion that.....well give me elite players and I'll pay them and move on.

Just not at RB.

after the Bucs SB, won't **** around rolling the dice anymore with OL talent

I could see an extension that's a little on the team friendly side that makes sure he retires in KC. On those lines Veach would of course have to have either LT or RT on a rookie deal.

After this season give him a 2 year extension that runs out in 2027. With that, Veach also spends our 1st rounder coming up on a OT that signs a 4 year rookie deal and will end the same time Joe's new extension deal ends. Thats when that rookie gets a new contract and Joe falls off the books and of course Veach already has Joe's cheap replacement ready to go!

Agree with all of this. Will also add that he was a brilliant signing by Veach.

Joe Thuney has more SB wins than any other active player. If he wins one more he will have the second most all time.

So a team friendly 1 year deal? :hmmm:

Not really interested in a Thuney extension for more than a year.

So after we win 5 in a row. ..

Dude has been phenomenal. He even covered left tackle well.

Mahomes just had his best Super Bowl without him.

We good.

I think he should be considered for the hall of fame. I would say that and all of his all pro's and being great every single season makes a pretty good resume for it.

His time in KC will forever be undervalued and under-appreciated. He has been so phenomenal that often everyone forgets about the LG position. You can listen to sports talk all week during the season, and his name is probably only mentioned when stating who started.

The radio hosts might bring up his name in the off-season, but his play has been so impeccable that there is no reason to mention him during the season. It sucks, because he doesn't get the recognition he deserves, but, as an offensive linemen, he is probably just fine with that.

He's already on the team through 25 wtf are you talking about?

Eh…..

We scored 25 and needed OT.

We don't exactly have Roaf at LT, but have been alright and a lot of that is because of how well Thuney has been at LG. One game isn't reflective of seasons worth of excellent play. He has more than earned the contract they paid him.

True. At the same time, I think we need to move on after his contract is up. He is getting older and he's really expensive.

Correct. Not saying they should keep him longer than they must, just highlighting how great of a signing that was.

No doubt. He has been great for us.

Our cap in 2025 is for shit. Worse one since Mahomes came off his rookie deal. We can save $16 million in cap space if he's cut next year. But...... We also have Trey and Creed up next year. No matter what happens it will be an end of that OLine era post the embarrassment of the Tampa SB.

Dude fell in the laps to two of the best QBs/organizations the NFL has possibly ever seen.

What a career

No shit, talk about hitting the jackpot. Dude is going to end up with more Super Bowls than any player ever if he's not careful and sticks around here too long...

LFG!!!