If Miller stays health--and that's a reasonably important if these days--I can see him putting up a playoff run like 2015. Since 2015 he's hardly played a game with pass rush threats around him sufficient to make anyone play him straight up (he played some with Chubb, but one or the other of them always seems to be hurt). That changes the minute he lines up with Donald.

Well, it was a good deal for them... a R2/R3 next year or keep him and get nothing next year. Either way they were spending that $9M - so, let him go and move on.

I think it's a sign that, if nothing else, Paton has brought an honest, pragmatic point of view to the management of this team. He's not going to make decisions on a pipe-dream of getting the wild-card (and, I guess, getting Denver's poop pushed in if they get it) based on the team managing to (barely) beat a terrible team.

I'm trying to think of the Chiefs have ever unloaded a player like this. I can't think of any.

If it helps them keep Tampa out of the super bowl, I'm all for it

The Rams were the one team in the NFC that really seemed to match up well with the Bucs. If they weren’t the favorites before, getting someone else to put pressure on Brady likely makes them the favorite now.

Meh, statistically speaking and when healthy, Watt has been the superior player. I won't judge him for not bringing home a Lombardi with just decent Texans squads. If he'd have been placed on one of the 5 best defenses this millennia like Miller was, I think he'd have had a better chance at postseason success as well.

Watt's got 3 DPOYs, by the way. Miller's never won one.

Cmon Veach...let's find a sucker for a similar deal for Jones, Hitchens and Clark

It's not a direct parallel, but Jared Allen comes to mind.

Tony Gonzalez. We traded him for a second round pick that we used to draft JAV-ier...Ar-EEEEENUUUUSSS!!!!

I’d rather find someone who can light a fire under their asses for the next 14 games.

Ah, that's a good one.

The difference between this and letting Neil Smith walk is that Denver got 2nd and 3d round picks.

PFF says Miller is still a stud. Good move for the Rams.

At the end of the day, it's going to be a matter of 1) postseason success this year and 2) whether they can sign him. If they can get to the Super Bowl, no one's going to care what they gave up for him. And if they can re-sign him to a new deal, it'll be a steal to get a player like that.

But if he walks in free agency after a playoff disappointment, that would be pretty brutal.