Report: Chiefs trying to land big-name offensive free agent, maybe Bell
 

From our good friend LaCanfora...

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Ready for a shocker? There’s now a report saying the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Chiefs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Chiefs</a> could be trying to land a big-name offensive player in free agency — maybe even Le’Veon Bell (via <a href="https://twitter.com/Arrowheadphones?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Arrowheadphones</a>): <a href="https://t.co/eAXpO0u73d">https://t.co/eAXpO0u73d</a></p>&mdash; Arrowhead Pride (@ArrowheadPride) <a href="https://twitter.com/ArrowheadPride/status/1101583174302351360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 1, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Thank you for making this a separate thread

I have been on the Bell train for a couple months.

I know it puts me in the stark minority here, but our offense cannot be stopped with Bell in KC.

Do. Not. Want.

not bell id bet on cole beasly or something.

If we want to trade for a RB....I'd be looking at guys like Theo Riddick or Duke Johnson.

What??!! Bell and Mahomes would be a deadly combination.. don’t think they can do it with the cap but wow ..think of the offensive production..

Not interested in paying blockbuster contracts to RB's.

Our offense being stopped hasn't been our problem. We lose when we score 50 points.

Yuck no thanks

I'd be more excited about a legit center.

Reid has never needed a stud RB in that position. His system creates legit rbs.

screw trading, just go sign Coleman from ATL to Howard from the Bears.

Coleman? Yes. Howard? **** no.

the tweet says trade for. they dont have to trade for leveon. so count that out hillbillies.

How the hell would we afford Bell

I'd frankly be a bit pissed if we threw a ton of money at a damn running back.

Not sure what tweet you're reading, but you might want to check again.

I'd rather draft Bryce Love if he falls in the 2nd round.

Right.

Im thinking Antonio Brown.

LMAO

Could you imagine?

Hill/Brown/Watkins/Kelce

**** no.

That dude is not built for the NFL.

No thanks, we need defense

Yeah, if you trade Sammy Watkins maybe... maybe.

This sounds like slow news day noise, to me.

Why would we blow up the remainder of our pitiful cap on a single player we probably don't even actually need?

I need more evidence.

FAX

No thanks on Bell. Too much money for the position.

Veach said yesterday to the public that it was Damien’s job to lose, so he’s not going to bring in Bell. That would be Veach taking the job from Damien.

I wouldn't even punt. Like ever.

4 chances to get 10 yards with Mahomes, Hill, Watkins, Kelce and Bell LMAO

Isn't he up to like 265lbs or something?? I mean, if he came in on the cheap; its worth a shot. But he won't and its not.

**** Yeah!!! Going to trade with Cleveland for Kareem Hunt




Edit... just read free agent not a trade.

I mentioned this in the Brown thread and I’m not advocating for the move, but if we traded for AB the offense would be completely unable to be defended by any defense in the league.

No former Steelers please.

If we traded for brown we would have to have them take Watkins

Same. Can’t think of anyone else that would do more to make us Super Bowl contenders. CP overthinking things a bit when they say that they don't want the league's #1 RB. WTF

Unless it were JuJu and that ain’t happening

Exactly. He's the only one I'd take.

Golden Tate is really the only other guy not named Bell I'd consider a "big name"...

Indefensible IMO.

The production per unit salary cap is far far more efficient with Williams than it is Bell. Even if the production is lower.

And that’s before him being a headcase.

Maybe veach is reeruned

He said trades also

I'd like you meet Mr. Slim and Mr. None.</br></br>Mr. Slim is catching a train out of town in 10 minutes.

Common business mistake. Production (Rev) > Margins, every-time.

How in the **** could this team afford AB with the monster contracts we are about to give?

$22.1 million alone for 2019 LMAO

They’d likely be sacrificing defensive production to make it happen though, to the point that the overall team production suffers with Bell.

In that case, looking at 2020 free agents provides an interesting list.

A.J Green could be a guy we get for 2019 who would be a FA in 2020.

No long term cap implications.

Maybe DeSean Jackson? He’s got a $10 million cap hit. He’s 32 though.

This is exactly the name I had in mind....

Truth be told, we don't have the slightest clue who thier after.

Could be our strategy is to spend on offense and churn through young guys on D. Maybe we draft all D again and keep doing so to keep the cost low on that side of the ball?

**** Bell. Give me Antonio Brown.

Brown for Houston. Win/win for both teams.

Just had surgery on his toe that kept him sidelined half of 2018. Add another guy with foot problems?

Seriously, no thanks to any of this. Fix the damned defense.

AJ Green is the biggedt revenue generator in Cincinnati, so only way he goes is if he forces it.

Wut? Our defense sucks and our offense already plays at a record setting level.

The offense would break every record it set last year.

YOLO, BRETT!

YOLO!!!!

Big name Offensive player? OBJ comes to mind.

I'd say it's an indictment of how poorly management thinks Sutton performed last year.

Dont be afraid of greatness.

Cool. You plan to get rid of at least Houston and possibly Berry too. There isn't much talent defensively.

MOAR POINTS

MWAHAHAHAHA

Smokescreen.
Any free agent money we have available needs to go to the defense. Especially if they trade or cut Houston, and cut Berry. As one of the other posters said earlier, we scored over 50 points in a game last year and LOST. Defense Defense Defense...rinse, repeat.

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The Bengals are an incompetent, irrational organization. Nobody can accurately predict their next move other than it will be a failure.

This has to be a troll right? Veach doesn't seem like he could be this stupid.

I'm not arguing for or against it. I purely made a statement of why the team could be considering adding offensive talent.

Well yeah, but even a bad dumb team knows jettisoning a revenue generator typically doesn't work out.

I have to say, looking around I don’t see a lot of realistic options that fit the bill. I think if we make a big move, it’ll be defense.

You never know though, maybe Reid thinks he can somewhat replicate what the Pats do defensively, in terms of making it look much better than the talent on paper, with this All-Star defensive staff.

Surely not

Trade Houston for Brown, trade a 2nd & 3rd for Ramsey, take the top S & OLB with your first two picks...then fill in a TE and RB in the later rounds.

Sit back and watch the $$$ come in.

Yep, this is what I was thinking too.

He is a headcase, but a huge weapon.

He'll cost more in a trade than Antonio Brown because he's younger.

My dudes, stop being afraid of greatness. You can address the defense while still adding yet another play maker for the reigning league MVP.

He'd fit the offense well, good pass catcher which is great. But after sitting out a full year that concerns me too much and it's a RB and we need defense.

I do agree though, if we’re talking stars, Odell is the only one that makes sense.

I really think any trade we'd make would be for a short term rental of a top offensive player at the end of a contract.

I don't see the team blowing up the cap knowing they are going to have to fork over a ton of dollars to Mahomes starting next season.

If we do make this kind of trade I'd assume it means we are only planning on locking up one of Jones and Hill this off-season and will have to negotiate with the other next off-season.

I'm starting to think that you never want a non-QB on what they know is their last NFL contract. Between CTE fear and everything else I think they rarely play as hard as they could. Bell knows this would be his last contract - so pass.

Nope. He'd cost more in a trade and the Giants already said they're not trading.

Antonio Brown. He can probably be had for less than people think because the Steeler's are desperate to trade him. And he's drama.

He fits the bill perfectly. Andy Reid the player's coach will get him to settle down for two seasons. After that the Chiefs can cut bait on his ass.

DJ has a good point about this in the other thread.

I can already hear Veach's voice, "When you have an opportunity to add a talent like Antonio Brown to your roster, you take it..."

Crazy question...but if we got a guy like AB would we cut Sammy post june 1?

We'd save ~4 million against the cap this season and over 12 next year...

I said that before DJ in that thread, but that's cool.

Two reasons why Brown doesn’t make sense to me:

1. The character concerns are just that bad. Just seems like too much for even Reid.

2. I don’t think the Steelers would trade him to a team in the AFC with an MVP QB anyways.

**** Antonio Brown. That's the one name I'd actually be upset by. Dude throws temper tantrums when he's not getting the ball and this offense spreads it out to multiple weapons.

2nd one i get.

1st one? Naaaah. He'd be coming here as a two year rental. ODB requires a longer commitment.

Reid is a players coach and Mahomes is a non-combative superstar personality. They could co-exist for two seasons.

After that, he's gone.

Brown is the perfect short term rental for a team that wants to be loooooaded.

It's an offensive league, this doesn't surprise me.