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DJ's left nut · 01-23-2017, 04:59 PM

Cutting Smith outright (before his roster bonus is due on 3/11) and then playing Foles under his present contract would put the Chiefs about $1 million worse off from a cap standpoint than they would be if they kept Smith and released Foles.

Not enough to matter either way.

So like I said earlier, I've reached the point now that even if I can't get Foles to restructure, I just cut Smith and Foles is my starter. If Foles absolutely eats shit, we've moved into the top 15 of one of the better QB classes in a long-time come 2018 (and if we've already drafted a QB in 17, that puts us in a prime position to trade back in '18 and recover some of the assets we surrendered to get our QBOTF in '17).

Best case scenario is that Foles actually throws that !@#$ing pass to Tyreek Hill the next time it's wide the **** open and we win a goddamn Super Bowl.

In either event, I prefer the range of possible options under Foles more than I do under Smith. With Foles, on one end you have 6-10 and a top 12 draft pick, on the other end a championship. With Smith on one end you have 10-6 and a probable first round loss to 13-3 and a probable bye...with a first round loss.

Yeah....I'm done with this.

01-23-2017, 04:59 PM	#685
DJ's left nut Sauntering Vaguely Downwards Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Columbia, Mo Casino cash: $-610901	Cutting Smith outright (before his roster bonus is due on 3/11) and then playing Foles under his present contract would put the Chiefs about $1 million worse off from a cap standpoint than they would be if they kept Smith and released Foles. Not enough to matter either way. So like I said earlier, I've reached the point now that even if I can't get Foles to restructure, I just cut Smith and Foles is my starter. If Foles absolutely eats shit, we've moved into the top 15 of one of the better QB classes in a long-time come 2018 (and if we've already drafted a QB in 17, that puts us in a prime position to trade back in '18 and recover some of the assets we surrendered to get our QBOTF in '17). Best case scenario is that Foles actually throws that !@#$ing pass to Tyreek Hill the next time it's wide the **** open and we win a goddamn Super Bowl. In either event, I prefer the range of possible options under Foles more than I do under Smith. With Foles, on one end you have 6-10 and a top 12 draft pick, on the other end a championship. With Smith on one end you have 10-6 and a probable first round loss to 13-3 and a probable bye...with a first round loss. Yeah....I'm done with this. __________________ "If there's a god, he's laughing at us.....and our football team..." "When you look at something through rose colored glasses, all the red flags just look like flags."
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