Just my opinion, but even before this move I was on record saying that the Chiefs best Super Bowl window will likely come between 2018-2020 with Mahomes on a cheap contract. This move just reinforces the idea that the FO feels the same way.
They are going to make the remaining cuts next offseason to launch us into the Mahomes era (Smith, Hali, DJ, etc). Use the cap room to extend the young guys who you want around to help lead in the Mahomes era (Peters, Ford, Hill, etc). Use a little bit of the cap room to sign the few FAs who might get your roster over the hump, much like Seattle and Denver did before their SB runs.
Dorsey and Reid know what many of us on here have already known as well-- it's all about what is best for the Mahomes era now.
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