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Originally Posted by Quesadilla Joe
I just believe that the Chiefs would've been better off saving that money for a rainy day (Hill, Fuller, Jones, and Ragland are eligible for contract extensions in 2019). I really don't like paying non-elite players elite money. It's why I was against signing Cousins and rip on Olivier Vernon's contract. I don't even like Von Miller making as much as he does...
Unless they're a legit, franchise QB players rarely live up to these mega contracts. Has Justin Houston and Eric Berry lived up to their contract? At least they showed some elite production before they got paid, and neither of them have the injury history of Sammy.
That being said, I think Andy Reid has a good plan for Watkins, and if he stays healthy, he should have a good year. I'm not expecting him to have 1,300 yards or anything but 900-1,100 wouldn't shock me.
Keenum is the 19th highest paid QB in the league, not a bad price for the 7th highest rated QB in 2017 (Keenum was 2nd in Total QBR btw).
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Watkins signing makes all the sense in the world. Clearly there were other bidders, hence the price. Same for Keesum, looks like a discount because--not a lot of bidding going on.
Mahomes is coming into this year with Watkins on one side, Hill on other other, Hunt behind him and Kelce tearing up the middle. All while having Reid drawing up the offense. I can't think of an instance like that where a young QB gets rolling with that level of speed, talent and coaching all lined up at once.
If Mahomes is who we think he will be once he gets paid they're going to have to rely on more young guys, so this is probably the most talent he'll ever have around him in KC over the next 2 years.
And it's why Keesum won't have much talent around him, cause his highest paid backup QB in the league contract has priced Denver out of the market for elite offensive weapons.