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Originally Posted by The Franchise
Releasing Houston, Sorensen, Ragland and Murray gives the Chiefs $54 million in cap space to work with.
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Originally Posted by htismaqe
Holy crap.
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I'd rather just release sorenson, ragland and murray and have Houston plus $40M to work with.
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Originally Posted by The Franchise
What ****ing spots exactly?
Lucas can be your third safety and take over for Sorenson.
Ragland is garbage and doesn't have a spot.
Murray is garbage and doesn't have a spot.
You can find a cheaper and younger DE for the $21 million that Houston is going to get paid.
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One thing people don't seem to factor in is that Houston is absolutely on the books for $7M this year. So that 21M cap number means very little.
$14M. That's the number you should focus on. If Justin Houston were a street free agent, and it was going to cost you $14M to sign him for this year, would you do it?
I would. I think that's what his market value is. He's literally what everyone here is clamoring that Ford isn't: an all-round pass rusher who can also play the run, set an edge. If that's what Ford is going to cost - $14M - then why the hell would you ever cut Houston? Keep Houston, try to trade Ford, otherwise let him walk and get your comp pick.