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Originally Posted by Jerok
Our cap next year isn't a problem. We can structure Pat's contract to be very low. Cut watkins and you are good. Maybe they plan on trading Jones.
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You can't make a $40 million/season contract 'very low'. It doesn't matter how you push the base salaries out especially since A) you're once again just buying on credit and will have to pay that piper in the following seasons and B) A TON of that money will be in signing bonus that can only be spread over 5 seasons anyway and then pro-rata.
If the Chiefs are EXTREMELY lucky and Mahomes signs a team friendly deal, it'll likely yield a year 1 cap hit in the $25 million range. From about $5 million.
Yes, the cap is absolutely a problem next year. And it will be a problem every year after that because we'll have the highest paid player in football on our team.
And they're almost certainly going to have trade Jones even if they DON'T acquire Bell. And where the hell do you then plan on finding 2 starting caliber CBs and 2 new starting linebackers? Not to mention a credible depth CB and replacing Jones AND Ogbah.
For ****'s sake people, pay attention to this roster and how the cap is going to shake out. This is insanity.