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Originally Posted by -King-
And we could have done that. It's only after people noticed we weren't going to be active in FA and we traded Tyreek that this whole rebuild narrative set in. Before that, we were sure we could compete while still keeping the roster young and future bright.
I mean, we celebrated Mahomes contract structure because it meant we could go all in basically every year. What happened to that?
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Look, if you keep Tyreek Hill on a huge contract, then you legitimately have a "super bowl window." And that window closes the moment that Tyreek isn't as effective while also being cost-prohibitive to improving the team. That's how it works.
Trading tyreek hill didn't "close the window." It blew the ****ing wall down, and now the team can be constructed in whatever fashion makes the most sense. There is no "window" anymore. there is omnidirectional possibility. they can STILL pay $30M a year for an all pro WR. That's not off the table.
What is on the table now is having no positional weakness anywhere on the team. The cap will go up, KC's committed spend will go down, and meanwhile the other AFC (and specifically West) teams are loading up, cementing their windows.
This team is set up tremendously for future success. Overpaying Hill would have absolutely locked this team into a 2 year window - at best.
now, it's wide open. Never have a window, I say. Get out before those third contracts lock you in.