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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.
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Not true. Many were watching our approach in FA and presuming it was exactly to set up what the Chiefs are doing now; re-tooling the cap. The presumption was that this would be a 'glide' year where we try to get by with a super-thin roster and star power while getting the cap set up for next season.
And all that's changed is that we've traded some star power for depth. This is not a rebuild. It doesn't look anything like a re-build. It's a philosophical shift where we've also helped get our books straight for the future.
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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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I mean - maybe
you did. And if you did, you simply fundamentally misunderstood how the cap works. No contract, no structure, apart from simply not paying someone anywhere near their market value (i.e. rookie deals), allows for 'all-in' every year.
We could've pushed the pain off another year, maybe two. But restructuring Mahomes was going to continue to pile on snow until the avalanche triggered.