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I understand being disappointed. I understand that based on reports, we were expecting more.
I understand that for a lot of us, just keeping Sneed and paying him the tag seemed like the thing to do.
Some of you are under the impression that you get a 3rd when he walks, but that is not the case. You MIGHT, depending on whether you sign other comparable players. It's a net gain/loss formula. No guarantees.
It's clear that KC had decided they were going to try to sign Jones and let Sneed go. It was only ever going to be one big deal this off-season. I expect if they'd been unable to get Jones signed, they'd have pivoted to Sneed.
They weren't going to pay both.
I'm sure Veach was hoping for a better return, too. The bottom line is-this is the market that developed. If KC wasn't going to pay him, the only other choice was to take the best offer. It sucks, but this was it.
It's disappointing, but it is what it is. It doesn't mean anyone made some huge blunder.
Nobody wanted to give up a high pick AND pay Sneed the huge contract.
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