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I respectfully disagree. Maybe I’m just looking at it with blinders. I still hear the same comments that Jason made before he decided to play his final season.
Here’s why I just don’t see the concern
- it’s not about money. The chiefs make a killing if Travis is a chief regardless of how much he plays.
- he is a TE and unlike Jason can be rep managed
- the fire to play a final season is way way different when you know every week is special and every moment is your last
- Travis and the chiefs haven’t had the understanding yet that he needs to be a role player. Simple solution… give him way less reps. Don’t center the offense around him.
- the chiefs more than any other team prove they can survive by shelving good players and saving them for the playoffs. If we want to shave cap, then come to a common understanding that Travis can hold out early on and play less games for less overall money. Seems like a win win.
If the issue is about the long grind and all the games he’s played the past few years then manage them. Save them up for a final run. Yeah I think he’s going to really really regret making this decision impulsively with the hangover of a nightmare game vs having a special season where you can drink in every single moment. I just really do not believe that switch flipped from a week ago when he was ecstatic about playing 3 more years to all of a sudden rappaport saying he’s finished.
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