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Originally Posted by Bearcat
- Take a defensive lineman in the top 10 of the draft
- Spend 1yr/$7.5, 3yr/$33, and 3/$55 on a few defensemen
- Give a RB a $26 million signing bonus and $40mm deal
Oh, and the best LT money can buy, and some explosive receivers.
Easy peasy?
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Well, aside from the top 10 defensive linemen, what’s stopping them from doing all those things? The Eagles managed to pay Hurts and still also paid several o-lineman, both his superstar receivers, his top flight TE and landed him an MVP caliber RB. The only thing stopping the Chiefs from doing those things is they won’t play the void year game like Philly will.
To be clear, I’m not a fan of this strategy and think it’s bullshit. I don’t even think it should be legal. That said, it’s going to be hard to keep up with the teams that are willing to use it. I can guarantee you Denver is about to load up like you’ve never seen with Nix on his rookie deal. Payton smells blood and is about to go for the throat. We could barely beat them this year, just imagine if they add 5-6 more supremely talented players this offseason.
It’s going to get a lot harder to expect Mahomes to keep up when he’s simply outmanned week after week, especially with Kelce basically done. He needs a RB and he needs a LT. No expense should be spared to get him those things this offseason. The best you can find, even if you have to overpay a little. That’s all I’m saying.