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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud
Do you realize that if the Chiefs cut Hali, they take a $7.3 million dollar cap charge?
And while Hali may be slowing a bit, he was a Pro Bowler last year and had more sacks, in two less games, than 2014.
Besides that, he's a mentor and a great lockerroom leader.
The Chiefs would be foolish to cut him and take that cap charge when he's able to help the team.
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It was foolish to
sign Hali.
But the ink's dry so you just live with it. Yeah, you don't cut the guy to save $1.5 million in cap space; there are far more sensible ways to make things fit than that.
Hali's probably not a $7 million player the next 2 years, but he's damn sure worth more than the $1+ million you'd save by cutting him. Hali and DJ are here for 2 more years, likewise with Smith.
And after that it's fair to say that all bets are off. The window on THIS version of this team probably does close fairly soon. The response isn't to argue otherwise, it's to ask who gives a ****? Time remains undefeated and untied; all teams will eventually turn over and the next 2 seasons will see the departure of some very long-term Chiefs....and?
The NFL is hard. Winning at this level is hard. Dorsey will have to do a good job EVERY year to keep this team succeeding, just as pretty much all GMs do.
I'll worry about 2018 in 2018. This version of this team has a 2 year window to worry about and after that who the hell knows what we'll have. But our GM is a pretty smart guy with nothing in his history to suggest that he's just gonna get dumb. There may be a mis-step here and there; a stumble for a season or two - again, the NFL is hard. But this is a good regime; they'll deal with the realities of age and a cap league and they'll come out the other side better than most.