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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
I don't think you can. This is a playoff team and even if that's all it is, that's still another season of live-fire for guys like Peters, Kelce, Hill, Jones and Ford. These are the young guys that need to experience playoff football.
"Gotta knock on the door before you kick it in..."
If you just give away a season (and yes, that's what you'll be doing with Mahomes under center; the schedule is likely to be damn tough at the front based on what teams are projecting), you've lost the opportunity to get those snaps for your young core. Hell, even as a backup, Mahomes could get something from the intensity of playoff preparation.
Nah, there's too much long-term value to be gained by a successful season and even a single playoff game to just wad it up and toss it for a season's worth of cap relief and a 3rd round pick.
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I don't know enough about Mahomes or whatever qb they take to say yet, tbh. Yeah, he may throw an extra INT or two, but I'd think he could be more productive than Smith at this point.
Hell, I never would have thought Dak could do what he did and here we are.
The Chiefs are currently really talented on both sides. Add a dynamic rb and some defensive pieces and I'm not sure you couldn't nurse your rookie qb along early and have him going by December.
Yeah, those young guys need to learn, but letting them all learn together with the qb they're gonna be with for the next 6 years would be beneficial, eh?
Plus that cap space is rollable, as you know. That could be big next year when looking for another pass rusher or what not.