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Originally Posted by Kiimosabi
The Chiefs can win the same number of games with or without Maclin so he was expendable. That being said from just about any way you look at it the more information I learn the less sense this move makes. There must have been something else than just cap money.
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Why?
The Cap money is really as much an explanation as is needed.
Though here's another spin on it (one I like far less) - what if Mahomes' early performance has them a little more spooked than they expected?
Because there was no way to keep Smith on this roster next year, IMO. The money just wasn't going to work. But now with an additional $10 million of freed up rollover (and the knowledge that Smith's weapons don't actually impact his play), the possibility of keeping Smith in '18 is actually back in play.
I hate it, but it's true.