WalterFootball grades the Chiefs Free Agency LOL

[Bufkin]

Chiefs sign WR Jeremy Maclin (5 years, $55M; $22.5M guaranteed): C- Grade
This move is getting a ton of hype, but it's all unjustified. This is a bad signing - and that goes for both Jeremy Maclin and the Chiefs.

Paying $11 million per year and $22.5 million in guarantees to Maclin is insane, considering his dubious injury history. Maclin finally stayed healthy last year and thrived as a consequence, but he has two bum knees and can't be counted on to have many more healthy seasons. It's also worth noting that Maclin's 2014 stats were inflated because of the number of snaps he played in Chip Kelly's offense. I'm not saying Maclin is a mediocre player, or anything; on the contrary, if he can stay healthy, he's very effective. He's just not the stellar No. 1 receiver that his 1,318 receiving yards say he is, and that's without even factoring in his health.

As for Maclin, you have to wonder what he's possibly thinking. I can't completely bash him because he's reuniting with his former head coach, but he's effectively sabotaging his career by choosing to play with Alex Smith. Maclin should've consulted Greg Jennings, Mike Wallace, James Jones, etc. about how it feels to take more money to play in a worse offense. All three receivers are regretting their decisions.

Chiefs sign G Paul Fanaika (3 years, $8.1 million): D Grade
Quite frankly, this is not a good move whatsoever. The Chiefs traded for Ben Grubbs earlier today - scroll down for that grade - but they wanted to add another guard. That's fine, but they could've done much better than Paul Fanaika. The former Arizona Cardinal was a dreadful blocker this past season in all regards. He doesn't seem like an upgrade, so it's puzzling that the Chiefs would sign him for nearly $3 million per year, especially when there were so many equal or better guards available, per the NFL Free Agent Rankings list.

Chiefs re-sign S Ron Parker (5 years, $30 million): D Grade
Uhh... did the Chiefs mean to re-sign Ron Parker to a 5-year, $3 million deal? Because that would've made more sense. Parker is barely a starter; he would be better served as a backup. He was decent enough in coverage this past season, but was an abomination in run support. In fact, aside from the injuries, Parker was the primary reason why Kansas City struggled to stop the rush in 2014.

Making matters worse, Parker has been a starter just one season in his 4-year career, so it's not like he even has a proven track record prior to his pedestrian 2014 campaign. I just don't get this signing, but I won't give the Chiefs a Millen grade because other teams were inexplicably interested in Parker's services as well.

Chiefs extend G Ben Grubbs (4 years, $24M; $8M guaranteed): B- Grade
I'm not as big a fan of this extension as I was of the initial trade. Giving away a fifth-round pick for a temporary upgrade at one of the guard positions made a lot of sense, but an extension with $8 million guaranteed isn't as good of a move.

This isn't a terrible extension, or anything, as it won't set Kansas City back very much if Grubbs flops. However, there's a chance that he will continue to regress. He's been a strong player throughout his career, but his play dropped off last year. He just turned 31, so that could continue. He should still be a temporary upgrade, but it's conceivable that Kansas City may want to cut him Year 2 into this deal.

[SDChiefs]

So I'm gathering that a restricted free agent is no longer a free agent because the team has rights.

[chiefzilla1501]

Originally Posted by BryanBusby

Bad moves are bad moves, regardless of the quantity.

Sounds like Justin Houston just wants out of here by now, as they've pissed him off.

Sounds like Justin Houston is trying to negotiate more money and knows he has plenty of time + a good excuse to miss offseason work.

Houston won't be pissed when the Chiefs offer him money. Based on Dorsey's tone, that will come, but not until Houston gets a chance to see what his market value is. I am much happier with their approach here than I was with Bowe, where I thought the Chiefs panicked and flinched way too soon.

[Mr. Laz]

Originally Posted by philfree

Maybe I's thinking that in regards to the other teams wanting to give less than the two 1sts. None the less I have seen no chatter on Houston.

exclusive tag would require permission

non-exclusive tag does not, it's basically free agency with the home team
getting a right to first refusal or compensation

[Mr. Laz]

Originally Posted by SDChiefs

So I'm gathering that a restricted free agent is no longer a free agent because the team has rights.

depends on the offer from the current team

they can tender offers at different levels which end up with different compensation etc

[TEX]

He's completely wrong with ALL of it except with his take on Faniaka. That guy IS terrible.

[Sweet Daddy Hate]

So, nobody remembers how Parker was hit or miss from week to week, then?

Okay.

[chiefzilla1501]

Originally Posted by Sweet Daddy Williams

So, nobody remembers how Parker was hit or miss from week to week, then?

Okay.

Parker was hit or miss because due to injuries, he was asked to play a lot of corner. He did fine as a single high. And that's considering that his front 7 didn't do nearly enough to keep runners out of the second level. As a Free Safety, his primary responsibility is to be good in coverage, and the Chiefs ranked in the top 3 in pass D.

[Sweet Daddy Hate]

Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501

Parker was hit or miss because due to injuries, he was asked to play a lot of corner. He did fine as a single high. And that's considering that his front 7 didn't do nearly enough to keep runners out of the second level. As a Free Safety, his primary responsibility is to be good in coverage, and the Chiefs ranked in the top 3 in pass D.

I thought our front was the greatest thing since sliced banana peels?

[chiefzilla1501]

Originally Posted by Sweet Daddy Williams

I thought our front was the greatest thing since sliced banana peels?

What? Who said that? Everybody knew that with Berry out and DJ out, we were going to have leaks in run support.

[GoChargers]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Get back to us when your team breaks 9-7.

Um, we are 9-7 every year. Perfectly average and anonymous. You are right that the majority of our dumbass fanbase can't get enough of that mediocrity, though. The football neanderthals that comprise our fanbase also want to either trade for an aging Adrian Peterson or draft a running back in the first round in 2015 - that just says it all.

I do think Walter is more right than wrong. He also consistently rips the Raiders a new one, far worse than how he treats the Chiefs, and it's hilarious.

[Sweet Daddy Hate]

Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501

What? Who said that? Everybody knew that with Berry out and DJ out, we were going to have leaks in run support.

Yeah, that's true.

[Halfcan]

The Parker segment is spot on.

[chiefzilla1501]

Originally Posted by Halfcan

The Parker segment is spot on.

How is it spot on? He isn't getting paid nearly as much as Walter says, and his entire eval is based on his combined run D (which factors in his time at CB and completely ignores how badly his front 7 was beat up last year in run support). It's completely off the mark.

[Sweet Daddy Hate]

Chiefs sign G Paul Fanaika (3 years, $8.1 million): D Grade

Every time I see this, I think of "Boss Tanaka" from 'Kill Bill' getting his head cut off.

[GoChargers]

Originally Posted by Kman34

So....you seen something on a website....copied and pasted it... and now its Law...

It's true. The only position more overrated and replaceable than WR is RB.