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.

[TimBone]

WalterFootball can eat my asshole with jelly.

[TimBone]

Or syrup.

[TimBone]

I prefer syrup.

[mdchiefsfan]

I see what you did there.

[ThaVirus]

I'm having a hard time disagreeing

[DaneMcCloud]

DaneMcCloudfootball.com thinks that Walterfootball.com has sucked for nearly 15 years

[thabear04]

Who is this Walter guy.

[kcchiefsus]

What a ****ing tool. If we should have signed Parker for only $3 million, then why were around a half dozen or more teams interested in signing him? Worst ****ing football site on the internet.

[Mother****erJones]

Walterfootball has sucked for years. I just look as his mocks for pure entertainment

[booger]

he runs the most useless shit stain website out there and his name wouldn't even be heard of around here if direkshun kept posting Walter's mocks and moronic opinions. The more the merrier when it comes to draft sites but that one is pure shit

[Gadzooks]

I agree with Walt's assessment.

[mdchiefsfan]

Originally Posted by ThaVirus

I'm having a hard time disagreeing

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by ThaVirus

I'm having a hard time disagreeing

Which is why no one takes you seriously

[Bufkin]

Originally Posted by Gadzooks

I agree with Walt's assessment.

Yeah, he's pretty spot on. He's always shit on the Chiefs moves, which is why Chiefs fans hate him so much. Problem being, he's usually right about those moves.

For instance, last year there was a huge thread about how big of a moron he was for not liking the Dee Ford draft pick. Same with Eric Fisher. Same with the Alex Smith trade.

1. Eric Fisher, OT, Central Michigan: C+ Grade
An offensive tackle is what makes sense most for the Chiefs. Branden Albert was franchised, so he probably won't be around in 2014. He may not even make it to training camp because he could be dealt to the Dolphins, per reports. Luke Joeckel was the consensus top tackle in the 2013 NFL Draft, so he would have been the right pick. Eric Fisher has been considered the lesser prospect throughout, but Andy Reid liked him more than Joeckel. They're both close in talent, but selecting a rising prospect based on workouts is usually treacherous. Also, I'm penalizing the Chiefs because they traded for Alex Smith too soon and ruined all leverage they could have had for a potential trade. There shouldn't have been any hurry to overpay for Smith. That trade earned Kansas City a "Millen" grade, as you can see in the 2013 NFL Free Agent Grades page.