Originally Posted by Chieftain (Post 15514029)

I know OL is the immediate need but it would be nice to get a guy like Carlos Basham. He could very well be Frank Clark's replacement. Dude is a beast.

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud (Post 15514556)

Replacement?

The Chiefs need a guy opposite of Clark, not his replacement.

Originally Posted by staylor26 (Post 15514945)

Jaelan Phillips and Clark with Jones and Wharton inside next year on passing downs?

With this secondary?

And Willie Gay in year 2?

Yea I’m praying that no combine keeps Phillips in our range. He could have the kind of impact that puts us back in the SB next year.

Originally Posted by duncan_idaho (Post 15496702)

I finally looked up his deal. He has a year left on his contract, with a $6M base, $3.75M prorated portion of his bonus left, and a $250k roster bonus.

So they’d be on the hook for what’s left of his bonus proration (3.75M), but what else are you projecting?

Originally Posted by BryanBusby (Post 15516725)

The Chiefs can recoup the 3.75m if he retires and have 0 dead cap.

Originally Posted by htismaqe (Post 15517043)

From what I've read, they can get the $3.75 back but they still have to account for it in the cap. This is from reading stories about Luck, Kuechly, and others. The cap hit is already there so even if they get the bonus back, it just goes into their cash reserves, it doesn't come out of the cap.

Originally Posted by staylor26 (Post 15518986)

Updated. Added Cosmi and Radunz. Removed Leatherwood.

Originally Posted by staylor26 (Post 15658937)

When I first started this thread in December I had a list of about 15-20 guys.

Just remembered Bolton, Humphrey, and Smith were all on it.

Originally Posted by staylor26 (Post 15429178)

I don’t expect them to take a LB in the 1st either, but it’s still possible considering it’s still one of our biggest needs for the future.

Collins or Bolton just might be BPA.

The Chiefs, under Reid, have a history of drafting for future departures the following year. Remember, even CEH wasn’t supposed to be the starter this year. Replacing Hitchens is a lot on the mental side, so it’s possible that they could want to get ahead of it and draft their guy a year early. That way when Hitchens is gone, you have 2 good young LB’s. You could also play Gay and the rookie a lot more in subs so we don’t have to see Niemann on the field anymore and avoid Hitchens in coverage as much as possible.

Again, I agree that it’s unlikely, but it’s absolutely possible.