Originally Posted by RunKC (Post 17389171)

The question you should ask is this: would the Chiefs Super Bowl teams from 2019 and 2022 win 2 straight road games in Buffalo and Baltimore?

Winning on the road in the playoffs has always been about defense. From the Steelers, Patriots, Bucs with Tom to this years Chiefs.

Gun to my head I try my best to fill the cap keeping Chris and Sneed (Chris will decide a lot of that too) while using the draft to get more offensive weapons.

LT will be the key though. That's tough.

Originally Posted by RunKC (Post 17389171)

The question you should ask is this: would the Chiefs Super Bowl teams from 2019 and 2022 win 2 straight road games in Buffalo and Baltimore?

Winning on the road in the playoffs has always been about defense. From the Steelers, Patriots, Bucs with Tom to this years Chiefs.

Gun to my head I try my best to fill the cap keeping Chris and Sneed (Chris will decide a lot of that too) while using the draft to get more offensive weapons.

LT will be the key though. That's tough.

Originally Posted by The Franchise (Post 17389287)

They more than likely aren't cutting Moore and Toney has guaranteed money. That puts your WR group next year as:

Rashee Rice
MVS
Justin Watson
Skyy Moore
Kadarius Toney
Justyn Ross
Shi Smith

If MVS is a cap casualty, which is no guarantee, then you're more than likely adding 2 guys max to that room. I highly doubt that one of those guys is going to be a high dollar FA. You're maybe looking at a mid level FA and a draft pick.

Originally Posted by pugsnotdrugs19 (Post 17389196)

Devil's advocate - 2019 and 2022 teams played well enough in the RS to not have to go on the road while also securing the BYE.

So maybe next year that road warrior run isn't necessary to begin with if the offense doesn't **** around all year.

Originally Posted by OKchiefs (Post 17389164)

I don't think anyone knows when Chris Jones will slow down, might not be this year but if you're signing him to a deal around 3-4 years it's likely by year 3 or 4 he's making around $35-40 million on a backloaded deal and is nowhere near that level of player at that point. I just don't think it's wise to be sinking $30 million a year on a 30 year-old player based on past performance. You won't completely replace him but between the draft and FA I think you can get 75% of his impact split between multiple players and you decrease your risk from sinking so much money into a single player who is more likely to get injured at his age.

I also don't think anything has changed in the postseason in regard to WR play. The only difference is they pared down the rotation at WR, aside from Rice the WR room still needs a significant infusion of talent. I don't think anybody is suggesting we necessarily go out and spend $18-20 million a year on someone like Evans or Higgins, but several (including myself) are suggesting we sign someone like Mooney or Hollywood Brown which will likely take somewhere in the range of $10-15 million a year. Need to draft 1-2 as well. Not sure how you are able to afford a WR at that price range if you're extending both Sneed and Jones in addition to maybe signing Smith again at LT and other depth pieces that will be needed.

Originally Posted by Detoxing (Post 17388163)

"It's extremely hard because you have two keystone players there.''

Code for: We can't keep them both.

Originally Posted by O.city (Post 17389250)

The key is gonna be for Pat to play the regular season like he's played this postseason or better and for the WR's to hang on to the football.

Keep building the defense and draft offense.

Originally Posted by Hoover (Post 17389351)

I don't have any faith that Mooney or Brown are going to get the targets it will take to justify their contract. At best whatever WR holds down than spot is going to get less than 75 targets, so you better spending accordingly.

Originally Posted by The Franchise (Post 17389287)

They more than likely aren't cutting Moore and Toney has guaranteed money. That puts your WR group next year as:

Rashee Rice
MVS
Justin Watson
Skyy Moore
Kadarius Toney
Justyn Ross
Shi Smith

If MVS is a cap casualty, which is no guarantee, then you're more than likely adding 2 guys max to that room. I highly doubt that one of those guys is going to be a high dollar FA. You're maybe looking at a mid level FA and a draft pick.

Originally Posted by Hoover (Post 17389351)

I don't have any faith that Mooney or Brown are going to get the targets it will take to justify their contract. At best whatever WR holds down than spot is going to get less than 75 targets, so you better spending accordingly.