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Nick Bolton extended 3 yrs $45M (https://chiefsplanet.com/BB/showthread.php?t=357424)

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Originally Posted by ThaVirus (Post 17994592)

It is. And I want to note that I dropped an “lol” in my original post hoping to soften my tone. As I mentioned, sometimes you’ve just gotta pay guys, positional value be damned, and figure the rest out as you go..

It’s just funny commentary on team building philosophy.

… and I won’t lie and say that I wouldn’t feel a lot more comfortable if our largest cap hits were going to LT, CB, etc. instead. After all, it is generally much easier to find a serviceable RG than a LT.

I’m also preemptively grieving this whole Trey Smith contract. I really hope I’m proven wrong but this is just not how I would have handled this thing.

As some have pointed out (fairly) -- we do seem to have our WR position pretty well locked down for the next couple years at discount rates. That allows us to reallocate a bit to positions of lesser importance. And even when those extensions kick in, you can push the money out a year fairly easily.

So you're looking at 3 years before our WR room costs any real money. By then, virtually all these deals can be excised.

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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut (Post 17994518)

Sherwood signed an almost identical deal to Bolton about 3 hours after Bolton signed.

So cross him off Denver's list as well.

And I think it establishes pretty loudly what Bolton's market was. If Sherwood is worth 3/$45, Bolton is as well. And Bolton's probably worth more.

I just think we're working pretty hard to ignore his value in the running game. He's an awfully critical component of our improvements there. And he's still only 25 years old -- there's every reason to believe that he can continue to improve in play recognition and iron out some wrinkles in coverage.

His ceiling isn't super high but his floor is obvious.

Random late night thought after reading this.

The league seems to value LB's that are great pass protectors in a pass heavy league. Same with OT if you're a pass heavy team. Yet we're currently the opposite. Run-centric LB and a strong IOL when we're a pass heavy team. We've been zagging a lot recently, and yet we're still successful. Is that just because Mahomes and Andy are THAT magical that we can get away with it, or is there more proof in the pudding?

From overthecap.com Nick Bolton's contract

'25 Base $2M, Sign Bonus $4.250M, Workout $250K, Guaranteed $2.250M, Cap $6.500M
'26 Base $14.750M, Sign Bonus $4.250M, Workout $250K, Guaranteed $15M, Cap $19.250M
'27 Base $14.240M, Sign Bonus $4.250M, per game $510K, Workout $250K, Guaranteed $0, Cap $19.250M
$45M for contract, Fully Guaranteed $30M, Bolton will be 28 years old at end of contract

https://overthecap.com/player/nick-bolton/9522

Chiefs now down to $12,274,665 of cap space with 69 players signed.
Kareem Hunt, JuJu Smith-Schuster, Gardner Minshew, and Jerry Tillery not listed yet so cap will be even less.

We’re done I’d say besides draft class + money needed for in-season.

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Originally Posted by pugsnotdrugs19 (Post 18007043)

We’re done I’d say besides draft class + money needed for in-season.

Yup. That's gonna be it but it seems like we're in "best player available" status for the draft.

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Originally Posted by pugsnotdrugs19 (Post 18007043)

We’re done I’d say besides draft class + money needed for in-season.

Feels like they need to sign one more NT like Pennel.

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Originally Posted by staylor26 (Post 18007481)

Feels like they need to sign one more NT like Pennel.

Agreed. Although if they think Lovett or Ika might turn into one that'd be promising

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Originally Posted by staylor26 (Post 18007481)

Feels like they need to sign one more NT like Pennel.

Where’s Dontari Poe at these days? Has any other DL in history had a passing, receiving, and rushing TD in their career?

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Poe was unstoppable on short yardage! Multi threat!

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Originally Posted by Deberg_1990 (Post 18007646)

Poe was unstoppable on short yardage! Multi threat!

HUNGRY PIG!!!