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01-31-2019, 09:00 AM | #2 |
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While this would be an awesome offseason, I think your salary projections, especially for guys like Collins and Wright, are too low. I’d be surprised personally if they get rid of both Houston and Ford, but I suppose it’s possible.
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01-31-2019, 09:05 AM | #3 |
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I used Spotrac's market estimations. shrug.
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01-31-2019, 09:09 AM | #4 |
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01-31-2019, 09:13 AM | #5 | |
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Wright would be higher, but he's 30 and missed 11 games last year. Not having the huge sack totals, too, although he's a nice all-around player. |
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01-31-2019, 09:17 AM | #6 |
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I also didn't butt right up to the cap, figuring there'd be need for flexibility and signing rookies and reclamation projects.
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01-31-2019, 09:26 AM | #7 |
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My only question on this would be is it necessary to cut Houston to make all that happen?
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01-31-2019, 09:32 AM | #8 | |
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I suppose not if you wait to restructure either Jones or Hill. If you think Houston is still a SAM at this point in his career I suppose you could not sign Wright, but I don't think he is. If you think he's a DE then you don't sign Long, but honestly, Long was almost as productive a player at 1/5 the cost just last season. As well as being available every week. |
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01-31-2019, 09:34 AM | #9 |
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Fair. Not opposed to cutting him, just curious.
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01-31-2019, 09:51 AM | #10 |
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Yeah, I mean, the more look I look around, the more I see guys in the 30+ range that are just as productive, healthy more often, and a LOT less money.
I mean he signed that deal coming off the 22 sack season, and he hasn't done anything like that since. He's a good player, but he's been way overpaid for his production and availability. I don't think there is any restructure that gets his price down to, say, $8 million a year, which is about what his production says he should be paid. Roughly, estimating using the Spotracs market estimations for similar players production-wise in his now 30+ age group. |
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01-31-2019, 10:19 AM | #11 |
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the other thing I like here is that Wright and Long have been champions. That's leadership that's worth more than their cap numbers.
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01-31-2019, 10:40 AM | #12 |
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01-31-2019, 10:45 AM | #13 |
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01-31-2019, 11:22 AM | #14 |
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Houston doesn't get let go. He is either a Chief or he is traded. You have to be crazy to think in this league Houston has no value on the trade block, age and contract aside he is still a phenomenal player that is, for whatever reason, undervalued by the brains on this board. If the Chiefs had any kind of secondary this season he and Ford would have had 25% more sacks at minimum.
Let's say Ford is gone, which I don't think is as likely as everybody else, Houston and Speaks wold be great DEs. Houston could also still be a great LB in the 4-3. The fact that both of those statements are likely true tells you that he will remain here because of his versatility and locker room presence. edit: and while Wright will be a vet he won't provide a lot of leadership right away since nobody on the team will know him and he barely played last season. Which leaves who, Jones as the only vet leadership? I haven't seen anything saying he is looked at by the defense as a leader or not. Whereas Houston is absolutely looked at as a leader in the locker room. With a new coach coming in keeping veteran leadership in place will help with the transition (except in the case of somewhere like Pitt where it is a shit show that needs cleaned out).
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Long has a ring, has played on several good teams and been a leader for a long time. He and Wright along with Collins would be pretty stable leadership. That's why I chose them. Long is obviously a 1 to 2 year stop gap, so that's why I drafted Ferguson to spell/replace him. |
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