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I'd add Remigio in that mix. From OTA reports he has played really well.

We could trade him but it would in essence be a salary dump and we would have to give up a pick for some team to take him. Maybe Toney and a 6th for another teams 7th. Honestly that 2.5 million could be used elsewhere at this point. It's practically what it would take to sign Donavan Smith if needed.

Yeah I think they had plans for him but when he didn't show that probably sealed the deal. Oh well, he did more damage than good last yea and we still one. Sometimes its addition by subtraction. Sucked we traded a 3rd but that SB performance alone was worth it imo.

This is a possibility for sure. Time will tell and I sure ain't going to lose any sleep over it one way or another. Just wasn't great that the whole unit sucked outside of a rookie and this his disastrous presser, which could have been a guy nervous in front of cameras and nothing more. No excuses this year though.

I'll wait to see the details of the contract. Could be a camp body for all we know.

Praying for the young man!

How do we know? His entire unit outside of Rice regressed leaps and bounds last year. That is statistically not good for him. Sure one or two guys could regress for a various list of reasons but the entire unit? You are right that adding talent definitely helps but a whole lot more got invested in that side of the ball than the secondary and yet Merritt develops those guys. I'll give him some time, shoot, we won the sb with those scrubs at wr but with Mahomes salary and the roster construction we need a guy who can develop guys into the players that fit this scheme. Hoping the addition of Brown and Worthy will help that out. Also, I don't recall Andy Heck ever having an entire Oline regress in a season. You may be right, but its a fact Andy rotates guys around to areas that aren't their specialty to get them experience as is his prerogative. Dude is top 5 all time and moving up fast.

I think we all hope that for Kingsley. I agree and believe that was the focus of this offseason. To get fast competent wrs to pair with Rice and Kelce. Fast quick throws sprinkled in with deep shots would definitely help a young inexperienced LT.

Interesting. I'm still baffled why they would trade with us. I think they wanted to show that they aren't concerned or don't care but with their history if this comes back to bite them how can you navigate another blunder to the same team and keep your job.

We will get to see Rice for the next 2 1/2 years assuming this year is a half year. I know Andy is loyal and he believes in rotating coaches to get them prepped to be a HC but he is staring down the barrel of a potential goat HC claim. Finding an actual wr coach who can develop guys becomes infinitely more important than putting a guy there to learn the position to better prepare him to be a HC. Like you said we will be drafting and acquiring older vets and 2nd tier guys for the majority of Mahomes career. Only way I see that change is if Mahomes takes a huge discount after this big contract to add talent around him for this final 5-7 years.

JJ getting 35 million is crazy. He is amazing but the only way you can do that and even hope to compete is if your qb is really good and on his rookie contract. I don't think we will ever see another elite wr get a second contract with this team. It will be a revolving door unless one wants to stay on a fair deal. Kelce will most likely be the last elite reciever Pat has from start to finish of their career. Waddle getting 28 million is wild. Heard that is what Higgins will get. Those guys are good but they aren't even close to elite. Best to keep drafting a wr every year like DB and hope you can keep develop a few. Wish we would find a wr coach that can actually do that like Merritt can.

My personal opinion is Mahomes needs 5 with that three-peat minimum. I don't think he needs 7 or more to pass him but he has to win more. I think he is the most talented already but he still has some stats to stack to be the goat.

Got to believe he would have got called up last year had he been healthy.

Yep dude chose wrong. We obviously don't have Taylor if that happened but that alone is another missed benefit of him not signing with us.

I don't think it will always be hard. He has already gotten leaps and bounds better by not dropping so deep. Obviously upgrading the wr position will help and I agree last years offense sucked by I remember a lot of drives killed by our tackles as well. One was the most penalized player in the league. It was a cluster fudge of bad offense. This is probably a chicken/egg conversation Pat needs both. He isn't going to be elite forever at running around back there and I think a good LT would allow Mahomes to not get those occasional happy feet. Ultimately, finding that tackle in the draft is what we need and I hope one of the two we have vying for that spot can be better than OBJ and buy us a few years of cheap above avg LT play. I'm excited about the possiblities this year on O.

Agreed. Just making the point that a LT would go a lot farther towards making that threepeat possible than adding another wr.

A threepeat is next level special. It would cement this team as the greatest arguably. You obviously don’t want to mortgage the farm but trading a nominal amount to help in that effort is worth it. It’s a never been done before feat and if Mahomes wants to surpass Brady he will need a special accomplishment if he doesn’t eclipse 7 rings. I don’t think we are one wr away though. I think a stud LT would be money wiser spent.

Have to agree here. Orlando Brown and even Taylor to a degree seemed like panic/pressure moves. I agree the SB loss to TB got their attention but they haven't batted 1000 on that unit. On that issue, I am so glad that OBJ didn't sign that albatross of a contract. I love Veach, dude is an amazing GM and no GM gets it 100% right but he overpaid Taylor. Thankfully that interior is nails and the tackles were good enough to get the job done. Hope Kingsley is a homerun. Would go a long way towards extending this SB window with flexibility for other areas.

Would be nice to have Smith's replacement already on the roster if Kingsley could do that. Would go a long way towards freeing up money to upgrade weapons for Mahomes and restocking guys on D.

I may be in the minority but I'm strongly in favor of resigning Creed to an extension but not in favor of overpaying Bolton. If there is a fair and good deal out there for Bolton then sure but ~15apy is a horrible way to spend your money imo. Love the player but overpaying a limited MLB is just not good business sense with a qb getting paid what Mahomes is.

Agree Fmbl. Outside of Pacheco that room looks pretty meh. CEH is a good 4th option but he doesn't bring anything to the table other than familiarity with the O. A speed back, similar to what McKinnon was, was be perfect but McKinnon lost a big step last year. Not gonna worry to much as there should be a few RB's cut as well at the deadline. I still think that wr floor needs to be raised over the rb room. You never know that German kid could work out nicely.

After the last two years I'm not counting this team out. On paper we a better overall team. That gets said about a lot of teams though. The schedule gives us more rest than our opponents early in the year but that 3 game stretch in December is brutal. When you are the best you will always get the best from everyone. Team seems focused on the task at hand so that its a good thing. Overall, we are still a young overall team and while the loss of Sneed and Gay and added year to Kelce aren't great the amount of young talent on this team that seems primed to elevate their game (Rice, Connor, Chenal, Karlaftis, McDuffie, Cook, FAU, and Worthy) should be enough to off set it and I'm not so sure we are done adding pieces. We have more than enough money to spend and at this point it doens't hurt seeing what you have in house and waiting for teams to make cuts. Have to imagine a few wr's will get cut with the wr draft we just had. I look for us to be in the hunt for the #1 seed and if we are healthy down the stretch it'll be our SB to lose. Contenders Lions - Have to rely on some rookie corners. Eagles - HC fiasco, QB has cooled off, core members retired and locker room issues SF - Trent Williams another year older and can Brock continue his hot start? Bills - Rebuild year with far less weapons and a depleted D. Bengals - Depleted D but offense should be back. Miami - Can they get healthy and can Tua lead them? Baltimore - Might be the biggest challenge in the AFC Houston - Might have had the best offseason. Can Stroud maintain this level vs a tougher schedule and more pressure? Chargers - The perennial pre-season SB champs - Have talent and now have a solid coach so they could be in the mix if things start well for them. IMO ,SF, Baltimore, and Houston pose the biggest threats to the 3 peat.

Have to imagine a wr or two getting cut this summer, especially after this deep wr draft. We don't need a #1 we just a solid #3type that can raise the floor of the room. No need to overpay for that. Having plenty of cash for potential extensions or a dead line trade is nice.

I still hope he gets his act together but yeah starting to doubt he will.

Mistakes are made everyday. They are teaching moments and opportunities if you choose to make them that, and generally speaking grace is shown. However, to go out and allegedly do another stupid thing in the middle of the crap storm is definitely a decision. The old adage "Show me your friends and I'll show you your future" has a lot of merit. Rice better get his act together quickly. Feel bad for Mahomes and the rest of the team that are vying for an historic 3 peat and their best wr has done nothing but draw unwanted attention to the organization. Guess those scouting reports were more accurate than we had hoped. Maybe this time will wake the kid up.