Long term plan? The long term plan is to add a guy capable of doing what Burns can do. Problem is doing that at 28-32 in the draft is ridiculously hard. Waiting for FA is also a crap shoot because guys like Burns at his age rarely ever make it to FA. I don't love giving up draft picks to then sign them to a long term deal but our D is a stud DE away from taking a big jump. Spags D hinges on the front 4 getting pressure. Waiting for another rookie or aging vet to provide that wastes another year of CJ in the middle. I know many don't want OBJ back but we still have the tag to secure that spot one more year which means the final two big holes are WR and RT. We have some RT options on the roster and we still have Moore, MVS, and Kelce next year so the cupboard isn't completely barren. DE is the one glaring hole. Frank will be gone and so will Dunlap. Karlaftis up to this point is a hustle and effort guy but has yet to show he can be that focal point on D for opponents and still get the job done. He is a piece and an upgrade over what we had but we are wasting CJ's career and while this was suppose to be a rebuild year sitting on our hands right now wastes another year of Mahomes career and possibly golden opportunity for a SB.
I generally feel the same as you do AFC about trading picks and signing long term deals but Burns is a really young and ascending player. With all that said if we don't do it I won't lose any sleep.