kkuenn 3,613 Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 3 years 42 million Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkuenn 3,613 Posted March 11, 2019 Author Share Posted March 11, 2019 Delete please. I see it in the other thread now too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilkie 1,518 Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 To tell you how old I am, Honey Badger was the nickname of Chiefs linebacker Willie Lanier #63. Outstanding MLB. That was in 1968. When I saw the headline I said, WTF??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhitter 1,426 Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 40 minutes ago, wilkie said: To tell you how old I am, Honey Badger was the nickname of Chiefs linebacker Willie Lanier #63. Outstanding MLB. That was in 1968. When I saw the headline I said, WTF??? I believe Lanier was The Honey Bear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilkie 1,518 Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 You are right. At least I got the honey part correct. Wish we had him as his 1968 self now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhitter 1,426 Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 5 minutes ago, wilkie said: You are right. At least I got the honey part correct. Wish we had him as his 1968 self now. Younger fans cannot possibly understand how good Lanier, Bobby Bell and Jim Lynch were as a linebacking crew in those days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marleydawg 60 Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 I missed those days... the first linebacker that stuck out to me was Dino Hackett. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilkie 1,518 Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 Those three guys played in another universe in those days. Jim Lynch was probably the least renowned of the three but he would have been an all star on any other team that he played for Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liquidfriend 1,151 Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 Word is the Chiefs were on the verge of getting him for 10 per year, but the Redskins really f'd it all with Collins and pushed the market out of whack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhitter 1,426 Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 11 minutes ago, liquidfriend said: Word is the Chiefs were on the verge of getting him for 10 per year, but the Redskins really f'd it all with Collins and pushed the market out of whack. That's exactly what I heard. When someone overpays a player it resets the market and screws it up all the way down the line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liquidfriend 1,151 Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 The funny thing is with the money going heavily on S early, that could actually open a trade market for Eric Berry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calichief 3,024 Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 16 minutes ago, liquidfriend said: The funny thing is with the money going heavily on S early, that could actually open a trade market for Eric Berry. He’s got to some health clearance for me to consider anything. Who knows where this guy is health wise.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liquidfriend 1,151 Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 1 minute ago, Calichief said: He’s got to some health clearance for me to consider anything. Who knows where this guy is health wise.. If he passes a thorough physical, I'd definitely roll the dice on him at reasonable base salaries if I felt he could get close to his prior form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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the Warparty 69 Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 this signing I like, it's expensive, but needed and he's the only one that MIGHT be worth this. He brings the 'tude, and our D needs that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefensiveMan 758 Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 Veach going for that big name out of an SEC school. Unfortunately, I didn't see him in the playoffs. He was a non factor against the Colts. Solid player , but too much money. Armani Watts, when healthy is gonna be a baller IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sith13 1,746 Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 4 hours ago, liquidfriend said: If he passes a thorough physical, I'd definitely roll the dice on him at reasonable base salaries if I felt he could get close to his prior form. I think they are also rolling the dice on his health. If healthy Berry will be a key player this year and the switch to 4-3 will be much smoother as well as having a great secondary with Honey Badger in town. They might be aiming at back to back SB pushes until the new CBA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Handswarmer 645 Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 9 hours ago, liquidfriend said: The funny thing is with the money going heavily on S early, that could actually open a trade market for Eric Berry. No one wants him, except the Chiefs. Especially at that money. When you cost the same against the cap if you are on that team or not, there is no value for a trade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NChiefsCorner 496 Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 PFT's Mike Florio believes the Chiefs' signing of Tyrann Mathieu "likely means" the team will release Eric Berry. Mathieu landed a contract that counts $14 million per year as the league's highest-paid safety. And with Berry making $13 million annually, it just doesn't make a whole lot of sense for the Chiefs to pay a combined $27 million per year to its safety tandem. Berry has played three games over the last two seasons due to Achilles and heel issues. He doesn't need surgery this offseason, but Berry is looking like damaged goods and on the wrong side of 30. If the Chiefs were to release Berry, it will likely happen this week before over $7 million of his salary becomes guaranteed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xen 1,010,220 Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 46 minutes ago, Handswarmer said: No one wants him, except the Chiefs. Especially at that money. When you cost the same against the cap if you are on that team or not, there is no value for a trade If he got traded he wouldn't cost his new team nearly as much. But probably still too much. After the Chiefs eat the guarantees the new team would be looking at: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burpo The Mad Clown 5,563 Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 11 hours ago, wilkie said: You are right. At least I got the honey part correct. Wish we had him as his 1968 self now. Man, you know it. Our defensive problems would be solved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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gochiefsgo 380 Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 Are we to assume EB is a goner because of this signing? I say no. A safety tandem with the honey badger and three ghosts of Eric Berry is a Super Bowl caliber safety tandem. Draft well at edge and cb and get another couple defensive players in the linebacker spots in free agency and the Chiefs are not the 31st ranked defense and are in the top 15 of defensive teams. This team is four or five moves away on both sides of the ball now from being the odds on favorite to win it all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gballs 3 Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 6 minutes ago, gochiefsgo said: Are we to assume EB is a goner because of this signing? I say no. A safety tandem with the honey badger and three ghosts of Eric Berry is a Super Bowl caliber safety tandem. Draft well at edge and cb and get another couple defensive players in the linebacker spots in free agency and the Chiefs are not the 31st ranked defense and are in the top 15 of defensive teams. This team is four or five moves away on both sides of the ball now from being the odds on favorite to win it all. Soooooo...8-10 new starters for a team that was 18 inches away from a Super Bowl? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gochiefsgo 380 Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 Just now, gballs said: Soooooo...8-10 new starters for a team that was 18 inches away from a Super Bowl? Uh yeah. New Defensive coordinator new players new scheme. Not blowing it up completely but keeping the right players and using top 3 picks in 1st and 2nd rounds to augment the defense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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