Boone 304 Posted May 3, 2023 Share Posted May 3, 2023 1 year deal, worth up to $9 million. Didn't see this coming...OT camp battles will definitely be interesting! oldtimer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer 8,685 Posted May 3, 2023 Share Posted May 3, 2023 yup didn't see that coming at all/ You aint giving that kinda $$ unless your starting him Burpo The Mad Clown 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CranjisMcbasketball 780 Posted May 4, 2023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 Uhhh, this seems really weird to me. O well, lets hope this works out mex 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMO 6,811 Posted May 4, 2023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 Taylor staying at RT then??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xen 1,010,219 Posted May 4, 2023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 Interesting. 124 starts at LT. Down year last year after he was injured in the opener. Better vs pass than run. Still only 29. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lamardirts 2,114 Posted May 4, 2023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 Seems like they had plans to move up for a tackle and either couldn’t move up far enough or no one would trade with them. Could be insurance in case Taylor struggles on the left side. Would like to see the numbers of this deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lamardirts 2,114 Posted May 4, 2023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 1 minute ago, xen said: Interesting. 124 starts at LT. Down year last year after he was injured in the opener. Better vs pass than run. Still only 29. Hope the injury was a factor in his down play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lamardirts 2,114 Posted May 4, 2023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 Still feel that our tackles are an upgrade with Smith and Taylor over Brown and Wylie. SEMO and West 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mex 65,581 Posted May 4, 2023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 Long as they can afford it, I like. Kinda proves they're happy with the current WR room... because damn that's gotta limit our cap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CranjisMcbasketball 780 Posted May 4, 2023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 Am i the only person who doesn’t care about who plays which side of he line. LT,RT ? Doesn’t matter to me play them where they are best, their are good pass rushers on both edges now. If our RT is higher payed than our LT the world wont end oldtimer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetlord 10,208 Posted May 4, 2023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 Worth up to $9 million doesn't mean that's what it will do to the cap. Probably a low base with incentives not likely to be met. Sounds like insurance, not a guarantee that Smith will be starting and if he doesn't start, he won't be getting that $9 million. Guess that's all speculation until details are released. mex 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thegoatee 1,780 Posted May 4, 2023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 Depth and options and competition. The only question on the roster is if a WR emerges as special. Toney could be that guy if he stays healthy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmes4six! 968 Posted May 4, 2023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 Love the move. gives us options and depth. West 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkuenn 3,597 Posted May 4, 2023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 LT: Donovan Smith LG: Joe Thuney C : Creed Humphrey RG: Trey Smith RT: Jawaan Taylor Gives Taylor another year to ease into LT or for us find a new one. Keeping him at RT makes sense as that is where he plays best and is one of the best. If he is the LT then Smith would be a back up which would be one expensive back up. Burpo The Mad Clown 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kccrow 529 Posted May 4, 2023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 I like the pickup. Had him in a few early mocks at the shitstain message board. I think he's at least solid depth. "Up to 9 million" to me means it's probably a contract a lot like JuJu's was where it's really 3 million and will escalate with playtime, post-season advancement, and personal awards. Nothing wrong with it. He's never been a really "good" LT but he's definitely been a serviceable player that's no worse than Brown. It definitely puts pressure on Niang to step up and that's a good thing. West and oldtimer 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sith13 1,746 Posted May 4, 2023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 I like the move, solid LT until injury and will look to bounce back in a contract year. Veach understands that his #1 job is to protect Mahomes and I guess he didn't like the options in the draft. Pretty sure the figures are inflated with incentives similar to Juju. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer 8,685 Posted May 4, 2023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 10 hours ago, Lamardirts said: Seems like they had plans to move up for a tackle and either couldn’t move up far enough or no one would trade with them. Could be insurance in case Taylor struggles on the left side. Would like to see the numbers of this deal. my immediate thought as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMO 6,811 Posted May 4, 2023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 11 hours ago, Lamardirts said: Seems like they had plans to move up for a tackle and either couldn’t move up far enough or no one would trade with them. They did move up for a Tackle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sith13 1,746 Posted May 4, 2023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 11 hours ago, Lamardirts said: Seems like they had plans to move up for a tackle and either couldn’t move up far enough or no one would trade with them. I'm guessing they moved up for a future starter on either side (2024?) but weren't in a position to move up for a 2023 starter so just pulled the trigger on a stop gap. With a late pick each year it's not very likely that we'll be in a position to draft an immediate starter so any transition is a 2-year process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xen 1,010,219 Posted May 4, 2023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 Personally I think they're just hedging their bets. Can't wait to see the details. I'd be surprised if this is not an incentive heavy contract with our cap space. oldtimer, Lamardirts, jetlord and 1 other 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer 8,685 Posted May 4, 2023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 20 minutes ago, xen said: Personally I think they're just hedging their bets. Can't wait to see the details. I'd be surprised if this is not an incentive heavy contract with our cap space. your probably right and if it works out it's a major win for both parties. I was eading some comments on Bucc's wire. No one is ringing heir hands because of his loss at same time not 100% confident in his replacement and saying he'll be no worse than Brown if healthy. The OT competition should be epic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sith13 1,746 Posted May 4, 2023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 27 minutes ago, xen said: Personally I think they're just hedging their bets. Can't wait to see the details. I'd be surprised if this is not an incentive heavy contract with our cap space. Curious how that works. Are all incentives counted towards the next year's cap or are some pre-allocated from this year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West 6,713 Posted May 4, 2023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 I love the move. Competition for Playing Time is at the core of the organization. Patrick Mahomes and WINNING is what makes KC such a great place to compete. KC learned a valuable lesson is SB 55...... We can have a fleet of average to above average WR's as long as we keep Mahomes clean and Kelce is healthy. w Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkuenn 3,597 Posted May 4, 2023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 1 hour ago, SEMO said: They did move up for a Tackle. 1st round tackle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mex 65,581 Posted May 4, 2023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 2 minutes ago, West said: I love the move. Competition for Playing Time is at the core of the organization. Patrick Mahomes and WINNING is what makes KC such a great place to compete. KC learned a valuable lesson is SB 55...... We can have a fleet of average to above average WR's as long as we keep Mahomes clean and Kelce is healthy. w "Let's be great today." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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