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i get that the bills have no choice but to restructure allen, but he has counted less than 10% against the cap the last few years, including this past year. the depth on the roster wasn't good enough to overcome injuries. now his cap figure is going to be about double what it's been for remaining years on his contract, and that's before taking into account that he deserves a new deal. the bills have to start crushing drafts. endless restructures, void year contracts etc is not sustainable.

Agree. It was pretty well understood last year that Jones wanted pretty close to a 30 mill/year deal. The Chiefs weren't willing to go there at the time. A few things have changed since then: a) the salary cap increased beyond expectation, and could again in the next few years; b) tranquill ended up being better than expected, and KC now expects to let willie gay walk; c) every KC pick in the secondary, both CBs and safeties, has hit the last few years, making Sneed more expendable than most people realize; and d) chance for immortality to chase a 3peat. KC probably is spending about 3-4 mill per year more for Jones than they'd like the next three years, but being able to work out a 5-year deal, which I'd assume allows them to spread out the signing bonus, makes this more digestible for them.

Easiest answer: String together a few great drafts, starting now. Chiefs had depth in waves last year at LB, CB, safety, and enough along the DL to overcome Omenihu's absence in the Super Bowl. Need to avoid having a weak link or two by any means necessary. That's why KC is confident they'll be fine letting Sneed walk. They will still have four CBs that they trust to hold up just fine in coverage and not get picked on. Where KC had zero depth was at wide receiver. They thought they had it when camp broke and that proved to be very wrong. Their young receivers all underachieved. Hardman, Moore, Toney, James, Watson all had injuries at some point in the year. MVS was complete ass. Ross got suspended. They became a very easy offense to defend until Rice's snap count soared late in the year.

Nobody credible. Think a Chiefs blogger suggested him as a possible KC offseason signing. They likely need another pass rusher with the expected departure of Mike Danna and Charles Omenihu out till midseason with injury. They currently have Karlaftis and the rookie FAU who they essentially redshirted last year. They need a vet to carry some of the burden till November.

The way the salary cap is forecasted - and at this rate, there's a good chance it will be higher than current projections - Jones' contract will count 11% max against KC's payroll in Year 3. If the Chiefs didn't retain him, they'd have to spend quite a lot to get new interior DL for probably half the production Jones currently gives them.

They're trading Sneed, likely for a 2nd rounder. Would give them four picks in first three rounds, two of which will likely be a WR.

Curious to see what the signing bonus is. Cap specialists that know more than me can correct if wrong, but pretty sure they'll be able to spread that out over the five years even though they'll likely have an easy way out after 3.

The fact that it's 5 years suggests to me that this was a Chiefs-friendly deal, but we shall see soon enough.

It's ridiculous that this isn't known way sooner. Teams are making plans, signing free agents, etc, based on incomplete info that could easily be provided earlier. The Bills now have a late 1st round pick, a late 2nd round pick, and nine picks that are essentially 5th round or later (the 4th rounders are picks #129 and #133), basically the equivalent of picking at the top of the 5th. This is in a draft that most experts say is top heavy and falls off a cliff after the first three rounds.

The story circling the internet is comically misleading. After the game, it was reported that 15 people were transported to an area hospital. Only three people were treated for frostbite related injuries directly from the game. It's unknown how many of those three required amputation. Below is an article from Jan 19, six days after the Chiefs-Dolphins game. Note it says five admissions came "within the last 24 hours" of the article being published. It was freezing temps across the KC metro region for more than a week, both before and after the game. Undoubtedly, a subset of people attended the Chiefs game. Even then, it doesn't mean they got frostbite at the game. One likely amputee that I read about (I was appalled by the 70% headlines and had to see for myself) said he was also a meter reader who works outdoors. *** KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Jan 19) – With winter continuing to grip the Kansas City area, more and more people are visiting the emergency room for weather-related injuries. The University of Kansas Health System reported 19 frostbite patients had been admitted to its burn unit in the last 10 days, with five of those admissions happening in the last 24 hours. Research Medical Center in south Kansas City said it’s seeing a record number of patients this year. “Last winter we had maybe a small handful of patients come in with frostbite and frostnip,” said Dr. Megan Garcia. “This past week we’ve seen dozens of patients come in with these injuries.” Garcia works at the Grossman Burn Center inside Research Medical Center; in fact, she helped start the unit a decade ago. In the time she’s worked at the hospital as a burn surgeon she hasn’t had to do a lot of amputations related to frostbite, maybe 10 or 15 per her recollection, but this winter is a different story. “In just this cold spell we’ve been having I’ve seen multiple patients that will likely require amputation five to six weeks from now. I imagine it’ll be somewhere between 10 and 20 at this point,” she added. Extreme cases like this typically mean a patient’s fingers or toes are dark, meaning their blood vessels have exploded. To put it plainly, you’re beyond the point of repair.

Very surprised they were able to re-sign him for this cheap.

theoretically, couldn't poyer be brought back? what would that look like from a cap perspective?

If he has a huge season and earns the max amount of incentives (the 20 mill figure), the earn via incentives get applied to 2025 salary cap unless i'm mistaken.

This was expected. It's also expected that they will trade him for something in the neighborhood of a mid-2nd round pick.

The Chiefs are always rumored to be targeting these marquee free agent/tradeable WRs, yet they never actually make a move for them. Have seen it with Antonio Brown, Julio Jones, Michael Thomas, Hollywood Brown, Jarvis Landry, Odell Beckham, Adam Thielen, TY Hilton, Odell Beckham again, Mike Evans, DeAndre Hopkins, DeAndre Hopkins again, Mike Evans again, on and on. I'm nearly convinced that agents float Chiefs "interest" in an attempt to scare other teams and drive up value/urgency. KC moved on from Tyreek after the 2021 season in part because they feel the need to save money at a premium position with Mahomes at QB. The luxury of having Mahomes is you can put together a budget WR corps and spend that money elsewhere; whereas teams like Miami (Tua), San Fran (Purdy), Detroit (Goff) and others likely have to surround their QB with great talent to be successful. Mahomes occupies 22.5% of KC's 2024 cap number, and their current projected top five receivers occupy less than 5 percent. Buffalo is currently spending closer to 14-15% for their projected top 4-5 receivers. The Dolphins are spending the same if not more (likely closer to 16-17%.) Cincinnati will be in a similar spot if they keep Higgins (and still must extend Chase.) The Chargers will likely maneuver, but their top two receivers currently count 25% against the cap. It's really hard to build out a great roster if you have a top-5 highest paid QB and expensive receivers.

Biggest difference between Veach and Beane is arguably the philosophies of the head coaches they work with. Andy is unafraid to throw rookies and young players onto the field and let them work through their mistakes during the regular season, even if the results aren't pretty, in hopes of developing them and/or building depth that has been tested come playoff time. McDermott has a clear preference for veteran players who are closer to a finished product, and often times (not always) doesn't let young guys play through their mistakes. Both GM's are pretty damn good at roster building, each with consensus top five teams three plus years in a row.

The funny thing is, Andy Reid was given an A+ and it was likely things Andy Reid insists on that caused everyone else to get poor or failing grades. Andy is one of the very few coaches who still values going out of town for training camp. The Chiefs have what is widely considered the hardest training camp in the NFL and both players and coaches sleep in dorm rooms. When the Chiefs travel, Andy likes having young players and especially rookies share rooms as he thinks it helps build bonds/friendship. Andy's longtime head trainer regularly wins awards as being among the very best trainers, yet the training room gets failing grades in part because Andy doesn't want it to become a country club hangout. The same is likely true for KC's practice locker room, where Andy probably prefers they keep their focus on things that matter rather than playing mindless video games or blasting music in their own personal sound station when you're there to work. Obviously I don't have a good explanation for the poor nutritional score, but that's not exactly an area of focus for Andy either 😃

Thought this was notable from recent retiree:

It's fairly impressive for Buffalo to actually be performing solidly in many of these areas despite the overall lack of newness with Highmark, not having Jerry Jones money, etc. The more I read into these reports, it seems mostly like players griping about their facilities and amenities. Specific to the Chiefs, their beat writer is saying the locker rooms in the team practice facility is what is drawing the ire of the players. The team got new locker rooms two years ago inside Arrowhead Stadium. Playing every year in brand new SoFi and Allegiant Stadiums probably doesn't help either when it comes to desiring better.

Public shame can be a main motivator to improving. Unless you're the Chiefs.

The NFL is kinda doing some of these teams dirty, the owners specifically. Clark Hunt F- is going to get all the headlines, and when I saw it at first I viewed it as the players have a strong dislike toward him and potential mistreatment. But if you read the survey, the question is asked to rate your owner "when considering his willingness to invest in the facilities." KC's locker room, weight room and training room are all subpar and way below standard for an NFL team, let alone a successful one. But Clark likely doesn't want to dump a bunch of money into short-term upgrades with the planned stadium renovation coming up for vote this year (new arrowhead unveiled today). One of the things that stuck out most to me is how much players seem to like their coaches. Belichick in basically the worst year of his career still got a B-minus. Sean Payton, who I thought the Broncos players hated, actually got an A-. Only three coaches got less than a B-minus, and one of them was presumably Josh McDaniels, who was canned midseason. Of the nine coaches who got B or worse, only the Browns made the playoffs.

Hunt family promised them improved locker rooms. Then they won the Super Bowl and of all the promises made, none of them were kept except for getting the players chairs to sit on instead of stools.

He wondered the same LOL

In the podcast he says that in prior practices, he had dropped six punts in a row because his pinkie was hyperextended.