atlbillsfan1975 Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 $5 mil is a lot to pay to see if a guy is healthy and can play. Interested to see cap hit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zerovoltz Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Just now, whatdrought said: Are you guys expecting the MD back? By all accounts he will be back. He played poorly the season BEFORE covid....he will compete for the RG job along with Long. One of them will win that....and the other is the backup. Frankly I suspect the MD wins it because he has no versatility otherwise....Long probalby more valuable as a backup to every spot on teh line but Center. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatdrought Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 1 minute ago, Zerovoltz said: By all accounts he will be back. He played poorly the season BEFORE covid....he will compete for the RG job along with Long. One of them will win that....and the other is the backup. Frankly I suspect the MD wins it because he has no versatility otherwise....Long probalby more valuable as a backup to every spot on teh line but Center. Whose at LG? Also, did Niang opt out last year- did I see that correctly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zerovoltz Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 2 minutes ago, atlbillsfan1975 said: $5 mil is a lot to pay to see if a guy is healthy and can play. Interested to see cap hit. As of today (not sure bofore or after Signing Long) KC had cleared 30 million in Cap space for new league year. I can't stress enough that the CAP is not prohibative, if you beleive it keeps going up and your owner can write checks when needed. Just now, whatdrought said: Whose at LG? Also, did Niang opt out last year- did I see that correctly? Thuney will be the starting LG. Niang DID opt out last year for Covid.....and by all accounts, his hip has healed up and he's strong and chomping at the bit. Right now...he's IT at RT...that is risky...will see what other moves they make. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Riverside Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 By the way I am not saying this is a bad signing....Kyle was great when he retired Just that anytime there is change you dont know if your going up or down with a player that retired. If news came out that WE had brought in Kyle I would be pleased Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatdrought Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 4 minutes ago, Zerovoltz said: As of today (not sure bofore or after Signing Long) KC had cleared 30 million in Cap space for new league year. I can't stress enough that the CAP is not prohibative, if you beleive it keeps going up and your owner can write checks when needed. Thuney will be the starting LG. Niang DID opt out last year for Covid.....and by all accounts, his hip has healed up and he's strong and chomping at the bit. Right now...he's IT at RT...that is risky...will see what other moves they make. Duh, forgot about Thuney. okay. I wondered about that cause I thought he had opted out, but the way people were saying the chiefs are high on him and think he can be the guy it sounded like they had more than pre-draft feelings. Definitely a risk with a player who hasn’t really been in the building. I liked his talent coming out though, so we’ll see. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atlbillsfan1975 Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 7 minutes ago, Zerovoltz said: As of today (not sure bofore or after Signing Long) KC had cleared 30 million in Cap space for new league year. I can't stress enough that the CAP is not prohibative, if you beleive it keeps going up and your owner can write checks when needed. Thuney will be the starting LG. Niang DID opt out last year for Covid.....and by all accounts, his hip has healed up and he's strong and chomping at the bit. Right now...he's IT at RT...that is risky...will see what other moves they make. Eventually it will catch up to the team. It always does. Enjoy it while you can. Besides Tampa showed KC is far from invincible. Injuries happen and lack of depth caused KC’s downfall. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 1 hour ago, John from Riverside said: Yes but what did they do in order to keep up with us this off-season Top be fair, they had no kind of trade capital like Lee Smith... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zerovoltz Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 I know this is a Bills forum, so forgive me that this is a Chiefs post...but KC having to deal with the OT's AND the IOL this offseason is a wrench in the works...they were always going to have to address the IOL....but they thought they had BOTH starting OT at cheap prices for one more year.... The Line was going to get something of a makeover for 2021 anyhow....and 2022 would have been the OT's as well....it's all just happening at once...not ideal.....but considering again...that this has never been a good line...especially in short yardage....there is a chance that KC comes out BETTER (MAYBE!!!) on the other side of this. Also could be a nightmare if more injuries or chemistry doens't work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatdrought Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Just now, Zerovoltz said: I know this is a Bills forum, so forgive me that this is a Chiefs post...but KC having to deal with the OT's AND the IOL this offseason is a wrench in the works...they were always going to have to address the IOL....but they thought they had BOTH starting OT at cheap prices for one more year.... The Line was going to get something of a makeover for 2021 anyhow....and 2022 would have been the OT's as well....it's all just happening at once...not ideal.....but considering again...that this has never been a good line...especially in short yardage....there is a chance that KC comes out BETTER (MAYBE!!!) on the other side of this. Also could be a nightmare if more injuries or chemistry doens't work. Hm. Well, I hope nothing horrible ever happens to the chiefs........ 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zerovoltz Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 3 minutes ago, atlbillsfan1975 said: Eventually it will catch up to the team. It always does. Enjoy it while you can. Besides Tampa showed KC is far from invincible. Injuries happen and lack of depth caused KC’s downfall. I disagree.....if mangaged right...you can kick and kick and kick..until you are ready to pay the piper....the piper doesn't come for you....(again, if done right) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 4 minutes ago, atlbillsfan1975 said: Eventually it will catch up to the team. It always does. Enjoy it while you can. Besides Tampa showed KC is far from invincible. Injuries happen and lack of depth caused KC’s downfall. define: whistling past the graveyard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billl Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 22 minutes ago, whatdrought said: Are you guys expecting the MD back? 75% chance he wants to return. 50% chance we cut him if he does. 23 minutes ago, atlbillsfan1975 said: $5 mil is a lot to pay to see if a guy is healthy and can play. Interested to see cap hit. Up to $5M. It’s going to be heavily incentive laden. If he can’t play, it’s going to look a lot like the veteran minimum. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maynard Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 It’s a gamble, but think it’s worth a try. Just gotta wonder what football shape he is in at this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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