Chiefs offseason
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And the BIG news of the day:
Chiefs will franchise tag Trey Smith.
Big surprise from what I’ve been reading.
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Per Trey Smith: Some are speculating it sets the stage for a tag and trade.
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@rockchalkjayhawk Makes sense, similar to Sneed
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They are not going to trade Smith. They will sign him to a long term deal.
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Wish the LT position would be addressed properly, then I’ll feel good about Trey coming back. Great player - wrong position (imho) for all that cap space though.
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Anyone see Neal’s 40 time…4.6 one of the slowest RBs
. My biggest Neal complaint was his top end speed. I still think he can be a solid back at the next level but worried that could drop him back a few picks.
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@kjayhawks said in Chiefs offseason:
Anyone see Neal’s 40 time…4.6 one of the slowest RBs
. My biggest Neal complaint was his top end speed. I still think he can be a solid back at the next level but worried that could drop him back a few picks.Ah, that’s too bad. I hope it doesn’t hurt his draft round status too bad. I thought i noticed his top end speed wasn’t the greatest. But, he’s patient and shifty. Good qualities.
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Ooh, now you got me looking at the 40 times…bad for KU today?
Cobee Bryant: 4.56
Mello Dotson: 4.59
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A side note for inspiration:
I just looked at the record book for 40-yard dash times. In the top 20 times, there’s like one name of significance (other than Xavier Worthy): Chris Johnson, RB.
So, maybe not that big a stink.
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Tape and measurables. Neal has the tape, but his 3 cone time and 40 are not good. Skattbo knew he would test poorly so he skipped them. I think that was smart.
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A bit bummed to see Thuney get traded but realizing that NFL is a business.
Good move by Bears, they get an all-pro Guard and a very fine human being.
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@AsadZ Good move by Veach. Thuney was gone after next season - As another poster put it Veach says, “I keep getting older, they stay the same age” (insert dazed and confused pic of matthew mcconaughey). He just doesn’t sign players over the age of 30 very often - Kelce and Chris Jones so far have been all I can think of.
I think there are good guard options on the team (Kingsley should have the inside track, Norad maybe, Caleindo isn’t it I hope). They can’t tie up 23 mil for Trey (should be closer to 5-10 this year after a long term deal is done) and 27mil for Thuney (save 16 mil by trading him, but there is a bit of a dead cap hit -11 million).
But there is not a good LT option on the team. Morris isn’t it yet, maybe down the road. Stanley if he can stay healthy would be nice. The OT draft is weak and all the top tackles lack the measurable (34” arms) that Veach covets.
It does seem as though Veach likes to fill as many holes in the roster as possible before the draft. that way he won’t have to draft on need, but rather best player available (at least that is the goal).
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Holy crapola! just seeing the Thuney trade. wow. very surprising. wow!
hmm. We sure hope Veach knows what he’s doing here.
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@dylans Donovan Smith, who was the subject of lots of annoyed questions about why the Chiefs didn’t sign him instead of DJH, was rehabbing an injury last season. He is now very healthy and is mentioned as a possible LT for KC. I’ve read Kingsley has inside track on LG job.
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@AsadZ I don’t pay any attention to offensive linemen but any time I see Bears get an all pro oline guy I’m happy!
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@wissox Thuney is very good, you should be very happy when he arrives.
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@dylans Maybe not as happy as Caleb Williams whose life was threatened every Sunday last season.
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Sad for Thuney but I hope they can sign someone that isn’t injury prone to cover the LT spot. We have Humphrey as a back up plan IMO they need to trade or draft one
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@wissox right? So far we’ve traded for a starting center and Thuney. Ben and Poles aren’t messing around in rebuilding the OL.
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The raiders just traded a third round pick for Geno smith
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@dylans said in Chiefs offseason:
@wissox Thuney is very good, you should be very happy when he arrives.
Yep. Right move for the Chiefs I feel because they had to but they definitely lost a good player.
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Worthy arrested
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Damn
Another drama and distraction
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Jeebus. That’s no good. Agreed, can we just go one offseason without some sort of arrest or chaos? Oh well. Sound like self defense, but we’ll see.
“The complainant was asked multiple times over the last two weeks to vacate Mr. Worthy’s residence upon discovery of her infidelity, which a private investigator has video evidence of. She has refused to vacate the residence and made a number of extortive efforts prior to resorting to this baseless allegation against Mr. Worthy.
“The complainant further destroyed a room in the residence, scratched Mr. Worthy’s face and ripped out parts of his hair, which there is photographic evidence of. Mr. Worthy told law enforcement at the time of the incident he did not want to press charges against the complainant.
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And now for some good offseason news!
We resigned Hollywood! yay.
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Whew. Worthy will not be charged for now. It’s possible if they gather more evidence later though.
“After further investigation by the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office and further discussion with a third-party witness, Mr. Worthy and his attorneys, this case is being declined at this time pending completion of the investigation by the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office," reads an email from Dick’s office. "Mr. Worthy and his lawyers are fully cooperating with this investigation.
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Left tackle update:
Ravens are re-signing Ronnie Stanley, who was rumored to be an option for the Chiefs.
Back to the drawing board.
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@rockchalkjayhawk I hope he presses charges on her, supposedly they have video and photo evidence of her assaulting him. I feel bad for him, there are some terrible women in the world as well as men they just don’t get the attention they should.
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@rockchalkjayhawk Not sure how to feel about that one. Dodged a major injury risk, but he’s good when healthy.
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And it looks like the Chiefs have now locked up Nick Bolton for three more years.
Some interesting moves so far. Lots thought he would move on to the Bengals.
