RE: I'm a fan of the salary cap...

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Posted by Postal Grunt (A) on April 30, 2022 at 09:50:43

In Reply to: I'm a fan of the salary cap... posted by dark_dave56 on April 30, 2022 at 06:55:38:

The salary cap is making the front office of professional teams almost as important as the product on the field. The ability and willingness to evaluate players available in the draft is often a touchy subject as is the evaluation of fan favorites. There was a lot of complaining and head scratching after the Chiefs traded Tyreek Hill to Miami this year. As much talent as he has displayed during his time with the Chiefs, he hasn't been able to fake out Father Time to prevent or stop the injuries that come with performing at a high level. More than one talking head has mentioned that the most desirable ability is availability.

Consider Sammy Watkins, a player with a lot of potential when he was signed by the Chiefs for a nice chunk of money. When healthy and on the field, he was a valuable asset but he was often sidelined with injuries. He spent one year with Miami after leaving the Chiefs and is now signed to Green Bay. I wish him well but WRs haven't been known to have long careers in the NFL.There are and have been exceptions but if you're a GM, do you bet the team's money on maybes and what ifs or do you take a chance on a rookie with upside that can be coached up and a much lower contract cost?

We Chiefs fans wanted to see Tyrann Mathieu get a contract offer this year but the cap made that difficult as well. I know that we'll miss him as a player with his great football smarts and desire to play at the top of his game but a contract commensurate with other players of his value would have put the cap square in the face of Chiefs reality. Along with the other players of value that have left, I predict that there will be some teeth gritting and a bit of wincing as I see whether or not the coaches can produce the supporting cast for that Mahomes magic that we've been told to expect for his mega millions contract. The NFL isn't standing still.

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Topic - Raiders decline 5th-year option... - dark_dave56 05:03:52 04/30/22 (12)

the stats on draft picks in general are pretty shocking - LtMandella 11:12:01 05/1/22 (1)

True. Almost as bad as the mock drafts are the draft grades. - ghost of olddude55 11:44:50 05/1/22 (0)

RE: Raiders decline 5th-year option... - pondfish50 10:42:20 04/30/22 (0)

32 teams. How many seriously are going to be competitive? Salary - tinear 06:25:55 04/30/22 (8)

RE: 32 teams. How many seriously are going to be competitive? Salary - BillH 10:20:43 04/30/22 (0)

I'm a fan of the salary cap... - dark_dave56 06:55:38 04/30/22 (6)

RE: I'm a fan of the salary cap... - Postal Grunt 04/30/2209:50:43 04/30/22 (5)

Chiefs: how do you feel about the draft, so far? - tinear 10:52:37 04/30/22 (0)

That's exactly the reason the salary cap works... - dark_dave56 10:36:30 04/30/22 (3)

Ah, hindsight! When the contract was made, he was the best QB over a 2-year period--- - tinear 11:06:22 04/30/22 (2)

When the contract was made... - dark_dave56 11:42:12 04/30/22 (1)

The guarantee isn't close to the contract total... and it's been restructured - tinear 11:02:37 05/1/22 (0)

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RE: I'm a fan of the salary cap... - Postal Grunt 04/30/2209:50:43 04/30/22 (5)

Chiefs: how do you feel about the draft, so far? - tinear 10:52:37 04/30/22 (0)

That's exactly the reason the salary cap works... - dark_dave56 10:36:30 04/30/22 (3)

Ah, hindsight! When the contract was made, he was the best QB over a 2-year period--- - tinear 11:06:22 04/30/22 (2)

When the contract was made... - dark_dave56 11:42:12 04/30/22 (1)

The guarantee isn't close to the contract total... and it's been restructured - tinear 11:02:37 05/1/22 (0)

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