Stanford Routt Reportedly Visiting Chiefs Tomorrow

I want to see Carr in a Chiefs uniform in 2012!

Why pay this guy big money when you could just give Carr his pay day? Seems counterproductive. Pioli and Hunt have been preaching about signing the guys they draft. Letting Carr walk and signing Routt makes no sense to me.

Last thing I would want is for him to think they’re already replacing him. I’d rather just pay Carr…

Routt is a good corner. Just not 14 mil a year good.

Could be a “move” when negotiating with Carr to make the agent nervous.

Could be genuine interest because they already know Carr isn’t going to sign for us.

At any rate, I’ll be LESS upset about losing Carr if we have a capable #2 CB here.

We’re signing Bowe, Carr, and Routt for depth. However, I’ve seen so many cap space figures thrown out lately, I’ve really got no idea how much we have.

Routt is going to sign with someone before free agency starts. He isn’t going to wait for a bunch of other CB’s to flood the market. This doesn’t bode well.

The Chiefs may be just doing research but they have to at least be toying with the possibility of offering Routt a deal before FA starts that makes me think they likely aren’t even considering using the franchise tag on Carr.

That means Bowe gets the tag if no deal is reached. Unless they are out of their minds.

when Nnamdi was still in oakland routt had some great stats just ask raiders fans they was all for him when Nnamdi left as being a stud, they kind of sound like chiefs fans when they refer to carr as being “great” or a “stud” I dont buy it.

I like carr but not at an expensive price I say walk, go sign routt cheaper cause he is a legit #2 CB and if he dont want to come cheaper go get minnfield or whoever else thats odds are has alot more upside than carr and in time will be alot better than carr.

He’s more talented than many will give him credit for. I also trust Pioli not to break the bank/overpay for him. In the end we will not likely sign him because he is worth more than we would pay him because Carr will likely be around next season.

Sign him cuz we lose Carr, sweet. Sign Carr and add him, even sweeter. I bet Routt wouldn’t mind getting back at the team that just tossed em twice a year.

Being $63mil under the cap doesnt mean that you start signing players to more than they are worth. If Carr is wanting $11mil/yr then I dont care how far under the cap we are that isnt a good contract for KC. It is different if you are signing a guy to a 1 yr deal, then go right ahead and pay him $13mil because he will be off the cap the next year.
You also dont FT a player if you dont think you can either trade him or work on a long term deal.(unless you think that player is the one you NEED to win a SB). If KC put the FT on Carr this year for $10.6mil, he would have all the power in the negotiations. If KC wanted to keep him and they cant work out a deal then it would cost us $12.72mil to tag him next year.

Because all this is is a negotiating ploy

Pioli doesn’t even attempt to resign him during the regular season after watching Charles, DJ, and Flowers getting extensions during the season. Now he brings in a chump from Oakland who got over paid and cut a year later. Carr is gone and I wouldn’t blame him.

if some how he managed to sign Rhoutt and then tag Carr knowing he has a serious suitor and using him as trade bait. I’d take an extra pick in the 1st or top of the 2nd for Carr.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with bringing in a free agent at a position that you may have a huge hole. It’s called due dilligence, and Carr shouldn’t be upset by that, otherwise he is in a overly sensitive douche.

Routt is a solid #2 corner. I don’t understand all the hype with Carr recently. Yea he’s a pretty good player but he damn sure isn’t an elite corner and shouldn’t be paid like one. I like Carr better but if he walked I wouldn’t be too disappointed if we signed Routt. People seem to forget 2 years ago Nnamdi and Routt we’re considered in the top 5 CB tandems in the league. Even thought he is a Raider you still gotta respect game.

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Low-ball him just a little. He got fat paid by the Raiders last year, so he can afford to take a bit of a paycut based on his actual play last year. Routt would be better than drafting a CB. Probably a top 5 #2 FA CB.

We’ll see what happens. I’ve said all along one of these two guys, Bowe or Carr, would be gone. It’ll come down to how much money they want and who we can stand to lose more than the other. I think Carr is more important, but also most likely to walk away.