Chief Concern

by Lee Gardner III on Feb 15, 2012 6:11 AM CST

This is my first fanpost on here, I figured I would give it a try. I have a scenario for how the Chiefs can handle the pending free agency of Dwayne Bowe and Brandon Carr.

I've been saying for weeks that the Chiefs should franchise tag Bowe and sign Carr long-term. As free agency nears, it looks like that is less likely to happen because Brandon Carr is regarded as the top CB in this year's free agent class. So keeping him will be harder than keeping Bowe.

So I change my stance:

Re-sign Dwayne Bowe long-term and then put the non-exclusive franchise tag on Brandon Carr which will be around $10.6 mil. And here's why: The Chiefs need both of these players and can't afford to let either of these 2 players to walk. It will be harder to find a WR to replace Bowe than a CB to replace Carr (Stanford Routt visited the team and the Chiefs have showed interest).

What this does:

It locks up Dwayne Bowe long-term which is a win-win for both sides. Then with Carr it gives the team flexibilty. With the non-exclusive franchise tag it gives the Chiefs more time to negotiate long-term or see what another team will do. The non-exclusive tag gives Carr the opportunity to talk and negotiate with other teams. If another team makes an offer the Chiefs can either match the offer and sign Carr to that deal or decline to match. If the Chiefs don't match the offer then they lose Carr but, receive (2) 1st round picks in return for Carr. If that happens then the Chiefs should sign Stanford Routt who is a decent number 2 CB. That way the Chiefs have a plan B plus a 1st round pick in this years draft and next years draft.

This is a FanPost and does not necessarily reflect the views of Arrowhead Pride's writers or editors. It does reflect the views of this particular fan though, which is as important as the views of Arrowhead Pride writers or editors.

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I agree with this LG3

Bowe will be harder to replace…don’t give me that Marques Colston mess either…he had Drew Brees throwing to him. Not Matt Cassel and Tyler Palko. Who knows how he would do with such inferior QBs

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by NJChieffan16 on Feb 15, 2012 7:04 AM CST via mobile reply actions

Exactly

by Lee Gardner III on Feb 15, 2012 8:13 AM CST up reply actions

Uh-huh

I’ve posted basically the same idea, except that I didn’t put the compensation as high on Carr. I suggested that we let it be known that we’d accept a 1st & 3rd for Carr. This was all in the context of how we could afford to deal with St. Louis for their #1 this year, so as to acquire RG3. We’re on the same page, though.

by Special K on Feb 15, 2012 1:42 PM CST up reply actions

It was a dang good one too.

by Mr.Pibbs on Feb 15, 2012 5:28 PM CST up reply actions

...and...

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by Special K on Feb 15, 2012 5:45 PM CST up reply actions

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by Mr.Pibbs on Feb 15, 2012 7:05 PM CST up reply actions

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by upamtn on Feb 15, 2012 7:17 AM CST reply actions

Thanks

by Lee Gardner III on Feb 15, 2012 8:14 AM CST up reply actions

Good idea with the non-exclusive tag.

by km230015 on Feb 15, 2012 8:35 AM CST reply actions

It's all good......

Signing Routt will take the sting out of losing a very solid cover corner. The addition of the potential talent from the extra picks may help more than the loss of Carr would hinder.

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by CatChief on Feb 15, 2012 9:51 AM CST reply actions

The scary part is

losing Carr AND not signing Routt…. Hope one or the other happens.

by TheScreenName on Feb 15, 2012 12:36 PM CST up reply actions

Routt will likely sign before FA starts. Your point is a major concern.

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by ExRoyalsFan on Feb 15, 2012 7:03 PM CST up reply actions

hopefully he signs somewhere else.

I’ve made far too much fun of his crappy play to ever want to see him in Chiefs red.

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by Texas Chief on Feb 15, 2012 8:27 PM CST up reply actions

Maybe that is what Pioli is thinking.

If we acquire Routt. This would enable Pioli to put the Exclusive Free agent tag on Carr. If a team makes even a $10 dollar we jump on it. I know we lose Carr but with Routt we actually lose very little in production. We gain two first round picks. We then use them to acquire RGIII. If we can’t work out that deal we use our first pick on Decastro second on Martin. I assuming the next 1 st round pick would be next year and we could then use them to make a dun at Barkley.

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by Routerunner on Feb 15, 2012 10:03 AM CST reply actions