Obviously there are a thousand opinions out there on what the chiefs should do the offseason and I've heard them all. I am going to do my best to combine them and provide our ideal offseason.
As you may know the Chiefs have approximately $63 million dollars to spend this offseason, by far the most of any team in the NFL. We have no idea how much Pioli/Hunt are willing to spend but we all agree it has to be a significant amount. The key is spending it wisely and it the right places. There are quite a bit of wholes that need filled(OT, NT, RB, OG, TE, SILB, Secondary Depth) and a lot of places to do that with. Our goal for this offseason should be to fill every single need we have with the best player possible. So these would be my ideal moves(mostly realistic) for the rest of this offseason(Best Case Scenario).
Bringing Back Our Guys:
Our wonderful GM has preeched to us since hes been here about drafting well and re-signing our guys. His first draft was an epic fail but I think it has improved the past two years. It would be an absolute travesty to allow Carr or Bowe to walk especially with the consistent passing on great options via free agency the last few years. I would give Carr almost the exact same deal as Flowers contract (6yr, $50 mill) because I think he has an incredibly high ceiling and is a cornerstone for our young D. For Bowe I'd go 5 years for $35 million, making him a top 5 paid wideout. Those are the obvious guys but great teams have great depth and that comes when you have guys in backup roles that had started for you in previous seasons. Re-sign UFAs: Bowe, Carr, Jackie Battle, Barry Richardson, Amon Gordon, Travis Daniels, Le'ron McClain, Jon McGraw Total Expenses: Approx. $18 million
Free Agency:
As of any season, there are positions where the free agent pool is deep and others where that is not the case. The positions of depth that are of interest to us are NT, RB, OG. Sign:
NT Paul Soliai

Nuff said??? Dudes a beast and the anchor this D needs. Nose tackles cost big money and we got it. Contract: 5 years, $75 million
OG Carl Nicks

Money=Beef=Win LOS=Championship.... We have to get better at the line on both sides of the ball. This one is also pretty obvious but is someone who can lead our young interior and provide dominance. Contract: 7 years, $126 million

He's 35. Obviously this one could really change to Kyle Orton in the coming weeks but as of now he's a top 5 QB of all-time and this kind of opportunity doesn't come along everyday(if he's healthy...) Contract: 2 years w/ team option for a 3rd, $20 million guaranteed, incentive for games played making total value of $40 million
Total Free Agent Expenses: Approx. $43 million
Yes my goal is to spend Clark's money and I'm cutting it close but a little trimmin here and there and whala.
NFL Draft:
We've all seen our fair share of mocks this season but here's one after free agency. Needs as of now(in order): OT, RB, TE, SILB, Secondary Depth
Round 1: The Chiefs trade the 11/12th pick and DE/DT Glenn Dorsey to the Bengals(needs: RB, OG, CB, DT) for the 2012 17th(1), 53rd(2), 116th(4) Select: OT Mike Adams-Bit of a reach/risk here but has as high of a ceiling as top prospect Kalil...............Alternative- SILB Vontaze Burfict
Round 2a: SILB Donte Hightower.................Alternative- OT Zebrie Sanders
2b: DT/DE Alameda Ta'amu-Really like Bailey but he still needs improvement in the run game and with the trade of dorsey this becomes a need. Versatile big man, reminds me of a Haloti Ngata
Round 3: TE Ladarius Green
Round 4a: RB Isiah Pead
4b: FS Janzen Jackson
Round 5: WR Marvin McNutt
Round 6: CB Asa Jackson
Round 7a: SS Charles Mitchell
7b: RB Foswhitt Whittaker
Be Gentle!


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