Stanford Routt Had Multiple Offers Before Signing With Chiefs

Routt is good.

Carr is very good.

Bowe is very good.

We need to sign Bowe so we can tag and trade Carr.

Good for the chiefs to make this move,and good for him wanting to play for the chiefs.this can only make the team stronger and better.

The chiefs need a proven tight end for security,Pope isnt the answer.or am i wrong as usual.

do the rams need a CB and is it a realistic option to tag and
trade carr as part of a deal with them?

wasn’t looking for a #1 CB gig. I mean, he excelled as a #2 and was awful as a #1. KC might just be the perfect fit.

Most players that get franchised can’t work out a long term deal with another team. That means we overpay Carr for a year and are in the same predicament next year. We’re better off letting him test the market and see what teams will pay for him. You never know, he might end up coming back. That’s what Aubrayo Franklin did with the Niners.

the chiefs can afford to sign bowe and carr and still have enough money to sign carl nicks, the guard from the saints.

routt could spit time at corner and nickel and shut down TEs. Top 5 defense.

Given the cap availability the chiefs have this year(apparently somewhere in the neighborhood of $37-$62 million) and potential free agents in carr and bowe, I am very intrigued on how this offseason will play out. At first I was somewhat surprised to chiefs went after routt, but given what I think is a good value contract I think it makes sense. I’ve been a big carr fan and I like keeping home-grown guys around. But to me overpaying is overpaying whether a home-grown guy or not or a franchise vs. role player. I have no clue how the contract talks with carr are going but with some of the numbers that are being thrown out there I’ve started to get worried the chiefs may overpay for him. No matter what happens with carr, at least now the chiefs go into next year with two solid starting corners. Im anxious to see how it all plays out with the franchise tag and money they have available. There really are a number of options available now. I, for one hope bowe is the priority and IF we can get carr for a reasonable contract(don’t see this happening) I’d be all for having three very good corners. If it comes down to overpaying, however, I hope they allocate funds somewhere else like OL, DT, TE.

carr clearly played much better this year than 2010 and the chiefs didnt sign him when they signed flowers because they still had doubts about his ability. now they are paying the price if he enters Free agency.

I think they have Carr and Routt rated about the same. Routt may have a little more upside in our system, but Carr is younger.

I think what it came down to was length of contract and also flexibility. I think Pioli would love to have Carr back next year, but I don’t think he wants to give him a 5 or 6-year deal, which is what I think Carr is looking for. The main reason being investments in Jalil Brown and Javier Arenas, who still both have high upside, but you also don’t want to be locked into a long-term contract if you can avoid it. We couldn’t afford to sign both Flowers and Carr long-term.

We may see a small dropoff between Carr to Routt in year one, but I think we will get high level of play for the length of his contract and I don’t think that can be guaranteed with Carr over 5-6 years. Also, it now gives us the option to tag and trade Carr.

I also heard rumors that we may be considering Routt at safety, so who knows. What this does give us is options. Anytime we add a good young player to the roster, I am all for it.

Be neat if we could work out some kind of deal getting their early round pick :)