The 2012-2013 Kansas City Chiefs greatly underperformed this year which their 2-14 record shows. This team definitely had the talent to go 7-9 and possibly stay strong in the AFC West (Although, let's be honest, we all knew Denver would win it).
Well now Romeo Crennel and his staff have been fired and the ex-Eagle coach Andy Reid has replaced him. It looks like Andy Reid will bring his style of offense to the Chiefs which is, contrary to everyone's belief, is not the West Coast Offense. The West Coast Offense focuses more on shorter passes and get 5-6 yards a play through the air. If you've ever watched Andy Reid call a game you'd know that's not how is offense operates. Andy Reid runs a Vertical/ Explosive offense. An offense that is the equivalent to how the New York Yankees play baseball, Home Run or nothing. It looks like their defense will stay pretty much the same with the hiring of ex-Jet linebacker/ Assistant Head Coach coach Bob Sutton. The defense wasn't all that bad, it just looked worse than it really was. The defense was on the field way too much and got exposed because of the ridiculous amount of time on the field. Expect the Chiefs next year to have a top 10 pass rushing defense and be a threat every week. They'll still probably still only go 6-10 though, baby steps...baby steps.
Noteable Free Agents
Player- Position- Type- Rating- Scheme Rating
Dustin Colquitt- Punter- N/A- 85-N/A
Peyton Hillis- Runningback- Powerback- 84- 81
Dwaye Bowe- Wide Receiver- Possession- 79- 81
Brandon Albert- Tackle- Run Blocking- 79- 79
Brandon Siler- Linebacker- Weakside/Quick- 78- 79
Dustin Colquitt is a good punter and should be resigned. He does a great job getting punts inside the 20, but rarely is it within the 10.--Verdict--Re-sign
Peyton Hillis is still a tank and will be very productive somewhere else. He needs to find a power running team, which Kansas City is not. Although I feel he would be productive in KC he would fit better on other teams--Verdict--Let Walk
Dwayne Bowe is not as good as he once was to quote Toby Keith. He is no longer a #1 wide receiver in my eyes. He does this really annoying thing of just falling down when he catches the ball and makes no effort to get extra yards. His hands aren't that great and he doesn't get the best separation. Although he would be productive on this team, the Chiefs already have three others that I feel will do fine.--Verdict--Let Walk
Brandon Albert's time at left tackle might be over, but I think he'd make a very good right tackle. As of right now the Chiefs don't have anyone to play tackle, so he should be coming back.--Verdict--Re-sign
Brandon Siler is a decent weakside linebacker. I think he would work really well as a 43 weakside backer, I don't think he's worth bringing him back to KC.--Verdict--Let Walk
Pre-Free Agent Signing Moves
As of right now, saying that the Chiefs bring back all of their restricted free agents, which they probably will, they will be close to around $115.2 million spent on next year. The 2013 cap is around $121 million next year, so let's say that as of this moment the Chiefs are about $5.8 million under the cap. So let's take a look at who they should get rid of to make some room for incoming Free Agents and Draft picks.
Player-Position-Type- Rating- Scheme Rating- 2013 Base Salary-2013 Additional Money- 2013 Cap Hit
Tyson Jackson- Interior Defensive Lineman- 43 3-Tech Pass Rusher- 78- 79- $14.72 Million- $2.525 Million- $17.245 Million ($6.45 Million more guaranteed)
Matt Cassel- Quarterback- West Coast- 73- 71- $7.5 Million- $2.325 Million- $9.825 Million
Eric Winston- Tackle- Run Blocking- 71- 71- $4.9 Million- $2.1 Million- $7 Million
Steve Breaston- Wide Receiver- Slot/Quick- 68- 75- $3.8 Million- $1.2 Million- $5 Million ($3.25 Million guaranteed left)
Kevin Boss- Tight End- Balanced- 68- 67- $2.4 Million- $1,066,667- $3,467,667
Tyson Jackson is not worth that money! As of right now the Chiefs already have two interior linemen in Ropati Pitoitua and Anthony Toribio who could start as defensive ends. I think it's time to cut ties with Jackson.--Total Savings--$10.795 Million
Matt Cassel is a quality backup, but not for almost $10 million. It's time to start over at the quarterback position.--Total Savings--$7.5 Million
Eric Winston was once a really good tackle, but time has caught up with him. The Chiefs should cut ties with him to make room to re-sign Brandon Albert.--Total Savings--$4.9 Million
Steve Breaston is the odd man out in this receiver core. Right now the Chiefs have Jonathan Baldwin, Dexter McCluster and Devon Wylie who can start and Jamar Newsome as a good backup.--Total Savings--$3.8 Million
Kevin Boss has not shown that he can stay on the field and I don't think Andy Reid's system is right for him either.--Verdict--$2.4 Million
How much the Kansas City Chiefs will have if they follow this plan....
Re-sign
DE Ropati Pitoitua- 83 2yr/ $2.3 Million
S Kyle McCarthy- 70 3yr/ $1.62 Million
TE Steve Maneri- 74 3yr/ $1.62 Million
C Bryan Mattison- 67 3yr/ $1.62 Million
OT Brandon Albert- 79 4yr/ $16 Million
P Dustin Colquitt- 85 2yr/ $4 Million
Cut
DE Tyson Jackson- 79
QB Matt Cassel- 71
OT Eric Winston- 71
WR Steve Breaston- 75
TE Kevin Boss- 67
Total Cap Hit= $92 Million
Cap Room= $29 Million
Depth Chart After These Moves
Offense
QB- Not on Roster
Backup QB- Open Competition
RB- Jamaal Charles (91)
Backup RB- Shaun Draughn (87)
WR (3)- Jonathan Baldwin (85), Dexter McCluster (83), Devon Wylie (80)
Backup WR (2)- Jamar Newsome (79), Open Competition
TE- Tony Moeaki (79)
Backup TE- Steve Maneri (74)
LT- Donald Stephenson (74)
RT- Brandon Albert (79)
Backup OT- Open Competition
LG- Jeff Allen (79)
RG- Jon Asamoah (82)
Backup OG- Open Competition
C- Rodney Hudson (82)
Backup C- Open Competition
Defense
DE (2)- Ropati Pitoitua (83), Anthony Toribio (79)
Backup DE- Allen Bailey (71)
NT- Dontari Poe (89)
Backup NT- Open Competition
OLB (2)- Tamba Hali (89), Justin Huston (93)
Backup OLB- Andy Studebaker (75)
ILB (2)- Derrick Johnson (89), Not on Roster
Backup ILB- Open Competition
CB (3)- Brandon Flowers (86), Javier Arenas (82), Jalil Brown (79)
Backup CB (2)- Neiko Thorpe (75), Open Competition
S (2)- Eric Berry (89), Tysyn Hartman (80)
Backup S- Kendrick Lewis (72)
Special Teams
K- Ryan Succop (88)
P- Dustin Colquitt (85)
KOS- Ryan Succop (86)
KR- Shaun Draughn (84)
PR- Not on Roster
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