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All of the film nuts and football nerds actually really like Palmer. He was Joe Marino's FA WR target. Anyone who listens to The Athletic Football Show knows that Robert Mayes really knows his stuff and Palmer was one of his "who's the Zach Baun of 2024 breakout star for 2025."

I dunno man... a lot of the guys who watch the film think he's already a top 5 CB.

That's the crazy part of all of this. I don't think it was the draft capital. We could have easily thrown in one of our 4ths or 5ths or a couple this year to sweeten the pit. I think this was the extension money. $33m AAV???? I'm sure Beane knew that's what it would take and was out. I really don't blame him. DK might have also wanted to reunite with Russ and might've gotten assurances

I just went from six to midnight

How exactly would bringing him back even work? Is it even possible to bring him back and save even more money after having already released him?

What did you guys want to happen? Trade him? If you wanted us to trade him then fine. If not, this move actually frees up a bunch of CAP space for us right now for a potential Garrett trade and extension. And I don't know if he has the 10th highest AAV through this extension, but let's say he does. In 2026 when the actual money for the extension itself kicks in it's probably going to be in the 15-20 range after other guys get contracts. This deal in no way prohibits a big trade. EDIT: just saw the Garrett extension. So much for that...

Much like the Bernard and Shakir contracts, does this account for the "extension" part of this? These aren't 4 year deals... they're 5 year deals. This is essentially a 5 year, $93ish million contract. The reality is Groot's AAV for the next 5 years is less than $19m. Are even the haters good with that???? Also, this move freed up a ton of CAP space. I would say these extensions make a bit move more likely, not less likely.

Wow!!! Beane is KILLING it!!!!

I l9ve that the AFC West is quietly becoming one of the beat divisions in Football

Guaranteed money is all that matters. AAV is really for agents. Bernard just signed for HALF the guaranteed money Edmunds got with Chicago a couple years ago. Good deal.

It's Garrett, but a different part of me would prefer Hendrickson so we can keep our 1st and at least 1 of our 2nds. I think part of my ideal offseason is starting to land on still very good but not insanely expensive pass rusher and some combination of 320+ LB, WR, & CB with our first 3 picks. Also wondering if we don't go for Mack in FA. Optics won't be great because of age but he's still awesome. If we traded for Henderson and then got Matthew Golden in the 1st, Alfred Collins with our 2nd and a CB next, I'd be pretty darn excited. Or maybe instead we should get a CB with our 2nd and Jordan Phillips with our next pick just fir consistency. It's still Garrett, though.

I guess I don't know what those people are arguing, but I think Shakir would be the 2nd best WR on the vast majority of NFL teams with obvious exceptions like the Dolphins, Bengals and Eagles. And I don't think we've seen his ceiling and Beane is banking on that the same way he did with the Spencer Brown deal, which now looks like a steal. His deal is fantastic for that reason.

By the way, Greg Tompsett points out that these 4 years are added as new money onto the last year of his rookie deal, when he's slated to make $3.3m due to proven performance escalators. 5 year $63.5m deal locks him up through age 30. Even better! @BullBuchanan and @Jrb1979... stop your whining!

Of course Shakir isn't AJ Brown, Chace, or Davonte Smith. But with this contract he's not being paid like them. In fact, his contract lines up with another former Bill who recently signed a WR contract: Gabe Davis. I'd say Shakir brings a LOT more value than Gabe Davis, which is why this is a fantastic deal.

Top 3???? Yes. Absolutely. Probably top 2 on the Chiefs... maybe the best for that team Your honestly telling me you would take any of Jahon Dotson, JuJu Smith Schuster, Skyy Moore, Justin Watson, 2024 DeAndre Hopkins, Xavier Worthy over Khalil Shakir? There's no point in having a conversation about this if you really would swap Shakir with any of those guys right now. And like I said, I think he’s also a better Wide Receiver than Hollywood Brown.