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I have been pretty quiet on the Chris Jones front but I have always been really hopeful they could get something worked out. I don't blame Chris a bit for trying to get every penny he can and neither should anyone else. But I think he and his agents made a critical error cont...
They tried to negotiate through the media/social media beginning around draft time by going on The Herd and then again two more times of recent. That's a non-starter with Reid. Reid keeps EVERYTHING in house and expects the same from players. This decision has only hurt him IMO.
Beyond that, I have always wondered how Spags and therefore KC would value Chris. I think the reports are true, they want Chris, but up to a certain price. I personally believe they view Chris as a luxury not a necessity. In general Spags has never sought a pass rushing DT. Cont
He has always preferred large, gap sound run stuffing DT's in early downs and then using large DE's as late down interior pass rushers as well as bringing pressure. Those things aren't Chris's strong suit. Chris is a gap shooter, thats his strength.
He isn't a "bad" run defender, but he also doesn't excel at it. His style of play allows him to make splash TFL plays but also sometimes moves him out of his gap putting guys behind him in a bad spot. Some coaches are cool with that to get the big play. Cont..
I think Spags would also be good with it at a certain price, but if he is going to pay big money, I think he would prefer a more balanced, gap sound DT. For instance, I think Spags would be more willing to pay a DeForest Buckner that type of money. Cont..
At the end of the day, I think they think they can use his money in other spots to make things like the secondary stronger, use players at DT that are more gap sound and create pressure that you are losing from Chris in other ways. They will never "replace" Chris's pass rush cont
But I think Spags feels he can get enough from scheme and other guys to make it "enough" with improved secondary play and more 2nd and 3rd and longs from early down gap soundness. But like I said, this is all IMO!
