Diante Lee

But we just saw last year that he can carry a load for an offense that wants to run

the ball on early downs.

The only way to me that this makes sense is if the Chiefs genuinely believe that Josh Simmons is going to be an all-pro next year and that Jalen Moore is going to fix all of the problems they had with Jawan Taylor.

And now this guy, Kenneth Walker, as your lead running back, is going to be the missing piece that gives this offense the dynamic that they've probably been looking for to help balance this thing out for the last three seasons, really since they've traded away Tyreek Hill.

And I guess that that's within the realm of possibility.

But again, $14 million a year, man, that is just an expensive price tag to pay.

That's an expensive bet to make that this running back is what's going to be what fixes problems for you when there's also money that you could have been spending on this defense.

They just lost Brian Cook, Jalen Watson, Trip McDuffie, right?

Like they've let a lot of talent out of the building.

And I get that this team does not flinch at having to develop defensive backs that they draft, right?

They've done a really good job of it.

But still, I'm looking at this team and I'm trying to figure out what the trajectory is going to be, even if Patrick Mahomes is 100% cleared to play by week one of next season.

I'm still unsure.

I'll give you a like, and I feel like we can probably cover this now.

Even though that this is not necessarily a free agent signing, I think it just has major ramifications for the league and the way that the marketplace played out.

And that's Max Crosby being acquired by the Ravens for a pair of first-round picks.

And this was something I was really looking forward to talking to you about, right?

Because I feel like this deal is exactly on the line of where you have to think hard about what you're getting right now,

versus what it's going to cost you down the line, right?

I don't know that I would say no if I were Eric DaCosta and that's what it took to get this deal done, especially since there were competitors in the market based on some of the reporting that was out there.