Kansas City Chiefs: It’s time to say goodbye

Dontari Poe

This one I am less sure about. While I’m pretty confident in both Charles and Foles getting cut, I’m still holding out hope that maybe the Chiefs can work something out with Poe. However, even with the space created by cutting those two it may not be enough for the Chiefs to pay huge contracts to both Eric Berry and Dontari Poe.

It is possible that Dorsey could work something out where both players sign big contracts but the first year salary is very small but they get a big signing bonus that would be split up against the cap over the length of the deal. That is pretty common. Still, two huge defensive contracts when they are already paying Justin Houston huge money may be asking a lot.

While I’m aware of all that Poe brings to the Chiefs defense I simply don’t think you can convince me its better to pay him than Eric Berry. Berry is the emotional leader of the entire Chiefs team. He is an All Pro safety and not even a battle with cancer could stop him from being in peak physical condition. While Poe is a physical beast that moves really well for a man his size (he even throws and catches touchdown passes for crying out loud) you can’t forget that he is a 350 pound man that has had back problems.

The Chiefs have huge money tied up in a pass rusher that is now battling knee problems, so can they risk giving Poe a huge long term deal? What if his back becomes a chronic problem? I know its worst case scenario, but if Houston’s knee issues and Poe’s back problems both linger and they’ve paid them both huge contracts it would likely be too much to overcome.