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It's been an emotional week, and today I point my wheels back home for the first time in over a year and like the third time in 5 years. Back to the place where I was more misunderstood and judged than I am on here. This should be a great time.

Worse than Elvis going out on a toilet kinda way ...

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Agreed. If they do it right, they can remain competitive. They've been bullish to make big changes the last few years. They have to be more willing to turn things upside down now, and this is the time to do it. I'm not saying throw the entire thing away and start new, but big changes.

I think you're right. This fix is going to take some time unless they get fortunate in some areas and hit on multiple draft picks.

Mike Danna is set to have an $11M cap hit, which is absurd. That has to go. Tranquill carries a $7M hit. Trading Nick Bolton should be an option. He has a $19.25M cap hit.

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There will be a quality stable of running backs on the free agent market this offseason. With Pat's injury, they could get a jumpstart on his negotiations to get that out of the way and get a better idea of where they're at going into free agency. I could see them making several trades.

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But they are projected at nearly $34.5 million over the cap in 2026 right now. Veach needs to get into his bag to make this happen or 2026 will be a disaster too.

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Cutting Jawaan Taylor saves $20M, restructuring Pat's deal also would help. They should try to trade Chris Jones. If Trav keeps playing, it needs to be for significantly less than $17M. Trading Jones would save KC around $27 million in net capital gains in 2026. They have almost no dead cap in 2026.

Typowriter @jcschmo.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

My immediate feeling after the Mahomes injury was that Brett Veach has to significantly upgrade the RBs and WRs. Pat isn't going to be the same scrambler he has been. They will need guys who can get open quick, and a solid running game to take the pressure off of him running so much. Big changes.

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Dick Van Dyke once lived in my hometown, as he was stationed at Fort Crowder (now the site of Crowder College) in Neosho, Missouri, during the war with the legendary Carl Reiner. Fort Crowder is also the inspiration of "Camp Swampy" in Beetle Bailey, as Mort Walker was also stationed there.

The Royals contend only when the Chiefs suck, so this is gonna be our year fam.

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This makes up for the news about Lane Thomas and the other Triple-A roster fillers they've signed lately.

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My seasonal blues, mixed with worries about my dad, has really put me in a shell lately. Depression is crushing me again, but I can't sleep. Awake until the sun comes up every morning and awake again at 8:30 a.m. Things are going great.

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Alas, I am where I am because I am a very involved dad and I won't leave here until they are grown in a few more years. But once they're grown ... byeee.

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I can't blame Matt Beard. If I had the chance to move from Springfield, Mo. to the Carolinas, I would do it.

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