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Speaking to Carrington Harrison Stitched Darwin Thompson Jersey , chise tag in 2020"WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections Kansas City Chiefs NewsOpen ThreadsFull ArchiveLibrary Community GuidelinesContact InformationOdds Shop About Masthead Community Guidelines StubHub 鉁旵ontract expert says Chris Jones’ Chiefs deal could be more than $20 million a yearNew,92commentsSpeaking to Carrington Harrison, J.I. Halsell said Jones could opt to hold out for a franchise tag in 2020CDTShareTweetShareShareContract expert says Chris Jones’ Chiefs deal could be more than $20 million a yearMark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY SportsIn a recent post to his YouTube channel, 610 Sports Radio host Carrington Harrison spoke with J.I. Halsell — a former agent for Priority Sports and a salary cap analyst for the Washington Redskins — about the contract situation with Kansas City Chiefs defensive lineman Chris Jones.As others have done, Halsell said that the precedent for a potential extension of Jones’ contract would be the 2016 contract given to Philadelphia Eagles 4-3 defensive lineman Fletcher Cox, which was reported to be a six-year, $102.6 million deal. ”It could be in the Fletcher Cox neighborhood: $17.1 million per year,” said Halsell. “I think that’s kind of his floor, if you were to ask me. You can also make the argument, though, that Cox’s deal was in 2016. With the increase in the salary cap to 2019, that Cox deal — when you adjust it for the increase in the cap — is nearly $21 million per year. So I don’t know if Chris Jones gets to $20 million per year, but the floor is probably going to be $17 million a year.”Halsell said he believed that Jones and the Chiefs may reach an agreement before the 2019 season begins.”If it’s something that is excess of Fletcher Cox, that’s a lot of money to turn down and pass up,” he explained. “And given all the other needs the Chiefs have to take care of from a contract and cap management standpoint, I think there’s a significant chance Chris Jones gets a deal done before the start of the 2019 season.”But Halsell also said that from Jones’ side, there might be an advantage to wait on a deal.“So if you’re his agent, the question you have to ask — and you have to be on the same page — is, ‘Are we willing to take a deal today that is going to be a good deal, but not an elite or great deal?’” he said. “Or do we want to say Darwin Thompson Kansas City Chiefs Jerseys , ‘The Kansas City Chiefs need to pay us like the elite defensive lineman that we are, and we need to avoid the temptation of taking the good deal today, bet on ourselves here in 2019 and force them to tag [us].’Then you kind of go down the Demarcus Lawrence route in order to get that truly value-maximizing deal. If you take the deal today, it’s in excess of Fletcher Cox’s deal. But if you wait until after the 2019 season when they’re going to have to tag you, now you’re working off the tag to get your second contract, and you could approach Aaron Donald’s $22.5 million per year, and his $80 million guarantee.”Halsell said that on the other side of the negotiation, the primary question wouldn’t be Jones’ skill, but rather what the team sees in his character.”You have to understand what type of personality the player is,” he said. “If you’re sold on their personal and football character — that even if you give them this huge financial windfall, they’ll remain motivated — then yes, you do it. If you think otherwise — a la Albert Haynesworth — that once they get this money, the player’s play level is going to go down, then maybe you hold off. I think those are the considerations when you’re thinking about whether you want to make that level of financial commitment to Chris Jones -- because on the field, he’s shown it to you in multiple seasons: he is a top-tier interior defensive lineman. It’s just a matter of the kind of personality [he has] in the locker room.Is he a fit for what you’re trying to build long term?”Since the Chiefs have already signaled an interest in extending Jones’ contract, there already seems to be a willingness on their side to extend his deal.So much of how this transpires could depend upon the attitude Jones (and his agent) bring to the negotiation.Will Jones settle for a long-term deal in the range of $20 million per year, or will he hold out for what Halsell termed a “value-maximizing” contract by choosing to play on the franchise tag in 2020?And if he does, will that affect the Chiefs’ perception of his character and their willingness to make a long-term deal?As I pointed out on Monday, Chiefs general manager Brett Veach has thus far established a good track record at striking deals with free agents that are favorable enough to the players to entice them to join the team, but without creating long-term salary cap problems. Jones’ contract will be a big test: the first time Veach will face the challenge of signing a mission-critical player already under contract to a new deal.It’s not going to be easy.Now in its fourth year Kansas City Chiefs Jerseys Stitched , the Fletcher Cox contract Halsell referenced as a precedent for Jones has already created problems for the Eagles.Like the Landon Collins contract I referenced on Monday, the original deal was complicated, containing option bonuses and triggers for guaranteed money, and was restructured last season to provide cap relief for 2018 and 2019.As it now stands, Cox’s $11.9 million cap hit in 2019 will almost double to $22.4 million in 2020 — more than 11 percent of the Eagles’ projected salary pool — with almost $27 million in dead money.Cox’s cap charge will remain above $22 million for two additional years — that is, until Cox is 33 years old.Veach is going to have to do better than that. Last week, the Arrowhead Pride staff was split as six contributors picked the Chiefs to win in New England, while the remaining six picked the Patriots to win. The contributor standings should start to shake out even more after last week and we’ll check the standings at the end of the article.Like every week, let’s check the FanPulse predictions:You can sign up for AP FanPulse here to take the weekly survey.Now let’s get on to the predictions:The RundownNever miss an episode of The Rundown by subscribing to our YouTube channel here.Shawn Barber, Chiefs 33-24This week’s prediction comes via my Pizza Hut store #4742.Keys to the game1. Stop the run. With a healthy Joe Mixon in the backfield, we need to make sure to keep him under the 100-yard mark and out of the end zone.2. Understand the Bengals defense still plays dirty. Remember No. 55’s cheap shot on Anthony Sherman the last time we played.3. The Chiefs offense will need to show they can value the possession, especially in the red zone and end of the half.This will be an important game to show how the Chiefs rebound from a loss. Jump out to an early lead and the Bengals will fold. Allow the game to be close and the Red Rifle might have enough firepower (AJ Green and Tyler Boyd) to make it a close game.Need the 12th man on defense to be loud and rowdy this Sunday Night. The Sea of Red should make the Chiefs pass rush unstoppable.Aaron Borgmann, Chiefs 38-17“Tigers don’t change their stripes.” This Bengals team is perennially underachieving and always looks good at some point in the year then falls off. The Bengals are impressive on the offensive side of ball and we know what the home team can do. The Chiefs defense will attempt to make a statement here with Arrowhead rocking. I actually think this game gets out of hand early and we may see some late-game subs by the Chiefs. The rout will be on as I don’t believe the Bengals are actual contenders. Also, I can’t respect a town that doesn’t put beans in chili and adds chocolate and cinnamon—please kindly leave with your flavored meat sauce.John Dixon, Chiefs 38-27The Chiefs and Bengals are much alike, with good-to-very-good offenses and below-average-to-poor defenses when compared to the rest of the league. Head to head, the Chiefs have a better offense than the Bengals, but the Bengals have a better defense than the Chiefs. The Arrowhead fans will get their money’s worth. I’d expect a game with a lot of scoring and plenty of excitement, with the outcome being decided by turnovers. I’d give Patrick Mahomes the edge over Andy Dalton there since Dalton will be playing against a defense amped up by the home crowd.Matt Lane, Chiefs 38-27Big game for the Chiefs coming off their first loss of the season Discount Darwin Thompson Jersey , not coming out flat after a primetime loss is going to be a huge deal. The Chiefs played well overall against New England and should have plenty of confidence to go along with a home night game.When the Bengals have the ball it’s going to be tough sledding, again, for the Chiefs as the Bengals have patch-worked together an offensive line that is effective enough to allow skill players to win. Joe Mixon, when fed, has been an amazing blend of size and speed and will make our struggling linebackers work to not be embarrassed again. Andy Dalton seems to be having a rebound year but it’s helped to have a competent receiving group across the board to help take pressure off of AJ Green. The Chiefs should be able to get pressure on third downs and Dalton will leave some passes out there for defenders to make plays on (#LucasLocomotive).When the Chiefs have the ball, the biggest concern is the pass rush, specifically Geno Atkins against the backup interior offensive line. Combine that with Carl Lawson’s power and great technique off the edge—usually on the offense’s left—and there is some cause for concern with pressure but Mahomes has shown he can handle it very well. Cincy is a very blitz-heavy team so the Chiefs have to be on their A game in terms of hot routes and utilizing the RPOs to slow down the blitz and pass rushers. The Bengals linebackers are also equally as poor, slow, and get stuck in traffic as the Chiefs and the Bengals are insistent on playing at least two as much as possible. The Chiefs should have no issue moving the ball as long as the pass protection is half-way average despite the Bengal’s very good group of cornerbacks.Not quite the shootout of last Sunday Night was, but still with plenty of points, the Chiefs find a way to get a few more stops against a less innovative quarterback-head coach combination and win this one by two scores.Gary McKenzie, Chiefs 45-28I believe the Chiefs offense is going to pound the Bengals secondary in this game. The Bengals ask their talented cornerbacks to play a lot of man without much help, and I believe the Chiefs weapons on the outside will win the majority of these battles.I also believe Andy Dalton will have a rough game and the Chiefs will take advantage of some of his miscues. Arrowhead will be electric on Sunday night, and here’s to many more Chiefs games getting flexed to prime time.Matt Stagner, Chiefs 52-31For the first time this season, the Chiefs are looking to bounce back from a loss, and start a new win streak. I think this loss was a very positive one, if there is such a thing. They were able to go toe to toe with a contender. This week, they play a talented team, but one that’s clearly (like their quarterback) a tier below the best in the conference. Andy Dalton used to be the dividing line between quarterbacks that can play in this league Super Bowl Darwin Thompson Jersey , and those who can’t. If a quarterback couldn’t be better than Dalton, they weren’t worth a draft pick. If the Chiefs can’t beat the Bengals, they aren’t a serious contender. I think Mahomes and company come back with a vengeance. This is his team, and he won’t let them let up.Craig Stout, Chiefs 38-21The Bengals look like a good team on the surface, holding the sixth-ranked scoring offense and boasting defensive stars like Geno Atkins, Carlos Dunlap, Carl Lawson and Jessie Bates. If you scratch a little deeper, you’ll see that outside of a home victory against Baltimore, the Bengals have beaten up on some bad teams while losing to Carolina and Pittsburgh. Andy Dalton in primetime is about the furthest from clutch as he can be, and Arrowhead will be loud for SNF after the first Sunday opening of Joe’s KC in 22 years. The Chiefs defense will hold early, allow the offense to pile up a multi-score lead, and both sides of the ball will take their foot off the gas while they cruise to victory.Kent Swanson, Chiefs 37-23The loss to the Patriots showed a lot about Patrick Mahomes. In response to a bad half of football, the second half was as explosive as you can imagine. Confidence throughout the building (on both sides of the ball) is growing.Nothing will be too big for this team after the early primetime exposure. The comfort will prove beneficial against the Fighting Andy Dalton’s. The defense plays their best game of the season and Mahomes and the offense do their thing from the get-go.Pete Sweeney, Chiefs 42-28Just as I thought the New England Patriots were a good team playing poorly heading into last game against the Kansas City Chiefs, I think the opposite this week as the Cincinnati Bengals visit Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday night—in my opinion, the Bengals are an average team who had a good start. As noted by our friends at Cinci Jungle, the Bengals struggle with defending against opposing tight ends and running backs—which plays right into the hands of some of the Chiefs best players at the moment—Travis Kelce and Tyreek Hill. The Bengals have also allowed at least 21 points in five of six games this season. I think the Chiefs defense will struggle against the likes of AJ Green, Tyler Boyd and Joe Mixon Darwin Thompson Jersey nfl draft , but not enough to cost the Chiefs another game thanks to MVP favorite Patrick Mahomes.Joel Thorman, Chiefs 30-18The Bengals have never won on Sunday Night Football under Marvin Lewis. That shouldn’t change this week. The Chiefs offense is simply too dominant at this point for the Bengals to keep up. Yes, the Chiefs defense is bad but their offense can make up for that in this game. Plus, Andy Dalton in primetime? Woof.Aly Trost, Chiefs 47-23Early nerves and mistakes got the best of Patrick Mahomes against the Patriots, however, there is no denying that loss came with not only lessons, but some confidence, too. The Chiefs will capitalize on Bengals injuries, Mahomes will come up big offensively — throwing some video game-like TD passes that will get the Chiefs up early and fast and the defense will do just enough against a solid Bengals offense. Primetime at Arrowhead will give Kansas City the right setting to put any ideas of a losing streak possibility to rest.Dane Van Why, Chiefs 37-23The big stage in Foxborough seemed to rattle Patrick Mahomes early last week in the loss to the Patriots. But, the Chiefs offense was able to throw it into high gear late in the game to make for an exciting second half. I look for them to carry that momentum into another Sunday night matchup against the Bengals. With a raucous Arrowhead crowd at their back, I think the defense is able to cage up Andy Dalton and the Bengals offense to save themselves from squandering another game in an offensive shootout. Dalton has already shown his inability to show up in primetime matchups (H/T chiefStats own Gary McKenzie) and I expect that to continue Sunday night. Here are the staff standings:Contributor RankingsContributorRecordContributorRecordCongrats to Shawn Barber and Matt Stagner taking the top spot. It’s pretty impressive they’ve picked each game correctly, especially with tough games to call in Pittsburgh and New England.All 12 contributors picked the Chiefs to beat the Bengals on Sunday night, and hopefully, all 12 contributors are right.