GAME

The Chiefs, who desperately need help on defense, traded away rising star and their best pass rusher, Dee Ford, to the Niners in exchange for a 2020 second-round MUT 24 Coins draft pick. Ford was previously under the franchise tag, receives a significant raise from the new team -- five years and the sum of $87.5 million.

My love for the Chiefs is well known, which is why I"m able to talk about the team without prejudice. This trade does not make sense. You need Ford dringendly. There"s not one reliable edge rusher on the roster right now following Ford has been traded, and Justin Houston was cut. Who"s going to tackle the passer?

Yes, the Chiefs did improve their safety with Tyrann Mathieu, however, he can only block the ball for so long. The Chiefs haven"t been able to strengthen their the cornerback position, but they"re not equipped with an exterior pass rusher which is crucial to the success of Madden NFL 24. Also, with the Chiefs typically winning at the close of games the player who is a pass rusher will have more value. Ford was the player they needed to have in the year 2019.

If you look at this deal from the Chiefs from the Chiefs" perspective, I can see why they were trying to obtain whatever they could for him after having the Giants have turned Landon Collins loose for nothing. If nobody wanted to offer more, and Ford was not part of their long-term plansthen it"s time to get rid of Ford. I can see this from the financial perspective, but not from a field perspective.

Patrick Mahomes can"t be extended now, so they didn"t need the money. Maybe they are planning on making changes to buying MUT Coins his Tyreek Hill contract soon and are in need of cash. It"s almost like they could make it work any way.