If I were Brett Veach, Part 2: In-house free agents the Chiefs should consider letting walk.

Setting the table for the offseason by letting go of players who aren't part of the solution. Some tough decisions to be made.

The offseason is, in its own way, a wonderful time to be an NFL fan. It’s a time of dreams and hopes for a better next year (unless you won the Super Bowl, in which case it’s a time to hope for a similar next year).

Roster construction is more interesting to many football fans than the games themselves. It’s why Madden’s franchise mode used to be a place where one could spend hundreds of hours playing around. And I get why… it’s a lot of fun to look at a team’s strengths/weaknesses and determine how to best move forward in a way that maximizes the former while minimalizing the latter.

With that goal in mind, every year I write a series called “If I were Brett Veach” (previously “If I were John Dorsey”) in which I break down the moves I would make if I were the Chiefs’ general manager. It’s always a great deal of fun that involves two of the best part of sports: Strong opinions and rampant speculation. I try my best to consider precisely how the Chiefs can put themselves back on top of the football world based on what I think I know about the team and the league as a whole.

Last week, in Part 1, I wrote about fun with the salary cap (with 3 quick cost-cutting moves) and some of the larger overall issues I’d be considering if I were Brett Veach.

Seth Keysor @RealMNchiefsfan

It's time. If I were Brett Veach, Part 1, is here; fun with the salary cap and looking at the roster from a big picture standpoint. Let's get started on patching some holes. It's officially the offseason, folks.

mnchiefsfan.substack.comIf I were Brett Veach, Part 1: Salary cap fun and a look at problems that need solving this offseasonPart 1 of our yearly offseason series involves showing where there’s quick room to be found and looking at the state of the roster from 10,000 feet in the air.

In a somewhat interesting development, “Part 1” contains a move that has already come to fruition, with the Chiefs parting ways with linebacker Anthony Hitchens in a cost-cutting move. I’d say I feel prophetic, but that was a move most saw coming (as are the other two, but you can go read the article for yourself!).

Today, we’re going to get on to phase 2 of the offseason; In-house free agents that I would let walk if I were Brett Veach. Let’s get right into it, because there’s a lot to be looked at.