Mellinger Minutes For Your Ears: a KU-Chiefs analogy, the salary cap and truthfulness
Believe it or not, there’s a point about Jeff Long and Kansas that I haven’t made yet this week and an analogy that will help make sense of the mess, especially if you’re a Chiefs fan.
The questions hit on weird news conferences, the Chiefs’ salary cap, the chance of Alex Smith rejoining as a backup and getting kids in school.
The bonus section is built around something Brett Veach said a few weeks ago. With the cuts of Eric Fisher and Mitchell Schwartz, some are saying Veach lied. I’m going to tell you why it’s not that simple.
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