Yes! This IS....."exactly," where you want to spend your money.
He is a consummate leader. Something we desperately,yes desperately need, especially considering our inexperienced and unimpressive DC.
He is arguably the singular best free agent available, and there is a good chance that he will indeed be available considering how pissed off he was last year and this year has threatened not to play if franchised again. They may try to tag and trade him but the Chiefs are in some serious cap hell if they get stuck with paying him over 13 mil this year. Even if they cut Foles and Jamaal Charles, they have ten other free agents and a roster to fill and a rookie pool. KC has serious cap problems. Those are the only two guys who are even feasible to cut. Other guys getting paid would result in crushing amounts of dead cap.
By adding Berry you can then tender Michael Thomas and use him as trade bait in the late rounds or to recover the 2018 7th.
Acquiring Berry may also allow you to let Quddus compete at slot corner where he would be enormously better in run support than McCain.
Secondary depth is improved.
Elite character,strong work ethic,great locker room, high IQ,etc. Yes! This is exactly the kind of player to pay big money to. Eric Berry is the exact opposite of a Mike Wallace type guy. A player we gave 12 mil a year to.
Even if they tagged him I would still give up a mid-round pick for him. This is exactly the kind of player that will improve a team's record and show up big in the playoffs.
Huge Value!