Where at? I pounded the table for Bell this offense. His set of skills would be perfect for this offense

Of course any back will struggle running the ball though as long as Reiter and Wylie are your guys on the o-line

A) Hunt's not coming back. Ever.
B) He's an RFA and the Browns won't let him walk for nothing. He might get traded but....
C) See A.

As for drafting one - 2nd round looks like the sweet spot to me. A fair number of similarly situated RBs who could be available in the late 2nd. No surefire 1st rounders to my eyes (and a fair number of CBs/ILBs that fit that spot a little better).

Yeah, I remember it. I wasn't a Reiter fan in the offseason but was chastised for it, oh well.

I dont' think theres a difference maker at RB for sure. But I think with a better IOL, they'd be atleast passable. I'm just tired of having hammered ass inside.

It seems like every year we have an area that we have to go cheap or neglect a little and try to develop and it blows up. For once it would be nice if everything would just work out a little.

Wylie, Reiter and LDT are all lower round draft picks or in Wylie's case an undrafted journeyman.

I am not saying that you can't find quality players in the lower rounds of the draft/undrafted free agents, but building the entire interior of the offensive line exclusively with those type of players is being exposed.

Meanwhile the strongest part of the offensive line... the tackles are a first overall draft pick and a second round draft pick.

Dobbs in 2 or Ettiene in 3. Get some fatties.

Problem solved.

Also, Andy needs to stop running into brick walls. This OL isn't gonna open holes inside when people know it's coming. Run it outside.

Shit I didn’t even think about him being a RFA. I bet he wants out of that Cleveland committee though where he is their 2nd best back.

Anywho, with only 5 draft picks as of right now (we’ll see what happens with Jones), I’m hoping to see us trade back a time or two and hopefully end up with 3 or 4 picks in rounds 2-3. And there, yes, pick up a RB who will be cheap for years.

I think Veach and Andy are gonna look to use that R1 pick on a corner though probably. I’m not certain that they trade back, but it’s way too early to speculate either way.

I need this t-shirt. Double Extra Small, please and thank you.

Wiz needs to be starting. I don’t care if it’s at LG or at C.

I worry for Dieters health

Oh, I think Andy's pretty frustrated with the offensive line play. It precludes him from playing with his toys.

I think the argument was that Andy wouldn't overhaul his entire IOL in MIDSEASON, not that he wouldn't draft guys. I guess maybe he wouldn't go into a season with 3 rookies in the IOL. I'd be with him on that.

To be fair, there have been a TON of injuries, and that has really been a problem.

But-Reiter sucks. Wylie sucks. LDT is not a dumpster fire, but is barely a starting quality player.

Do the RB's suck? Well, they might. I just would argue that we really can't tell. No RB looks good behind shit offensive line play. Or at least very few and it takes a specific skillset to overcome that. I would agree that for the most part, the KC backfield does not possess that skillset.

As I said on another post, Jamaal Charles was one of the best backs I ever saw at overcoming shit line play. His speed and ability to hit top speed in one or two steps meant he could pick through a bunch of busted blocks and be off to the races.

Damien Williams looked very good taking over for Hunt last year. But then, the offensive line was playing much better last year.

Shady and Thompson both have some of that shifty elusiveness to be able to take a busted play with shit blocking and still make something happen. They're probably our best bet going forward this season.

Bell does NOT fit here in KC. His game is patiently waiting until the last possible moment for the blocking to open a hole.

This season, there usually isn't a hole.

Bell fits well with a power running scheme and big, mauling offensive linemen. He'd fit in Baltimore. Maybe Houston. Indy. Raiders.

He doesn't really fit here. It's just not what we do with the scheme, even when the offensive line is capable of executing.

We pull and trap constantly. It's just how Andy schemes his o-line, and that's not going to play to what Bell does.

Could we get better at RB? Oh, I'm sure. What I'm not sure about is whether we may well have the answer already on the roster, we just can't tell because the IOL is getting butt****ed on a regular basis.

Would Bell be an improvement? No, not really. I think some of you guys look at total stats and not the context. You can't just plug guys in with totally different skillsets and expect the same results.

The best chance we have given our offensive line issues is to play with speed, but more importantly QUICKNESS and SUDDENNESS. Guys who can change direction on a dime and cut back. That's the only way to make something out of a blown up blocking assignment. Make them pay for overpursuit.

Both Claiborne & Fenton nonparticipants on Wednesday is pretty much all you need to know about this roster move.

brady will come out of his shell and pick these guys apart. Edleman, Edleman, Edleman...

he's gonna grab 10 passes.

I hate ever back we have. Thompson may prove to be the real deal but the rest suck ass. Bunch of nothing.

That was an extremely minority opinion when it happened and those of us that held it were killed for it. It's good to see it being embraced more widely now (not necessarily by you, as I don't recall where you stood, but by Chief Fan in general).