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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
Was it you or KC that said Andy won't ever overhaul his entire IOL over in the draft thread? There's a loud contingent of people over there who wouldn't mind turning over everything from G to G on that OL. I simply don't see how things can get worse there for trying. That group is as bad as you'll see.
Yes, the IOL sucks hard. I know that. Anyone with eyes knows that.
But the RBs suck as well. Also hard. There's nothing to prevent both things from being true.
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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.