Lucas Niang Injury Update Please!

[notorious]

What is the word on Niang? We can't have current substiturd fill in for him very long. He's terrible.

On Williams run, Lucas Niang knocked his defender to the ground. Trey Smith's defender pushed him into the ground and most of Smith's weight fell on Niang's left arm. #Chiefs pic.twitter.com/M0NxbeRjYO

— Nick Jacobs (@Jacobs71) November 7, 2021

https://twitter.com/Jacobs71/status/...rs-with-injury

[kccrow]

Originally Posted by htismaqe

Again, what if they think Christian is strictly a left tackle? I get that people want to replace Wylie but maybe stop and think that Wylie is actually our BACKUP RT.

If you played offensive line, then you know that moving from left to right, or vice versa isn't just set it and forget it.

It's definitely not set and forget. Some players can make a switch, some can't. When I was moved from LT as I got old and younger, better players, came in, the coach moved me to RT but I was just too slow to reach edge rushers to my right, so they kicked me down inside. I could play RG just not RT.

That said, Christian has played both sides in college and the NFL and he's done both pretty well. I don't think there's a real noticeable difference either way. I'd give the kid a shot there, personally. If it doesn't work then it doesn't work but man it's hard to watch Wylie suck every week. Wylie is built to be a guard.

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by kccrow

It's definitely not set and forget. Some players can make a switch, some can't. When I was moved from LT as I got old and younger, better players, came in, the coach moved me to RT but I was just too slow to reach edge rushers to my right, so they kicked me down inside. I could play RG just not RT.

That said, Christian has played both sides in college and the NFL and he's done both pretty well. I don't think there's a real noticeable difference either way. I'd give the kid a shot there, personally. If it doesn't work then it doesn't work but man it's hard to watch Wylie suck every week. Wylie is built to be a guard.

Agree 100%, especially on Wylie.

I just think we're stuck waiting for Niang to get healthy. It seems like that's the guy they want starting at RT long-term.

[jettio]

Really intelligent analysis of Wiley to not notice the players or venues in the games he gave up pressures.

And the fans tooting Geron Christian's horn do not even know what denomination he is.

[UChieffyBugger]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

Wylie outperformed Niang last year. We got better at RT when Niang went down.

Niang may just not be very good. He damn sure isn't very reliable. I'm honestly not sure who I'd take off the roster to activate him at this point. Probably Kinnard, I guess. Chiefs would probably chose to lose Christian though.

This is bs. "Outperformed Niang"?? Er Niang was the starter, not Wylie. Wylie was the third string option behind Lucas and Remmers. Niang was out there going against the likes of Bosa, Garrett, Clowney etc and though he had his ups and downs like any guy would in his first year, he was way better than Wylie imo and was playing well when he went down. Wylie gets protected..Lucas was often put on an island.

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by UChieffyBugger

This is bs. "Outperformed Niang"?? Er Niang was the starter, not Wylie. Wylie was the third string option behind Lucas and Remmers. Niang was out there going against the likes of Bosa, Garrett, Clowney etc and though he had his ups and downs like any guy would in his first year, he was way better than Wylie imo and was playing well when he went down. Wylie gets protected..Lucas was often put on an island.

Look, I'm not gonna shit on Niang. He played well at times last year. But more often than not, he just wasn't that good. Better than Wylie but as they say, "better than bad does not equal good."

[kccrow]

Originally Posted by jettio

Really intelligent analysis of Wiley to not notice the players or venues in the games he gave up pressures.

And the fans tooting Geron Christian's horn do not even know what denomination he is.

What are you even going on about?

He's given pressure up in every game. I care not who he went up against to make that assertion. He struggled mightily against the better pass rushers but guess what? Most teams that KC plays have at least one good pass rusher.

And what's it matter if he's a Catholic or not? It really doesn't.

[Megatron96]

Guys, we do remember that Andy's a former OL himself and that his first job as a coach in the NFL was OL/TE coach, right?

I'm going to go waaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy out on a limb here and say that Andy Reid is better at evaluating OL talent than anyone on the board. Nearly anyone in football, for that matter.

Probably we couldn't find 3 coaches in the NFL that are better.

[UChieffyBugger]

Originally Posted by htismaqe

Look, I'm not gonna shit on Niang. He played well at times last year. But more often than not, he just wasn't that good. Better than Wylie but as they say, "better than bad does not equal good."

His rough games were at the start of the season facing Bosa and Garrett out the gate. But the more he played, the more comfortable he looked imo and that was proven the second time he saw Bosa. Physically he's way above Wylie and he has nimble feet for such a big guy. It can only benefit the team if he comes back healthy and plays I think.

[Sassy Squatch]

Who cares. He's got the body composition of Eggman. I doubt he'll ever manage to play a full season without one of those toothpicks he calls legs collapsing underneath him.

[staylor26]

Originally Posted by Superturtle

Who cares. He's got the body composition of Eggman. I doubt he'll ever manage to play a full season without one of those toothpicks he calls legs collapsing underneath him.

I saw some recent pics of Niang, and it looked like he lost a significant amount of weight.

I'm not counting on him or anything, but maybe it will help.

[Chris Meck]

I think you guys are nuts.

Overreaction planet in full effect.

Niang has all the natural ability you could ask for. He just hasn't been able to stay healthy.

If he washes out, that will be why. If he's healthy, he develops into a plus player.

The comparisons to Roaf were physical ones, and they are apt. Take a look at Willie Roaf in his playing days. Niang has the exact same build.

No, i'm not saying he's as good as Willie Roaf. I'm saying they're the exact same body type.

But he can't make the club from the tub, so unless he gets and stays healthy, none of the rest of it matters.

Wylie blows goats. Niang if healthy is a significant upgrade, period. You'll see, hopefully.

[Sassy Squatch]

Sooo, went to do a Google image search out of curiosity and noticed something. Pretty much every photo I saw of him in his TCU days he had two sturdy knee braces on. In contrast, he's never worn them while with the Chiefs. Why?

[Chris Meck]

Originally Posted by Superturtle

Sooo, went to do a Google image search out of curiosity and noticed something. Pretty much every photo I saw of him in his TCU days he had two sturdy knee braces on. In contrast, he's never worn them while with the Chiefs. Why?

No idea.

Also....


OMFG CHANGE YOUR ****ING AVATAR YOU SICK ****! I CAN'T LOOK AT YOU

[Sassy Squatch]

Send all complaints to staylor for putting this evil on you

[Chris Meck]

Originally Posted by Superturtle

Send all complaints to staylor for putting this evil on you

FOR THE LOVE OF GOD MAKE IT STOP