Chiefs sign Jawaan Taylor

[RunKC]

4 year $80 million. $20 million

Former Jaguars’ OT Jawaan Taylor reached agreement on a four-year, $80 million deal, including $60M gtd, with the KC Chiefs, per sources. Deal negotiated and confirmed by Drew Rosenhaus and Robert Bailey. pic.twitter.com/jm0XYJUtTy

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 13, 2023

[Wisconsin_Chief]

Originally Posted by AdolfOliverBush

Jesus, almost 3 times the pressures. Burrow is going to get killed.

It's been very entertaining watching Bengals fans claim he "can't be any worse than Jonah Williams."

Will be really interesting how long it takes them to realize we were right. They'll fight it for as long as they can because they want to feel like they pulled one over on us. Gonna be really funny.

[BossChief]

Originally Posted by AdolfOliverBush

Jesus, almost 3 times the pressures. Burrow is going to get killed.

Those feet aren’t going to change and Orlando won’t have Thuney giving him help on inside moves, either.

When you add hurries and pressures together…

Taylor 36
Orlando 102

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by Wisconsin_Chief

It begs the question; why hasn't anyone tried him at LT before now?

That's really my only concern with the move. If he was good enough to play there, why wasn't he playing there? Especially in college.

Yeah, it's curious.

Especially with how bad their LT was that final year he was at Florida.

Jacksonville I understand - they had an incumbent LT on a franchise tag.

Florida was probably an element of inertia. As a true freshman he started at RT when they had an incumbent starter - David Sharpe, at LT. Sharpe was a JR and an eventual 4th round pick in his own right. So I understand starting at RT.

Then he played behind Martez Ivey in his last 2 seasons and I can't say I agree with that decision. I just don't think Ivey was very good. Then again, he DID make 2nd team all SEC as a Junior (Taylor was a true Soph starting behind him) and again as Senior. And when Florida's starting G went down, the Gators moved Ivey inside and put Taylor at LT, so I figure that means something.

He's spent a lot of time in his career being layered at LT behind guys who I don't think have the pure talent he does, but who were there first and were reasonably accomplished in their own right.

[rfaulk34]

You all sound like scorned lovers who are trying to convince yourself that your new bf is way better than your old bf.

[Mecca]

Originally Posted by rfaulk34

You all sound like scorned lovers who are trying to convince yourself that your new bf is way better than your old bf.

People didn't like Brown when he was here...

[ChiTown]

Originally Posted by rfaulk34

You all sound like scorned lovers who are trying to convince yourself that your new bf is way better than your old bf.

says the Bengals fan on the Chiefs BB...........

[Tribal Warfare]

Originally Posted by rfaulk34

You all sound like scorned lovers who are trying to convince yourself that your new bf is way better than your old bf.

I've been anti-Brown since his selfishness turned its head. He's OK, as an LT which he's an Elite run blocker but a piss poor passblocker.

[rfaulk34]

Originally Posted by ChiTown

says the Bengals fan on the Chiefs BB...........

An ellipsis is 3 dots. Dork.

[rfaulk34]

Originally Posted by Tribal Warfare

I've been anti-Brown since his selfishness turned its head. He's OK, as an LT which he's an Elite run blocker but a piss poor passblocker.

Yeah. I'm not expecting an AllPro but i do expect him to be better than Williams. Baby steps, for a team that is notoriously bad at Oline building.

[BossChief]

I’d like to see KC draft a LT and keep Taylor at RT, though. Especially if we can get a super athletic one like Harrison in the first. I think KC would like to, too.

Could you imagine our offenses improvement in terms of total upside if we were to draft a super athletic OT to pair with Taylor? Incredible to think about, really. That would allow us to handle edge rushers exponentially better. It would allow us take deeper drops and go for bigger plays (Mahomes original super power). Andy could open up the rest of his playbook.

Going from Brown/Wiley to say Taylor/Harrison would really open up this offense for the next 4 years snd allow Mahomes to completely dismantle opposing defenses in a historic way.

September can’t get here fast enough.

[ChiTown]

Originally Posted by rfaulk34

An ellipsis is 3 dots. Dork.

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by BossChief

I’d like to see KC draft a LT and keep Taylor at RT, though. Especially if we can get a super athletic one like Harrison in the first. I think KC would like to, too.

Could you imagine our offenses improvement in terms of total upside if we were to draft a super athletic OT to pair with Taylor? Incredible to think about, really. That would allow us to handle edge rushers exponentially better. It would allow us take deeper drops and go for bigger plays (Mahomes original super power). Andy could open up the rest of his playbook.

Going from Brown/Wiley to say Taylor/Harrison would really open up this offense for the next 4 years snd allow Mahomes to completely dismantle opposing defenses in a historic way.

September can’t get here fast enough.

I just think that's the kind of thinking that's done Taylor a disservice his whole career.

Intertia appears to have kept him at RT when there's nothing in his toolbox to suggest he can't be a great LT. Nor is there anything to suggest he'd be better at RT than LT.

Meanwhile the idea of dropping a rookie LT into this lineup where you really can't give him much TE help (so you're going to need to use the RB) just isn't terribly appealing to me.

Just put him at LT and the rookie at RT. He'll do a great job, IMO.

[Rainbarrel]

A Swisher Sweet may fit in an oxygen tube

[O.city]

He's being paid to play LT. This isn't hard guys. He's the LT. Get over it and move on.

[Mecca]

Originally Posted by BossChief

I’d like to see KC draft a LT and keep Taylor at RT, though. Especially if we can get a super athletic one like Harrison in the first. I think KC would like to, too.

Could you imagine our offenses improvement in terms of total upside if we were to draft a super athletic OT to pair with Taylor? Incredible to think about, really. That would allow us to handle edge rushers exponentially better. It would allow us take deeper drops and go for bigger plays (Mahomes original super power). Andy could open up the rest of his playbook.

Going from Brown/Wiley to say Taylor/Harrison would really open up this offense for the next 4 years snd allow Mahomes to completely dismantle opposing defenses in a historic way.

September can’t get here fast enough.

I can't wait to watch Pat hit the top of his drop and start patting the ball, looking..looking some more and then scrambling because no one can get open.