Lilja & Wiegmann: More Questions Than Answers

[chiefzilla1501]

Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath58

People assumed that Mike Goff would be an upgrade as well, and we know how that turned out.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that Lilja will be a complete bum like Goff was.

But Ash makes a good point - we really don't know what we're going to get out of either Lilja or Weigmann. To assume they are upgrades at this point is foolish - and you'd think this fanbase has learned their lesson regarding supposed "upgrades."

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Signing Goff wasn't the problem. That was a mistake (and granted, they should have caught it). I was never a huge fan of the Lilja signing. And I'm not ecstatic about the Wiegmann signing. But I like both signings if they are stopgaps.

What made the Goff signing a disaster was that they walked into the draft thinking that that position was set.

I'm hoping that both of these signings are a sign that the Chiefs are going to be very aggressive in the next two offseasons about bringing in solid competition on the offensive line. I think they know the clock is ticking on Waters and Wiegmann. And maybe the clock has run out as soon as this season. I'm thinking they draft a Center and maybe they do a bigger sniff test on Harris, Niswanger, Brown, and Ndukwe to see if any of those guys could be better.

And the best news is that Weis will be doing those evaluations, so I trust that he'll make the right call.