Chiefs Chiefs have done the right thing with Herb Taylor - Page 4

Boris The Great · 09-29-2008, 01:01 AM

I thought the game should have been proof enough of this, but amazingly I see a bunch of posts actually criticizing the coaching staff because Herb Taylor - who if you missed it, came right in at LT and hardly missed a beat - hasnt been playing at RT the past few games.

WHAT?

Try looking at the big picture when you think about this. Would Taylor be an upgrade over McIntosh at RT? Probably, yes. But what if Albert gets hurt? And its not as if that was unexpected, with him getting hurt in both minicamp and training camp with the same foot injury. Thankfully his injury in the game had nothing to do with that foot, but obviously the coaches considered the possibility that they may be without him at some point because it has been reported several times that Taylor hasnt taken snaps at RT.

Isnt it valuable to have a backup LT who can come in off the bench and play the way Taylor did?

Just think: what if they benched McIntosh a few weeks ago and put in Taylor? What would have happened when Albert got hurt? McIntosh would be the new LT, thats what. Who in the world wants to see that?

Or if they didnt do that, they would mix up everything and move Taylor back from RT to LT and put McIntosh back at RT after benching him, which is an even worse idea. McIntosh would be worse off at RT than he is now because he wouldnt have been getting the practice reps with the starters. To say nothing of the fact that he was benched and probably even less confident. And Taylor would be worse off at LT than he is now because he would have been trying to get things down at RT and would have to readjust on the fly.

Its like someone asking you if you want $50 today or $5 every day for 20 days. A lot of you would apparently take the $50 today. But the team looked at the bigger picture and kept Taylor working at LT. And look what happened, he came in and played well.

The bottom line is that if the team had benched McIntosh for Taylor at any point, they would be WORSE OFF right now than they actually are. Because they handled things well, hopefully we will get through Alberts injury with as little damage as possible. Instead of the days when we had a scrub like Jordan Black filling in for Willie Roaf, the team is actually being smart about their backup at one of the most important positions on the team.

And people here want to criticize them for it! Its amazing.

Frankie · 09-30-2008, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

I didn't see Herb at right tackle last season; only at left when he played for McInSuck.

Look, if Herb is the best right tackle on the squad, by all means, he should be starting.

But since he's the best left tackle backup on the squad and Albert's been hurt twice this season, I'm glad the Chiefs didn't move him to the right side just for the sake of being young because, you guessed it, DMac would be starting on the left side now.

And THAT would suck.

My concern is the Chiefs will test him as RT to find out if he could be a long term answer there. Then we will be forced to usa a fairly high pick for a RTand Herb may never get a chance again to be a starter.

Frankie · 09-30-2008, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by beach tribe

Right now I think he is the best RT on the squad, and when Albert comes back McIntosh gets to stay on the field. And That sucks all season.

If someone can convince me that Herb is indeed the best RT I'm all for this. McIntosh was halfway decent last year as LT and can be a reliable backup there.

Frankie · 09-30-2008, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by milkman

Herb Taylor doesn't look the part, and aside from being 6'3" tall, he is also only 295, so you would assume he isn't that guy.

Maybe RG?

09-29-2008, 01:01 AM
Boris The Great Starter Join Date: Dec 2006 Casino cash: $10004900	Chiefs have done the right thing with Herb Taylor I thought the game should have been proof enough of this, but amazingly I see a bunch of posts actually criticizing the coaching staff because Herb Taylor - who if you missed it, came right in at LT and hardly missed a beat - hasnt been playing at RT the past few games. WHAT? Try looking at the big picture when you think about this. Would Taylor be an upgrade over McIntosh at RT? Probably, yes. But what if Albert gets hurt? And its not as if that was unexpected, with him getting hurt in both minicamp and training camp with the same foot injury. Thankfully his injury in the game had nothing to do with that foot, but obviously the coaches considered the possibility that they may be without him at some point because it has been reported several times that Taylor hasnt taken snaps at RT. Isnt it valuable to have a backup LT who can come in off the bench and play the way Taylor did? Just think: what if they benched McIntosh a few weeks ago and put in Taylor? What would have happened when Albert got hurt? McIntosh would be the new LT, thats what. Who in the world wants to see that? Or if they didnt do that, they would mix up everything and move Taylor back from RT to LT and put McIntosh back at RT after benching him, which is an even worse idea. McIntosh would be worse off at RT than he is now because he wouldnt have been getting the practice reps with the starters. To say nothing of the fact that he was benched and probably even less confident. And Taylor would be worse off at LT than he is now because he would have been trying to get things down at RT and would have to readjust on the fly. Its like someone asking you if you want $50 today or $5 every day for 20 days. A lot of you would apparently take the $50 today. But the team looked at the bigger picture and kept Taylor working at LT. And look what happened, he came in and played well. The bottom line is that if the team had benched McIntosh for Taylor at any point, they would be WORSE OFF right now than they actually are. Because they handled things well, hopefully we will get through Alberts injury with as little damage as possible. Instead of the days when we had a scrub like Jordan Black filling in for Willie Roaf, the team is actually being smart about their backup at one of the most important positions on the team. And people here want to criticize them for it! Its amazing.
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