Chiefs Sanders Commings and Travis Kelce - Page 8

Direckshun · 03-17-2014, 12:21 PM

A new starter, a projected improvement at the position that costs the Chiefs not a single additional dime against the cap?

I tell you what, it's almost like this team knows what it's doing sometimes.

**RealSNR** · 03-17-2014, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Direckshun

A new starter, a projected improvement at the position that costs the Chiefs not a single additional dime against the cap?

I tell you what, it's almost like this team knows what it's doing sometimes.

That's ****ing great. IF it works out.

The coaches have a good idea of what Commings can do, but there's still a huge gap of uncertainty. And it's not just in matters of if he can play or not. It's pretty concerning that after recovering from his first injury, he busted something else to end the year.

If he's the answer to the starting FS position in 2014, we sure as **** could have used him in the Colts game.

TEX · 03-17-2014, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Direckshun

A new starter, a projected improvement at the position that costs the Chiefs not a single additional dime against the cap?

I tell you what, it's almost like this team knows what it's doing sometimes.

Don't play that card. More cards say they don't... Hey, where's Sanders anyway? Schwartz? Dex? Bowe gets paid how much? We traded what for Smith when we were going to build through the draft year # 2? Now exactly who is going to protect our QB that cost TWO #2's?

Urc Burry · 03-17-2014, 01:20 PM

A FS with 4.3 will be a nice change of pace.. Hope he stays healthy. I'm not comfortable going into the season with him as starter tho

htismaqe · 03-17-2014, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Direckshun

A new starter, a projected improvement at the position that costs the Chiefs not a single additional dime against the cap?

I tell you what, it's almost like this team knows what it's doing sometimes.

And when they suck?

**RealSNR** · 03-17-2014, 12:20 PM

It would be REALLY nice to have Bradley McDougald still on the team right about now. He could have been pretty valuable depth for us with a full season on the practice squad and an entire offseason program.

This Malcolm Bronson guy who played barely any time in training camp and preseason and still made it to the practice squad better have some real skills.

chiefzilla1501 · 03-17-2014, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by SNR

It would be REALLY nice to have Bradley McDougald still on the team right about now. He could have been pretty valuable depth for us with a full season on the practice squad and an entire offseason program.

This Malcolm Bronson guy who played barely any time in training camp and preseason and still made it to the practice squad better have some real skills.

I like mcdougald. The problem is the chiefs seem to have no shortage of strong safeties and no frees. Especially given how much responsibility they have in one deep coverage.

**RealSNR** · 03-17-2014, 12:42 PM

We still have no true free safeties on the team.

Safeties currently on the team:

Eric Berry (starting SS)
Husain Abdullah (backed up Lewis as FS in 2013, has traditionally played SS)
Sanders Commings (Moeaki'd his rookie season, only played in 2 games, was a tweener CB/S in college)
Malcolm Bronson (no clue what the hell he does)
Jerron McMillian (SS with the Packers who was cut, had a lot of promise as a draft pick)

Yeeeeaaaahhh... I'd say it's a fair bet that we still need a free agent of some sort. That's a lot of inexperience. You might see that on a true rebuilding team like Herm's Chiefs. But not on a team trying to supposedly take out the Donks for the division

**The Franchise** · 03-17-2014, 01:22 PM

The mental transition is probably going to be the toughest for Commings.

**RealSNR** · 03-17-2014, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Pestilence

The mental transition is probably going to be the toughest for Commings.

That's never a good thing.

Again, this kind of shit would have been okay last year. But not this year. The franchise wanted to send a message in 2013. Going in with a guy like Commings with nobody else to compete with him (except maybe a rookie) is not how this is supposed to work.

**The Franchise** · 03-17-2014, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by SNR

That's never a good thing.

Again, this kind of shit would have been okay last year. But not this year. The franchise wanted to send a message in 2013. Going in with a guy like Commings with nobody else to compete with him (except maybe a rookie) is not how this is supposed to work.

Maybe the broken collarbone had a little bit of a silver lining then because he got almost his entire rookie season to watch tape and digest the playbook.

**RealSNR** · 03-17-2014, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Pestilence

Maybe the broken collarbone had a little bit of a silver lining then because he got almost his entire rookie season to watch tape and digest the playbook.

That's what we have to hope for.

I just really really disagree with Direckshun. That's not how good teams are built. Good teams replace aging veterans, injuries, or guys who want too much money with players that they know a ton about. The replacements are either 2nd-year rookies who were high draft picks or they were mid-late round picks or undrafted guys who flashed a lot of good stuff and earned playing time during the prior season.

Sanders Commings is kind of an "Eh, his college tape looks good. Why the **** not? Let's do it!" This happens to teams who lack depth at the position and/or offseason resources to solidify the starting lineup. In other words... not good teams.

**J Diddy** · 03-17-2014, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by SNR

That's never a good thing.

Again, this kind of shit would have been okay last year. But not this year. The franchise wanted to send a message in 2013. Going in with a guy like Commings with nobody else to compete with him (except maybe a rookie) is not how this is supposed to work.

I'm not sold in that is how it is going to work.

**RealSNR** · 03-17-2014, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Dick Bull

I'm not sold in that is how it is going to work.

We're down to what in terms of free agents? Clemons? As guys we could start that would be a legit upgrade to Kendrick Lewis. Not much is left out there.

Then we got the draft left. I know the Niners started Eric Reid last year, but not because they went in depending on him for production. They started him because they deemed he was worthy. And at least from how things are looking right now, about the only rookie I would feel halfway comfortable with starting at FS is Clinton-Dix.

Any other player is going to require a bit of luck. Not a lot, but some. We're simply just not very well prepared to fill this roster hole right now.

mcaj22 · 03-17-2014, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by SNR

We're down to what in terms of free agents? Clemons? As guys we could start that would be a legit upgrade to Kendrick Lewis. Not much is left out there.

Then we got the draft left. I know the Niners started Eric Reid last year, but not because they went in depending on him for production. They started him because they deemed he was worthy. And at least from how things are looking right now, about the only rookie I would feel halfway comfortable with starting at FS is Clinton-Dix.

Any other player is going to require a bit of luck. Not a lot, but some. We're simply just not very well prepared to fill this roster hole right now.

Calvin Pryor is definitely startable as well.

03-17-2014, 12:21 PM	#1
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RealSNR Special Teams ACE!!! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Where the hell is SNR Casino cash: $2200208	We still have no true free safeties on the team. Safeties currently on the team: Eric Berry (starting SS) Husain Abdullah (backed up Lewis as FS in 2013, has traditionally played SS) Sanders Commings (Moeaki'd his rookie season, only played in 2 games, was a tweener CB/S in college) Malcolm Bronson (no clue what the hell he does) Jerron McMillian (SS with the Packers who was cut, had a lot of promise as a draft pick) Yeeeeaaaahhh... I'd say it's a fair bet that we still need a free agent of some sort. That's a lot of inexperience. You might see that on a true rebuilding team like Herm's Chiefs. But not on a team trying to supposedly take out the Donks for the division
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