Just quit with this shit.. It’s not happening..

Twitter won’t let me embed for some reason

https://x.com/geoffschwartz/status/1...YJXccxRIbYwg3A

Have to agree that Wanya looked way better on the right side. He looked completely comfortably over there. I hope he starts at Pittsburgh to get more of a look at him. Get a look at him at RT in in Denver too.

Getting a decent RT long term in the 3rd rd would be a huge hit for us

Jeff Allen said Wanya looks like a natural RT. Hmmm

I was at the game so missed what happened here. Was Taylor injured?

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">He looks far better at RT than LT. Night and day usage with his hands in pass pro <a href="https://t.co/JltIvmBsSb">https://t.co/JltIvmBsSb</a></p>&mdash; Geoff Schwartz (@geoffschwartz) <a href="https://twitter.com/geoffschwartz/status/1870844868261826798?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 22, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Okay, usual disclaimer that we all love Andy Reid and what he's done for this team, but what in the actual **** has been going on in recent years at OT? How did Suamataia even get a starting job? How did they not realize that Morris was a far better fit at RT? They seriously couldn't have been that gung ho about it being Jawaan Taylors job when they were pretty open about the fact they thought he could work both sides of the OL.

Made himself a 3 pancake breakfast, niiice

Jay Glazer just said Jawaan has a mild knee sprain. Don’t think he’s gonna play on X mas with such a short timeline.

If Wanya continues looking solid at RT then I think you have to consider starting him there next year and telling Jawaan to get ready to play LT in 2025.

Great. Gives Suamataia another year in the lab so they can really evaluate what his future is on the team while Taylor plays his last year out at LT.

You really are a POS

Relax bro I’m ****ing around. I don’t wish injury on anyone, contrary to some who seemed happy yesterday when Dell went down. But I do think Morris (inexplicably) looked better than Taylor so there’s that.

People underestimate how hard it is to switch sides for a guy who has done it one way for many years. Taylor would be included in that.

It’s like asking someone to go from right handed to left handed. All your movements go opposite and the muscle memory isn’t set up for that. Thankfully we have a 100-game starter at Left tackle coming back very soon, and Thuney is at least a left side guy.

I don't know about Taylor moving to LT but if Morris can take over at RT that'd be great. I don't know the implications of Taylor's contract but cutting him or even trading him sounds like a good idea to me. If we can get a good year out of Humphries in 2025 that would be great.

But no matter how you slice it, it appears Wanya can be a legit RT for 2026 and maybe beyond. That would be fan-****ing-tastic for our roster build.

I don't wish injury on anyone but I agree with the second part. Taylor has not lived up to his $20 mil salary.

If we cut him this offseason it's a $35M dead cap hit according to Spotrac. He needs to play somewhere.

I’d at least take a look at Taylor over at LT in OTAs. He’s got the athleticism. If he could pull it off, you’ve answered both tackle spots for next year without even adding a body yet.

So Wanya has to switch positions and block the best defensive player in the league? Not ideal. He looked decent yesterday but that was a handful of snaps against a different level of competition.

Not like he was playing against chopped liver. Will Anderson Jr and Danielle Hunter are a very competent duo on the EDGE.

Ouch! Depends on how the other guys work out but trade him for a draft pick. 3rd rounder maybe?

They do, but I hope they help him against Watt and don't leave him on an island like Reid would do with Morris at LT.

We’ll see how Wayna holds up after teams get tape on him on the right side. Remember, Niang, Wayna and even Kingsley had strong first starts until tape of their weaknesses got out.

But if Wayna holds strong? You have to at least think about putting Jawaan at the left side to open up our cap for other contracts. I have a feeling Spags is going to campaign heavily to resign Bolton, but if we could lock up McDuffie, too? Going with Jawaan at LT over Cam Robinson opens up possibilities like that.

Taylor is not an LT. And never has been. I don't know how some folks think an average RT would suddenly transform into a good LT when he has no experience there? Makes little sense.

Here we go again. Folks want to move an average RT with no LT experience to Pat's blindside because he'd OBVIOUSLY turn into Trent Williams overnight :evil:

To be fair he did play some LT in college. So you can’t say no experience.

The thought of him at LT is because he has more of a LT game than that of a RT.

If you take into account his penalties, calling him average is probably fair. But otherwise, isn't his pass blocking usually pretty good?

Nobody is asking/expecting Trent Williams. If his pass blocking on the left isn't much worse than the right, then that might be a good option given who KC has under contract for one year.

Yes, it is an unknown how well he would transition if he had a full off season to commit to doing it.

Maybe DJ will be an option next year, but that isn't a given either. Maybe BV makes a big move to bring in another LT.

If Wanya plays well against Watt then you keep him out there

No he didn't. Orlando Brown, Morris and Kingsley did. Taylor has no record of playing regularly at LT at any level.

You’re wanting to be so right in your response that you didn’t even read what I wrote. He played SOME LT in COLLEGE. I did not say anything about the NFL

Take it up with Andy/Veach/whoever was there at the press conference announcing the Taylor signing and said they'd try him out on both sides.

If KC felt he could be competent at LT they would have tried him there in training camp, preseason games etc. But that hasn't been the case and the fact that they trust Thuney out there before him paints a clear picture to me. Folks moan about him at RT but would be comfortable putting him on Pat's BLINDSIDE with no experience? smh it's utterly crazy imo :evil:

https://chiefswire.usatoday.com/2023...r-left-tackle/

Google tool can be a real friend for you. But ignorance can also be bliss. And talking in absolutes will always catch up to you

I was talking about college. When did he play LT in college? I've seen no record of that.

All of the talk about Taylor to LT makes for interesting speculation... but what if Humphries steps back in and performs admirably the rest of the way?

18 snaps? BWAHAHAHA ROFL

They were lying to keep people from thinking they were gonna draft an LT. They worked out ten LT's before the draft. Then drafted Morris and signed Smith soon after. They were never gonna play Taylor at LT imo.

You said he has never taken a snap at LT. He also started two games in college at LT.

Again talking in absolutes just so you can be right will make you look foolish

Yeah. This idea didn’t come out of nowhere. The Chiefs brass made it clear they saw Taylor as a potential LT from Day 1.

I suppose we can hope Humphries would go for a 1 year prove it deal, but if the choice is between Cam Robinson or LT Taylor/McDuffie, you at least have to think about it if Taylor can be at least Donovan Smith from the left side.

Lol ER wrong again. I clearly stated above that there is no record of him playing LT REGULARLY!!. 18 emergency snaps in four years is not regular but nice try ROFL .

And can you provide the proof that he played "two games at LT" in college? :hmmm: Even if that was true. 18 snaps and two college games in his entire career is still virtually nothing. Fullstop.

In my perfect world, Humphries looks rock solid the rest of the way this season and comes back on a two year deal

That affords Kingsley plenty of time to grow into the role, and then we're golden for a 5-10 years at LT

Since making that comment they...

1. Drafted Morris
2. Signed Smith
3. Drafted Kingsley
4. Signed Humphries
5. Moved Thuney to LT and not Taylor

So if those comments were true, why have they not played Taylor at LT yet and chose all them other options instead? Folks need to do the maths. They see Taylor at practice every single day and never once tried him at LT. So why would they start now?

This makes sense. Humphries is in no position to demand top dollar imo. I think if he holds up well fot the rest of this season the two parties can come up with a fair deal and then we can let Kingsley develop behind the scenes. Hell, he might be an option for RT one day just like Morris tbh.

Maybe our secret weapon? :shrug:

I would say it is promising but I wouldn't want to look to have Morris playbthere instead of Taylor. No way in hell.

Yeah Humphries will have to be reasonable, his recent history pretty much demands it

But I'm not down with Kingsley as RT, they drafted him for the left and they need to just make it work... Heck needs to coach his ass off and really earn his paycheck on this

I’m at the point where I’m ready for Heck to develop someone like this. He’s been on a bit of a losing streak when it comes to development of OL projects.

Thats no shit, Heck needs a big win with Suamataia... getting him ready would solve everything else, every other O line spot should be easy to figure out once LT is locked down for 5+ years

Nope you said “No experience “

Talking in absolutes continue to bite your making shit up to be right, wrong again

I know reading isn’t your strong suit but it’s in the same article I already posted. You can do this Buddy. We believe in you

Lol yeah 18 snaps means he's a proven vet there. And no doubt Justin Reid is an "experienced" NFL kicker too that should have replaced Butker when he got hurt ROFL

So a fan article means IT'S AUTOMATICALLY TRUE RIGHT? :LOL:

If Taylor could play left tackle....he would have been playing left tackle. Either he refuses to or the coaches saw something and think he absolutely can't.

No but smartass posters here think they know better than the coaching staff :D

I never said he was a proven vet. But you did say he has ZERO experience.

Let’s not move the goal posts because you got caught pulling things out your butt.

Now I agree with this.

But maybe you should make something else up and act like you know something

Or ignoring the fat contract he signed… which sure as heck wasn’t initially meant for him to play RT.

Ah yes, moving the goal posts because you got caught not knowing again. And trying to prove your point by continuing your make believe story

It was designed to get a competent tackle in the building and figure out things afterward. And in the aftermath the contract looks like a bargain for what was expected of him after several guards got paid exorbitantly.

There's nothing wrong with the contract for a RT. His play has just been more middling.

They paid to get a guy in the door because it would've been negligent to go into the draft or latter stages of FA without any stability at either tackle position.

You claim he has 18 snaps and two games in college and your only evidence is a fan article fgs please get real YOU HAVE NO PROOF :LOL:

You have no proof smartass. Just a fan article LMAO

This may be true. I certainly don't believe that Taylor can for sure play LT.

But it may be that they would only consider moving him with a full off season committed to it.

The first year, they had Smith. The second year they may have been overly optimistic about other options at LT and didn't want to try moving him during the season.

But given where KC is at, unless DJ is extended another year...

$20 million AAV for a RT who is currently playing worse than the guy he replaced… who is making $8 million AAV.

That’s not a “bargain”.

We won a superbowl with him playing well in the playoffs last year. Why are we cap watching? The bottom line is to win. Fullstop.

They also won a Super Bowl with Wylie at RT… not making $20 million AAV.

Nope but keep trying. You’re funny little man

No stats, no records. Just a fan article you're twerking over? Smh what a useless debate ROFL

Andy ****ing Heck

You are a funny little man

Not once have I stated he should be the starter. I’m just not closed minded either way to it.
You on the other hand are making up facts in your little head to prove your point. I just showed you were wrong. Now you want to pit me on the other side.

If he could play LT, he would be playing LT right now instead of Thuney.

Lol "you showed me I was wrong" with a fan article that has no evidence you dunce smh ROFL

Yes because YOU said he has NEVER played LT EVER.

He has weather its a fan article or not he has played there. You were wrong. You made shit up to prove your point. You got caught. Admit it.

ROFL

Yes you are laughable. Funny little man!!

And I’ll take that as your defeat since you can’t rebuttal without more lies

:LOL:

ROFL

This is why he’s making big money. He’s legit in pass pro. Got very little help yesterday. On an island most of the time.

Watt got a few Oscar worthy acting penalties though.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">T.J. Watt generated 0 pressures on 31 pass rushes against the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Chiefs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Chiefs</a> . Its his first game without a pressure since Week 7 of 2023 at the Rams per Next Gen Stats . <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ChiefsKingdom?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ChiefsKingdom</a></p>&mdash; Nick Jacobs (@Jacobs71) <a href="https://twitter.com/Jacobs71/status/1872283726320742573?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 26, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Couple costly penalties (nothing new) but he earned a lot of respect from me yesterday.

That was a great performance in a big game against an elite opponent, all while playing on an injured knee.

TJ Watt got the star treatment on at least one of those holds.

Taylor should take it as a compliment that he reduced one of the best defensive players in football to flopping like a bitch for flags.

I read this three times and couldn’t get past maths.

Literally this. Kinda disgraceful to watch because TAylor just manhandled him the whole game and then Watt just resorted to flopping for flags.