He does make videos but he's a prisoner of his own success. Too much time around Athan and Shaggy Shane. He thinks people give a shit about his opinion. When there's no traction they default to this bullshit.

You gotta take the good with the bad with just about every poster here. In Clay's case, he does post a lot of interesting and informative stuff. It often just gets lost in the noise though.

Clays like that channel that was mostly static but sometimes youd see a boob. Not sure what it was just something lurking deep in the depths of my memory.

You've never done ****ing shit for the Kingdom, kiddo.

Most of us are fans. Not employees!

Nate Taylor said expect Joe Thuney, because at this point DJ doesn't know the playbook and the coaching staff aren't confident that his football conditioning is up to par yet.

nothing about this on his twitter feed

Weird Games podcast on YouTube

I’d rather go back to Kingsley and give him help and run the ball, instead of throwing 45 times.

This would be a disaster.

A fact I’m quite proud of.. unlike you, who tried to Frank Ferdinand our dynasty before it started.

:cuss: Dammit Carl!

I don't listen to that podcast but this post made me listen to that part. You have hearing comprehension issues. He clearly said that IF DJ wasn't ready Thuney would start.

I don't even know how you got that extra shit from the coaches from.

That makes a lot more sense. Bit surprised they're rolling forward with Thuney as the back up. Is that the plan going forward?

I didn't get that at all from listening to Reid or Humphries. Reid said if DJ gave him the thumbs up, he would play. And DJ gave him the thumbs a week ago when he said he was ready to play anywhere Andy wanted to put him.

I thought that suddenly sounded contrary to everything else Reid and company had already said.

I was fully prepared for Nate to be wrong again.

What choice does they have? Can’t have Wanya or Kingsley out there at this point

I think you could try Kingsley again. He was getting no damn help before. They just hung his ass out to dry. Give him some TE help like they ended up doing for Morris anyway and see what happens.

They’re going to throw him out there, and if he struggles they’ll move Thuney again.

When Mahomes snaps on you, that’s the end of your season. They’re not going back to Wanya unless someone dies.

This is all moot, guys. Humphries is going to start. :D

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">DJ Humphries .. working. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Chiefs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Chiefs</a> <a href="https://t.co/6VPkYEwWMy">pic.twitter.com/6VPkYEwWMy</a></p>&mdash; Harold R. Kuntz (@HaroldRKuntz3) <a href="https://twitter.com/HaroldRKuntz3/status/1864778503951896632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 5, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Wanya and Kingsley could never do bag work like that! Wow!!

Humphries starting for this offense is about to have the same drastic change as when Clint Eastwood's character in Unforgiven, retired murderous outlaw turned peaceful farmer William Munny took that first big swig of whiskey near the end of that film.

LMAO dude it's a copypasta

Wow. Roaf-like.

Bruh.

I feel like if you troll, you should commit to it. If you're gonna troll, then troll. The more people get up in arms about it, the better.

You can't troll and then begin justifying it when people get mad.

more. I hope he is ready.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Chiefs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Chiefs</a> practice look-in: DJ Humphries working on Thursday <a href="https://t.co/VqZmrSNQbO">pic.twitter.com/VqZmrSNQbO</a></p>&mdash; Pete Sweeney (@pgsween) <a href="https://twitter.com/pgsween/status/1864757782081089717?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 5, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Can't send him out there against speed anymore.

But the problem with putting him out there again is that this really did look, to me, like a mental issue. He was just so indecisive in delivering his punch.

The feet actually looked pretty good. His get-off and kick slide were fine. He got to where he needed to be and then froze.

You don't want to mind-**** him. If he gets that sort of indecision buried in his head (which is gonna happen if he keeps getting roasted) then you might just ruin him.

I still think he's a viable option at OT. I did see flashes and the athleticism/length are clearly there. But he needs to figure out what to do with his hands in the worst way.

Kingsley needs to call Mitchell Schwartz and beg that guy for any help with technique work. Mitch had the privilege of learning from Joe Thomas and has credited him for helping his career.

Mitch still lives in KC and is one of the most technically sound tackles this franchise has ever had.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Jawaan Taylor was limited in practice today.</p>&mdash; Kansas City Chiefs (@Chiefs) <a href="https://twitter.com/Chiefs/status/1864791844326117446?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 5, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Yeah Taylor is nursing a sore knee. He was FP yesterday so maybe they were just playing it safe today?

LMAO. I justify nothing. 100% troll tweet. I claim nothing else.

Mission accomplished.

I sure hope so.

Yep, they practiced indoor on turf is the reasoning per Matt Derrick.

Verderame and Taylor are saying Morris probably plays if he can't.

He turned when he shouldn't have. He's a turnstile. Cut him!

Well he didn't whiff on the guys holding the pads, so that's a start I guess

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The lowest pressure rates allowed so far this season <a href="https://t.co/sRqMopXUE7">pic.twitter.com/sRqMopXUE7</a></p>&mdash; PFF (@PFF) <a href="https://twitter.com/PFF/status/1864779580252246163?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 5, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

I'm not going to say this is dispositive of anything, nor am I going to say it's reflective of what the last 2-3 weeks have been where things have seemingly gotten much, MUCH worse (especially at LT).

But...this would seem to support that on balance, Mahomes line hasn't been bad. I mean maybe you think top 5 is a stretch, but if you're top 5 on any sort of metric along these lines, it stands to reason that most objective measures would say you're no worse than average, right?

I still think we've oversold that problem on the OL and I still think that's partly because of how ineffective our DL has been, thus making the opposing DL look all the more dynamic by comparison.

I have no idea what that image means. Nor does it make any sense.

Is morris the lowest pff rated lt in the nfl? I don’t have a paid membership

It means the Chiefs, as a team, are 5th-best in the league at allowing pressure. Kind of hard to believe but like DJ said, maybe we are overselling it.

I got that but is it per pass attempt or per play attempt? We run the ball a ton esp at first of year.

Also wtf is pressure? Like our defensive tackles gently getting in josh Allen’s face only to allow him to move barely to the side and throw a completely unobstructed pass or scramble for a walk-in td

DE pressure is much diff than dt pressure.

The types of pressure wanye is allowing even josh Allen couldn’t escape

It means that Mahomes is pressured on about 24.5% of his drop-backs which, relative to the rest of the league, appears to be pretty good.

It means that if he drops back 40 times in a given game, he'll get pressured roughly 10 times, the BEST situation in the league (evidently Denver and TB according to those stats) will get pressured 8 times in that game.

And basically, from what I can tell, they're dividing the number of 'pass set plays' he's run this year (appears to be 491) by the number of pressures (sacks+hits+hurries) to get their percentage.

Total pressures on the season -- 121, total pass block opportunities -- 491. Thus the 24.5.

And if you were to say say "Man, Mahomes is getting pressured on 1/4 of his drop-backs" we'd immediately think "Damn, he's just getting harassed back there..."

But again, relative to the rest of the league....he really isn't.

Interestingly, the Chiefs pass rush appears to be pretty average when I try to run the reverse stat from their defensive figures. 492 pass rush downs by the defense, 138 ottal pressures -- good for a 28% pressure rate. By that read, our defense is getting more pressure than our offense is surrendering on the season. For most of the season, that would've actually checked out to me.

ESPECIALLY when you see that Jones is responsible for 54 of those total pressures, about 40% of the pressures from the entire defense (including blitzers).

That's gross. Jones really has been hung out to dry by the rest of the pass rush this year.

It's per pass attempt.

As to your second point, most would actually argue that a DT pressure is MORE damaging than a DE pressure because a QBs first instinct is to step up. You say "Allen can move barely to the side to avoid the DT..." well Allen could just as easily step forward to avoid a DE. And Reid has always said he prefers pressure up the middle as it's "The shortest path to the QB"

It strikes me as, at best, a distinction without a difference.

Repeating a thought from Chiefs podcast-iverse, but the second Jones signed his mega deal, he assumed the responsibility to generate that percentage of the defenses production.

Yeah, I don't think I believe it.

But as I've said several times about PFF -- when it comes to fine grading, I don't think it's useful.

When it comes to tiering, especially over large sample sizes (i.e. a team grade) I think it can be pretty useful.

I don't think that it means that Mahomes has gotten the 5th best protection in the league. But what I would be comfortable saying as that, even with a little fudge factor built in, he'd be no worse than mid-pack.

I mean lets compare it to Burrow.

Burrow's line has 497 graded pass plays (which appears to be a pass play that isn't a screen pass). They've surrendered 163 total pressures. THAT'S getting strafed. That's 33%.

Now would I go to war over 33% over 35%? Or 30%? No, no I would not. Just as I wouldn't go to war over the 25% on Mahomes vs. 22 or 28%.

But I would say that those figures diverge enough to say "Man, Mahomes has had much better protection than Burrow has had this year..." and be awfully confident in making that statement. We think of Goff as getting exceptional protection and that's what's making him so efficient but Goff's line, in 388 graded reps, has given up 115 pressures. So roughly 30%. Build in a margin 3% either way (which is probably too much margin given the sample sizes) and I still think it's pretty safe to say that at WORST Goff has had similar protection to Mahomes and in all probability it's probably been worse.

Now again, the last 2-3 weeks have been a different animal. Last week especially. A change is clearly needed going forward. But over the course of the season, we can't just chalk up the offensive struggles to poor pass blocking - relatively speaking, it's average at worst and it might actually be pretty dang decent.

Only explanation is that they’re counting bs interior push as pressure and our interior has been one of the best.

I’m pretty sure mahomes sack rate is one of the higher - which adds up. When a de gets pressure it’s much more likely to end poorly

Also consider the lack of deep shots ( aka longer developing plays) west coast quick hitting scheme

Have we signed this piece of shit yet?

The last few games Trey Smith has not played anywhere near the best.

If he plays and locks down the position somewhat it could be a game changer to our offense.

It'd be interesting to see whether Jones hasn't just been hung out to dry by the DL pretty much the last 3 years as well. Karlaftis and Danna have had better years in terms of sacks, but I don't think their pressure rates have been higher, and PFF also doesn't rate them as having particularly stellar seasons the last 2 years, in fact they grade Karlaftis higher this year I think. The DTs remain pretty much the same as ever, terrible.

Still feels to me the weak point on the defense even with the investment, and that it is substantially bailed out by blitzes.

D line is designed to be good vs the run - which it is.

We need to use more rotation for passing plays. Karalaftis is playing almost every down and he’s primarily a run stopper

Saw this on a couple Chiefs fan handles on Facebook so take it with a grain of salt but…

Trending: #Chiefs LT DJ Humphries has been "a human wall” and “a Roaf-like headache” for the Chiefs pass rushers so far in practice. He has rarely allowed any pressure and is continuously pancaking defenders.

Humphries seems to be Mahomes’ favorite blocker so far in practice.

We should have traded for him

Because he lives vicariously through other dudes cum stains

You mean grift it?

You could pull someone out of the local guitar center and they'd look all pro too against our pass rush.

LMAOLMAOLMAO - Clay is a magician.

You’ve been trolled by Clay… He posted that bullshit and gullible people eat it up

That shows how often I check facebook. FWIW, I hope he’s right.

:banghead:

Hope he plays sunday night

gotta stay ahead of beefalo

Garrett is good, but he was drafted too high. He was taken with the first pick of the draft, and he should have gone no higher than second.

:rolleyes:

If Humphries doesn’t start on Sunday, I can’t wait for the uproar given that people legitimately think that tweet is accurate. Hopefully Reid and Mahomes have to spend time in their pressers addressing it just like last time.

I absolutely prefer the home field advantage, but I expect to lose it to Buffalo. That said, the Chiefs seem to find that extra gear on the road more often than at home over the past few years, winning the AFC in Baltimore and in Buff may be that football viagra they seem to need lately.

It's probably all moot. He's gonna start.

Yeah it's either him or Thuney moving over to LT.

Can't see how they realistically go back to Wanya.

Unless DJ or Thuney get injured, I doubt Wanya sees another snap this season at LT

Uh, maybe. I think they are more likely to play Thuney at tackle in this game and then give Humphries a trial series in the 2nd quarter to see how the knee is. Let's have the new guy coming back from injury play the entire game vs. a good speed rushing team... not.

They know how his knee is. He knows how his knee is. The only thing that could possibly hold him back at this point is scheme/playbook type stuff.

He's gonna start.

Also with being an OL he doesn't have to worry as much about getting fatigued. If he's even in half way decent shape, then he should be able to make it through an entire game without getting tired.

Also, after watching Thuney against the Raiders, I really hope they aren't expecting to trot him out there against that LAC pass rush. He's better than Wanya but that's not saying much. They still had protection problems even with Thuney at LT.

It's time to bring back an entry from the CP Lexicon:

"Better than bad does not equal good,"

What? That's ridiculous. You don't shift the OL around mid game unless it's absolutely necessary.

I'm not a huge fan of shifting multiple positions before the game, let alone during. Leave the all-world LG at LG and let the actual LT play.

If the first series is a disaster, by all means make a change. But at least TRY to do it the best way possible first.

If Thuney spent the week learning how to adjust his stance to the more traditional OT alignment, I might have a little more confidence.

But with that 'squared' stance he was playing from, he'll get dog-walked. I just don't know how he would expect to handle any sort of bull rush that way and speed will give him trouble as well.

Now you could, in theory, go REALLY RPO heavy. Because in an RPO, your OTs essentially down block anyway in case the QB gives the ball up and it's a run. And that RPO would take some of the starch out of the rush as well.

But it would essentially take shot plays off the board. You wait too long on an RPO and you're going to get an ineligible man downfield penalty. So unless it's simple 9 route that you just sail up there and let the WR run under (which Pat doesn't really do), there's really not a good way to get the ball downfield on an RPO without your OL getting too far upfield.