Originally Posted by DJ's left nut (Post 17607422)

Only have Thuney for 1 more year in all likelihood. And any contract can be made palatable for a season.

But we've said for years that sooner or later Mahomes will have to do more and more as his contract gets more and more expensive. And some of those sacrifices have obviously been made with his weapons. The next may well be on the IOL.

I've actually been pretty shocked by the Chiefs willingness to cut corners at OT given Reid's history with the shell concept. But I feel like this may be similar to how they've handled WR over the next year or two. They'll look for solid veteran stopgaps while dedicating additional resources in the draft to rebuilding the depth chart.

Honestly I still wonder if that's not why they're seemingly opposed to Wanya Morris at LT - I think they really would like to see him take over for Smith at RG. And I think that would be a pretty nice little move for KC.

Originally Posted by RunKC (Post 17607469)

Honestly if the Chiefs took a highly rated G prospect in the first rd to replace Thuney I wouldn’t be mad.

A guy like Graham Barton for example. I think IOL is more important to Mahomes than tackles. He can maneuver the tackle problems but not interior pressure.

It’s not that likely to me but if it happened I’d be more than fine with it

Originally Posted by KingPriest2 (Post 17607451)

How? Where’s the money?


We have 15 mil this season and 13 for next

Originally Posted by tredadda (Post 17607389)

Ricky doesn’t make up things.

Originally Posted by Bob Dole (Post 17607318)

Odd photo choice...

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut (Post 17607422)

But we've said for years that sooner or later Mahomes will have to do more and more as his contract gets more and more expensive.

Originally Posted by O.city (Post 17607480)

Nah, I'd not take a G that early, especially if you Kinglsey and Taylor and Creed are here playing well.

Keep picking away in the mid rounds and see if you can't develop them.

In terms of the first next year, DT seems to be a big spot for me.

Originally Posted by RunKC (Post 17607469)

Honestly if the Chiefs took a highly rated G prospect in the first rd to replace Thuney I wouldn’t be mad.

A guy like Graham Barton for example. I think IOL is more important to Mahomes than tackles. He can maneuver the tackle problems but not interior pressure.

It’s not that likely to me but if it happened I’d be more than fine with it

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut (Post 17607516)

I still think you focus on positional value.

The odds of me getting someone 90% as good as Barton in the 2nd or 3rd rounds is substantially higher than me getting a valuable pass rusher or OT in those rounds.

I think you just keep playing large numbers and see how it goes.

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut (Post 17607422)

Only have Thuney for 1 more year in all likelihood. And any contract can be made palatable for a season.

But we've said for years that sooner or later Mahomes will have to do more and more as his contract gets more and more expensive. And some of those sacrifices have obviously been made with his weapons. The next may well be on the IOL.

I've actually been pretty shocked by the Chiefs willingness to cut corners at OT given Reid's history with the shell concept. But I feel like this may be similar to how they've handled WR over the next year or two. They'll look for solid veteran stopgaps while dedicating additional resources in the draft to rebuilding the depth chart.

Honestly I still wonder if that's not why they're seemingly opposed to Wanya Morris at LT - I think they really would like to see him take over for Smith at RG. And I think that would be a pretty nice little move for KC.

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut (Post 17607516)

I still think you focus on positional value.

The odds of me getting someone 90% as good as Barton in the 2nd or 3rd rounds is substantially higher than me getting a valuable pass rusher or OT in those rounds.

I think you just keep playing large numbers and see how it goes.

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut (Post 17607408)

Yeah, I love Smith. Great attitude, good bit of nasty to have on the line. Smart, physical player and a real nice complementary part on the OL.

But this is a passing team and he's more of a road-grater of an IOL. He's just not quite the right fit. He has more value to a team like the Titans or Ravens or even 49ers than he has to us.

I think we have to mentally prepare for him moving on. It just doesn't make sense for this team to pay $20 million to an OG. Especially when said OG isn't a premier pass protector.

Originally Posted by Bowser (Post 17607559)

Well deserved for both these guys. Now let's have Creed hit Mahomes in the numbers with 95%+ of his shotgun snaps this season. And Butker can just do what Butker does; we don't win it all last season without him.



I hate this take, but I agree with it. Smith is nasty when he's on, but he'd be the prototypical guard in a Harbaugh offense. He'd definitely been more than adequate for us, but he'd shine in a run first offense.