<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Clearly the Chiefs are moving Leo Chenal to EDGE.*<br><br>*this is a joke</p>&mdash; Kent Swanson (@kent_swanson) <a href="https://twitter.com/kent_swanson/status/1636835736837308416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 17, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

pew pew, nah

Coverage by the linebackers was the defense’s biggest weakness. This is them addressing it.

That son of a bitch is making fun of me He’s gonna meet his Waterloo at the George Brett Statue.

Gay has been injury prone somewhat so it's a good depth move.

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Why did the butt-chargers let him go?

What is with the blue/green hair?

That's insane value. Maybe be able to take some of the hits off of Bolton.

you know, this sort of reminds me of last year when we signed that panthers linebacker who had a lot of tackles, started every game and didn't make the team. Hopefully this one is better than that.

I was sad they didn't tender Darius Harris, but not anymore.

This is another upgrade, just like at LT.

In Veach we trust.

How did this guy not get more money and interest? Really doesn’t make any sense. Teams seem to be very hesitant to pay anyone. Feels like collusion but I’m fine with it. Just saying.

I mean his stats look way better than Gay. You’d think he was promised a pretty prominent role. Should be very interesting. They seem to innovating a lot on both sides of the ball. Right now we look unquestionably better on D. This is going to be fun.

He’s a nice player

He's definitely a hawk!!:thumb:

I don't understand where his market went... Unless his coverage was really that bad. with 144tks he was on the field alot.

TE's were a problem for Chargers to handle.

Do we have the best linebackers in the league?

It's not just that he was on the field a lot, he knew where to find it most of the time. Guy has a nose for the ball.

Weird we got him so easy.

Wonder if there’s a willie gay trade incoming?

Five teams were after him and he decided to chase the ring.

His coverage is elite.

Just keep stacking good football players, and everything will be fine.

One of the better LB rooms now, for sure.

He's a cancer in the locker room. He often cries for no reason and smells funny.
Good luck with this guy fellas.

YES. Hit the FT.

Why just a 1 year deal?

LMAO

your desperate inhalation of copium is palpable

If Gay isn't part of a trade for DHop, then could we see Chenal more at ER this year?

Hmm.

Not the first to say it but always found myself noticing him when we played the Chargers. Perhaps due to their run defense. Do remember hearing stuff about his coverage issues but never noticed it myself. Every LB ends up being on a Kelce poster so I usually don't judge them too harshly.

I think its great value. Trusting they wouldn't do this move if they felt they needed the cap space elsewhere. That's the only possible concern I would even have.

Who are the top 3 LB rooms?

SF

Not sure after that. Might still be LAR in there.

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“ He often cries for no reason and smells funny.”

We’re that team now, boys! We’re getting mercenaries!

Just stop.

Baltimore comes to mind...

I think we implementing a 3-4 package, as someone else alluded to. Late fourth quarter scheme.

Must be something along those lines because I don't think they're just gonna relegate Chenal to the Harris playing time. Definitely interesting.

There it is. Thx, forgot about BAL LBs. Though they aren't going to be a factor in the playoffs for a minute anyway.

my god its full of stars

Danny Shelton currently

Remember Larry Drew for the KC Kings ? Yeah...me too,used to go to Kings game with my dad. Drew is still around as assistant coach somewhere,i just saw him.

Those were the days! Drew, Theus, Eddie Johnson, LaSalle Thompson. But Kansas Citians decided theyd rather watch some guy named Enzo play indoor soccer. Seriously, that shit outdrew the Kings by a lot. Embarrassing.

Leo AND Willie will walk down and come off the edge now.

What’s the minimum threshold before signings affect comp picks?

Fills a team need. Philly really outclassed us with douchebags who cry during the Super Bowl anthem. We'll be a lot more competitive in that department now.

https://media.tenor.com/3mNW124Kp3sAAAAC/cry-crying.gif

Tranquill at $3M is a bargain. We need 3 LB in our base formation: Bolton, Gay and Tranquill (putting opposing offences to sleep) makes this unit a strength. Chenel is now depth. This is a football player that wants to go for a ring on a one-year deal. He likely gave up millions of dollars to play with KC, so his motivation will be off the charts. He can drop into coverage or rush the passer and gives Spags many options.

This guy is going to be great in this defense.

I think this signing means that Gay is getting traded to either move up in the draft or get Hopkins. Love Willie, but I believe next year is his last year on rookie deal and Veach wanted to capitalize. I hope the Edwards signing doesn’t mean the same thing in regards to Sneed.

Well you need not worry cause Edwards and Sneed play different positions.

The Chiefs play a 4-3 base. There are plenty of snaps to go around for Chenel, Gay, Tranquill and Bolton. Given that we will be weaker at S in 2023, LB seems to be a beneficial place for a compensating upgrade.

Just like Juju was for us last year LMAO

Who’s Boulton?

;)

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Ex-Chargers LB Drue Tranquill reminds me of Lofa Tatupu. Does everything well, and I do mean everything. Someone&#39;s probably going to get a stupid bargain in free agency with him. <a href="https://t.co/Os24MbIHsn">pic.twitter.com/Os24MbIHsn</a></p>&mdash; Doug Farrar ✍ (@NFL_DougFarrar) <a href="https://twitter.com/NFL_DougFarrar/status/1634607348768731136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 11, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

I hope Gay didn’t get into more trouble…

And if he did we good. Tranquil is a SOLID player

So apparently he's not great against the run, that's the knock. Given he can cover and that's the missing piece in the LB room that sounds fine. Keep him as a coverage LB and in for obvious passing downs.

Yes, trading up in the second round for a RT. This is after we draft our EDGE in the first. Just my guess.

Veach definately got the championship discount on this one. Kid is ring chasing for a year and clearly is pretty pissed at the Chargers, like Orlando was with us. Pretty fascinating.

Yep. Orlando had no reason to be pissed off at us. This kid does havev a reason to be pissed off at the Chargers.

How did I completely ****ing miss this yesterday... Odd.

Why would Kent say it and then call it a joke? Leo was a good pass rusher as a Senior at Wisconsin.

About the only thing Chenal is missing as a potentially dominant edge in the NFL is arm length. Carl Lawson and Melvin Ingram have done okay with the same-length arms. He has the size to hold up and he definitely has the strength and athleticism. I think moving him down on occasion would be worth trying out.

Some people on here got pissy when it came up after the draft but his college highlights and scouting profile were very similar to Micah Parsons. I can only think this is something they might explore

I don’t really see why they wouldn’t at this point. You have too many talented bodies at LB now to let guys sit. Chenal has the build to be a 3rd down edge rusher.

Will be very interesting to see how they approach this.

I was calling for him to get more looks from the edge last year, he was second to Parsons that draft year as an edge rushing LB. The closer he is to the line the better he plays imo, would not be surprised if he's rotated in more.

Sorry i missed this before saying the same, what you said!

Thr knock that came up is he lacks bend, in addition to arm length.

By the way, here's an awesome article on the art of pass rush that highlights Derrick Thomas as the originator of the "ghost move" that Von Miller is known for, and video of how Schwartz would counter it on Miller. Thomas had crazy bend.

https://trenchwarfare.substack.com/p...rigin-story-of

The genius of Veach struck again! :thumb::thumb:

Stop posting for a while and lurk more

Burt Vatch is a monster man.

Have to say, this sure seems like an “out of left field” move. Didn’t think they’d be signing a LB this good.

Yep but I also wouldn't have expected Tranquill to want to come here. If he had other suitors...then it couldn't have been just "come to KC and win a ring". He had to have been comfortable with whatever "roll" Spags told him.

And honestly, it could be that they have no plans of bringing Gay back after this season and they think that Tranquill could be cheaper after his 1 year deal.

I guess it’s possible. This front office never ceases to amaze.

Toxic

From what I recall of seeing Tranquil play is he seems to always be right in the middle of every play. And many times getting the RB or QB in the backfield.

Remember when we used to say that in a bad way?

STFU AND STFD!

Veach puts his cigar down, looks at his scotch in its Super Bowl glass, and asks Andy “Who do you think Scott Pioli would have at the top of his big board?”

Andy replies with a soft chuckle “Just Jimmy G.”

We moving to a 3-4 defense?

Not a chance.

There is absolutely an alternate reality out there where Jimmy G is a newly signed Chief right now.

He checks all the boxes for what we used to covet in a QB.

Chief Fan would’ve convinced himself that we just need an elite OL, a HOF TE, and to fix the defense. Then we can win the big one.

What’s wrong with crying during the national anthem? You some sort of a communist?:rolleyes:

As Mathew Cassel hangs it up after a 13 year career with the Kansas City Chiefs, that included 3 trips to wild card weekend and 1 trip to super wild card weekend, we usher in a new era. THE JIMMY G ERA!

Excuse me while I go cut myself.

Spags wants more sacks next season.