I hadn’t really seen a solution for next season and beyond on the horizon for the position. This out of nowhere get could be huge.

Honestly, would someone with knowledge describe how good he is? I know he’s likely an upgrade over Donovan Smith and way better than Wanya/kingsley, but what are we looking at here?

I don't think it's that hard to find a decent guard.

At least on paper, Suamataia seems perfect to take that athletic LG spot

This is fabulous news!

Burt doing Burt things.

JIZZZZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I love my beautiful Kansas city chiefs

I dunno. It seems like the LT situation has become extra-dire over the last couple weeks.

I don’t doubt he was someone to consider previously though. And he’s 100pct why Donovan Smith wasn’t on speed dial.

Great! Now get your butt in here and play! :thumb:

Great signing vurch! Now lets gooooo

Abso-****ing-lutely.

2020

2021

2022

2023

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To the mother ****ing battle ship

PBJ

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Not guilty /billay

He's the best LT to ever play the game imo

Get him some games and be ready for the playoffs

OX

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">This is how you &quot;sit down on a bull rush&quot;<br><br>Humphries gives up some ground initially, but watch as he pops back in his stance, anchors back down, and uses tight hands to end up washing the edge down the line. <a href="https://t.co/MuudieX2b5">pic.twitter.com/MuudieX2b5</a></p>&mdash; Caleb James (@CJScoobs) <a href="https://twitter.com/CJScoobs/status/1860120360446001506?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 23, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Honestly I'm still in shock. This season just seems like some kind dream at this point.

Just in reading about his abilities he honestly sounds like a perfect fit for us. Not so good that we would be priced out but good enough that you don’t have to worry about the position if we can sign him again to start next season.

Chiefs aren't ****ing around. We want the ****ing ring.

Bart Bleach is a god damned gangsta

MY DICK IS SO HARD RIGHT NOW

Insane we found someone!

I’m down here in AZ and I remember when he was drafted. He had a horrible work ethic and got called out multiple times by the coaches for being lazy.

Now the last couple of years he has turned it around and maybe that’s because of new coaching?

I am a little worried that he hasn’t stayed in shape with his injury and it may take longer than some are hoping to get game dry Buuuut who knows?

There is a reason why this year's offense is worse than every single Reid - Alex Smith offense (yes, it's true) -- and it starts with pitiful LT play. That has now been addressed.

Well hell yeah! Nice!

Bart Vartch rn

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Great news! Veach is always playing 5d chess!

I should think that Beep Veep has his ways of making sure a guy is in shape before throwing money at him,

He has two months to get in game shape either way

Two more...

WTF is this shit?

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">If he’s the starter, I’ll happily be wrong but a 2 million dollar contract with incentives sounds closer to “if he gets playing time” which there’s still a better chance he does than doesn’t with Wanya’s injury.</p>&mdash; Daniel Harms�� (@InHarmsWay19) <a href="https://twitter.com/InHarmsWay19/status/1860104765495230720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 22, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

I'd bet he's wrong.
If he's not we've secured depth and an insurance policy should Morris get hurt. This probably also guarantees we don't have to move Thuney to LT if injuries hit.

https://x.com/mattderrick/status/1860098362508505469

Derrick says the Chiefs have been monitoring Humphries situation for the last month.

Yeah I could totally see them trying to stick with Wanya. Oh well. Humphries will eventually start one way or another. He's just better.

There’s no way they stick with Wanya IMO. They wouldn’t make this move if they felt fine with him.

This guy is going to start next month

Daniel "Cornell Powell is my sleeper pick of the draft" Harms.

If this post is on ChiefsPlanet dot com, then I am horny

So what we think? Can he get ready for the Chargers in 16 days?

Cleveland might be more realistic. And we definitely need him there.

Continuity my ass! That only matters if people are getting the job done. I don't believe that's the case here.

Yeah, this is not a cheap signing. It's also another roster spot they gotta make room for. We aren't backfilling for an injury at the position, either. Only reason you sign a guy of this caliber is you want him to start.

We all know how much Andy values continuity.

Donovan Smith 2023 regular season:
- 42 pressures
- 474 allowed pressure opportunities
- 8.9% pressure rate
- 9 penalties

D.J. Humphries 2023 regular season:
- 28 pressures
- 525 allowed pressure opportunities
- 5.3% pressure rate
- 9 penalties

I think if we signed him with designs on him being a starter, he'll be starting by the Chargers game, yes.

This is a game changing move. I can’t believe none of us ever even mentioned him. Was he even showing up on free agent lists? I don’t recall ever seeing his name.

It’s like the football Gods created an 81 overall LT on Madden and put him in free agency for us to sign. It’s just crazy, this dude wasn’t even on anyone’s radar.

Just wow.

I hope so.

Holy shit.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Bosa lined up wide against Humphries. Bosa wants to rush wide, but Humphries delivers a tight punch, locks on, and runs him wide around the pocket. <a href="https://t.co/Z7xVmnQngQ">pic.twitter.com/Z7xVmnQngQ</a></p>&mdash; Caleb James (@CJScoobs) <a href="https://twitter.com/CJScoobs/status/1860135549983686942?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 23, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

This guy makes his living as a pro football player so I would think he has been working and staying in shape the best he could as he finished his rehab so he could get a job and make some million$.

Feels like in Madden when the CPU ****s up the cap and has to cut a bunch of good players and you have first chance to sign them before the other CPU teams can. LMAO

I can't see Morris being the starter after the Raiders game. Against the best edges, he has simply gotten wrecked...Mahomes looking like Don Knotts in the pocket is proof.

And the youngster ask who is don knotts ?

We have youngsters here?

Man this is incredible! In Veach we trust :thumb:

If this dude is healthy and plays to his potential, this is the best o-line Mahomes has ever played behind. He’d easily be the best LT since Fisher by far.

Just out of nowhere, so weird. Get Pacheco, Omenihu, and Hollywood back as well to a 9-1 roster?

Wow, this could really be fun.

Chiefs haven't liked Wanya at LT all season (they trusted him so little they went with an unproven rookie who clearly wasn't even close to ready).

If DJ shows that he is healthy and in shape, I think he gets a shot.

Barney Fife or The Ghost And Mr. Chicken?

I mean, I see his point. I think Humphries will play, but this move could be more about Kingsley being unplayable than dissatisfaction with Wanya. Ethan Driskell was active instead of Kingsley last week.

Can we pump the breaks? It doesn’t need to be an unplayable line to the best he’s ever had with a guy coming off an injury off the street.

We did this sort of nonsense in the offseason thinking Kingsley was a long-term starter. Let’s just hope we have baseline competent play.

I saw that he’s going to be the backup to Wanya and not the starter at LT. I think I’d rather have Humphries out there if he’s healthy.

How did I miss this thread? Or, really that we signed him? Great job, Veach.


He must be pretty close to game shape if we signed him this late, right? Wonder how long before he gets into a game?

Twisted, I have 2 modes:

1. Chiefs will never lose again

And

2. Chiefs will never win again

I’m one of those at all times. I’m currently #1, until this guy has one bad rep.

That’s really all I’m expecting out of Humphries, but if we get that along with the remaining four guys all turning it on and playing to their potential down the stretch, then as a unit you have a pretty damn good group.

The best we were hoping for with Morris was just don’t let Mahomes get killed. If Humphries can get us to competent, like to the point we don’t have to chip and can still run a deep pass play, that’s just huge.

I love your honesty. Play on, playa.

I think if that were true we wouldn’t have made this move unless Wanya got injured.

I think the money speaks for itself. And I don’t think Humphries signed that deal to watch someone else play LT.

I’d be shocked if he isn’t the starting LT sometime next month

I think you need to get him out there at some point and see what you have because if it’s any good, yeah, then there’s a sample size to determine if he’s the guy in 2025 too or not.

It’s gonna be a kinda weird transition though. Wanya hasn’t been unplayable lately.

This would be more about seeing if for some odd reason Mahomes will just play with more trust when the vet is in the lineup. Much as was the case with Orlando. He wasn’t a Pro Bowl tackle in my mind, but Mahomes didn’t seem to worry about him even on his bad days the way he has with Wanya and Kingsley.

You must have missed Trey Smith getting abso****inglutely wrecked against the Bills.

You're on of those "Wanya Morris is the only problem" type of guys.

The idea this guy wasn't brought in to start is ridiculous.

The stats for Donovan Smith and Wanya Morris are unbelievably skewed. Remember that this team had to throw quick passes and screens A LOT both last year and this year bc of the LT problems. Those screens and quick passes help pressure scores.

Humphries offense in Arizona was not like that

At the very least he’s nice insurance in the event Wanya goes down with another injury

I'm seriously JIMP thinking about Mahomes holding the ball for 10 seconds and Worthy getting open by 30 yards.

Yeah, but also I think Pat makes life tougher on his tackles when it comes to those pressures and the stats kinda support that no matter who plays.

Trey Smith isn't usually a problem.

Wanya Morris is always a problem.

Humphries is going to save Mahomes life.

so ****ing nice

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Humphries has the quickness off the snap as well as the arm length to keep edge rushers wide around the arc. Stays vertical in his set as long as he can, then he turns and uses the arm length to work edge around as the QB steps up. Love the shove at the end. <a href="https://t.co/PSODtI8ODd">pic.twitter.com/PSODtI8ODd</a></p>&mdash; Caleb James (@CJScoobs) <a href="https://twitter.com/CJScoobs/status/1860141751878709743?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 23, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Clearly signed to replace Trey Smith

Nah, I said in an earlier post none of them are playing up to potential. Trey Smith has had streaks like this before, he’ll snap out of it. Thuney could just be aging, but I’m betting on him stepping up before the playoffs as well.

People should realize that all these teams giving us their best shot has got to be the hardest on the guys in the trenches. This o-line is getting guys coming at them a million miles an hour trying to wreck Mahomes. They want him more than any other QB they play. When it counts, on betting on them being back to form.

Maybe it was posted earlier, but was there a reason Arizona cut him vs just riding out his injury?