Smith was in position to blow him up and just...whiffed...

He had a head of steam and probably 80lbs on Cunningham and didn't even knock him off his spot.

Yeah, as others have said, he was hurt. But you have to wonder with the way we bombarded sf and Tampa with a 3 TE set if it couldn't have really helped us yesterday. But I do like that we were able to let gray loose.

I thought Andy said he got hurt early in the SF game and had a contused thigh or something that he played through for the rest of the game. Maybe he was talking about someone else, but I thought he was talking about Fortson.

We got spoiled with Mitchell Schwartz. Having just one bookend tackle would help immensely, even if its just on the Right Side.

This x 100 :thumb:

On Smith, I agree he's not playing like he was last year, but playing hurt and with a pretty murderous schedule maybe it's not regression. One of the harder things for me is remembering that progression isn't linear. There's a LOT of guys with great rookie years that take a step back year 2 or just never take the step forward. There's a couple on this team that might apply to. Tempting to think it's just all uphill as long as a guy stays healthy but it's not how it works.

But I also think we're overstating his rookie year because of the insane value for a 6RD pick. He was excellent, but still very much a work in progress. He wasn't an All Pro.

He needs to play better, maybe it's a step back this year but I think just as likely it's a ****ling injury and going up against killer DLs.

That play was designed for Smiths strengths and he lost the rep anyway. He has probably 80 lbs on Cunningham and got stood up. Gotta win that rep, man.

Coulda just said 'this'

Yes we did.

The vast majority of OTs need help to their inside. Wylie absolutely does so he can cheat outside a little. He's not getting it and it's exposing his limitations.

I wouldn’t say it’s a MUST. But if I’m Veach I’m eating the 4 mil dead cap on MVS and putting his money towards Juju. He’s becoming a consistent zone beater, and you can tell him and Mahomes are developing a major chemistry. Something that no matter how good of a receiver you bring in you aren’t guaranteed to get

Quentin Nelson has been declining since his rookie year so it happens.

MVS spent plenty of time open yesterday - we just weren't getting the ball to him.

Without reading the replies yet...

Kelce was off last night. That is uncharacteristic and I don't expect we'll that again this year.
When should we expect to see some sacks from Karlaftis?
When should we expect to see some yards and touchdowns from Skyy?

It just feels like he's a long speed guy who'd work if we gave Pat the time, but this OL with these OTs...I don't think he works. Maybe he's clearing guys out but I don't see the openness. But I miss plenty of this stuff so you could be right