Lilja is a Chief per 810
 

THE DEAL IS DONE

Lilja.....welcome back to Arrowhead. The home of 10,000 screaming fans.

to the pool-noodle!

Whew.

O-line, fixed.

Yep...back to just being the home of the brave.

Good to have you back I guess, Lilja.

This should cool off the drafting a LT talk since Albert won't be playing guard.

you can change your location now

Thanks for the reminder.

Now it will switch to moving Albert to RT. :rolleyes:

Chambers
Jones
Wiegmann
Lilja

Solid offseason so far on the offensive side IMO.

who was the other olineman we got besides lilja and weigmann? i forget

Definitely upgraded. Lilja has played on 2 superbowl teams. That is more than anyone else on our team can say. Now the question is, WTF are they going to play him?

Agreed. So far Scott has done a better than average job. And much better compared to last year.

I don't know if I'd go that far, but they're definitely making some moves to try and give themselves more options going into the draft. At least I hope that's what it is.

Why is this a good move? Didn't he fail Indy's physical? Isn't he a bit undersized?

Three guys in their 30's and Lilja is solid?

Expectations must be at an all time low amongst the fan base.

It's a good move because Scott Pioli says so

They're filling holes, and building depth. I got no problem with that.

Will he play LG and possibly move Waters to right, Lilja doesn't seem big enough to play RG

Vrabel.

Super Bowl here we come

What I was thinking.

I didn't say great. However, these moves IMO allow us to focus more on the defensive side of the ball in this draft. That is why I rate it solid.

That's pretty much how I see it.

we get it, you hate the chiefs. go away

Shaun Smith was the DL that they signed.

We upgraded from signing STers to signing backups.

Agree, nice to see them do something......

Cant wait til the fall... This is going to be a fun season!

So what was all that shit about him not passing a physical? Was it bullshit?

Yeah because Lilja > LG than Albert

What FA guard that is available other than Lilja should we have jumped on?

Are the Chiefs medical staff more lenient on players passing physicals than other teams? As long as they have a pulse are they good to go?

Are you equating Lilja to Vrabel?

Pulse is optional. Afterall, Kendrell Bell got a contract.

Pretty much how I feel----gives the Chiefs more flexibility in the draft. :)

There are some young guards on this team who need a shot to play with the first team. Not Indy's detritus.
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None.

The Chiefs have Ndukwe, Harris, Waters and Brown. That's four guards.

I'm not sure I see why they need five.

If some of the reports about Lilja's health are true, you might have just offended the latter broke dick.

Well, we shall see. I still think this is a move in the right direction. Is Lilja the best O-lineman out there? No. Does he upgrade this line if healthy. Yes.

They'll get that in training camp. May the best man win.

I am just guessing it is competition like anything else. He isn't going to break the bank and is likely a short term deal.

He also knows the zone blocking scheme we are now running which can't necessarily be said for the others. Especially the way they played last year.

That's OK there's a lot of broke dicks in the DC forum. :D

I agree...i would like to hear some more information about this!!!!!

You mean like last year when Lilja, oops, I mean Goff stole those valuable snaps?
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Vrabel would like to see you.

Waters is declining but still far better than Lilja.

Ndukwe is truly a right guard and started the entire 2008 season for Miami at that position.

Colin Brown and Darryl Harris both looked very, very good at right and left guard during last year's preseason and Harris was called up to the 53 in December.

I'd like a Chiefs front office at some point in time draft young players and play them. I understand that they couldn't play Brown last year because they put him on IR but even with that said, I don't understand this signing.

And it most certainly isn't any cause for joy.

I meant on the O-line. I should have clarified.

My guess is that they don't know what they have yet with Harris and Brown - hence, bring in a proven vet in Lilja for competition. Obviously, they wouldn't have brought him in if they were comfy with their other G's.

this isn't a horrible signing, and it adds talent to a position that we can all agree needs improvement, oline. we all knew this would not be a great off season for FA, but at least scott & co are making an effort this year.

3 yr deal according to Jason LaCanfora.
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This

Uh oh. Another "evaluation year"?

You don't pay Lija the kind of dough they probably paid to use him as a backup. Him and Waters are obviously going to be the starting guards.

It isn't, but I don't think it's a cause for sorrow either. It's a cheap body with a local connection. Nothing more, nothing less.

If your assumption is correct, why not re-sign Wade Smith?

He had his best season ever last year and seamless filled in at various spots along the line, while upgrading each position he played.

The offensive line was greatly improved when he started in place of Goff. The running game exploded and Cassel was only sacked 8 times in the last six games.

I liked Wade Smith as well - I especially liked his versatility along the line. I can't answer the question as to why he left. I can only speculate - and quite frankly, who cares what I think.

Lil' JA

Well, I care.

That's what we're all here for.

Oh great Dane Hates the move:rolleyes: Billay is on Danes nuts again :rolleyes:/ The peoples church true chiefs fan.

You can't make the club from the tub
but you might be able to go back to the '80s

I certainly was disappointed when they didn't re-sign W. Smith.

But my guess is the signings of Wiegman and Lilja are examples of players who are products of the system we are going to run under Charlie Weis.

I think thats the plan. Finding the right role players that are suitable for a particular scheme. Players who understand and know their role within the scheme more than anything.

We are going to be more of zone blocking team. I think thats the direction they're headed. Wiegman excels under that scheme, and so does Lilja. the scheme the Chiefs are going to run is best and properly suited to the strengths of those players.

I think filling the vacancy left by losing Wade Smith was huge. IDK if Lilja fills that role exactly, but maybe with the Wiegmann and Lilja signing, it frees us someone like Rudy to fill that void.

Wade Smith was too expensive, and if Lilja got paid that much, Pioli is a ****ing mong.

Yeah but they're old.

Weigman is 37 years old. Lilja is only 28 but broken down.

If Weigman's signing means the end of Niswanger, good. But Lilja's signing only complicates the situation at guard because the young guys need to start.

OK, my personal opinion is that they didn't like him as a Guard. He's going into his 8th or 9th season as a player who has played a lot of positions in the NFL along the OL (including LT and C). They wanted to focus more on players who were true OG's, and he just didn't fit the bill in their system. That's just my opinion.

I truly wish that "Rudy" would never, ever, ever suit up for the Chiefs again.

EVER.

If the young guys need to start, then they should be able to earn that right this full offseason and training camp. If not, then it is good to have a backup plan in place, and Lilja at the very worst should provide that security blanket.

Actually, that would be my wish as well.

And with the way offensive lineman go down I'm sure we will see the younger kids get there chance.

Wait....I thought Lilja hated the Chiefs?

Was the Bon Jovi concert the deal breaker for Lilja?

It was meeting Trace Adkins.

Dane hates everything the Chiefs do. So what its for depth. They gotta start and sign somewhere. Maybe they didn't ****ing like Wade Smith all that much. They see alot more of him then we do.

IF this helps the line then so be it. This team is already very young, so we signed a few older guys big ****ing deal. Alot of the older guys are interchangeable after seasons end anyways. YOu always have to have that mixture anyways.

its not like we were going to go 12-4 into the play offs. If this is the way they want to build their team with their vision so be it., I will reserve judgement until i see how it works. They do deserve that much.

If people dont want to give them that much, well thats your ****ing problem.

I like this signing.

It gives us good depth at worst and means that we are less likely to take a OL with our top pick.

Here it goes with the dumbassness. "Maybe they didn't like Wade smith that much". Yea a guy who can play 3 positions on the line and play them good sucks.

Kind of where I am at.

I have serious doubts about the wisdom of this signing, but, if the bold is true, Pioli backed his way into a solid decision.

Ryan long snapper Lilja, FTMFW.

Lilja has been a starter for 4 straight years with one of the best teams in the NFL while Wade Smith has been a career backup. I don't get the comparison.