[Hoover]

Originally Posted by Hoover

Out situation with our tackles is just killer, but the doomsday reaction to the Super Bowl is overblown. Unlike most, I'm not ready to simply write off Schwartz. This is his first season with any sort of injury like this, and we all act like he's washed up and done at age 32. What's even more crazy is that solution to our injured tackles is to sign some older vets as a stop gap - 39 year old Jason Peters is the most popular name here.

Schwartz has started every game, every season since coming into the league in 2012, but he has one injury and he's done? Injury settlement! Retire you brokedick mother****er! I just don't see it. By the time next season rolls around, Schwartz will have had almost a full year to rehab his back issue. That's a good thing. Heck, some of you think Fisher will be back but not Schwarts to play next season. What the hell?

With Niang, who you have all off season to work with, you pencil him in at LT, especially if Schwartz, who is under contract, is ready to play. I expect that we bring Remmers back to be a backup, or insurance incase Schwartz can't go.

The real problem along the line how I see it is at center. I would prefer a long term solution, and while signing FA Corey Linsley would fix the problem, I would love to see if Veach could swing a trade for James Daniels, who will be a FA next season. Perfect candidate to acquire and give a contract extension. Adding a younger player who can anchor the offensive line for years to come is a hell of a lot more attractive to me than signing some vet in his mid to late 30s and hoping that he stay healthy.

It would also allow a little more freedom in the draft to grab a guard or tackle in the middle rounds to develop to either deal with the departure of one of our tackles of LDT.

Evidence? LOL

Look, I realize that we was a right tackle in college. I'm not suggesting that he's the answer at LT, but if you want to do something that rolls out the best the best 5 offensive linemen you need to see what the kid has to offer. Maybe he can hold the fort down for a month or two until Fisher returns. But I agree, with those pound on the table her and say that the Chiefs are never going to start a three rookies on the line at the same time. Which is why we need to be exploring trades.