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Originally Posted by Direckshun
Pest is right on.
While duncan's idea isn't bad, there's just no chance we have landed a quality left tackle in May for roughly $4m.
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There's always a chance, man.
Smith was in roughly the same tier as Orlando Brown for a 2-3 year stretch in the middle of his career (that started at the same time as many OT begin playing their best football), culminating in a 2021 season in which his play was at its peak and probably would have actually been a better fit for KC due to his superior movement skills.
His 2022 was a nightmare, sure. But if that was injury and stuff off the field dragging him down, the 2021 version could pop right back up.
I'm not pinning hopes on it or anything... I don't think it's incredibly likely. But that stands out to me as the way the line is better in 2023 than 2022. LT returns to the level of play the Chiefs had there in 21, RT is drastically improved.
Maybe they can get to that with Taylor at LT, too, if he takes to the different side easily and quickly. It doesn't seem hard to upgrade at RT from Wylie if you throw enough bodies at it.