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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
Because he mostly got beat. A lot.
If you want to say "He did an admirable job for a guy playing out of position who doesn't have the physical tools to handle the job against a monster of an opponent..."
Sure, I'll accept that.
But he didn't do an amazing job. Or a great job. Or even a good job. The performance we got out of our left tackle on Sunday was sub-standard. You can grade him on whatever curve you'd like but that fact will still need to be acknowledged.
It's not an indictment on Thuney at all - it's a word of caution for those that think that situation is in any way tenable long-term.
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The worst part of it, and why I think the Chiefs are so (rightly) hesitant to make that move with Thuney, is that it also replaced our elite left guard with mediocre guard play on that side of the line. It diminished the play of that entire side of the line for the benefit of upping our left tackle play from a catastrophe to merely “average.”