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Originally Posted by Hoover
I'm all for playing him against the Broncos.
The problem is he's not going to be playing with Mahomes or next to Thuney at guard. Seeing him go out there and hold up well vs Bonitto is important, and so is his ability to play the entire game. I trust Reid and his coaches on this. Whatever they decide I'll be fine with.
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You can develop some chemistry alongside Thuney and in front of Mahomes in practice if he acquits himself well enough Sunday.
I mean Reid ain't gonna have these guys sitting at home watching their stories and eating chocolate bon bons. They're gonna be working hard in practice BECAUSE they don't have a game. And they'll be able to get some of that ironed out pretty easily, IMO.
Again - not rookies. These are all experienced veteran players. And there truly is a 'right' way to play these positions. Thuney is a well-known technician; as set and forget as they come at OG. So playing alongside him isn't a matter of learning anything new - it's realizing that you just have to focus on YOUR portion and Thuney's got the rest on lock.
Asking Humphries to learn how to play with Thuney is a HELL of a lot easier than asking Thuney to learn to play alongside Caliendo because Thuney is the throughput at a position that he knows like the back of his hand. There's just nothing complicated about playing next to him.
If Humphries appears physically sound and has used the last few weeks to learn the offense, there's no reason at all to expect problems between the two. Again, Cam Robinson hit the ground at full speed in Minnesota. Humphries is a very similar caliber player with very similar experience. If he's healthy and ready for game speed, we'll know it Sunday. And if that's the case, he's going to be fine.