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Originally Posted by Kiimosabi
On the one hand I love what we're reading about Gray.
But on the other hand we definitely need to see what happens when the pads come on.
I'm not saying this guy is right but it does make me pause
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The league is littered with guys who don't fit the standard mold/dimensions of an elite player at his position. Tyreek is too short to be a WR1. Anquan Bolden is too slow to be dependable. Hell, there were even a few jackasses quibbling about Mahomes and his hand size coming out of college.
At the same time, just because one player had initial success in early training camps and came back down to earth when they got into pads/games, that doesn't mean other players will follow the same path. It happens for a variety of reasons.
What matters to me: The Chiefs aren't shy about leaking their thoughts on Noah Gray to the media (namely Louis Riddick). We've had guys who look good in camp before who didn't get that "seal of approval" because the Chiefs didn't know if the guy was actually going to be good. The Chiefs have been vocal about how impressed they are with young players before. One of those guys was Patrick Mahomes. And no, Gray isn't going to be as good of a TE as Mahomes is a QB, but I think he'll be good.