Rishaw Johnson penciled in as RG starter

[RealSNR]

Originally Posted by OldSchool

Which means drafting one in the 1st or 3rd round this year to solidify the future of our OL. OG is actually very important and key to the success of your offense, just ask Bill Walsh. What kind of Guards you have dictates what kind of plays you can run. If you have crap OGs or just "adequate" OGs, your offense isn't going to be very good.

Which is why the Chiefs scored 40-some points in the playoffs, right? That was with Schwartz and Allen.

I keep saying this, but the Chiefs HAD another RT on their roster when Dorsey and Reid came aboard. Eric Winston. His release earned us like, $5 and a gift card to Starbucks. Basically zero cap savings. He was booted purely because he was viewed as not being important to the team.

Rodney Hudson and Donald Stephenson are going to be a free agents next year. We're going to be in the exact same position, where dudes we drafted don't get cheap longterm deals. We'll look to more Jeff Linkenbachs and Eric Kushs/Rishaw Johnsons, where nobody will be QUITE comfortable handing the positions over to them, and we'll be waffling about whether or not to draft their replacements.

If you burn top draft stock to replace Schwartz/Asamoah, then why the **** wouldn't you burn it to replace Stephenson/Hudson?

Let's just draft offensive line in the 1st round every ****ing year, how about!

[OldSchool]

Originally Posted by SNR

Which is why the Chiefs scored 40-some points in the playoffs, right? That was with Schwartz and Allen.

With Alex Smith pulling plays out of his ass, yeah. But when it mattered the OL couldn't create enough running room for the coaches to trust Gray to keep the chains moving.

[RealSNR]

Originally Posted by OldSchool

With Alex Smith pulling plays out of his ass, yeah. But when it mattered the OL couldn't create enough running room for the coaches to trust Gray to keep the chains moving.

That's what real QBs should do. It's why I've stopped bashing Alex Smith and have turned into a fan of his. That's going to happen to any QB. Just ask Russell Wilson, who had to dick around constantly to keep plays alive. Colin Kaepernick? The guy on the team with the dream offensive line you've been salivating over for months? Why the hell do you think he dances around as much as he does? Because he's trying out for the Joffrey Ballet?

Also, the OL created room for Knile Davis just fine. Could it be that Gray ****ing sucks?

[ct]

Originally Posted by SNR

Also, the OL created room for Knile Davis just fine. Could it be that Gray ****ing sucks?

ahem...THIS

[Messier]

Originally Posted by OldSchool

With Alex Smith pulling plays out of his ass, yeah. But when it mattered the OL couldn't create enough running room for the coaches to trust Gray to keep the chains moving.

That's on the OL? They were down to their third RB. I don't blame the OL when the running game slowed down with Gray in the game.