Offensive Tackles

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The media’s focus and attacks on Taylor are unprecedented for an offensive lineman.

Heck, Richie Incognito wasn’t vilified this much.

The Wall Street Journal takes a momentary break from covering the business world to pile on…

Link: https://www.wsj.com/sports/football/...aylor-1b5f5e36

Defenses Can’t Stop Patrick Mahomes. An $80 Million Teammate Who Doesn’t Line Up Correctly Might.

The Kansas City Chiefs’ offense is off to its slowest start of the Mahomes era, and an expensive lineman’s penalties help explain why.

At its best, the Kansas City Chiefs’ offense is explosive and efficient in equal proportion. Receivers fan out deep; tight end Travis Kelce swivels into space in the middle of the field; Patrick Mahomes turns his helmet one direction and throws the football another.

Over the six seasons since Mahomes took over the quarterback job, a span that has yielded two Lombardi*Trophies, “Go” has rarely been Kansas City’s problem. “Ready” and “Set,” lately, are.

Through their first two games of 2023, a one-point loss to the Detroit Lions and a taxing win over the Jacksonville Jaguars, the defending Super Bowl champions have managed just 37 total points, placing them in the bottom third of the NFL. The most visible reason for the struggles has been right tackle Jawaan Taylor, whom Kansas City signed to a four-year, $80 million contract over the offseason.