Do we not have a Mike Caliendo thread?

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by smithandrew051

If we aren’t going to give up on Kingsley (we shouldn’t), then is it crazy to just plan on Thuney as our LT for next year?

At least that justifies what he’s being paid.

You can find plug/play Guards in the draft every year. Look what Punni has done in SF. He’s been great.

I’d bet Thuney looks even better at LT with an entire offseason of prep.

The problem with Thuney is that he can't make his arms longer.

Eventually guys will figure out that they can just get into his body and pre-emptively defeat his punch. If they haven't already.

I can't see him holding up at OT for the season. That reach is just going to be something of an issue for him.

I mean people talk about how Schwartz excelled despite relatively short arms - for comparison, Schwartz was at 33 1/2 in arms to 32 1/4 for Thuney. I just don't think he can play the position with that kind of a reach disadvantage. I can't think of anyone who's doing so successfully at the moment.

[smithandrew051]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

The problem with Thuney is that he can't make his arms longer.

Eventually guys will figure out that they can just get into his body and pre-emptively defeat his punch. If they haven't already.

I can't see him holding up at OT for the season. That reach is just going to be something of an issue for him.

I mean people talk about how Schwartz excelled despite relatively short arms - for comparison, Schwartz was at 33 1/2 in arms to 32 1/4 for Thuney. I just don't think he can play the position with that kind of a reach disadvantage. I can't think of anyone who's doing so successfully at the moment.

Raimann for the Colts has short-ish arms, right? Like sub 33”?

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by smithandrew051

Raimann for the Colts has short-ish arms, right? Like sub 33”?

Yeah, looks like 32 7/8. So still a half inch up on our boy. Raimann compares pretty similarly physically to Jordan Morgan and that was part of the reason Morgan's length didn't worry me as much as a prospect.

But Thuney just barely makes it over 32. At a point there HAS to be a threshhold level and I wonder if Thuney's below that for long-term success there.