Originally Posted by Dunerdr:
That's dumb as fuck. Seeding shouldn't matter you make the best choice no matter what. Guys jobs are on the line. You think last year Reid said well we didn't get a bye. Let's just do whatever the fuck we want? Hell no.
Anyway I'm on the humphries side and have been. But none of it really matters if we keep getting the ball out like we have the last 2 games with starters. It negates so much pressure.
I believe in the Kansas City Chiefs and not the need of an outsider who has barely been on the team. Limiting the floor is better for us than increasing the ceiling. We run this league. [Reply]
Originally Posted by JPH83:
No offense, but I think that could be projection. I'm easy on who they play. I think, from what we've seen, Thuney makes more sense at this point, and I think that's who they'll go with.
Could just as easily say people calling for DJ are scared about Caliendo at guard.
How many DJ supporters have you seen say they're scared of a whiff or Pat getting hurt? None.
Some people are scared of starting DJ, as demonstrated right here in this thread. [Reply]
Originally Posted by BWillie:
I believe in the Kansas City Chiefs and not the need of an outsider who has barely been on the team. Limiting the floor is better for us than increasing the ceiling. We run this league.
Originally Posted by O.city:
If they have a LT that can play, they're gonna play the LT at......LT. They don't want to move their all pro HOF LG to LT if they don't have to.
That’s true and yet a leap to assume right now too.
We’ll see what Andy rolls with Saturday, I don’t think it’s gonna matter as it pertains to where this team is going. [Reply]
What if the best offensive line configuration against the Texans - who have a great set of DEs but are just OK in the middle - is Thuney-Caliendo. But against the Ravens, Bills, Eagles... teams with a good internal pass rusher... does it make more sense to move Thuney back in and roll with a LT who is better at LT than Caliendo is at LG, even if a little step back at LT comes with that?
Originally Posted by pugsnotdrugs19:
It's a leap for any of us to think the staff believes Humphries is ready to start in the playoffs at LT. They might, they might not.
If he's not ready to start, they won't start him.
That's not what the discussion here is though. [Reply]
Originally Posted by duncan_idaho:
Random thought...
What if the best offensive line configuration against the Texans - who have a great set of DEs but are just OK in the middle - is Thuney-Caliendo. But against the Ravens, Bills, Eagles... teams with a good internal pass rusher... does it make more sense to move Thuney back in and roll with a LT who is better at LT than Caliendo is at LG, even if a little step back at LT comes with that?
You can make the case...
It's nice to have options. If one configuration doesn't work, they can change it up during the game. Before Humphries, they were limited in depth because Morris/Kingsley are both JAGs at LT. We have the personnel as long as they stay healthy. I'm not too worried about the O-line seeing how they didn't struggle against Houston in the first meeting. I'd be more concerned if they faced Denver's pass rush. [Reply]
Originally Posted by htismaqe:
How many DJ supporters have you seen say they're scared of a whiff or Pat getting hurt? None.
Some people are scared of starting DJ, as demonstrated right here in this thread.
Seems quite a few are worried about Caliendo or the prospect of not playing DJ. Which, again, i don't really get given we actually won with Thuney [Reply]
Originally Posted by htismaqe:
They changed the offense to accommodate Thuney and Caliendo. Is that sustainable against Buffalo or Baltimore? The more variable the offense can be, the better.
I mean what if Humphries DOESNT get destroyed? What if he's better than Thuney and we can run the full offense?
It's all risk vs. reward. Some of us value the reward more than we fear the risk. Some of us don't.
I'm not even sure it's how people view risk and reward, it's just what have people seen and how they have evaluated that. If you've watched DJ and thought "yeah, he's just a bit rusty, he's close" then he makes sense. If you watched him and thought "He looks worse than Thuney" you go with Thuney, surely [Reply]
