If DJ didn’t shit the bed in the second half of the Denver game, or showed something in practice he’d be starting. The staff feels he’s a liability. It is what it is. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Chiefnj2:
If DJ didn’t shit the bed in the second half of the Denver game, or showed something in practice he’d be starting. The staff feels he’s a liability. It is what it is.
I feel like there's a lot loaded into that. Thuney was still riding a hot hand and after Houston he isn't anymore. Our running game definitely didn't look good.
So Why the second half failure? How much was it about conditioning and communication, something where an extra month would help tremendously? I know we'd all like an all pro but if hes adequate and it allows us to bump thuney from being adequate LT to a hall of fame guard that's all we need. Genuinely do not know and am not ruling out that maybe he won't ever be ready or dependable this year. [Reply]
All of you that continue to advocate for DJ starting are just chasing a hunch at this point. I love the idea of coming out with a different (hopefully improved) line configuration but at this point it would all be based on speculation.
Shit at this point I think it’s more likely that Kingsley rolls out at LG than DJ. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Hoover:
All of you that continue to advocate for DJ starting are just chasing a hunch at this point. I love the idea of coming out with a different (hopefully improved) line configuration but at this point it would all be based on speculation.
Shit at this point I think it’s more likely that Kingsley rolls out at LG than DJ.
It isn't about humphries being better than thuney. It is more about knowing it's a big downgrade not to have thuney at LG. It's an adequate LT/adequate LG when we could have ?LT/hall of Fame LG [Reply]
Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501:
It isn't about humphries being better than thuney. It is more about knowing it's a big downgrade not to have thuney at LG. It's an adequate LT/adequate LG when we could have ?LT/hall of Fame LG
Except DJ shown he can be an adequate LT for an entire game. KC doesn’t blow people out anymore. They win close games. They need a player with a known floor for 4 quarters. [Reply]
Originally Posted by kccrow:
Franchise-killing shit machine? No. A real improvement? Not really.
He played against Cleveland too.
Not counting the Denver game because it's moot and skews everything astronomically...
We scored 25.0 PPG with him at LT and 23.7 PPG with him at LG.
We averaged 321.75 YPG in the 4 games with him at LT and 338.2 YPG with Thuney at LG .
I'm going to cherry-pick a stat here, kind of like you have, to emphasize that in his 4 games at LT we gave up 2 of our top 6 worst outings in pressure % on the season.
Originally Posted by UChieffyBugger:
The offense has been piss poor in two of the four games Joe has played LT. Fact. His performance last week was no better than what Wayna has put up that's for sure.
False. You are an idiot. The Chiefs offense has been good to elite in three of his games. The divisional round was a GOOD GAME for this offense.
Cleveland was the only effort that sucked and he STILL didn't give up a sack. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Chiefnj2:
Except DJ shown he can be an adequate LT for an entire game. KC doesn’t blow people out anymore. They win close games. They need a player with a known floor for 4 quarters.
Sure it is no doubt a risk. I dont think it's an easy answer either way. I get it if we stick with thuney at LT. I'm just saying most people intrigued by a switch are more interested in returning thuney to LG versus saying humphries will be an upgrade over thuney
There are obviously some extenuating circumstances that makes this different. If it's conditioning and communication, time improves that way more predictably than just tossing kingsley out there as an unproven unknown.
The problem is there is now also risk with our safe option. Because some of those warts started to show against Houston. So the conversation this week is way different than last week. [Reply]
