Half of the battle is who MAHOMES FEELS comfortable with. That sure as shit wasn't Kingsley or Morris. Always had happy feet even if he did have good protection. Mahomes simply is more confident with Thuney. Its about trust. I don't care if it is placebo at this point. It works. [Reply]
Originally Posted by BWillie:
Half of the battle is who MAHOMES FEELS comfortable with. That sure as shit wasn't Kingsley or Morris. Always had happy feet even if he did have good protection. Mahomes simply is more confident with Thuney. Its about trust. I don't care if it is placebo at this point. It works.
Don't necessarily disagree. I just hope Caliendo is up for the challenge. Carter is a beast. [Reply]
Originally Posted by htismaqe:
I'm not being a doomer here but you should really tone it down.
The SAME argument you guys used for Thuney (OMG DJ might get Mahomes killed!) is actually applicable to Caliemdo in the clip Run just posted. We are damn lucky Mahomes wasnt hurt.
Put down the stone, your glass house will be fine.
I've never seen an offensive lineman actually get lifted off his feet before until Calliendo. He's a huge weak link, that thankfully so far they have been able to game plan around.
This Philly DL is well balanced and they have a young Chris Jones in the middle with speed on the edge and they play well together.
Ed Oliver is good, but Carter is on another level. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Balto:
Just like leaving a 2nd round rookie on an island with ZERO help?
It was the first two games of the season. If you didn't notice, the regular season is essentially an 18 week pre-season to figure out what works and what doesn't. They just wanted to throw him into the fire and see exactly where he was would be my guess.
They figured out pretty quickly he was not a finished product. I honestly don't really have a problem with that approach. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Wisconsin_Chief:
It was the first two games of the season. If you didn't notice, the regular season is essentially an 18 week pre-season to figure out what works and what doesn't. They just wanted to throw him into the fire and see exactly where he was would be my guess.
They figured out pretty quickly he was not a finished product. I honestly don't really have a problem with that approach.
I know exactly what your saying BUT they didn't just throw him out into teh fire and see what happens....They walked him up a volcano and while he was leaning over looking in, pushed him in the back into the Lava! [Reply]
Originally Posted by Balto:
I know exactly what your saying BUT they didn't just throw him out into teh fire and see what happens....They walked him up a volcano and while he was leaning over looking in, pushed him in the back into the Lava!
Very true, I almost wonder if they actually knew he was nowhere close to ready, and just wanted to get some film out there to see what he needed to work on. I know that sounds crazy to most, but the way this team operates is just very different.
It's also very possible that he just looked that good in practice that they felt comfortable just throwing him out there, and they found out pretty quickly live game action wasn't quite the same for him. Who knows, but whatever the plan was, I hope they have figured out a new one. :-) [Reply]
Originally Posted by Wisconsin_Chief:
Very true, I almost wonder if they actually knew he was nowhere close to ready, and just wanted to get some film out there to see what he needed to work on. I know that sounds crazy to most, but the way this team operates is just very different.
It's also very possible that he just looked that good in practice that they felt comfortable just throwing him out there, and they found out pretty quickly live game action wasn't quite the same for him. Who knows, but whatever the plan was, I hope they have figured out a new one. :-)
I don't think we had anyone in camp with enough bend/speed to exploit his biggest weakness. [Reply]
