Originally Posted by -King-:
If they're trading up for a guy, the guy will likely be more polished than Kingsley and won't be game breaking like him. You can live with rookie mistakes as long as they're not putting Patrick Mahomes body at risk every single snap.
That's how it always starts.
Then they face a Crosby or Hendrickson, have a super horribad game, and then kablooie! They're a bust! [Reply]
Originally Posted by Red Dawg:
Sick of that logic. Do something to actually fix it.
You could do a lot worse than Suamataia as a prospect. His first game against the Ravens he had struggles but also repeatedly flashed what made him such a high ceiling player. Leaving him out to die against Hendrickson, cratering his confidence, and benching him is still one of the most infuriating things Andy Reid has ever done as a head coach. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Sassy Squatch:
You could do a lot worse than Suamataia as a prospect. His first game against the Ravens he had struggles but also repeatedly flashed what made him such a high ceiling player. Leaving him out to die against Hendrickson, cratering his confidence, and benching him is still one of the most infuriating things Andy Reid has ever done as a head coach.
If they had let him develop during the season, they would have been much more confident letting him play in the SB. [Reply]
Originally Posted by SHOWTIME:
If they had let him develop during the season, they would have been much more confident letting him play in the SB.
Ideally he's not even active on game day. Had multiple fatal flaws in technique. But if you've made the decision to fast track his development in a trial by fire give the poor kid some fucking grace and help him out a bit. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Chris Meck:
You can't trot him out there day one in '25. You just can't.
He needs to be 2nd string and hopefully earn it at some point.
Whether it be Humphries or another stop-gap, you have to have a different plan A.
Humphries is not a plan A. Period. He's unreliable. Having a stopgap in front of Kingsley I agree with, but Humphries just ain't it given what's just happened. [Reply]
Preparing Suamataia to take over for Taylor really wouldn't be the worst idea IMO unless he's shown remarkable improvement to open 2025. If that's the way you want to take it then signing Jackson if he makes it or more likely Robinson to a long term deal may be the move. [Reply]
They went 15-1 and made the SB with basically worst-case scenario LT play
Orlando Brown almost cost us SB57 with a whiff that led to Mahomes’ ankle sprain, and then another bad block the next year led to Joe Burrow’s wrist injury
Shit is hard, we’ll figure it out and get better, it won’t guarantee us anything though in terms of another title. Just keep plugging and honestly regardless, Mahomes needs to have an epic offseason and get back on track mentally. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Sassy Squatch:
Humphries is not a plan A. Period. He's unreliable. Having a stopgap in front of Kingsley I agree with, but Humphries just ain't it given what's just happened.
You've literally advocated for just playing Sumaitaia and taking our lumps, but Humphries in front of him is unreliable?
