lets face the facts, we cant "fix" left tackle...its a floating every changing amoeba that will be constantly changing every year...There is no fix....sorry Andy [Reply]
Grab a right guard in the draft and let suamatai compete with him.
Not sure about right tackle. I don’t think until we get taylor gone we will be formable at pass blocking fully. Unfortunately, I liked him when we got him. [Reply]
Originally Posted by xztop123:
Stanley is the exact giant light pass blocking LT I’d want. His age is a concern.
Injury history is the bigger concern than age. Stanley is about 2 years younger than Trent Williams when Kansas City tried to get him for the 2021 season. Stanley is the Sammy Watkins of LT's. If you can keep him healthy, he's very good. But there's a pretty solid chance he misses a ton of games like Sammy did. Hard to justify the high price with this type of injury risk. [Reply]
Idk I never understood injury prone players. Do they just have weaker bones tendons or not take their vitamins? lol. I was injury prone in HS football but I was Xavier worthy’s size so that’s why [Reply]
Originally Posted by Chris Meck:
We've got too many holes to do that shit at this point. I'm not excited about that at all.
Too many holes compared to which teams?
If we're expecting to match the Eagles' roster, it's going to take a lot more spending and cap manipulation with void years, which they haven't done at all.
Fix LT, strengthen the DL/pass rush a little bit, find an above average RB. The rest will fall into place. [Reply]
… and I’d need to watch a lot more in totality to be fair, but some of my reservations I think are confirmed. First, McVay does such a good job helping his tackles out and Andy should take notes especially now that are offense is built to run through WRs and not the TE.
Secondly, you’re hard pressed to find reps in there where he’s true vertical setting. Which is what Andy asks of his tackles forever now.
So you’re doing a lot of projecting and hoping it would seem if you bring a guy like that on board. I guess it’s pretty comparable to Orlando Brown in that way. [Reply]
I wouldn't count Bart out on Stanley. Nate Taylor has been getting sheet wrong since he started at the Athletic. He has no 'effing clue about any of this. After the OL getting embarrassed on the biggest stage, I expect them to aggressively explore the top FA's. The Clarks need to open up the bank this off season. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Straight, No Chaser:
I wouldn't count Bart out on Stanley. Nate Taylor has been getting sheet wrong since he started at the Athletic. He has no 'effing clue about any of this. After the OL getting embarrassed on the biggest stage, I expect them to aggressively explore the top FA's. The Clarks need to open up the bank this off season.
I feel like the Chiefs can find/have that money if they wanted to pull the trigger, why the sportswriter would prematurely write that? It's a risk though, as everything I have read Stanley is injury prone, and if gets injured we are right back to getting beat down in big games against formidable competition. To me we would still need to find a way to keep Humphries as tactical backup for LT as the lack of good depth on the OL has killed us before. [Reply]
Sign Stanley and Humphries as the backup in case of injury. It just has to be done, it’s imperative to fix that gaping hole. Then Kingsley can compete with humphries for backup role. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Chris Meck:
You guys have to understand that other than an elite QB, a plus Left Tackle is the hardest thing to find in the NFL.
Any team that has one, isn't going to get rid of him. It's a cornerstone position that's incredibly hard to win without. You don't ditch them. If your team is otherwise any good, you especially won't, because you won't be drafting high enough to get one.
The only guys that come free are 1)old 2) expensive and the team is cap strapped or 3) not good enough for the team to pay in their eyes.
We got OBJ because the Ravens had Stanley and didn't want to pay TWO Left tackles. The Bengals got him because he thought he was worth more money than we offered and signed for less with Cinci cuz pride.
So.
It's over the hill broke dicks and hope Kingsley develops, or it's over pay for a Jackson, a Robinson, or a Stanley.
All have their issues and risks.
How many elite LT's exist in the NFL? 5? How many solid? another3-5? That leaves 20+ teams wanting to upgrade.
There are a lot of big dudes in this country. There is a lot of money waiting for those dudes. So why dont more try to get that money and fame?
Not all big guys also have long arms but most do. It seems that money and fame would attract more big dudes to chase that dream. [Reply]
… and I’d need to watch a lot more in totality to be fair, but some of my reservations I think are confirmed. First, McVay does such a good job helping his tackles out and Andy should take notes especially now that are offense is built to run through WRs and not the TE.
Secondly, you’re hard pressed to find reps in there where he’s true vertical setting. Which is what Andy asks of his tackles forever now.
So you’re doing a lot of projecting and hoping it would seem if you bring a guy like that on board. I guess it’s pretty comparable to Orlando Brown in that way.
Yep. All of the potential FAs have major warts. Jackson is generally available but is along those OBJ lines. Stanley has injury issues. Robinson is a worse version of Jackson. Moore is a lot like OBJ and Jackson in that he's going to lose to speed and can't handle Garrett. Wills is horrendous. Honestly, I like Humphries more than all but Stanley but like Stanley has injury issues.
Getting a long-term, completely viable option is probably not going to happen but it might band-aid the position enough. In the end, Veach is going to have to keep swinging for our own LT. [Reply]
