Man!!!! I love Andy Reid. The @Chiefs and Andy Reid are offensive line savants. Kingsley Suamataia has big time potential. I think he he can be awesome guard or tackle. Just needs a little technique work. He is an aggressive killer who is great athlete.
Kingsley Suamataia is a versatile offensive tackle who split his 1,300 career snaps at BYU almost exactly down the middle between left and right tackle.
My favorite line from Dane Brugler's draft guide: "He delivers more pancakes than Denny's" ��
Traitsy OT w/ great size+athleticism+strengt. Easy range in the run game to pull or climb to landmarks or hit set points in slide. Patient hand usage to stay square and trust his lateral agility. Pad level & overall technique should develop in NFL. pic.twitter.com/p9zOJEuMkr
Originally Posted by ThaVirus:
My brotha, WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT? The play is live. Our QB is about to get snapped in half and Sua’s replaying the rep back in his mind after blocking no one and letting two defenders run right past him.
I won’t say he doesn’t care but it looks a hell of a lot like he’s just completely lost. He’s all in his head.
I can't imagine what film review was like for him. Especially when they review it as a whole team and not just the position room.
-Talked to Chiefs source. They said if Wanya gets hurt again Thuney is the emergency LT and Caliendo comes in at LG. Donovan Smith would be a heavy bet to get a call from Veach depending on Wanya injury.
They don’t want to put Kingsley o it there again. He’s prettt much getting redshirted from now on which is the right move.
Also said he thinks Kingsley would be a better G, which honestly I guess I could see but more-so with Wanya. Thinks LT is the number one need in the offseason.
Guess I have that flipped bc I think Wanya is a great G candidate and can be an effective starter there day 1 if we lose Thuney or Trey. [Reply]
Originally Posted by RunKC:
Eh I think the difference between 2022 and the last 2 years was personnel.
Juju is so underrated. Yeah he’s hurt but he is so good connecting with Mahomes and finding space. We also had the Pacheco and McKinnon combo which was great. We haven’t had a receiving threat at RB like McKinnon the last 2 years.
And of course WR has been a circus the last 2 years. 2023 was just horrible talent outside of Rice and 2024 has been injury plagued. Also let’s be honest here: Kelce is declining. He’s not what he was in 2022. Still good, but declining.
Hollywood hurt—>Worthy has to step up and he’s learning
Pacheco hurt—>Steele gets a lot of snaps and he’s awful
Rice hurt
Juju hurt
It’s been a constant rotation of weapons for Mahomes to try to build a connection with all season.
It's the NFL. Just the way it usually goes. Once they traded Tyreek this was just how the weapons were gonna be, but with the injuries, that's just been killer. [Reply]
Originally Posted by RunKC:
Per Verderame reports:
-Talked to Chiefs source. They said if Wanya gets hurt again Thuney is the emergency LT and Caliendo comes in at LG. Donovan Smith would be a heavy bet to get a call from Veach depending on Wanya injury.
They don’t want to put Kingsley o it there again. He’s prettt much getting redshirted from now on which is the right move.
Also said he thinks Kingsley would be a better G, which honestly I guess I could see but more-so with Wanya. Thinks LT is the number one need in the offseason.
Guess I have that flipped bc I think Wanya is a great G candidate and can be an effective starter there day 1 if we lose Thuney or Trey.
That's not ideal on Suamataia.....late 2nd round pick that's just straight unplayable.
Gotta roll forward though. I dunno what they do at LT> [Reply]
Originally Posted by htismaqe:
I still can't figure out why they haven't called Smith already. It seems like with Wanya, it's not a question of if but when he gets he hurt.
Yeah, I don't like that either but if they'll actually move Thuney out to LT in a gameday pinch, that's probably just as good as Donovan I guess...
So it sounds like Donovan would only be signed if Wanya was a long term injury. [Reply]
Originally Posted by RunKC:
Per Verderame reports:
-Talked to Chiefs source. They said if Wanya gets hurt again Thuney is the emergency LT and Caliendo comes in at LG. Donovan Smith would be a heavy bet to get a call from Veach depending on Wanya injury.
They don’t want to put Kingsley o it there again. He’s prettt much getting redshirted from now on which is the right move.
Also said he thinks Kingsley would be a better G, which honestly I guess I could see but more-so with Wanya. Thinks LT is the number one need in the offseason.
Guess I have that flipped bc I think Wanya is a great G candidate and can be an effective starter there day 1 if we lose Thuney or Trey.
Originally Posted by htismaqe:
I still can't figure out why they haven't called Smith already. It seems like with Wanya, it's not a question of if but when he gets he hurt.
Verderame thinks it might be his neck injury and possible future problems due to that injury. Not reported but that’s what he thinks.
Eric Fisher was brutally bad his rookie year. Per wiki:
Originally Posted by :
He allowed 7 sacks and 35 hurries. According to Pro Football Focus, his run-blocking grade of −6.5 ranked 55th out of 76 NFL tackles who played at least 25 percent of their team's snaps. His overall grade as a tackle ranked 70th
DJ struggled badly and was even benched at one point then became a badass. It’s possible depending on the type of personality he is and his confidence.
But he was the 63rd pick. He was well known as a project. They made a big mistake giving him the job in camp. [Reply]
