— The LIV Chiefs Kingdom (@1_ChiefsKingdom) April 25, 2020
We had Lucas Niang at #57 in the KC Draft Guide, so this is awesome valued. Played through a hip injury last year. This is definitely a guy earmarked to take over for one of the Chiefs tackles in the future. pic.twitter.com/a1P53sN9bL
New Chiefs OT/OG @Kbniang8 has some WILD college stats. He didn’t allow a single sack in 975 career pass blocking snaps. If that’s not impressive enough, he committed just 3 penalties on 1,982 career snaps.#NFLDraft | #Chiefs | #ChiefsKingdom
Originally Posted by In58men:
Let’s not forget, Reid also said the door is open for the return of Fisher and Schwartz.
Would love if Schwartz could get it figured out and bounce back, but I'm very doubtful given that he couldn't even put his own shoe on a couple weeks ago.
Love that SOB, and I'm pulling for him, but I fear he's done-done.
I think the draft will tell us a lot about how they view the OL (specifically Tackle) vs. how we (fans/CP) view the OL. [Reply]
Originally Posted by MAHOMO 4 LIFE!:
Niang has never been a LT tho....
I know nothing about the technical aspect of playing RT versus LT. Aren't the two positions basically mirror images of each other, with the major difference being the added pressure on an LT to protect the blind side of the QB? Assuming the QB is right-handed. [Reply]
Originally Posted by MAHOMO 4 LIFE!:
Niang has never been a LT tho....
The transition from left to right and right to left is tricky, but some guys do okay at it, particularly if they're young and make that a primary focus of their offseason training.
At the very least, I'm glad to hear the Chiefs are considering Niang as an option. It could work out well. Or they'll try it for a practice or two, shake their heads, and go, "Ehhh... you really should be a right tackle, ya know..." [Reply]
Originally Posted by AdolfOliverBush:
I know nothing about the technical aspect of playing RT versus LT. Aren't the two positions basically mirror images of each other, with the major difference being the added pressure on an LT to protect the blind side of the QB? Assuming the QB is right-handed.
Yeah, but mastering the technique as a mirror image is pretty damn tough if you've been doing it one way for most of your football life. Everything that was once smooth and done without thinking feels unnatural, and some guys end up really struggling.
It's why Eric Fisher looked like an elephant on roller skates at RT his rookie year. If he had been our starting LT in 2013, he would have looked waaaay better right out of the gate. [Reply]
Originally Posted by RealSNR:
The transition from left to right and right to left is tricky, but some guys do okay at it, particularly if they're young and make that a primary focus of their offseason training.
At the very least, I'm glad to hear the Chiefs are considering Niang as an option. It could work out well. Or they'll try it for a practice or two, shake their heads, and go, "Ehhh... you really should be a right tackle, ya know..."
Yeah Remmers was ok at right tackle but a mess at left... [Reply]