Chiefs *****The Khalen Saunders Thread***** - Page 28

Originally Posted by Munson:

#Chiefs Khalen Saunders: "I remember them saying the funky ass Bengals was going to beat us four times...I remember them saying we couldn't stop Jalen Hurts..." @kshb pic.twitter.com/K4NBFFpEQl
— Aaron Ladd (@aaronladd0) February 13, 2023

:-) Saunders provided a lot of unrecognized help this year. He plays tough. The kind of really hard working JAG that really makes a difference overall.
[Reply]

Originally Posted by Hammock Parties:
yep, you can argue this was a highly underrated play

Like I said, nobody else around him. It was one of the plays of the game.
[Reply]

Mitch Holthus making sure the Kingdom never forgets @khalenNOTkaylen kicking off the comeback with biggest hustle play ever. pic.twitter.com/ukiFbLuq1Y
— ��️ Red Tribe Cinema (@ClayWendler) February 13, 2023

[Reply]

Fastest bowling ball I have ever seen!
[Reply]

Saunders needs to be brought back.
[Reply]

@mitchholthus man i fucking LOVE YOU MITCH. Thank you brother, from the bottom of my heart. https://t.co/n5HzcJWCrZ
— Binky 2Times (@khalenNOTkaylen) February 13, 2023

[Reply]

Look at Reid look at Saunders on the ground.

Even in the moment, Big Red knows. Mrs. Big Red might need to make Khalen some more cookies!
[Reply]

This has happened multiple times this year. QBs look at Saunders bulk coming at them and miscalculate, thinking they can easily outrun him.
[Reply]

Considering the roles that Saunders and Nnadi played in our 2 SBs, that draft class wasn't as bad as it looks on paper.
[Reply]

Originally Posted by staylor26:
Considering the roles that Saunders and Nnadi played in our 2 SBs, that draft class wasn't as bad as it looks on paper.

Those were different draft classes.

And the '18 class was EXACTLY as bad as it looks on paper. For the sake of maintaining positive vibes, I'd recommend you just not look it up.

Saunders was in the '19 class.
[Reply]

Round 2 (46) LB Breeland Speaks.
Round 3 (75) DT Derrick Nnadi.
Round 3 (100) LB Dorian O' Daniel.
Round 4 (124) - S Armani Watts.
Round 6 (196) - CB Tremon Smith.
Round 6 (198) - OG Kahlil McKenzie.

[Reply]

Originally Posted by Superturtle:
Round 2 (46) LB Breeland Speaks.
Round 3 (75) DT Derrick Nnadi.
Round 3 (100) LB Dorian O' Daniel.
Round 4 (124) - S Armani Watts.
Round 6 (196) - CB Tremon Smith.
Round 6 (198) - OG Kahlil McKenzie.

That's brutal.
[Reply]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut:
Those were different draft classes.

And the '18 class was EXACTLY as bad as it looks on paper. For the sake of maintaining positive vibes, I'd recommend you just not look it up.

Saunders was in the '19 class.

You're right, my bad. Brain fart. For some reason I was thinking that we doubled down at DT, and I forgot Nnadi was brought back on a 1 year deal and not still on his rookie deal.
[Reply]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut:
Side note - man, what the hell happened to Derrick Nnadi?

How many guys can you think of that showed really steady growth through their first 3 years only to decline and then crater in years 4 and 5?

I really don't understand it. Did he just check out? He didn't need to change physically or mentally. He could've had an 8-10 year career playing exactly the way he played in 2020.

But there's a non-zero chance that he's a street free agent entering September next year. And there's nothing that really explains why.

Some people just start mailing it in after reaching the pinnacle so to speak, we all see it in actors, musicians and our day to day lives all the time... success can bring on a softness, they lose the edge they once had and just quit trying
[Reply]

Yeah - If anything that class has gotten WORSE over time with Nnadi flaming out so badly and DoD simply never developing at all.

But we gave up the '18 first to get Mahomes so if you figure even 30% of 'The Patrick Price' is plowed into the '18 draft, it's still a win...
[Reply]