I don't know if I buy this, but I do think that's what the Chiefs were thinking when they drafted him. A guy who was a fat 285, who could slim down in an NFL conditioning program and gain quickness without sacrificing strength.

Really, bringing in Oakfor and Ogbah probably says all we need to know about how they feel about Speaks' progress internally.
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This is going to be a fun thread to revisit towards the end of the season.
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The interesting thing about this and K Pass is that having come to trust Veach a bit more in terms of drafting, you have to wonder if these two were guys that he really believed in and wanted, or if they were remnant pics from Sutton and one of his clowns?
If both prospects came from 4-3 programs, then you have to almost draw the conclusion that Veach and Reid were drafting with an eye toward Spags coming in for the 2018 season and for whatever reason, they couldn't get the deal closed and had to do one more year with Bob.

One theory would be that having seen how much the Chiefs wanted his services, Spags family probably begged him to take a year off before jumping back into coaching and Reid agreed to keep the seat open.

Whatever the case, I'm glad that we have this guy and I think he's going to do things for us defensively that we haven't seen on the field in a very long time. He's the first legitimate 4-3 coach that we've had since Marty and Cowher. And for all their shortcomings in other areas, those two ran one of the best defenses I've ever seen. I feel like we're on the road to getting our identity back defensively after floundering around in the dark for way too long.
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Noticed he was lined up inside next to Clark with the 1’s in this clip:

https://www.instagram.com/p/ByVRBSij...=1ax03t8v9h9y4

He’s going to play inside a lot on passing downs
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Wow. Great eye.
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RGR said Speaks was told he would be playing inside a lot and that’s why he gained some weight.
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I'm glad. He tests well for a defensive lineman. Spags has a lot of options.
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Yup. Forgot to mention that also. Thanks.
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I was at a Royals game once when Moustakas was on the team. He came up to the plate and some old fat guy yelled, “C’mon Moose you fat fuck!!!”

This is how I will cheer for Speaks this year.
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Insane that the previous regime tired to play a DT at OLB
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Fly, Fatass, Fly!!
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Spags likes to rotate DE’s inside and rotate a lot in general. He will see snaps in multiple spots. Clark and Jones will get the most snaps, followed by Okafor and Nnadi. But there will be another 2 or 3 seeing some snaps on the regular.
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:-)

Yes, this is the preferred take.
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So, why was CP shitting all over him?
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because they are like the rest of the damn country, over reacting to shit they know nothing about.
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