Originally Posted by RunKC:
Take it for what it’s worth but Daniel Jeremiah was just on NFLN discussing this on a segment and said he’s received many texts that this OT class is special and there’s a lot of guys who can start day 1 at LT and hold their own.
I wonder if that is a fall back plan for Veach if he can’t get Williams or Reiff? I don’t see us trading for a guy like Dillard from Philly
Say it with me:
Andy Reid has never started a rookie at LT, more or less 2 rookies at LT and RT. [Reply]
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“ The #Chiefs are expected to be aggressive in their attempts to attract and sign a veteran tackle [to replace Eric Fisher] when free agency begins Monday, per @ByNateTaylor.”
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The Chiefs are eager for Niang’s return to their training facility, whether that’s at some point during this offseason or when training camp begins. A few days before the Super Bowl, Veach was surprised and impressed when superstar quarterback Patrick Mahomes, who was in the training room receiving treatment on his left foot, asked him for an update on a teammate he had yet to play with.
“He bumps me and says, ‘Hey, how’s Niang doing?’” Veach said of Mahomes. “You’d think he’d have a million things on his mind, but to ask me on that Monday morning how Niang was doing, I thought, was interesting.”
After each of the Chiefs’ games last season, Niang and Yarris discussed how opposing pass rushers performed against the team’s right tackle. In one-on-one repetitions against Niang, Yarris would then perform the same tactics the defenders deployed in their attempts to pressure and sack Mahomes. They also studied pass rushers in the AFC West — such as Raiders’ star defensive end Maxx Crosby and Denver Broncos’ star outside linebacker Bradley Chubb — whom Niang likely will face in his career.
One of Niang’s biggest influences was Schwartz, the nine-year veteran who had played in 134 consecutive games before a back injury in early October forced him to miss the rest of the season.
“When Lucas was there those couple weeks, Mitch really showed out as a true leader in reaching out to Lucas and trying to make him feel comfortable,” Yarris said of Schwartz. “Lucas put extra emphasis when we would watch the games when Mitch was playing, prior to his injury, in seeing the technician that Mitch is. No one would argue that Mitch is the athlete that Lucas is, but Lucas understands that, at the pro level, it’s about technique first.”
Motivation, Yarris said, has never been an issue for Niang. The disappointing end to the Chiefs’ season in early February, with the team failing to become a back-to-back champion, served as another incentive for Niang to rejoin the team as a more prepared player.
