This format is exactly like it will be for the vets when they come in for their minicamp,” Reid said. “They got here early, we had meetings this morning. Now they come out they do their walkthrough. They’ll go back for lunch. Then they’ll come out for a special teams practice, the specialists will come out. Then we’ll start our practice. There will be a special teams period within the practice, just like you guys normally see during the year. It will be an afternoon practice, will last a couple of hours and then they’re out of here. They leave the field, go into meetings again and then they go sleep.
Originally Posted by TwistedChief:
He’s well ahead of Allegretti. It’s less development and more hoping he doesn’t die because of blood clots. He absolutely has the talent to start.
There's not a chance that Smith will start at Right Guard before Kyle Long or LDT, unless of course it's due to injury and even then, I'd expect Veach to sign a veteran before throwing Smith out there after last season's offensive line woes.
The Chiefs had similar offensive line woes in 2014. They threw Fulton out there but sat LDT. It was the last year the Chiefs missed the playoffs and the line was so bad that there were no TD's by a WR all season long. [Reply]
Originally Posted by TwistedChief:
He’s well ahead of Allegretti. It’s less development and more hoping he doesn’t die because of blood clots. He absolutely has the talent to start.
Smith is a bigger, longer guy and Nick won't get bigger so Smith is ahead there. I think they're both gritty, tenacious guys that aren't super nimble or athletic. Good run blocking, decent pulling, but get them to the second level and they look like infant giraffes.
I'm excited about Smith's development and think he's a steal. Barring catastrophe, he won't start this year. Next year, if he's installed, you have to like the balance along the line with strong run and pass blocking at various points. [Reply]
This is the same line of horseshit you pulled with Mahomes, claiming that he'd start the season, then he'd start later in the season, blah, blah, blah, during his entire rookie season.
Just because you want something to happen doesn't mean it will happen, especially when you're dealing with coaches that have been doing things successfully for 20+ years.
Turns out I wasn't really wrong. You were clamoring for it too by the end of the season. I just had better long term vision that you. :-)
And here. I just find it interesting and surprising. I'm not advocating he start. You just put those words in my mouth. [Reply]
Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud:
There's not a chance that Smith will start at Right Guard before Kyle Long or LDT, unless of course it's due to injury and even then, I'd expect Veach to sign a veteran before throwing Smith out there after last season's offensive line woes.
The Chiefs had similar offensive line woes in 2014. They threw Fulton out there but sat LDT. It was the last year the Chiefs missed the playoffs and the line was so bad that there were no TD's by a WR all season long.
They'd move Thuney, Wiley, or Remmers to RG before Smith gets a chance this year. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Coogs:
Turns out I wasn't really wrong. You were clamoring for it too by the end of the season. I just had better long term vision that you. :-)
Originally Posted by Delano:
They'd move Thuney, Wiley, or Remmers to RG before Smith gets a chance this year.
Yep, or Allegretti or someone else with experience.
Look people, Tennessee is not the Tennessee of the past. They are 10-24 in the past 4 years in SEC games.
If his blood clotting issue is under control, Smith has serious upside but even then, he's not an NFL starting guard right now, especially on a team with Super Bowl aspirations. [Reply]
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Mahomes development is more important than receiving a second or third round pick for Alex.
Play him now and let him get some game experience before he starts next year.
Game experience?
Mahomes has more arm talent than anyone in the league not named Rodgers or Brady.
Originally Posted by Coogs:
Here is a thread from November of 2017. And I will tap out at this point.]
You still don't get it.
From the moment Mahomes was drafted, you were claiming that he was ready to start. You continued that all throughout Minicamps and Training Camp. You stated it every single week of the season and would not shut up about it.
When I made that post, the Chiefs were in the middle of a 4 game losing streak. They looked finished for the season (and for all intents and purposes, they were finished for the season). At that point, there was absolutely nothing to lose.
That is very different than what you posted for months and months and months and months.
And no, Trey Smith is not going to start Week 1 unless the Chiefs endure catastrophic injuries, again. [Reply]
Powell was talked about by Louis Riddick so we know that our staff thinks highly of him. He was on the Chiefs social media today, had a sweet one handed catch (in my pic below) and I even heard on the news that “the rookies performed we in their first action, most notably Cornell Powell who stood out according to the team.”
Not trying to hype him up but he seems a bit different from the recent WR’s we’ve drafted lately. I think this guy could be a contributor in the second half of the season.
Unless LDT and Long are washed up or injured, Smith will not be the game 1 starter. If those 2 are good to go, Wylie probably won't be with the team. [Reply]
