Better now than mid season i guess. Ah well.
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No way?
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Just plug Trey Smith in and don't worry about the position for the next 15 years.

Long can be a reserve if/when he comes back. Counting on him to be a starter is obviously a stretch and the last thing I want is guys cycling in and out of the lineup again. Just put the young mauler in there and don't look back.

And I swear to God, if I read reports that Wylie is taking the first team snaps at that spot now I will flip out.
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while I have high hopes for Smith I'd rather not have the entire right side of the line from Center over be all rookies.
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We run shotgun 77% of the time. Mahomes blind side should be no problem with Brown and Thuney protecting it. He would have the whole right side right in his vision the whole time. If something goes wrong once in a while, Mahomes is a magician at improvising. Shouldn't be a huge issue I wouldn't think.
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Relying on Mahomes to be magic is how we ended up getting our ass kicked in the Super Bowl.

He IS magic, but that should not be your gameplan.
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Too bad he's not on the Texans, they're done with their pre-season preparation, just waiting on the opener at this point.
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Literally posted 4 days ago that Smith would win the starting RG spot if/when Long is injured.

Guy is done.
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Just have to hope Andy's obsession with Andrew Wylie doesn't stand in the way of that scenario being allowed to happen.
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Wylie is yesterday's news. :-)
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Yeah, I've thought that for the last two seasons.

Then the next thing you know he's starting at RT in the Super Bowl. :-)
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I just don’t see Andy doing that to start the year and I really want it to happen. That would be 2 rookies starting right next to each other, maybe 3 if Niang wins the RT job.

I think they’ll start Blythe or LDT this year
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This is why we have depth. Plug LDT in as your starting RG.
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I’d rather just coach the shit outta Niang and Smith, and let that right side learn on the fly
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Turdsnif needs to be replaced. I was hoping Long could hold it down till the youngun was ready.
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