For me bringing back Smith was more about depth and not trusting Wanya Morris.

I thought he did good considering his first game as a rookie

The biggest boon that we're already seeing is in the horizontal game that seemed to have lost effectiveness the last couple years. Of course Worthy is ****ing ridiculous but Suamataia was the one that cleared the path completely for Worthy to house it. Just having an athlete there instead of bumbling clods like Brown Jr and Smith may make all the difference.

So glad we didn't sign Orlando but by not signing him we had to sign Juwaan Taylor. Orlando should have just taken what we were offering. Either way water under the bridge and Kingsley cheap for 3 or 4 years.

LOL, you people saying he was just okay really don't know jack shit.

I mean, he WAS just okay. For the most part held up his own on an island but when he did get beat on a handful of snaps it was quick and ugly. Why would that be a slight on him, though? Given the circumstances that's an absolutely fantastic start to his career.

Just think we got our starting LT and our starting WR1 in this draft. Shit they didn't even help Kingsley that tells you all you need to know. They had to help Donovan a ton last year.

Yeah last year they definitely did NOT trust Donovan or Morris like they trusted Kingsley in this game. The coaching staff is obviously jazzed on him.

Eh, Mitchell Scwartz said the same thing on twitter, I dunno.

I’d say he was adequate. Basically Donovan Smith level.

But it was his first game. He’s only gonna get better, as the OL always does in KC.

Schwartz makes a good point though, that it would have looked alot worse with a different QB.

Pat is so good at evading pressure from the edges

Pat also drifts back and causes pressures at times.

Generally I’ve noticed a pattern with Schwartz, and it’s that he NEVER misses an opportunity to pick on KC’s tackles. And whether he intends it or not, it feels like a “hey guys, remember how good I was??” schtick.

He didn't go out there and destroy an entire gameplan the way Wanya Morris did in the Raiders game last season.

That's important.

He wasn't a wall out there, but he was credible. He was someone you can gameplan around if necessary (and it could be against a team with better edge rushers). Reid left him on an island almost the entire game and without some awful drops and a missed swing pass (which totaled maybe 15 points left on the field) the offense would've had a stellar game.

He was good enough for this to be a 30 PPG offense and that's a massive step.

Yeah, you covered my thoughts exactly.

A 2nd round OT with good traits who we always knew needed to refine his craft a bit. For the price, I don’t think we could’ve realistically expected much more than this.

Looks like a great pick so far.

In all probability we saw the beginning of a 10 year career here last night.

From a 2nd rounder.

Now maybe he'll never be a Pro Bowler but hey, he just might be that guy as well. He's so young and the AFC has more premier QBs than LTs - he may just be the best LT in the AFC in the next 3-4 years.

But yeah, it's gonna take some time.