I'm definitely not in the move him to G yet camp but **** Caliendo was getting destroyed. I know they said they warmed Kingsley up. I wonder who pulled the plug on putting him in?

am i high or does nourzad actually look really ****ing good here. i still think they should keep developing sua as a tackle. if it sticks - it sticks and if it doesn't he will clearly be a serviceable guard.

cant ****ing believe we trotted that peice of shit caliendo out there when nourzad/sua would have probably done much better. i know im beating a dead horse at this point but heck should really be shit canned man...

He does look good IMOP. Hell, even Wanya probably would've filled in better at LG. At least he's big and strong enough to avoid getting thrown back into Mahomes's lap multiple times.

I feel like there’s a joke here about Caliendo not even being able to do an impression of a competent guard

Not high at all, I thought he looked great. But...I think the question is whether he is a center only. Of all the options to replace Trey Smith, he's the one I'm most optimistic about.

But he was showing traits that will absolutely translate (and translate well) to OT.

And 'comfort' is just a matter of reps and experience.

I really don't want to give up on the kid at OT. At the very least he should be a good replacement for Taylor if we need to free up the money next season.

Morris is a guy who can look good at RG while showing the same issues that might create headaches for him at OT. But Kingsley, because of his traits, is just as likely to be a viable OT as OG over the long-term because it isn't a traits problem.

It's an experience problem.

So get him some experience. I absolutely believe this kid can be our version of Alaric Jackson if we aren't so hell-bent on giving up on that.

I'm 100% for this plan, but I'm not interested in it being for the LT spot.

You play him at RG this year, and then if you see enough of what you need to, you move on from Taylor and plug Kingsley in at RT in 2027. I'm guessing that is probably the plan, or at least one of the possible scenarios they see long term. We simply can't afford to dick around anymore at LT.

Really hope the Chiefs are not giving up on developing this guy as a Left Tackle. How many reps did he even get in 2024? It seems like the Chiefs just put him out there against Maxx Crosby and said "good luck" and when that (unsurprisingly) went poorly they just gave up.

This probably isn't the draft to trade up for a LT and I'm not sure who you're getting in Free Agency. Chiefs really mismanaged his development last year, but it is absolutely too early to give up on Suamataia as a Left Tackle.

Sure, don’t give up on him. But if they go into 2025 counting on him wit no viable plan B they deserve every bit of criticism they’ll get if it blows up in their face yet again.

I’m confident there will be multiple solid tackles taken in the draft beyond just Campbell and Banks, it’s a matter of finding them. Whether they take someone in rd 1 or later in rds 2-3 it’s still a worthwhile investment even on top of Suamataia, even if KS develops they likely need additional competition and/or depth at both LT/RT.

I agree he didn’t really get a fair chance last year as a raw 21-year old rookie, but then why in the world did this coaching staff ever think it was okay to throw such a player into the starting mix at LT right out of the gate with no viable alternatives? They did him absolutely no favors last year.

Projects. And guys that can’t play LT. Yeah not wasting picks that this year

What??? There is maybe… Just maybe, one guy who could start in the draft.. The rest are jags and projects..

I never stated anything about being able to start right away, there will be multiple solid OTs taken later in the draft just like there are every year, even if they don’t develop right away. Suamataia could still be that player, you just can’t count on it with no alternative like they did in 2024. Even with KS and Morris (and Niang) they’ve still invested relatively little in the draft at OT. I don’t see why we saw KC take Hardman and Moore in the 2nd and didn’t say they’re done with taking projects at WR but say the same thing at OT when it’s arguably a more important position. We followed up those day 2 picks at WR with another day 2 pick and finally a day 1 pick this past draft, why would we not want to invest just as much at a position that has the capability of making or breaking the offense?

With his size and length if he can get coordinated enough at RT he can be coordinated enough at LT. Most guys end up as right tackles do to some limitations. Physically Kingsley should have none. So there's no point in taking him out of left tackle consideration to make him a right tackle. He's played both in college IIRC so it shouldn't be a coordination and reps issue on one side vs the other.

I get why our scouts were excited. The upside is enormous.


Agree, keep getting this kid reps and let him play LT.

Definitely a better fit at G than T, or at least looks more comfortable.

Good OL are big, strong, quick and smart. I think he's big and strong, but I think he's not smart at all. I think this also impacts his speed, because he's thinking instead of doing. Can/will experience solve that? Or is he just very dumb?

He's better/faster on simple, straight-forward plays where he knows what to do, is decisive and doesn't have to think (like at :34 and 1:14).

He got his shit pushed in at :56