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Originally Posted by duncan_idaho
Thuney is obvious an enormous upgrade at LG. The Chiefs went from solid to elite at the position.
But hey, have we talked about what type of upgrade a healthy Kyle Long can offer at RG?
I know, I know. He was constantly broken from 2016-2019. Looking at the list of injuries, you can kind of connect the dots and see relation between things.
2016: Played most of the season with a torn labrum (left shoulder). Then suffered severe right ankle injury (on a player where he got overwhelemed/thrown off balance. Maybe by the unsteady/weak arm?)
2017: Shoulder injury week 13, ankle injury nagged him all season
2018: foot injury 1/2 through season
2019: Hip injury, retired
Is the story here a guy who got compromised up top and tried to play through it, suffered a severe injury to his lower body, and then never really got it all working again as the lower body injury continued to nag him and cause problems up the chain?
If that's the case... I can see a scenario where a year and some change off gave him time to get everything 100 percent healthy again and he returns to pretty close to what he was when healthy.
That player would win the RG job and be a LARGE upgrade there. And also could give reps/insurance at RT.
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There's no risk. If he gets injured again, he's gone and the Chiefs are out nothing.
But as you've outlined, if he's had time to get fully healthy, he's an above average RG and certainly better than LDT. It's a plus move that Super Bowl contenders make.