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Originally Posted by RunKC
They need to play Kingsley next year whether it’s at LT or RG. He’s too high of an investment and he’s got the traits you can’t teach. He was talked about as a late 1st rd pick.
He may have struggled but OL rarely have elite size and elite athleticism, especially guys that don’t go I the top 20 picks. Kingsley is very similar in size and athleticism to Tristan Wirfs. Both have the size and athleticism, albeit Kingsley is stronger. Wirfs developed at Iowa which is known for their work with OL while Kingsley went to BYU and their high RPO get rid to the ball quickly offense that didn’t develop him near as well.
Kingsley is gonna be like Fisher. It’s gonna take time if he plays LT. People forget that Fisher wasn’t good until year 4. Donald Stephenson started games at LT in year 3 and people hated it.
I’m not sure people are gonna be patient with Kingsley, but he is still only 22 this coming season. He’s really young. If he hits by the time he’s 23 or 24, that’s a solution for maybe the rest of Mahomes career here.
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I said this about 6 weeks ago -- Kingsley was Alaric Jackson before Jackson.
If we want a young LT who didn't cost a small fortune to acquire, we just have to be patient with them.
Kingsley has every bit of physical ability you could want from a LT. He's just raw as hell.
So was Jackson. He barely played as a rookie, was little more than a functional reserve in his 2nd year. Went through some growing pains while being mostly adequate in his 3rd year and didn't truly break through until this season. That's what people USED to expect from guys like that.
I don't see any reason in the world to think Kingsley couldn't do the same thing.
The reason I'd be willing to pony up for Jackson if he's available is that nothing would prevent Kingsley from playing very well at RT if he develops. And at that point, he'd probably be ready to play around the time Taylor's deal becomes something we can move on from.