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Originally Posted by kcbubb
This is really the argument for not taking a LT. Any DT you take at 31 is not necessarily an impact player because of the fit. You’d be stashing a DT to eventually take CJs spot. The nose type of DTs can be picked later.
The view on Simmons here is different from what I’m reading online and seeing in his workouts like his pro day where Simmons is showing that his rehab is on pace to get back to 100%. I don’t see anyone saying that Simmons is a 2nd rounder. Could yall be right and he’s damaged goods? absolutely. That just doesn’t seem to be being leaked to the press anywhere and he seemed to move well at his pro day.
We have another thread where there is a debate on who you have more confidence in Moore at LT or Kingsley at LG and it seems like most people are pretty nervous at both positions. Who’s the backup for Kingsley & Moore if either struggles? That 49ers offense does a lot to protect their LT with the running game and short passes. I feel like we are undervaluing competition and depth across the oline. We are thin.
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A DT like Nolen or Grant would be expected to play a lot, immediately. Grant can 1T and had explosiveness to rush the passer, too. Either could play inside next to Jones when KC is in its pass rush package. Wharton played a ton of snaps last year, and either of those guys could slot into those snaps.
It is more than a stash for Jones. It’s a player that would play a lot and add to the pass rush.
I don’t really believe either of those Stats will be there for KC to choose from at 31, though.
Re: Simmons and perception elsewhere, how many people are diving in as deeply as Crow there? How many are looking at the traditional precedents for torn patellar tendons, and what players are/get back to afterwards?
Cadillac Williams, Jerod Mayo, Ryan Williams, Jimmy Graham, Victor Cruz, Morris Claiborne, JC Jackson…
All star level guys who tore their patellar tendon and were not the same afterwards.
I think folks that are hand-waiving Simmons’ ability to make a full recovery are simply not paying attention to the ugly history there.
NFL teams won’t put their heads in the sand on that.