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Originally Posted by staylor26
I just have a really hard time buying that the same team that waited until the 5th round to pull the trigger on Trey Smith despite him being totally fine is all of a sudden taking huge risks purely out of desperation.
If they didn't feel good about the injury, they don't take him.
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I think they liked his progress and are rolling with that and the talent anyway. They aren’t paying this kid big money. They have an extra asset in a great draft for day 2.
This will not sink them if it doesn’t work out.
I stand by what I said earlier this week: Josh Simmons is the best LT in this class if he doesn’t get hurt. He has everything you want to be a good LT.
He’s got the same physical attributes of Kingsley. 34 arms (pro day), 34 bench reps, big body and has outstanding movement skills on tape. But this kid has significantly better footwork and hand technique than Kingsley. He can anchor better, he’s better in run blocking, he can handle speed-to-power effectively.
Everything Kingsley struggled with is what this kid is solid at. The Chiefs will never get a talent like this picking late. If they are right it changed everything. That’s the 2nd hardest position to find after QB and we’ve see that for the last 4 years.
I understand why they took the risk.