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Originally Posted by BlackOp
There is absolutely the high risk/reward factor...that is why he lasted to 32.
If...and that's a big "if" he pans out, it's doing the impossible. Getting a franchise LT without moving up.
They did more research on his patellar than anyone here...with updates in medicine and his age...who knows. They know where his recovery is at.
It'll be interesting to track the players they passed on in a year or two...
Wait and see for me...I guess they obviously thought it was worth a calculated risk. Have to factor in what becomes of the 5th round pick too..
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This is one factor some of the naysayers may be missing. Orthopedic surgery is constantly advancing. ACL injuries were career-enders a few decades ago. By all accounts, his surgeon did a really good job with the tendon repair.
Maybe it works out, maybe it doesn't - but it's a risk the Chiefs had to take imo. How many opportunities are we going to have to get a guy who probably would've been the top LT on the board without trading key picks to move way up?