Pro Bowl LT DJ Humphries [signed by Chiefs]

[SHOWTIME]

Does Veach give him a call?

I predict @Chiefs. Makes too much sense https://t.co/hu5xdI5KF2

— Justin Pugh (@JustinPugh) November 22, 2024

[tyreekthefreak]

Originally Posted by Hammock Parties

He gave up instant pressure on like 4-5 snaps out of 20 against the Broncos.

I don't think that's sustainable in a postseason Mahomes is likely to be dropping back 40 times a game.

I think Andy saw the same thing.

That's the thing.....we are a PASSING team!!!!

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by Hammock Parties

nope...and not even shown here is the spin move #92 dusted him on

— Ron Kopp Jr. (@Ron_Kopp) January 8, 2025

The other thing with Thuney is he will give ground as a smaller LT -- but his guard skills allow him to reset his feet & catch bull rushes eventually

Humphries gets overpowered here inside, and loses his feet. Gets a holding call on the 2nd play pic.twitter.com/Q5uLZpz2ZV

— Ron Kopp Jr. (@Ron_Kopp) January 8, 2025

See -- this is my frustration with narratives.

Look at those 2 posts from Kopp.

He criticizes Humphries for 'getting beat inside' and flushing Wentz to his left and then in his praise of Thuney, in the very first clip in his video, Thuney gets beat and flushes Mahomes to his left.

He goes on to ding Humphries for the hold call when Humphries flat dominated that rep. That's as soft a hold as they come - by any reasonable definition that's a good rep from a guy in a wide stance who tried to get across his face, he changed his aim point, took him inside and then ****ing pancaked his ass.

Meanwhile Thuney gets absolutely owned on the last play of Kopps clip and Kopp responds with 'he stayed in contact and delivered a last shove...'

What!?!? If that were Humphries and the exact same rep, Kopp would've murdered him for getting torched up the arc. That's a terrible rep that's on par with all but that one Bonitto rep that Humphries had.

In virtually identical situations -- both guys against premier 3-4 OLBs lined up really wide -- Humphries had the better rep. He took Bonitto inside and buried him while Thuney got beat up the arc and ****ing fell down. And Kopp criticizes the former and applauds the latter.

Kopp clearly had his mind made up when he went into that game and then built his narrative around the clips he had.

That's an absolutely ridiculous 'analysis' on his part. There are reasonable things to say in criticizing Humphries and in supporting Thuney.

Kopp, however, didn't manage it there.

[IowaHawkeyeChief]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

Schwartz is up there as well. Obviously Priest.

I mean the answer is probably Len Dawson. He was traded by Pittsburgh to Cleveland before Cleveland cut him and the Chiefs (Texans) signed him.

But in the modern era, your top three are probably Thuney, Schwartz and Priest in some order.

You spelled Frank Clark wrong...

[Dunerdr]

Originally Posted by dlphg9

Nate Taylor said yesterday that he "doesn't think that you can play DJ Humphries". That was his opinion and I don't agree with it at all. I think Humphries at LT and Thuney at LG makes it a much better OL.

I'm about a hundred posts behind but seriously. When has Nate been right about anything?

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by IowaHawkeyeChief

You spelled Frank Clark wrong...

Wasn't a free agent.

Otherwise the leagues best coverage Edge would absolutely be near the top of the list...

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by Dunerdr

I'm about a hundred posts behind but seriously. When has Nate been right about anything?

Yeah, when it comes to opinion, few are ever as routinely wrong as Nate Taylor.

I appreciate his access and think he occasionally uses that to bring some interesting information to the table.

But when he's just offering 'I think' or other such opinions, I find him to be almost completely useless.

[IowaHawkeyeChief]

Originally Posted by Hammock Parties

12:00 immediate pressure

13:40 beat around the edge

15:45 toasted on a spin move

No way Reid trusts him.

There's some really good snaps in there as well, and Bonito is about as fast of pass rusher as we will see in the playoffs.

[IowaHawkeyeChief]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

Wasn't a free agent.

Otherwise the leagues best coverage Edge would absolutely be near the top of the list...

[RunKC]

Originally Posted by Dunerdr

I'm about a hundred posts behind but seriously. When has Nate been right about anything?

Sneed. He called the Titans trade like a week before it happened

[Chiefnj2]

Everybody agrees the best case scenario is Thuney at guard and a LT that can play up to Thuney’s play the last two games. The problem is whether the team has a LT on the roster who can do that for a complete game. So far we haven’t seen it all season. So, it’s bite the bullet with a competent Thuney and bad guard play, or take the risk that DJ can get in shape in two weeks and be effective for more than 20 plays.

[DaFace]

Originally Posted by RunKC

Sneed. He called the Titans trade like a week before it happened

Also the first to report a definite timeline for Hollywood Brown.

[Dunerdr]

Originally Posted by DaFace

Also the first to report a definite timeline for Hollywood Brown.

I thought Matt Derrick had it first I may be wrong. I may have just listened to 41 is the mic first. I'm audio only.

[Dunerdr]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

See -- this is my frustration with narratives.

Look at those 2 posts from Kopp.

He criticizes Humphries for 'getting beat inside' and flushing Wentz to his left and then in his praise of Thuney, in the very first clip in his video, Thuney gets beat and flushes Mahomes to his left.

He goes on to ding Humphries for the hold call when Humphries flat dominated that rep. That's as soft a hold as they come - by any reasonable definition that's a good rep from a guy in a wide stance who tried to get across his face, he changed his aim point, took him inside and then ****ing pancaked his ass.

Meanwhile Thuney gets absolutely owned on the last play of Kopps clip and Kopp responds with 'he stayed in contact and delivered a last shove...'

What!?!? If that were Humphries and the exact same rep, Kopp would've murdered him for getting torched up the arc. That's a terrible rep that's on par with all but that one Bonitto rep that Humphries had.

In virtually identical situations -- both guys against premier 3-4 OLBs lined up really wide -- Humphries had the better rep. He took Bonitto inside and buried him while Thuney got beat up the arc and ****ing fell down. And Kopp criticizes the former and applauds the latter.

Kopp clearly had his mind made up when he went into that game and then built his narrative around the clips he had.

That's an absolutely ridiculous 'analysis' on his part. There are reasonable things to say in criticizing Humphries and in supporting Thuney.

Kopp, however, didn't manage it there.

In the Thuney/Steelers clip with the same formation as the humphries clip, Thuney gets the benefit of Pacheco running that way and to me it looks like the rusher stays in tight to Thuney because of it. Humphries just had open space.

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by RunKC

Sneed. He called the Titans trade like a week before it happened

Yeah - he gets some intel (and I'm guessing that was the case with Sneed)

I just don't think he knows shit about the actual sport. Didn't he get his start in basketball?

I think he's a writer that's learned about football. I don't think he's a football guy who took up writing.

And when he starts offering opinions, it shows.

[GordonGekko]

If Humphries gets the start at LT, at least we have Thuney in reserve and if Humphries starts sucking or gets winded/exhausted they will just move Thuney over. If Thuney gets injured we are screwed and Pat is a dead man walking. Just like last year with the WR depth issues, this year LT depth issues is purely on the front office. While we ARE winning Superbowls, and I greatly appreciate that, there is still lots and lots of room for improvement for Veach and his staff.