Trade whatever possible for a LT prospect

[RunKC]

I don’t care. If there’s a LT in this draft that they feel can be a good quality LT, do it.

I don’t care if it would cost three 1st rd picks. Mahomes is not gonna be this athletic for much longer.

It needs to happen

[duncan_idaho]

Originally Posted by Balto

Ok why? I actually never thought about it until I read what a sports doctor said and it makes sense to me that a LEFT tackle would favor his right leg for power and pushing off more so than his left leg. Makes perfect sense. Thus why I said that fact could mean it could limit him to only the left side and not a right tackle. Shrug

Both are important. Losing power and explosiveness in either leg is a problem.

A LT’s outside (left) leg is still important, even if the right leg is more important for anchoring.

You’ve got to be able to move and get into your stance, and the left leg is going to be moving more as you angle to cut off the arc of the pass rush. It’s going to come down quick and be ready quick to take initial impact.

I think you will find that some coaches or technique guys teach think the right leg is more important, and others that the left, but again, all will say both are important.

For an offense that wants its OTs to bail into vertical sets, having a compromised outer leg could make it tough to take the set and get your anchor and balance before impact.

[philfree]

Getting back to the OP just giving up multiple picks for a prospect is no good unless he's an obvious + starter. Let's not throw multiple picks against the wall hoping to hit pay dirt.

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by Balto

Ok why? I actually never thought about it until I read what a sports doctor said and it makes sense to me that a LEFT tackle would favor his right leg for power and pushing off more so than his left leg. Makes perfect sense. Thus why I said that fact could mean it could limit him to only the left side and not a right tackle. Shrug

If you push off with your right leg...what leg you gonna land on? And if you weigh 300+ lbs, how important do you think it will be that said leg be able to absorb that energy, kick that leg back out and then absorb it again?

And again, as previously noted, if you have a guy who's burst off his right leg is notably more explosive than his left, teams WILL take advantage of that by simply setting up wide and beating him across his face. Or doing a simple push/pull to get him off balance and then when he tries to reset, explode through his chest.

So when your kick slide is hard off your right leg to push you out wide and then the DE comes inside, what leg is going to have to drive you back to the right?

No, it doesn't make sense.

If his left leg is compromised he's just as ****ed as if his right leg was.

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by duncan_idaho

Both are important. Losing power and explosiveness in either leg is a problem.

A LT’s outside (left) leg is still important, even if the right leg is more important for anchoring.

You’ve got to be able to move and get into your stance, and the left leg is going to be moving more as you angle to cut off the arc of the pass rush. It’s going to come down quick and be ready quick to take initial impact.

I think you will find that some coaches or technique guys teach think the right leg is more important, and others that the left, but again, all will say both are important.

For an offense that wants its OTs to bail into vertical sets, having a compromised outer leg could make it tough to take the set and get your anchor and balance before impact.

Well hell, nevermind -- Duncan said this already. Carry on lads.

[-King-]

This thread gives me a headache

from Imgflip Meme Generator

[Chris Meck]

Originally Posted by Balto

HAHA I love how you talk about "matched his preconceived opinion"!

I simply went looking for medical doctors reports on Simmons and his injury. The first one to pop up talked about how Left Tackles right leg is more important than their left leg.

I'm not trying to do anything but post information I found.

Your pre-conceived notion is that 'Simmons is elite, and we should draft him!'

And if some kid in his mom's basement that has a podcast has something positive to say about that, you're going to take that as evidence for your case, and disregard everything else.

If Simmons IS truly elite NOW, he won't get anywhere near #31, so the whole argument is irrelevant.

This whole argument that his left leg isn't important is the most ridiculous thing I think I've ever seen argued here, and that's saying something.

[siberian khatru]

Personally, I think we should draft two-legged tackles, but that's just me.

[PHOG]

Tackles are important in the game of football.

[SHOWTIME]

Originally Posted by PHOG

Tackles are important in the game of football.

Behind the QB, yes, the most important positions on the field.

[Tribal Warfare]

In all honesty, I believe the selection will be a passrusher because a LT as the 1st round pick has become so loud by the media .

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by PHOG

Tackles are important in the game of football.

Using your draft picks wisely and maximizing value is also important in the game of football.

[Mosbonian]

I just honestly want the draft to hurry up and get here...way too many crazy mocks, way too much speculation and it seems that every day brings a new mock from a website just wanting clicks.

Listening to some of these mocks, I swear some of them just throw a dart at the wall and say....here is who the Chiefs are taking and then try to build some rationale behind it.

Listening to some of the more educated posters here, I know that I really don't want Simmons based on injury worries...and if someone else wants to take a chance on him earlier in the draft that would be great. It would save the eventual arguments that will occur if we did pick him.

[xztop123]

Originally Posted by Chris Meck

Your pre-conceived notion is that 'Simmons is elite, and we should draft him!'

And if some kid in his mom's basement that has a podcast has something positive to say about that, you're going to take that as evidence for your case, and disregard everything else.

If Simmons IS truly elite NOW, he won't get anywhere near #31, so the whole argument is irrelevant.

This whole argument that his left leg isn't important is the most ridiculous thing I think I've ever seen argued here, and that's saying something.

It was the reerun dr in the clip who didn’t even know who he was or which leg it was

[Balto]

Originally Posted by duncan_idaho

Both are important. Losing power and explosiveness in either leg is a problem.

A LT’s outside (left) leg is still important, even if the right leg is more important for anchoring.

You’ve got to be able to move and get into your stance, and the left leg is going to be moving more as you angle to cut off the arc of the pass rush. It’s going to come down quick and be ready quick to take initial impact.

I think you will find that some coaches or technique guys teach think the right leg is more important, and others that the left, but again, all will say both are important.

For an offense that wants its OTs to bail into vertical sets, having a compromised outer leg could make it tough to take the set and get your anchor and balance before impact.

Makes perfect sense thank you. Do we know if this knee injury typically causes lessor strength issues? twitch issues for side to side movement? Or just all around weaker knee in every aspect?

Also what would you say Andy Heck runs OL wise? We all want to believe that we are a vertical team but lately we just haven't been.

[Balto]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

If you push off with your right leg...what leg you gonna land on? And if you weigh 300+ lbs, how important do you think it will be that said leg be able to absorb that energy, kick that leg back out and then absorb it again?

And again, as previously noted, if you have a guy who's burst off his right leg is notably more explosive than his left, teams WILL take advantage of that by simply setting up wide and beating him across his face. Or doing a simple push/pull to get him off balance and then when he tries to reset, explode through his chest.

So when your kick slide is hard off your right leg to push you out wide and then the DE comes inside, what leg is going to have to drive you back to the right?

No, it doesn't make sense.

If his left leg is compromised he's just as ****ed as if his right leg was.

I 100% get that if you push off with your right leg your gonna land on your left! It just made sense to me that having that actual PUSH strength from his right leg not be effected by the injury should be a plus.

So if you had to pick a knee for a LT to injury your saying right or left doesn't matter and both are equally just as bad if looking at long term success?