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    Chiefs tackle McIntosh is injured in practice

    By ADAM TEICHER

    The Kansas City Star


    RIVER FALLS, Wis. | The Chiefs laid bare their offseason priority for improvement in free agency by signing left tackle Damion McIntosh only hours after the market opened.


    They may now have to play without McIntosh for an extended period. He was taken from the field on a motorized cart at Monday’s afternoon practice because of what the Chiefs called a right knee sprain.


    Further tests were scheduled to determine the extent of the injury, but the Chiefs feared the worst. Coach Herm Edwards was already busy determining replacements from a short list that includes veteran Kyle Turley and inexperienced Will Svitek.


    “We’ll talk about what we’re going to do short-term and long-term,” said Edwards, who then tried to put the situation in a better light.


    “Remember last year and what happened to us on opening day?” he said, referring to quarterback Trent Green’s concussion. “We found a way to keep playing.”
    McIntosh, though, is one of the most indispensable of Chiefs. They never adequately covered the hole at left tackle last season after Willie Roaf’s abrupt retirement.


    Turley began the season as the left tackle but was replaced by Jordan Black in the third game. Black finished the season there but the Chiefs were determined to find an upgrade.


    They settled on McIntosh, a seven-year veteran with San Diego and Miami, and figured the problem was solved.


    It was until Monday. Svitek replaced McIntosh at left tackle after his departure. Turley was busy filling in for right tackle Chris Terry, who has a minor shoulder injury and didn’t practice.


    Turley was one of the league’s top tackles before back injuries forced him to miss two seasons. He returned to football last season with the Chiefs and started seven games, including five at right tackle.


    Svitek, a sixth-round pick two years ago, has played tackle in only one NFL regular-season game.
    THAT quarterback is NOT a Pro Bowl quarterback. Never was and never will be.

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    Quote Originally Posted by chief31 View Post
    I would have put him near the average, for his position. What we have left, aside from the unknown quantity that is Kyle Turley, is well below average. Unless Turley can return to his pro-bowl form, this is a pretty big deal.
    I bet they have a back up or someone on the practice squad that could do the same job as either of them. That's just how it is at that position. A few good ones, fifty avg. Hell, we could probably still pick someone up after the cuts are made.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DrunkHillbilly View Post
    I bet they have a back up or someone on the practice squad that could do the same job as either of them. That's just how it is at that position. A few good ones, fifty avg. Hell, we could probably still pick someone up after the cuts are made.
    May have to.

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    This is what I am anticipating. We know Turnstile aint gonna cut it all year!

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    Quote Originally Posted by DrunkHillbilly View Post
    This is what I am anticipating. We know Turnstile aint gonna cut it all year!
    Even if he did we'd still need another back-up.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DrunkHillbilly View Post
    I bet they have a back up or someone on the practice squad that could do the same job as either of them. That's just how it is at that position. A few good ones, fifty avg. Hell, we could probably still pick someone up after the cuts are made.
    My opinion of the position is a whole lot different from yours. There is as much seperation between the levels of ability for offensive tackles as there is with just about any other position. From one player to the next, the ability to handle power rushers, speed ruhers and technique rusher and the ability to run block straight ahead, directionally, or to pull, there are alot of variations in what players are capable of doing, against what skill level at each of those aspects and their consistency. There is a whole lot more to blocking than most people recognize.

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    Quote Originally Posted by chief31 View Post
    My opinion of the position is a whole lot different from yours. There is as much seperation between the levels of ability for offensive tackles as there is with just about any other position. From one player to the next, the ability to handle power rushers, speed ruhers and technique rusher and the ability to run block straight ahead, directionally, or to pull, there are alot of variations in what players are capable of doing, against what skill level at each of those aspects and their consistency. There is a whole lot more to blocking than most people recognize.
    Yup, not an easy task in fact the way the rules are set up really places the offensive lineman at a disadvantage which is why it is said that technically holding could be called on just about every single play in the NFL.

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    Quote Originally Posted by chief31 View Post
    My opinion of the position is a whole lot different from yours. There is as much seperation between the levels of ability for offensive tackles as there is with just about any other position. From one player to the next, the ability to handle power rushers, speed ruhers and technique rusher and the ability to run block straight ahead, directionally, or to pull, there are alot of variations in what players are capable of doing, against what skill level at each of those aspects and their consistency. There is a whole lot more to blocking than most people recognize.
    We will have to agree to disagree on this one but there are a few left tackles that have HUGE contracts and a bunch that are paid relatively the same amount of money. Whether it's fair or not, in this game, with the exception of high pick rookie contracts, the way you are paid is a reflection of how teams perceive your playing ability. This is why only a few of them get big money.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DrunkHillbilly View Post
    We will have to agree to disagree on this one but there are a few left tackles that have HUGE contracts and a bunch that are paid relatively the same amount of money. Whether it's fair or not, in this game, with the exception of high pick rookie contracts, the way you are paid is a reflection of how teams perceive your playing ability. This is why only a few of them get big money.
    O.k......................................(Leonard Davis)....

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    Quote Originally Posted by chief31 View Post
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    What a fatass this guy is! He's a false start machine!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by DrunkHillbilly View Post
    What a fatass this guy is! He's a false start machine!!
    But he gets paid pretty good. Right?

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