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Originally Posted by Chargem
Per PFF grades against the Ravens, Erving Morse and Allen were all terrible in the run game, and Wylie was average.
I think the style of both Hunt and Mahomes has made us forget how average to bad the line is, particularly in the run game.
I don't even understand the argument you are making based on the Ravens game: do you think the Chiefs win vs the Ravens easily with Hunt on the field?
I do generally agree you can take some pressure off Mahomes, you can do that with having better receivers who can get more separation (most of the 2nd string guys were bad against the Ravens, Harris was surprisingly alright) or by a slightly better running back, but the biggest difference is having a line that isn't constantly getting its shit pushed in resulting in Mahomes getting hit every play.
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But here's the problem - you have a couple approaches with fixing the line, and neither are fun.
Approach 1) The LDT path - draft a guy late, watch him struggle for a year maybe even 2, see him develop and eventually get a nice player for your efforts.
Approach 2) Use day 1 or 2 capital on a guy and STILL face about a 25% chance that he's just not very good. Y'know, the Cameron Erving dilemma.
Approach 3 is just get blind ****ing lucky and stumble into Will Shields in the 3rd round. Don't bank on Approach 3. Shields was the 8th interior lineman taken in that class; it ain't often that the 8th most popular player at a position turns into a HoFer.
So unless you're wiling to use your 1st rounder on Cody Ford (who would WRECK in this system), I just don't see a clean path to making this a lockdown OL. And I certainly don't think I see the value in it given Mahomes ability to make someone like Erving look serviceable and Wylie look downright good.