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Not happy about the Kindley cut. Yeah the guy is overweight. Yeah McD's scheme likes movers. But Kindley was pretty much our best linemen in preseason and he was playing with energy from what I could see. I can't say I've seen outstanding play from any of the other 2020 draftees on the line, Kindley just happens to be the one with a weight problem.

I really don't think this is a good move. I am not sold on Jackson, Hunt, or Eich, and I don't think any of the backups here are guys I want to see starting. Kindley was capable of starting and his play in 2020 looked better to me than Jackson in 2021.
 
Sirspud said:
Not happy about the Kindley cut. Yeah the guy is overweight. Yeah McD's scheme likes movers. But Kindley was pretty much our best linemen in preseason and he was playing with energy from what I could see. I can't say I've seen outstanding play from any of the other 2020 draftees on the line, Kindley just happens to be the one with a weight problem.

I really don't think this is a good move. I am not sold on Jackson, Hunt, or Eich, and I don't think any of the backups here are guys I want to see starting. Kindley was capable of starting and his play in 2020 looked better to me than Jackson in 2021.
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He really doesn't fit the scheme. While I agree with you that he looked like a NFL player this year, I just don't think he'll ever be nimble enough to play in the run scheme that McD will use. It's a shame that we couldn't get a draft pick for him, because I'm reasonably sure that he gets picked up.
 
Sirspud said:
Not happy about the Kindley cut. Yeah the guy is overweight. Yeah McD's scheme likes movers. But Kindley was pretty much our best linemen in preseason and he was playing with energy from what I could see. I can't say I've seen outstanding play from any of the other 2020 draftees on the line, Kindley just happens to be the one with a weight problem.

I really don't think this is a good move. I am not sold on Jackson, Hunt, or Eich, and I don't think any of the backups here are guys I want to see starting. Kindley was capable of starting and his play in 2020 looked better to me than Jackson in 2021.
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Well, if no one picks him up (which probably no one can lol), I have a guess we'll go PS, give him a target weight, and see how it goes.
 
Look this is not a surprise. He is not a starter. He is not the swing tackle. He is not the backup center. That leaves spot 8 and 9 on the OL. He is not going to be on a return team. The odds were stacked against him.
 
Feverdream said:
He really doesn't fit the scheme. While I agree with you that he looked like a NFL player this year, I just don't think he'll ever be nimble enough to play in the run scheme that McD will use. It's a shame that we couldn't get a draft pick for him, because I'm reasonably sure that he gets picked up.
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I know he doesn't fit the prototype for the scheme, but it's not like the scheme is AGAINST guys who can move defenders in the running game. It just doesn't ASK all the linemen to do that as much as it just makes it easier on them by asking them to get in their way.

I'm not sure that having Kindley in there when he's not an ideal scheme fit but isn't playing poorly is worse than a guy who sucks, because sucky linemen don't fit it any scheme.
 
Sirspud said:
I know he doesn't fit the prototype for the scheme, but it's not like the scheme is AGAINST guys who can move defenders in the running game. It just doesn't ASK all the linemen to do that as much as it just makes it easier on them by asking them to get in their way.

I'm not sure that having Kindley in there when he's not an ideal scheme fit but isn't playing poorly is worse than a guy who sucks, because sucky linemen don't fit it any scheme.
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I mostly agree with that, but the guys ahead of him really have not 'sucked' this year. Indeed, they looked pretty damn good in that last pre-season game.
I don't think Kindley looked bad, I just think the others looked better.
 
Sirspud said:
Not happy about the Kindley cut. Yeah the guy is overweight. Yeah McD's scheme likes movers. But Kindley was pretty much our best linemen in preseason and he was playing with energy from what I could see. I can't say I've seen outstanding play from any of the other 2020 draftees on the line, Kindley just happens to be the one with a weight problem.

I really don't think this is a good move. I am not sold on Jackson, Hunt, or Eich, and I don't think any of the backups here are guys I want to see starting. Kindley was capable of starting and his play in 2020 looked better to me than Jackson in 2021.
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I think pretty much all the linemen taken from Dieter to Jackson in those drafts have been underwhelming. At best they are average starters - at worst they are a dumpster fire. We really need new o-line scouts
 
Lionstone said:
Look this is not a surprise. He is not a starter. He is not the swing tackle. He is not the backup center. That leaves spot 8 and 9 on the OL. He is not going to be on a return team. The odds were stacked against him.
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Not on the return team???!!! He’d make a great KOR or PR specialist!!!
 
Sirspud said:
Not happy about the Kindley cut. Yeah the guy is overweight. Yeah McD's scheme likes movers. But Kindley was pretty much our best linemen in preseason and he was playing with energy from what I could see. I can't say I've seen outstanding play from any of the other 2020 draftees on the line, Kindley just happens to be the one with a weight problem.

I really don't think this is a good move. I am not sold on Jackson, Hunt, or Eich, and I don't think any of the backups here are guys I want to see starting. Kindley was capable of starting and his play in 2020 looked better to me than Jackson in 2021.
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Overweight and doesn’t move well. That about explains why he was cut.
 
Cutting him doesn't mean they can't pick him back up or someone else instead.

I'd say Kindley's market might be less in demand than some of our young guys we want to stash
 
Feverdream said:
I mostly agree with that, but the guys ahead of him really have not 'sucked' this year. Indeed, they looked pretty damn good in that last pre-season game.
I don't think Kindley looked bad, I just think the others looked better.
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Some of these linemen were terrible in the first two preseason games where Kindley was getting really good ratings. Yeah, they looked good facing third stringers in the last game when we were running Tyreek Hill against practice squad DB's.
 
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