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Dante84 · 03-30-2021, 02:10 PM

The Chiefs agreed to a 1-year deal with center Austin Blythe, per a source.
— Nate Taylor (@ByNateTaylor) March 30, 2021

staylor26 · 03-31-2021, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by -King-

That they're initial plan didn't when do then they went back to offer him a deal and he didn't take it?

JFC you’re an idiot.

Wisconsin_Chief · 03-31-2021, 01:18 PM

Whatever the Chiefs may or may not have thought of Reiter, he clearly overplayed his hand and now he's an afterthought.

I'm guessing they got tired of waiting on him to make up his mind and offered a similar one year deal to Blythe. He snapped it up and now Reiter is going to have to take whatever he can get elsewhere.

**Rausch** · 03-31-2021, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by staylor26

JFC you’re an idiot.

I can't even guess what he was trying to say there...

-King- · 03-31-2021, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by CasselGotPeedOn

More changes on the #Chiefs offensive line: Starting center Austin Reiter will hit the free-agent market and is expected to land elsewhere, source said.

With Eric Fisher and Mitchell Schwartz cut today, Patrick Mahomes' protection is set to look at least 60% different in 2021.
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) March 11, 2021

I wonder which report ended up being true?

Both? They let him hit free agency and then tried to re-sign him 2 weeks ago. He then either turned down the deal or took to long to decide and they went with Blythe.

staylor26 · 03-31-2021, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Rausch

I can't even guess what he was trying to say there...

That “they’re initial plan didn’t when do” bro!

-King- · 03-31-2021, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by staylor26

JFC you’re an idiot.

How? According to you the initial plan was to let Reiter go and go in a different direction. That direction must not have worked if they then went back and gave an offer to Reiter. What part of that don't you understand? Or do you think Herbe Teope was lying about the offer?

-King- · 03-31-2021, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Rausch

I can't even guess what he was trying to say there...

Typing on phone. My bad. I really should start proof reading my posts lol. The initial plan didn't work and they went back to trying to get Reiter back.

staylor26 · 03-31-2021, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by -King-

How? According to you the initial plan was to let Reiter go and go in a different direction. That direction must not have worked if they then went back and gave an offer to Reiter. What part of that don't you understand? Or do you think Herbe Teope was lying about the offer?

That was their initial plan and in the end they stuck with it and went with Blythe before Reiter ever even made a decision.

All of this started because I pointed to Reiter’s poor run blocking as an issue that pushed the Chiefs into a different direction.

It couldn’t be more obvious that that’s the case.

But contrarians gonna contrarian...

-King- · 03-31-2021, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by staylor26

That was their initial plan and in the end they stuck with it and went with Blythe before Reiter ever even made a decision.

All of this started because I pointed to Reiter’s poor run blocking as an issue that pushed the Chiefs into a different direction.

It couldn’t be more obvious that that’s the case.

But contrarians gonna contrarian...

So why when projecting what the line was going to look like next year did you keep inserting Reiter if you knew they were going away from him no matter what?

And why even give him an offer if the plan was to get Blythe? Just for shits and giggles I guess. What if Reiter had actually signed that offer

. That would have been weird.

**Rausch** · 03-31-2021, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by -King-

Typing on phone.

Cell phones are the death of western civilization...

staylor26 · 03-31-2021, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by -King-

So why when projecting what the line was going to look like next year did you keep inserting Reiter if you knew they were going away from him no matter what?

And why even give him an offer if the plan was to get Blythe? Just for shits and giggles I guess. What if Reiter had actually signed that offer

. That would have been weird.

Where did I say that I knew they were going away from him no matter what? Holy strawman.

I went with the reports. At first the reports were they were letting him walk, then they were that they could possibly bring him back. In the end, they didn’t, so I’m assuming they preferred a change at C all along like any rational person would.

Reiter was still on the market when they signed Blythe. If they really wanted Reiter, they could’ve waited, but they didn’t. Are you really this ****ing dumb?

**BossChief** · 03-31-2021, 01:45 PM

A lot of the value placed on players is their position flexibility. That goes double for OL because you can only usually afford to have 7 active. No team has 10 active. If you aren’t a starter, you need to be able to play multiple positions to be available. Also, as we saw horrifically last year, is that as injuries happen players get shuffled around.

Blythe was obviously signed to play center right away, but he may end up at RG at one point this season.

**BossChief** · 03-31-2021, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by staylor26

Where did I say that I knew they were going away from him no matter what? Holy strawman.

I went with the reports. At first the reports were they were letting him walk, then they were that they could possibly bring him back. In the end, they didn’t, so I’m assuming they preferred a change at C all along like any rational person would.

Reiter was still on the market when they signed Blythe. If they really wanted Reiter, they could’ve waited, but they didn’t. Are you really this ****ing dumb?

I mean, it comes down to ROI.

Blythe at essentially free (with vet exemption) while losing a qualifying free agent not only keeps a vet at center, it saves us money and possibly rewards us with a draft pick if/when Reiter signs elsewhere.

Being it’s only a 1 year deal, losing him to next years free agency also provides the possibility of another comp pick the following draft, as well.

**BossChief** · 03-31-2021, 01:54 PM

LDT has only started 16 games in a year once and has missed 20 games to injury in his 5 years before opting out of 2020.

Longs injury history is well known.

Neither of those guys can be fully counted on to play 16 games at RG at a high level.

-King- · 03-31-2021, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by staylor26

Where did I say that I knew they were going away from him no matter what? Holy strawman.

I went with the reports. At first the reports were they were letting him walk, then they were that they could possibly bring him back. In the end, they didn’t, so I’m assuming they preferred a change at C all along like any rational person would.

Reiter was still on the market when they signed Blythe. If they really wanted Reiter, they could’ve waited, but they didn’t. Are you really this ****ing dumb?

They likely didn't feel like waiting any longer and couldn't afford to wait and potentially have him still sign elsewhere and have even less options than they have now.

It's not that hard Stay. Put your thinking cap on.

03-30-2021, 02:10 PM
Dante84 Tossed Salad & Scrambled Eggs Dante84's Avatar Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: ATX & OPKS	Chiefs sign C Austin Blythe The Chiefs agreed to a 1-year deal with center Austin Blythe, per a source. — Nate Taylor (@ByNateTaylor) March 30, 2021
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Wisconsin_Chief MVP Wisconsin_Chief's Avatar Join Date: Aug 2019	Whatever the Chiefs may or may not have thought of Reiter, he clearly overplayed his hand and now he's an afterthought. I'm guessing they got tired of waiting on him to make up his mind and offered a similar one year deal to Blythe. He snapped it up and now Reiter is going to have to take whatever he can get elsewhere.
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03-31-2021, 01:45 PM	#267
BossChief SuperBowl or bust BossChief's Avatar Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: BF Iowa	A lot of the value placed on players is their position flexibility. That goes double for OL because you can only usually afford to have 7 active. No team has 10 active. If you aren’t a starter, you need to be able to play multiple positions to be available. Also, as we saw horrifically last year, is that as injuries happen players get shuffled around. Blythe was obviously signed to play center right away, but he may end up at RG at one point this season.
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03-31-2021, 01:54 PM	#269
BossChief SuperBowl or bust BossChief's Avatar Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: BF Iowa	LDT has only started 16 games in a year once and has missed 20 games to injury in his 5 years before opting out of 2020. Longs injury history is well known. Neither of those guys can be fully counted on to play 16 games at RG at a high level.
Posts: 47,190