Mort: Chiefs, LJ Reach Settlement Agreement

Photo courtesy the Kansas City Star
The Kansas City Chiefs have settled with Larry Johnson on a non-injury grievance he filed with the team in response to a team issued two-week-without-pay suspension earlier this week.
Chris Mortensen of ESPN has the result:
- The player is still suspended until November 9th
- The player only loses one game check, instead of two
This is not the result many of us had hoped and/or expected. Basically, LJ gets a paid week off as his suspension is cut in half now losing only a little over $250,000 $330,147. That includes his $267,647 game check plus a $62,500 bonus he gets for each game, per Bob Gretz.
I think this is the result of neither side, particularly the team, wanting to have this distraction continue. However, LJ is still on the team so I believe it will continue to be a distraction regardless of the other stuff.
It had been previously reported that the league and the union were getting involved in the talks. If a settlement agreement hadn't been reached, a grievance hearing would have been held next week by an independent arbitrator.
We'll continue to update this as any more information comes in.
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so the comments below, got him 1 game check, guess that he was wrong, it did change how much money he recieves-
Make me regret it. Lmao. U don’t stop my checks. Lmao. So “tweet” away.about 3 hours ago from UberTwitter
@KD2407 then don’t reply then. Still richer then u. Keep goin. Come play our game ooops forgot u can’t.about 3 hours ago from UberTwitter in reply to KD2407
@DrewK30 got nuthn to do wit hiring my father. But u wouldn’t know cuz u don’t play either so keep on the sideline lil gril n cheer.about 4 hours ago from UberTwitter in reply to DrewK30
@DrewK30 sorry to tell u ur the reason y ur broke n dissn on twitter lmao.about 4 hours ago from UberTwitter in reply to DrewK30
@jaredlaunius think bout a clever diss then that wit ur fag pic. Christopher street boy. Is what us east coast cats call u.about 4 hours ago from UberTwitter in reply to jaredlaunius
@jaredlaunius. Sorry ur a cornball n ur mom birthed u broke. But I’m cakn patna. While u work or school for 5 dollas n hour. Ha!about 4 hours ago from UberTwitter in reply to jaredlaunius
My father 3 or 4 state champs in Maryland. 3 or 4 1st rd picks Penn State. . Not including son!!!about 7 hours ago from UberTwitter
My father played for the coach from “rememeber the titans”. Our coach played golf. My father played for redskins briefley. Our coach. Nuthnabout 7 hours ago from UberTwitter
my father got more creditentials than most of these pro coaches…..google my father!!!!!!!about 7 hours ago from UberTwitter
wtf?
This is totally illogical. A complete non-result. The Chiefs had all the power and could have gotten rid of this guy and now we’ll need to endure him continuing to tear down the team for the rest fo the year.
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How could they have gotten rid of him?
If they come up with a ridiculous punishment then LJ would just win arbitration. Its not the best result but its certainly not the worst. He gets hurt in the pocketbook and sits for a game. Maybe he will learn something, who knows?
as people have suggested
negotiate an early end to his contract and let him pick up with another team
learn something? learn something? don’t talk about learning something. we know he can’t learn
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Pathetic
I really don’t feel like this speaks highly of our organization at all. Additionally, I really do not want LJ’s name in our record book passing Priest.
-Robbie
by Chiefsfan2012 on Oct 31, 2009 5:18 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
one thing
there isn’t anything that says that they have to play him or keep him active for that matter…just that he only is suspended one game.
well...
The guy is a total dick and a wish I could laugh at how much of an idiot he is but he is wearing a Chiefs uniform so its not funny.
I do think the guy still has some ability though. The desire to use it? Definitely not, but some ability. He needs a kick in the pants and a reality check if he’s ever going to be productive again anywhere.
F^ck this.
Unless we demote him to 3rd string and make him dress and sit on the bench for the rest of the season, so he can listen to all taunts for 3 hours every week, I am pissed.
I will be really, really f^cking pissed.
Erykah Badu, I have accepted your proposal. So, Mrs. DTR, let's get to consummating...you are on notice.
"All praise Chiefus."
There has to be more to this.
The agent dropped this on Mort to get out in front of the story. Larry saves 300,000! I’m a great agent! However, those who say there is nothing stopping the team from third-stringing him are right. More to come after this station break…
I have lost
Something for our GM. The right 53 my ass! LJ spits in our faces as fans and the chiefs allow him to stay on the team. That says they don’t care about the fans. We as fans cannot forgive him again.
by raiderhater77 on Oct 31, 2009 5:38 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
And you notice
How when DJ or D-Bowe didn’t go “hard” all day everyday they were benched, but yet, this douchebag just keeps getting the ball? So every coach is gonna treat LJ like Herm did? Oh no he lost a couple game checks, he’ll just go make another cameo in a Jay Z video to make up that difference. Tough, strong willed, take no shit front office my ass!
or start featuring paying sponsors on his big hats..
you can fit a lot of them on there.
No shit
This dudes more interested in Roc Nation than the Chiefs….Need to ship him to the west coast be farther away from his Jigga man, now that would be punishment!
Good point kcinil
DJ rides the pine as this loser starts. This is a joke.
by raiderhater77 on Oct 31, 2009 5:50 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
Grab your pitchforks
If LJ starts when he comes back.
by raiderhater77 on Oct 31, 2009 5:52 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
well get them ready now then...
cause I can guarantee you he gets at least some carries if he doesn’t start. The Chiefs aren’t in a position right now to completely take the workload off his shoulders and he will get some touches. I don’t want him to anymore than anyone else, but its just realistic. Will he start? Don’t know, but it wouldn’t surprise me. Most coaching staff just say “Well he got punished, now I am going to focus on winning the next game” and I haven’t seen or heard anything out of Haley to change my mind yet.
Now whether or not we agree on how to win the game is a completely different issue. I think most here don’t want LJ on the team at all and would say we have a better chance to win playing a combination of the other RBs. :p
We need to make sure that we make our voices heard
the next home game if he is anywhere near the active roster. I say we arrange an AP protest at Arrowhead. Who’s with me?
LOL
You actually think that will work? The new regime has already established that they dont give a shit about fan opinions as far as personnel moves are concerned. This settlement blows the brown out of an elephants ass. It pretty much rewards LJ with not having to play after the bye week. There better be much more to this than is being reported now
Before you judge a man, walk a mile in his shoes; after that, who cares?! He's a mile away and you've got his shoes!
Browns Protest
Very creative.. Lets just not take our seats until well after kickoff. Most fans are staying in the concourse. The Browns fans are doing it this week.
Can't hurt.
We stay out of the seats until say the 5 or 10 min mark in the 1st. Hell, i have more fun tailgating anyways.
I think that Clark will care if there are black outs and people stop flocking to his new stadium.
He must never take the field again.
Seriously. If our screwed up management allows a punk like LJ to break the record of Priest Holmes, I am going to stop rooting for the Chiefs. Maybe forever. I am that pissed.
lets move on
come on…his comments were directed at a few people who were just poking the bear trying to piss him off. i was offended at first when i first heard them and yeah, he shouldnt have said them but most people r taking this personally…but those tweets werent directed at u. get off his back…it seems like people would rather see this guy crash and burn in a big explosion than get his life turned around. id rather see this guy get help and get his life turned around.
by MountainManMike on Oct 31, 2009 7:01 PM CDT reply actions
to turn someone's life around
that someone has to want to. And to want to, that someone has to see and believe that there is a problem in the first place. LJ doesnt’ think there is anything wrong with him at all. That’s very evident.
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Well
he shouldnt have said them but most people r taking this personally…but those tweets werent directed at u. get off his back…
He was speaking to his fans, and I consider myself a fan, so he was talking to the group of people with which I associate. Plus, he alienated a whole other sect of people. So…yeah, people want him gone.
by Joel Thorman on Oct 31, 2009 7:24 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
dude
hes 29, hes had more than enough time, hes on a public stage, do they ask for that? no…HOWEVER you get paid to be on that stage, and to act like an adult
this is no isolated issue
I really am more tired of people defending him, I mean seriously there is NOTHING to defend….as a person, and a player, hes just BAD
and I agree
honestly he targeted all fans of KC with his comments…even living in san diego he offended me…who the F is he taunting us for not playing…as someone who is disabled…its pretty rude. The only way I can help my team is to ROOT for them, thats more than I can say for LJ…Period.
I agree. The words he spoke and tweeted were pretty darn expensive words.
Now we get a chance to see how Charles and the other RB’s can do and if they do well, then Larry will be in a backup roll. Hw won’t like that and it won’t take long for him to spout off again and they can then really get rid of him. The professionals on this team like Vrable and Waters aren’t going to let him screw up the team any more. Let’s just wait and see and it might work out just fine and to the benefit of the team.
gimmie a break
why would you guys want them to cut him then he gets his money and goes somewhere where he has a chance to win games.
plus the fact that this is exactly what he wants why would anybody want pioli to give into this guy
the most likely outcome if the chiefs hadnt settled was that l.j. would only be suspended for 1 game this way they settled he still misses 2 games and he gets paid for 1(why would this bother anyone l.j. has been getting paid for games he isnt playing in for 2 seasons now )
i hope they keep him on the roster as long as possible
BIG WIN FOR THE CHIEFS
This is a big win for the chiefs but not for the fans.
I, for one, don’t care what LJ said to some troll on his twitter account so this isn’t a big deal to me. And as far as what he said about the media …. well ….. most of them are scum anyway.
So get over it fans, lets worry about how we are going to win our next game.
GO CHIEFS!
2.7 yards a carry is a "BIG WIN FOR THE CHIEFS"?
You honestly believe that the only person capable of getting that sort of production is a brooding insecure homophobic team cancer that holds in disdain the KC taxpayers/ticketholders who pay his salary?
everything seems backwards
everything seems upside down whether its on the field or off the field. DJ is ridin pine and LJ gets suspended for saying out loud what every fan has said to himself (whether we admit it or not) namely a golfer does not an NFL head coach make.
And no, no one gets suspended for calling some numb nutz a faggot. Maybe in some other venue like say all star badminton but not in the tough, hard hittin, mean as snot NFL.
Ahhh…..ok, maybe your right. Sorry girls, I must of got that backwards too.
hooah!
uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
so if he played high school or college football then its all ok? please…I knew more as a disabled kid than anyone who played on my high school teams in terms of FOOTBALL, thats why I was in charge of special teams….
and as for his comments, its more than just calling haley a golf coach, or using the “fag” term…
its sad that this has to be pointed out
Just playin' with the comment above...
Haley gets another year from me. He should have things going in the right direction mid-way through next season.
by idahochieffan on Oct 31, 2009 8:06 PM CDT up reply actions
yeah, i think haley is going to be pretty good.
and not once have I ever thought he would suck because “he was a golf coach and not a football coach.” you may not think he will succeed because of his play calling or his temperament but to think he is going to fail because he coached golf is kind of silly
by Fourstrike89 on Oct 31, 2009 8:21 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
No way he rides the bench.
That’s silly … we need him to play. Charles and the rest of the running backs don’t have a past record of doing what LJ can do. You can make fun of his 2.7 YPA all you want but that doesn’t change the fact that he is a work horse and we have to have a work horse to run that rock.
Sure he can.
He is a second year player that was drafted in the 5th round.
Not much to go on there …
Yeah when Vrabel and Waters
insert LJ’s foot where it belongs. IR for LJ
We Will kick at least 4 Teams Asses in 09
And Succop will be the Key in two of them.
" Think and talk positive football off the field." Hank Stram
by Steve_Chiefs on Oct 31, 2009 8:52 PM CDT up reply actions
I don't understand you fans.
You get all over LJ’s back for the lamest stuff and give props to Priest Holmes.
Did you not see what he did the last few seasons he was here?
He collected pay checks but refused to play, he wouldn’t even go to camp and put out any effort.
He sure was “hurt” for a long time …. years if I remember right.
Is waving a gun in a chicks face lame?!
Is spitting a drink in a chicks face lame? This is just more ongoing bs from LJ, he really needs to be gone from this team!
LJ really screwed up this time, he has had many chances, suspend him for the season, keep him out of Chiefs facilities.
Haha.
Yeah right … did you forget the Todd said that everyone got a clean slate when he took over?
I do.
Is he a man of his word or a worm like Herm?
Yes he did, and look
LJ already f’d up, why keep him any longer? The dude is a headcase.
LJ really screwed up this time, he has had many chances, suspend him for the season, keep him out of Chiefs facilities.
And he is running his mouth to the fans
that he makes more money than they do, why don’t he earn some yardage, and earn that money.
LJ really screwed up this time, he has had many chances, suspend him for the season, keep him out of Chiefs facilities.
What did he do?
He ran some smack on a troll on his tweed account?
BFD.
He called some scrub (stir the pot) reporters?
BFD
Why you are just as classy as LJ now aren't you.
LJ really screwed up this time, he has had many chances, suspend him for the season, keep him out of Chiefs facilities.
So he gets this big contract
does not produce after this contract, and it is all good with you? The dude is 225 pounds, and falls down with one hit? That shows effort now doesn’t it?
LJ really screwed up this time, he has had many chances, suspend him for the season, keep him out of Chiefs facilities.
I think we both know that Jim Brown couldn’t get any yards behind this o-line and weak passing threat so I don’t agree with you on your take.
I guess I could be wrong but I don’t think so.
Jamaal averages five yards a carry behind the same line, just sayin.
LJ really screwed up this time, he has had many chances, suspend him for the season, keep him out of Chiefs facilities.
Yeah he might get hurt, might not,
but if he did it would be due to effort. We have a five foot eight, 185 pound rb that runs harder than LJ would ever dream of at this point.
LJ really screwed up this time, he has had many chances, suspend him for the season, keep him out of Chiefs facilities.
No he would get hurt because he can’t do what LJ can do. You need to back your team bud and get behind who we have.
Quit listening to them jerks on 810sports and make up your own mind.
He is our #1 running back, like it or not.
I have been saying all year
I would like to have seen them cut LJ at the beginning of the season, they opted to give him another chance, a lot of good that did them, he practicly spit in their face. I do do back my TEAM, I do not have to support LJ.
LJ really screwed up this time, he has had many chances, suspend him for the season, keep him out of Chiefs facilities.
If this it what you call supporting your team you need to call a Eagles fan and ask him how they support that ex-con dog fighter Mike Vick.
They do you know …
I say it like this, screw LJ.
LJ really screwed up this time, he has had many chances, suspend him for the season, keep him out of Chiefs facilities.
Are you
We Will kick at least 4 Teams Asses in 09
And Succop will be the Key in two of them.
" Think and talk positive football off the field." Hank Stram
by Steve_Chiefs on Oct 31, 2009 9:46 PM CDT up reply actions
Yes for over 20 years.
I have been to 300 games at Arrowhead and this stuff with LJ is nothing new. Guys who play proball are mean dudes and stuff like this happens. You then get the local sports radio guys tell you how bad this is over and over you start to believe it.
You want to know who they are going after next … Brian Waters.
They use to love him, then he quit talking to them so now he is a malcontent.
Go figure…
No it is not new with LJ,
that is what makes it time for him to go.
LJ really screwed up this time, he has had many chances, suspend him for the season, keep him out of Chiefs facilities.
And I do not need sports talk guys helping me with my own judgement.
LJ really screwed up this time, he has had many chances, suspend him for the season, keep him out of Chiefs facilities.
I defer
Waters hasn’t done anything to get raked over for.
Do the fans at the stadium feel the same way on LJ or do they just want to see wins? LJ is part of the 4-and whatever.
We Will kick at least 4 Teams Asses in 09
And Succop will be the Key in two of them.
" Think and talk positive football off the field." Hank Stram
by Steve_Chiefs on Oct 31, 2009 9:53 PM CDT up reply actions
I agree that Water has done nothing so tell that to Frank Boal on 810 WHB. He spent the good part of an hour telling us how much a “malcontent” Brain was just last week.
I have a question for you … how do you feel about Neils Smith name on the ring of fame at arrowhead.
He got golf claps and boooos the day they inducted him at halftime.
He went to the enemy,
it was to be expected.
LJ really screwed up this time, he has had many chances, suspend him for the season, keep him out of Chiefs facilities.
Nope, not a season ticket holder.
I have a family, and mortgage, cannot afford season tickets.
LJ really screwed up this time, he has had many chances, suspend him for the season, keep him out of Chiefs facilities.
When you pay $250 to go to a game you don’t want to see backups starting, you want the best we got.
LJ is the best we got hands down.
I damn well want him to play.
Totally agree
You want to see our best players.
Charles and Savage, Maybe Smith will be the future guys.
Mix in a draft guy or a FA.
We Will kick at least 4 Teams Asses in 09
And Succop will be the Key in two of them.
" Think and talk positive football off the field." Hank Stram
by Steve_Chiefs on Oct 31, 2009 9:55 PM CDT up reply actions
At least the effort would be there
to shed a tackler, LJ gets breathed on, and falls down.
LJ really screwed up this time, he has had many chances, suspend him for the season, keep him out of Chiefs facilities.
What has he done to be kept as a starter?
He has not even got in the endzone this year. He will not fight to get past the line of scrimmage, what makes you think he would fight to get in the endzone?
LJ really screwed up this time, he has had many chances, suspend him for the season, keep him out of Chiefs facilities.
Move it to a new thread Guys
Please in this post :)
We Will kick at least 4 Teams Asses in 09
And Succop will be the Key in two of them.
" Think and talk positive football off the field." Hank Stram
by Steve_Chiefs on Oct 31, 2009 9:57 PM CDT up reply actions
Welcome great site!
LJ really screwed up this time, he has had many chances, suspend him for the season, keep him out of Chiefs facilities.
I am so tired of hearing this golf coach bit!
Herm Edwards played pro ball, how many championships did he get us? At least Haley has coached in a Superbowl. As for LJ, there has to be more to this. No way does his punishment end here, I bet he does ride the pine, he will not get his incentive based pay.
LJ really screwed up this time, he has had many chances, suspend him for the season, keep him out of Chiefs facilities.
think about it this way...
right now LJ has no value, teams will wait because they know the Chiefs will cut him. Here he losses some money but put the horse back on display. Hopefully he has some good games (which the sched. does get better) and then we get a 4th or 5th from a Raven, or Eagle, Patriot, or maybe Rams..hmmm
Rams have Steven Jackson,
Pats use a rb by commitee, Ravens have a young back they drafted, and Willis Magahee, Andy Reid already has enough controversy with Vick, I do not see any takers there.
LJ really screwed up this time, he has had many chances, suspend him for the season, keep him out of Chiefs facilities.
Someone would take him...
He has some value.. not in a trade but if he is a free agent he would get signed.
Yeah, Detroit, Oakland, better yet
Chicago where aging rbs go to die.
LJ really screwed up this time, he has had many chances, suspend him for the season, keep him out of Chiefs facilities.
also no way to Detroit and Oakland
they already have better runners. I actually could almost see NE, Fred Taylor will be gone and he could be their new old guy in the committee. Seattle? Tampa? Cleveland (they shouldn’t want him but they seem to love old Lewis over their young backs)
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With his track record, and lack of
production, I really do not think anyone would want the headache. Just my thought.
LJ really screwed up this time, he has had many chances, suspend him for the season, keep him out of Chiefs facilities.
I mostly agree with you
My point is it needs to be a team desperate for a back for 1 year.
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That could be true, I hear ya.
LJ really screwed up this time, he has had many chances, suspend him for the season, keep him out of Chiefs facilities.
Good job Eric
There is no need to keep LJ for trade bait.
Pollard was better than what LJ has left.
We need to just let LJ go do whatever LJ can.
The Chiefs will look better and the fans will be happier for it
We Will kick at least 4 Teams Asses in 09
And Succop will be the Key in two of them.
" Think and talk positive football off the field." Hank Stram
by Steve_Chiefs on Oct 31, 2009 9:44 PM CDT up reply actions
Nope not much trade value. Thanks!
LJ really screwed up this time, he has had many chances, suspend him for the season, keep him out of Chiefs facilities.
LJ is definetely a bumb
He will never learn and I agree with the great Eric Allen…. Sit him for the rest of the year
Jack of all trades-Master of None.....
by Yardpenalty.com on Oct 31, 2009 9:49 PM CDT reply actions
Down here Steve!
LJ really screwed up this time, he has had many chances, suspend him for the season, keep him out of Chiefs facilities.
Hey I am out guys
gonna go spend time with wife, and kids.
LJ really screwed up this time, he has had many chances, suspend him for the season, keep him out of Chiefs facilities.
Welcome kcbh
This is a great site. Lots of good stuff.
I respect your Fan dom
We Will kick at least 4 Teams Asses in 09
And Succop will be the Key in two of them.
" Think and talk positive football off the field." Hank Stram
so...
We let him go at the end of the season instead of this getting tied up in arbitration that we are almost certain to lose. If Charles or Smith prove themselves then they would get the starts and mean that we can move forward happily to a LJ-less future…don’t drag this distraction out, just because he’s on the team doesn’t mean he’s going to start or even play. Let him go at the end of the season and he can be a headache for somebody else.
Now we finally have a model player for “the right 53”
LJ is the kind of person Pioli and Haley are looking for to build around
Conceded, no talent, no class, jerk, and a bully
LJ is a mirror of Haley and Pioli
That’s why they keep him around
My favorite quote of LJ’s agent sums it up -
"Larry took the very high road, saying it wasn’t his agenda to fight with his team."
I dont know...
what the coaches see in practice each week that gives them no confidence in the other RBs on this team. You rarely see them getting carries even though when the y have carried they got pretty good results. My guess is that the money involved will not allow them to just get rid of him. The Chiefs are keeping mum about this whole thing so there must be more to it. This is a great opportunity for Charles or Savage…or somebody , to make a good impression during a game so maybe the coaches will have a little more faith in them. LJ is not very productive, but he IS playing with one of the worst lines in football. That is where speedy guys come into play. Im still dumbfounded with the play calling and do NOT know why we are not running more stretch runs to the outside or more screens. That is why i say that the coaches must be seeing bad production during practice…Ive seen Haleys offense in AZ for the last couple yrs, Its very good and very creative, but they do not use the RBs very much. In fact last yr they were last in the league in YPG rushing. So, keeping LJ, makes even less sense now.
You know if LJ was a bad as you suggest and Charles and Savage were the better players, they would be starting. Todd is not in the position to play guys because of monies paid or hurt feelings.
If they are not on the field, there is a reason for it.
2.7 Yards per carry
With over 100 rushes, we have seen LJ just can’t do the job anymore. It’s time to either pass the torch or go to a running back by committee offense. No NFL team can win if their featured back is only good for 2.7 yards, or with a back that goes down on first contact. It’s to the point that we all know that when LJ is in the play, it will be a hand off up the middle for maybe a yard gain, if not dropped in the back field.
Yes the Offensive line sucks and needs to improve, but a running back has to hit the holes that are there and be able to shed a tackle. LJ has not shown he can do that anymore. He has no burst of speed left and can’t seem to make cut backs. He is not what your remembering, I know it hurts to see your favorite player skills break down, but he has nothing left in the tank for this team. Maybe a move will give it back to him but no matter how you look at it his time in KC is done, and I think they should have released him a year ago.
is it me? or isn't about time the Lamar Hunt trophy belonged to His team?
I’m a Chiefs fan Dammit and I’m damn proud of it!
Maybe the O-line is in transition from Man-blocking
to a Denveresqe Zone-Blocking scheme. LJ was the top paid back and thus while the oline is learning just run LJ behind whatever the line can get done. Not a shitcan the season but lets get done what we can while we move to the new scheme. Maybe the injuries on the line played into slowing down the progression. Albert out 2 weeks, Wade playing LT then Center. O’Callahan in two weeks when Albert goes down.
No 3rd Tackle on the roster. thus Richardson moves up. Interesting that Nduckwe wasn’t tried their. Maybe Nduckwe for Goff soon. We have some talent in O-lineman maybe just not the right group all together yet. Or we need another piece.
Maybe we are just going to put it all together and whip some Jag Ass:)
We Will kick at least 4 Teams Asses in 09
And Succop will be the Key in two of them.
" Think and talk positive football off the field." Hank Stram
i like wade...
he has flaws but they all do.. he seems to be in the right place most of the time anyway and you can tell he works hard.
We don’t just need one more piece, we need like 3. We really only have 2 tackles that would start on a good team, we really need more talent. I know that consistency in a line is important so I really hope they get it figured out and just stick together. If the same line can start 5 games in a row I bet we would see a improvement every week even if we have weak links.

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