Giveaway and Mailbag!
Let's give some Super Bowl LIV confetti away and get some mailbag questions, because why not?
We’re doing something a little bit different here today.
You know what’s better than a mailbag? Almost nothing. But maybe, just maybe, a giveaway! So rather than choose between a mailbag and a giveaway, let’s do both! We’ll get to the giveaway in a second. But first, I’m trying something a little different for the mailbag this week. Rather than doing it on Twitter, we’ll get questions here!
Subscribers, drop a question (or two, or three…) in the comment section below, Chiefs football or otherwise. I’ll answer them in a mailbag this weekend or early next week. The more questions, the more fun we can have, so fire at will.
(Editor’s note as of 4/5… rather than writing a whole new article, I’m just going to go through the comment section here so I can answer every question rather than being limited to how long the mailbag can be. How this did not occur to me sooner is… well, it’s a good question that I’m afraid to answer)
If you’re not a subscriber and want to submit a question, then all you need to do is subscribe at the link below for 60% off (or 12 bucks a year) forever. Then question away!
Mailbags are one of my favorite things, but something I like even more is giving stuff away. You have all been so incredible in supporting this newsletter and my foray into being an independent content provider, and you all deserve something special. So let’s do that today too!
Thanks to the unrivaled Dani Welniak of KCTV, with whom I’ve had the privilege of working with over the last year, a wonderful piece of Chiefs’ history has fallen into my lap.
In case you didn’t already guess, the confetti here is from the Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory in Miami. Dani packaged it in an adorable bottle, and I can’t think of a better use for it than giving it to one of you fine people to always remember that no matter what happens moving forward, the Chiefs were on top of the football world barely a year ago.
(By the way, shoutout to my son Tucker for the tremendous photo and artist @__R2J for the beautiful backdrop)
What do you have to do to win it? It’s simple… be a (paying) subscriber. That’s it.
If you’re a subscriber, you’re entered! I’ll go through my list of emails and let the winner know who they are as soon as possible (probably along the same time I write the mailbag). If you’re not a subscriber or are signed up as a “free” subscriber rather than a paying subscriber, use the link above to become one!
And just in case people don’t like their chances… just know that I’ve got more Super Bowl confetti to give away and will be doing this again in the future!
Now… let’s see those mailbag questions. This is my favorite part of the job, so the more the merrier! I look forward to answering them all (or as many as humanly possible).
Let’s mailbag. And giveaway!
How much does Andy Reid improve OL play? We always hear about how players aren't the same outside of New England's system but we almost never hear about it anywhere else. However, past offensive linemen have been very vocal about how playing for Andy Reid is just different. He's way more detailed than any other coach or so they say. The question is, does the tape reflect the narrative? Do offensive lineman that come in from other systems tend to trend better under Reid, stay the same, or get worse? This might make me feel better about Long and Thuney.
Regarding last season--how much did the offensive line affect the running backs, in particular LeVeon Bell and CEH? I recall Reid saying something about Bell and learning the system. Was it just that his style was to wait for an opening (as opposed to just going where there was supposed to be a gap) and there never were decent openings? Also, I had expected more from CEH as a runner and wonder if the O line wasn't also an issue for him. Or wasn't his number called enough or do I have selective memory syndrome?
I bring this up due to all the analysis I have read recently of the new offensive linemen and different grades for them on pass blocking vs run blocking. No ax to grind.