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The Packers but if we do we will win it. Plus it means another ring.

https://chiefswire.usatoday.com/2021/01/01/kansas-city-chiefs-martinas-rankin-week-17-starter/ The Kansas City Chiefs are set to start a familiar face along the offensive line in Week 17 — one that hasn’t played since Week 10 of the 2019 season. When the Chiefs traded running back Carlos Hyde to the Houston Texans for offensive lineman Martinas Rankin ahead of the 2019 season, it proved to be a key move reinforcing depth at a position that would go through some attrition during the year. Injuries to Andrew Wylie and Eric Fisher would force Rankin into action at the left guard position, where he would start five games before suffering a season-ending knee injury. Rankin hadn’t lived up to his draft standing with the Texans, but he turned the corner when he arrived in Kansas City. Before his injury, Rankin even thought that he was playing some of his best football. “Yes, I definitely felt like I was progressing to really help this team do some big things,” Rankin told reporters on Friday. “When it happened I think that was probably one of the things that hurt me the most — the fact that I was just kind of really just starting to figure out that I could really be a dominant player in this league. That I could really contribute to a Super Bowl contender — a Super Bowl champion team.” The road back to action for Rankin has been a long one. He began the 2020 offseason on the PUP list in Kansas City. The team would open his practice window in late October and activated him to the 53-man roster in early November. Still, Rankin sat on the roster waiting for an opportunity to get back on the field, despite injuries at the tackle position. “It’s probably been a product of a couple of things,” Chiefs OL coach Andy Heck explained on Thursday. “Yeah, he’s had to work his way back in there, which he’s been doing a nice job of. I love Rank [Martinas Rankin], we got a chance to see him some last year as a player, we’re very excited about him as a player. He’s been working his tail off. And then, we’ve had guys that have been stepping in and doing a nice job. We’ve been having some success, and so we didn’t want to force anything when there wasn’t a need to. But it’s good to have Rank out there working this week, and I’m looking forward to seeing what he can do.” Now, Rankin is as close to 100% as he has been during the course of his recovery. It hasn’t been an easy comeback, but he’s prepared to take this meaningful step forward in Week 17. “I would say that I’m getting real, real close to it,” Rankin said. “It’s been a real long process, of course. But I’ve just been putting my head down and coming to work, just controlling the things that I can control. I’m just ready to go out there and put my best foot forward.” Chiefs HC Andy Reid describes Rankin as “smart, tough and a good athlete.” However, the most impressive attribute in the recovery process has been his attitude. This injury has made him push himself, perhaps even harder than before the injury. “My motivation to get back is just, I want to be better than I was even before the injury,” Rankin said. “Just keep pushing yourself because there’s a lot of people in the world who go through tougher things than getting hurt doing something that they love to do, like playing the sport that I play. That’s one thing I’ve always kept in mind. Just that there’s worse things in life, so I should just embrace the challenge ahead of me and just keep persevering. That’s — I feel the story of my life is — perseverance. You get knocked down, but you’ve got to keep getting up. That’s what I’m going to do and what I’m going to continue to do.” Rankin should have an opportunity to start in Week 17. It’ll be his first game that he has started since November of 2019, back when he suffered his knee injury. He’ll have a chance to knock off some of the rust after not playing in a game for a full calendar year. “I expect to get a lot of time,” Rankin said. “Maybe the whole game, so I’ll get a chance to go out there and continue to work toward being a great tackle or guard or whatever they want to put me at.” Rankin doesn’t yet know where he’ll play on the offensive line against the Los Angeles Chargers. He played left guard in 2019 but is listed as a tackle on the team’s unofficial depth chart. He’ll be prepared to play either position. “Coming into the league, that was one thing that I thought could help me is that I could be versatile across the board,” Rankin said. “There’s differences at the position, but the No. 1 thing is just understanding concept football. It’s a little different, of course, but that’s something that I kind of hang my hat on. The fact that I can be a dominant player at both positions — or any position honestly.” No matter what happens this week, it will be an opportunity for Rankin to put his best foot forward on his path to a full recovery. He figures to be an important piece in Kansas City in the future and the Chiefs will certainly benefit from him getting out there to gain some confidence after his injury. “Like I said, I’m just going to keep persevering,” Rankin said. “We’re all going to get knocked down at some point in life, so you can’t hang your head too long

Bell and Dawson. Both before my time. TG and DT then who I saw play. That is my 4 until the career is complete for Mahomes and Kelce. Others on the edge. Lanier, Emitt Thomas, and Buchanan. All from our glorious past.

He would play them. Knowing we had a bye week to rest up and prepare. He would, as well as the players, would want to be perfect and make history.

Just think if Linderbaum had come out. Iowa plays that pulling scheme. 😉

Nope. Still have Nixon, Golston, the WRs in areas we can draft in. I will be fine.

Dawson and Gonzo for now. Once their careers are completed the. Look at Mahomes and Kelce in there.

Add in Grbac and we are really going for it.

Creed is opting for draft. Linderbaum is staying at Iowa. https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/30629813/oklahoma-sooners-center-creed-humphrey-opts-nfl-draft-center-tyler-linderbaum-returns-iowa-hawkeyes

Well over my head. Day drinking is a bitch when retired.

Yeah. 30 to about 36 was my power lifting years. I don't see many in nfl past 34.

Remember him going down last year with the knee and ankle injuries? He missed 2 games and a bye week. What did he do to Houston then? 273 yards 3 td and 1 int. We will be just fine and this is rest not because of injury plus he is much better. We won't lose the game either.

O line needs to play. Get wiz, Kilgore and rankins some reps

Yep. 230 pounds. Needs to add 10 to 20 pounds and make him a TE. Ran a 4.84 for the 40. Kelce ran a 4.6 so you can see him added at TE would be best imo.

Thought so too. He has had past injuries but at least seems to play more than Sammy does each season. There will be quite a few WRs in the draft and FA. May pick one up in each?

Browns would be nice. Anyone that plays Steelers I think will be our opponent. Browns, Indy or Ravens. Browns would be the easiest one imo, then Indy then Ravens.

Came across this. Thoughts? https://www.showmefootball.com/post/the-chiefs-may-target-wr-marvin-jones-this-offseason Josh Fann 2 hours ago 2 min The Chiefs may target WR Marvin Jones this offseason While the NFL regular season is still going on, it's never too early to discuss potential offseason moves for the Kansas City Chiefs. Everyone knows that wide receiver will be a need for the Chiefs this offseason. Sammy Watkins will be a free agent along with Demarcus Robinson and Mecole Hardman hasn't shown enough progress to make the Chiefs comfortable with their receiver room going into 2021. It's still possible Sammy Watkins is willing to return at a lesser number in 2021 but the Chiefs may want someone more dependable. That would be current Detroit Lions wide receiver Marvin Jones Jr. Jones has been linked to the Chiefs in recent weeks now and his future in Detroit looks cloudy at best. According to Chris Burke of The Athletic, Jones is looking forward to testing free agent waters. Take that for what it's worth, but it sounds like Jones isn't too intent on staying in Detroit. Furthermore, Jones added that he'll prioritize finding a team that can contend (*Cough, Cough, Kansas City*). So why exactly would the Chiefs be interested? Well, as mentioned, the Chiefs receiver room will be lacking a little bit after this season unless they plan on addressing it in the draft. If not, Jones makes a lot of sense. Jones would be a massive get for the Chiefs offense if it were to happen. Jones fits best as a No.2 receiver which is exactly what he would be in Kansas City. Jones runs a 4.4 second 40-yard dash which keeps with the speed theme and at 6'2", 200lbs, Jones would be a big and physical target that the Chiefs haven't really had for awhile. Jones has also had a nice season for the Lions totaling just under 800 receiving yards and 7 TDs on 68 catches. Jones has struggled with injuries somewhat as he only played 9 games in 2018, but he did play 13 games in 2019 and will have played in 16 games this season. It's not yet known what exactly Jones' market will be, but he will be turning 31 this offseason so he won't be getting anything like his 5-year, $40,000,000 deal he got back in 2016. However, he'll still get a decent number. Yes, I already know what you're thinking. How will the Chiefs have money? Eric Fisher and unfortunately Mitchell Schwartz could be potential cut candidates after this year. Them alone will free up around $14,000,000 in cap. Sammy Watkins' $9,000,000 also comes off the books. Alex Okafor also saves a few million being cut. You get the point. There's always a way. Brett Veach has been creative enough with the cap to where he could offer Jones something like 3 years, $21,000,000. That would pay Jones $7,000,000 per year until he's 34 which is more than fair for both sides and you could always front-load the contract to make Jones' deal more fair as he ages. We'll have to wait and see what Jones' market is and where his head is at, but he is absolutely a name Chiefs fans should watch for if they decide to go the free agent route to fill the potential hole at wide receiver.

Why trade up? Just take him at end of the first if he warrants a 36th pick, we might as well get him end of first then.

Thought we could track the games and who we may play etc in one thread. Found this interesting too for practice squad players for this year. https://chiefswire.usatoday.com/2020/12/30/nfl-unlimited-practice-squad-elevations-kansas-city-chiefs-outlook/ Charles Goldman December 30, 2020 10:07 am The NFL Management Council and NFLPA have agreed to a new rule that will be beneficial to the Kansas City Chiefs during the playoffs. According to NFL Network reporter Tom Pelissero, the NFL and NFLPA recently agreed to remove the two-game restriction from practice squad standard elevations. Previously, players could only be activated to the 53-man roster from the practice squad twice without those players needing to clear waivers to return to the practice squad. Now, the NFL is allowing practice squad players to be elevated an unlimited number of times during the course of the playoffs. This new rule will go into effect at the conclusion of Week 17 and the start of the wild card round. So why will this rule be beneficial for the Chiefs? They already have several players on the practice squad who had exhausted their two standard elevations for the season Players like WR Gehrig Dieter, CB DeAndre Baker and DB Chris Lammons each would be ineligible for standard elevation under the old rule. Should those three players be needed in the playoffs, the team won’t have to risk losing them on waivers or make a move to sign them to the 53-man roster unless absolutely necessary. Unfortunately, this rule wasn’t in place a few weeks ago. Perhaps it would have influenced the decision of WR Marcus Kemp, who signed with the Miami Dolphins practice squad knowing that he no longer had the ability to be elevated to the Chiefs’ 53-man roster

Really i wished he had gotten 40 tds and 5k yards. He would be in track to get the NFL records for both. I completely understand sitting him though.

Henne to start on Sunday. Mahomes is resting. Saw it on espn scroll

Problem is they can still get pressure with 3 or 4 and drop back lbs and such to cover the lanes.

True because Ford is averaging 1.75 games per year!

Thank God. The toilets are even further away.

Oh it's coming. Watching him this year and will do so for next season. He is a good lb.