arrowhead 1,070 Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 Chiefs signed LB Drue Tranquill, formerly of the Chargers, to a one-year contract. Tranquill was a part-time player for the Chargers for three years but stepped into a larger role for the 2022 season. He started all but one game for LA last year and his numbers exploded. He led the Chargers in tackles while totaling five sacks plus 10 TFLs. He also forced a fumble and picked off one pass. Pro Football Focus graded Tranquill as one of the league's best inside linebackers in pass-rush and coverage situations. He should slot into a starting role for Kansas City in 2023. Boone, Lamardirts and oldtimer 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thegoatee 1,780 Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 Starting role replacing who? We have Bolton, Gay, Chenal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer 8,686 Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 4 minutes ago, Thegoatee said: Starting role replacing who? We have Bolton, Gay, Chenal? Harris has been not tendered sooo maybe? West 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetlord 10,209 Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 3 minutes ago, Thegoatee said: Starting role replacing who? We have Bolton, Gay, Chenal? Wonder if the Chiefs are preparing for life after Gay. Sure hate to lose him but he's going to be expensive after this season. I can't see how Tranquill fits in this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mex 65,581 Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 5 minutes ago, Thegoatee said: Starting role replacing who? We have Bolton, Gay, Chenal? Maybe in nickle packages? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetlord 10,209 Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 Just now, mex said: Maybe in nickle packages? Nickle means two LBs and five DBs. Don't understand how another LB fits in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mex 65,581 Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 Just now, jetlord said: Wonder if the Chiefs are preparing for life after Gay xen is preparing for that too. He's already put his Village People collection up on Ebay. West, TomahawkChop and oldtimer 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mex 65,581 Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 Just now, jetlord said: Nickle means two LBs and five DBs. Don't understand how another LB fits in there. There's plenty of times a LB is used as a DB jetlord 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boone 304 Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 I like this signing. Always noticed him when we played the Bolts. I think he provides better insurance against injury. qnet and mex 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thegoatee 1,780 Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 19 minutes ago, oldtimer said: Harris has been not tendered sooo maybe? Did Harris even play for us last year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xen 1,010,220 Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 17 minutes ago, mex said: xen is preparing for that too. He's already put his Village People collection up on Ebay. As if I'd ever sell that. West, SEMO and mex 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boone 304 Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 17 minutes ago, Thegoatee said: Did Harris even play for us last year? He did well when Gay was suspended. oldtimer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMO 6,811 Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 40 minutes ago, jetlord said: Wonder if the Chiefs are preparing for life after Gay. Sure hate to lose him but he's going to be expensive after this season. I can't see how Tranquill fits in this year. One year deal. Both FAs after next season. oldtimer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer 8,686 Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 Just now, SEMO said: One year deal. Both FAs after next season. then let the best man win. Gay is a problem child maybe they dont trust him to stay out of trouble? SEMO 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetlord 10,209 Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 3 minutes ago, oldtimer said: then let the best man win. Gay is a problem child maybe they dont trust him to stay out of trouble? Gay reminds me of Peters. Tons of talent but never grew up. There's no hint that the Chiefs don't want to keep him, but the Tranquill signing is curious. Bolton, Gay, and Cranell seemed to the the core LBs for the future and the Chiefs are in the nickle a high percentage of the time. mex 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer 8,686 Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 3 minutes ago, jetlord said: Gay reminds me of Peters. Tons of talent but never grew up. There's no hint that the Chiefs don't want to keep him, but the Tranquill signing is curious. Bolton, Gay, and Cranell seemed to the the core LBs for the future and the Chiefs are in the nickle a high percentage of the time. maybe just to add the kick in the butt to maturity that Gay needs or else? Going to be a good position battle for sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrowhead 1,070 Posted March 17, 2023 Author Share Posted March 17, 2023 I am going to remain calm and let it get sorted out in camp. West, oldtimer and qnet 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer 8,686 Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 Listed at 6-foot-2 and 235 pounds, Tranquill is the ideal coverage linebacker prototype in the modern NFL. He’s only 28 years old, so he’s not exactly long in the tooth by NFL standards. The contract would suggest that Kansas City has a role for him of the starting variety. He’ll likely be on the field during the team’s sub-package defenses, which are basically the new base defenses in the NFL. This is a slightly surprising considering that the Chiefs already have three starting-quality linebackers in Nick Bolton, Willie Gay Jr. and Leo Chenal. This ensures that the team has quality depth at a position of strength. As Brett Veach has mentioned in the past, you can never have too much depth in any one position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CranjisMcbasketball 780 Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 It seemed surprising to me they let harris walk as our backup LB, he played well when given the chance. Obviously they chiefs really like this guy. I assume they wanted to bring him into the building and see how he fits, because i dont expect them to keep gay and bolton beyond this year. wouldn't be surprised to see them attempt to trade willie gay during camp to be honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_Chief 1,092 Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 This guy has good coverage skills. And stealing the Chargers' leading tackler in 2022 is icing on the cake! Chiefmanzada and azchief21 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mex 65,581 Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 11 minutes ago, Joe_Chief said: This guy has good coverage skills. And stealing the Chargers' leading tackler in 2022 is icing on the cake! He'll also add talent to our STs... unless he steals a starting position. Either way it's a plus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkuenn 3,598 Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 With signing of S and LB today, maybe veech wants not only depth but time to draft and develop this year or sees what the positions are looking like next year. Next year them we csn use 2023 draft to fill DE, DT, WR etc and not have those holes for next year's draft too. Playing the long game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burpo The Mad Clown 5,556 Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 mex 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkuenn 3,598 Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 Ok, we needed depth and this guy replaces Harris. Thing is, what if Chenal plays DE at times? Could that be a benefit of him being 260 plus running a 4.53 40 and a stout run defender? Just food for thought. He could then add depth at both positions as needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burpo The Mad Clown 5,556 Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 146 tackles and 5 sacks last year. Heck yeah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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