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There are many more, but here are some that are on a lot of minds as the next phase of the Chiefs offseason gets underway" FanpostsFanshotsCommunityAboutStubHubMoreAll 321 blogs on Horizontal - WhiteSeries Dixon’s MailbagStagner ThingsSummer of SpagsLottery Tickets ’19Training Camp NotebookTailgatesLatest News Fanposts Most recentMost activeFanshots Community Community GuidelinesContactAbout StubHub ✕Five questions to be answered at Chiefs minicamp this weekNew,53commentsThere are many more, but here are five that seem to be on a lot of minds as the next phase of the Chiefs offseason gets underwayCDTThe star defensive tackle has been absent from all OTA sessions — but in the grand scheme of things, that hasn’t been a big deal. Any player who is in the process of negotiating a big, new contract has a strong incentive to reduce the chance they’ll be injured. For such players, skipping voluntary OTAs is a no-brainer. Coaches may huff and puff about “the players that are here,” but everybody understands how this works: if you’re haggling with the team over a big long-term deal [url= http://www.thechiefsclub.com/juan-thornhill-jersey/]Juan Thornhill Jersey Mens[/url] , you’re not going to be participating in OTAs.But minicamp is a (somewhat) different matter. Players are required to attend. They can be fined if they don’t show up. But in a case like that of Jones, any fines can be waived (or reimbursed) in the language of the new contract; it’s not necessarily a big deal.Should Jones be present at minicamp, it will be a clear sign that contract negotiations are going well; the two sides are likely to be close to a deal. But if Jones isn’t on hand, it won’t prove the two sides are nowhere close to a deal, either.Best bet: Jones skips minicamp, and signs a contract before training camp begins in St. Joseph.How serious is safety Juan Thornhill’s injury?Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY SportsAfter Thursday’s OTA session, Chiefs head coach Andy Reid said that their second-round draft pick had “tweaked” a calf muscle and had been held out of Thursday’s practice.Reid offered no information on when Thornhill had suffered the injury.Since the media was not allowed to watch Tuesday and Wednesday sessions, there is no way to know if Thornhill suffered the injury that morning or days before.In addition, Reid’s use of the word “tweaked” can cover of a wide range of ailments.In fairness to Reid, the press often asks about injuries right after they happen — when he might not yet know how serious they are — but the fact remains that what Reid first called a “tweak” has sometimes ended up being an injury that has kept players out for significant periods of time.And there are plenty of instances where calf injuries have required weeks of recovery.The good news here that if Thornhill’s injury is serious enough for him to miss all three days of minicamp, there will be lots of time for him to recover fully before training camp begins in July.Best bet: The Chiefs will take no chances.Thornhill misses minicamp.What are the Chiefs planning for John Lovett?Beverly SchaeferThe undrafted free agent quarterback from Princeton was used in a variety of ways during his college career.Listed as a tight end on the Chiefs roster [url= http://www.chiefsjerseysproshop.com/bashaud-breeland-jersey/]Bashaud Breeland Jersey[/url] , the Chiefs have said they are working him at fullback, too.Then on Thursday, Reid made a reference to something “both” of his fullbacks were doing.But there’s only one fullback on the Chiefs roster: Anthony Sherman.Does this mean that Lovett is now seen as more of a fullback than a tight end — perhaps as a way to find a roster spot for him?Or does Reid’s later statement on Thursday — that “If you’re going to play fullback here you’re also going to have to play tight end” — apply to other tight ends besides Lovett?Or are we going to see more use of H-backs — tight ends who line up farther behind the line — in Reid’s 2019 offense?There’s certainly precedent for fullbacks and tight ends being somewhat interchangeable in Reid’s eyes.Sherman has seen snaps as a tight end when the Chiefs were shorthanded at that position, and tight end Travis Kelce has been used in plays that typically run with fullbacks.Whatever Reid is planning, we’ll see more examples of it during minicamp — and have a clearer idea about which of the many tight ends on the roster have the best chance to make the team,Best bet: In 2020 — after Reid’s offense gets production from new variations of H-back formations in 2019 — other teams will start adopting similar concepts.Does Andrew Wylie have the inside track at left guard?Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY SportsWhen Dwayne Bowe caught his ceremonial last pass after retiring from the NFL as a member of the Chiefs, sharp-eyed observers noted in the video of the event that it was Andrew Wylie who was lined up at left guard with the offensive starters.In a time of year where access to the team’s practices is so limited, such film can be as carefully analyzed as the famous Zapruder film of President Kennedy’s assassination.Did Wylie’s appearance on the play signal that he is now the man to beat at left guard? It seems so—Wylie took reps with the top team at left guard all throughout OTAs.There’s an argument to be made that Wylie — last season’s Mack Lee Hill award winner as the Chiefs best rookie — does indeed hold the job for now. But it’s far from a settled question — especially with Cam Erving having had offseason shoulder surgery.Three consecutive days of open practices would confirm that Wylie is undoubtedly the man to beat.Best bet: Wylie gets most of the first-team reps, and has the inside track going to training camp.