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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
And no, the QB will never develop chemistry with his 3rd string tailback - no amount of re-allocating reps will change the fact that when your 1 and 2 RBs goes down, you're in a bit of a bind. I definitely wouldn't be taking developmental reps away from my QBOTF out of concern for that eventuality.
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He may not develop a chemistry with West or Spiller but the fact that he's reading the progressions, finding open receivers and reading the defense is extremely important for him, regardless of whether or not it's the 1's, 2's or 3's.
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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
In either event, I believe 6 quarters worth of snaps is probably Smith's outer bound. Now I'm not sure I'd give Mahomes a majority of snaps, but I wouldn't have a problem with a plurality of them.
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A lot of snaps? Sure. But I think what Reid is doing Game 1 of the preseason is allowing each QB to get their feet wet. Mahomes has never played against NFL talent in a live game, Bray's had very little experience and as far as I know, Stave has even less experience than Bray.
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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
I don't care if Stave never sees the field and if Mahomes ends up getting a few more reps than Smith, I'm fine with that as well. Smith's been in this offense for 4+ years now; there are no new installs for him. Anything added will be on a week by week basis.
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I've never seen Stave play before, so it'll be interesting to me to see what he brings, since the Chiefs signed him to the PS during the 2016 and signed him in 2017.
That said, if by game three, Mahomes has clearly won the #2 gig, then I'd be more than fine with Smith playing the first half and Mahomes the entire second half and in game four, no Smith at all.
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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
The plan for Mahomes should be having him ready to start in 2018 - that plan should include as many reps as practical in the '17 pre-season. If that means a few more than Smith gets, I see no issue with that.
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It depends, IMO, on just how many more reps he receives than Smith and at what point in the game. Guys like Justin Houston, Tamba Hali, Eric Berry and Smith himself aren't playing for 2018 and I seriously doubt that Andy Reid is, either.
Giving noticeably more snaps to Mahomes than Smith sends a mixed message for 2017.