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Originally Posted by raybec 4
I don't believe Andy is goiing to stunt his opportunities. I believe he has to prove he deserves them, but so does Moore.
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Andy is going to do what he always does, which is try to put his players in the best spots to succeed. The other side of that is, he's not going to put them in spots where he thinks they might struggle.
So, just as an example, rookie/new WRs don't usually stay on the field whenever KC goes hurry-up or two-minute offense. Especially for about the first half of the season.
Historically, we know he works them into the offense a few snaps at a time and gradually builds up their snap counts over the course of the season. But they have to show significant improvement/growth before he leaves them out there in those two types of situations.
Which is why I'm not expecting Rice to just leapfrog everyone, especially WRs that have been here for at least a season. He has a lot of catching up to do. And ideally Toney will stay healthy, so Rice should be kind of buried in the depth chart.
But if Toney doesn't stay healthy, and if Skyy struggles, then Rice will probably get an opportunity to get a significant rise in snaps.
Maybe. If he absorbs the playbook and shows out in practice to a level that Andy think is acceptable.
Otherwise, he'll see about the same number of snaps/targets that Skyy did last season (3tgts/gm), and he'll be on the sidelines for most two-minute drills/hurry-up scenarios.
Which will be normal for a Chiefs rook.