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The run against the Vikings and to a lesser extent the Chargers TDs were huge, to be sure (I don't think a back can run any harder than he ran against the Chargers in week 17 - he was a ****ing load, man).
I remember the energy in the stadium in that Vikings game. 3 straight home losses, PM was hurt and that game had just turned into a slog where they just couldn't seem to find a working gear anywhere. Chiefs start the half punt/fumble and it looked for all the world like a 31-20 sort of game. The Vikings seemed right on the edge of getting a back-breaking score and the Chiefs offense was just teetering. Apart from the Hill TD, there had been nothing and you could feel the anxiety in the crowd. Then Williams put Harrison Smith in a body bag and everything changed. And frankly, despite the bizarre Titans loss, that Vikings game did so much for the team that it really was a turning point for the season even if the winning streak didn't really start until the Chargers game. They so thoroughly dominated TN and needed so much crazy shit to happen to lose that you still felt like they'd gotten things back online after the Vikes win. Williams was MASSIVE last year and people try to build up the CEH pick by undermining Williams contributions. I just don't think that's fair to the guy.
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Even if we dip into D Will's touches for CEH, how many is he likely to get? Reid had prime Jamaal Charles and Kareem Hunt and famously underused them at times. I'm just not sure he's truly going to be all in on the give-CEH-all-the-touches train from week 1. |
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As I've noted all along, CEH isn't just a back. He's like adding a Swiss Army knife to the offense with his legitimate receiving skills.
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Did you notice I said "at times"?
That rushing title had a lot to do with KHunt averaging nearly 5 YPC and it being a down year across the league. His 1327 rushing yards that year was the lowest total for a rushing leader since 1990. |
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He’s a stud, a perfect fit, and they invested a very high pick in him. They’re going to use him a lot. Why is that so hard for you to understand? |
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With Kelce and Jones on the field, you pretty much have to have a LB on Jones. You can't match a LB on Kelce so you're already dedicating a DB to him and unless you just want to play in a dime all day, you're gonna run out of DBs to put on Jones and the RB out of the backfield as well. So Seals-Jones on a LB is just a mismatch athletically. Now ultimately the guy's been something of a cock-tease his entire career, even going back to A&M. Top 50 national guy, top 3 out of TX, arguably the top WR and even a potential Div. 1 basketball player - supposed to be an absolute star who was supposed to pick up where Mike Evans left off. By 2015 Christian Kirk is going off for 1,000 yards as a true freshman while Seals-Jones was just...there. A redshirt soph getting lapped on the depth chart by a true freshman ain't a good sign. In all likelihood Seals-Jones remains as underwhelming as his been his entire career, but he's a set of tools we really didn't have last season and if anyone can figure him out, it's Andy.
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And Charles had 330 touches in 15 games in Reid's first season before injuries held him back, the most touches/gm he ever had.
I've done as much litigating of this nonsensical argument as I care to do. It's in the "Reid is a terrible football coach" thread and the argument is just absurd.
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I don't think 10 is a given, nor do I think it's an absurd suggestion. It's in play. But just realize that if Williams comes out as hot to start 2020 as he was to end 2019, CEH could end up relegated to more of a 3rd down role. It's not impossible and Williams may well end up dictating CEH's trajectory. Andy's nothing if not loyal and he'll remember what Williams did for this team over the 2nd half of the season and into the playoffs. Veach made a fair point when he noted how often Williams flat missed a read on a play that was blocked up well, but Reid will remember that late-season productivity.
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