On Tuesday morning, the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs returned to their discipline at Missouri Western State College in St. Joseph for an additional follow of the workforce’s 2024 coaching camp.
This was the seventeenth of 19 public classes on the follow discipline subsequent to MWSU’s Spratt Stadium. Each of the remaining practices might be open to the general public — click on right here for particulars and a full schedule.
Arrowhead Satisfaction editor-in-chief Pete Sweeney was there. He posted some observations on social media — beginning with one a few shivering reporter.
The climate Tuesday in St. Joe was cool and cozy for the gamers, with the solar hardly peeking out and the temperature by no means breaking 70. @KCChiefs_Matt was shivering.
— Pete Sweeney (@pgsween) August 13, 2024
On this present day, the workforce’s accidents had been a web optimistic.
Kansas Metropolis’s damage record continues to get shorter, which has been a welcome improvement. OL Wanya Morris (bone bruise) returned to work on Tuesday earlier than leaving halfway, however that appeared to me prefer it may have been by design.
— Pete Sweeney (@pgsween) August 13, 2024
The gamers out of shape as a consequence of damage had been WR Hollywood Brown (shoulder), RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire (sickness), OL McKade Mettauer (MCL), DT Chris Jones (shoulder), WR Jaaron Hayek (shoulder) and Charles Omenihu (ACL).
— Pete Sweeney (@pgsween) August 13, 2024
As soon as once more, the protection stood tall.
The protection shined in an early 11-on-11 red-zone interval, conserving QB Patrick Mahomes and the primary workforce out of the top zone on 9 straight performs. I jotted down good protection reps from CBs Jaylen Watson and Nazeeh Johnson, in addition to S Chamarri Conner.
— Pete Sweeney (@pgsween) August 13, 2024
And as has usually occurred, Carson Wentz did nicely with the backups.
QB Carson Wentz had extra success with the second workforce, discovering the top zone on his very first rep on a slant to WR Justyn Ross.
— Pete Sweeney (@pgsween) August 13, 2024
However you’re not going to maintain Patrick Mahomes down each time. You’re simply… not.
Mahomes rebounded his subsequent activate the sphere with 4 straight TDs — back-to-back scores to TE Jared Wiley after which back-to-back scores to WR Rashee Rice.
On Wentz’s subsequent flip, the protection broke up each of his tries, DT Matt Dickerson and CB Chris Roland-Wallace with the PBUs.
— Pete Sweeney (@pgsween) August 13, 2024
Resident mad scientist Dr. Spagnuolo continued his experiments.
DB rotation watch: It was a mix-and-match day for DC Steve Spagnuolo, who began with Johnson and Watson exterior and CB Trent McDuffie inside. CB Joshua Williams rotated in all through.
With Bryan Cook dinner excused, Chamarri Conner labored extra as a security subsequent to Jaden Hicks.
— Pete Sweeney (@pgsween) August 13, 2024
Watson on the three-way CB2 battle: “It has been enjoyable. Everybody thinks that is one thing new. Yeah. You bought the cornerback 2. However we have been doing this for 3 years. It is all the time been wholesome competitors, and we all the time root for one another’s success and whoever goes to take the…
— Pete Sweeney (@pgsween) August 13, 2024
And the second-round rookie continued to carry down the left deal with spot.
OL rotation watch: Kingsley Suamataia expectedly continued to take reps because the top-team left deal with. A great signal for Joe Thuney’s progress, as he’s now working subsequent to Suamataia in workforce scrimmage durations.
— Pete Sweeney (@pgsween) August 13, 2024
Suamataia on working subsequent to Thuney: “Shoot. Joe’s a big-time vet. He is the veteran of the O-line room, so it is simply wonderful having him proper subsequent to me. [He] helps me see issues I do not see and simply choose up on little issues that he sees as a participant and these little suggestions that he…
— Pete Sweeney (@pgsween) August 13, 2024
There have been good performances on each side of the trenches.
OL vs. DL interval standouts
O-line: the beginning inside, Lucas Niang, SuamataiaD-line: George Karlaftis, Felix Anudike-Uzomah, Alex Gubner, Fabien Lovett
Throughout the long-drive 11-on-11 interval, Karlaftis added a would-be sack of Mahomes.
— Pete Sweeney (@pgsween) August 13, 2024
Carson Steele moved in behind Isiah Pacheco.
9-on-7 run interval order of RB contact (and variety of rush makes an attempt)*
First workforce: Pacheco (3), Steele (3), Prince (2) Second workforce: Prince, Ingram (3), Bailey (2)Third workforce: Bailey, Rees-Zammit (3)
*Edwards-Helaire didn’t follow
— Pete Sweeney (@pgsween) August 13, 2024
OC Matt Nagy has favored the progress of Steele: “He’s been progressively getting higher and higher by the day, and then you definitely noticed that with a few of the runs he had [against the Jaguars]. We’re staying on prime of those guys, ensuring that they’re good with the small print, with…
— Pete Sweeney (@pgsween) August 13, 2024
Second-line pass-catchers acquired most of Mahomes’ targets…
Mahomes’ targets on the day (workforce durations): Grey (6), Rice (6), Watson (5), Wiley (5), Kelce (4), Worthy (4), Moore (2), Hardman, Prince, Steele
— Pete Sweeney (@pgsween) August 13, 2024
…whereas the placekicker did his factor.
From my vantage level, I consider I noticed Harrison Butker join from round 62 throughout a particular groups interval.
— Pete Sweeney (@pgsween) August 13, 2024
53-man projection, anybody?
The following coaching camp follow might be Wednesday at 9:15 a.m. Arrowhead Time. As all the time, we may have reside updates after follow begins. After it concludes, Kansas Metropolis assistant coaches will communicate with reporters.
