On Tuesday morning, the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs returned to their subject at Missouri Western State College in St. Joseph for an additional observe of the crew’s 2024 coaching camp.
This was the seventeenth of 19 public classes on the observe subject subsequent to MWSU’s Spratt Stadium. Each of the remaining practices will probably be open to the general public — click on right here for particulars and a full schedule.
Arrowhead Pleasure editor-in-chief Pete Sweeney was there. He posted some observations on social media — beginning with one a couple of 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 today, the crew’s accidents have been a web constructive.
Kansas Metropolis’s damage checklist 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 seemed to me prefer it may have been by design.
— Pete Sweeney (@pgsween) August 13, 2024
The gamers out of form on account of damage have 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, preserving QB Patrick Mahomes and the primary crew out of the tip 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 effectively with the backups.
QB Carson Wentz had extra success with the second crew, discovering the tip 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 sector 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 Prepare 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 crew scrimmage intervals.
— 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 decide up on little issues that he sees as a participant and these little ideas that he…
— Pete Sweeney (@pgsween) August 13, 2024
There have been good performances on either 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 crew: Pacheco (3), Steele (3), Prince (2) Second crew: Prince, Ingram (3), Bailey (2)Third crew: Bailey, Rees-Zammit (3)
*Edwards-Helaire didn’t observe
— 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 definately noticed that with a number 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 (crew intervals): 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 imagine I noticed Harrison Butker join from round 62 throughout a particular groups interval.
— Pete Sweeney (@pgsween) August 13, 2024
53-man projection, anybody?
The subsequent coaching camp observe will probably be Wednesday at 9:15 a.m. Arrowhead Time. As all the time, we can have dwell updates after observe begins. After it concludes, Kansas Metropolis assistant coaches will converse with reporters.
