Chiefs Rookie WR Makes Impact in 1st Game

by JH34_1 | 3 years ago | 0 Comments

The Kansas City Chiefs are already pretty good at the WR/TE position with Tyreek Hill, Mecole Hardman, and Travis Kelce.  So when the front office went WR with their first-round pick in this past SFL Draft a few people were left scratching thier heads.  Texas A&M rookie WR D.J. McClean was a good pick, just maybe not the most pressing need for the Chiefs.  The Chiefs prescribed to the draft philosophy of taking the best available player rather than reaching with a lesser pick to fill a need.  If McClean's performance in the team's win week 1 against the 49ers is any indication of how his season will go, the Chiefs GM made the right call.  McClean ended the game with 4 receptions for 95 yards and a TD.  The most impressive catch was the rookie's first TD where he fought off a tough bump at the line of scrimmage and out-muscled the 49er defender for the catch and 41 yard TD.  

The Chiefs struggled to find consistency in the running game, but with this receiving group, the running game may only need to be marginally good for the team to still find plenty of success on offense.  Mahomes did throw 4 picks with 2 being pick 6s.  He needs to protect the ball better or the Chiefs will find themselves in lots of high-scoring games.