The Kansas City Chiefs recognized the offensive troubles during Week 1 as they fell in the regular season opener against the Detroit Lions. The critical drops, route mistakes, and absence of Travis Kelce were significant factors in only posting 20 points.
Chiefs offensive coordinator Matt Nagy suffered a loss in his first official game in that role since the 2017 season. The rough start is hoped to be a thing of the past as the team focuses on the Jacksonville Jaguars. Nagy addressed his thoughts on the dropped passes and encouraged his unit Thursday during his press conference.
Buy Chiefs Tickets“I mean, there’s gonna be some of the plays where a guy is running full speed, and he’s running a slant route, and… there’s no one on him,” Nagy explained. “It’s not contested, but it hits his hands. But it’s a difficult catch. I think there’s levels to different types of catches, and everybody sees it differently, until you’re the wide receiver and you have to actually run out there and try to catch the ball and have somebody get ready to hit you have somebody on your back.
“It’s not easy. But these guys are professionals, and they know that. And I think that’s, again, I keep going back to who we are, our identity in that room as an offense. And really, it’s a team in general. It starts with Coach (Andy) Reid; we believe in and trust one another. And we’re excited to get back out and show what we’re able to do.”
Patrick Mahomes’ first opening-week interception was a pick-six, serving as a vital moment in the game considering that it was off the fingertips of an intended receiver. The unit is optimistic that those errors with Kelce in the lineup are nonexistent moving forward.
