Chiefs preseason: Observations from the first game

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– When the second-string offense came into the game the Chiefs started to move up and down the field. Chase Daniel played the best game I’ve seen him play as a Chief, showing how much he’s grown and progressed in Reid’s offense. Daniel had almost as many touchdowns to receivers (3) as he did incomplete passes (4) throwing for 189 yards.

– Fred Williams played like he has much throughout training camp.  He got open down the field and allowed a great window for throws from Daniel. Williams proved he has the ability to separate from corners and even proved he is cognizant that blocking downfield helps the team. While he currently sits behind Frankie Hammond on the depth chart for both receiver and special teams, a couple more games like Saturday night and he could really make it hard for the Chiefs to let him go.

– Another offensive player that shined on Saturday night was Charcandrick West. With Knile Davis leaving the game early with a knee injury, West stepped in and showed great decisiveness with his cuts and vision to see the holes. West is also a much better receiver than Davis out of the backfield but will need to work on his ability to pick up blitzes properly if he wants to see playing time on Sunday’s.

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