When it comes to the skill positions on offense, it’s hard to argue against the fact the Chiefs have one of the league’s most dynamic trios in Charles, Maclin, and Kelce. However, beyond the big three, the cupboard is looking pretty sparse, save for West and Ware. Reid and Dorsey have done their fair share of talking up the guys behind Maclin and Kelce on the depth chart; we’ve heard a our fair share about the potential of the supporting cast.
There’s no doubt we’ve even seen some flashes of play-making ability, but getting consistent production from guys not named Jeremy and Travis proved elusive in 2015.
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The guy who I had the most hope for heading into the season was Albert Wilson. During the latter portion of the 2014 season, he showed the big play ability which that iteration of the Chiefs sorely lacked. With Maclin being brought in the next offseason, I had visions of Albert filling a DeSean Jackson-eque role in 2015.
Now, obviously that didn’t pan out. And expecting such production out of an undrafted free agent in only his second season may have been a little far-fetched on my part to begin with (just a little). So, when it came time to do this review, I checked all expectations/player-comparisons at the door and aimed to answer the question: did Albert Wilson show us enough to be Maclin’s counterpart going forward?
Considering the Chiefs run an offense that requires receivers to consistently get separation on short to intermediate routes, and do so quickly (due more so to the offensive line), I do not see Wilson as the WR2 this offense needs at this point. I say, “at this point” because Wilson shows flashes of talent, but the Chiefs can’t afford to endure his growing-pains while giving him the lion’s share of WR2 snaps.
This team is trending towards being built to win now and they need an immediate contributor.
Heading into this review, I wanted to know where does Albert Wilson win, which areas does he show potential in but needs to develop consistency, and where is there a lot of work to be done. The four games that made up the sample size for this review were:
- Week 7 vs. Pittsburgh
- Week 10 @ Denver
- Week 12 vs. Buffalo
- Divisional Playoffs @ New England
Pretty straightforward, right? Let’s get to it then.
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