Kansas City Chiefs vs Chicago Bears: Game Notes

*While I am thrilled overall with the offense this preseason I was disappointed in the red zone offense on Saturday. The Chiefs seemed to try and get too “cute” with spread formation plays down near the goal line. The Chiefs have a great short yardage runner in Spencer Ware and they need to use him there every time until a team proves they can stop him. If they can stop him then don’t go back to being “cute”, just set up a pass play for Travis Kelce or Jeremy Maclin.

*Knile Davis is done in Kansas City. You can take this one to the bank. The past two weeks I pointed out that Darrin Reaves was the superior offensive player and the only hope Davis had of making the team was that he was still the first string kick returner. That changed on Saturday when rookie Tyreek Hill returned the opening kick off and looked good doing it. When you combine that with Reaves bypassing Davis on the running back depth chart as well its not hard to see the writing on the wall.

*Speaking of Tyreek Hill, I wouldn’t be upset if the Chiefs primarily used him as a kick and punt return specialist this season. He looks like a natural returning both types of kicks and if KC wants him to focus his preparation there and stay explosive I’m fine if that means he sees limited offensive snaps.

Yes, Hill can be a good offensive weapon as well, but with the Chiefs finally having some depth at wide receiver and utilizing multiple tight ends in the passing game I don’t know that Hill needs to see a ton of snaps on offense each week. The combination of Hill’s explosive speed and agility and Dave Toub’s special teams coaching could potentially give Kansas City the most dangerous return game in the NFL.

Next: More offense!