Chiefs Film Room: Chris Conley offers promise
By Tarek Mavani
Something else which Conley demonstrated more than a few times in the preseason was his ability to finish plays. Conley is a monster at 6-foot-2 and 213 pounds, and he shows every bit of that size when he has the ball in his hands.
With the ball in his hands, Conley is not only big enough to run effortlessly through arm tackles, but he’s also got the agility and speed to make defenders whiff altogether. It’s pretty much a necessity in a successful west coast offense for the skill position players to be playmakers with the ball in their hands, and Conley looks to fit that bill.
I also want to highlight something that Conley does which is becoming somewhat of an underrated trait in wide receivers.
When Conley makes a catch, he immediately turns the ball upfield. Particularly on comeback routes, receivers are spending too much time dancing around rather than maximizing yards after catch (both Maclin and Wilson are guilty of this). Must admit, it’s quite refreshing to see the second year pro buck the trend.
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