Marquez Valdes-Scantling can't stop making every possible mistake ever
By Matt Conner
While a game at Arrowhead Stadium is always a sight to see, one other thing to watch for as you leave the stadium on Sunday could be Marquez Valdes-Scantling walking home along the side of the road.
Maybe the Kansas City Chiefs need another week to "get things cleaned up." So far they've needed 17 weeks. While the offense has definitely looked better on Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals than it did a week ago against the Las Vegas Raiders, the truth is that's an awfully low bar to have to clear. And on Sunday, Valdes-Scantling couldn't even do that much.
If you missed the action on Sunday, the Chiefs have had a difficult time handling the visiting Bengals and their franchise quarterback Jake Browning through the first half at least as they currently trail 17-13. Their present position was hindered by Valdes-Scantling, who was targeted twice in the first half and caught one pass for three yards.
As for the catch Valdes-Scantling didn't make, it was an easy catch-and-turn-upfield for a short third-down conversion that could have been a touchdown. Instead it went this way:
Yeah, we've seen that film time and again this year. And no, it's not just MVS but as the elder statesman here, Valdes-Scantling is not only the oldest and most experienced player in the room but he's also making the most money. At the very least, the other wide receiver frustrations can partially be blamed upon a lack of reps or chemistry. For MVS, it's just sloppy.
Most of Chiefs Kingdom is wondering why Valdes-Scantling is even out there at all given his lackluster season (that's putting it mildly) as an ineffective target that Mahomes clearly doesn't trust. Check out the calls from the stands for MVS to walk home, so to speak.
So many of us are wondering why we're even talking about him anymore at this point.
Apparently the home crowd feels the same as the at-home crowd.
Our pal Nick Wright has even more reasons to dislike MVS at this point.