Chiefs *****The Xavier Worthy Thread***** - Page 129

Originally Posted by RunKC:
Can’t believe how much Mahomes has missed this kid this season.

He straight up smoked that white Iowa corner down the sideline. Had 3 steps on his ass and Mahomes made the worst deep pass I’ve ever seen him make.

That’s an easy TD and Mahomes just blanked it

That stuff is going to happen tho
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Originally Posted by RealSNR:
They're rookies, dude.

Okay, and? That doesn't mean they get carte blanche to be completely worthless. Worthy isn't even rookie season Hardman at this point and Suamataia isn't fit for the active roster.
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Originally Posted by RealSNR:
No. It's the regular season and we've got 9 games already stacked up. Who the hell cares?

It's championship or bust, so just get in the damn playoffs. We can't get any better in that department, so it's time to start developing some chemistry between him and Mahomes.

Keep him involved. It might just really pay off if/when we REALLY need it

Maybe. But he's been basically a 50% catch rate receiver so far, and today he went 1-4. Don't remember every miss, except the drop on the short out and the deep shot that was thrown oob, but it doesn't look like he's improving either. Maybe if they take some of the pressure off he'll relax and get better.
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Worthy targets per game

3
4
4
6
8
8
2
4

3 of his 5 TDs came in September.

Kid is going backwards.
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He should have 10 TDs to be honest. Very easily. Maybe a dozen
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Originally Posted by Sassy Squatch:
Worthy targets per game

3
4
4
6
8
8
2
4

3 of his 5 TDs came in September.

Kid is going backwards.

You really can’t think of a reason his targets shot up and then went back down?
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Remember, Worthy missed a lot of OTAs & I think that has hampered the connection between Mahomes and Worthy. NOT blaming either but just need more practice and get into a groove with each other. Need to take more shots in the first half of games. If it gets picked off big deal be just like a punt. The reward is fear and that will help with the run game and open up the offense.

I think had Worthy not been hurt and missing OTAs we would have a better connection. Mahomes also has to put the ball in field of play for him to have a chance to come down with it.
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Originally Posted by Sassy Squatch:
Worthy targets per game

3
4
4
6
8
8
2
4

3 of his 5 TDs came in September.

Kid is going backwards.

It’s disappointing considering the injuries to our receivers and the snaps he’s playing.

He reminds me a lot of Mecole (but it’s still way too early to make that judgement call).
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Originally Posted by Delano:
You really can’t think of a reason his targets shot up and then went back down?

He was slowly ramping up his workload even before Rice got hurt. He and Hopkins could not be more different players, so if you're trying to insinuate that Hopkins is taking all his targets that's bupkis. If he was developing properly he'd be ramping up right about now to at least a semi reliable 3rd option in the offense. He isn't, though.
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Originally Posted by Rasputin:
Remember, Worthy missed a lot of OTAs & I think that has hampered the connection between Mahomes and Worthy. NOT blaming either but just need more practice and get into a groove with each other. Need to take more shots in the first half of games. If it gets picked off big deal be just like a punt. The reward is fear and that will help with the run game and open up the offense.

I think had Worthy not been hurt and missing OTAs we would have a better connection. Mahomes also has to put the ball in field of play for him to have a chance to come down with it.

It's November and you're talking about June OTAs.
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Originally Posted by -King-:
It's November and you're talking about June OTAs.

Yeah, I think more time in the offseason together would have been beneficial. Am I wrong?
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Originally Posted by Rasputin:
Yeah, I think more time in the offseason together would have been beneficial. Am I wrong?

Yes. A week of practice in shorts is not the difference between having chemistry and not having chemistry 6 months later.
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If any other QB made the throw Mahomes made when he missed Worthy for a long TD... they'd be getting absolutely roasted everywhere for it.
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Originally Posted by Sassy Squatch:
He was slowly ramping up his workload even before Rice got hurt. He and Hopkins could not be more different players, so if you're trying to insinuate that Hopkins is taking all his targets that's bupkis. If he was developing properly he'd be ramping up right about now to at least a semi reliable 3rd option in the offense. He isn't, though.

Do you happen to have access to his snap counts or routes run? Does that correlate with his target fluctuations?
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Can he not be a slot receiver? I feel like with his speed he should be able to kill it on slants and quick hitches
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