With RB Isiah Pacheco expected to be sideliend 6-8 weeks, the Chiefs are bringing their former RB Kareem Hunt back to Kansas City for a Tuesday visit, per league sources. Hunt could help fill the Chiefs’ running back void. pic.twitter.com/nDzNGlrcuH
Originally Posted by Sassy Squatch:
You're the one that more or less said you thought Hunt would take Pachecos workload even when he was back and healthy. There's a pretty huge difference between being a complimentary veteran like Pennel was and Hunt probably will be and taking a talented starters job.
I don't expect Pacheco to see anything resembling a full load till the playoffs. [Reply]
Originally Posted by O.city:
So he waited for a spot all year, didn't get one, Chubb gets hurt, goes back and has a meh year.
And we expect that to not happen here now.
It’s possible, but he was also playing through a sports hernia last season before having the surgery in January. Cleveland never really used him to his potential while he was there, so it’s definitely possible he could contribute here. I’m likely being optimistic about what we can get from him, but I wouldn’t be surprised if this turns out better than expected either. [Reply]
Originally Posted by O.city:
All offseason looking for a contract....
Maybe he was looking for better situations? Maybe they couldn't agree on the money? Years? Maybe there were health concerns? Maybe teams were shy because of his past? I don't know, there could be many reasons. :-) [Reply]
#Chiefs RB coach Todd Pinkston on RB Kareem Hunt: "He has it. He still has it. We've just got to get him up to speed. A lot of the stuff he's doing now, it's coming back to him."
Originally Posted by O.city:
I hope he comes out and kicks ass.....but we've been down this road many times. I know how it usually ends.
He definitely will face more lighter boxes than at anytime with Cleveland. I need to see him behind our OL before I make any wild predictions but I think he will definitely be an upgrade to our short yardage game even though Steele looks good in that role as well. [Reply]
Originally Posted by pugsnotdrugs19:
Cause when I watch his work from last year, I don't see a massive difference in the speed or explosion. Not anything like was the case with McKinnon. I do see him playing in an offense where defenses crowded the box and triggered downhill quickly.
And he was hurt, to your point.
His production didn't just dip last year. He never produced in CLE like he did here. I think there's some context to that - More than just Nick Chubb - which offers hope for what he can do back in this system.
You were looking at different film than I was then because he didn't look to have much speed at all from what I watched. At least compared to when he was here before.
Dude is 29 and has had some injuries. He doesn't have to be a world beater just decent.
He isn't in a position to hold Pacheco's jock when PAC is healthy though.
People are trying to compare 23 year old Hunt to 23 year old Pacheco. Hunt isnt that guy anymore. [Reply]
Originally Posted by dirk digler:
He definitely will face more lighter boxes than at anytime with Cleveland. I need to see him behind our OL before I make any wild predictions but I think he will definitely be an upgrade to our short yardage game even though Steele looks good in that role as well.
He has better vision than any of our backs, if you could give Pacheco his vision he'd run for 1700 yards. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Sassy Squatch:
That's an Andy Reid score. Look at the 3 that have scored on it during our Super Bowls
Kadarius Toney
Skyy Moore
Mecole Hardman
There's this level of disbelief that the sentence "Mecole Hardman made the Super Bowl winning catch in Overtime" is true. Obviously it was Andy's play that made him wide open, but it's Mecole. MECOLE. Of all people. Just funny stuff. [Reply]
