Originally Posted by Superturtle:
Every team boosts their scrubs in the preseason, though. Both by the team and fluff jobs by local media. For the most part, it's meaningless.
No, it's not at all meaningless.
There's a difference. There's definitely fluff that goes directly to the media in a PC or interview type of setting, and then there's when a guy like Louis Riddick basically tells us that Veach/Andy really think they have something with ______.
It happened with Pat and Tyreek for example. Trey Smith got a lot of that typ of hype last year for a recent example.
When the Chiefs are privately telling multiple people in the media that Pachecho is very impressive, then they proceed to play him with the 1s in both preseason games (while quickly pulling him), that's not "fluff".
It doesn't necessarily mean they're right, or that they have a star on their hands, but it's clealry genuine excitement from inside the organization. [Reply]
Originally Posted by staylor26:
No, it's not at all meaningless.
There's a difference. There's definitely fluff that goes directly to the media in a PC or interview type of setting, and then there's when a guy like Louis Riddick basically tells us that Veach/Andy really think they have something with ______.
It happened with Pat and Tyreek for example. Trey Smith got a lot of that typ of hype last year for a recent example.
When the Chiefs are privately telling multiple people in the media that Pachecho is very impressive, then they proceed to play him with the 1s in both preseason games (while quickly pulling him), that's not "fluff".
It doesn't necessarily mean they're right, or that they have a star on their hands, but it's clealry genuine excitement from inside the organization.
More than likely they are right. I've been saying this all TC. This organization is great at evaluating talent and if they think they have something, then more than likely they have something. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Superturtle:
Every team boosts their scrubs in the preseason, though. Both by the team and fluff jobs by local media. For the most part, it's meaningless.
The most logical explanation is that they were trying to use a 7th round pick to provide motivation to CEH in the form of competition, but Pacheco is clearly not ready to get a lot of touches in the backfield. [Reply]
Originally Posted by staylor26:
Maybe give the guy more than a couple carries to show what he's got?
I know many on here don't pay attention to the rest of the NFL, but everybody's running game looke pretty bad in the preseason. I think it has a lot to do with the fact that it's hard to practice in TC.
Originally Posted by Razaele:
The most logical explanation is that they were trying to use a 7th round pick to provide motivation to CEH in the form of competition, but Pacheco is clearly not ready to get a lot of touches in the backfield.
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Kansas City Chiefs: Isiah Pacheco
Pacheco has received a ton of training camp hype, but he’s no Darwin Thompson and should be taken seriously on a Chiefs offense that could lead the NFL in scoring yet has an opening for an alpha back. Ronald Jones looks destined to be cut, and Clyde Edwards-Helaire has proven to be decidedly average (earning the moniker "MEH"). Meanwhile, Andy Reid has heaped praise on Pacheco, who tied for the fastest 40-time at the combine and played under historically bad circumstances in college. Pacheco has been arguably the biggest fantasy riser this summer — for a good reason.
