ChiefsPlanet - Chiefs ****The Clyde Edwards-Helaire Thread*****

I had the NFL Network rebroadcast of the game, and Clyde had several good plays.

He is going to grade out a lot better with his coaches than he apparently grades out with some folks here.

Yeah, I agree. While he did make some errors, they were few and far between. I thought he did decent for what was given. And he should only get better.

kepp	09-16-2021 07:33 AM

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Originally Posted by smithandrew051 (Post 15835572)

How much money did we even save by cutting Damien? I’m thinking he was pretty cheap.

He’s clearly better than Darrell. That move never made sense to me.

I was scratching my head at that as well. Every once in a while Darrell rips off a nice play, but Damien was $$ at the right times :shrug:

Lzen	09-16-2021 07:34 AM

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Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501 (Post 15834390)

Agreed. He does play well in space. And Andy seemed reluctant to screen which is where I think CEH will do some damage. Maybe he's waiting for the OL to gel. I'm optimistic but maybe these games will be lessons for him to see the field better.

I thought they ran one screen against Cleveland and it got blown up. Or am I not remembering correctly?

Lzen	09-16-2021 07:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Red Dawg (Post 15834723)

His blocking on the Mahomes TD run was awful. Total miss. Missed open holes as well.

I like him but he needs some work but doesn't get handoffs much.

When he got to the line, Fortson had the block on that defender. Now, it appeared to be a block and release but either way, that didn't appear to be CEH's assignment. He was looking for a LBer or DB to block. By the time he realized the defender Fortson was blocking was getting loose, it was too late.

Chiefspants

09-16-2021 07:47 AM

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Originally Posted by kepp (Post 15835748)

I was scratching my head at that as well. Every once in a while Darrell rips off a nice play, but Damien was $$ at the right times :shrug:

Trust is a big thing with Andy. They were very vocal that they didn't feel Damien took his rehab seriously in 2019 and could have returned much earlier than he did. He, in my opinion, was our offenses' X-factor in the postseason (even over Watkins) simply because defenses simply had no resources for him by trying to blanket Reek and Kelce and Damien truly made it count (did in 2018, too). His blocking out of the backfield was also clutch in January.

It wouldn't surprise me if after 2020, they wanted guys they could fully trust would suit up each Sunday. It's clear they value his skillset, though - as McKinnon basically has his exact skillset (injury history, too).

BleedingRed

09-16-2021 07:50 AM

I think Clyde will bounce back, but man what I would give for a Jamaal Charles right now