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This game and that performance puts me in the same frame of mind as the Chiefs after Priest's first season. They didn't discover what they had until late in the season but he quickly gave us an identity as Whitlock puts it. Charles can do the same now that Haley can't ignore that he has one of the top backs in the NFL in his backfield. He's finished as the number 11 rusher (between Frank Gore and Ricky Williams) in half a season.
Also agree with Whitlock that the offense is a receiver, center (and tackle) away from being a solid unit.
Despite how woeful the Chiefs were this season (and they were) they still should have beat the Raiders in KC, Dallas in KC, Cleveland in KC, Buffalo in KC, and Cincy in Cincy. That's 9-7 and while probably not good enough for the playoffs there are 1-2 plays in each of those games that separate 4-12 from 9-7. Maybe with Charles starting we win against Baltimore and Jacksonville. Coulda, woulda, shoulda...I know, but KC wasn't consistently blown out despite having a terrible team most of the year. Haley got these guys to play.
I think with another year in the system, knowing Charles is the key to our offense, improving the O-Line and WR, and we could be an 8-8 team next season.
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