Leo Chenal the Ghost

[Hog's Gone Fishin]

He never really stood out (to me) this season other than a few spot plays but after watching this I'm really impressed with his athleticism. He seems to have a REAL ability to shed blockers and get to the ball. He's just hidden in Bolton and Gays performance. He just may be a hidden GEM.

[louie aguiar]

It’s definitely the best group of linebackers we’ve had on a long time, probably since the 90s.

[Skyy God]

I’d hide one in Jem.

https://youtu.be/m6G_o1MYECg

[Megatron96]

Nice. He just has a natural instinct for the run, even against screens in the flat. And of course, I just love how violent he is, especially at the point of attack.

As an aside, it's cool to see how well CJ is playing the run in this video; a big improvement from say two or three years ago. And Frank looks good in these clips. There's a couple snaps here where if Chenal doesn't make the tackle for some reason, Frank is right there, but Chenal does make those tackles, so Frank is just there to help clean them up.

Cool vid. Excited about Leo's future in the red and gold, and not nearly as concerned about losing Gay if and when that happens.

[Red Dawg]

Chiefs ignored the position for way too long until recently. We really had some garbage year after year. DJ being the exception of course.

[dlphg9]

Originally Posted by Megatron96

Nice. He just has a natural instinct for the run, even against screens in the flat. And of course, I just love how violent he is, especially at the point of attack.

As an aside, it's cool to see how well CJ is playing the run in this video; a big improvement from say two or three years ago. And Frank looks good in these clips. There's a couple snaps here where if Chenal doesn't make the tackle for some reason, Frank is right there, but Chenal does make those tackles, so Frank is just there to help clean them up.

Cool vid. Excited about Leo's future in the red and gold, and not nearly as concerned about losing Gay if and when that happens.

He and Gay play different positions don't they?

[Megatron96]

Originally Posted by dlphg9

He and Gay play different positions don't they?

Oh yeah. Technically, I think Spags or Daly (some coach on the staf) said that eventually they saw him playing from Bolton's spot, when Nick needed to be spelled, but also in certain situations. But yeah, they aren't playing for the same position. I was just kind of echoing the sentiment in the video that if Gay had to go for some reason, we still have Chenal, who also a pretty athletic LB.

[Hog's Gone Fishin]

I'm really impressed with his ability to get off blocks and have vision for the carrier

[Megatron96]

Originally Posted by Hog's Gone Fishin

I'm really impressed with his ability to get off blocks and have vision for the carrier

I agree. i like that he has more than one way to shed blockers; looks like he has at least three or four options in his bag. And he plays downhill very well.

Personally, I was also impressed at how well he played a couple of those screens.

[Pasta Little Brioni]

Very impressive rookie class

[tredadda]

Originally Posted by Red Dawg

Chiefs ignored the position for way too long until recently. We really had some garbage year after year. DJ being the exception of course.

Isn’t Hitchens still unemployed?

[tredadda]

Originally Posted by Pasta Little Brother

Very impressive rookie class

Exactly. I think this is easily the best draft class in the NFL considering draft position.

[neech]

I was wondering how he was doing overall, he doesn’t get much press about him.

Good little video Hog.

[Bump]

Bert Veach drafts some quality linebackers!

[Skyy God]

Originally Posted by tredadda

Isn’t Hitchens still unemployed?

He made $9M/year from the Chiefs. He ain’t gonna play for vet minimum.

See Berry, Eric.

Originally Posted by tredadda

Exactly. I think this is easily the best draft class in the NFL considering draft position.

Top 5 in rookie snaps on a loaded team speaks to that.