3+ Weeks of Getting Rested & Healthy

[GabyKeepsMeWarm]

Looking at potentially 26 days before we play another game with the bulk of the starters... Pretty effing great, right? Getting Hollywood Brown back has been HUGE. Just in the couple of games, you can see how much his presence opens things up for everyone.

So we know Rashee Rice won't be back in time for the playoffs, good lord, can you imagine a healthy receiving corps of Rice, Brown, Worthy and Hopkins, oh and Kelce at TE? Unstoppable.

But who is next to come back that will help our rotation? I know Chris Jones will be fine. What's the word on Jaylen Watson? Humphries? Uche? Any others have a shot at being back? Or do we even want these guys back?

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by Dunerdr

Skyy is on ir mysteriously

He is doing a great job on IR too.

[Deberg_1990]

Originally Posted by Wilson8

Currently on IR

Two Super Bowl rings yo!

[LagunaSWana]

Originally Posted by Wilson8

There are several players that might deserve/need a rest but will dress out and play. Unlike the Covid rosters where you could play several players from the Practice Squad, currently NFL teams can only elevate two players. One of those elevations will be QB Chris Oladokun. A normal game day roster would be 48 players. With a 53-man roster, only a few guys get to sit. Others will have to dress, but Chiefs will limit their play.

If you sit Nick Bolton and Drew Tranquill that leaves Leo Chenal and Cam Jones as your LBs. Might have to use the 2nd PS elevation on this position.

Travis Kelce is sitting but if you also sit Noah Gray, you only have Peyton Hendershot or elevate PS TE Anthony Firkser instead of using it for a LB.

If you sit Hunt and/or Pacheco, that leaves us thin at RB. Yes, we have PS RBs, but only two players can be elevated for the game.

At Offensive line, Creed Humphrey, Trey Smith, Joe Thuney could sit, and we could still field 8 OL for the game. If we also hold out D.J. Humphries that puts us below the NFL rule of 8 OL and reduces our dress out number to 47.

At DL for sure Chris Jones will sit and probably George Karlaftis.

At DB Trent McDuffie and Justin Reid would sit. Maybe Chamarri Conner if he is still dealing with concussion.

It will be an interesting roster to see who sits and who plays.

You make a lot of great points. I didn't know that only 2 players could be elevated from the PS, so obviously there are many starters that will still have to play. I expect the following to be in street clothes:

Mahomes, Kelce, Pacheco (injured last week), Jones, Bolton, Reid, McDuffie.

I think Hunt will dress, but expect Steele to get the most snaps.

[BWillie]

Originally Posted by Dunerdr

Skyy is on ir mysteriously

He might be the MVP this year. Kadarius Toney was the MVP last year. Those guys were the key to each season. Once we got them off of the field it was night and day.