Chiefs to bring Kadarius Toney along gradually | KCSN Daily 10.31
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The Chiefs added WR Kadarius Toney via trade with the New York Giants during the bye week, but his impact might not be felt immediately following the trade. During his Monday press conference, Chiefs HC Andy Reid was asked about how Toney fits into their plans. While it’s clear he’s looking forward to getting him involved, he’s expecting that involvement to come gradually.
“Yeah, so Adam (Teicher), I think that (he) is a nice addition by (General Manager) Brett (Veach),” Reid said. “He (Kadarius Toney) is healthy right now which is a good thing. (I) look forward to getting him into the mix somehow. We’re working through that. We’re meeting as an offensive staff. We’re going through those things now. We’ll just see how it sorts out here. We’ve got one football, and we have a few guys that we’d like to get the ball to (laughs). We’ll see how he fits in. I’m not expecting him to learn the whole offense in a day. I think it’ll be a gradual process going forward even though he is a smart kid. I’m sure he’ll pick it up relatively fast.”
Beyond simply learning the playbook, Reid went more in-depth about why the team will be cautious. They’re eager to utilize his strengths and coach up his weaknesses, but the Chiefs also want to make sure that he’s able to get back into the swing of things after missing the last six weeks of the NFL season with hamstring injuries.
“Yeah so listen, Matt (Derrick), we’ve got a handful of guys that are very capable. I joke, you have one football, you can only spread it around (to) one person at a time. But, at the same time we try to exploit everybody’s strengths and use them as we go, and then work on whatever weaknesses they have,” Reid said. “So that allows us to get guys in at least a decent position to do what we think they can do best. And so, it won’t be any different with him than the other guys. We’ll see how it works out, see how fast he picks it up. He hasn’t played for a couple of weeks here, so getting him back into the swing of things and speed of it will be important. Then we’ll just see. We’ll take it day by day; we’ll just see how he does with it. But he’s a nice addition. I’m not going to rush him into something that he’s not comfortable with or I’m not comfortable with.”
While things could change during the upcoming practice week, it’s reasonable to expect that it could be a few weeks before Toney is fully-integrated and up to speed.
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Stats to know ahead of Week 9 vs. Titans:
All-time series: Since 2000, when the Houston Oilers became the Tennessee Titans, these two teams have matched up 12 times. The Titans lead the Chiefs with a 4-8 record during that span. The lone saving grace is that the last time Tennessee played in Kansas City was the AFC title game during the 2019-20 playoffs. The Chiefs won that game 35-24 en route to their Super Bowl LIV win.
Andy Reid after the bye week: Since the bye week was first implemented in 1990, Chiefs HC Andy Reid has been the best in the league at taking advantage of extra time to prepare. Including the playoffs, Reid’s teams have a 27-5 career record after a bye week. During the regular season alone, Reid has a 20-3 record after the bye week.
Strength on strength: Derrick Henry is coming off a monster performance of over 30 carries for over 200 yards and two touchdowns, but he might not have such an easy time against Kansas City. The Chiefs’ rush defense currently ranks No. 2 in the NFL with 155 attempts for 644 yards and a 4.2-yard per carry average.
Chiefs-themed Halloween costumes:
We asked Chiefs Kingdom to share their Chiefs-themed Halloween costumes. Here are the results:
KCSN Update:
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Quotable:
“Yeah so listen, I’ve got two favorite candies for sure, peanut covered M&M’S, I love those. Peanut M&M’s, actually. And then Mr. Goodbar. It seems like every time I walk by Mr. Goodbar he calls me and says, ‘Andy, come eat me.’ So, I very seldom pass those up. The costume I remember most is probably (the) Batman costume which as a portly kid that was probably not a good look, but I felt like it was. I felt like I could fly.” - Andy Reid on his favorite Halloween candy and costume growing up
“Yeah so, we had plays in for all three guys. It’s kind of what number is up first as far as that goes. Listen Herbie (Teope), I thought that was a way of getting him more than 10 reps that we got him the last time. And the way that it worked out I knew that 25 (Clyde Edwards-Helaire) would get enough reps, I knew 1 (Jerick McKinnon) would get enough reps. I was trying to figure out a way, EB (Offensive Coordinator Eric Bieniemy) and I sat down and hammered this out, and (Running Backs Coach) Greg (Lewis), ‘How can we get him more than 10 reps in a game?’ and feel good about it. I think the way it worked out, it worked out well for all three of them. Going forward here, we’ll just see though. But they all had certain plays that they were running.” - Andy Reid on the decision to give RB Isiah Pacheco his first start in Week 7
Important dates ahead:
Tuesday, Nov. 1 at 3:00 p.m. CT - NFL Trade Deadline
Sunday, Nov. 6 at 7:20 p.m. CT - Week 9: Chiefs vs. Titans - GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium - Kansas City, Missouri
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