The Kansas City Chiefs are putting a lot of faith in their young offensive line, particularly the left side of the line.Reid said he came away encouraged after reviewing film from the opener, even as rookie tackle Josh Simmons and second-year guard Kingsley Suamataia adjusted to NFL speed.“I liked the effort they put in, and there were more good plays than there were bad plays,” Reid said. “There’s some great things to learn from. There were some things that they did, I thought, very well. It was progress, and they’ll keep growing as we go on here.”Mahomes agreed with that assessment, noting the challenges the group faced against a strong Chargers defensive front.“So they did a good job,” Mahomes said. “You know, it’s always tough when you’re behind because the defensive line gets the pass rush and does their games and stunts and stuff like that. But I thought throughout the game they did a really good job against a really good defensive line, and that does a lot of good things. They’ll continue to get better and better. They’re young. They got a lot of experience to kind of gain from that first game.” There were some negative stats regarding the offensive line. Pro Football Reference stats show that Mahomes was pressured nine times, the second most for any quarterback in week one. He was hit six times, which was the most for any quarterback, and sacked twice. Some of that came during the fourth quarter, when the Chargers’ front seven went into full pass rush mode with Kansas City down nine points. The second test for the line comes quickly, with Kansas City hosting the Philadelphia Eagles in Sunday’s home opener. Philadelphia’s defensive line remains among the NFL’s deepest, testing both edge protection and communication.The Eagles’ received a boost when the NFL ruled that Jalen Carter would be eligible for Sunday’s game. Carter was ejected from the team’s opener against Dallas after spitting in Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott’s face. Still, Reid said he believes the growth will continue as the Chiefs’ line gains more reps together.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. —
The Kansas City Chiefs are putting a lot of faith in their young offensive line, particularly the left side of the line.
Reid said he came away encouraged after reviewing film from the opener, even as rookie tackle Josh Simmons and second-year guard Kingsley Suamataia adjusted to NFL speed.
“I liked the effort they put in, and there were more good plays than there were bad plays,” Reid said. “There’s some great things to learn from. There were some things that they did, I thought, very well. It was progress, and they’ll keep growing as we go on here.”
Mahomes agreed with that assessment, noting the challenges the group faced against a strong Chargers defensive front.
“So they did a good job,” Mahomes said. “You know, it’s always tough when you’re behind because the defensive line gets the pass rush and does their games and stunts and stuff like that. But I thought throughout the game they did a really good job against a really good defensive line, and that does a lot of good things. They’ll continue to get better and better. They’re young. They got a lot of experience to kind of gain from that first game.”
There were some negative stats regarding the offensive line.
Pro Football Reference stats show that Mahomes was pressured nine times, the second most for any quarterback in week one.
He was hit six times, which was the most for any quarterback, and sacked twice.
Some of that came during the fourth quarter, when the Chargers’ front seven went into full pass rush mode with Kansas City down nine points.
The second test for the line comes quickly, with Kansas City hosting the Philadelphia Eagles in Sunday’s home opener.
Philadelphia’s defensive line remains among the NFL’s deepest, testing both edge protection and communication.
The Eagles’ received a boost when the NFL ruled that Jalen Carter would be eligible for Sunday’s game.
Carter was ejected from the team’s opener against Dallas after spitting in Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott’s face.
Still, Reid said he believes the growth will continue as the Chiefs’ line gains more reps together.