With OTAs and necessary minicamp now behind them, the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs’ offense has just one important place battle left to be resolved earlier than the 2024 season: the crew’s beginning left deal with.
The highest opponents for the spot are 2023’s fourth-round choice Wanya Morris from Oklahoma and this 12 months’s second-round decide: Kingsley Suamataia of BYU.
Head coach Andy Reid likes what he has seen from the 2 gamers — however remains to be maintaining his playing cards safely out of view.
“They’ve each performed a pleasant job,” Reid instructed Arrowhead Delight’s Pete Sweeney on Thursday. “I just like the manufacturing that we’ve seen from them; each are younger guys. We’ll see the way it winds up by means of camp. It’s an excellent competitors.”
Morris began 4 video games down the stretch of 2023’s common season, taking 339 snaps at left deal with. Suamataia — then 20 years previous — began 11 video games at left deal with for BYU in 2023. It was the primary time he had held down the left facet of the road.
Each have traits the Chiefs need for the participant defending quarterback Patrick Mahomes’ blind facet.
Morris has a powerful, prolonged physique that may overwhelm defenders. He additionally possesses 35 1/8-inch arms and a strong decrease half. Suamataia is an unbelievable athlete amongst offensive tackles — a uncommon mixture of straightforward motion and uncooked energy.
So the crew might want to determine which traits it values most. That analysis is already underway. However Reid is making it clear: he is not going to sacrifice the unit’s success for long-term growth.
“We’re going to finish up taking part in the 5 greatest guys — and go from there,” Reid assured reporters on Thursday. “We’ll see the way it all performs out.”
Primarily based on what we’ve beforehand seen from the Kansas Metropolis teaching employees, it’s probably that Morris’ expertise will put him on the primary crew as camp will get underway. However the Chiefs have additionally been prepared to let impactful rookies make their mark; Suamataia might play his method into the beginning place.
So keep tuned. This will likely be an important place battle we’ll comply with as coaching camp begins at Missouri Western State College in St. Joseph.
