I feel like they’ve gotta be saving him for week 3. There was too much positive hype around him all training camp.

Keep him off of the film, then unleash him against Baltimore when you need him most.

Andy is taking this same approach offensively, you can expect another vanilla game plan against LAC. Then he’s going to open it up against the Ravens.
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Spags got Willie a little bit of work before he had to go in the game for Wilson. He’s starting to slowly get on the field

Most know that Willie Gay filled in for Damien Wilson for a few snaps after a sideline collision, but Gay actually had a packaged play in the first quarter.

Chiefs rushing two (Jones and Clark) with Gay as a spy. KC doubles Henry, Williams, and Allen on a big third down play. pic.twitter.com/r8GjoLXQ0u

— Craig Stout (@barleyhop) September 22, 2020

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Thanks for posting.

That sack by Danna was a great play. He took a second to diagnose the play, disengaged the blocker once he figured it out, erased the outlet FB running to the flat, and closed quickly to secure the sack. That's some wily vet shit.

And the one of Neimann and Thornhill missing tackles is just not winning football. I'll give Thornhill a bit of a pass as he's coming back from injury and an open-field tackle like that is a bit difficult to make, but Neimann had the ball carrier dead to rights. He just gave a shit effort. Anytime you have your fucking 300+ pound DT (shoutout to Nnadi's hustle on that play) cleaning up mistakes in your secondary, you've got issues.
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So Spags has a Gay package.

INterdasting.
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I remember thinking Danna was the only weak pick in the draft lol
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He's definitely flashed early in the season and appears to be a really smart defensive player
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He had a ton of snaps in college before transferring to Michigan. He's another guy like Wharton that would have been more sought after if he had played at a bigger school.
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I hope they have WGJ spying Jackson most of the game.

That’s kinda why they drafted him. His athleticism against teams like Baltimore.
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Agreed. You don't want Ben Nieman trying to hunt down Jackson.
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It's not just about chasing people down. He's got to play within the scheme. Breakdowns will lead to big plays.
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While I believe that we'll probably see some of Willie during Monday's game, I think it might be at least a year, maybe even two before he sees significant time on the field.

Here's why (IMO):

Willie doesn't have a lot of experience at the position in the first place. So he just doesn't have a lot of skills that most LBs have coming into the NFL. He's starting from behind the curve.

Spags defense is fairly complex at the LB position. And Gay didn't get the benefit of a real preseason with normal OTAs, mini-camp and preseason game snaps to see how it's all put together.

Without the aforementioned snaps and experience, there's not much trust for what Gay will do on the field yet. Not from the coaches and not from the players either. That will also take some time.

We're just going to have to understand that we need to be patient.
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No way it takes that long. He doesn’t have to be perfect, he just needs to be better than the guys he’s competing against. Once he gets the communication down, skys the limit.
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It's possible. I'm taking the worst case scenario basically. My point is that he's a literal project, and project's take time. So all I'm saying is that it won't surprise me if he's not ready to be a starter this season. Or even next season.

But if he finishes this season getting say, 15-20 snaps a game that'd be pretty huge. Personally I think it would be good progress if he got 10-15 snaps a game in the last quarter of the season.
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We have to trust the coaches. They're all wearing rings for a reason.
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Yes sir. This is a good point. Spags is wearing two rings at that.
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