In a departure from expectations this afternoon, Chiefs CB L’Jarius Sneed was on the field for some stretching and conditioning that would put him in the next stage of the concussion protocol, a very good sign for him.
Andy Reid is optimistic JuJu Smith-Schuster, who sustained a left knee injury Sunday, will be able to participate in the team's practices next week in Arizona.
"He's in the good place," Reid said. "The main thing is letting that thing calm down. We'll just see where it goes."
Reid was particularly optimistic that among the injured players Toney and JuJu would be able to play in the Super Bowl. On JuJu, Reid said, "He's in a good place."
Andy Reid said L’Jarius Snead, who spends most of his time covering teams #1 QB is in the concussion protocol. His status for the Super Bowl will be one to watch vs the #eagles
Chiefs LB Willie Gay is optimistic about playing in the Super Bowl despite hurting his shoulder Sunday vs. Cincinnati, per source. Early tests were encouraging.
.@adamteicher to @J810Anderson on how the #Chiefs feel about the chances of their injured players returning for the Super Bowl: "The Chiefs feel like everybody's got a chance, all those guys." Adds that it's doubtful that all of them would make it, but all should have a shot.
Sneed will be OK with 2 weeks of rest. Same for Gay. Between Toney and Hardman, I'd guess Toney will be available for at least a few plays. Juju is the wildcard. He went into the AFCCG with a tender knee and probably would be out if he wasn't on a prove it year. Watson was a healthy scratch and Moore could take up some slack.
I'd be more worried if Pacheco or Jet were banged up. [Reply]
Originally Posted by oldman:
Sneed will be OK with 2 weeks of rest. Same for Gay. Between Toney and Hardman, I'd guess Toney will be available for at least a few plays. Juju is the wildcard. He went into the AFCCG with a tender knee and probably would be out if he wasn't on a prove it year. Watson was a healthy scratch and Moore could take up some slack.
I'd be more worried if Pacheco or Jet were banged up.
Originally Posted by Hammock Parties:
we're gonna need moore to give us the 1-2 plays a game that juju gives us
Justin Watson has made some big plays this season, including a great catch for a 3rd down conversion in the Jaguars playoff game. He was not active for the AFC title game, but I would hope they will have him in this Super Bowl considering the other injury problems at receiver. [Reply]
Originally Posted by DRM08:
Justin Watson has made some big plays this season, including a great catch for a 3rd down conversion in the Jaguars playoff game. He was not active for the AFC title game, but I would hope they will have him in this Super Bowl considering the other injury problems at receiver.
I really like this kid. He is smart, fast and great hands. Runs great routes and blocks well. He is our poor man's version of Jordy Nelson and is sneaky good.:-) [Reply]
Originally Posted by DRM08:
Justin Watson has made some big plays this season, including a great catch for a 3rd down conversion in the Jaguars playoff game. He was not active for the AFC title game, but I would hope they will have him in this Super Bowl considering the other injury problems at receiver.
I think between Watson, Skyyyy, and maybe Kemp, MVPat will have enough weapons if JuJu sits.
Watson has more juice, and it’ll be a good test to see if Skyy can make a leap next year. [Reply]
We need Watson to channel his preseason form. Not having Juju, Hardman, or Toney could be the equivalent of playing Tampa with no OL. We saw how pedestrian the offense looked late in the Bengals game. We'll need some luck that at least two of these players can play a full game next week. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Chiefshrink:
I really like this kid. He is smart, fast and great hands. Runs great routes and blocks well. He is our poor man's version of Jordy Nelson and is sneaky good.:-)
He had some rough drops against Seattle in super cold weather, but he has made his fair share of big plays this season.
That 3rd down in the Jaguars playoff game was a clutch play by Watson. Great catch where he had to dive and reach pretty far to get it. If I remember right, they scored a TD on that drive. Pretty huge play by him considering they did not exactly blow out the Jaguars by 20+ points. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Gary Cooper:
We need Watson to channel his preseason form. Not having Juju, Hardman, or Toney could be the equivalent of playing Tampa with no OL.
No. If Mahomes gets even just ok pass protection, he will carve up any secondary even if his guys are Kemp, Moore and Watson. He's that good. [Reply]
