Some teams and coaches just ended up having a shitty running game no matter the back. The Colts and Lions were those teams for years.
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What was his longest run last year? For a fast guy, it doesn’t seem like he breaks too many long runs. Am I misremembering?
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Watch the damn video!
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Sorry, I was not clear. I was thinking specifically about runs over 25 yards. In just a few years, Larry Johnson had multiple TDs from 35 yards out or more). I know it was a different scheme with different teammates, but there was always the threat that LJ could score from anywhere. Williams is fine for what we need. He had numerous runs greater than 10 yards last year but I haven’t seen any indication that he can score from anywhere.
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He's limited because of our WR play. Teams play safetys deep .
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I don’t think it’s about scoring from anywhere on the field, or having the home run threat in the backfield. What KC missed most about losing Kareem Hunt was his ability to keep the offense on track. He rarely lost yards on early downs, and even if not blocked perfectly, had the ability to make something out of nothing. He also had the balance and power to turn a 3 yard gain into 5. A 4 yard gain into 7, etc. That’s what KC missed until Williams took over (Ware was very up and down).

The trick will be...can Williams carry a majority of the load for 16+ games? Can he keep the offense out of holes, and on track for a full season. We’ll see!
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It's really not. Our 2018 offense was literally like a top 3-5 offense of all time. That type of success is hard to maintain. The 07 Pat's couldn't do it, the 2013 Broncos couldn't do it.

Something is bound to happen to bring us back down to earth. And that's fine. We don't need to average 36 PPG or whatever we did last season. Well, we shouldn't need to anyway... I hope we don't need to..

It was a great run. He started off going east-west, found the lane, then put his foot in the dirt and got downfield in a hurry. He did look a bit like Tyreek for a second. He's a bit taller, looks a bit more slim, and clearly doesn't have the otherworldly speed Reek has.
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As good as Hunt is, teams had the book on how to shut him down - stack the box and shadow him at all times. Now this opened up the rest of the offense, so not a bad thing. But sometimes you'd really like to have a running game - IE when you have the lead.

It remains to be seen if teams get a book on stuffing Williams - but so far it seems like he opens up more options and maybe forces Reid to be a little more creative.

Also the speed - that screen pass TD against the Pats it really looked like the defender had the angle to get him at the 5 - but Williams just blew right through it. Williams may have that extra gear in the open field that Hunt didn't.
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I'm really excited to see what Hyde and Darwin Thompson can do.
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I think Hyde will be cut and we go into the season with Williams and Thompson as our main backs. But that could be just because I'm really high on Thompson and think he could be something.
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Reports are that Hyde has beefed up. He is probably going to be a short-yardage specialist. Something the Chiefs could improve on.
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I wonder how long the media will keep saying we are taking a step back since we don't have Hunt?

The first game without him was shaky- Mahomes led the team in rushing yards- but after that, D TRain filled in nicely.

Oh shit- we lost Marcus Allen- we are doomed!!
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I love how mahomes throws the ball to the rb. I never saw the rb have to wait for the ball or slow down to catch it
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It's so refreshing. The opportunities these players have in this offense are just insane.

If Mahomes can clean up his deep accuracy and stop trying to do too much at times, he really has a chance to be one of the GOATs. I mean, it looks like he's got a shot at that even if he doesn't improve at all.
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Or anyone he throws to for that matter. My biggest frustration with Smith was he rarely hit receivers in perfect stride.
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