Andy Reid and the Kansas City Chiefs may be about to turn three-time Super Bowl MVP quarterback Patrick Mahomes loose this season.
Thanks to the arrivals of veteran Marquise “Hollywood” Brown and rookie speedster Xavier Worthy, the Chiefs’ offense could be going from one that feasts on yards after the catch to one that attacks defenses over the top.
According to Brown, the deep ball has been a point of emphasis throughout training camp.
“Oh yeah, definitely,” Brown said, via ESPN. “We’ve got the guys to do it. Coach is putting us in great position to do it and Pat puts it on the money every time, so we’ve been lighting it up. It has been fun.”
Brown’s 11.3 yards per catch in 2023 combined with Worthy’s blazing 4.21 speed in the 40-yard dash offer tantalizing potential for what the Chiefs’ offense may transform into with Mahomes at the helm.
“Coach Reid likes to go deep,” Chiefs offensive coordinator Matt Nagy told ESPN. “So we’re going to try to go deep as much as we can and then play off of what we have or what they give us.”
That could be bad news for secondaries across the league, not to mention the rest of the NFL’s chances of slowing Mahomes and the Chiefs’ dynasty anytime soon.
