Chiefs Stock Report Has Plenty Of Players Who Need To Pick It Up

The Kansas City Chiefs took a loss that was more of a beatdown against the Seattle Seahawks, and the 20-3 score reflected Seattle’s total domination. That means a grim stock report when it comes to the fallers, so we picked out the biggest ones and took a closer look at what went wrong. 

Xavier Worthy, WR

Worthy is the player among the receivers who’s supposed to step up and stand out this season, but instead he did the opposite against the Seahawks. He produced an anemic 11 yards on three receptions to go with a key drop, and Worthy’s numbers opened the door to full-blown trade speculation about getting a receiver who can actually produce. 

Worthy’s status is worth monitoring. Coach Andy Reid has been a steadfast supporter despite the receiver’s slender frame and injury history, but it had to be tough for Reid to watch the Seahawks shut down Worthy by using a safety, Nick Emmanwori, who had no trouble staying with the Chiefs receiver on downfield routes. 

Secondary recievers

This group had a solid game against the Los Angeles Chargers that allowed Patrick Mahomes to play quarterback point guard, and the result was a short passing game that helped open the door for running back Kenneth Walker III to have yet another big game. Against Seattle, though, they came up small, with no one coming up with more than a single catch and Cyrus Allen “leading” the yardage tally with 18. Woof. 

Kenneth Walker III, RB

It’s hard to come down on Walker given what he’s delivered so far, especially given what he was up against in Seattle. His old mates sent tacklers at him in waves, but what was tough to watch was how personally Walker took all this. He looked increasingly frustrated as the game went on, and Walker was terse and petulant with the media afterward. It was the opposite of graceful, and especially noticeable with a veteran player who should know better. 

Mansoor Delane and L'Jarius Sneed, CBs

Delane has played incredibly well so far, but he finally had his “welcome to the NFL” game as he went up receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba. Delane was beaten badly a couple of times on longer routes, and JSN made outstanding catches against tight coverage. The cornerback will be fine going forward, but sometimes the learning curve bites harder than others. L'Jarius Sneed takes a larger share of the blame pie here given that he was consistently exposed by Seattle.