Gameflow to influence Chiefs' usage of Kadarius Toney in Week 1
Coming into this week, there were several huge questions regarding the defending Super Bowl champions, the Kansas City Chiefs. The first is whether or not Chris Jones would play Thursday against the Detroit Lions. It's safe to assume he won't play.The next major question would be if cornerback L'Jarius Sneed and wide receiver Kadarius Toney […]
Coming into this week, there were several huge questions regarding the defending Super Bowl champions, the Kansas City Chiefs. The first is whether or not Chris Jones would play Thursday against the Detroit Lions. It's safe to assume he won't play.
The next major question would be if cornerback L'Jarius Sneed and wide receiver Kadarius Toney would play. We have found out that they will indeed both play.
How much will the Chiefs play Toney?
So we move on to the next question: How much will they play? According to defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo, Sneed could be on a pitch count.
"I'm going to leave that up to LJ because, listen, we want him healthy," Spagnuolo said on Monday to reporters. "He practiced really well [Sunday]. I think [the media] probably saw a little bit of it. He's doing really well, so fingers crossed. When he's out there, he makes a difference."
Now, the question is, how much does Toney play? Basically, we got a similar answer.
"Well, for us, you know, I think he's looked really good. Coming back here, he looks like he's in shape, and he studied the playbook," offensive coordinator Matt Nagy said.
"So now we're just trying to let the flow of the game dictate how we use him and what we do with him. So again, when you have seven guys, it enables you to do different things, and he's going to be certainly a part of that."
The game flow dictating how much Toney plays could mean anything. That could mean he barely plays, just like he did his first game as a member of the Chiefs. It could mean he plays one quarter, one half, or the whole game.
Let's not forget that Toney doesn't need much to be an elite playmaker.
He played just eight snaps in the Super Bowl, with the longest punt return in Super Bowl history and a touchdown catch. He played six offensive snaps and two special teams snaps.
Getting Kadarius for eight snaps on Thursday could be all they need.
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