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7-25 Observations
* The temperature stayed in the high-70s throughout the morning practice that began at 8:40 a.m. Arrowhead Time.
* For me, the moment of the day me was seeing the Travis Kelce shimmy — the one friend-of-the-site Terez Paylor of Yahoo! Sports coined as the “dream shake” when he was still on the beat at The Kansas City Star. Kelce shimmied defensive back Herb Miller, leaving him in the dust during seven-on-seven drills. Once I saw the “dream shake,” it confirmed for me that Kelce is doing just fine.
* Speaking of tight ends (or more correctly, those listed as tight ends), H-back John Lovett was working with the running backs Thursday, and Jody Fortson was working with the wide receivers. Kelce discussed what he has seen from Lovett on Wednesday: “He’s a brilliant kid. He’s learning the offense faster than a lot of guys would. It makes sense. He’s a high-intellect guy, and he understands the information and knows how to put it into his own way and his own form, because he is a different athlete. He’s a different athlete than a lot of us, and that’s the biggest thing about making the transition from quarterback to tight end — you didn’t grow up playing that position, so you’re already behind the 8-ball on that. You can’t just go out there and do tight end stuff. It kind of has to start to make sense in your mind, and it turns into almost your own position or your own way of how you play the game.”
* For the second day in a row, offensive lineman Cam Erving was mixing in at left tackle. I found this peculiar on day one and thought they may just be working him everywhere, but again, maybe the Chiefs just like Erving as a swing tackle. It will be very interesting to see where he lands in the offensive line groups come Saturday during the team’s first full practice.
* We’re in year two, and Patrick Mahomes still finds ways to impress. I noticed before the Chiefs started practice that Mahomes took wide receiver Felton Davis aside to show him how he’d prefer him to pivot. Nothing against Davis, a surefire practice squad candidate, but he isn’t making the 53-man roster. Mahomes is the ultimate teammate, and it shows in moments like that.
* Another note on Mahomes because I know you can’t get enough: he remains the ultimate competitor. In a group install period (offense with no defense), he failed to connect on a corner route with Cody Thompson, and he was visibly upset he could not complete the play. Mahomes’ competitiveness even extends to when there is no defense on the field.
* No turnovers on defense Thursday, and it’s tough to stand out on that side of the ball until a padded practice. It is worth noting that Thornhill, sidelined with a calf injury during mandatory minicamp, was doing everything for the second day in a row.
* Rookie running back Darwin Thompson and second-year wide receiver Davon Grayson stood out on offense. Both players showed a knack for catching every pass thrown their way.
* The only specialist in camp — punter Jack Fox — continues to gulp up face time with Dave Toub while assisting the Chiefs with all kicking duties.
https://www.arrowheadpride.com/2019/7/25/8930500/chiefs-training-camp-notebook-khalen-saunders-thursday-words-on-chris-jones-mean-more-with-report
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