That’s not to the dismay of quarterback Patrick Mahomes, who said the Chiefs have enough quantitative ability at wide receiver to get where they want to go.
“I have a lot of confidence in the guys that are on that football field,” Mahomes said. “They’ve won games, they’ve won Super Bowls, they’ve made plays in big moments and Brett Veach has put together an impressive performance.” task of attracting players who can improve each time their number is called.
“Every time I walk on that football field, I feel like we have the best ability to win, and I think that’s a credit to Brett Veach and the coach. [Andy] “Reid brought in guys that really go for it and strive to be great every day.”
The Chiefs could still add a receiver before the trade deadline next month. They lost two of their best wide receivers, Rashee Rice and Hollywood Brown, to injuries.
That leaves the Chiefs with Xavier Worthy, JuJu Smith-Schuster and Justin Watson as their top three receivers. Worthy, the Chiefs’ first-round pick, has 12 receptions and four touchdowns, including two on the ground. Smith-Schuster had seven catches for 130 yards in the Chiefs’ most recent game against the New Orleans Saints, while Watson has six catches for 87 yards this season.
Mahomes called Sunday’s game against the San Francisco 49ers “as important as a familiar seasonal game that you might want to play in” because of the new history between the teams. The Chiefs beat the 49ers in overtime in the Extreme Superseason. Bowl and in Super Bowl LIV by scoring three touchdowns in the fourth quarter.
“Anytime you have two great football teams that meet in the Super Bowl and play each other in all these big games, there’s going to be a history between that and obviously we’ve been able to win those games,” Mahomes said. “But we know how good this football team is and we admire them a lot, so it’s not like one game couldn’t have changed these types of football games, so let’s go with that.” “The mentality that we have simply been given to build the works whenever necessary.”
