The Kansas City Chiefs won the Super Bowl last season with complications on offense, especially with a disappointing performance from their wideouts.
Chiefs wide receivers coach Connor Embree addressed the media on Wednesday, discussing the league-leading dropped passes from last season and his plan to correct them.
“I just kind of mind tap them every day, just to focus. I tell them, if you guys just focus, look the ball all the way in. You’re in the NFL for a reason.” said Embree. “So I thought most of the drops from last year were focus drops where, you know, they had their hands on the ball. It was maybe they’re turning their head away to, you know, make a play with the ball in their hands. So really, just focusing on that, catch it, look it all the way into the tuck, and then become a ball carrier.”
The Chiefs added to their receivers’ room in the offseason to avoid the pitfalls they faced in 2023. The injury to ‘Hollywood’ Brown and ongoing uncertainty regarding Rashee Rice’s status will cause younger stars to prove themselves immediately in the system.