Kadarius Toney should be a perfect, fascinating fit in Andy Reid’s offense

The Kansas City Chiefs traded for former New York Giants offensive weapon Kadarius Toney. Here’s why Andy Reid’s offense should be a perfect fit.

Former New York Giants general manager Dave Gettleman was known above all for being impulsive, which is the primary reason the Giants eventually moved on from him. Now, the 6-1 G-Men are cooking with new GM Joe Schoen and head coach/offensive mastermind Brian Daboll.

But one of Gettleman’s more impulsive moves was not able to make the transition, and that’s receiver Kadarius Toney, who Gettleman took with the 20th overall pick in the first round out of Florida. The idea with Toney was that he would use his amazing abilities in space to help quarterback Daniel Jones, but that didn’t happen enough in 2021, and it’s barely happened at all in 2022. Toney hasn’t played since Week 2 as he recovers from a hamstring injury, and on the season, he’s caught two passes on three targets for zero yards, and he’s run the ball twice for 23 yards. In his rookie season, Toney caught 39 passes on 57 targets for 420 yards and no touchdowns, adding three rushing attempts for six yards.

So, why did the Kansas City Chiefs made the decision on Thursday to trade a conditional third-round pick, and a sixth-round pick, for Toney, as they did on Thursday? And why does Kansas City’s quarterback seem so happy about it?

There are two answers: Potential, and fit. You have to assemble Toney’s splash plays the best you can out of what you have to work with, but when you do so, things start to look pretty interesting. Toney is exactly the kind of weapon Reid and Mahomes have been able to maximize over the last few years.

Toney seems quite happy about it as well, which we can say is unfair to Daboll. Still, it’s easy to see the fit, and where this could go.