For most of the Kansas City Chiefs preseason, the conversation at running back has turned to two names: Darwin Thompson and Carlos Hyde.
If you’ve somehow missed most or all of the team’s preseason chatter, the pendulum has swung toward the positive (all Thompson) and negative (all Hyde). Thompson, the team’s sixth round choice in the recent NFL Draft), looks far more ready for a serious offensive load than anyone predicted. Hyde, the team’s free agent signing from March, looks like a fading star in jeopardy of even making the team’s active roster.
Lost in the conversation has been the team’s actual starter: Damien Williams.