Let’s address a preseason elephant in the room, shall we? Through two games, Sammy Watkins hasn’t looked all that great.
Watkins wasn’t targeted in the Kansas City Chiefs’ first preseason game while dealing with an injured hip, and then he wasn’t involved in the Chiefs’ second game against the Atlanta Falcons. In 24 snaps, Waktins had three targets but no catches.
The team is blaming Watkins’ slow start on the playbook.
“Sammy (Watkins) is still working through the offense,” head coach Andy Reid explained Tuesday. “I love his intensity on learning all the small things.