Preview for Kansas Metropolis Chiefs @ Jacksonville Jaguars
The Kansas Metropolis Chiefs (2-2) can have to pay attention to the revitalised Jacksonville Jaguars’ (3-1) working sport when the groups conflict on Monday Night time Soccer.
Led by Travis Etienne Jr, the Jags’ have the fourth finest file within the NFL on the bottom, averaging 144 dashing yards per sport, 42 greater than final yr.
New offensive co-ordiantor Liam Coen has masterminded the uptick after working related miracles in Tampa Bay in 2024.
“It’s extra simply inside the scheme having performs off of performs and in order that perhaps it’s much less pondering for these guys up entrance and it’s extra of the identical, however perhaps totally different shows whereas additionally saying, OK, we wish to have the ability to run inside or midzone with slightly bit extra,” Coen mentioned.
“So, it’s simply alternative ways of maintaining your run sport numerous in order that [defenses] don’t get a beat on simply you’re making an attempt to run it inside each time or outdoors each time. A mixture of zone and hole helps these guys in order that after they’re hitting blocks, the protection isn’t positive if it’s going to be zone or hole, to them, or away from them.”
Etienne Jr has 394 yards up to now – the third most within the NFL – and leads the league with 6.1 yards per carry.
“Proper now, he’s obtained a extremely good really feel for what we’re making an attempt to do within the run sport,” Coen mentioned. “Whether or not it’s within the zone or within the hole stuff, I simply suppose Travis has a extremely good really feel for what we’re making an attempt to do. He’s urgent the road of scrimmage rather well and capable of go discover creases.
“Very happy with Travis proper now and the way in which that these guys are working.”
The Chiefs will hope for one more productive evening from vast receiver Xavier Worthy.
Worthy returned from a dislocated shoulder to register 83 receiving yards and 38 dashing yards – each profession highs – as the Chiefs beat the Baltimore Ravens 37-20 last weekend.
“He’s simply so explosive,” quarterback Patrick Mahomes mentioned. “If you get the ball in his arms, man, it simply makes defenses have to regulate. And after they regulate, as a result of he will get a lot consideration on him, different guys could make performs occur.
“Simply having him on the market, not just for his bodily talents however simply the morale of the [locker room], I believed it was large.”
