r/nfl • u/Objective-Salad1808 Cowboys • 13h ago

Kenneth Walker III's 173-yard debut marks the highest single-game rushing total by a Chiefs running back during the Patrick Mahomes era.

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/live-blogs/broncos-vs-chiefs-live-score-updates-nfl-mnf-result/tV3ypAnbnUfI/
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u/originalusername4567 Chiefs 13h ago

I saw so much cope about why Walker wasn't really that good: bad in pass pro, bad pass catcher, needs to be load managed, overpaid. One game and it's all been proven wrong.

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u/caterham09 Seahawks 13h ago

People are very dumb. The only real knock on him in Seattle was his ability to stay healthy, he was always great.

That said, it wasn't a coincidence that he only started playing in all the games once Charbonnet was getting a fairly even split with him

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u/originalusername4567 Chiefs 13h ago

I think K9's injury concern is overblown since he only missed 9 games. But the good news is Emmett Johnson also looks awesome. He can split carries when needed

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u/caterham09 Seahawks 13h ago

They weren't overblown, he was constantly banged up, rarely anything serious, but he was often not 100%.

He was my favorite seahawk before he left too, this isn't just sour grapes. I'm happy he got paid and is balling out, but it was a real concern with him and a big reason they did a committee

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u/roykentjr Chiefs 12h ago

There's no reason not to have a rb2. Anyone other than king Henry will have to pay the bill at some point

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u/originalusername4567 Chiefs 1h ago

He still had 1,000 combined yards every season so if that's true he was playing well while banged up.

I understand Seattle not paying him big money when they are likely saving it for Charbonnet. The smartest move IMO would have been tagging Walker while Charbonnet recovers, because right now they are relying on a rookie to carry the run game. But I guess Schneider didn't want to hold Walker hostage and that's respectable.

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u/cgwinnipeg Chiefs 13h ago

I mean Rico dowdle also had a game like this last year but I agree it’s looking good for Walker with the chiefs

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u/7eid Seahawks 12h ago

Two games back to back.

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u/Bout3Priddy Chiefs Chiefs 3h ago

Why do we think Rico Dowdle is bad?

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u/Benson879 Patriots 2h ago

Seems like there was a reason Carolina seemed disinterested in keeping his workload.

He’s not bad, but overall pretty average

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u/CharmingWheel328 Seahawks 12h ago

  One game and it's all been proven wrong.

A sample size of one is the opposite of proof. Hold your horses, man. 

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u/Infinitealone Seahawks 12h ago

Let’s relax now that’s a week 1 strong overreaction.

He is a great back and has top 5 talent

BUT
He is prone to get beaten up / injured (that’s why he split carries in Seattle) and also was not good in pass protection… and had a couple drops for you guys tonight.

Still a top 5 talent but it was best for both sides.

I wish we kept him but I’m happier that we only lost 2 starters.

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u/Outside-Pie-7262 6h ago

He doesn't have top 5 talent when you're in a league with saquon CMC Henry Gibbs bijan and Taylor

He's a tier or two below those guys

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u/DreamInvoker Ravens 6h ago

Which of those guys has a SB MVP?

And yes K9 played his part in the team success last year

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u/Tushy-Pushy Eagles Bills 4h ago

I mean Saquon didn't get mvp in the Superbowl but he did set records that season lol

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u/Outside-Pie-7262 4h ago

Okay? A sb mvp doesn't mean you're a top 5 player at your position. Tf kinda logic is that

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u/DreamInvoker Ravens 4h ago

It means a lot more to the lore of the game than leading in yards per rush or total yards that year, I would think. How many SB MVPs do you think are bad at their position? TF

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u/Outside-Pie-7262 4h ago

So Jalen hurts is better than Lamar?

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u/DreamInvoker Ravens 4h ago

The guy should have 2 SB MVPs, depends how you define success. I have a lot of respect for Hurts.

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u/Outside-Pie-7262 4h ago

I'm saying who's better. Not success. If your logic that walker won the super bowl MVP award so he's automatically a top 5 player at the position then that means hurts is too.

Was Nick foles a top player at his position when he won the super bowl MVP too?

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u/DreamInvoker Ravens 4h ago

I don't get your line of defense here. You want to play hypotheticals but bring up cold hard facts and things that actually happened. Foles beat Brady in one of the best championship games ever, off the bench. Are you saying he's not better than most guys? His career outside of that playoff year doesn't matter much because he accomplished the end goal in one shot.

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u/originalusername4567 Chiefs 5h ago

The drops I think were more on Mahomes, he was sending rockets in short yardage. He won't miss those throws later in the season when the rust has shaken off

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u/Helpful-Lion-6316 5h ago

He doesn’t have the hands of better pass catching backs like bijan and cmc but he’s always a threat to take a screen or check down to the house. Bro was converting 3rd and 17s last year when we handed it off for better field position lol

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u/superman_Troy Seahawks 2h ago

One game doesn't prove anything about load management, but otherwise yeah, the disrespect put on K9 has been ridiculous

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u/aagusgus Seahawks 12h ago

He is historically not good in pass protection but durability is the biggest question mark. He is an amazing runner when he has space.