Matt Nagy on developing Chiefs’ young receivers: ‘There are going to be mistakes’
Despite being fresh off a Super Bowl LVII victory, the Kansas City Chiefs are in the midst of a youth movement on their offense. Coordinator Matt Nagy is no stranger to developing young talent and should be up to the task of getting Kansas City’s promising prospects up to speed ahead of the regular season.
Nagy described what he wants to see from some of these young players, particularly at the receiver position, in training camp during the Chiefs’ post-practice press conference on Thursday.
“What you want to look for is guys [who] do not repeat the same mistakes,” he explained. “There are going to be mistakes learning the offense, there are going to be mistakes when you are going up against the defense, but don’t repeat them. That’s really what we look for. Then the guys that don’t make mistakes – you kind of combine that, then you obviously have to have traits as well.”
Kansas City’s receiving corps will be a group to watch as Nagy assesses his options to this end ahead of the regular season given their relative inexperience.
Led by veterans like Marquez Valdes-Scantling and Justin Watson, who have only been in the system for one whole season, their younger pass catchers — Justyn Ross, Rashee Rice, Nikko Remigio, and Skyy Moore — will all have to continue learning on the fly as they look to cement their roles in the Chiefs’ offense ahead of the 2023 season.
