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KANSAS CITY Nick Allegretti Kansas City Chiefs Jerseys , Mo. 鈥?The Kansas City Chiefs didn’t draft Patrick Mahomes merely to make the playoffs.Matt Cassel accomplished that, and quarterbacks Steve Bono, Elvis Grbac, Trent Green and Alex Smith went one better by making it to the divisional round. Smith even won a wild-card game, the first playoff victory by the long-suffering Chiefs since Joe Montana led them to the AFC title game in the 1993 season.No, the Chiefs didn’t trade up to select Mahomes just to make the playoffs.They did it to win in the playoffs.Now, Mahomes gets his first chance when the first-year starter leads the AFC West champions against the Colts 鈥?their longtime playoff nemesis 鈥?on Saturday at Arrowhead Stadium.Win and the young All-Pro quarterback has the Chiefs one game away from playing in the Super Bowl. Lose and Mahomes must wait a full year to get another crack at wiping away the stink of all those playoff failures.“A playoff run in general would mean a ton to everyone in this community, including us. I know the history,” Mahomes said, “but at the same time Kansas City Chiefs Jerseys 2019 , we are a different generation.”That may be true, but he was on the sideline last season for the latest postseason letdown.Mahomes was given his freshman season to learn the ropes under Smith, who ended a Chiefs streak of eight straight playoff defeats by beating Houston in the wild-card round in January 2016. But they lost the following week at New England to end their playoff run, then lost at home to the Steelers in the divisional round in 2017 and blew a big lead at home against the Titans in the wild-card round a year ago.Three defeats after that rarest of playoff wins.The sting has been even more brutal at Arrowhead Stadium, where the Colts have won just as many playoff games as the Chiefs (two apiece) over the years. Both of the Chiefs’ wins were in the wild-card round.They’ve never won a home playoff game in the divisional round or beyond.Yet if there’s any reason to believe that stretch of futility will end Saturday, it just may be the optimistic kid with the big arm and curly Mohawk. Bono, Grbac and the rest never put up the kind of numbers that Mahomes has this season, nor did they engender the same kind of confidence in their teams.Mahomes exudes poise. And the rest of the Chiefs can feel it.“It’s the way he plays,” Chiefs center Mitch Morse said recently. “Not only his talent, which is uncanny Nick Allegretti Jersey nfl draft , but the way he prepares, the way he conducts himself in the huddle, and then the guy has got a swagger about him that’s infectious.”There is no denying this is a new experience, though. Mahomes played in only one bowl game in three seasons at Texas Tech, which would be the only thing even remotely close to an NFL playoff game with the entire football world watching.“So far I haven’t seen anything that’s too big for Pat. I’m not even worried about that,” coach Andy Reid said Monday, just before the Chiefs resumed practicing following a well-earned week off.“He’s going to get himself ready, just like he does every week, to play against a good football team,” Reid said. “But I don’t think he’s wired the other way. I’m not predicting anything From China Nick Allegretti Jersey , I’m just telling you, matter of fact, how he’s wired, how he goes about his business.”That doesn’t mean Reid hasn’t pulled him aside for a few extra chats.“Everything is a little faster in the playoffs. That’s how things go,” Reid said. “At the same time, he has to be himself and continue to lead and play like he has been doing. I don’t think he will have a problem with that. I think he understands that. He is wired the right way to handle all of it.”Mahomes said he’s chatted with Smith about his postseason experience, and he’s soaked up what he can from the veterans in his locker room. Defensive back Ron Parker, linebacker Justin Houston and fullback Anthony Sherman are among those who have been part of several postseason letdowns.As they take the field with Mahomes on Saturday, they have a chance to scribble over that history.“I mean, we are definitely ready. 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We are excited we get the chance to do that.”100View Gallery Gallery:View from the sidelines: NFL cheerleaders 2018Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports | Raj Mehta Chiefs Draftmas continues with one of the best route runners and technically-refined wideouts in the 2019 draft."WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections Kansas City Chiefs NewsOpen ThreadsFull ArchiveLibrary Community GuidelinesContact InformationOdds Shop About Masthead Community Guidelines StubHub ✕25 Days of Draftmas: Nebraska wide receiver Stanley Morgan Jr.New,51commentsChiefs Draftmas continues with one of the best route runners and technically-refined wideouts in the 2019 draft.CDTShareTweetShareShare25 Days of Draftmas: Nebraska wide receiver Stanley Morgan Jr.Bruce Thorson-USA TODAY SportsA very Merry Draftmas to you! It’s 25 Days of Draftmas on Arrowhead Pride, where we’ll be giving you a Kansas City Chiefs draft prospect every day in April leading up to the NFL Draft. You’ll get a daily prospect profile like this one right up until Draft Day.Stanley Morgan Jr., wide receiver6’ | 202 lbs | Nebraska Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY SportsCombine40-yard dashVertical jumpBroad Jump3-Cone Drill20-Yard ShuttleBench Press40-yard dashVertical jumpBroad Jump3-Cone Drill20-Yard ShuttleBench PressProjected draft range: round threeI would take him in the: round threeOne-sentence bio: broke Nebraska’s single-season receiving yard record in 2017 and then re-broke it as a senior in 2018, becoming the first 1,000-plus yard receiver in school history.One-sentence scouting report: solid athlete with good size that doesn’t blow anyone away with his athletic profile but excels with great route running and physical play.One play:How he fits in KC: As it stands right now, the Kansas City Chiefs only have two wide receivers — Sammy Watkins and Byron Pringle — on the roster in 2020 or beyond. There is still uncertainty in the Tyreek Hill situation and Demarcus Robinson’s lack of growth makes him a question mark. The Chiefs should be looking to add to their wide receiver room. If the board falls in a way that they can’t make that happen in round one or two, Stanley Morgan Jr. should be a top choice in round three.Morgan falls into what some call “wide receiver purgatory” in that he’s a relatively average athlete with below-average size. Where Morgan separates himself is his route-running ability. He runs nuanced routes that begin with multiple different releases off the line of scrimmage and an ability to sell deep routes with an exaggerated arm pump and sprinter’s alignment. As he approaches his breaks Nick Allegretti Kansas City Chiefs Jerseys , Morgan does a great job using his upper body to provide misdirection and sinks his hips low to the ground to make hard cuts. He is exceptional on double moves—specifically post-corner and corner-post routes and can turn players around easily.He runs good routes and portrays a physical style of play both at the catch point and with the ball in his hands. Morgan has the versatility to play in the slot and outside. The Chiefs need another wide receiver who can play big and provide a reliable target in short to medium ranges after the loss of Chris Conley, and he Morgan that. The run-after-catch ability is an added bonus, and Morgan’s ability to go up and snag contested catches as well as produce separation on shorter routes makes him a great complement to the more dynamic Watkins and Hill.Want to read more player profiles from Arrowhead Pride’s 25 Days of Draftmas? Click here for the complete list. 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