“Mike and Drew are so smart. They know where the pockets of the defense are and Joe knows how to find them,” All said.
All had four catches for 32 yards, including the same 19-yard out he had run in practice. A product of the Cincinnati suburb of Fairfield, he looks at home.
“It stinks we lost, but it was very promising out there,” All said. “We’ll use this to add fuel to the fire. We played great out there. I feel we’ll grow from this and become a better team.”
They clearly also think highly of another rookie on the other side: safety Anthony, who got stung with two huge penalties. Before the pass interference on fourth-and-16 when he hit wide receiver Rashee Rice early from behind, Anthony was called for holding tight end Travis Kelce and wiped out cornerback DJ Turner’s interception.
But Anthony was part of the contingent that stoned the 11,000-Yard Man by holding Kelce to a catch for five yards. Anthony played only nine snaps, but they came at premium times against Patrick Mahomes in passing situations.
“He had done a great job in training camp. There are always a role for these guys that show that it is not too big for them,” Taylor said. “That is what we expect from Daijahn. I am proud of those young guys for taking the opportunity.”
Anthony, no doubt, is going to get coached up by veteran safety Vonn Bell in the secondary-only meeting on the Tuesday off day. On Sunday, Bell said it’s another brick in the wall.
“He did it in training camp. He went out and made plays. When your number’s called, it’s time,” Bell said. It’s a day-to-day league, a week-to-week league. You see it on tape, you correct it, and make plays when they come.”
If anyone knows the moment, it’s Bell. His interception in overtime of the 2021 AFC title game here helped put them in the Super Bowl.
“Emotional. A play-off environment,” said Bell, who liked how they bounced back. “This…
Click Here to Read the Full Original Article at News…