Why does Charcandrick West play? At some point every Kansas City Chiefs fan asks that. You have Kareem Hunt - the best back in the NFL (maybe) - and then West comes in and it seems like a disappointment.
Except he does things like catch rockets from Alex Smith near the end zone for touchdowns (like he did tonight) and he also does this:
Charcandrick West offers you his protection #Chiefs pic.twitter.com/bBDg6DOZ13
— Clay Wendler (@ClayWendler) October 9, 2017
That blitzer had a running start. He timed it perfectly. Everyone watching saw it coming and were hoping Alex could get it out quick enough. West did such a great job picking him up so he couldn’t get to Alex, who ran to the other side of the field.