Midway through the second quarter of last Sunday’s 34-28 win over the Denver Broncos, the Kansas City Chiefs faced a second-and-goal situation — in which lineman Trey Smith provided the team with one of the best plays by a Chiefs offensive player this season.
“I made the comment to him that, ‘Hey, man, this is illegal in 49 states’,” offensive line coach Andy Heck joked of Smith’s pancake block on Thursday. “Apparently, it’s legal in Colorado.”
Jokes aside, Smith’s effort and execution on this play represent everything Heck preaches as an offensive line coach.