From the episode

I think we're well past the point now of thinking Xavier worthy as any chance of being having any kind of impact on the vertical plane. He can do some things underneath.

STACKED’s take

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Worthy can't stretch the field vertically; Chiefs offense lacks identity without Thornton.

Trey Tucker argues Xavier Worthy has no chance of impacting the vertical plane in the Chiefs offense. While Worthy can make plays underneath and had some good after-the-catch opportunities in prior weeks, he is not helpful in the way Tyquan Thornton was at stretching the defense and opening up the offense downfield. Without Thornton's vertical presence, the Chiefs offense feels "in quicksand."

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