Why should we be worried about Watkins. He had three steps on the defender when Mahomes overthrew him. He was open for what could have been a big gain on the hail mary pass to Hill. He was well open on that cross route where Mahomes threw it behind him. He seems to be open quite a bit. Mahomes can do better.

I still dont expect Watkins to have a monster season though but a good one.

Vanilla or not if your o-line can't create any holes nor pass protect against No.2's on defense(yesterday) and likewise when the No.2's on offense for the Bears hand our No.1's on defense their asses allowing Daniel to look like an All Pro it will be a long season period. :shrug:

This may very well be true, Mr. TLO. I am in max agog mode over the Sammy signing, but he does appear to be dogging it. I'd like to believe it's just me, but I don't.

If it's his hip, that's troubling because who know how limited he may be now and what issues the injury may lead to later on. On the other hand, if he was just "tangled up with the db" as you say, then Sammy needs to heed the Human Trebuchet's mantra and fight every down. That means kicking the db's ass, get open, and catch the damn ball.

FAX THE SAMMY FAN

Same here on the overthrow. You can see Watkins accelerate on his last few steps trying to catch up to the ball. Not sure if that means he wasn't expecting the pass to head his way, but it could be that. Maybe he was the third or fourth option on that play, and in the past for him it meant the ball wasn't coming his way.

It's preseason. Watkins is in absolutely no danger of being cut.

He probably isn't trying very hard and that's fine. I wouldn't be out there giving it my all risking injury for no reason either.

End of the day his stat line probably isn't going to look like a 16mm/yr receiver and the majority will probably conclude - rightly or wrongly - that signing him was a mistake. But his value will come in opening up opportunities for Hill, Kelce, and Hunt. He's a force out there many times more powerful than Conley or Robinson (or Albert Wilson!) in the same role. I can live with that because it increases the odds that Mahomes takes a leap forward sooner to become what we've all been dreaming about.

I feel like Watkins is an expensive insurance policy. Lose one of he guys for a few games and you are still ok. I like our younger players more than him getting 39 mil. We need guards and a DB.

I think we pay Watkins what we do because he makes everyone around him better. No defense can afford to take a play off against the Chiefs with him on the roster as our 2nd? 3rd?? 4th??? option. Paying Watkins means that the defense can't load up on any one player, that there will always be a mismatch somewhere on the field for Mahomes to exploit.

Unless they can show they can block people up front, we're gonna get blitzed and all these pieces won't get a chance to do much.

I never saw and issue with Hill,Travis Kelce, and Hunt getting the rock with how things were before. If anything, it was a matter of shoring up the backup receivers to be suitable at their job. Conley going down last year changed the makeup dramatically cause he was actually quite good making the most of his opportunities. Couldn't really say the same of Robinson or Albert Wilson.

So you're saying that Mahomes sucks?

needs to do better!!

I don't disagree with most of this, but I think you're giving Conley too much credit. Having a real weapon at his position rather than a JAG is a gamechanger in my view. He's a combine warrior but he doesn't play like it.

If he has one more step on that DB and catches a 50 yard bomb think how different the conversation is in here?

Sammy will be fine and I was extremely happy to draft him as my #3 WR. See you in the championship.

Pretty sure Sammy pulled up on the route thinking he wasn't getting the ball.

You can see him accelerate past the defender, as if he had slowed down.

Couple that with the Mahomes being visibly upset after the play. His body language didn't look to me like he was upset at himself.

I'm 90% confident that play wasn't on Mahomes, but instead Watkins quitting on the play too early.