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Originally Posted by -King-
They lost a Superbowl because Eric Fisher got injured the previous game and the O-line was a ****ing mess and because Patrick Mahomes literally forgot how to play football in a half and the defense couldn't pressure the worst line in football. How does that equal Tyreek being a reason this team is "treading water"?
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This is all kinda selective memory.
We had a dominant record in 2020 but we were hardly a dominant team. Our margin of victory in the latter part of the season was infinitesimally small yet we found ways to win. Great team or great luck? In 2021, we had major pockets of inconsistency on both sides of the ball at various points throughout the season. Half the people here didn't think we'd win the AFC West in late October and that didn't seem far-fetched. We nearly lost to the Bills in a game that would've dramatically changed the narrative about just how close we were.
The Raiders got Jones and Adams. The Chargers got Jackson and Mack amongst others. The Broncos got Wilson and Gregory.
Even if we were able to keep the same team from the prior year - which we couldn't due because of cap limitations - we would've been treading water in a division and conference which was going all in.