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In the case of Hardman, I think the issue gets really clouded by a bunch of stuff that's meaningless.
DK Metcalf being one thing. He was FAR from a sure thing. Lotsa red flags.
Second, you want to put varied skillsets on the field at any one time. So having two tiny speedsters isn't ideal. A lot of potential Hardman plays went to Hill instead. I'm not saying they SHOULDN'T have, I'm saying they did. Hardman is not Hill, of course, but he has a similar skillset in a lot of ways. He'll probably never track the deep ball quite like Hill, but then nobody does. But as far as the screens, and jet sweeps, and then the deep patterns from the 'Z' position, yes, Hardman can do those things. I would say it's VERY likely that Hardman's role expands quite a bit this season, and he gets more targets that used to go to Hill.
MVS is also speedy, but much bigger, and that's going to help take the top off the defense. If I were a defensive coordinator, I'm not coming out of two deep shells just because Hill is gone. Do that, and Hardman and MVS will eat you alive.
Stay in the two deep shell, and Kelce and Juju will eat you alive.
God help me if the Chiefs ever decided to actually run the ball.
We're in a lot better shape than people think.
I still am in favor of drafting TWO WR's in this draft, as it's time to re-stock the position but there's no reason we can't be BETTER OVERALL from top to bottom at the position than we have been since Watkins left.
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