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Originally Posted by RunKC
They have their outside WR. That’s Juju. They also have Kelce and MVS to play outside.
What they didn’t have is 2 things:
1. A guy who can do some gadget things Tyreek can long term (don’t think Hardman is here in 2023) and Skyy is lining up in the backfield.
2. A pure route runner. Look at Byron Pringle and Mecole Hardman. They are athletic but can’t sell routes well enough and it hurt us badly.
Skyy’s athleticism and route running is gonna help this team a ton.
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And again, Pickens was arguably the best pure route runner in the draft this year. It's absolutely one of his strengths.
There's not a thing that happens
on the football field that you can say negatively about George Pickens. He's an elite elite elite talent. If you're looking for a gadget guy, take Austin in the later rounds. Or just wait until AFTER you lose Hardman and draft one.
The only justification for passing on Pickens is you just don't think he has the drive to pick up the playbook quickly enough to contribute this year. If that's the case - so be it. But from a skills standpoint, there's nothing Pickens DOESN'T have.