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Originally Posted by Megatron96
In principle, everything you say is true.
But check this out: over the next 5 games the Chiefs play IND, then TB, LVR, BUF, And SF. That's four legit pass-rushing team and IND who appears to have lost theirs somewhere.
Then the Bye, and then over the next 9 weeks KC plays only three teams with top-tier pass-rushing units in LAC, LAR and LVR.
Now vs. LAC Pat and the offense struggled a bit for awhile, though again he connected on nearly 70% of his passes, even with Bosa and Kalil chasing him around all night.
But vs. AZ, which didn't have any pass-rushers, Mahomes and co. went off.
So yeah, over the next 5 weeks things are probably going to be tough for the Chiefs, and they might drop 2 or 3 games before the bye. But after that this receiving crew is going to really start looking good.
And given the lack of good pass-rushing teams over the last 9 weeks, i think the Chiefs could almost cruise through the back half of the season after the Rams game. They might only legitimately lose a couple more games after the bye. Let's say they lose one other one due to Murphy's Law. Some flukey-ass game and the Chiefs somehow lose to . . . JAX or something. They're still probably looking at what, 12-5? 13-4?
And then once in the playoffs, how many AFC potential playoff teams actually have a top-10 pass-rush? Only BUF, BAL and LAC? And let's be honest, the only legitimately scary one is LAC.
Of course, it's just Week2, and that's a lot of ifs even for a way-too-early prognostication.
My point really is just that i think the Chiefs receivers will be good enough to win at least three of the next 5 games. And when they come out the other side of that bye, they'll be a significantly better group than who they are today, imo.
I mean, come on guys, you don't really believe that they're not going to improve as the season wears on, do you?
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The sell for Moore for me was that he gets open quickly, and that's what we're going to need against those pass rushers because Brown and Wylie will get beat quickly occasionally. I'm not overly concerned at all,it's pretty standard for Reid, but I hope he starts to pick up snaps soon.
I get the MVS pick up, we need field stretching speed. JJSS, I'll be honest, I loved him in 2018. I get that he's been banged up and had terrible QB play and that matters, but it's been awhile since he looked great. The BJ Kissel's suggesting he'd get 1,400 yards this year seem a little optimistic.