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Originally Posted by DenverChief
Disagree about letting JJSS walk - Skyy really hasn't shown much to date. Either he is struggling with chemistry with Mahomes or he isn't grasping the offense.
His season stat line is:
297 Snaps 22 Rec on 33 Tgts for 250 yds, 7.6 YPT, 1 Drop and 0 TDs
Justin Watson sees the field more with even more dismal numbers
444 Snaps 14 Rec on 32 Tgts for 248 yds, 7.8 YPT, 5 drops and 2 TDs
MVS - 704 Snaps 39 Rec on 75 Tgts for 660 Yds, 8.8 YPT, 5 drops and 2 TDs
But JJSS isn't worth it. I don't think you realize how important he is to this offense. All he does is catch 1st downs. There is NO WAY Skyy or Watson or MVS could make up his production.
JJSS - 690 snaps 76 Rec on 99 Tgts for 898 Yds, 11.8 YPT, 4 drops 3 TDs
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898 yards on 504 routes run -- 1.78 yards per route run.
Moore -- 250 yards on 167 routes run -- 1.5 yards per RR. Now, is JJSS better? Obviously. But would I say there's 'no way' that JJSS can increase his efficiency by .28 yards per rr? Yeah, I think that's pretty doable. For reference, that's roughly 300 yards over his 167 routes this year vs. 250. I see no reason to say that's completely out of reach.
JuJu is about smack in the middle of Darius Slayton and Nico Collins in terms of efficiency this year. He's not out there clipping off 2+ yards per route or anything. He's someone that's found a nice niche but has been a product of the offense more than he's truly been special.
Would Moore be a 1 for 1 replacement next year? No, i don't think so. You'd be looking at changing up the offense again a bit in all probability. Toney would have more downfield responsibility and a more varied route tree than Hardman has to absorb some of that loss while Moore would take those underneath routes that JJSS is presently running. MVS would return with a similar role, IMO. And ideally another season with PM would yield greater chemistry (as MVS has been missed a LOT this year).
I'm not saying it's an ideal scenario, but I prefer it to spending $18-$20 million/yr on a guy who was struggling to get multi-year offers the last couple of seasons. In an environment where teams were showering guys like Christian Kirk with long-term guaranteed dollars.