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Direckshun · 02-21-2023, 11:02 AM

RB Bijan Robinson, Texas

At some point, GM Brett Veach will have to make a determination with TE Travis Kelce. This guy is insanely durable, but how long can he be the focal point of the offense he's been his entire career? Surely he could do it if we needed him to in 2023, and we all know he'd sign up for that. But you want Kelce as long as you can have him. He's a Hall of Fame talent, and the healthier this team can have him for January/February for the next 5-6 years, the better. So it's time to start Kelce-proofing the roster. If you don't have Kelce as your right hand, who can become it? The Chiefs know this as well as anyone, when they reportedly tried (and failed) to go get WR Jameson Williams in the draft last year.

But let me cut to a point I've been making for a couple years now: the Kansas City Chiefs are a fantastic team, but they are nigh unbeatable if they can run the ball effectively. And nobody runs the ball more effectively than the human locomotive that is Bijan Robinson. It is highly unlikely he makes it to 31, but he makes it in about a quarter of the mocks I simulate, so let's play with the idea. He doesn't seem to have 4.3 speed, but 4.4 is not out of the question with his amazing 220 lbs frame. He's a smart, patient runner in the mold of RB LeVeon Bell, and he is twice the receiver Bell ever was. This is a guy who can take the RB Jerick McKinnon role and completely changes the offense with Robinson and RB Isiah Pacheco chewing up defensive lines. Teams will have no choice but to go heavy to stop it, and then QB Patrick Mahomes does the rest. They will go entire games without punting.

The point of football is to win the games. We know the Chiefs are almost impossible to beat with Mahomes under center and an effective run game. So what are we doing? We have the offensive line already constructed, and they made a (talented) 7th round pick look very good. If you line up an elite talent behind that line, you're leading the AFC in rushing yards so long as HC Andy Reid calls them. Mahomes doesn't have to be Superman except when he needs to be, and you've got Kelce as long as you need him. The team cannot avoid considering him if he falls to 31.

02-21-2023, 11:02 AM	#192
Direckshun __ Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Springpatch Casino cash: $2023447	RB Bijan Robinson, Texas At some point, GM Brett Veach will have to make a determination with TE Travis Kelce. This guy is insanely durable, but how long can he be the focal point of the offense he's been his entire career? Surely he could do it if we needed him to in 2023, and we all know he'd sign up for that. But you want Kelce as long as you can have him. He's a Hall of Fame talent, and the healthier this team can have him for January/February for the next 5-6 years, the better. So it's time to start Kelce-proofing the roster. If you don't have Kelce as your right hand, who can become it? The Chiefs know this as well as anyone, when they reportedly tried (and failed) to go get WR Jameson Williams in the draft last year. But let me cut to a point I've been making for a couple years now: the Kansas City Chiefs are a fantastic team, but they are nigh unbeatable if they can run the ball effectively. And nobody runs the ball more effectively than the human locomotive that is Bijan Robinson. It is highly unlikely he makes it to 31, but he makes it in about a quarter of the mocks I simulate, so let's play with the idea. He doesn't seem to have 4.3 speed, but 4.4 is not out of the question with his amazing 220 lbs frame. He's a smart, patient runner in the mold of RB LeVeon Bell, and he is twice the receiver Bell ever was. This is a guy who can take the RB Jerick McKinnon role and completely changes the offense with Robinson and RB Isiah Pacheco chewing up defensive lines. Teams will have no choice but to go heavy to stop it, and then QB Patrick Mahomes does the rest. They will go entire games without punting. The point of football is to win the games. We know the Chiefs are almost impossible to beat with Mahomes under center and an effective run game. So what are we doing? We have the offensive line already constructed, and they made a (talented) 7th round pick look very good. If you line up an elite talent behind that line, you're leading the AFC in rushing yards so long as HC Andy Reid calls them. Mahomes doesn't have to be Superman except when he needs to be, and you've got Kelce as long as you need him. The team cannot avoid considering him if he falls to 31.
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