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Originally Posted by TwistedChief
I don’t get this attitude.
He had made some strides as a real receiver this last year before he got hurt.
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No one wants to believe that. Three years ago much of CP decided Hardman couldn't run any routes, that he has bad hands, couldn't get in sync with Pat, and whatever other nonsense the detractors invented.
Didn't matter that you could watch any Chiefs highlight reel and literally watch Hardman track the ball well and make good catches deep downfield. Over and over.
Didn't matter last season when he repeatedly ran solid routes (not great ones, but good enough) and not only got himself open in a traditional WR route, but made some great grabs under duress with DBs draped all over him.
Didn't matter when he showed that he could find the soft spot in a zone fairly consistently, or improv when Pat scrambled and find s soft spot extemporaneously. And make tough catches as he was getting crushed by defenders.
Hardman's fate was decided in 2020 as far as CP was concerned. "He's just a jet-sweep gadget player!!!"
He had to go elsewhere to change that narrative.