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Originally Posted by stevegroganfan
I believe Skyy was compared to Julian Edelman even though they have different backgrounds...There are probably many other examples that are much better but Julian Edelman went from 235 yards to over 1050. Granted he played more games but huge part of increase was him just getting better and more of an opportunity. Edelman was a 7th round pick and college QB so it may have taken him longer than what it may take Skyy to really establish himself as a receiver.
The Chiefs had a top 3 offensive line that outplayed even the Eagles line in the Super Bowl. They have a great QB in Mahomes and Kelce who was in essence to top 1-5 receiver/TE in the game last year. Best TE for sure and not many receivers ahead of him.
If it wasn't about roster spots and more about cap space, Chiefs and even some other teams that have a great TE or receiver and need depth should have signed Nelson Agholor and Julio Jones.
Neither is great or even very good but both significantly better than the stats they have put up the past 1-2 years. Mac Jones and Patriots offensive line setup Agholor for failure. Bucs had bad offensive line/no run game and poor roster construction around Brady. Jones isn't old Julio but a little better than his stats indicate. Chiefs probably pass on him simply because Toney is injury prone and Jones is also injury prone.
When you have a great QB and a great offensive line and outstanding TE, you clearly don't need a number 1 receiver or even 2 strong #2's.
Chiefs have also shown they can succeed while playing more than one TE at once.
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Hell, I compared Skyy to Edelman when he was drafted. He may end up being similar, though I doubt he'll ever be as good. But 75-80% of Edelman would be worthwhile.
i disagree that KC's OL was better than PHI's. Strike that; that's not what you said. Yes, the KC OL did outplay PHI's OL in the SB. Some luck was involved. Just the fact that Wylie was our starting RT tells you something about how lucky we got. Field conditions helped our OL quite a bit in the SB, in particular Wylie's performance, but also OBJ's.
Also, I think Andy schemed up the right mix of moving pockets, chips, rushes (in the 2nd half), etc. to keep the PHI DL guessing instead of being able to pin their ears back on every snap. And of course they got extremely unlucky with the number and frequency of slipping with PHI EDGEs. 5-6 fewer slips by certain guys might've changed the outcome of the game.
The lack of reliable productive depth is concerning, I think to anyone that can read the stats of our current WR room. No, we don't need a true 1, but a solid 2 I think is absolutely necessary to get back to the SB. But maybe that's just me.