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Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath15
I certainly wish I had the crystal ball some of y'all seem to have that shows these slapdick WR's were slapdicks 100% because of QB play.
Again, we've never had a 3rd option in the passing game break 700 yards.
Why pay $13-15M for it?
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It doesn't take a crystal ball to watch Josh Fields and see that he has slow eyes, doesn't read the field well, is inaccurate down the field and inaccurate in general.
It's like seeing that Derek Carr shits his pants in the red zone under pressure. If you watch it, you can see it.
Upgrading at the WR spots outside of Rice is not about having another 1,000 yard receiver there. It's just about having better players around the 2 guys you're trying to emphasize.
KC needs to improve the threat level defenses perceive in defending the ball outside the intermediate ranges of the field. It also needs to improve the ability to beat man coverage. There are multiple paths to those two components, but failure to address them will lead to another frustrating year for the offense. Relying solely on draft picks and tier 3 bargain FAs is a narrow path (that we just walked). Repeating it COULD work. Or could not.
I get the sticker shock (I'm still experiencing it) but it is what it is, and it's across the board. Rising top-of-market deals lift all deals. Including at WR.