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oaklandhater · 01-20-2014, 09:31 AM

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Kansas City Chiefs to show interest in Jeremy Maclin?
Posted by: Evan Massey January 18, 2014 in AFC West, Chiefs, Eagles, NFC East, NFL, NFL Blog, NFL Rumors

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According to Terez A. Paylor of the Kansas City Star, the Kansas City Chiefs are expected to show interest in free agent wide receiver Jeremy Maclin this coming offseason. The Chiefs are looking for upgrades to their aerial attack for quarterback Alex Smith, and Maclin very well could be a cheaper option because of the ACL injury that he is coming off. This would be a very intriguing move that very well could be a huge boost to an already solid offense.
Maclin has struggled with injury issues throughout his career, and missed the entire 2013 season due to a torn ACL. He has admitted that he may have to take a discounted contract or a one-year deal to prove himself following that big of an injury.
In 2012 with the Philadelphia Eagles, Maclin played in 15 games. He was able to catch 69 passes for a total of 857 yards and seven touchdowns, which shows just how good he can be when healthy. There’s no doubt that he would add yet another playmaker to an offense that already has the potential to break off a big play at any time. Alex Smith has proven to be the quarterback of the future for the Chiefs, and they want to bring in as good of a supporting cast as they can.
At his current rate of progress, Maclin is expected to be cleared for the beginning of training camp, which is certainly good news for any interested team. Maclin was originally drafted by Andy Reid in Philadelphia, and could be an exact fit with what Reid is trying to do in Kansas City. This is certainly a potential destination to keep an eye on for Maclin.

**Mav** · 01-20-2014, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by loochy

he reminds me of wes welker

a real lunchpail kind of guy

good fundamentals

intelligent player

So he will savagely and horrificly hurt the other teams best corners too?

Bring him in.

Direckshun · 01-20-2014, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by DaKCMan AP

Reports are that, after the latest injury, there's concern Kyle Williams is done.

Oh, balls. That's upsetting.

**OnTheWarpath15** · 01-20-2014, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by -King-

People saying they wouldn't want him are stupid.
Posted via Mobile Device

This. I'm not sure why people are acting as if an ACL injury is a death sentence. Christ, our best player came back from one with ZERO ill effects.

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Originally Posted by Cochise

Maclin is someone who knows the offense, will be available at a discount, and is at our biggest position of need on offense. He's probably the biggest upgrade at that position that would be available on the free agent market. I think adding Maclin to Bowe and Avery would be a nice upgrade, especially for the cap dollars invested.

WR would be hard to solve through the draft anyway, because it takes a WR a few years before they really contribute, most of the time.

Exactly. IMO, they should sign Maclin AND address the position in the draft.

**Bowser** · 01-20-2014, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by scott free

This guy and a talented rookie will do us so much good, Maclin can step right into Reids system and produce immediately.

This. What is so hard to understand about this? We'd get a proven vet in the very system we're running on the cheap. Yeah, he may be rusty at first, but that's what training camp and preseason is for, no?

Bowe, Maclin, McCluster, Jenkins, and a rookie could make a formidable group, especially considering how the offense evolved towards the end of the season. It certainly would be the strongest that group has been in years upon years.

**Bowser** · 01-20-2014, 02:03 PM

I hope we sign Maclin and Cooper, just to see the heads explode around here.

Wilson8 · 01-20-2014, 02:04 PM

Riley Cooper – His catch rate was not that good for his first 3 years in the NFL, but then he did not get that many opportunities. I think he might be a player that will continue to improve with experience.

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6’3”, 222 pounds – 5th round pick of Philadelphia Eagles in 2010, 4.53 40 time.
http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings...2010&genpos=WR

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2013 57% catch rate, 8 TDs, 47/83 passes, 835 yards -
2012 48% catch rate, 3 TDs, 23/48 passes, 248 yards
2011 46% catch rate, 1 TD, 16/35 passes, 215 yards
2010 39% catch rate, 1 TD, 7/18 passes, 116 yards
http://www.footballoutsiders.com/stats/wr

I would think that the Eagles would try and keep him. Any player that KC signs will probably have to be club friendly contracts at least for 2014.

**DeezNutz** · 01-20-2014, 02:05 PM

Maclin has great hands and is tough as shit, as well as providing the ability to stretch the field.

Add him and legit. option at TE, and this offense, seemingly, is loaded.

Asinine to claim that acquiring Maclin would be a bad or even uninspiring move.

mcaj22 · 01-20-2014, 02:10 PM

Maclin's "great hands" is kind of fools gold

his drop rate is on par with Bowe and Avery

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Over his career Maclin has dropped one in ten of the balls that were deemed catchable. In 2012 (his last season) that percentage was actually 11.7%. As a point of comparison, since PFF has been keeping stats, Dwayne Bowe has dropped 11.5% of his catchable passes and Donnie Avery has dropped 12.1% of his. So the numbers say that Maclin wouldn’t be much of an upgrade (if any) over their current WRs in terms of drops.

He's a gloried better version of Avery and people on this board like him cause he will work over the middle.

**DeezNutz** · 01-20-2014, 02:15 PM

Difficult and subjective statistic. If we factor in drop rate, we're going to criticize the likes of Johnson, Marshall, etc.

-King- · 01-20-2014, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Fritz88

I would take Cooper over Maclin in a heartbeat.

Cooper seems more of the Alex Smith type than Maclin.

Wut? Are people serious?

This is Cooper's first season with over 315 yards. Maclin's worst season was 773 yards!

Discuss Thrower · 01-20-2014, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by mcaj22

Maclin's "great hands" is kind of fools gold

his drop rate is on par with Bowe and Avery

He's a gloried better version of Avery and people on this board like him cause he will work over the middle.

Definitely do not want if that's the case then.

**Easy 6** · 01-20-2014, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Bowser

This. What is so hard to understand about this? We'd get a proven vet in the very system we're running on the cheap. Yeah, he may be rusty at first, but that's what training camp and preseason is for, no?

Bowe, Maclin, McCluster, Jenkins, and a rookie could make a formidable group, especially considering how the offense evolved towards the end of the season. It certainly would be the strongest that group has been in years upon years.

Agreed 100%

And the people against this move are a definite minority.

Wilson8 · 01-20-2014, 02:33 PM

No Macklin is better with catch rate...

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Jeremy Maclin –
6’0”, 198 pounds – 1st round pick of Philadelphia Eagles in 2009, 4.45 40 time.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Maclin

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2013 - July 27, 2013, Maclin suffered a torn ACL during training camp. Out 2013 season.
2012 56% catch rate, 7 TDs, 68/121 passes, 856 yards
2011 65% catch rate, 5 TD, 63/97 passes, 859 yards
2010 61% catch rate, 10 TDs, 70/115 passes, 964 yards
2009 62% catch rate, 4 TDs, 56/91 passes, 773 yards
http://www.footballoutsiders.com/stats/wr
http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/stats/.../jeremy-maclin

-King- · 01-20-2014, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by mcaj22

Maclin's "great hands" is kind of fools gold

his drop rate is on par with Bowe and Avery

He's a gloried better version of Avery and people on this board like him cause he will work over the middle.

While we're at it...let's not try to get any of these other WRs

kepp · 01-20-2014, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by -King-

While we're at it...let's not try to get any of these other WRs

What a list of suck!

01-20-2014, 09:31 AM
oaklandhater future chiefs fans Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: oakland california Casino cash: $5828993	Kansas City Chiefs to show interest in Jeremy Maclin http://sportsglory.com/nfl/kansas-ci...y-maclin/12665 Kansas City Chiefs to show interest in Jeremy Maclin? Posted by: Evan Massey January 18, 2014 in AFC West, Chiefs, Eagles, NFC East, NFL, NFL Blog, NFL Rumors JeremyMaclinChiefsRumorSG According to Terez A. Paylor of the Kansas City Star, the Kansas City Chiefs are expected to show interest in free agent wide receiver Jeremy Maclin this coming offseason. The Chiefs are looking for upgrades to their aerial attack for quarterback Alex Smith, and Maclin very well could be a cheaper option because of the ACL injury that he is coming off. This would be a very intriguing move that very well could be a huge boost to an already solid offense. Maclin has struggled with injury issues throughout his career, and missed the entire 2013 season due to a torn ACL. He has admitted that he may have to take a discounted contract or a one-year deal to prove himself following that big of an injury. In 2012 with the Philadelphia Eagles, Maclin played in 15 games. He was able to catch 69 passes for a total of 857 yards and seven touchdowns, which shows just how good he can be when healthy. There’s no doubt that he would add yet another playmaker to an offense that already has the potential to break off a big play at any time. Alex Smith has proven to be the quarterback of the future for the Chiefs, and they want to bring in as good of a supporting cast as they can. At his current rate of progress, Maclin is expected to be cleared for the beginning of training camp, which is certainly good news for any interested team. Maclin was originally drafted by Andy Reid in Philadelphia, and could be an exact fit with what Reid is trying to do in Kansas City. This is certainly a potential destination to keep an eye on for Maclin.
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