Who's your dark horse?

[milkman]

Originally Posted by kccrow

Andy Reid likes an explosive offense. Explosive offenses, they all have that quality slot. I'm not talking about just a good player, I'm talking about a slot receiver that leads the team in receptions or is at least in second place. You look at Green Bay with the ascent of Randall Cobb, you look at the Emmanuel Sanders, and so on. If you can make your offense that much more dynamic, as a playoff caliber team, then why not do it?

This isn't a team with "needs" as much as it is one with opportunities to strengthen units. The Chiefs have 3 corners that can step in day 1 and play. The Chiefs pretty much have a day 1 ready defense. The biggest hole is maybe at OG, so do you take Cody Whitehair in one? Or, do you make yourself more explosive as a team and worry about guard later?

That's kind of the deal with WR early, be more explosive offensively and quit trying to be "just good enough." We saw what "just good enough" got the Chiefs. The Patriots acquired a top-level tight end even though they already had one, they made themselves more dynamic. You never stop trying to make a team better.

For all the arguments for a CB in round 1 from this board, it sure gets stupid around here about WRs. You have Peters, Gaines, and Nelson at CB. How is that worse than Maclin, Wilson, Conley at WR? The truth is, it isn't. Just as much as a 1st round CB can make the defensive backfield better, so too can a WR make that group better. Neither group needs a starter, but a better option than currently in place strengthens the unit.

While I think Alex Smith has improved as a QB who looks downfield, as long as he's the QB, this offense will not be explosive.
If you're investing draft resources to improve the offense, I'd start at O-Line to improve protection, which would improve efficiency, which is Smith's strength.

This team is going to win with an offense that supports the defense.

That is why improving the quality of corners is more imperative than reciever, IMO.