Mecole Hardman reflects on 2021, talks Chiefs’ future on ESPN’s ‘First Take’

[ChiefsFanatic]

Originally Posted by Sure-Oz

Probably should stay quiet. Dude should've feasted with them both getting the attention. His speed is the only reason he's still on the team

I think you are gonna be disappointed when that legit WR#2 gets 55 catches for 600 yards.

Kelce and Hill get the ball because they are the best at getting open. Period. I very much want a legit second receiver, but that legit receiver will only be better situationally, not statistically.

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[TEX]

Originally Posted by ChiefsFanatic

I think you are gonna be disappointed when that legit WR#2 gets 55 catches for 600 yards.

Kelce and Hill get the ball because they are the best at getting open. Period. I very much want a legit second receiver, but that legit receiver will only be better situationally, not statistically.

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But that, in itself, will be big.

[ChiefsFanatic]

Originally Posted by TEX

But that, in itself, will be big.

I agree. But, anyone thinking that we are going to have a #2 with close to 1,000 yards is going to be unhappy.

Kelce is a first ballot HOF player and Hill is on the path to being a HOF player. Mahomes is going to continue to make them the focal point of the offense, because their level of talent and success.

At this point, there may only be a couple of receivers in the league that could pull targets away from them, and they are all #1 receivers.


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[OKchiefs]

Originally Posted by ChiefsFanatic

I think you are gonna be disappointed when that legit WR#2 gets 55 catches for 600 yards.

Kelce and Hill get the ball because they are the best at getting open. Period. I very much want a legit second receiver, but that legit receiver will only be better situationally, not statistically.

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If a gadget receiver like Hardman can get nearly 700 yards, why would a legitimate #2 receiver not be able to get more than that? 800-900 doesn’t seem like a huge stretch.

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by ChiefsFanatic

I think you are gonna be disappointed when that legit WR#2 gets 55 catches for 600 yards.

Kelce and Hill get the ball because they are the best at getting open. Period. I very much want a legit second receiver, but that legit receiver will only be better situationally, not statistically.

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Over the last 2 seasons Hill has had essentially 300 targets w/ a 67% catch rate at 8.6 yards/target.

Travis Kelce has had 280 targets w/ a 71% catch rate and 9.1 yards/target.

So those guys are averaging nearly 9 targets/gm and 6.5 receptions/gm for about 80 yards/gm between them over 60+ games in the last 2 seasons.

Jesus folks - how much more do you think you can realistically coax out of those two?

At some point the math just is what the math is. Adding a top end #2 wideout isn't going to suddenly have those guys averaging 9 receptions and 110 yards/gm on an 80% catch rate. There are only so many targets and human falability and the maelstrom of the NFL will put a cap on what they can do.

The offense isn't a problem, even as presently constructed.