2023 Cap Discussion

[dlphg9]

Originally Posted by The Franchise

I think continuity is going to come at a price. We can't go into every offseason replacing 3/4 of our receiving group. Plus Juju's skillset is going to help Kelce continue his career IMO.

I'm not the biggest expert on X's and O's, so this is a question and not me saying you're wrong.

Why is this the case? Isn't JJSS more of a possession receiver and not a burner/big time deep threat? If so wouldn't that mean he's running similar routes to Kelce, so that keeps whoever is defending him in the same area as Kelce? Wouldn't a burner help Kelce more?

Honestly just curious. TIA!

[The Franchise]

Originally Posted by dlphg9

I'm not the biggest expert on X's and O's, so this is a question and not me saying you're wrong.

Why is this the case? Isn't JJSS more of a possession receiver and not a burner/big time deep threat? If so wouldn't that mean he's running similar routes to Kelce, so that keeps whoever is defending him in the same area as Kelce? Wouldn't a burner help Kelce more?

Honestly just curious. TIA!

While true....you also want someone to help alleviate some of that pressure over the middle of the field. You can play Juju and Kelce off of each other by crossing them or having them split to different parts of the field. You can also give Kelce a breather and not worry about missing the short to intermediate stuff that he does.

[dlphg9]

Originally Posted by The Franchise

While true....you also want someone to help alleviate some of that pressure over the middle of the field. You can play Juju and Kelce off of each other by crossing them or having them split to different parts of the field. You can also give Kelce a breather and not worry about missing the short to intermediate stuff that he does.

Makes sense thanks!

[oldman]

Originally Posted by dlphg9

I'd also take Mecole on a ~$10 mil/yr contract. You should be able to get him on the same deal as MVS.

Surely you jest.

Originally Posted by dlphg9

Isn't JJSS more of a possession receiver and not a burner/big time deep threat? If so wouldn't that mean he's running similar routes to Kelce, so that keeps whoever is defending him in the same area as Kelce? Wouldn't a burner help Kelce more?

The football field is 53 1/3 yards wide and 100 (120 if you count the endzones) yards long, so I think Kelce and Juju can stay out of each other's way. We have speed in other guys besides Hardman, who seems to lose his way quite often.

[RunKC]

Originally Posted by dlphg9

I'm not the biggest expert on X's and O's, so this is a question and not me saying you're wrong.

Why is this the case? Isn't JJSS more of a possession receiver and not a burner/big time deep threat? If so wouldn't that mean he's running similar routes to Kelce, so that keeps whoever is defending him in the same area as Kelce? Wouldn't a burner help Kelce more?

Honestly just curious. TIA!

He’s pretty much a small TE out there that is big enough to out muscle DB’s and fast enough to easily out run LB’s. He’s a RB when he has the ball if you remember him breaking multiple arm tackles in SF.

Kelce is constantly doubled by a LB and DB bc he’s nearly impossible to guard. Look at the replay of this play:

#Chiefs WR Juju Smith-Schuster set season highs in catches (7) & rec. yards (124) & had TD catch in Week 7. Had 9 catches for 85 yards in his last game vs. Ten. (10/25/20 w/ Pit.). @ChiefsFocus #ChiefsKingdom #TENvsKC pic.twitter.com/OGqTvSPYYS

— Chiefs Kingdom (@ChiefsFan4Lyfe) November 2, 2022

Andy uses Juju to manipulate that in his play design. When you have 2 guys capable of destroying the middle of the field then it’s hard to cover both.

Andy lined them up next to each other. If you look to JuJu’s left, Kelce is drawing all the coverage of the LB and safety leaving Juju wide open. Beautiful execution and play design

Tl;dr: multiple YAC monsters who are great route runners are hard to cover in the middle of the field, especially with a great play designer