Offseason Mock 3/1/23

[Toad]

Originally Posted by Chris Meck

Andy doesn't designate anyone as #1. That's some fantasy football bullshit.

There are X, Y, and Z receivers, and honestly, Kelce might be any one of them on an individual play. Not to mention all of the 12 and 13 personnel we have started using.

Andy doesn't give a rat's ass about any receiver getting 150 targets. That's for Madden goobers and fantasy football guys. Mahomes himself apologized to those guys before the season started.

This offense no longer runs through a '#1 WR'. It doesn't care about that. It's about diverse skillsets, and spreading the ball around. And guess what? It was MORE explosive than the last season with Hill, MORE efficient, ranked higher in yards, and points scored.

This desperate need for a NUMBER ONE RECEIVER is dumb.

Draft and develop. Protect Mahomes. Rush the opposing QB. These are the priorities to compete for and win more Super Bowls.

“Designate” or “have confidence” or call it whatever you want…
They have got to replace that production of JuJu if he leaves.

Who can step up?
Toney has not demonstrated he can stay healthy
Moore is developing
MVS…maybe
Draft pick…not this season most likely

[Chris Meck]

Originally Posted by Toad

“Designate” or “have confidence” or call it whatever you want…
They have got to replace that production of JuJu if he leaves.

Who can step up?
Toney has not demonstrated he can stay healthy
Moore is developing
MVS…maybe
Draft pick…not this season most likely

Juju is a dependable chains mover, and mostly that's it. A big body, physical, good hands. Mostly, he played 'big slot'. Which is fine, but not that hard to fill, not something you have to pay $15-$20m for. And we don't have to fill that spot with the same profile player, even. There's no reason a more 'traditional' slot type body can't be just as effective, if not more so. So if Juju leaves for a higher salary, it's not a reason to freak out. He might find that his particular skillset isn't all that highly valued, and I think that's probably right. He's not a gamebreaker.

I know a lot of people are down on MVS, but his skillset is actually tougher to replace, and even if he doesn't get the ball on any individual play, his speed makes opportunities for others. And we saw that he can produce when you need him to in the AFCCG.

And Justin Watson had that stretch of dropsies, but is a no brainer to bring back, he'll be cheap, and is a MVS/Juju hybrid.

The team knows where Moore and Toney are at. What we do between now and May will tell us.



That's not worth a bunch of money. That's not a skillset that's difficult to find.

[Toad]

Originally Posted by Chris Meck

Juju is a dependable chains mover, and mostly that's it. A big body, physical, good hands. Mostly, he played 'big slot'. Which is fine, but not that hard to fill, not something you have to pay $15-$20m for. And we don't have to fill that spot with the same profile player, even. There's no reason a more 'traditional' slot type body can't be just as effective, if not more so. So if Juju leaves for a higher salary, it's not a reason to freak out. He might find that his particular skillset isn't all that highly valued, and I think that's probably right. He's not a gamebreaker.

I know a lot of people are down on MVS, but his skillset is actually tougher to replace, and even if he doesn't get the ball on any individual play, his speed makes opportunities for others. And we saw that he can produce when you need him to in the AFCCG.

And Justin Watson had that stretch of dropsies, but is a no brainer to bring back, he'll be cheap, and is a MVS/Juju hybrid.

The team knows where Moore and Toney are at. What we do between now and May will tell us.

That's not worth a bunch of money. That's not a skillset that's difficult to find.

Moving the chains = production. Moving the chains yields more touchdowns vs kicks (punts and field goals). Can others step up? Sure, but who else was nervous when JuJu was questionable for the Super Bowl {raises hand}? Personally, I don’t think he is that easy to replace.

However, I think we agree that we may not be able to afford him. We got lucky last year with his affordability and health. Can we get lightning to strike twice. I’m hopeful we can when we have the best GM, head coach and QB in the world.

[Chris Meck]

Originally Posted by Toad

Moving the chains = production. Moving the chains yields more touchdowns vs kicks (punts and field goals). Can others step up? Sure, but who else was nervous when JuJu was questionable for the Super Bowl {raises hand}? Personally, I don’t think he is that easy to replace.

However, I think we agree that we may not be able to afford him. We got lucky last year with his affordability and health. Can we get lightning to strike twice. I’m hopeful we can when we have the best GM, head coach and QB in the world.

Yeah, well, you guys were all sure as hell we were totally ****ed last May, and how did that turn out?