Nate Taylor with a lot of middle-to-big-sized news yesterday.

[Direckshun]

This interview had a lot of nuggets in it. Some small, some medium sized, maybe one huge.

• "snowglobe" was put together roughly a year ago, and can neither confirm or deny it was a dunk on the Raiders circling the stadium a couple years back
• like the Ferrari plays, "snowglobe" was almost certainly a Mahomes concept before Reid/Bienemy refined it
• Frank Clark is perfectly fine
• the Chiefs want to re-sign JuJu Smith-Schuster
• Brett Veach has been a Justin Watson fan for several years, seems likely he'll re-sign him
• the Chiefs will draft a WR this year at some point
• the Chiefs could very well make an offer to Willie Gay this offseason, but Gay may choose to play out the remainder of his contract anyway
• highly indicated the Chiefs will probably make an offer to L'Jarius Sneed
• probably the biggest news: the Chiefs are going to shop Clyde Edwards-Helaire all offseason and preseason

[RunKC]

Originally Posted by -King-

If you can't replace Juju with Skyy in year 2, what exactly did you draft him in the 2nd round for?

To play Justin Watson’s role, which is the 3rd most snaps at WR this year.

If you listen to the pod in the OP, Veach was a big fan of Watson at the senior bowl. Didn’t get him, so he brought him in last February before FA.

Nate himself said it was their best sneaky acquisition that helped them win the division.

Watson was signed to a futures deal guys. Expectations were low. They didn’t expect him to be this good. As Nate pointed out, Watson cooked JC Jackson in the 2nd game of the year. He’s done a nice job. Patrick was even surprised with how fast Watson was in the off-season.

Skyy isn’t getting Watson’s snaps

[O.city]

Originally Posted by RunKC

Nope. It was Watson

Originally Posted by RunKC

He is. And that’s why I don’t think Moore can be compared to his role as much as Watson.



Again I think this was by design. Teams are deploying the Fangio cover 2 to cut off the deep ball and Andy has countered with this plan using Kelce/Juju/Gray/Fortson/Bell as well as utilizing McKinnon in the flat and it has worked beautifully.

We’re killing teams in the flat and middle intermediate and they can’t stop it.



This is bizarre. Moore’s college tape shows him on the outside catching along passes as a vertical receiver.



Some things yes. But I think Watson is his ideal role.

So Watsons snaps went up when JJSS went down (along with Hardman) and it was during that time that Moore got the most snaps of the year, then as they came back his went down.

Yes, Skyy beat alot of north dakota state CB's on the outside, he's not likely doing that in the NFL.

So the 2nd round WR we drafted is behind the future's pick FA we signed. That's not the most ideal situation.

[OKchiefs]

Originally Posted by O.city

So Watsons snaps went up when JJSS went down (along with Hardman) and it was during that time that Moore got the most snaps of the year, then as they came back his went down.

Yes, Skyy beat alot of north dakota state CB's on the outside, he's not likely doing that in the NFL.

So the 2nd round WR we drafted is behind the future's pick FA we signed. That's not the most ideal situation.

Maybe I’m wrong, but it sure seems like KC keeps drafting slot/gadget guys in the 2nd round (Hardman/Moore) instead of trying to find an X type receiver for the first time ever in the Reid era.

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by RunKC

This is bizarre. Moore’s college tape shows him on the outside catching along passes as a vertical receiver.

Some things yes. But I think Watson is his ideal role.

Look at the numbers. He was used overwhelmingly as an underneath receiver. Highlights lie - the stats don't.

And if Watson is your goal for him, that's a bad pick in the 4th round, let alone the 2nd.

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by RunKC

To play Justin Watson’s role, which is the 3rd most snaps at WR this year.

If you listen to the pod in the OP, Veach was a big fan of Watson at the senior bowl. Didn’t get him, so he brought him in last February before FA.

3rd among WRs means 4th among targets and 5th if Hardman is healthy.

You don't draft a 5th option in the second round.

[OKchiefs]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

3rd among WRs means 4th among targets and 5th if Hardman is healthy.

You don't draft a 5th option in the second round.

Brett Veach clearly does

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by OKchiefs

Brett Veach clearly does

Only if he missed on the pick.

So which is it, Run?

Was Moore a good pick or should he be replacing Justin Watson next year?

Because it can't be both.

[Red Dawg]

Originally Posted by O.city

Looking at the WR free agent market this offseason....why would JJSS sign for less here? It's a barren wasteland.

He strikes me as a guy not totally driven by money. He likes it here and he likes winning. Playing with Mahomes he will take a fair deal and stay. That's the way he sounds when he's been asked. I am sure he's aware that we won't blow the top of the market on him. We already put that out there with Hill getting traded.

[RunKC]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

3rd among WRs means 4th among targets and 5th if Hardman is healthy.

You don't draft a 5th option in the second round.

I just looked and there’s another target you didn’t mention. Noah Gray. 597 snaps this year. More than Watson and 4th behind Kelce, Juju and MVS.

I think that proves the whole “Andy countering cover 2 with bigger intermediate weapons and McKinnon” theory.

But yes I agree that Skyy should have done more this year, but Watson proved his value this year. Beating JC Jackson in week 2 for a TD really upped his value and earned trust from Patrick.

Need to see what Skyy does next season though.

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by Red Dawg

He strikes me as a guy not totally driven by money. He likes it here and he likes winning. Playing with Mahomes he will take a fair deal and stay. That's the way he sounds when he's been asked. I am sure he's aware that we won't blow the top of the market on him. We already put that out there with Hill getting traded.

A 'fair deal' still meets or exceeds Christian Kirk's contract.

We shouldn't be paying that for a wealthier Jarvis Landry.

[ToxSocks]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

A 'fair deal' still meets or exceeds Christian Kirk's contract.

We shouldn't be paying that for a wealthier Jarvis Landry.

You really think someone is gonna offer him a Christian Kirk contract?

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by Detoxing

You really think someone is gonna offer him a Christian Kirk contract?

I think he'll end up getting a BETTER offer than Kirk got.

I don't think his agent takes the call from anyone offering less.

[RunKC]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

A 'fair deal' still meets or exceeds Christian Kirk's contract.

We shouldn't be paying that for a wealthier Jarvis Landry.

Juju turned down a $14 million contract with Baltimore to come here. I think he would do a team friendly deal.

JMO

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by RunKC

Juju turned down a $14 million contract with Baltimore to come here. I think he would do a team friendly deal.

JMO

Because he felt KC set him up better to rehab his value and become a more attractive FA target.

Taking a 1 year deal to better position yourself in the FA market isn't evidence that he'll take a sweetheart deal to stay. It's quite the opposite.

[smithandrew051]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

Because he felt KC set him up better to rehab his value and become a more attractive FA target.

Taking a 1 year deal to better position yourself in the FA market isn't evidence that he'll take a sweetheart deal to stay. It's quite the opposite.

Plus, I wouldn’t take much away from any of his public statements.

He’s playing it absolutely right with his comments. He should say he loves it here and wants to stay. Badmouthing the Chiefs and Reid hasn’t worked out too well for other guys.

Sounds like he made a really good decision last offseason. I hope similar players see that and follow his lead.