Chiefs sign former Bucs WR Justin Watson
 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Former Bucs’ WR Justin Watson signed with the Kansas City Chiefs, per source.</p>&mdash; Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) <a href="https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1489714934669889541?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 4, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

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Why

big white boy target for mahomes

280 special teams snaps in 2019.

Guessing that's why he's here.

Plays special teams as well.

Played in the Ivy League.

The next Marcus Kemp? That better all this is.

WR2 = Fixed

BOERIGTER 2.0!!1

LET’S ****ING GOOOOO!!!!

whyppl don't make good wide receivers, usually.

Why not. Past Hill we got crap. Compare ours to the two teams still playing and we are a joke.

Print em.

Would DROB or Pringle make another NFL roster? Biscuit Veal needs to churn this position group.

It's not "To the ship" time just yet. We had 16 receivers in camp last year and still ended up with the same 6 (not counting Gordon) guys. Hill is the only star. Until Drob and Kemp go away forever, I'm not going to get too excited about a futures signing.

They would be PS at best.

Lunchpail guy?

He did run a 4.44 and had a 40 in vert at 6'2" 215 at his pro day... so he's got some hops and some speed for being a white boy.

Showed some good hands when he got chances. Who knows, maybe he ends up a better bargain bin find than Kemp.

Plays the game the right way

Print em

Does the dirty, nasty, stinky work.

Deberg quality

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Toub Toy

High motor

Meh. Big white dude. Good size, maybe we can do something with him.

Was he anything in the SB against the Chiefs?

they must plan on losing a couple of the unrestricted free agent TE

Nice.

Pringle was very good last season. robinson needs to go

I’m wondering if this guy has a chance to stick. When he was drafted….it was one year after Godwin was drafted. He’s been buried on that depth chart for years and Veach loves his SPARQ guys.

He's a #4 WR. They need a #2 and #3 badly

Pringle is a #4 WR with no upside. Last year is as good as he's going to get. We need MUCH better than that.

The fact that Pringle had to slot in as a #2/3 last year suggests we need to do better. Byron should only be playing in 4 WR sets, or when you need a bigger WR in tight yardage situations. He's a fine #4, but super jag-iliscious.

Any chance hardman improves this year? Contract year for him?

Who is our number #3 WR? Robinson? I think Pringle did more this year than him.

We don't really have a #3. We definitely don't have a #2. We've got Hill and a bunch of guys.

Mecole should be that guy that slides in as a #3, but he just disappears for long stretches. That's a dude that should be spending all off-season learning how to run better routes. He's great if he can get open and catch the ball, because he's definitely a guy that can get a lot of yac. But, he really struggles with his routes, and it's pretty obvious Pat has some trust issues with him.

I'm not sure I'd even consider him a WR at this point. He's a gadget player.

2019 - 16 games, 5 starts, 26 catches, 538 yards, 6 TDs, 63.4% catch rate.

2020 - 16 games, 8 starts, 41 catches, 560 yards, 4 TDs, 66.1% catch rate.

2021 - 17 games, 8 starts, 59 catches, 693 yards, 2 TDs, 71.1% catch rate.

The only stat that has gone down each year has been TDs.

Yes, I'd say that he improves this year again.

https://www.pro-football-reference.c...H/HardMe00.htm

Therein lies the problem with why our WR Room looks janky....and needs an infusion of talent

People have hoped for much better from Mecole Hardman, but he has stayed healthy and contributed each year.

If he continues to improve like he has done each season, that puts him near 800 yards, 80 catches, and over a 70-75% catch rate. There are a lot of teams that would LOVE to have him on their team.

I actually like Mecole Hardman and think he can still contribute quite a bit to this team. But even with that production, he's not playing a true WR role.

This team needs a solid #2 opposite Hill.

If the Chiefs get a proper #2 (which I hope they do), Hardman's numbers are gonna go down even of he continues to improve as a player.

I don’t even think of him as a WR. I just give him that Athlete tag that they put on a lot of high school players.

Mahomes was hyping this kid a little in the presser yesterday. Said he had to call Veach when they were working out in Texas to ask how fast he was, because he was late on some of his throws.

He is a Vet with ST experience; would not be shocked if he sticks at the last WR spot if Gordon or Powell have mediocre camps.

FINGER IN THE BOOTY LET'S GOOOOOO!!!!

whoa my bad wrong thread

Two key blocks on the Mahomes big run play that sealed the win.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Tape never lies <a href="https://twitter.com/Chiefs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Chiefs</a> <a href="https://t.co/GNL2N69ih9">pic.twitter.com/GNL2N69ih9</a></p>&mdash; Dan Orlovsky (@danorlovsky7) <a href="https://twitter.com/danorlovsky7/status/1861031923830988821?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 25, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Watson has been an 8.5 out of 10 for us.

dlphg or whatever was just saying post-game how much Watson sucked but that Wanya Morris was playing well enough to be the LT of the future for Mahomes.

What is going on with some people here?

Getting called out for being a disgusting, cowardly traitor every week usually brings out the loser in some people.

I call it CDS.

The year of the three-peat. It's like a tumor that feeds on your sanity.

Watson does all the little things that get overlooked. He’s great running rubs to free up other guys, a solid blocker, and when Pat looks his way, he has good hands.

You're surprised that dlphag had a moronic take? Come on, you've been here long enough to know better.

Clay Downs Semen?

Clay Devours Semen?

Clay Drinks Seed?

He does suck. I think that's pretty obvious when the only thing you can pick out is a block by a guy getting #1 WR snaps. The guy is Skyy Moore if Skyy would catch his only target of the game.

Exactly. Watson is the type of player you want as a 5th WR. He does the dirty work on special teams and in run blocking and he catches the ball when he gets his targets.

Eh, but your WR5 shouldn't be getting anywhere near 65% of the snaps.

Also, I just watched the A-22, and he dropped one that hit him right in the titties, so he ain't that reliable a pass-catcher.

Typical traitor talk.

Watson has been targeted 22 times this year and has 18 catches.

He had some dropsies last year but his catch percentage of 81.8 this season is a career high.

He is a positive asset for the Kansas City Chiefs. We celebrate all positive assets during this dynasty run, and this incredible season.

"Last year"? His career catch% is about 50%, and you know it. We all know it. And last year and the year before Andy tried targeting him more than 3 times a game a few times, and what happened? He caught right about 50% of the balls thrown in his direction. And dropped a bunch that hit him right in the hands. But just in case you've never looked at his career stats, here you go:
https://www.pro-football-reference.c...W/WatsJu01.htm

In other words, he's okay if he's targeted about 2 times a game, and that's it. Which really begs the question, why is he eating up 63% of all offensive snaps? It just doesn't make much, if any, sense.

This is such an idiotic take. The guy has made countless tough, big catches over the course of his career.

But please tell us again how well Morris is playing!

Don’t do that. Don’t double down on this lunacy.

Watson isn’t great but he is a far cry from Skyy ****ing Moore.

I’ve always thought of him as the offensive dirty Dan

Oh no watch out! He made a block so he deserves to get more snaps than all the other WR.

I keep saying he's an asset if he's getting 20-30% of the snaps on offense. He sucks when he's getting WR #1 snaps.

Lunch pail player.

What are the other options out of the five active WRs? Worthy is already getting 64 percent of the snaps. Juju is probably on a play count due to his knee, Rice is out, Brown is out, Sky Moore is out…not that it matters.

Options are more Dhop (32 years old) in the regular season, Mecole Hardman, or Ross.

Nuk played just 27 of a possible 68 offensive snaps. I doubt we were even n danger of overworking him.

Mecole, if I read it right, played less than 10% of offensive snaps.

I know this sounds like fluff but he really does do the little things. Very high attention to detail. He's really good at the pick plays without picking up a penalty too. Just the small things Andy looks for. I know he's a white guy so I hesitate to say this but really is kind of a coach on the field.

Who was the last SB winner without a white guy playing WR?

You need these guys on the roster.

Always bring a white friend (receiver) with you so he can negotiate with the police (refs).

Us in 2020.

Didn't we have Gehrig Dieter?

I assume you meant 2019. The Bucs won in 2020. Ironically, Watson was on their roster.

He used to get targeted on a lot of deep balls where low catch rate is common. Chiefs don't do that anymore.

Great player.

Makes clutch catches.

Why do you think Mahomes was able to scramble for 32 yds and essentially win the game?

Idk if it was in this thread or somewhere else, but he plays like his job depends on it. Hustle player no matter what, all effort. Gotta appreciate those kinds of players.

lol, he was targeted twice on Sunday, and dropped one from about 10 yds out that literally hit him in the tits. Look, I like him, for what he is. But what he is, and what he’ll always be is a ST player that Andy promoted to WR. Which I don’t necessarily have a problem with, except he’s taking WR1 snaps like he’s Justin Jefferson. That’s just dumb.

I don't disagree with you that Watson is a WR4 at best, but I just wouldn't put too much stock in snap count. Especially in the regular season.

If Nuk plays more than 60% of the snaps as a Chief and the Chiefs reach the SB, that 5th we traded turns into a 4th.

Nuk's snaps in the meat of our easiest stretch will undoubtedly be limited and saved for when the going gets tougher not just to save his aging legs for the playoffs but to avoid escalating that draft pick.

Andy has never trusted Hardman to play outside so he isn't going to get the bulk of anything opposite Worthy.

Ross hasn't really ever done shit to prove he's better than Watson, though the fan in me wants to see more of him to know.

And what I’ve been saying is that it’s stupid to limit Nuk’s snaps because of a potential 4th rd draft pick. If he’s gassed, or nursing an injury, or hasn’t absorbed enough of the playbook, fine. But over a possible 4th rd pick? That’s idiotic.


And Mecole is a better WR than JWat. There’s really no comparison. Not putting the best players on the field is dumb.

I don't disagree with you, it just seems this is the strategy they are employing