Never been a fan of Nagy, so bringing in someone new cannot hurt. They are set a WR with Worthy and Rice, so we just need to find a 3rd receiver. Same along the O Line, when they are healthy they have been pretty good, so that is not an area of need. Would love to move Taylor, but that is not happening. RB and TE are the two position of need on the offense I would say.
He hasn't regressed. When the defense knows everything the receivers are going to do its hard for them to get open.
They are not set at WR. Rice is a good #2 but is not an alpha WR. Does not do good against man and doesn’t make the tough catches. Worthy is ok. Kelce is the man but it’s time to go. We have no one that beats man coverage right now.
But a lot of that is because the defense does not have to fear they are going to burnt by our running backs. They are hard runners, but not one is capable of taking it for a long TD run, or making a guy miss. Our WRs are also dropping a lot of passes, and Mahomes has not been as sharp the past couple of years as he was earlier in his career.
He has regressed. He doesn't hit his deep ball very much, missing lot of reads, gets jumpy in the pocket even when its clean. These are all things that can be corrected, but to say he hasn't regressed is being blind to what's happening on the field.
Rice missing those first 6 games because of the suspension really hurt him this season in taking the next step in his development. Everyone was saying that he would be a beast when he came back, and it has not worked out that way. We only have 6 picks in the draft, WR is one of those you can let slide for a year, as we have more pressing needs. How much better would the receiver core look with a vintage Kelsey, guy has been a shadow of himself the past couple of years. Find a TE and a RB that puts the fear into people, and Worthy and Rice will eat them up.
Taylor's gone after this year. They need cap space next year and cutting him gets them a good chunk,
Let's start with spelling Kelce right when talking about the Chiefs
Let's start with spelling Kelce right when talking about the Chiefs
Rice is what he is, a great player when you get the ball in his hands running in space and against zone. Average or below average in man/contested coverage. Worthy is complimentary player who can make the tough catch, but size limits his potential. They should be playing Thorton more, he is always getting open. The rest are a bunch of JAGs.
Its hard to hit the deep ball when you're flushed out of the pocket every pass play. Helps to have guys that can get deep too. He can't do it on his own.
A better RB would have done nothing to change anything this year. Would have just been paying more money for nothing more than we already got. There aren't holes to run through and no back can make them.
I think a dynamic RB is needed for this offense. There have been a lot of good holes that Hunt hits, but is too slow to break away. Pacheco cannot read blocks to save his life. Andy does not commit to the run is another issue. When he had McCoy in Philly or even Damien Williams/ Jerick McKinnon in KC, he could scheme up some crazy screens or plays for the RB out of the backfield. We missing all that right now.
The Oline has been good when healthy. Even last night Pole did a great job considering his first start. Mahomes is not trusting it a lot of the time. He bails on clean pockets or doesn't step up in the pocket a lot of the time. It correctable for him, but he is regressing in that aspect.
