When people talk about the Chiefs needing to add Wide Receiver depth, a lot of other Chiefs fans will respond that “this is the exact same offense -JuJu +Rashee that got us a Superbowl last year, we don’t need it” which is incredibly misguided because the league changes every single year.

The Buccaneers won a superbowl (against us I’ll add). Proceeded to bring back every single player and coach from that SB team, add in the draft and free agency, then lost in the Divisional to a Rams team that went all in. What was good enough last year, may not be good this year.

Players develop, players age, the tape adds up. The offensive scheming is not at the level it was last year. Kelce is a year older and having a down year. 2 of our WR bets in Skyy and Toney have not worked out. And it’s hard not to see that players that were integral to our SB run can’t even make the field on much much worse teams

The sky isn’t falling, its not panic mode. We’re still leading the AFC and you still have to believe that Andy, Veach, and Mahomes will do everything they think is necessary to win another SB. And if nothing happens on the deadline today I’ll still trust they made the right choice, but WR is a real need and people aren’t being fair weather fans for pointing it out.

  • MadlisterBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    It’s not a fair weather fan thing. It’s an availability of resources thing.

    Cap space is a major factor. Yes there’s the possibility of shuffling money to bonuses and spreading it out over 5 years, etc. But that becomes like a sugar rush economy situation where you hope to enjoy the quick high then hamstring yourself for the long term, and the more you do it the worse it gets.

    Plus - Andy’s offense is notoriously hard for WRs to digest and takes a good bit of time, even for vets. Other than using someone for a few situational gadget plays (like Toney late last season).

    I’m 110% for improving the team anywhere and everywhere we can. But it seems like an awful lot of people think this is just like a game of Madden where you can basically trade for anyone, and real life just doesn’t work that way.