The Fundamental Question going forward

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(04-03-2023, 09:57 AM)ochocincos Wrote: How'd the Chiefs do when they traded away Tyreek Hill?

They won the Super Bowl even though they didn't have a 1000+ yard WR.
Mahomes still threw for over 5000 yards, which was actually more than the year prior with Hill.
Kelce still dominated.
JJSS and MVS combined for 1600 yards between the two of them.
Their top 3 pass catchers put up nearly 3000 yards.

The Bengals may not get a WR quite the same caliber of Higgins, but I would say with pretty high confidence they can get a guy early in the draft that can be around 800-1000 yards. And they can find a third receiving option who can get them 600-800 yards very likely.

And I disagree that teams don't gameplan for the RT.
Did it not seem like the Chiefs in this past playoff game gameplanned to attack the weakest part of the OL, RG and RT?


Do you trust the Bengals to draft and develop an OL, or draft and develop a receiver?
So far, they seem to be much better with receivers than they do with OL.

The Chiefs are an anomaly because of Travis Kelce 110 catches 1330+ yards. Not only is he the best middle of the field receiver in the NFL he's also one of the top receivers with the ball in his hands. He led the NFL in YAC (TE or WR) and was 3rd place in Yards after Contract while receiving behind Christian McCaffrey and Leonard Fournette.

The Chiefs are rhe best YAC team in the NFL because like the Bengals they have seen a ton more cover 2 the last couple of years and Andy Reid has adapted. That's why I've been beating the drum for YAC guys in this draft class.