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Originally Posted by pugsnotdrugs19
Did our offense get worse losing Maclin? Yes.
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This is pure and utter speculation.
The Chiefs won 12 games last year with Maclin playing like ass. He was targeted 15 times in the Texans game and caught six. That's pathetic. He was awful in the playoff game and missed 4 games entirely with a groin injury.
The Chiefs weren't getting a 27 year old Maclin that put up 1,088 yards in 2017. He's 29 and declining rapidly. It's also clear that the Chiefs thought that their younger guys are capable of filling the 530 yard void left by releasing Maclin.
The bottom line is that this move allows the young guys, be it Chesson, Robinson or even Seantavious Jones, an opportunity to step up and contribute.
I think this move has very little, if any, negative impact to the offense.