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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
Okay, but was Maclin getting safeties rotated over the top towards him last year? I'd guess absolutely not.
So, lets say Hill is starting to get safety attention and Robinson is anything close to NFL ready (or hell, Wilson is just the same fairly benign presence he's always been). Shouldn't that do a lot to open up targets for Kelce and the slot WR? I suspect the X will be about the same.
But if they can get defenses back into the 'pick your poison' mode of 2015 when they had to decide if they wanted to let Maclin or Kelce beat them, that's a MASSIVE win.
I think the point isn't necessarily that his stats will be as good but over larger opportunities, but rather that his production over minimal opportunities establishes him as a credible threat that may draw defenses in a way that Maclin simply wasn't doing last year.
Then again, Smith will probably just roll the other way and overthrow a runningback instead.
****! Not a smith thread. Still....****.
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No, I totally get that. My comment was strictly just based on "double his targets and double his stats". I think Hill has a ceiling right now with Smith as his QB. It's not necessarily a knock on Smith....but I'm not expecting to see a 1300 yard year with 12-14 TDs. I think I'm expecting around 950 yards with 7-8 TDs.