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Originally Posted by Megatron96
Andy's Prime Directive has always been "get me and Pat more weapons." You're high if you think Veach isn't going to make every effort to bring more talented offensive weapons to the Chiefs in 2023.
And stop with the Hill stuff. No one thinks that DHop=Hill; they aren't even the same type of WR, fcs. Hill is a speed merchant. DHop is a physically prototypical WR (unlike Hill) with exceptional hands (not Hill) and athleticism which grants him a huge catch radius (not like Hill), with great route-running skills from any position and an extremely high football IQ. DHop is closer to Jerry than he is to Isaac Bruce.
{No one flip the hell out and say that I'm comparing DHop directly to Jerry Rice. Chill.}
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It doesn't matter if Hopkins=Hill, in relative terms, they're the same. A huge cap hit WR that means you either force feed them the ball or are poor cap value. A return to 'stars and scrubs'. A huge cap hit that means you almost certainly have to cut MVS (or other players) which weakens your overall team in a year where we're paying more than 20% of our cap to the QB.
'Andy's directive' as you call it would always be in play, but not in the way you and so many others are thinking. You do a Hopkins deal, you're ****ing your team two years down the road. We'll certainly add weapons, but it will be in the draft, and we'll develop them, because we HAVE TO.
If we're going to throw money around, do it where it really can make a difference; finish shoring up the offensive line and get yourself at least one upgrade at OT. It would be nice to watch a healthy Mahomes in the Super Bowl for a change.
We're going to need to live and die by the draft for a couple of years here. Fortunately, Veach has done exceptionally well these last couple of drafts, and there's every reason to believe that we'll continue to do well there-no matter what you say about it. We have a GM, head coach and offensive system, defensive coordinator and system well entrenched and in tune with each other. That's why these last couple of drafts have gone so well, it's not magic, it's experience and knowing exactly who fits and who doesn't.