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Originally Posted by Chris Meck
We literally just won a Super Bowl doing things a certain way, and it's a month later, and some of you guys want to go back to stars and scrubs-only a LESSER version of that. I mean, what the ****?
Hopkins is no Tyreek Hill. And defenses turned Hill into a possession receiver. And you guys want to go backwards? With an over 30 Hopkins?
This is dumb.
We're on a course, it's proven successful, stay the course. We need maximum value per cap dollar spent. Mahomes plus best 52.
This is the way.
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Not to quibble with your logic, but we also lost to BUF 24-20 and CIN 27-24 in 2022. Not to put too fine a point on it, we lost those games because we couldn't score points, because we were fielding those same role players. And if not for the Damar thing, we might not have gotten the 1-seed.
So the fact that that it worked once, well, let's be honest and admit there was a few mitigating factors that helped us out along the way.
I get that acquiring DHop would probably mess up the careful architecture of what Veach's put together the last three or so years. I get that it would probably mean letting some good players go earlier than expected, like Sneed/Gay/Bolton. It might. It's even likely.
But again, I'm not necessarily hung up on DHop or bust. He's just convenient as an example.
But Parris? Come on, we can't do better than that? One step up in class isn't worth a look? Maybe just peek at a good WR2 (WR between 33 and 42?)?
Toney goes out for any significant length of time, which is somewhat likely, and it's:
MVS
Skyy
Watson (if he comes back)
Ross (if either is healthy enough)
Kemp/Powell/Fryfogle???
And what happens if Kelce misses any time? That's the crew you want to roll with? How much can Pat carry?
Here's the thing: You seem to see 2022 as a blueprint for how to move forward. I see it as something of an aberration. A lot of lucky things happened. Like a 7th round rookie suddenly becoming a top-tier RB1. Another 7th round rook being thrust into a starting role, and not only playing well enough, but making a few big plays.
And so on. That doesn't make it the only best way. it just means we have incredible coaching, generational talents at both QB and TE, and a few things just bounced in our favor.
Simply putting some better quality pieces out there means needing less luck. They don't have to be Elite, but they shouldn't have to be JAGs either.