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Originally Posted by O.city
The Chiefs don't throw those balls though, they're more about separation.
So if you wanna trade for a WR and pay one, it should probably be more along the lines of a Brandon Aiyuk or a younger guy like that.
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Yeah, I’m not saying Hopkins is the answer. Or that jumpballs are the only way to go. But you do need some guys who are capable of snagging quick aggressive passes. A simple sideline route can be quick by either a WR who can consistently win 50-50 balls or gets immediate separation. At the very least have a WR who can adjust to the ball instead of waiting for the ball to hit his hands. Main point is it’s not like the past where we were trying to light up the scoreboard with long developing jump balls. Here we are talking about new ways for guys to get open quicker. And that is a huge help as well in the red zone and short yardage where we weren’t very good last year.
Toney has played a small % of snaps but you can see mahomes threw a lot of aggressive “go up and get it” passes that we haven’t seen before. If you give him the option, mahomes will use it.
Certainly not opposed to someone like aiyuk.