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Originally Posted by MahomesMagic
When Tyreek left they knew they couldn't replace Tyreek directly so they got a bunch of guys and toolboxed a solution.
MVS role was to threaten the defense with speed deep and draw coverage so Kelce and JuJu could own the middle of the field.
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Pretty much. Tyreek at least ran 5-7 go-/sluggo-/skinny post/post-corner routes a game, at least that number of jet-motions, etc. that were just window-dressing to stretch the defense.
When he got traded, Andy needed a substitute. MVS took over the deep route stuff, but he wasn't any good at the jet-motion stuff, but we had Hardman for that. JuJu was kind of a poorman's Watkins with the short-intermediate routes, except slower, more possession-only.
MVS will serve the exact same role in 2023, Skyy probably takes a portion of JuJu's role, Toney takes more of a Hardman role. There'll be some overlap of routes run between Skyy and Toney.
And MVS probably out-performed his contract slightly last season. He ran a more advanced route tree than what he did in GB, and had a better catch rate in KC. If he simply repeats what he did in 2022, he'll have done his job.