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Originally Posted by Chris Meck
Because nobody cares. McKinnon's problem has never been talent, and if McKinnon can't go, I see no reason Pacheco can't do a lot of the same work in year two. Schematically, if they've managed to cover Kelce and the WRs, then we'll eat them alive with the backs. It's literally how the offense is designed. It's not a problem, it's a feature. This is all a bunch of hand wringing about nothing.
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And I might believe that is the new scheme, except that Veach didn't draft a premium RB or TE. Instead,
he traded up to draft a WR, signed another, sent someone to take a look at Odell, may have spoken with DHop's agent, and didn't draft any TEs at all.
Which leads me to believe that WRs are still probably important to the scheme.
I mean, if RBs are the new face of the Chiefs, then why didn't Veach draft one sooner than the 7th round? Why just resign a couple backups, retain CEH?
I mean, Pacheco is pretty good,
but he had to undergo two surgeries after just his first season, so you'd think Veach would've been pretty focused on finding a couple solid options if he got dinged up.
Or at least just to lighten the load for him in 2023.
And there
were several much better RB prospects both in the draft and FA if that were the case, weren't there?
Instead, the RB room was kind of treated like an afterthought.
As for hand-wringing, well I guess i just don't get the warm fuzzies about our WR room when they totaled just 81 yards receiving in the SB. When they ranked outside the top-10 in total yards/TDs in 2022. I think that's a little concerning. Especially when our projected WR1 has played just one complete season in five years.