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Originally Posted by Chris Meck
There's no blueprint, other than it usually takes a year to get into the flow of this offense for just about anyone.
We've not had a group of high picks at WR...well, ever. Certainly not in Mahomes'time. We now have 3, two of which are in year two.
There's no blueprint. There's no precedent. All of the negative scaredy cat stuff is silly.
Veach, Reid, and Mahomes are all confident. We should be excited to see the next group of stars develop before our very eyes. How good can they be? Will it be Toney? Skyy? Rice? Who's going to show out and rise to the top?
My money's on Skyy. And Rice as the season goes on. Toney's injury situation gives me pause.
I'm not counting on it, but I'm rooting for Justyn Ross too. Just because I love a good story.
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Well, except there is precedent, throughout Andy's 20+ career as HC. Young/inexperienced WRs don't typically take over starting roles in just their 2nd year in Andy's history. It's not a hard and fast rule, but there's certainly plenty of evidence.
And I'm just as excited as anyone to see what Toney/Skyy/Rice can do. Particularly Toney, but 'm a little biased.
I'm just not banking on the idea that they'll all show out big in 2023.
I think Rice will be brought along in the same measured fashion that every young WR has been in Andy's career. And you said it yourself; young WRs usually take at least a year to "get into the flow of this offense for just about anyone."
So no real reason to believe anything else about Rice's development/performance this year, right?
Skyy should approach/slightly exceed Hardman's 2nd year numbers. That would be a big jump for him. And I think that's a lot more realistic than predicting that Skyy will post 1,000 yards and 8+ TDs.
Regardless of whether Toney can stay healthy, if Rice catches 40-45 balls and Skyy posts 2nd-year Mecole numbers, that will be a big win for KC.
But if Toney can't stay healthy . . .