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Originally Posted by Shields68
To me most of the drops can be attributed to lack of ball skills. MVS, Toney and Sky are not good at getting their hands in a good position to catch a ball on some occasions not everytime They also are bad at contested catches. That individual skill is not going to improve in season, it is not something an OC can work on in season. Besides it really is a skill you continue to improve upon and all these guys were also here last year.
Diference is those guys used lightly, on clutch plays. Mahomes had a healthy Kelce and sure handed JuJu to keep drives a live. That is not there right now.
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MVS 100% has always had below average ball skills, even in his time at Green Bay. Always a guy who could get open, especially deep passes but you would hold your breathe until he actually caught the ball and reeled it in. I think MVS has actually exceeded our expectations up until this year with how he played last season and specifically the playoffs. MVS looks to me he has reverted to his old self and you hope that you get the best version out of him for a few weeks in playoffs when it matters the most.
Skyy's ball skills are interesting since I would say that was one of his + attributes coming out of Western Michigan. It just seems now that the windows have gotten tighter, Skyy isn't able to pluck the ball out of the air or high point passes. Skyy isn't comfortable with the coverage overall being
tighter. He's had a few chances of making some big plays in some big moments but he won't attack the ball in the air. I think some of this has to do with confidence.
Toney's collapse in receiving productivity and ball skills has me baffled. For the life of me I cannot understand or fathom why Toney has eroded into a somewhat used gadget player. Whether you look at his career at Florida, his brief history with the Giants, or his first season with the Chiefs, Toney has always been a productive and dangerous weapon. Even though he wasn't really healthy with the Chiefs last season, you saw glimpses of the elite athleticism, especially his game against the Jags. I 100% thought he was going to have a monster season with the Chiefs this year and be the #1 receiver by a significant margin.
Now he seems lost and with zero confidence- take his dropped 5 yard pass vs the Bills. Inexcusable for a high school receiver, let alone a guy who has dominated every level of football he has played at. I would argue the entire group minus Rice and Watson seem to have zero confidence. I do believe a position coach can effect how you feel about your game. Need to somehow correct that, this group is playing way below their ability.