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Originally Posted by gordonelloyd
I didn’t say Veach has been an absolute failure. I said he has not done a good enough job in the wide receiver room after the hill trade. Maybe terrible was too strong a word, as after all he did get Rice. But clearly what he has done in the draft and the free Asian market has not been enough to give Mahomes the receivers he needs. Anyone who thinks otherwise hasn’t watched any games this year.
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What the Chiefs did in the WR room in 2022 absolutely was "enough" to give Mahomes what he needed. The Chiefs were an efficient, balanced, and explosive offense that led the NFL in most advanced and standard passing categories. It was enough for Mahomes to be the league MVP, again.
What they did in 2023 was not enough, as of current date. That required a lot of factors to fail:
Valdes-Scantling regressing badly
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Toney and Moore both failing to take a step forward
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Veteran Toney/Moore insurance policy Richie James getting hurt early
If even one of those things is different, it probably looks a lot more like 2022.
Either way, saying they have failed at this since the Hill trade, period, is not accurate.