Pringle was getting all the snaps down the stretch. Is he in the doghouse? (I'm only partially asking because I started him in fantasy thinking he'd get some looks with Watkins out)
Seems like he's regressed a lot this season, unfortunately... [Reply]
Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud:
That may have been true in previous seasons but it wasn't true in 2020.
Weeks 1-5 with Watkins: 34, 23, 34, 26, 32 (L)
Weeks 6-11 without Watkins: 26, 43, 35, 33, Bye, 35.
149 scored when points with Watkins versus 172 without.
Yeah, I knew that this season wasn't the same. And I have my theories as to why exactly, but I won't go there right now. But nothing about this season has been 'normal,' so I've been kind of throwing it out with the dirty dishwater.
What I do know, is that opposing defenses have a lot of respect for Watkins and it shows in how they play us when he's on the field. They pay him a ton of attention. And when that happens, everything gets easier for every other receiver we have on the field. Watkins is a serious weapon for the offense, even when he isn't targeted, and when he goes, we'll notice it against the best defenses going forward. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Megatron96:
Yeah, I knew that this season wasn't the same. And I have my theories as to why exactly, but I won't go there right now. But nothing about this season has been 'normal,' so I've been kind of throwing it out with the dirty dishwater.
What I do know, is that opposing defenses have a lot of respect for Watkins and it shows in how they play us when he's on the field. They pay him a ton of attention. And when that happens, everything gets easier for every other receiver we have on the field. Watkins is a serious weapon for the offense, even when he isn't targeted, and when he goes, we'll notice it against the best defenses going forward.
The Chiefs are no longer scoring less without Watkins being available.
I'm not really one to bag on dudes for getting whatever money they can earn but Watkins clearly has not lived up to expectations. [Reply]
Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud:
The Chiefs are no longer scoring less without Watkins being available.
I'm not really one to bag on dudes for getting whatever money they can earn but Watkins clearly has not lived up to expectations.
No, he hasn't. But whatever issues the Chiefs have on offense, Watkins is not on that list. He's simply not been available enough. When he is available, KC tends to have longer drives, that usually end up with points, with less straight up trickery used by Andy. Not that I'm worried about Andy running out of creative plays ever, but having a WR with Watkins particular set of skills and physicality just makes things easier all around.
And it's not a secret that we can lose Hill, and the offense still works pretty well. But lose Hill and Watkins, and the offense bogs down more often. We've seen it several times now, and it's pretty clear. Though again it's kind of hard to tell, simply because we seem to trot out a new OL every other game or so.
I can't imagine how bad it would be if we ever lost Kelce for a long stretch. [knock very hard on wood] But if we had Hill and Watkins, or a Watkins clone that could stay healthy, I feel fairly confident that Andy could find a way to muddle through without Kelce for a while. [Reply]
any offensive problems we have are due to the offensive line struggles, which are nobody's fault, but are bad luck due to injuries and covid opt-outs. All of the problems. Problems running the ball, problems protecting the QB-all of them.