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.
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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.
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Second rounder in his second year, taken knowing he needed some polish but the potential ceiling was too good to resist

He rang up 20.7 yards per catch as a rookie... so its just damn ridiculous to think you've got a read on his trajectory
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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.
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In to repeat-

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.

Carry on.
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Kelce is our MVP.
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I really think he is. The offense would be a shell of itself if he disappeared.
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Sure they do. We aren't paying Watkins to put up stats. We are paying him to help us win Super Bowls.
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Hmm.
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Cut the cocksucker!
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He'd better score a TD to make up for the one he gave away to the Bills.
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Touchdown Hardman
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I think he saw my post and knew he had to redeem himself.
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Thank God they put those desktop computers on the sideline and let players lurk on here during the game!
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Lurking on Chiefsplanet in the middle of a game is essential!
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