It did, but which opponent that we faced in the playoffs last year (especially the AFC) closed the gap on KC? Not saying that Veach shouldn’t try to improve the WR core, just it’s not as doom and gloom as some are making it out to be. [Reply]
Originally Posted by tredadda:
It did, but which opponent that we faced in the playoffs last year (especially the AFC) closed the gap on KC? Not saying that Veach shouldn’t try to improve the WR core, just it’s not as doom and gloom as some are making it out to be.
Yeah, I concede the point about the AFC, to an extent. BUF just got better. Don't think anyone else really did. Scratch that, HOU acquired Diggs, so they are nominally better offensively than they were last season. Other than those two, no, not really.
However, last season we were better in the RZ, nearly twice as efficient, per TeamRankings.com. This season our RZ TD scoring% is a hair over 38%, and a lot of that is skewed by our last game vs. NOR inflating our stats. We're really about 5% worse than that. However, even with the NOR numbers, 38% puts us 29th in the league in RZ scoring. Only NE, MIA, and DAL are worse.
And just ftr, BUF is 6th, at 68%. BAL/HOU are tied for 1st at 75%. Even lowly PIT is better than us at 50%, good enough for 19th, so still below NFL average. [Reply]
Originally Posted by -King-:
If the only choices are trade for Drob or sign MVS, I'm trading for DRob all day long.
Wouldn't argue with that, he is less dynamic speed and size wise but is more consistent and is excellent in scramble drills... he knows how to work back to his QB [Reply]
Originally Posted by staylor26:
No, and I think we're still better than them, but I would've felt much better about beating them in the playoffs again without a legit WR1.
Because despite what a bunch of Pat d riders want to say, he's playing like shit.
I think he'd be the first one to say that but Pat has mostly played like shit this season. 6 TD's 6 picks....he's at an all time worst in every meaningful stat to start this season.
This isn't even Alex Smith vibes. Pat is just playing like shit most of the time so far. I don't know why so many here get triggered by that.