I saw this article on Fansided today. They seem to think that the Bills got the better end of the trade based on a few games. Lol
The Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills struck up a draft-night trade that infuriated those who aren't inclined to root for the NFL's latest juggernaut. Buffalo traded back, handing the No. 28 pick to Kansas City in exchange for the No. 32 pick and some other late-round swaps. Then, Buffalo moved back one more spot, from No. 32 to No. 33, in a separate trade with Carolina.
That left Texas Longhorns wideout Xavier Worthy, the fastest player in NFL Combine history, on the board for Kansas City. It sent the media into a frenzy, as Worthy's unmatched straight-line speed and open-field elusiveness was easy to compare to an infamous former Chief, Tyreek Hill.
Many lambasted the Bills for handing their foremost AFC rivals such a prime offensive weapon. Depth in the WR room was a weakness for the Chiefs last season — one of few holes in their pristine armor. To just give Patrick Mahomes the fastest WR on Earth was a bold, and some felt unwise, move.
The Bills landed a wide receiver of their own at No. 33, grabbing Florida State's Keon Coleman. Their profiles couldn't have been more different. Worthy is 5-foot-11 and 165 pounds. Coleman is 6-foot-4, 215 pounds. Diametrically opposed receivers for arguably the two best quarterbacks in all of football.
Many naturally expected the Chiefs to win the trade, as Worthy was the buzziest name pre-draft and there's a certain reputation boost inherent to joining the Kansas City offense. Through seven weeks of the NFL season, however, it feels like we may have undersold Buffalo's end of the bargain.
Did the Bills win their draft night trade with the Chiefs?
Keon Coleman has outperformed Xavier Worthy so far, point blank. There are other factors at play here — target share, strength of schedule, personnel, etc. — but Coleman sure looks the part of Buffalo's future at the position. Worthy in Kansas City, not so much.
The board is wide open for Worthy to dominate targets and lead a beat-up Chiefs offense. Both Hollywood Brown and Rashee Rice are hurt and Travis Kelce hasn't been himself. Mahomes is grasping at straws, trying to find dudes to throw to, but Worthy just has not been dependable.
He does have a couple rushing touchdowns, which bears mentioning, but Worthy's higher target share (15 catches through six games) comes with a lower completion percentage and less efficiency. For all the hubbub about Worthy's game-changing speed, he's averaging a solid 13.2 yards per catch. That pales in comparison, however, to Coleman's 20.4 yards per catch, which leaps off the page.
Worthy does not have the physicality to make contested catches or dominate in the red zone. Coleman is your more traditional big-play receiver, capable of muscling his way to 50-50 balls and touching the sky on contested catches. That's not to say Worthy's unbelievable speed doesn't have its own merit, but he could end up in more of a situational role compared to Coleman. Not every speedster is Tyreek Hill.
Both rookie wideouts are on track for long and productive careers, but the point here is simple. Buffalo clearly got its man.
It was fun to criticize the Bills for dealing with the devil and potentially helping a top rival, but when you're able to get your preferred prospect at a lower pick, it's bad business not to trade down. Coleman has the speed, size, and physicality to emerge as a special weapon in Buffalo's offense. He already has a strong connection to Josh Allen, and the stats will only get better from here.
Worthy and Coleman will be measured against each other for the rest of their careers, fair or not. This is the sort of trade that can shape the outcome of postseason battles. Kansas City and Buffalo are slated for many more classic duels in January.
Both teams are probably content with the outcome of this trade, but Buffalo ought to feel especially good about the early returns compared to the initial reactions when the deal went down.
Originally Posted by jjchieffan:
I saw this article on Fansided today. They seem to think that the Bills got the better end of the trade based on a few games. Lol
The Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills struck up a draft-night trade that infuriated those who aren't inclined to root for the NFL's latest juggernaut. Buffalo traded back, handing the No. 28 pick to Kansas City in exchange for the No. 32 pick and some other late-round swaps. Then, Buffalo moved back one more spot, from No. 32 to No. 33, in a separate trade with Carolina.
That left Texas Longhorns wideout Xavier Worthy, the fastest player in NFL Combine history, on the board for Kansas City. It sent the media into a frenzy, as Worthy's unmatched straight-line speed and open-field elusiveness was easy to compare to an infamous former Chief, Tyreek Hill.
Many lambasted the Bills for handing their foremost AFC rivals such a prime offensive weapon. Depth in the WR room was a weakness for the Chiefs last season — one of few holes in their pristine armor. To just give Patrick Mahomes the fastest WR on Earth was a bold, and some felt unwise, move.
The Bills landed a wide receiver of their own at No. 33, grabbing Florida State's Keon Coleman. Their profiles couldn't have been more different. Worthy is 5-foot-11 and 165 pounds. Coleman is 6-foot-4, 215 pounds. Diametrically opposed receivers for arguably the two best quarterbacks in all of football.
Many naturally expected the Chiefs to win the trade, as Worthy was the buzziest name pre-draft and there's a certain reputation boost inherent to joining the Kansas City offense. Through seven weeks of the NFL season, however, it feels like we may have undersold Buffalo's end of the bargain.
Did the Bills win their draft night trade with the Chiefs?
Keon Coleman has outperformed Xavier Worthy so far, point blank. There are other factors at play here — target share, strength of schedule, personnel, etc. — but Coleman sure looks the part of Buffalo's future at the position. Worthy in Kansas City, not so much.
The board is wide open for Worthy to dominate targets and lead a beat-up Chiefs offense. Both Hollywood Brown and Rashee Rice are hurt and Travis Kelce hasn't been himself. Mahomes is grasping at straws, trying to find dudes to throw to, but Worthy just has not been dependable.
He does have a couple rushing touchdowns, which bears mentioning, but Worthy's higher target share (15 catches through six games) comes with a lower completion percentage and less efficiency. For all the hubbub about Worthy's game-changing speed, he's averaging a solid 13.2 yards per catch. That pales in comparison, however, to Coleman's 20.4 yards per catch, which leaps off the page.
Worthy does not have the physicality to make contested catches or dominate in the red zone. Coleman is your more traditional big-play receiver, capable of muscling his way to 50-50 balls and touching the sky on contested catches. That's not to say Worthy's unbelievable speed doesn't have its own merit, but he could end up in more of a situational role compared to Coleman. Not every speedster is Tyreek Hill.
Both rookie wideouts are on track for long and productive careers, but the point here is simple. Buffalo clearly got its man.
It was fun to criticize the Bills for dealing with the devil and potentially helping a top rival, but when you're able to get your preferred prospect at a lower pick, it's bad business not to trade down. Coleman has the speed, size, and physicality to emerge as a special weapon in Buffalo's offense. He already has a strong connection to Josh Allen, and the stats will only get better from here.
Worthy and Coleman will be measured against each other for the rest of their careers, fair or not. This is the sort of trade that can shape the outcome of postseason battles. Kansas City and Buffalo are slated for many more classic duels in January.
Both teams are probably content with the outcome of this trade, but Buffalo ought to feel especially good about the early returns compared to the initial reactions when the deal went down.
Chiefs grade: B
Bills grade: A
Damn this article took longer to write than the earth has existed [Reply]
Originally Posted by Rasputin:
Need Patrick to connect on the deep ball.
Agree. Looks like an overthrow, but Worthy did hesitate just a bit while trying to track the ball. Seems more of a Mahomes error. Just a little more air under it and that's a TD. Would be interesting to hear those two discuss it while watching film. Positive note: it wasn't underthrown and picked. If PM was to miss on that, better to miss deep.
Originally Posted by -King-:
No, I'm actually in the boat that they're underutilizing his talents and that he could be doing a lot more right now. But it's ridiculous to say he's going to be better than a player who is on pace to be one of the 10 greatest WRs ever. And you don't get the body control he has without being extremely fluid. He can be sudden or he can be fluid depending on the situation. That's why he's so unique.
Maybe Reid is underutilizing Worthy a bit right now, and probably for good reason
Reek was built like a small tank from the start and only got chunkier, Worthy is a different specimen... he's a skinny little dude that needs to be somewhat protected until he gets a year or so of an NFL weight program
You keep acting like what I say about Reek vs X is some kind of slam, and its not that in any way at all... its just comparing and contrasting different styles [Reply]
Reek is a freak athlete, but is really pretty awkward as a receiver. He's not really a natural hands catcher. He kinda baskets the ball. He can track the ball deep, but yeah, he kind of stops, jumps, and turns around for the ball, not over the shoulder in stride. Very effective, not arguing that, but really weird and not natural. Worthy can be better in some ways, but he's not rocked up like Hill, and he's not the jitterbug that Hill is. Worthy is smoother, and that's not necessarily an advantage. But he's not on par with Hill right now, of course. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Chris Meck:
Reek is a freak athlete, but is really pretty awkward as a receiver. He's not really a natural hands catcher. He kinda baskets the ball. He can track the ball deep, but yeah, he kind of stops, jumps, and turns around for the ball, not over the shoulder in stride. Very effective, not arguing that, but really weird and not natural. Worthy can be better in some ways, but he's not rocked up like Hill, and he's not the jitterbug that Hill is. Worthy is smoother, and that's not necessarily an advantage. But he's not on par with Hill right now, of course.
Well yeah, if you're under thrown, you have to stop and turn around. How would he catch it over the shoulder in that situation?
He has plenty of over the shoulder catches when he's hit in stride. For example
The difference is, Worthy is going to win more Super Bowls than Tyreek Hill. Worthy will have better playoff and Super Bowl stats for his career than Tyreek. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Rasputin:
The difference is, Worthy is going to win more Super Bowls than Tyreek Hill. Worthy will have better playoff and Super Bowl stats for his career than Tyreek.
For sure. Worthy has 10+ playoff runs in his career to go. Tyreek likely doesn't have many if any left. Unless they trade for him this week... [Reply]
Tyreek might be the best player I've ever seen at tracking a deep ball. Also even with his size he is elite at high pointing the ball as well. Just such a ridiculous athlete. [Reply]
Originally Posted by jjchieffan:
I saw this article on Fansided today. They seem to think that the Bills got the better end of the trade based on a few games. Lol
The Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills struck up a draft-night trade that infuriated those who aren't inclined to root for the NFL's latest juggernaut. Buffalo traded back, handing the No. 28 pick to Kansas City in exchange for the No. 32 pick and some other late-round swaps. Then, Buffalo moved back one more spot, from No. 32 to No. 33, in a separate trade with Carolina.
That left Texas Longhorns wideout Xavier Worthy, the fastest player in NFL Combine history, on the board for Kansas City. It sent the media into a frenzy, as Worthy's unmatched straight-line speed and open-field elusiveness was easy to compare to an infamous former Chief, Tyreek Hill.
Many lambasted the Bills for handing their foremost AFC rivals such a prime offensive weapon. Depth in the WR room was a weakness for the Chiefs last season — one of few holes in their pristine armor. To just give Patrick Mahomes the fastest WR on Earth was a bold, and some felt unwise, move.
The Bills landed a wide receiver of their own at No. 33, grabbing Florida State's Keon Coleman. Their profiles couldn't have been more different. Worthy is 5-foot-11 and 165 pounds. Coleman is 6-foot-4, 215 pounds. Diametrically opposed receivers for arguably the two best quarterbacks in all of football.
Many naturally expected the Chiefs to win the trade, as Worthy was the buzziest name pre-draft and there's a certain reputation boost inherent to joining the Kansas City offense. Through seven weeks of the NFL season, however, it feels like we may have undersold Buffalo's end of the bargain.
Did the Bills win their draft night trade with the Chiefs?
Keon Coleman has outperformed Xavier Worthy so far, point blank. There are other factors at play here — target share, strength of schedule, personnel, etc. — but Coleman sure looks the part of Buffalo's future at the position. Worthy in Kansas City, not so much.
The board is wide open for Worthy to dominate targets and lead a beat-up Chiefs offense. Both Hollywood Brown and Rashee Rice are hurt and Travis Kelce hasn't been himself. Mahomes is grasping at straws, trying to find dudes to throw to, but Worthy just has not been dependable.
He does have a couple rushing touchdowns, which bears mentioning, but Worthy's higher target share (15 catches through six games) comes with a lower completion percentage and less efficiency. For all the hubbub about Worthy's game-changing speed, he's averaging a solid 13.2 yards per catch. That pales in comparison, however, to Coleman's 20.4 yards per catch, which leaps off the page.
Worthy does not have the physicality to make contested catches or dominate in the red zone. Coleman is your more traditional big-play receiver, capable of muscling his way to 50-50 balls and touching the sky on contested catches. That's not to say Worthy's unbelievable speed doesn't have its own merit, but he could end up in more of a situational role compared to Coleman. Not every speedster is Tyreek Hill.
Both rookie wideouts are on track for long and productive careers, but the point here is simple. Buffalo clearly got its man.
It was fun to criticize the Bills for dealing with the devil and potentially helping a top rival, but when you're able to get your preferred prospect at a lower pick, it's bad business not to trade down. Coleman has the speed, size, and physicality to emerge as a special weapon in Buffalo's offense. He already has a strong connection to Josh Allen, and the stats will only get better from here.
Worthy and Coleman will be measured against each other for the rest of their careers, fair or not. This is the sort of trade that can shape the outcome of postseason battles. Kansas City and Buffalo are slated for many more classic duels in January.
Both teams are probably content with the outcome of this trade, but Buffalo ought to feel especially good about the early returns compared to the initial reactions when the deal went down.
Chiefs grade: B
Bills grade: A
The trade for Cooper is really going to help Coleman. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Chris Meck:
Reek is a freak athlete, but is really pretty awkward as a receiver. He's not really a natural hands catcher. He kinda baskets the ball. He can track the ball deep, but yeah, he kind of stops, jumps, and turns around for the ball, not over the shoulder in stride. Very effective, not arguing that, but really weird and not natural. Worthy can be better in some ways, but he's not rocked up like Hill, and he's not the jitterbug that Hill is. Worthy is smoother, and that's not necessarily an advantage. But he's not on par with Hill right now, of course.
Originally Posted by -King-:
For sure. Worthy has 10+ playoff runs in his career to go. Tyreek likely doesn't have many if any left. Unless they trade for him this week...
Originally Posted by dlphg9:
Tyreek might be the best player I've ever seen at tracking a deep ball. Also even with his size he is elite at high pointing the ball as well. Just such a ridiculous athlete.
Yep. He's once in a lifetime talent.
A freak of an athlete, and one of the greatest football players to ever play the game. [Reply]
