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The other perspective is that it's malpractice to elevate Shakir above the low-target role that his skill set probably deserves. Malpractice not just for the offense but for Shakir himself by laying bigger expectations on him than he can likely deliver. In fact that is verbatim what happened with Gabe Davis. If he had remained the WR4 for his entire stint here I bet he would have gotten $18M per year this offseason. Some team would see what he did in that role and convince themselves he would explode in a more featured role, as most fans and analysts predicted after his divisional round performance. Instead we elevated his role which laid his faults out bare for everyone to see, and as a result he ended up getting Darnell Mooney money instead of Christian Kirk money. Giving players the right amount of opportunity for their skill set is best for everybody involved.

Shakir is better after the catch but Beasley was much better before the catch. That's why I think he might just be better as an inherently low target player... He's no more than average as a separator and I appreciate that he has sure hands but he's not going to be a contested catch specialist with that body type. His is a very valuable skill set but it's complementary, not focal, IMO. So as to how I would like to see Shakir used - I want him ideally to get 4-5 targets per game. Primarily schemed throws from free releases that give him the ball in space. He plays like a greased up pig with the ball in his hands, his YAC is very deceptive and I really appreciate that about his game. For similar reasons he makes an excellent check down/outlet. If the plan is to use him more than 33% outside I think that plan will fail. Stick him where his skill set can shine and don't mess with a good thing.

An uplifting story of a good citizen and the professional cameraman that happens to be following him around. The whole experience probably cost Rashee Rice a good $300, not to mention the cost of the three large pizzas!

Who knows if this defense has any merit, but innocent until proven guilty applies every time to any and all charges. I hate that arrest warrants have become synonymous with guilt. I guess it's probably always been that way but social media has made it many times worse.

Keeping the WR room as it is today is not what I want. I'm one of the biggest proponents on here of investing at the position. It is just what the current construction of the room tells us will happen. Samuel - lock Coleman - lock Shakir - lock MVS - guaranteed money which means lock Hollins - guaranteed money which means lock Those five are on the roster unless MVS or Hollins have an awful camp like what happened with OJ Howard a couple years ago. Other than him, every player Beane has given guaranteed money to has made the team. That leaves one WR spot open on the roster. I'm sorry but they are not reserving that spot for a new WR. They wouldn't bother having guys like Claypool and Hamler at camp if a trade was pending. Or they wouldn't have signed MVS to guaranteed money. I'm not happy about the plan but you have to really stretch to have all of these moves make sense in the context of another big addition coming.

I think they're trying to copy the KC offense of the past two seasons. Funnel the passing offense through the TEs and RBs. MVS as the field stretcher but rarely actually throw the ball deep. Big outside, quick/fast inside, with a primary TE that effectively plays WR. Grind out efficient drives, don't make mistakes, the QB will make a few magic plays to will his team down the field. That's what the ingredients tell me the plan is. I obviously don't think we have the offensive coaching or IOL to execute that style of offense, but I think that's the plan. Of course the Chiefs themselves barely managed to execute that plan last year but maybe we'll show them up?

I don't think the shade is intentional actually. It says something about Diggs as a person that a lot of generic buzz phrase soundbites we're getting this offseason sound like subtle criticisms of him. "Receivers can't be selfish" "We have to spread the ball around" "The receivers have to be on the same page as Josh Allen" "Josh Allen is the leader of the offense" These entirely normal throwaway soundbites take on a whole different meaning because of Diggs' reputation. As concerned as I am about the WR room I don't regret one bit that we got rid of him. Adversity will inevitably hit the room but everyone can work through it instead of walking on eggshells.

I think Elam is better than his snap percentage would have you think. He shut down Tyreek Hill a couple of times and has had several game changing INTs despite limited playing time... I just hope the coaching staff lets him get on the field. Either way you can't read much if anything into secondhand reports of OTA performances. This time of year I'm more interested to see how certain roster battles are playing out and where players appear to be stacked on the depth chart.

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Updates from Matt Parrino:

Keep it saved for a WR at the trade deadline. If the room turns out better than expected, roll it over to 2025.

Is anybody on the board arguing the offense won't produce "solid results"?

Their skill sets couldn't be more different.

We haven't added, we've subtracted. Davis, Harty, and Sherfield all have replacements on the roster. Diggs does not. But my point is that every single offense can argue they have "multiple good options." That's a meaningless statement because it's the utter floor of any offense that exists in the modern NFL.

I also don't know what "multiple good options" means. I mean that could describe literally every offense in the NFL if you squint your eyes hard enough.

What if they had a stud and multiple good options

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WR is too valuable a position to keep 1 of 6 roster spots for just special teams when the top of the depth chart is well below average. Andre Roberts was our special teams ace when we had three legit starters above him on the depth chart. And we are an injury away from Mack Hollins playing real snaps in a playoff game like Trent Sherfield did last year.

3 of the last 4 years he had 250 or less receiving yards. His career arc prior to signing with us is almost identical to Andre Holmes before he signed with us. Giving him guaranteed money is one of the weirdest signings of Beane's tenure. It's really just a poor testament to the state of the WR room that he's a roster lock instead of on the roster bubble. I wish the 4th WR on our depth chart wasn't known for just his "big personality" but I've accepted it. The only thing I don't understand is why some people are trying to make him out to be more than he is?