Xavier Worthy: So far, not much more than a gadget guy

[90sBills]

1 hour ago, Success said:

 

Have you watched the games?

 

Mahomes has nothing to prove.  But he's been pedestrian this season.

 

I have and fully I agree. His numbers have been very pedestrian. His receiving corp is also down. What I do see when watching them is he’s still making the plays when needed in the 4th quarter to win. Their defense keeps the score close enough for the offense to strike and win in the end. That’s a deadly combo to me…especially with their offense being not optimal so far. 

[90sBills]

1 hour ago, Generic_Bills_Fan said:

The only thing keeping his struggles from being the most talked about story in football is people giving him the benefit of the doubt due to past seasons which it’s obviously fair to say he’s earned. At face value this year so far though he’s been pretty bad honestly with or without rashee (a player he literally injured himself) 

 

If the kadarious Toney move didn’t turn into such a huge flop after a ton of hype maybe I’d feel like Hopkins is a 100% sure thing at this stage in his career but I’m not completely sold on it..  it just doesn’t seem like a perfect fit on paper to me even if he gets up to speed quickly, the chiefs don’t really throw jump balls/tight window throws at all which is what Hopkins specializes in.  Still a good move they needed to make but I’m not sure it’s gonna be earth shattering 

Yeah Mahomes has earned grace with his history of play. But I think the 6-0 record is the main reason why he hasn’t been criticized in the media. If they’re 3-3 and his stats is the way they are now that drum beat of criticism would be very loud regardless of who’s hurt. 
 

I actually see DHop as a big addition for them. His game is similar to JuJu with better hands. At his age he won’t get as much yac but I don’t think they’re looking for that from him. He’s going to work the short to intermediate zone. Their game is getting 4-6 yards per play and move the sticks. Shut down defense to keep scores low. Similar to 90s smash mouth football.

 

I’m just glad we got Cooper. It’ll be a better fight when we match up with KC. Prior to Cooper I didn’t have any confidence in our passing game to match up against their defense. And KC losing Watson, their #2 CB, is huge. 

[The Jokeman]

8 hours ago, 90sBills said:

I have and fully I agree. His numbers have been very pedestrian. His receiving corp is also down. What I do see when watching them is he’s still making the plays when needed in the 4th quarter to win. Their defense keeps the score close enough for the offense to strike and win in the end. That’s a deadly combo to me…especially with their offense being not optimal so far. 

Reminds me so much of the New England/Brady formula.

[Sierra Foothills]

On 10/22/2024 at 2:45 PM, Royale with Cheese said:

 

 

 

It's very interesting how their techniques are so different. Spagnolo seems to have a much more varied and aggressive approach to clapping. McDermott seems more reactive.

 

On 10/22/2024 at 2:54 PM, Augie said:

Every game scares me. Every play with him scares me. I don’t know what his body of work will look like, but he’s a threat every play  if he’s on the field and you don’t get hands on him. 

 

 

20 hours ago, 90sBills said:

I have and fully I agree. Mahomes' numbers have been very pedestrian. His receiving corp is also down. What I do see when watching them is he’s still making the plays when needed in the 4th quarter to win. Their defense keeps the score close enough for the offense to strike and win in the end. That’s a deadly combo to me…especially with their offense being not optimal so far. 

 

The bolded is all true but I hardly think it's a sound formula for winning another Super Bowl. It seems their margin for error is thinner than ever for this regime and it doesnt seem sustainable to me.

 

Hope I'm right.

 

[90sBills]

18 minutes ago, Sierra Foothills said:

The bolded is all true but I hardly think it's a sound formula for winning another Super Bowl. It seems their margin for error is thinner than ever for this regime and it doesnt seem sustainable to me.

 

Hope I'm right.

 

Winning it all is so tough…even for KC. Let’s see how things unfold. Getting Cooper has given the Bills a shot imo. 

[behind a post WMS69]

15 hours ago, Sierra Foothills said:

It's very interesting how their techniques are so different. Spagnolo seems to have a much more varied and aggressive approach to clapping. McDermott seems more reactive.

I see what you did there!

[HappyDays]

 

[Success]

The narrative is becoming pretty clear on this one.

 

Good job, Beane.

 

[Billl]

Worthy got another TD reception today.  That’s 5 total on the season.

[Success]

1 minute ago, Billl said:

Worthy got another TD reception today.  That’s 5 total on the season.

 

Wow. Awesome.

 

[PastaJoe]

8 minutes ago, Billl said:

Worthy got another TD reception today.  That’s 5 total on the season.

"All he does is catch touchdowns" is a famous quote about NFL player Cris Carter, coined by his former Philadelphia Eagles head coach, Buddy Ryan.

[Warcodered]

6 minutes ago, Billl said:

Worthy got another TD reception today.  That’s 5 total on the season.

Yes barring a 32 year old Hopkins that Mahomes has played with less than a week as the only "WR threat" on the Chiefs, Worthy gets a TD and 37 yards.

[Billl]

1 minute ago, PastaJoe said:

"All he does is catch touchdowns" is a famous quote about NFL player Cris Carter, coined by his former Philadelphia Eagles head coach, Buddy Ryan.

That’s because Chris Carter never had a rushing TD.  Worthy has 2.  All Xavier Worthy does is catch touchdowns and run for touchdowns.

1 minute ago, Warcodered said:

Yes barring a 32 year old Hopkins that Mahomes has played with less than a week as the only "WR threat" on the Chiefs, Worthy gets a TD and 37 yards.

So far, both teams won the trade.  

[Simon]

14 minutes ago, Billl said:

Worthy got another TD reception today.  That’s 5 total on the season.

 

He's a very good gadget in the right place right now.

But I just watched Keon Coleman beat the absolute dogsnot out of a very good corner in Tariq Woolen today.

I'm very comfortable with what the Bills did to open that draft.

[Success]

Just now, Billl said:

That’s because Chris Carter never had a rushing TD.  Worthy has 2.  All Xavier Worthy does is catch touchdowns and run for touchdowns.

 

The OP is correct. He's a gadget guy.

 

The Bills did the right thing w/ that trade, and got a much more consistent threat w/ Coleman.  

 

KC is a pretender this year.

 

[Billl]

Just now, Simon said:

 

He's a very good gadget in the right place right now.

But I just watched Keon Coleman beat the absolute dogsnot out of a very good corner in Tariq Woolen today.

I'm very happy with what the Bills did to open that draft.

Coleman looks really, really good.

[CincyBillsFan]

I think it's safe to say that the trade was a win/win with both KC & Buffalo getting great WR prospects who are meeting each team's key needs. 

[Warcodered]

2 minutes ago, Billl said:

That’s because Chris Carter never had a rushing TD.  Worthy has 2.  All Xavier Worthy does is catch touchdowns and run for touchdowns.

So far, both teams won the trade.  

He sounds like Isiah McKenzie.

[Billl]

2 minutes ago, Warcodered said:

He sounds like Isiah McKenzie.

Yeah, his rookie numbers are pacing to look like McKenzie’s career numbers.

[boyst]

8 minutes ago, Success said:

 

The OP is correct. He's a gadget guy.

 

The Bills did the right thing w/ that trade, and got a much more consistent threat w/ Coleman.  

 

KC is a pretender this year.

 

For the Chiefs he was a CJ Spiller type pick. They didn't have a specific need in the draft that they had to invest in so they chose to go with a high risk/high reward type similarly to what Spiller was when the Bills couldn't afford the risk OR the reward.