I know the topic dominated conversation on my NFL Network show "Good Morning Football" and was the biggest question of the Packers' offseason. Green Bay 's big question isn't the WR position. But on this one, I'll roll the dice on Mahomes, Reid and GM Brett Veach. Teams have given up on stars too soon in the past. If anything, I think Reid's offense might have some new wrinkles to it. And he gets a new start in Miami.īut that doesn't mean Andy Reid is going to pack up his playbook and go home. If Hill could have worked under the salary cap, of course, Kansas City wouldn't have traded him away.
I love when teams evolve and don't burn out by living in the past and making decisions based on nostalgia. Nick Wright takes a look at the Chiefs' offensive weapons after Tyreek Hill's departure for Miami. Plus, the Chiefs have Clyde Edwards Helaire, Jerick McKinnon and Ronald Jones to tote the rock. Seventh-round pick Isiah Pacheco also will play a role, wearing Hill's old No. That's a lot of old and new weapons at the receiver and tight end spots. Mecole Hardman and Travis Kelce are there still, and so is Jody Fortson, an exciting 2019 third-round pick who started to really come on this summer in preseason action.
Insert Justin Watson, a very interesting name to watch this season, and a guy who simply couldn't crack the lineup in Tampa Bay but was the star of Chiefs minicamp back in May and June.
Insert Skyy Moore, an exciting rookie who tore it up in the MAC and is expected to play a role. Insert Marquez Valdes-Scantling, a big-body wideout with blazing, big-play speed. Insert JuJu Smith-Schuster, who looks great and is going to put up better numbers than the fantasy experts are projecting. And Chiefs brass will likely be rooting for him to prove them wrong - but the numbers didn't make sense. Are his best years ahead of him or behind him? We'll see. How do you say goodbye? But when you have your head coach, general manager, owner and star quarterback all brought into conversations ahead of it, there's no discord and no moment of "I found out from Twitter" when the trade is executed. Most electric receiver in the league, and no doubt the best to ever play in K.C. The Chiefs simply weren't one of them not with the dollars they already had on their books, and what they had planned financially for the next several seasons. But he had a certain number he wanted with his next contract, and there were multiple other teams willing to pay him that money.
Hill is a Chiefs legend and a potential Pro Football Hall of Famer. Nick Wright joins Colin Cowherd to discuss whether Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes is getting enough respect this offseason. Throughout the process, there were conversations and transparency from top to bottom of the C-suite in the organization. Yes, the Chiefs traded away Tyreek Hill this offseason, but that was a "rubber hits the road" decision, and one that every key figure in the organization was on board with when it was finally done.Īs much as the finality of saying farewell to Hill might have pained Patrick Mahomes, I can assure you that the Chiefs' QB was by no means caught off-guard by the trade, and that it was several weeks in the making. The Kansas City Chiefs offense is going to be OK. Where do we start in Week 1? How about the site of the most exhilarating AFC divisional-round game in NFL history and maybe the most shocking AFC Championship Game, as well.ġ. It all started with and this column many years ago. It's something to read while you're on your phone on your morning commute or awaiting more "Don't Worry Darling" photos to pop up on your screen. In the Week 1 edition of Peter Schrager's cheat sheet, Schrager discusses if Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs' offense will make a statement this season, if the Green Bay Packers need help at WR for star QB Aaron Rodgers, if Trey Lance will step up for the San Francisco 49ers, dark horse predictions for the upcoming season and more!Īs for the Cheat Sheet, here's what it is: five thoughts, insights, some reporting, some analysis.