KC Warpaint 3,251 Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 Speculation on radio is the chiefs knew that Hunt was going to eventually be punished for his screw-ups so they signed Watkins to prepare for what is now happening Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAChiefsFan79 136 Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 I don't think so... Reports early after the signing of Watkins was that Veach wanted him badly the year before when the Rams got him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer 8,694 Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 who speculated that? A while back it was made known that Hill and his GF that was pregnant etc etc are now back together again and plan on being married. It was speculated by Soren Petro that possibly the Watkins signing was a stop gap in case that ended up terribly Hopefully the Hunt deal reinforced to Hll the Chiefs dont F around in these matters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calichief 3,024 Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 37 minutes ago, oldtimer said: who speculated that? A while back it was made known that Hill and his GF that was pregnant etc etc are now back together again and plan on being married. It was speculated by Soren Petro that possibly the Watkins signing was a stop gap in case that ended up terribly Hopefully the Hunt deal reinforced to Hll the Chiefs dont F around in these matters. Lose hunt was his point I think , not hill. anorher offensive weapon. confusing considering a wr weapon to replace a rb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mloe68 1,521 Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 1 hour ago, KC Warpaint said: Speculation on radio is the chiefs knew that Hunt was going to eventually be punished for his screw-ups so they signed Watkins to prepare for what is now happening Why would you sign a WR to offset loss of a RB? Our WR depth chart behind Tyreek included either unproven entities or a guy in Conley coming off a major injury. And with Tyreeks size he’s not the best red zone threat which along with Alex Smith was big reason we were awful passing there last year. Watkins solves all those issues when he plays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sith13 1,746 Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 I don't get the basis for the speculation. Another weapon on offense is nice to have in form of a proven WR but none of them can be compared to the featured RB. A high upside draft pick or a decent free agent to command some workload and get it throughout the season would be the way to prepare for the loss of Hunt. Watkins was signed simply to be a solid weapon in Mahomes' learning curve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dksww 484 Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 No, that's a stupid theory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KC Warpaint 3,251 Posted December 5, 2018 Author Share Posted December 5, 2018 1 hour ago, dksww said: No, that's a stupid theory. it wasn't my theory... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thegoatee 1,783 Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 Watkins was brought in to give us another solid WR option for a young QB. A lot of the best super bowl offenses had at least two legit #1 WRs. Now the real question will be whether Watkins can stay healthy to justify being brought in at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West 6,714 Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 Chiefs thought the Hunt matter was dead based on Hunt's statements to management, no charges filed by Law Endorsement and the Matter being dropped by the NFL. Hunt situation and the Watkins signing are not inter-related except in the Playbook. w Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legend of AC 269 Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 6 hours ago, Mloe68 said: Why would you sign a WR to offset loss of a RB? Our WR depth chart behind Tyreek included either unproven entities or a guy in Conley coming off a major injury. And with Tyreeks size he’s not the best red zone threat which along with Alex Smith was big reason we were awful passing there last year. Watkins solves all those issues when he plays. This. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xen 1,010,220 Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 Watkins was signed to increase Mahomes' chances of success. Pretty simple really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tges58 33 Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 Look at what happened in the playoffs last year after Kelce got hurt. I'm thinking that might have had something to do with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiefsFoolFan 149 Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 58 minutes ago, tges58 said: Look at what happened in the playoffs last year after Kelce got hurt. I'm thinking that might have had something to do with it. I’d actually like us to target a bada$s TE high in the 2019 draft if one is available. Harris drives me nuts.. . It seems he’s either dropping an easy catch or commuting a bone headed penalty once or twice a game. This would give us more weapons for Moahomes, give us insurance if we lose Kelce to injury, & get Harris off the field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkuenn 3,613 Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 36 minutes ago, ChiefsFoolFan said: I’d actually like us to target a bada$s TE high in the 2019 draft if one is available. Harris drives me nuts.. . It seems he’s either dropping an easy catch or commuting a bone headed penalty once or twice a game. This would give us more weapons for Moahomes, give us insurance if we lose Kelce to injury, & get Harris off the field. Noah Fant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liquidfriend 1,151 Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 After thinking about it, I'd rather have Emanuel Hall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sith13 1,746 Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 I don't know about a high TE pick at this point. Unless Williams is the real deal or Ware bounces back to his pre-injury self RB should be higher on the list and with the state of your defense I don't think we can afford to give up an early pick for #2 TE. It would really open up the offense but way too many holes on defense to actually pull the trigger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balto 723 Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 I’d think D and OL early and often in next draft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xen 1,010,220 Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 12 hours ago, liquidfriend said: After thinking about it, I'd rather have Emanuel Hall Agreed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mloe68 1,521 Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 Speaking of Watkins is it possible that we look at Kelvin Benjamin as a cheap backup plan in the red zone in the event this foot deal doesn't get better this year? Sean McDermott is another Andy Reid guy so he would probably get some decent insight on him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkuenn 3,613 Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 Hockensen is another stud TE that would be perfect opposite of kelce if he come out early like Fant did from Iowa. We have two 2nd round picks and if one if them is there you grab them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KC Warpaint 3,251 Posted December 6, 2018 Author Share Posted December 6, 2018 1 hour ago, Mloe68 said: Speaking of Watkins is it possible that we look at Kelvin Benjamin as a cheap backup plan in the red zone in the event this foot deal doesn't get better this year? Sean McDermott is another Andy Reid guy so he would probably get some decent insight on him. Kelvin Benjamin is visiting the chiefs today, there is already a thread for it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robgar 1,046 Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 Watkins was signed to prevent the 5 game loosing streak last year when we lost our third wide reciever, end of story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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