River_Dog wrote:So tell me how the Chiefs made out after they traded their star playmaker? Tyreek Hill was a helluva lot more of a playmaker than DK Metcalf.
That's why I emphasized this part:
Oly wrote:I think teams need elite pass catchers to be elite. If we had the luxury of having a star QB on the roster and money was tight, you obviously prioritize paying the QB over the WR.
When you have Mahomes, you can get away with that. But it's important to note that even this isn't always true, as Montana had Rice, Manning had Harrison, Brady had Gronk, and even Mahomes has Kelce. The greats often had one elite pass catcher. That could be a WR or TE, but as the Hawks don't have a great TE we should look at the WRs. And as I note below, we disagree about whether we have another WR on the roster near as good as DK.
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River_Dog wrote:As I said above, we're going to need a QBOTF at some point. We can't just keep kicking the can down the road and expect to break out of this .500ish one-and-done mediocre teams that has defined our franchise for the past 8 years.
On the QB part, I 100% agree. That's why I carved out an exception if DK gets the Hawks their QBOTF:
Oly wrote:But unless you know that the draft pick gets you on the board to pick your favorite elite QB, I don't think trading star playmakers for draft potential is a good idea.
On our receivers you said:
River_Dog wrote:Even without Metcalf, we're still very strong at that position, with JSN, Jake Bobo, and a few more years of tread on the tires with Tyler Lockett. Metcalf is one of the few players on our roster that could fetch that kind of draft capital and would be the least painful to lose.
I don't quite agree on the quality of the WR room outside of DK. Lockett's elite days are over. Bobo's career line is 19 catches for less than 200 yards. JSN has shown legit flashes, but (1) he was a rookie, and the sophomore slump is real so I don't want to count on him yet, and (2) he works in the slot and hasn't shown that he can reliably win contested 1-on-1s. That's what DK can do, and what I expect from an elite pass catcher.
With DK, I think the WR corps is elite and can cover up for mediocre QB play. But I don't think Lockett, JSN, and Bobo are going to scare any DCs, certainly not with Geno throwing to them.
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only way I think the Hawks would be justified in trading their best offensive weapon is if it gets an equal talent at the more important position: QB. If trading DK is needed to make that happen, then I'd be for it. Otherwise, I think he should stay. I can see the Hawks being good in 2-3 years, and pairing our QBOTF with DK (behind a solid OL) is the right way to build the offense.