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Yeah I don't recall Josh ever getting to face AJ Klein when playing the Chiefs. Or getting to play against Daquan Jones with a bum arm (or was it shoulder?).

You must be using a different metric for "top 50". For example, you might be using top-50 in receptions. Which is not a good idea, because, for example, an injured top 10 receiver would not be in this list. My suggestion? Find a decent list of the top 50 WR's in the NFL. For example, if you want a large survey of the top 50 WR's, here is one. Over 250,000 NFL fans voted in this survey, so the results are likely relevant as it has a large sample set. In this survey of a quarter million NFL fans, a little more than a handful of the top 50 WR's were taken round 4 or later.

No. I think that's a very poor criticism. I think it is fair to criticize him for not going after elite WR's in the 1st round. Or trading for an elite WR after Diggs. But criticizing him for not taking a flyer on a middle round WR that has a 5% chance of becoming anything decent is not a valid criticism imo. If you look at the top 50 WR's in the NFL (which is pretty much every single 1st and 2nd WR), only a handful of them were taken after round 3 (or was it 4?). It's a very low success rate at that point. Of course, everyone remembers the outliers like Puka Nacua and Diggs... but for the most part, you better take a WR in the first round or two.

Beane is one of the most honest GM’s I have ever seen. I don’t think it even occurs to him to lie or “coach speak”.

“I dare you to say some sheot McAfee” - Beane, in his head

This is a great point. He essentially always going to have to make a tough catch because he is rarely ever going to not have a guy on his hip.

yeah, I’m really not sure what they saw in him. I’m not saying he’s a bad player or anything, but he certainly does not have any elite traits. Nothing that would make me want to pick him near the 1st round (first pick of the second round). He is the opposite of fast, and a player can make up for lack of speed if they are a great possession receiver… but he drops a crap ton of balls, too. I feel like he would’ve been a nice fourth round pick.

Mikie is an Allen hater. Dont bother

No it's not. Its an absolutely awesome look. He completely put them in their place and he was 100% right. "This isnt fantasy football joe. You cant have a pro-bowl line, and pro-bowl WR's, and an all-pro QB, and 3 great RB's and... theres only one ball!" He just totally discredited their argument. this is how the NFL was until the recent decade or two. Coaches and GM's were outspoken like this for most of NFL history!!!

Oh my goodness!! I like salty Beane!!!

oooooh, I cant wait to listen to this!

I agree. If we wanted a receiver we needed to take one in round 1 or 2. I think Matthew Golden is going to be good, but he went before we picked anyway.

That's regular season. Playoffs are the problem. Since 2020, Bills defense has given up 25+ points to opposite offenses in the playoffs 58.8% of the time. Since 2020, Chiefs defenses have given up 25+ points to opposite offenses in the playoffs 37.5% of the time. Not to mention, Spags just seems to know exactly what to call when its crunch time.

goodness gracious the guy is huge. Love it.

I love that Goodell has leaned into the role of being the heel with crowds.