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Why the Kansas City Chiefs don’t need a prolific number two wide receiver

By Lyle Graversen

Dec 27, 2015; Kansas City, MO, USA; Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Jeremy Maclin (19) celebrates with wide receiver Albert Wilson (12) after catching a touchdown pass against the Cleveland Browns in the first half at Arrowhead Stadium. Mandatory Credit: John Rieger-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 27, 2015; Kansas City, MO, USA; Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Jeremy Maclin (19) celebrates with wide receiver Albert Wilson (12) after catching a touchdown pass against the Cleveland Browns in the first half at Arrowhead Stadium. Mandatory Credit: John Rieger-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 16, 2016; Foxborough, MA, USA; Kansas City Chiefs running back Charcandrick West (35) runs the ball against New England Patriots cornerback Justin Coleman (22) during the first quarter in the AFC Divisional round playoff game at Gillette Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Greg M. Cooper-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 16, 2016; Foxborough, MA, USA; Kansas City Chiefs running back Charcandrick West (35) runs the ball against New England Patriots cornerback Justin Coleman (22) during the first quarter in the AFC Divisional round playoff game at Gillette Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Greg M. Cooper-USA TODAY Sports /

So you want a number two wide receiver to catch 75 passes, huh? Where are you taking those from? You taking them from Maclin, Kelce, and the running backs? If not you are basically saying that nobody else on the offense is going to contribute other than whomever your pick for the number two wideout is. Even if Maclin only catches 80 balls, Kelce 60, and the running backs a combined 50 (all of which seem low to me) that only gives you 30 more receptions to add to that list above. You still aren’t getting any of those guys up to 75 receptions.

If any of you that are still sitting there saying “nope, we have to have a number two receiver put up big numbers” are the same people yelling at Andy Reid to “just run the damn ball!” then you really need to check your basic math because the numbers involved in those two statements just don’t add up.

I understand that KC will benefit if one of those guys can become a reliable deep threat that can open up the middle of the field. I understand that these other wideouts have to develop so that if Maclin misses time the KC offense can still be successful. That doesn’t change the fact that if KC is going to be a team that plays good defense, runs the ball, and uses Maclin, Kelce, and their running backs the same as they previously have there just aren’t enough passes to go around for a number two wide receiver to be prolific in this offense.

So there you have it, Addicts. I know some of you will argue with me until you’re blue in the face about this, but if you want me to take your argument seriously you have to do one of two things. If you think KC will have more receptions than this tell me if that’s because the defense is going to be noticeably worse or because they are going to run the ball a lot less. Otherwise, your only argument for a number two wideout producing more has to be that somebody else is going to have significantly less receptions than I’ve predicted.

If you can’t account for one of those two things in your argument and it’s just “You’re dumb if you don’t think KC needs bigger numbers from their second wide receiver” then sorry, I got nothing for you. If you do have a solid argument for why I’m wrong I look forward to reading it in the comments below.

As always, thanks for reading and GO CHIEFS!!!!!!!!!

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