buffa dud
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This thought line is a result of fantasy football and video games.
KC and New England have won for years using a tight end as the primary target, and developing lesser prospects into better receivers. Sure, Edelman was a "home run hitter." But he was a 7th round pick who Belichick selected as a special teamer.
KC lost Hill and won 2 Super Bowls without him.
The requirements to win a Super Bowl are: good owner, good GM, good head coach, franchise QB.
IF you have those 4, then you can build the team many different ways and still win a Super Bowl.
I would add "good value" to list of requirements as well.
Travis Kelce, an all-time great tight-end, just reset the market at two years for $34M - only $17M of which is guaranteed. For someone that is effectively ungradable, that's insane value; compared to wide-receivers, it's manageable even when you have a $40M quarterback.
If wide-receivers aren't careful, they're going to price themselves out of a second contract the same way running backs did. GMs figured out they weren't winning championships on the backs of guys like Gurley, and they could get someone right out of the draft capable of performing at a comparable level. The way these wide-receivers are hitting the ground running, I see no reason to ever invest $30M again in that position. Shakir outperforming Davis and Diggs down the stretch last season does nothing to dissuade me, either.