Oakland Raiders: Ranking The AFC West By Position Group – Wide Receivers

Kansas City Chiefs

WithAlex Smithas their number one signal caller, the Chiefs didn’t have a dynamic receiving corps to begin with. Although, they did have a couple of field-stretching, home run hitters who could take over a game if needed inJeremy MaclinandTyreek Hill.

But for reasons that don’t seem to make a lot of sense to anybody, the Chiefs dumped Maclin this offseason, leaving Hill as the only legitimate long-ball threat on their roster. He’s sure to see an increased role in the offense, which isn’t a bad thing for Kansas City.

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But in getting rid of Maclin, they’re almost forcing Smith to play with one hand tied behind his back. It’s a situation that doesn’t bode well for an offense that not all that long ago went anentire seasonwithout a touchdown pass to a wide receiver – a stat was just about unheard of in today’s pass-happy NFL.

Hill can only do so much, and unless somebody else on Kansas City’s roster steps up in a big way, opposing defenses are going to be able to sit on him and really cripple an offense that is already gimping along anyway.

Hill,Chris Conley,De’Anthony Thomas, andAlbert Wilsonaren’t a wide receivers group that’s going to strike fear into anybody. And given the fact that they were the nineteenth best passing attack last season – twenty-fourth in touchdown catches – it’s not like they were incredibly dynamic to begin with.

And now, take Maclin out of that equation and Kansas City’s passing offense could very well be in big trouble.

A lack of quality depth and an offense that doesn’t naturally have a dynamic passing game to begin with –now, further crippled with the release of Maclin – gives Kansas City the worst receiving group in the AFC West.

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