Scoresman
Footballguy
Agree on bolded. But I also think many are underestimating Worthy's role this year when they are both on the field together. I see a lot of posters pointing out Rice's target share last season as reason to take him around the 2-3 turn in redraft, but seemingly ignoring Worthy's growth towards the end of last season, as well as Hollywood Browns potential role as a strong #3 WR. I like Rice and all but just don't see the same target share that he got in 2024.I don’t think that’s how this works. Worthy will absorb some of that production for 4-whatever weeks.XWorthy is the #1 in KC now .. 4+ games is a lot to miss during the fantasy calendar.
Anointing him the WR1 forward seems like an overcorrection.
Worthy's growth last year at the end of the season and in the playoffs is interesting. He did it by changing from his usual style and instead began running the shorter kind of routes Rice was running.
Opposing defenses have not been letting the Chiefs beat them deep in recent years. The Chiefs either have no answer for it or dont care because they win anyway, but it's not a great thing for a deep threat WR like Worthy and before this news, he was a clear fade for me. But seeing how he did step into that shorter route role in Rice's absence is promising. They will probably continue to utilize him in this way while Rice is suspended. After that, who knows.