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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
Key takeaway is that Veach is getting more comfortable with his board and is willing to stick to it more than years past.
Oh hey - remember when "The right 53!" was a punchline and we made fun of our GM for focusing on football character? I guess that's cool again now...
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The "Right 53" bullshit was insufferable because Pissholei spewed it to anyone that would listen as an crutch to remind everybody ever that he's the smartest guy in the room.
I've since learned that very little good comes from media coverage. Especially pole smoking talking head mother****ers that diarrhea their hot takes all over everything, so I don't consume much media coverage anymore. Given that, I don't think Veach approaches his job with the same hubris (especially hubris that is obviously covering self confidence issues because of absolute incompetence), so at least from my perspective, Veach's narrative is much more tolerable.
Whether or not that is the right approach is another thing entirely.
I think it is a valid approach. When Alex Smith was here, it was reasonable to try to go get playmakers, because Smith wasn't going to make them. Reek and Kelce needed to break plays because Smith wasn't going to throw them open. Defense needed to get turnovers because Smith was going to dump some drives. We get burned by guys that were not assignment sound. Sure they made some huge plays, but also shit the bed on some possessions.
Moving forward, it makes some sense to let Mahomes do Mahomes things, and plug the leaks that undisciplined play causes. I think the critical piece is a base level of athleticism with a good football IQ. I think that while he'd never say it, Veach is looking for guys with a healthy level of "**** off". Or more properly, dudes that play with an edge. That is a major difference from Pissholei.
Time will tell if it works. Ultimately, whatever approach they're taking, whatever traits they value, it needs to work. They need competent football players. If it ends up that we get slow, unexplosive players, like we did before, Veach is probably out on his ass, and we get a Dorsey type again that runs on measurables alone.
Time will tell. All I know is life is much more palatable with Mahomes.