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This could be a case where Alex Smith's limitations mesh well with Tyreek Hill's limitations. Smith can't throw downfield well. He defines the term dinker-and-dunker. Hill's bread and butter are short passes and hand-offs. Hill managed 61 receptions while only playing 40% of offensive snaps last year. That had to be the best reception-per-snap rate in the NFL. In the 4 games missed by fellow slot receiver Jeremy Maclin due to injury, Hill grabbed 28 receptions. I also think the Chiefs will sometimes use Hill as a running back the way the Packers used Ty Montgomery last year. In week 16, Hill had 6 carries as a running back and managed 95 yards rushing including a 70-yard rushing touchdown. My guess is they are secretly training Hill on pass protection and the intricacies of playing running back. Like what happened with the Wildcat formation, I bet a lot of teams are going to copy the Packers and are going to occasionally line up wide receivers in the backfield to make things a bit more complicated for defenses. If something works in the NFL, you can bet other teams will try it. The one place I doubt the Chiefs use Hill often is split out wide as the Z receiver even though that is where Andy Reid says he will be using him. They are going to keep Hill as close to the weak-armed Smith as possible, try to get the ball in Hill's hands in a variety of ways, and let the fastest player in the NFL do his thing.

If he was on most other teams I would feel more comfortable with him at his asking price. There's just something about that Reid/Smith led KC offense and their inability to produce reliable fantasy starters that keeps me away every year.

I would say keep Thomas and move up to 3 for sure, it's just 11th for 3rd nothing else?

As I’m sure you will all have seen, Scott Ryan (Irish) is taking a step back from fantasy football this year. He has been highly active in many leagues here on The Huddle, even acting as commissioner in several leagues each year, and has always been a vocal and visible presence on the boards. I just wanted to offer three cheers for Scott and say that the game will not be the same without him! He did the work of ten people, leading countless leagues for years, and I’m sure a lot of our fellow Huddlers will want to join me in thanking him for all of the hard work he has put into organising this game that we love. Finding people to step into his shoes will not be easy! Thank you for all of your efforts, Scott, and good luck with whatever you go onto next!

Thx goose, I appreciate the kind words and have enjoyed playing this game for many, many years. This will be the first time since 1989 that I will not take part in FF. I will miss it dearly but my family, especially with 4 kids, really need all that I can give them. I will be back some day. In the meantime, enjoy all!