Since Patrick Mahomes took over because the quarterback for the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs in 2018, Tyreek Hill is fourth within the NFL in targets, behind solely Davante Adams, Stefon Diggs, and former teammate Travis Kelce. But regardless of this hefty utilization within the Chiefs’ offense, Hill wished extra.
In an interview with Shannon Sharpe, Hill defined that though he loved his time with the Chiefs, across the midpoint of final season, he began to doubt his future with the group. The star wideout was upset that his involvement within the offense would lower from week to week, claiming that in some video games he’d solely get two targets, and that wasn’t as many as he would’ve favored. However the factor is, that’s kind of unfaithful.
Since arriving in South Seashore, Hill has solely had good issues to say about his group, and particularly his quarterback Tua Tagovailoa. Hill even went so far as to say that in some areas Tua was preferable to Mahomes. Now, clearly, the six-time Professional Bowler isn’t going to say something detrimental concerning the group he’s presently for, particularly once they’re in the midst of a playoff push. Nevertheless, Hill by no means shared this identical form of sentiment about Mahomes, regardless of Mahomes being thought to be among the finest quarterbacks within the league for the final 4 years of Hill’s profession in Kansas Metropolis.
Hill solely had 14 video games with 5 or fewer targets with Mahomes in Kansas Metropolis. Six of these got here in 2019. To be honest, a type of video games noticed Hill play solely seven snaps, so let’s say 5 of his 13 least-involved video games occurred in 2019. 5 extra occurred in 2021. Hill claims in his interview that he didn’t actually get annoyed together with his goal share till the center of final season, so the place was this obsession with targets in 2019? Hill had the identical variety of video games with 5 or fewer targets in 2021 as 2019, however now it’s an issue? I don’t get it.
Sure, Hill has just one such sport in 2022, however to say he wasn’t getting used sufficient in Kansas Metropolis is laughable. Not solely was Hill the seventh-most focused participant within the NFL final 12 months, which might put him above the likes of DK Metcalf, Austin Ekeler, and A.J. Brown this 12 months, however the Chiefs had been additionally an excellent group, susceptible to taking part in with a lead, which means the passing sport typically turned a lot much less prevalent as video games wore on. That’s not the case as a lot in Miami. Solely 4 of their video games this 12 months have seen the Dolphins main by greater than a landing after three quarters. That’s rather less than one-third of their complete video games.
By means of 13 video games in 2021, the Chiefs had accrued seven such contests. Clearly, your group goes to run the ball much more while you’ve already bought the sport in hand with just one quarter left to play. Basically, Hill bought upset as a result of his group was so good, they might moderately relaxation him than put on him out. That’s some tremendous entitled B.S. proper there for those who ask me.
Ben Roethlisberger has talked about related misunderstandings together with his former receivers, as nicely. On his podcast, Large Ben talked about how previous to video games the place the Steelers had been going to face unhealthy run defenses or the place unhealthy climate was imminent, he’d discuss to particular receivers and say “Hey, we’re going to run the ball quite a bit.” He claims he’d inform his receivers this on Wednesday or Thursday, a number of days prematurely to get them prepped for what was sure to be a low-usage sport. Roethlisberger claims that all through the week, his receivers would at all times inform him issues like “Hey, I’m with you,” “I perceive,” or “I simply need to win,” however when sport time got here round, they might get annoyed at their lack of targets.
The Steelers had been some of the top-heavy receiving corps for years within the twilight of Large Ben’s profession, so the truth that his greatest receivers would get annoyed is simply one other instance of spoiled receivers at all times desirous to be within the highlight. Roethlisberger by no means names the receiver in query, however I feel we’re all pondering the identical man. I’m not saying Hill is as unhealthy an individual as Antonio Brown, however I doubt he ever needs to be put in the identical sentence as AB from a character perspective.