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Grading the Tyreek Hill trade: which team won the trade?

jakrajalMarch 23, 20222 Mins read138

Did the Dolphins or Chiefs win the blockbuster trade?

By: Jake Rajala

The chill Mike McDaniel took an extra espresso this morning and made a bold trade to acquire Tyreek Hill from the Kansas City Chiefs. The Dolphins also gave Hill a 4-year, $120 million dollar contract extension. Meanwhile, the Kansas City Chiefs received the Dolphins 29th overall pick in the upcoming draft, a 2022 second-round pick, a 2022 fourth-round pick, a fourth-round pick in the 2023 draft, and a sixth-round pick in the 2023 draft.

Dolphins are giving their new WR Tyreek Hill a 4-year, $120 million extension, including $72.2 million guaranteed, per ?@DrewJRosenhaus?. pic.twitter.com/rkSWmAOOMt
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 23, 2022

The Dolphins will truly have a star playmaker in Hill, who will be in the same WR unit as Jaylen Waddle and DeVante Parker. McDaniel clearly wanted to come out balls to the wall in his first offseason in Miami. His impressive acquisition comes a day after they signed the premier left tackle Terron Armstead in free agency.

The Dolphins are putting together a scary roster, but they are also placing a lot of hope on Tua Tagovailoa. It’s possible to have a talented QB carry an offense with mediocre weaponry, but unlimited firepower can’t make an average passer consistently superb and clutch in 2-minute situations.

#Dolphins offense:

QB: Tua Tagovailoa
RB: Chase Edmonds
RB: Raheem Mostert
FB: Alec Ingold
WR: Tyreek Hill
WR: Jaylen Waddle
WR: Cedrick Wilson
TE: Mike Gesicki
TE: Durham Smythe

And they just also added LT Terron Armstead and LG Connor Williams.
— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) March 23, 2022

Hill may be a gifted talent, but the Chiefs clearly feel comfortable letting him walk out of the building. They still feel like they have excellent playmakers surrounding Mahomes, such as the newly acquired JuJu Smith-Schuster and Travis Kelce. They will also lean on the 26-year-old Mahomes improving his all-around craft without his former deep-threat wideout.

The ultimate question arises after the Hill trade has been completed: which team won the trade? Well, here are the grades that I believe each squad deserves:

Miami Dolphins: B-

The Dolphins will likely be a playoff contender for the next few seasons at least, but I’m not sure that Hill was worth the bank. They have a terrific WR duo in Waddle and Parker, plus I don’t know if Tua is the type of QB that will properly utilize all three WRs to at least near their full potential. He doesn’t exactly strike me as the prime Peyton Manning on the Denver Broncos or the 2021 Joe Burrow with Ja’Marr Chase, Tee Higgins, and Tyler Boyd.

No real reason, but here’s Ja’Marr Chase making the Ravens look like a USFL team pic.twitter.com/tVkE0cbqY1
— Just Another Bengals Fan (@JustaBengalsFan) February 26, 2022

I still have a ton of confidence in McDaniel and I believe he can be a mad genius with Hill in his offense. I expect Hill to get many screens, jet sweeps, and deep shots down the field. He will bring a boost to their offense, but I’m not convinced the Dolphins will have an elite offense and I believe they struggle at having the money to add many other quality pieces to their squad in 2022, 2023, and 2024.

Kansas City Chiefs: D

I believe the Chiefs made a brutal mistake in allowing Hill to leave their offense. Hill may not be a final championship piece on the Dolphins and nearly every other potential trade suitor, but he was a big part of their opportunity to win more Super Bowl trophies with Mahomes.

The Chiefs saved money by signing JuJu and letting Hill walk, but they should have had a better plan to keep Hill. He’s an enormous reason why the Chiefs were able to have miraculous comebacks in each 2020 playoff content. Over the past few seasons, the Chiefs arguably whiffed on the draft selection of Clyde Edwards-Helaire and they allowed Hill to leave the building.