KC Chiefs: Don’t overreact to dumpster fire performance from offensive line
By John McCarty
The KC Chiefs didn’t play well in Super Bowl LV, especially at offensive line, but that’s no reason to panic.
We will start this article off by pointing out the obvious — The Kansas City Chiefs were absolutely destroyed in the Super Bowl, and that sucks. No doubt about it.
There will be a lot of talk about the Chiefs’ offensive line and their performance. And yes, they were not good. But let’s not overreact and take a deeper look at the offensive line and what to expect from them moving forward.
An important factoid to remember as the offseason begins is that up until the Super Bowl, there was no discussion of the offensive line and its performance. They had done a great job keeping Patrick Mahomes upright.
Yes, their performance on Sunday was bad, but it’s not indicative that the line itself has been bad this season. It hasn’t been.
What positives, if any, can we take into the offseason about the offensive line and what options may be out there? Will the Chiefs target an offensive lineman early in the 2021 NFL Draft?
I touch on a few of those subjects here and try as best I can to provide a way too early belief as to what may happen with the offensive line.