Kansas City Chiefs: Hopefully Chiefs have been paying attention
By John McCarty
Under Dick Vermeil the Chiefs would draft defense primarily because the thought was the Chiefs offense was set and good to go.
The problem was the defense was never fixed and the offense became very old very quickly, which is prone to happen in the NFL. The offense fell apart while the defense was still bad and the bottom fell out and the Chiefs were forced to wander the of the dismal abyss of futility.
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So while the Chiefs will add some to their defense, the change of defense puts recent draft picks Tanoh Kpassagnon, Breeland Speaks, Dorian O’Daniel and Derrick Nnadi in a far better position to contribute this year than they have. Armani Watts comes back from injury.
Under my plan, Landon Collins comes to town to play safety. The Chiefs have some interesting depth along the defensive line and likely can find some depth either late in the draft or late in free agency. Help will come to the defense, but the Chiefs can’t ignore the offense.
The Chiefs need to clean up the salary cap and not holding onto bloated contracts is a good way to start. Eric Fisher and Mitchell Schwartz have contracts that may need to be addressed in coming seasons as they continue to age along with Kelce.
If the Chiefs hope to continue their run of success, especially with the looming Mahomes contract, KC will need to be ready to have players making an impact on rookie contracts. Otherwise the Chiefs could be faced with the prospect of a couple dark years cleaning the cap situation.
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Remember, when you have the franchise quarterback, you don’t HAVE to sign everyone else.
The Patriots have taught us this, as have teams like the Steelers and Ravens, organizations not afraid to let players walk to help avoiding salary cap problems limiting their ability to add a player that can put them over the top. Successful organizations have shown the Chiefs the way. The question is, have Brett Veach and everyone else with the Chiefs been paying attention?