Kansas City Chiefs: Keeping band together good recipe to repeat

There’s an expression that say “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” and it would appear that the Kansas City Chiefs agree with that expression this offseason.

*EDITOR’S NOTE – Cameron Black, the staff member who wrote this, is blind, but has a great feel for the game, even without his vision. This article was written with the help of a screen reader.*

If the first few days/weeks of free agency could be compaired to Black Friday shopping, the Kansas City Chiefs were the guy who sits at home and avoids the crowds, possibly purchasing a couple of things online instead.

At first, this approach to free agency may bore some fans because let’s be honest – Everyone wants to see their team make a big splash in free agency.

I admit to being one of those who would have loved to see the Chiefs sign some bruiser on the D-line or linebacking core, or snag up a running back, but actually sitting back and look at it, it is probably a good thing that the Chiefs avoided the high price items and stuck to the sales rack. That actually might make them the best team in free agency.

So far in free agency, the most substantial loss the Chiefs have been dealt is that of cornerback Kendall Fuller returning to the team that drafted him in the Washington Redskins. The only other starter that has departed is Reggie Ragland, who took his talents to Detroit. Other than that, besides a few minor departures, the Chiefs roster remains intact from the glorious Super Bowl run of the 2019 season.

At the beginning of last season, fans were understandably frustrated that for all the changes of the overhauled defense and its new coordinator, the defense seemed woefully the same for the first few games, This trend did not continue throughout the rest of the season and the Steve Spagnuolo defense truly found its identity.

With the Chiefs finally establishing a viable defense for the first time in years, I would be extremely hesitant to see that group broken up in any way shape or form. I am of course all for adding onto the team in the draft, but keeping the nucleus intact is essential if the Chiefs are hoping for a Super Bowl repeat.

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Now that a cohesive defense has been constructed and tested in the heat of battle, retaining that defense is crucial.

Sure, some will stay and some will go, such as the affore mentioned Fuller and Ragland, but being able to keep Frank Clark, Chris Jones, Tyrann Mathieu alone makes the offseason a success because these three were the leaders on defense.

This defense finally managed to find success last season and they can only continue to improve, but one of the keys to that improvement is keeping the gang together. That same team that formed those same bonds from last year can’t be broken up. If that can be achieved, then the only thing that can come from that is constant improvement.

Offensively, when you have a reputation for being one of the most high-powered offenses in the league, you want to do everything in your power to continue to use that winning formula. Indeed last season, even when the offense wasn’t putting up 40 points a game, they were still doing what needed to be done to win football games on a consistent bases, never really having a bad game.

Were there some games better than others? Sure, but never once did the offense just not show up and with this group of guys you will never have to worry about that. Just about every member of this Super Bowl winning offense has something to bring to the table;, Subtracting that would certainly be a loss to one of the most feared offensive machines in the league, and any additions through free agency and the draft can only make it all the more potent.

At the beginning of free agency, much speculation surrounded the future of Sammy Watkins, and some were resigned to the fact that he would probably depart from the team. Watkins may not have turned out to be the splash player some thought he would be, and was relatively quiet during the regular season, but he more than made up for it during the playoffs. The Chiefs could have managed without Watkins, but the offense is much better with him being a part of it.

I certainly wouldn’t mind seeing the addition of another receiver to act as a viable option behind Tyreek Hill, Watkins, and Demarcus Robinson or perhaps the addition of a running back to take some of the load off the Williams boys and Darwin Thompson, but the Chiefs offense is in the best shape it has possibly ever been and anything else is just gravy.

The Chiefs offense is an embarrassment of riches as it is, so why would anyone want to change that?

There are teams with many needs throughout the league, so the KC Chiefs should count themselves lucky that the team has barely changed and really has no immediate needs. The gang is all here, and under Spags, the return of Chris Jones for the moment, Frank “the Shark” Clark on the D-line and the Honey Badger in the secondary,  the always improving defense can only get better.

With Andy Reid calling the plays,  Showtime Mahomes taking the snaps and the likes of Travis Kelce, Hill, Watkins and Robinson catching the ball and Damien Williams pounding the rock, there is no reason to believe that the Kansas City Chiefs offense won’t be as prolific as it always is – possibly even more so depending on the bounty of treasures promised by the 2020 NFL Draft.

It was a quiet offseason for the KC Chiefs, but that speaks to a successful offseason. The Chiefs’ ability to retain their Super Bowl winning roster and being able to quickly fill the few holes that appeared is a perfect recipe for success and another Super Bowl run in 2020.

After all, you can’t improve on perfection.