Kansas City Chiefs: Four things Le’Veon Bell brings to offense

2. Depth

Listen, the Chiefs don’t need Bell to be who he used to be. This is still Clyde Edwards-Helaire’s team. CEH is a young, first round pick who has played well for the most part and is going to be a part of the Chiefs offense for years to come.

Every season is fluid, however, and the one year signing of Bell is for this season only. Many see it as a Super Bowl or bust year, so why wouldn’t KC add as many cost effective weapons as they can?

Depth in the NFL is basically you don’t care until you need it. Ask Minnesota if they’re glad they invested in Alexander Mattison. Check with the Browns and see if they’re glad they just extended Kareem Hunt. I bet the Panthers are really happy with their offseason Mike Davis signing.

The point is running backs fall to injury all the time. In a year where the Chiefs are expecting to compete for a Lombardi, they really do not want to be thin at any position.

The Chiefs were expecting to have Damien Williams this year, but after he opted out due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the running back room was looking thin, albeit good at the top. You can never predict injury, but you also don’t want to pretend like it doesn’t exist. If CEH were to go down for any period of the time, the Chiefs would be secure that they have a high upside veteran who can get the job done for cheap. That is valuable regardless of position.