For the first time since 2014, the Kansas City Chiefs have lost three games in a row, obviously, dating back to last season. Both of the losses this season have been close, and they've had some tough breaks, but a loss is a loss.
According to The Athletic, the Chiefs now have a 56 percent chance of making the playoffs, so while history isn't on the side of most 0-2 teams, this clearly isn't like most 0-2 teams. Even so, the people most responsible for these setbacks need to be better.
Football is a team effort, so putting the blame on one or two people might not necessarily be fair, nor accurate. Even so, after eight quarters of play, it's pretty clear that these Chiefs have to get their act together if this team wants to stand a chance.
3. Jawaan Taylor
Jawaan Taylor's penalty issues set the team back over and over in Week 1. It got so bad that Travis Kelce had to get on his face to get him to stop getting ahead of the count, and offensive coordinator Matt Nagy put him on blast and urged him to clean his act up.
Patrick Mahomes has had little to no time to throw this season. He had just 2.31 seconds to throw in Week 1, and it wasn't much better in Week 2 (2.47). Pass-protection has been an issue on both sides of the offensive line, but given Taylor's penalty woes, he takes most of the blame for that unit as a whole.
2. Travis Kelce
Travis Kelce ran the wrong route and crashed into Xavier Worthy early in Week 1. As a result, the speedy wide receiver hasn't been on the field. Kelce took the blame for that mishap, but he hasn't done much to help his case so far.
The future first-ballot Hall of Famer has been the intended target in two crucial, game-sealing turnovers. Those were plays he had to make; plays he used to make every day of the week and twice on Sunday in his heyday. He's the best pass-catcher the team has right now, and veterans like him can't make those mistakes.
1. OC Matt Nagy
Andy Reid might call the plays, but while this is his system, this is Matt Nagy's offense. This unit has regressed in every single year since Eric Bieniemy left, and this team has the very same issues the Chicago Bears had when Nagy was calling the shots.
This offense has no deception, motion, or trickery. They're calling a predictable game more often than not. They can't run the ball, and they keep putting Mahomes in a position to have to either scramble down the middle or attempt a deep pass despite not having a deep-play threat on the field right now.