The Kansas City Chiefs didn't have the season they hoped for in 2025. However, that debacle was a long time in the making. The team barely got by in 2024, winning mostly close games and relying on late-game heroics to get the job done.
While that was efficient and led them to another Super Bowl appearance, it was unsustainable. Eventually, the hens came back to roost, and the Chiefs wound up missing the playoffs for the first time in the Patrick Mahomes era.
That's why it's been somewhat frustrating to watch this team do so little to improve the offense, and why Andy Reid's latest comments might do more harm than good. Addressing the team's disappointing season, he referred to it as a "hiccup."
The Chiefs may need more than just a couple of tweaks
"Yeah, so we were on top of the world, as they'd say, right, for a few years there, and doing well. And then you get a few hiccups in there, and it just reminds you that there's a small margin between winning and losing in this league," Reid told Stephen A. Smith. via the Stephen A. Smith show."If you're off a tick, what you were 9-1 on close games a year before, your 1-9 isn't far away. And that's what we were this past year; it's a good reminder that you've got to recharge it and get yourself back going. And thank goodness, every year in this league is a different story. So, you know, you get in, and you try to fix problems and get rolling."
Given the way general manager Brett Veach has operated this offseason, and judging by Reid's words, it feels like they think this team is only some minor tweaks away from a return to the mountaintop.
Unfortunately, that doesn't seem realistic. Other teams may have finally caught up to the Chiefs, and with some of their best players not getting any younger, this team might be long overdue for a scheme and personnel overhaul.
Of course, the Chiefs will always be a force to be reckoned with for as long as Patrick Mahomes is there. That said, he's coming off the first major injury of his career, and even if he's healthy for Week 1, he may not be as mobile and elusive as he was before tearing his ACL and LCL. With no improvements in his supporting cast, the franchise may be setting him up for failure and putting way too much weight on the former MVP's shoulders.
The Chiefs spent most of their offseason resources on defense. Granted, they needed to replace Trent McDuffie, and the pass rush could also use another body. Still, ignoring the passing game and the offensive line feels like a disservice to their best player.
The defense held its ground for the most part last season, but the offense failed to keep the chains in motion. As much as Eric Bieniemy's return and Kenneth Walker III's arrival might help, Mahomes also needs someone to throw the ball to.
Coach Reid isn't getting any younger, and there will always be speculation about his future, regardless of how this team fares. But if he truly believes there's nothing wrong with what they've been doing for the past couple of years, and if he's not able to cash the checks he's writing, it wouldn't be shocking to see this being the end of the line for him, despite the legendary run it's been in KC.
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