When and The place: Week 2 in Kansas Metropolis
Final season: Misplaced to the Eagles within the Tremendous Bowl. Maybe you heard.
Added: Kristian Fulton, Gardner Minshew, Jerry Tillery, Jaylon Moore
Misplaced: Joe Thuney, Justin Reid, Tershawn Wharton, Justin Watson
Gamers added or misplaced so as of snaps performed final season.
High draft picks: Josh Simmons
Largest query dealing with this group: Can the offensive line not be a legal responsibility within the playoffs?
Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs have misplaced two Tremendous Bowls. In each, Mahomes was below strain all recreation. After their loss to the Bucs, the Chiefs changed each starter on their offensive line. After their loss to the Eagles, they dusted off the identical playbook and once more made important adjustments to their OL. The Chiefs acquired two OTs this offseason, however each are massive query marks.
First, they signed Jaylon Moore, who in 4 seasons with the 49ers began 12 video games as a swing deal with. The 49ers deal with scenario can also be lower than spectacular, although on the appropriate facet, in Kansas Metropolis he’ll compete for the left deal with beginning job. Moore was one of many first free agent signings introduced, and solely signed to a two yr deal, from a group with their very own OL issues. What precisely was the frenzy to signal him?
Within the draft, the Chiefs took Josh Simmons with the thirty second choose. Simmons tore his patellar tendon in October, ending his season. If not for the harm, he most likely would have been the highest OT prospect within the draft. However he did get damage, and his harm doesn’t have a superb restoration fee, with a research launched in February displaying a 55% return to play fee. Simmons is by all accounts on or forward of schedule to return from it, however having the ability to return to observe is barely a part of the restoration.
The Chiefs ended the season in determined want of a left deal with. Their resolution was to signal a profession backup from a flawed OL, and draft somebody with a severe harm. Maybe it should work out, most likely not by Week 2 although. Or maybe they are going to be again to sq. one in a yr, or worse if Travis Kelce retires.
