There has been a lot of chatter around the idea that the Kansas City Chiefs are going to be worse off than they were a year ago, which is kind of a scary thought considering the lopsided result we watched unfold in Super Bowl LIX.
You can toss in any reasoning you've seen or heard this offseason, but there have been definite reasons why Chiefs fans could be nervous after this offseason. Yet, one insider has opted to take the more positive approach. Sports Illustrated's Albert Breer said it plainly in his latest column:
"Many people think the Chiefs might take a step back—I think they could wind up being better than last year."
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Wait a minute. The Chiefs will be ... better? But, how is that so? I thought they were supposed to be much, much worse?
"Rashee Rice is back. Hollywood Brown and Isiah Pacheco are healthy. Jaylon Moore was signed and Josh Simmons was drafted at left tackle. That doesn’t mean everyone will stay healthy (or in Simmons’s case, be healthy to play a lot as a rookie)," Breer went on.
"It does give hope to the idea of Brown and Xavier Worthy getting downfield and unlocking Mahomes’s deep ball again. Plus, Rice and Travis Kelce running free in the space vacated underneath by defenders chasing the burners."
For those taking the negative road with the likes of Moore or Simmons, Breer offers the opposite approach. Moore is looked at as a capable player, here, and Simmons was a first-round pick for a reason.
Kelce isn't done, yet. And, even at his age, he's shown an incredible ability to still find soft spots in coverage. If Rice is truly back, he'll do the same. So, defenses are going to have to account for those two.
But, Brown and Worthy are also there and are ready to help Mahomes find that deep ability again. Well, not that he lost the ability, but Mahomes hasn't been afforded the chance to prove he's still got that in his arsenal.
If all goes according to plan, Mahomes and the Chiefs could help offense return to Kansas City in a mighty way.
