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<\/p>\nMany in Chiefs Kingdom and around the NFL coverage multiverse have shown varying levels of concern surrounding the Chiefs’ seemingly “quiet” off-season.<\/p>\n
Should fans be concerned? Not so fast.<\/p>\n
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Sports in 2025 are a much different beast than they\u2019ve ever been.<\/p>\n
As a society, we’ve traded the simpler times of reading about our favorite teams in newspapers and checking box scores on a handful of websites for an era in which every person with a pulse and a set of thumbs can instantly publish their sometimes rational thoughts and always well-thought-out opinions to multiple platforms online.<\/p>\n
I cannot condemn this practice\u2014without such technological evolutions, you wouldn\u2019t be reading my thoughts and opinions on Arrowhead Addict.<\/p>\n
But I will say that it has certainly created an appetite for instant gratification among fan bases in every sport across the world.<\/p>\n
When a season ends like the Chiefs\u2019 2024 campaign did\u2014getting back-alley beaten in front of the entire world by a team whose strengths were the exact weaknesses that got the Chiefs in a hole they could not dig out of\u2014the calls for change are loud and expected to be met immediately.<\/p>\n
The front office\u2019s track record be damned!<\/p>\n
We, as a fan base, do not care that Brett Veach and the Chiefs\u2019 front office have built and rebuilt a championship roster multiple times in the last six seasons.<\/p>\n
It doesn\u2019t matter that the Chiefs have been in five of the last six Super Bowls and won three of them.<\/p>\n
We just got embarrassed by the Eagles! They had great offensive and defensive lines\u2014something we\u2019ve been clamoring for years. Fix it now, Brett!<\/p>\n
Sure, easier said than done. But as the offseason kicked off, the expectation\u2014whether you consider it rational or irrational\u2014was for Kansas City to address the fact that we once again saw Patrick Mahomes scrambling for his life on football\u2019s biggest stage.<\/p>\n
After the Chiefs\u2019 loss to the Buccaneers in Super Bowl 55, Kansas City immediately orchestrated a trade for Orlando Brown Jr. So, what did Kansas City do this time?<\/em><\/p>\n Traded away arguably the team\u2019s best offensive lineman, the 2024 team MVP Joe Thuney. Wait, what? The Chiefs needed to ramp up protection for their All-World QB, not tear it down. Surely there’s another move in the holster, right?<\/p>\n Some Chiefs fans shouldn’t be so concerned about the team’s offseason approach.<\/strong><\/p>\n Yes, the Chiefs signed Jaylon Moore, who was the 49ers\u2019 backup left tackle a season ago.<\/p>\n How underwhelming! Outside of some other minor transactions, there really haven\u2019t been any needle-moving moves to this point for the Chiefs, which to some is cause for concern.<\/p>\n But allow me to pose a question to those of you who have leaned into the school of thought that what the Chiefs have done isn\u2019t enough: what have the AFC\u2019s other contenders done?<\/em><\/p>\n The Bills, who the Chiefs once again conquered in the AFC title game in 2024, signed the other Bosa brother, Josh Palmer, Laviska Shenault, and two defensive linemen who they weren\u2019t aware would be suspended for a good portion of the 2025 season.<\/p>\n Baltimore basically stood firm outside of bringing in a receiver who had 56 catches for just over 600 yards a season ago in DeAndre Hopkins.<\/p>\n The Texans traded away Laremy Tunsil but extended the core of a good young secondary.<\/p>\n The biggest movers and shakers in the AFC were the Chargers and Broncos, but do we wholeheartedly believe that when push comes to shove, Justin Herbert and Bo Nix have what it takes to stare down Mahomes in games that matter and not be the first to blink?<\/p>\n It may be best if we all just sit back and wait to see what happens with the NFL Draft, where certain veteran free agents land, and how Andy Reid and his staff develop the NFL\u2019s sixth-youngest roster from a season ago.<\/p>\n We also need to remember that while the loss in Super Bowl 59 was embarrassing and did sting quite a bit, the Chiefs\u2019 dynasty is still very much in its championship window.<\/p>\n Unlike some other contenders in the NFL, the Chiefs did not lose a single coordinator, nor did they sustain any massive losses from their core outside of a guard.<\/p>\n He may be the best guard in the NFL, but he\u2019s still a guard\u2014no matter how much nostalgia and pride we want to attach to his name.<\/p>\n The Chiefs will be just fine. Thirty-one other NFL fan bases would love to have the type of stressors that we have here in Kansas City.<\/p>\n Perspective is always important, as is remaining in the moment. Don\u2019t get too far ahead of yourself from a 2025 season outlook standpoint, and don\u2019t harbor any worries about what the Chiefs haven\u2019t done yet in free agency.<\/p>\n Brett Veach has authored a few masterclass drafts recently, the coaching staff has developed young talent in an almost unparalleled way, and Kansas City is still home to the game\u2019s most notorious competitor in Patrick Mahomes. Breathe\u2014it will all be okay.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Many in Chiefs Kingdom and around the NFL coverage multiverse have shown varying levels of concern surrounding the Chiefs’ seemingly “quiet” off-season. Should fans be concerned? Not… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":54739,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-54706","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"\n