{"id":173324,"date":"2021-02-08T16:59:22","date_gmt":"2021-02-08T13:59:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/chiefs-top-offseason-priority-was-obvious-during-super-bowl-2021\/"},"modified":"2021-02-08T16:59:22","modified_gmt":"2021-02-08T13:59:22","slug":"chiefs-top-offseason-priority-was-obvious-during-super-bowl-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/chiefs-top-offseason-priority-was-obvious-during-super-bowl-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"#Chiefs\u2019 top offseason priority was obvious during Super Bowl 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a35fff645958\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a35fff645958\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/chiefs-top-offseason-priority-was-obvious-during-super-bowl-2021\/#1_Does_the_offensive_line_need_a_makeover\" >1. Does the offensive line need a makeover?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/chiefs-top-offseason-priority-was-obvious-during-super-bowl-2021\/#2_Is_the_Sammy_Watkins_experiment_over\" >2. Is the Sammy Watkins experiment over?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/chiefs-top-offseason-priority-was-obvious-during-super-bowl-2021\/#3_Too_reliant_on_the_secondary\" >3. Too reliant on the secondary?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#Chiefs\u2019 top offseason priority was obvious during Super Bowl 2021<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Here\u2019s something nobody expected: The Chiefs do not have to replace any coordinators after a second straight Super Bowl <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>earance.<\/p>\n<p>For the third straight offseason, offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy interviewed seemingly everywhere but wasn\u2019t hired. He is expected to re-sign with the Chiefs since his contract expired after the Super Bowl. Defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo \u2014 expected to be one of the top second-chance candidates \u2014 didn\u2019t gain the same interview traction as peers Todd Bowles (Buccaneers) and Leslie Frazier (Bills). Even special teams coordinator Dave Toub sometimes is mentioned as a future head coach.<\/p>\n<p>With extensions for Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and Chris Jones taken care of in recent months, the Chiefs can focus on refining an already loaded roster and getting the salary cap (projected to be $9 million over budget) in better shape.<\/p>\n<p>Here are three offseason questions they need to answer:<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Does_the_offensive_line_need_a_makeover\"><\/span>1. Does the offensive line need a makeover?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The patchwork group playing in the Super Bowl included only two starters from the season opener, one of whom was out of position.<\/p>\n<p>Left tackle Eric Fisher suffered a torn Achilles in the AFC Championship <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> and could miss the start of next season. Right tackle Mitchell Schwartz also will be coming off a season-ending injury. Both will be on the wrong side of age 30 and in contract years.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"Patrick Mahomes gets hit by Jason Pierre-Paul and Devin White on Feb. 7, 2021\" class=\"wp-image-17264578 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/jpp.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/jpp.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/jpp.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/jpp.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/jpp.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Patrick Mahomes gets hit by Jason Pierre-Paul and Devin White on Feb. 7, 2021<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Right guard Laurent Duvernay-Tardiff and rookie Lucas Niang didn\u2019t play a snap all season and could return rusty from COVID-19 opt-outs. Week 1 starters Andrew Wylie, Kelechi Osemele and Austin Reiter are free agents. So are backups Mike Remmers and Daniel Kilgore.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s a lot of uncertainty. The surest way to waste an incredible quarterback like Mahomes is to stick him behind a poor offensive line. That\u2019s what doomed the Chiefs Sunday night in their 31-9 Super Bowl 2021 loss to the Buccaneers. Mahomes was constantly under pressure and scrambling to keep plays alive and getting sacked three times. <\/p>\n<p>There was nothing the Chiefs could do to upgrade before Sunday, but new talent is needed to promote competition and depth to avoid another late-season situation panic.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Is_the_Sammy_Watkins_experiment_over\"><\/span>2. Is the Sammy Watkins experiment over?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Chiefs wanted the 6-foot-1 Watkins to be the physical receiver complementing speedsters Tyreek Hill and Mecole Hardman, as well as tight end Travis Kelce. It hasn\u2019t worked.<\/p>\n<p>The oft-injured Watkins has averaged 39.5 receiving yards per game with eight total touchdowns over three years with the Chiefs. He has one 1,000-yard season (2015) since he was drafted No. 4 overall in 2014 by the Bills. It was surprising when Watkins returned on a relatively cheap one-year, $9 million deal last season, but even that seems like an overpay now.<\/p>\n<p>With a deep receiver market in free agency and the draft, the Chiefs should look for a more productive option to balance out the offense.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Too_reliant_on_the_secondary\"><\/span>3. Too reliant on the secondary?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Chiefs are a middle-of-the-pack defense when it comes to stopping the run (4.5 yards per carry) and generating sacks (32).<\/p>\n<p>Jones and Frank Clark are good pass-rushers on the line, but adding another speed-rusher off the edge is high on the wish list. Spagnuolo\u2019s schemes work best with a rotation of rushers.<\/p>\n<p>A run-stuffing linebacker \u2014 especially if Anthony Hitchens becomes a salary cap casualty \u2014 is another important addition. Many of the Chiefs\u2019 defensive stops are caused by a Tyrann Mathieu-led secondary, which created 16 interceptions. A risky bet to continue.\u00a0\n            <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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