The back to back defending champions come into the 2024 season looking to become the first team in NFL history to win three Super Bowls in a row. Kansas City comes into the season with the best odds to take home the Lombardi Trophy once again.
It's hard to imagine that a team who has won back to back Super Bowls actually improved this offseason. But the Chiefs did that. They realize that the rest of the NFL is always getting better and just because they have won two years in a row, doesn't mean the third is any easier.
The big question that has surrounded the Chiefs since the departure of Tyreek Hill, a couple of years ago, has been the strength at the wide receiver position. When you have arguably the best tight end of all time on your side, it is not as much of a concern to address the struggles of your receiver room.
But the Chiefs did address these issues this offseason. After seeing their draft pick from 2023, Rashee Rice, blossom into a WR1, they decided to give Patrick Mahomes even more weapons. Kansas City signed Marquise Brown to a one-year deal and drafted speedstar Xavier Worthy out of Texas.
Worthy ran the fastest ever 40-yard dash at this year's NFL Combine adding to the list of deep threat targets that Mahomes has at his disposal. We all saw what Mahomes could do with Tyreek Hill's speed, and if he could do the same with Worthy, watch out.
Mahomes now has this trio of wide receivers and the best tight end in the NFL in Travis Kelce. Kelce just seems to improve each and every year. He always is able to make the big catch and bail out his team or make a play away from the ball such as laying down a big block.
And you can't forget about Isiah Pacheco in the backfield as well. On paper, this looks like the best Chiefs offense that Mahomes has had since he entered the league. With Mahomes already being a three-time Super Bowl champion, that is pretty insane that this could be his best offense yet.
With the offense improving, the defense did see its number of departures this offseason. The biggest one was losing cornerback L'Jarius Sneed. Sneed had become one of the NFL's top cornerbacks during his time in Kansas City and ended up leaving for Tennessee during the offseason.
Kansas City saw other guys such as Willie Gay and Mike Edwards leave as well. Despite these subtractions, the Chiefs still are favorited to win it all once again. Patrick Mahomes is quickly surmounting his name into the GOAT conversation and his coach Andy Reid is as well. Will the Chiefs make history again or finally be stopped in 2024?
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