SaulGoodman

The reality is that respect for Andy Reid increased about 1000% after Mahomes arrived. 5 years earlier, he was FIRED by his previous franchise. He drew a ton of criticism as a choker and poor clock manager throughout his career in PHI and his first 5 years in KC. Another reality is that the Chiefs had won one playoff game in 25 years before Mahomes, with zero Super Bowl appearances and only one AFCC appearance since 1969. They now have 17 playoff wins in 7 years, and Mahomes' worst season is a loss in OT of the AFCC. And as a green player in his first season, Mahomes doubled the stats of the QB he replaced, who had put up career numbers the year before. I think it's ludicrous to say that the difference between Reid and Brady/Daboll is 5 Super Bowl appearances in 6 years.

Joe Brady's one of the best in the biz. Daboll was very good too. If someone has the opinion that Allen is the better QB, that's fine, and you can make a decent argument for it...but the idea that Mahomes has had everything a QB could ask for just isn't accurate. He's basically never been supported by a good running game, tackle play has been mediocre/poor for several years, his top receivers have been either weak or injured in recent years, the defense has been mediocre or bad more often than not in his career, and he had the worst LT situation in the league last year.

They lost Reid, but I doubt that will cause them to take a few steps back. His replacement is talented and actually probably better in pass coverage. They also added a good vet corner and drafted a couple promising DL prospects.

Sacks are far more unpredictable and inconsistent than receiving yds. Again, the only point was that Rice had an elite start to the year. It was clear he'd made a solid jump in the offseason. Bottom line: Rice/Worthy/Brown/Smith-Schuster/Royals should be a very solid WR corps. The numbers don't matter.

That's stating a fact. Through three games, he was on that pace. I never predicted what his final stats would have been or will be in the future. That said, nothing he did was flukey or gimmicky. With Kelce slowing down, Brown injured and Worthy needing time to learn, he probably would have put up big numbers.

I didn't project anything. I just said he was putting up elite numbers before his injury. Bottom line is that he's very talented, and the WR room as a whole should be much better than what we've seen in recent years.

I said that Rice was elite before his injury. Doesn’t guarantee he’ll be consistently elite for the rest of his career, but he was putting up elite numbers. Rice was injured at the beginning of the 4th game. In his first three, he had 103, 110 and 75 yds. Nothing he did was gimmicky or flukey. He’s just an explosive, physical player with good body control.

He was on pace for over 1600 yds and 11 TDs. No, I don’t think it’s a stretch. Was any WR in the league on a better pace? He’s explosive and a YAC monster.

PPG don’t tell the full story, but KC averaged 27 after Hollywood Brown returned, against some of the best defenses in the league. Add Rice, who was elite before his injury. Upgrade at LT (huge upgrade if Simmons is ready). Improved RB room, Royals. I’ll be surprised if the offense isn’t very good.

That was when KC's defense was at its most vulnerable and they had a terrible LT. It was also before Worthy emerged as a consistent threat, and no Rice or Hollywood Brown. The Chiefs' offense will be plenty good.

A healthy KC team was already substantially better than the Broncos, and they improved way more this offseason then Denver. Buffalo's eeked by the Jets and Patriots at times, but I doubt you think they're on the verge of overtaking the division any time soon.

It's possible, but I don't see any reason to expect it. They're still one of the youngest teams in the league and this is probably the best and deepest roster they've had in the Mahomes era. Easily the best WR corps they've had since Hill/Watkins (probably better overall).

A team that’s won 23 of its last 25 and had a great offseason is fading?

Also, 4 of these 5 Bills losses are vs the Chiefs' offense.

My point is that mistakes were made on both sides. It's not easy to be a ref and to get every call correct in real time. If there were an agenda to help KC, it doesn't make sense that they'd overlook blatant penalties on the opponent. The easiest way to help a team is to call the obvious ones.