Brett Veach is a wizard with the salary cap (we’ll gloss over his draft record for now), once again he’s going to have to work some magic this coming offseason to get the Chiefs reloaded and ready to challenge again for the Super Bowl Revenge Tour. With a significant drop in the salary cap due… Continue reading Plotting the course
Salary Cap hell?
Do you remember last year when the Chiefs had $177 in cap space? Brett Veach parlayed that into turning Patrick Mahomes into a very rich man, extending Chris Jones to the tune of $60m and extending Travis Kelce. The salary cap is very open to manipulation to a talented GM. All those talents are going… Continue reading Salary Cap hell?
Super Bowl preview with Terez Paylor
This afternoon, Neil got the fantastic opportunity to sit down with Yahoo’s Senior NFL writer Terez Paylor to preview the Super Bowl. How will the Chiefs deal with their depleted O Line? How has the roster building strategy shaped the defence? Has Tom Brady still got some juice? All these questions and more are waiting… Continue reading Super Bowl preview with Terez Paylor
The Game Changers
The Buffalo Bills roll into town on Sunday, for the third home AFC Championship in a row. It’s the 4th quarter, the game is on the line, who do you want to have their hands on the ball (apart from Patrick Mahomes!). Before we dive back into the analytics to see who has made the… Continue reading The Game Changers
A case for the defence?
Remember the AFC Championship game of 2018? Too soon? Interception, flag, offsides. Kansas City defence can’t stop the Patriots in overtime. If only we had a defence that was average, people said. Give Patrick Mahomes a platform to win games and not continually having to come from behind. Well, say hello to the 2020 Chiefs… Continue reading A case for the defence?
Kings of the Hill
A wise man once said “You play to win the game.” That’s what we’re all here for. Last week I looked at this season and how effective the Chiefs were at rushing and receiving. This week I thought I’d look back at a longer time frame and see who the most effective players have been… Continue reading Kings of the Hill
