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Originally Posted by OKchiefs

Obviously a huge need is to protect Mahomes no matter what happens with the rest of the team, so I expect LT to be addressed adequately.

However, beyond that is it possible that Veach just sees a possible down year as a likely outcome this year? It's no secret that Super Bowl losers often have a down year the following season.

I also don't think Veach is an idiot and I imagine he sees how the top heavy roster is constructed. We have as much talent at the top of the roster as anyone in the NFL, but from the middle of the roster down we are average at best. KC lacks depth and talent at a number of other positions.

Call me a Debbie Downer if you want and disagree with me if you see fit, but IMO Mahomes makes up for a lot of weaknesses on this roster. We still make the playoffs and might even make the AFCCG and Super Bowl if we have some luck in the postseason. But comparing our roster to that of TB or even LAR and I don't think we match up well aside from QB. Maybe Mahomes alone is enough to make up the difference, but I'm not sure.

If that's the case it may not be the end of the world to not go all in again this season. Do what you need to do to protect Mahomes, but beyond that it's not the end of the world if the team takes a small step back. We hopefully have Mahomes for another 15 years or more, we're not going to be the top team every year.

Focus on having a solid draft and do what we need to do to fill out the talent better throughout the roster. Veach was awful in the draft in 2018, slightly better in 2019, and pretty good in 2020. Let's hope that upward trend continues.

A down year for this team is going 11-5 and losing in the AFCCG.

I'll take that.