The Kansas City Chiefs might have found a solution to their offensive line woes in the final weeks of the regular season, but a key decision regarding their left tackle position awaits them before the playoffs.
finished the regular season 15-2 as the AFC's No. 1 seed, but one position has challenged the Chiefs all year.
With a week off before officially beginning to prepare for the divisional round, are the Chiefs confident that their tackles will be able to protect quarterback Patrick Mahomes? Do they even know who their starting left tackle will be? After summarizing the injury-riddled and 'underwhelming' start to the season from the Chiefs' offense, Verderame narrowed his view to the Chiefs' issues at tackle (particularly left tackle) before discussing Kansas City's late-season fix and potential postseason pivot. 'Yet in their past three meaningful weeks of the regular season, the Chiefs might have solved the problem,' Verderame wrote. 'Coach Andy Reid decided to move All-Pro left guard Joe Thuney to tackle while sliding veteran backup Mike Caliendo into Thuney’s original spot. The result has been stark. After allowing 35 sacks through 13 games, Kansas City surrendered only one against the Cleveland Browns, Houston Texans and Pittsburgh Steelers in an 11-day span, helping the Chiefs clinch the AFC’s top seed. Lastly, in the wins over Houston and Pittsburgh, Mahomes was hit just six times after an NFL-high 62 times over the first 14 games. 'The big question now is whether Kansas City will keep Thuney at left tackle or slide him back inside to rejoin the league’s best interior with center Creed Humphrey and right guard Trey Smith,' Verderame continued. 'If Thuney does go back to his natural position, it means D.J. Humphries, who made one start with the Chiefs before pulling his hamstring, is going back into the lineup. Humphries's second game with the Chiefs had ups and down
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