The Kansas Metropolis Chiefs come into the brand new NFL season seeking to make historical past, by turning into the primary staff to win three straight Tremendous Bowls.
It is so exhausting to get there yearly. Nothing is assured. That is the great thing about the NFL, the parity that it creates, however it creates plenty of challenges as effectively.
The Chiefs perceive what it takes to get there, they’ve felt the expectation. That is the usual once you stroll in that constructing, but it by no means appears too large for them.
For lots of groups, attending to the Tremendous Bowl would take each inch of them, however these guys are capable of get there yr after yr.
Tremendous Bowl week is insanity, there are such a lot of extra stresses on you, but the Chiefs discover a solution to deal with it prefer it’s some other recreation and play their very own manner. It is like they’ve their very own cheat code.
Final yr, they weren’t good the primary half of the yr, they led the league in dropped passes. But they nonetheless managed to make it to the Tremendous Bowl and nonetheless managed to win in overtime.
Quarterback Patrick Mahomes continues to be solely 28 years previous (29 on 17 September). It is loopy, his athleticism and his understanding of the sport. Even when he was injured two seasons in the past, on the Arizona Tremendous Bowl, no-one thought he would end the sport.
He was just about hobbling off the sphere at half-time. But he comes again and runs for a key first down and so they go on to win it. He is simply not your regular human.
I do know folks throw round this phrase however the Chiefs actually are making a dynasty. To have a dynasty it is advisable have an unimaginable quarterback and an unimaginable head coach. The Chiefs tick each these containers.
Andy Reid is a superb man to play for. He isn’t only a fantastic coach, he is additionally an important mentor to his different coaches – take a look at his teaching tree.
And you may by no means ignore the connection Mahomes has with star tight finish Travis Kelce, the understanding they’ve. We noticed it in pre-season, when Mahomes made that unbelievable behind-the-back pass, external. He was mad at Kelce for operating the unsuitable route but nonetheless discovered a solution to discover him.