That'll leave a mark on Colin Powell for sure Pestilence!

Show me the light young Chris Meck.

I think this could be a case or take one step back to move two steps forward.

Losing a lethal hit out of nowhere in Tyreek Hill will have an impact. No way it doesn't. I think we're all clear on that.

But I think it will also lead towards relying on others on the Offense and having a more balanced attack and controlling the clock.

With all of the young secondary players on the team, it's important that we have a quality defensive secondary coaching group to work with them.

We lost assistant DB Coach Sam Madison to the Miami Dolphins, and I have not heard or read about the Chiefs hiring any new additions.

As a defensive back, Sam Madison was really good and knew how to play the position.

David Merritt came to the Chiefs the same year as Sam Madison came in 2019. David was the Secondary Coach with Sam Madison as his assistant. I do not know if it was Sam or David's coaching, but I think Sneed, Ward, and Fenton improved.

Merritt was a LB when he was a player. He was an assistant DB coach with the New York Giants from 2006 through 2016 and the DB coach was Peter Giunta for all but one of those years. David had one year as the DB Coach with the Arizona Cardinals in 2018.

Some of the notable CBs that David Merritt has coached would be Corey Webster, Aaron Ross, Prince Amukamara, Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, and Eli Apple.

David helped coach Sam Madison in 2006 and 2007 while with the New York Giants.

Looking around the league most teams have a DB coach and an assistant DB coach.

Will the Chiefs hire an assistant DB coach for next year?

I wouldn't like this if I were Juan Thornhill

Definitely agree that our secondary coaching has been top notch. I know a lot of people have said that enables us to not invest in the secondary but my feeling is the opposite. Draft talent and build a truly elite group.

I love the focus on the secondary. I also think it accuratelly evaluates the current talent. Sneed is not yet a CB1, not even close, and as great as Fenton has been his athletic profile is always going to limit him.

I could see McDuffie having a slow start as that seems to be the way with CBs coming in at rhe moment. But I love the idea of him developing through the year and maybe Williams and Watson coming in later.

Absolutely. That's the thing.

I think it will improve Mahomes as a QB, as good as he already is, and that is nothing but a good thing. He zeroed in on Hill and Kelce way too much at times and left guys hanging that were pretty open. This should take him to that next level of reading what the defense is giving him and carving them up. I'm excited to see that development because it likely would have won last year's AFC title game. I will miss the explosive plays Hill provided and he was pretty reliable when you needed a play to be made.

It's a good thing we're investing in DBs because the AFC West is going to really test this secondary, more so than in recent years.

Broncos will have Russell Wilson throwing to Sutton and Jeudy
Raiders will have Carr throwing to Adams and Waller
Chargers will have Herbert throwing to Allen and Williams with an improved offensive line

I would have to think that influx of talent factored into how we drafted this year, but the fact we lost Mathieu, Ward, and Sorenson (his snaps have to go to someone) is a huge factor as well.

He's going to need to show up day one and hit the ground running. He can't have an setbacks or he'll end up losing his spot and he'll be out after this year.

I'm rooting for him. I still think he's a good safety.

7 new players were added to our secondary via the draft and free agency.

We're going to be one of the youngest and hopefully deepest DB groups.

Rashad Fenton (25 years old)
Juan Thornhill (26 years old)
Deandre Baker (24 years old)
L'Jarius Sneed (25 years old)

Justin Reid (25 years old) and Deon Bush (28 years old) are our free-agent signings.

Round 1 | No. 21 | Washington cornerback Trent McDuffie (21 years old)
Round 2 | No. 62 | Cincinnati safety Bryan Cook (22 years old)
Round 4 | No. 135 | Fayetteville State University cornerback Joshua Williams (22 years old)
Round 7 | No. 243 | Washington State cornerback Jaylen Watson
Round 7 | No. 259 | Marshall safety Nazeeh Johnson

Im looking forward to watching these guys.

Reid/Thornhill/Bush at Safety, with Cook coming in as dime LB (or he just outright takes the 3rd safety job) is going to be pretty nice.

McDuffie comes in as a day 1 starter with Sneed and Fenton. The rest of them? Let the chips fall where they may but there is some serious potential there.

Cook’s excellent tackling and attitude wil make a big difference. It was not fun watching Sorenson miss tackle after tackle.

To me it’s just his coverage ability on TE’s. If he can be even marginal at it we are set up

The Chiefs had a new coach just for Safeties starting with 2021.

https://www.chiefs.com/team/coaches-...onald-d-alesio

There’s way more true versatility there.

Bryan Cook played box safety, deep safety and corner when he was at Howard. Trent McDuffie can play inside and outside and I think he can play safety. The Times Ours pod compared him to Kendall Fuller and that would be ****ing awesome. I bet he could play some safety if needed.

Just seems like Spags has a lot of options to mix and match coverages and confuse offenses.