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Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501
Our window will always be open with mahomes. But the window will never be as wide open as when you also have two GOATs in Reid and Kelce. There's no guarantee it'll be nearly as easy then as it is now.
Kelce could play for a while. But it's an inevitability that age will catch up to him sometime. Maybe not all at once but gradual. It doesn't help that without WR help we continue to demand heavy usage from him. We need WRs to step up so we can demand less from him and also because with every regression, the WR room needs to get that much better. We are also making a big assumption that Reid is here 5 years from now. I hope these guys are here forever but it's just a reality check.
The point isn't that we have to go all buffalo bills and desperately throw money at guys for a run before the window closes.
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I don’t know why people fret over these details so much. Is there any guarantee that the Chiefs will win a bunch more SBs? Of course not. But there’s every reason to believe that they’ll stay in the mix.
They just won it all with a one-legged Mahomes, no above average WRs, weak tackle play, and an average-at-best defense. They finished the AFCC down 4 of their top 5 WRs and still beat an excellent team. The supporting cast does not have to be incredible.
Everyone was worried about life after Tyreek Hill. First game without him was one of the most dominant and efficient offensive performances ever. They finished the season with a more efficient offense than the previous year.
Life without Kelce will be fine too. Veach isn’t going anywhere. He’s still going to be killing it in the draft long after Kelce retires. Ownership isn’t going anywhere. Reid, I suspect, will coach until he’s physically incapable. And when he steps down, a like-minded disciple will step in.
Another important thing to consider is that Mahomes is still learning and probably hasn’t even reached his prime yet.
And even IF the offense fell off a bit, the defense might rise up to compensate. They definitely appear to be building a pretty special defense.