Once more, the Kansas City Chiefs have won the Super Bowl. They are unquestionably the NFL’s team to beat,
having won three titles in the previous five years in addition to back-to-back titles. That does, however, also imply
that they will be a target for years to come. After winning their third Super Bowl, Tom Brady and the New England
Patriots did not win another one for almost ten years. The Chiefs and Patrick Mahomes better hope they don’t have
to wait too long.
The Chiefs must strive to improve their roster in order to maintain their position atop the NFL, while the other 31
clubs are virtually definitely making similar efforts. One of the things they could do better is
Donovan Smith and Jawaan Taylor were merely mediocre tackles, but interior offensive linemen like Joe Thuney,
Creed Humphrey, and Nick Allegretti were among the team’s top five blockers. Among the starting lineman for the
Chiefs, Smith received the lowest PFF blocking grades.
Kansas City should replace Smith with a soon-to-be-former Green Bay Packers left tackle in order to better and
protect Mahomes.
In 2023, the Chiefs inked Donovan Smith to a $3 million one-year contract to guard Mahomes’ blind side. He
performed well enough to finish the job, as seen by the Super Bowl triumph. Nevertheless, Smith will be over 30 in
2024 and took on 53 pressures in total in 2023—the third most and third-worst of his career. That was the most
pressure he had let himself since his second NFL season.
The Chiefs could be better off letting Smith depart in free agency this year due to his diminishing play. In order to
avoid utilizing the majority of its $23 million in cap space in 2024, Kansas City would probably search for another
deal in free agency.
It’s not that Nijman was a nasty person, though. The Packers made a commitment to a youth movement in 2023,
which meant that rookies and young players in their second year were given more playing time than veterans in a
number of positions. Owing to his lack of playing time in 2023, Nijman might be a cheap and excellent free agent
signing.
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