Kansas City Chiefs fans have waited patiently all season for improvements to the team's offense, but with only two weeks left in the season fans are starting to think it's never going to happen. The Chiefs are 3-5 over their last eight games and have been held under 20 points in all five of those losses.
The struggles of Kansas City's wide receiving corps are well documented by now. However, over the last month and a half, struggles along the offensive line have mounted and quarterback Patrick Mahomes just hasn't been himself. During the Chiefs' latest loss to the Las Vegas Raiders this past Sunday, Mahomes was visibly frustrated by the play-calling process, specifically with the calls coming in late.
These issues have led many Chiefs fans to become frustrated with Matt Nagy. After serving as Kansas City's quarterbacks coach last season, Nagy was promoted to offensive coordinator following the offseason departure of Eric Bieniemy. Nagy's success as the Chiefs' offensive coordinator back in 2017 led him to become the head coach of the Chicago Bears, but he was fired after four seasons.
Part of the reason Nagy was let go by the Bears was due to their struggles on offense. Many people on Twitter made comparisons between the Chiefs' and Bears' offenses under Nagy's tutelage.
All of the Chiefs' issues on offense are obviously not Nagy's fault, but it's not a great look for a coach who's trying to re-establish himself after being fired. There is a defense to be made for him with the Bears. He was forced to try to make Mitch Trubisky a franchise quarterback in Chicago, a task that frankly no coach would be able to achieve. This past offseason he lost his No. 1 wide receiver in JuJu Smith-Schuster and the team's top offensive free agent signing, right tackle Jawaan Taylor, hasn't lived up to the billing.
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There's no disputing that the 2023 Chiefs' offense is the least talented that it has been since Mahomes took over as the starting quarterback. It's not fair, or logical, to put the bulk of the blame on Nagy or Mahomes, but they both carry some of it as do the wide receivers and offensive line. Even the future Hall of Fame coach himself Andy Reid shoulders some of the blame. It would be nice for some light to be shed on the play-calling issues, but the tight-lipped Chiefs likely won't ever speak on it. K.C. has a short week to find some improvements before they take on the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday.
