kcchief4lif 910 Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 ESPN's AFC West reporters were who asked who is the biggest threat to the Denver Broncos. The three teams not covering the Kansas City Chiefs said that it was the San Diego Chargers. If you go to another area of the four letter network, they feel the Chiefs future is brighter than that. ESPN's future NFL power rankings have the Chiefs ranked ninth. This marks an increase of five spots from last year. Mike Sando writes: "The Chiefs rose five spots into the top 10 thanks to improvements in drafting (19th to 13th), front office (17th to ninth) and non-QB roster (18th to 13th). Our voters saw the Chiefs as the team best positioned to overtake Denver in the AFC West now that the end appears very near for Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning. The coming season will determine to what extent San Diego and Oakland belong in that conversation." The Chiefs are highest ranked AFC West team on the list. ESPN's future power rankings is attempting to rank each team based on how well they'll do in the next three years. ESPN had three of their experts that I like - John Clayton, Louis Riddick and Sando - rate each team based on five factors: roster (excluding quarterback), quarterback, draft, front office and coaching. When you break it down like that, the Chiefs should rank really well. They have a really strong non-QB roster, to the point where only one team has drafted more Pro Bowlers in the last decade than the Chiefs. That also hints at how well they have drafted. The front office under GM John Dorsey and coaching under Andy Reid both seem strong, too. As for the quarterback, the Chiefs are probably average or a little above average. If they had an Andrew Luck back there, they would probably be higher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West 6,713 Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 The Chiefs are always trailing in the National Media Beauty Contest... Get used to it.... For those old enough to remember, the Chiefs were not favorites when they beat the Vikings in the Super Bowl. In fact, the National Media linked Lenny Dawson to a gambling scandal, that turned out to be totally bullshit. Face the facts, the Chiefs will someday win a Super Bowl, no one but Chiefs Fans will notice. w Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KCSLC2008 606 Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 I understand the concern over receivers and passing, but I can't stand constantly talking about how our offense isn't helping our defense. In the last two years we have been seventh and fifth in points per drive and our drives are longer than other teams drives are, with a longer time of possession. There are definitely things we need to work on, but the way it is talked about sounds like we did nothing. Just for a point of reference, we were 32nd in 2012. While I don't really agree with hidden points per se, the concept makes sense and our system does help the defense and we just hope to get more efficient in our offense, especially on third downs. http://www.arrowheadpride.com/2015/6/26/8851587/alex-smith-makes-your-defense-better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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