For as long as Patrick Mahomes is the Kansas City Chiefs’ starting quarterback, the defense is bound to be overshadowed. For a perennial Super Bowl contender, it’s a good problem to have — and the team’s fans wouldn’t have it any other way.
This offseason, the main talking points surrounding defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo’s unit have centered on Chris Jones playing defensive end — along with depth concerns at linebacker, cornerback and defensive end.
But when taking a step back to examine the defense’s potential in the grand scheme of things, there are actually several reasons to believe we are about to see the best Chiefs defensive unit in quite some time.