Chiefs 53-man roster projection 4.0

With all three preseason games in the books, it’s cutdown week. The Kansas City Chiefs must trim their roster from 90 to 53 players by Tuesday, August 29, at 3 p.m. Arrowhead Time.

I’m not sure this final projection is all that different from 3.0 sans a few notes. As always, it’s based on things I’ve seen, heard and hypothesized.

Let’s dive in:

Offense (26)

Quarterbacks (3): Patrick Mahomes, Blaine Gabbert, Shane Buechele

NO CHANGE.

To Buechele’s credit, he successfully made the backup quarterback position a battle. Following his 10-for-10 effort in the Chiefs’ second preseason game, head coach Andy Reid said Buechele was “close” to Gabbert. Because of that, he earned reps as the No. 2 rather…