The Kansas City Chiefs are fun again. The offense is humming even without top receiver Rashee Rice, and the fireworks have returned. Unfortunately, somewhere along the way, we’ve lost the plot in Chiefs Kingdom. Watchability doesn’t win championships — situational awareness, assignment soundness, and discipline do.

During the formative years of the Patrick Mahomes era, the Kansas City Chiefs forged an identity as an offensive juggernaut. They lit up scoreboards, struck fear into defenses, and shattered records on a seemingly weekly basis.