Buffalo Bills: Who to watch outside the AFC East this season
By Daniel Hahn
Kansas City Chiefs
The Buffalo Bills made a bold move in the NFL draft. They traded back multiple spots to allow the Chiefs to move up to #10. The Chiefs used the #10 pick to select their next franchise quarterback in Texas Tech’s Patrick Mahomes II — so they hope.
In order for the Chiefs to make that bold move to #10, they traded their first round pick in the next draft to the Bills. The obvious statement here is, that we want the Chiefs to lose badly in 2017, to make that pick a high selection.
Why you shouldn’t want the Chiefs to completely fall apart is because our head coach and several others on staff are Andy Reid disciples. Our culture and program will feature many of the same facets that are in Kansas City.
With that said, I still want the Chiefs to lose a lot of games. Maybe let’s hope that the Chiefs lose due to an unfortunate slew of injuries, or Alex Smith develops the yips and Mahomes is thrust on the field too early and just isn’t ready.
The Chiefs are okay trading 1st round picks because they are in the Super Bowl hunt and don’t expect to pick very early in any round. What they also have going for them is an unstable division that is theirs for the taking.
The Broncos and Chargers have new coaching staffs and the Raiders franchise quarterback may not be ready to play Week 1. The Chiefs are the most ready and stable team to win the AFC West. This doesn’t mean they actually will and for Bills fans, we all are hoping the train completely derails in Kansas City.
Speaking of their counter parts in the AFC West, what are your thoughts on the Los Angeles Chargers?