Buffalo Bills fans should be rooting for Kansas City Chiefs’ dysfunction

As a condition of that trade, Buffalo received Kansas City’s first-round draft pick. To paraphrase Ron Burgundy, it’s kind of a big deal.

Since that trade, the Kansas City Chiefs had an offseason that defies logic. They released top receiver Jeremy Maclin and General Manager John Dorsey. Before the draft, the team also let go of running back Jamaal Charles, and Director of Football Operations Chris Ballard departed to become the Indianapolis Colts GM.

That’s a lot of bleeding for a team, especially one with Super Bowl aspirations. Kansas City did go 12-4 last year and win a competitive AFC West, but they’re nowhere near as dominant as they look. They went 7-3 in one-score games last year and have an offense that borders on anemic.

They might have dynamic players in Tyreek Hill and Travis Kelce, but that means nothing when you have Alex Smith throwing the ball. His stats last year (3,502 yards, 67% completion, 15:8 TD-INT) weren’t that great either, outside of his accuracy. This might even end up being a lame duck year for Smith; if he plays poorly, don’t be surprised if calls to start Mahomes fly out of people’s mouths.

They won games with a strong defense that relied on takeaways to flip field position and convert into scores. Since most turnovers usually require some degree of luck (your team has to be in the right position for them), it’s bad to expect those to keep saving the day.

Does this mean Kansas City could have a disappointing season?