How does this year’s Kansas City Chiefs roster compare with 2017?

So, now that we’ve gone over the changes the Chiefs have made, let’s compare whether the Chiefs 53-man roster looks better or worse than it did a year ago.

As a whole, the Chiefs’ offense looks better than it did a year ago. The offensive line has a lot of potential with guys like McKenzie and Boettger. If Patrick Mahomes lives up to his expectations—or even half that—then the Chiefs are in for one of the highest scoring offenses in the NFL.

Getting Spencer Ware back and signing Damien Williams and Darrel Williams, the Chiefs have a much deeper backfield than they had a year ago that’s loaded with talent. With the addition of Sammy Watkins, the Chiefs’s wide receivers look much more impressive than they did a year ago. With Kelce starting, the Chiefs’ tight ends are solid as always.

If the season goes the Chiefs’ way, they have the potential to have the NFL’s number one offense. Tyreek Hill, Sammy Watkins, and Travis Kelce could each have a 1000+ receiving yards season, while Kareem Hunt could have another 1000+ rushing yards season.

As a whole, Chiefs’ defense also looks better than it did a year ago. The Chiefs’ front seven is much deeper than it was a year ago—in fact, it might even be deeper than the Chiefs have seen in years. The Chiefs’ secondary takes a hit from losing Marcus Peters, but as a group the Chiefs’ secondary is better than it was a year ago. With the additions of Armani Watts, Jordan Lucas, Kendall Fuller, Orlando Scandrick, Charvarius Ward, and Tremon Smith, the Chiefs are much deeper at safety and overall have better cornerbacks than they did a year ago.

That’s not to say the Chiefs’ defense is perfect by any means, but there’s a lot of hope in the future, especially if guys with potential to develop into stars like Ben Niemann shine.

This year’s special teams is basically the same as it was last year. The only difference being Harrison Butker starting the year off instead of Cairo Santos. While Santos was with the Chiefs last year, he played 3 games and made 12/12 extra points and 3/3 field goals. Harrison Butker has a chance to go out and have another great season this year and prove to be an even better kicker than Santos was.

So overall, while the Chiefs don’t have a perfect team, they still have a better team than they did a year ago and give Kansas City fans a lot of hope. Thanks for reading and let me know, what do you think about this year’s team? Do you agree that this year’s 53-man roster is better than last year’s or do you think otherwise?