The Kansas City Chiefs moved to 13-3 with their win on New Year’s Day over the Denver Broncos, but here are some resolutions to make them even better.
The Kansas City Chiefs won another frustrating game on Sunday when they beat the Denver Broncos 27-24. It’s a story we’ve heard before, the vastly superior Chiefs don’t execute like they should and allow an inferior team to stick around until the very end. Just two weeks ago I wrote that this Chiefs team is simultaneously both great and a mess and I think we saw this once again on Sunday.
The hope was that maybe a new year would bring different results, but it was more of the same. Like I wrote in that last piece you almost feel guilty questioning anything with a team that is 13-3, but it also feels naive to just stick your head in the sand and assume things will go great in the playoffs. I didn’t want to just write the same piece all over this week, so instead, I’ve decided to put a New Year’s twist on things. I thought I’d come up with a top ten list of New Year’s resolutions for the Kansas City Chiefs.
This list includes all the resolutions that certain players, coaches, or other members of the organization need to make this team a surefire Super Bowl champion. We’ll start small and work our way up to the biggest ones. So let’s start things off with a resolution for one of the newer Chiefs.
10. Kadarius Toney
Resolution: Properly stretch his hamstrings before every game.
I’m half joking on this one, but all kidding aside the biggest thing for Kadarius Toney is finding a way to stay healthy. Toney has already shown he can be a real weapon for the Chiefs when he can get on the field. About a month ago I did a piece on Toney’s upside with the Chiefs. Here’s a quote from that piece on Toney’s tenure with the New York Giants:
"The Giants gave up on the 23-year-old Toney just a season and a half into his career after they took him with the 20th overall pick in the 2021 NFL draft. Toney appeared in just 12 games for the Giants in that season and a half and ended his Giants career with just 41 receptions for 420 yards and 5 carries for 29 yards and no touchdowns."
Basically, Toney never developed any kind of consistent role with the Giants despite flashing elite upside. If KC doesn’t want Toney’s tenure with the Chiefs to look the same way then Toney has to find a way to stay on the field. In Toney’s second game in KC he had 6 touches for 90 yards and a touchdown.
Unfortunately, he then injured his hamstring (again) and Sunday was the first time since that he had more than two offensive touches in a game. He responded with 4 receptions for 71 yards. So both times he has gotten multiple touches in KC he’s produced.
If Toney can do whatever it takes to stay healthy he provides the Chiefs with a much-needed offensive weapon.
Now let’s talk about a KC defender.