The Kansas City Chiefs were once a team known for their ability to move down the field with ease and put points on the board. In recent years, the team has had to change its identity and we're now at a point where the wide receiver position is considered one of the weakest links on the roster.
Even with that being the case, the Chiefs didn't shake things up at the position over the offseason. It's gotten even worse with all of the off-the-field problems revolving around Rashee Rice, as the Chiefs have banked on him to be one of their starting options at the position when maybe they shouldn't have been.
That's why Cody Williams of FanSided had no choice but to say that "Not building a Rashee Rice contingency plan" was the Chiefs' worst move of the offseason.
"...Rashee Rice's off-field troubles continuing make you wonder how Brett Veach didn't do more to add to the receiving corps this offseason."
Chiefs' worst offseason move is not building up WR corps
It's a fair critique. The Chiefs lost Hollywood Brown in the offseason, which was fine, but the only move they really made to replace him was re-signing Tyquan Thornton. If the season started today and Rice was unable to play, the Chiefs would be faced with a starting trio of Thornton, Xavier Worthy, and either Cyrus Allen or Jalen Royals.
Clearly, Brett Veach felt confident that Rice would be able to contribute and/or that the depth was enough to help this offense succeed. Considering it's close to the same unit from a season ago, one that underwhelmed in a big way, it's understandable why people would be skeptical of this group.
The good news is that the Chiefs improved the run game this offseason and that should hopefully lead to a better passing game as well. Defenses won't just assume that Patrick Mahomes is gearing up to throw and they'll be left guessing a little more than in years past. If the run game can be a real threat, that should open things up for the Chiefs wide receivers and hopefully, they can defy expectations and prove everyone wrong.
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