4 biggest strengths on Kansas City Chiefs roster

SAFETIES

While the talent pool was never quite as shallow as linebacker, the safety positiion has also been one of concern within the last few years. As much as Spagnuolo loves to deploy three-safety sets on a regular basis, the Chiefs had always carried two capable starters with a pretty steep drop to the next step, making it painful at times to watch the likes of an aging Dan Sorensen trying to do his part.

The good news is that the Chiefs have addressed this position in a similar way as they ddi linebacker. Even after losing Tyrann Mathieu to free agency, the Chiefs responded with the signing of Justin Reid a year ago to be the veteran voice in the room. From there, Veach decided to draft Bryan Cook in the second round a year ago as a hard-hitting safety out of Cincinnati to serve as the third safety look and learn behind Juan Thornhill before he hit free agency.

This season, Cook will rise to Thornhill's former starting role but the Chiefs are still very deep at the position thanks to a healthy offseason that brought in considerable talent with Reid and Cook already on the roster.

Mike Edwards is the new veteran safety who enjoyed a breakout campaign with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after Antoine Winfield went down with an injury. He should serve in that third safety role starting in Week 1 while simultaneously trying to stave off competition from fourth-round pick Chamarri Conner, a prospect from Virginia Tech whose versatility and athleticism enticed K.C. to trade up.

Behind all of these players is Deon Bush, a capable veteran who can step in and help on defense though his primary use is as a core special teams player for Dave Toub. Would the Chiefs really keep five safeties? They have the talent and it makes this one of the Chiefs' biggest strengths on the roster.