Kansas City Chiefs seemingly admit mistake in bringing back Patrick Mahomes secret weapons

The Kansas City Chiefs look to have admitted that they made a mistake letting go of two key players from their Super Bowl winning team.

Despite the Chiefs having a strong record with a 5-1 start to the season, Patrick Mahomes and the offense have not been firing on all cylinders as we’re used to seeing over the past five years – with the team missing some pass-rush defensively.

This is especially prominent coming after a year when the Chiefs looked like a complete team on both ends of the ball – with them finishing first in the regular season standings, having a top-ranked defensive unit, Mahomes winning the MVP and the team winning the Super Bowl in an incredible season.

The Chiefs lost a number of starters from that team, struggling to replace them and instead opting to go with other, cheaper options. That looked to be a mistake, with the team now rectifying that.

The Kansas City Chiefs look to have admitted that they made a mistake letting go of two key players from their Super Bowl winning team.

Despite the Chiefs having a strong record with a 5-1 start to the season, Patrick Mahomes and the offense have not been firing on all cylinders as we’re used to seeing over the past five years – with the team missing some pass-rush defensively.

This is especially prominent coming after a year when the Chiefs looked like a complete team on both ends of the ball – with them finishing first in the regular season standings, having a top-ranked defensive unit, Mahomes winning the MVP and the team winning the Super Bowl in an incredible season.

The Chiefs lost a number of starters from that team, struggling to replace them and instead opting to go with other, cheaper options. That looked to be a mistake, with the team now rectifying that.

And it is now being reported that the Chiefs are close to resigning former starting pass-rusher Frank Clark – who might have been the unsung hero from their Super Bowl winning teams. Clark has had 11 sacks in the playoffs for the Chiefs in the last four years, including huge plays at crucial times for the team – giving the ball back to Mahomes for a chance to win the game.

Clark formed a strong pass-rushing partnership with Chiefs star Chris Jones, who admitted that he’d love to see him back with the team. Both Clark and Hardman were let go in free agency this summer, with the Chiefs looking to save salary cap space. Hardman joined the New York Jets, while Clark joined the Broncos, but both struggled to carve out a role with their new teams.

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As the Kansas City Chiefs prepare for a Week 7 AFC West matchup against the Los Angeles Chargers, special teams coach Dave Toub dropped a surprising revelation about the Chiefs’ depth chart. With punter Tommy Towsend working through a knee injury, Kansas City’s backup plan involves sending star quarterback Patrick Mahomes out with the punt team.

“The backup punter? Yeah, we had a plan,” Toub said. “Believe it or not, Patrick Mahomes is our backup punter.”

The Chiefs hosted a few free agent punters before their Week 6 game in case Towsend wasn’t able to go. Ultimately, they didn’t sign anybody and planned to use Mahomes as an emergency backup. That continues to be the plan against the Chargers, as roster spots come at a premium in the NFL.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, Mahomes is apparently pretty good at punting. “He can do it,” Toub said. “He shows me all the time. He’s out there going on Saturday hitting punts. He can do it all that guy.”

The Chiefs definitely want to avoid having to keep Mahomes on the field on fourth downs. They don’t want to risk Mahomes getting hit on a punt. However, the fake punt possibilities with an MVP quarterback out there are intriguing. The Chargers would have to keep an eye on him in their punt return formation.

Towsend appears to be good to go for Week 7, however. He played through his knee injury last week and has been a full participant in practice this week. If Towsend were ever to suffer an in-game injury, though, watch out for Mahomes to showcase his hidden talent.