A 40-22 blowout in the Super Bowl is probably not what the Kansas City Chiefs had in mind as they attempted the first-ever three-peat in the Super Bowl era. In their worst game of the season, Kansas City couldn’t muster a single point in the entire first half, effectively ending the game before Kendrick Lamar even took the stage.
In the offseason, too, the Chiefs have been relatively quiet. Bringing back a few veterans helped soften the loss of Joe Thuney, but KC’s overall approach since the Super Bowl hasn’t lived up to their dominance over the last half-decade. That left two analysts passionately debating their chances next season.
Kansas City Chiefs: Boom or Bust in 2025?
Colin Cowherd and Nick Wright are two of the most well-known sports media personalities at Fox Sports. While Wright has been a huge supporter of his hometown Chiefs, Cowherd has remained a skeptic every step of the way.
So, it wasn’t surprising that Cowherd saw the 2025 Chiefs as a weaker version of previous iterations. His major concern, aside from the Super Bowl loss, was their work in free agency.
“I really worry about Kansas City. Joe Thuney is one of the more valuable offensive linemen in the league, and he left. And they didn’t want him to leave, [but] they couldn’t afford him. They don’t have a left tackle. They paid a lot for Jaylon Moore, who has never been a starter, by the way.”
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Even PFSN’s free agency grades weren’t very optimistic about the Chiefs’ offseason. With the return of Nick Bolton and Hollywood Brown, plus the additions of Elijah Mitchell and Jaylon Moore as their only major moves, the team hadn’t made a significant leap forward, earning a D+ grade.
However, Wright, who hosts “First Things First” on FS1, wasn’t ready to abandon hope just yet, and was quick to call out a flaw in Cowherd’s argument.
“You said the Chiefs didn’t want to lose Joe Thuney.
“What? Was there a gun to Brett Veach’s head when he called the Bears and traded him? They didn’t lose Joe Thuney; they traded Joe Thuney. So I just gotta say, the rest of your bracket feels a lot like we are respecting the teams that were really good last year, except for, of course, the Chiefs.”
But Cowherd still wasn’t convinced.
“By the way, the Chiefs aren’t going to go 11-0 in one-score games. The Raiders are better, Broncos will be better, Chargers will be better; it never lasts forever.”
Still, Wright, who has dealt with Cowherd — someone he calls a mentor — doubting Kansas City for three straight seasons, wasn’t buying it.
“This is an annual tradition where you pick a new team to win the AFC West, and then midway through the year, you’re like, ‘Yeah, I probably shouldn’t have done that.'”