{"id":27243,"date":"2025-02-19T08:40:06","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T08:40:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=27243"},"modified":"2025-02-19T08:40:06","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T08:40:06","slug":"breaking-chiefs-address-super-bowl-weakness-in-nfl-mock-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=27243","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING : Chiefs Address Super Bowl Weakness in NFL Mock Draft"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ac_98305394\" class=\"article_chunk type_50\">\n<div class=\"froala-view custom-theme first_text_block\">\n<p>Much was made of the Philadelphia Eagles&#8217; pass rush against the\u00a0Kansas City Chiefs\u00a0in Super Bowl LIX. Philly defensive coordinator Vic Fangio was praised for not blitzing once during &#8220;The Big Game&#8221; yet got home against Patrick Mahomes, sacking the 29-year-old signal caller six times and forcing two interceptions.<\/p>\n<p>While the Eagles&#8217; defensive scheme received all the credit, the Chiefs&#8217; inability to slow down the rush was put under the microscope.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s why it should come as no surprise that Kansas City is projected to address the offensive line in Daniel Jeremiah&#8217;s latest NFL mock draft with the selection of Oregon offensive tackle\u00a0Josh Conerly\u00a0Jr.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"ac_98305395\" class=\"article_chunk type_51\"><center><\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1891897189355376853&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fathlonsports.com%2Fnfl%2Fkansas-city-chiefs%2Fchiefs-address-super-bowl-weakness-nfl-mock-draft&amp;sessionId=054283b893bfb86121706c272359c7016c72af00&amp;siteScreenName=yardbarker&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-8=\"true\" data-tweet-id=\"1891897189355376853\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/center><\/div>\n<div id=\"ac_98305396\" class=\"article_chunk type_50\">\n<div class=\"froala-view custom-theme \">\n<p>In Kansas City&#8217;s defense, they were dealing with several offensive line injuries throughout the 2024 season. Tackle\u00a0D.J. Humphries\u00a0was added to the roster in November in attempt to alleviate the offensive line issues. Left guard\u00a0Joe Thuney\u00a0moved to left tackle this year.<\/p>\n<p>That pushed\u00a0Mike Caliendo\u00a0into the starting lineup in Thuney&#8217;s old position and and required Wayna Morris to start for much of the year.<\/p>\n<p>In 2024, Kansas City allowed 41 sacks (16th-most), a big increase from 28 (second-fewest) last year and 26 (third-fewest) in 2022.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"ac_98305398\" class=\"article_chunk type_50\">\n<div class=\"froala-view custom-theme \">\n<p>Shoring up the offensive line with Conerly, one of the draft&#8217;s top tackle prospects, would be a big boost to the Chiefs&#8217; quick-hitting offense which had shifted its focus to short routes to get the ball out of Mahomes&#8217; hands quickly.<\/p>\n<p>Conerly received a\u00a078.1 grade\u00a0on Pro Football Focus, and\u00a0they also noted\u00a0he had &#8220;quick hands for hand fighting\/resetting&#8221; among his strengths.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Much was made of the Philadelphia Eagles&#8217; pass rush against the\u00a0Kansas City Chiefs\u00a0in Super Bowl LIX. 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