"Pose a threat"? As in, "...to beat KC in an AFCCG, probably at Arrowhead"? There aren't even 5.
1.) Ravens
2.) Maybe Titans
3.) If the stars align, Patriots or Steelers.
The only way the Chiefs lose is if a team comes up with an amazing defense AND gets a whole lot of breaks. Those are the teams that could do it. The rest of the AFC is cannon fodder for KC. [Reply]
I think five is a difficult number. How about two teams per division?
AFC East: Bills, Pats
AFC North: Ravens, Steelers
AFC South: Titans, Texans
AFC West: Raiders
Looks none of these teams really scare me. Ravens are probably the most difficult out, but I'm interested to see if Jackson can follow up what he did last year. There are three other teams that could present challenges, Browns, Broncos, and Colts. With each of those teams its how good their QB play is.
Fun time to be a Chiefs fan and being on top, but there is plenty of talent that the Chiefs need to keep an eye on. [Reply]
#1: Ravens (easily the 2nd best team in the league; Lamar Jackson has a weakness-throwing the football, but that offense is still very difficult to stop)
#2: Steelers (This is assuming that Big Ben isn't done; if he isn't, he's the 2nd best quarterback in the AFC and a threat to score against our defense)
#3: Bills (Defense is great but they'd need improvement from Allen to pose any real threat, he is awful)
#4: Titans (They pose issues with the running game, but I can't help but feel we saw the peak of this team last year and still handled them relatively easily; let's see Tannehill repeat what he did last year).
#5 Colts (This is assuming Rivers isn't done; if he isn't, the Colts are a good team but not one that should worry the Chiefs at all) [Reply]
I could also see the Patriots being a threat as well if they got a better quarterback than Stidham. It's not like Brady was actually good last year, but you can't expect them to win anything with Stidham. [Reply]
I'm really not sold on the Ravens. Their division will be more competitive this year. They are not very strong in their secondary imo. And their run offense from last year won't be able to put up 30+ points at will again. They still lack a legit Nr.1 wide receiver. I don't see it.
The Colts on the other hand have vastly improved. They added a stud running back in Taylor and a very solid wideout in Pittman. They added Buckner to their defense and drafted the safety Blackmon. That team is very well coached and I can see Rivers have a better year than people think. [Reply]
The Colts seem an awful lot like the 2015/16 Chiefs. Really good solid football teams that just end up running into better QB's in the playoffs where you cant really rely on other teams making mistakes.
The Steelers are really talented, but it'll come down to what Big Ben has left.
The Ravens are really good roster wise. It's the Chiefs and the Ravens then everyone else at this point and we have a force multiplier at QB. [Reply]