Offseason goals: The timing of the Alex Smith trade to Washington is an indication of how eager the Chiefs were to transition to Patrick Mahomes as their starting quarterback. The Chiefs agreed to the Smith trade before the Super Bowl, or 1½ months before the trading period began. They also wanted to get younger and more physical on defense.
How they fared: Average
Unrelated: I’m completely, unrepentantly here for the Patrick Mahomes hype train.
That iron horse is currently rumbling down the tracks and picking up speed amid reports of no-look throws (hell yes) and the touch of new “flavor” the second-year signal-caller brings to the Chiefs’ already dynamic offense.