With several starters from the 2015 offensive line having departed, the time has come for others, pointedly fourth-year left tackle Eric Fisher and second-year center Mitch Morse, at the ages of 25 and 24, respectively, to take the reins in the room.
So far, according to those in it, they’ve done just that.
"The first day I got here, Mitch Morse was the first guy that came up to me and introduced himself and said, 'You're going to be fine. Just take things in,'” Chiefs fourth-round pick Parker Ehinger said. “He’s just a year older than me, but he has game experience.