The Kansas City Chiefs may have made the playoffs on the arm of Alex Smith, as well as drafted their next franchise guy in Patrick Mahomes last season, but their playoff loss to the Tennessee Titans raises serious questions about the direction of the franchise.
In Oakland, or soon to be Las Vegas, Derek Carr underwent a dramatic decline from the gun-slinger who led the Silver and Black to the playoffs last season before injury. Carr’s bad season, coupled with a number of other key Raiders struggling, meant they would miss the playoffs this time around. Coach Jack Del Rio, the toast of Oakland 12 months ago, paid the price with his job.