NEW ORLEANS — Four years ago, after the Kansas City Chiefs had been disassembled by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31-9 in Super Bowl LV, general manager Brett Veach had a private moment with head coach Andy Reid. Kansas City’s offensive line had entered the Super Bowl in shambles, then left quarterback Patrick Mahomes battered and bewildered in what he’d later describe as the worst loss of his career.
As the failure of that offensive line settled in for Veach, he was deeply disappointed and absolutely resolute.
“I’m never going to let that happen again,” he told Reid.