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8 - Nick Bolton
Kansas City Chiefs · Year 5
Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo requires a lot of his linebackers, especially in man coverage, and Bolton has embraced the role since he was drafted in 2021, quickly emerging as the backbone of the unit. He’s prolific as a sideline-to-sideline defender and also makes offenses regret running up the middle. According to NFL Research, Bolton is one of five players with 550-plus tackles and 35-plus TFLs over their first four seasons (including playoffs) since 2000, joining Luke Kuechly, Lavonte David, NaVorro Bowman and Patrick Willis. He’s not just making the routine plays, either, as he’s able to move the needle as a game-changer in the biggest moments. You could make an argument that his 36-yard fumble return for a touchdown in Super Bowl LVII was one of the key reasons the Chiefs won that game. Bolton earned every bit of the new contract he signed this offseason.
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Yet, here is Reid, chuckling when asked a theoretical question about the future of quarterback play in the NFL, tapping you on the arm and saying how lucky he is that he hasn’t had to think about that in a while.
Reid, having Patrick Mahomes, stands at the heart of what I believe about the increased complexities of the profession. He was considered one of the truly good coaches in the NFL until he came into contact with one of the greatest clutch players in league history. Now he is on the fast track to becoming quite possibly the greatest head coach of all time. (Reid is 55 regular-season wins shy of Don Shula’s record, 347, and turned 67 in March. Should he coach until 74, which is the current age of the oldest head coach in NFL history, he would need to average about seven wins per season). Reid’s assistant coaches and coordinators, in part because of Mahomes, have the space and freedom to be among the most creative, researching and incorporating plays from ancient Rose Bowls or school playgrounds. This approach helps push away the drudgery and loneliness of an NFL season. This helps empower more individuals. This lifts an organization in unseen ways and forms the basis of the razor-thin edge that only the best NFL teams enjoy.
Deep threat Xavier Worthy
Worthy already had a deep ball come his way during Tuesday’s Chiefs practice and hauled in the pass from Patrick Mahomes. On Thursday, the Chiefs’ second-year wideout pulled it off again, adjusting his route to haul...
