Kansas City Chiefs
Overall Outlook
After starting the 2014 season 7-3 and stifling teams with their defense, the Kansas City Chiefs lost four of their final six games and missed the playoffs by one game. The main reason for the decline came from the passing game, where no Kansas City WR caught a single TD pass. To improve the passing game, KC signed Jeremy Maclin and drafted Chris Conley. Unfortunately, Kansas City has a very tough schedule which will make it difficult to hit .500 this year. We don't see the Chiefs making the playoffs in 2015.
Offseason Moves
Key additions: WR Jeremy Maclin, G Ben Grubbs, G Jeff Linkenbach, G Paul Fanaika, DT Vance Walker, ILB Joe Mays, CB Chris Owens, S Tyvon Branch
Key losses: WR Dwayne Bowe, TE Anthony Fasano, C Rodney Hudson, DE/DT Vance Walker, DE/DT Kevin Vickerson, ILB Joe Mays, CB Chris Owens
Offensive Outlook
Kansas City is expected to put together a better offensive season in 2015 than 2014. The Chiefs don't have to play Seattle, St. Louis or Arizona, which will help. We project the entire offense getting slightly better, but we don't see fantasy star potential out of anyone but Jamaal Charles.
Projections - 2015
QB1 - Alex Smith - Passing - 3400 yds / 20 tds Rushing - 400 yds / 1 td
RB1 - Jamaal Charles - Rushing - 1150 yds / 9 tds Receiving - 55 recs / 450 yds / 2 tds
RB2 - Knile Davis - Rushing - 500 yds / 5 tds Receiving - 25 recs / 200 yds / 2 tds
WR1 - Jeremy Maclin - Receiving - 70 recs / 925 yds / 5 tds
WR2 - Albert Wilson - Receiving - 45 recs / 600 yds / 4 tds
WR3 - Chris Conley - Receiving - 25 recs / 275 yds / 2 tds
TE1 - Travis Kelce - Receiving - 60 recs / 700 yds / 5 tds
Projections - 2015
QB1 - Alex Smith - Passing - 3400 yds / 20 tds Rushing - 400 yds / 1 td
RB1 - Jamaal Charles - Rushing - 1150 yds / 9 tds Receiving - 55 recs / 450 yds / 2 tds
RB2 - Knile Davis - Rushing - 500 yds / 5 tds Receiving - 25 recs / 200 yds / 2 tds
WR1 - Jeremy Maclin - Receiving - 70 recs / 925 yds / 5 tds
WR2 - Albert Wilson - Receiving - 45 recs / 600 yds / 4 tds
WR3 - Chris Conley - Receiving - 25 recs / 275 yds / 2 tds
TE1 - Travis Kelce - Receiving - 60 recs / 700 yds / 5 tds
Kansas City's defense was a bright spot for most of the 2014 season, ranking 2nd in points allowed and 7th in yards allowed. Kansas City has plenty of high end talent, and have proven strong for two straight years, so we'd recommend their starters in IDP formats, and their DST in redrafts formats for 2015.
Projections - 2015
DE1 - Mike DeVito - 45 total Ts / 2 sacks / 1 pass defensed / 2 total TOs
DE2 - Allen Bailey - 35 total Ts / 3 sacks / 2 passes defensed / 1 total TO
DT - Dontari Poe - 45 total Ts / 4 sacks / 2 passes defensed / 3 total TOs
OLB1 - Justin Houston - 70 total Ts / 16 sacks / 5 passes defensed / 4 total TOs
OLB2 - Tamba Hali - 55 total Ts / 10 sacks / 2 passes defensed / 6 total TOs
ILB1 - Derrick Johnson - 140 total Ts / 5 sacks / 7 passes defensed / 5 total TOs
ILB2 - Josh Mauga - 80 total Ts / 2 sacks / 4 passes defensed / 2 total TOs
CB1 - Phillip Gaines - 55 total Ts / 0 sacks / 8 passes defensed / 2 total TOs
CB2 - Sean Smith - 45 total Ts / 0 sacks / 12 passes defensed / 2 total TOs
S1 - Tyvon Branch - 90 total Ts / 0 sacks / 8 passes defensed / 5 total TOs
S2 - Ron Parker - 80 total Ts / 0 sacks / 5 passes defensed / 2 total TOs
Schedule
http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/schedule/_/name/kc/kansas-city-chiefs
Depth Charts
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