1 incredibly underrated aspect of Chiefs missing the playoffs

Adam Schultz

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The Kansas City Chiefs are entering uncharted territory this offseason, as it will be the first time in the Patrick Mahomes era that they aren't in the playoffs.

For most, it is all doom and gloom.

The once invincible AFC champs are no longer, and now change is coming for the franchise.

But offensive coordinator Matt Nagy has given insight into what the Chiefs' offseason has been like over the years, and having a quieter one might not be the worst thing.

"It's weird, it's different,” Nagy said. “Since 2014 that we've experienced this feeling. I think about Coach Reid, [Travis] Kelce, Patrick [Mahomes], and Chris [Jones], what they've been through from 2018 until now, and not just from the season part, but it's taxing mentally and physically. Once the Super Bowl ends, you have a week or two, then it's the combine.

"Before you know it, the guys are showing up for OTAs, then it's summer. When you go eight years in a row like that, that's long. Now you're in a weird spot where we're not experiencing that, it'll be interesting how a longer off-season is. I just know that we'll all come back stronger mentally, physically."

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Missing playoffs not a bad thing for Chiefs

Hearing Nagy's comments, it does sound a little like the Chiefs were simply burnt out.

Year after year, playing more games than any other team, consistently fighting for a Super Bowl, it can be hard to keep that up both mentally and physically.

Maybe 2025 was the year the dam wall broke?

Now, the Chiefs will turn over the offseason with a clean slate. No playoffs, no nothing for months, as they can finally exhale after years of gold-standard production.

Yes, being in the playoffs would have been better, but missing out might not be the worst thing in the world.

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