Originally Posted by
UnderArmour
Okay... Let's go through Andy Reid's progression of when he got the keys to the Chiefs franchise.
2012 Chiefs: 2-14. Earned #1 overall pick in next draft. 6 Pro Bowlers: Jamaal Charles, Tamba Hali, Justin Houston, Derrick Johnson, Eric Berry, and Dustin Colquitt
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Andy Reid arrives in offseason following 2-14 season.
2013 Chiefs: Andy Reid's first offseason he trades a 2nd for Alex Smith. Takes Eric Fisher OT #1 overall. Lands Kelce in round 3.
Resigns Dwayne Bowe and Brandon Albert. Signs Donnie Avery too, I guess.
Make playoffs and lose to Andrew Luck in Wild Card round.
10 Pro Bowlers: Alex Smith, Jamaal Charles, Branden Albert, Dontari Poe, Tamba Hali, Derrick Johnson, Justin Houston, Brandon Flowers, Eric Berry, Dexter McCluster (returner)
2014: They let Tyson Jackson walk in FA. Let Brandon Albert walk in free agency. Very quiet offseason. Draft DE Dee Ford round 1 pick 23 (ends up being a solid player) but not much else.
They go 9-7. Mediocre season. Eric Berry gets pulled halfway through year because of cancer.
4 Pro Bowlers: Jamaal Charles, Tamba Hali, Justin Houston, Dontari Poe
2015: Jeremy Maclin is their big signing. They keep Houston. I guess they paid Tyvon Branch Raiders S too. They keep Justin Houston. Draft Marcus Peters round 1 pick 18 (ends up being a solid player). Trade for Ben Grubbs.
11-5. Lose to Patriots in Division round.
6 Pro Bowlers: Eric Berry, Tamba Hali, Justin Houston, Derrick Johnson, Travis Kelce, Marcus Peters
2016: They keep Eric Berry. They keep Tamba Hali. They keep Derrick Johnson. Draft Chris Jones in 2nd round and Tyreek Hill in 5th round (fell because he beats women).
12-4. Lose in division round again, this time to Steelers.
7 Pro Bowlers: Alex Smith, Travis Kelce, Marcus Peters, Eric Berry, Dustin Colquitt, Tyreek Hill, DJ Alexander
This is all BEFORE drafting Mahomes. They were a perennial playoff team that always competed every year...
2017: Keep Eric Berry. Poe leaves to Atlanta. They draft Mahomes in 1st and Kareem Hunt in 3rd.
Chiefs trade 1st (27th overall), 3rd (91 overall), and 2018 1st to move up with Buffalo (10 overall) and take Mahomes, who sits out the entire year except the Denver game.
The Chiefs finish 10-6, losing to Titans in Wild Card round.
4 Pro Bowlers: Tyreek Hill, Kareem Hunt, Travis Kelce, and Alex Smith
The Chiefs never did a gutting of their roster to build a dynasty... They used guys like Derrick Johnson, Eric Berry, Tamba Hali, and Justin Houston to build a culture of winning and put the guys who would come after in positions to be successful.
If the Broncos follow the Chiefs model, it still doesn't involve tanking and it still doesn't involve a fire sale of your best players.