Archive - The Chief in the North Newsletter

The games that define the Patrick Mahomes era for the Chiefs, Part 1

What games tell the story of KC's dynasty? Let's talk about it

Jul 10 •

Football 201: QB play vs QB stats, what is "open," reads within structure, and traps to avoid when talking QB

Discussing some of the basics in separating the stats and the noise from quarterback play, and why we break down the film here the way we do.

Jul 8 •

Rashee Rice, justified hype, and the WR1 conversation

Let's talk about just HOW important a role Rice was trending towards prior to his injury last season.

Jul 1 •

June 2025

Football 201: Placing credit/blame for QB pressures/hits/sacks

Building on an interesting conversation on Twitter/X about when an offensive lineman gets wrongly blamed for a failed play (or a pass rusher wrongly…

Jun 27 •

Good news, bad news; The Chiefs were awful at big plays in '24... and yet somehow competent on offense

Examining how "punchless" the offense was last year, how they still maintained an average offense, and why there's a simple path to them being back to a…

Jun 24 •

(Low) Key Chiefs to the '25 season, Part 2; Kingsley Suamataia LG film review

Reviewing the small sample size we have of the 2nd-year OL playing the position he's looking to start in 2025.

Jun 19 •

Thanks and thoughts; 5 years of the Chief in the North Newsletter.

Happy five year anniversary! Let's reflect a little bit.

Jun 15 •

Introducing the (Low) Key Chiefs to the 2025 season, the Prequel

Let's talk about guys that we aren't talking about enough.

Jun 11 •

(Low) Key Chiefs to the 2025 season, Part 1; Jaden Hicks is an educated bet

Examining what the 2nd-year safety did last year, and why Spags was comfortable moving forward with him at safety.

Jun 7 •

The other guys: A quick look at Elijhah Badger and Jake Briningstool

Our series on new rookies concludes by looking at a pair of undrafted rookie free agents.

Jun 2 •

May 2025

Is the Chiefs' roster better than 2024, Part 2: Defense

Examining changes to Kansas City's defensive roster this year... Was a step forward taken?

May 29 •

Is the Chiefs' roster better than 2024, Part 1: Offense

Examining changes to Kansas City's offensive roster this year... Was a step forward taken?

May 24 •

#nojs-banner { position: fixed; bottom: 0; left: 0; padding: 16px 16px 16px 32px; width: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; background: red; color: white; font-family: -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 13px; line-height: 13px; } #nojs-banner a { color: inherit; text-decoration: underline; } This site requires JavaScript to run correctly. Please turn on JavaScript or unblock scripts