Chiefs gets much needed offensive line help with Joe Thuney

FOXBOROUGH, MA - NOVEMBER 15: Joe Thuney #62 of the New England Patriots looks on during the first half of a game against the Baltimore Ravens at Gillette Stadium on November 15, 2020 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Getty Images)
FOXBOROUGH, MA - NOVEMBER 15: Joe Thuney #62 of the New England Patriots looks on during the first half of a game against the Baltimore Ravens at Gillette Stadium on November 15, 2020 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Getty Images)

After what took place in Super Bowl LV, the Kansas City Chiefs’ signing of Joe Thuney is the right move to recover from the disaster. 

Super Bowl LV showed the Kansas City Chiefs that the offensive line is key to any offensive success, and thus they made a move for guard Joe Thuney. The former two-time Super Bowl champion for the Patriots signed a five-year, $80 million deal per ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

This was a move that needed to happen. Kansas City had already parted ways with tackles Eric Fisher and Mitchell Schwartz and are expected to lose center Austin Reiter. With the status of guard Laurent Duvernay-Tardif in question after he opted out last year, the Chiefs were expected to have five new starters on the line.

Thuney is a player that can be a solid rock on the line, and given his pedigree, it’s no secret why he earned as much money as he was given. Over his first three seasons in New England, Thuney made the Super Bowl, winning twice, the last coming after beating Kansas City in the AFC Championship.

Joe Thuney provides championship experience and stability to the Kansas City Chiefs.

Had Kansas City not opted to sign offensive lineman or even pursue Joe Thuney, who knows what would have happened to the line next season. The Super Bowl was a disaster for the Chiefs in their attempt to run it back. The Buccaneers had Patrick Mahomes running for his life, and his receivers had no time to get separation.

Furthermore, if Kansas City chooses to utilize it, the running game needs players on the front line to help control the line of scrimmage while allowing a player as special as Mahomes the time needed to make the standard play as opposed to a spectacular play under constant pressure. What has Thuney done in his career so far? Well, let’s say he’s protected Tom Brady near the end of his run in New England.

Kansas City knew what they had to do to protect their big investment at quarterback. But Thuney is just one player. Should they wish to make another run at a Lombardi trophy, they will need to continue addressing the front lines.