With some uncertainty surrounding the RB position for the KC Chiefs, what route should they take to add outside of Isiah Pacheco and Clyde Edwards-Helaire?
should consider adding considerable depth to. That's a testament to the work general manager Brett Veach has done thus far, although there's one particular spot that needs to be monitored closely.: I think the Chiefs' running back depth chart is quietly the most volatile group on the roster, but I understand why it hasn't gotten more attention.
But for the Chiefs, is this current group passable? Pacheco — an unquestionably fun running back who is good enough to keep KC's offense multi-dimensional — had offseason surgery after his rookie season and missed a handful of games in 2023. Edwards-Helaire, with an injury history of his own, hasn't shown that he can carry an RB1 workload effectively, averaging a career-worst 3.2 yards per attempt in '23.
That leaves me with three choices for you. If you're the Chiefs, do you reunite with McKinnon, hit the free agent market for a different veteran or allow your in-house candidates to battle it out? There might not be a wrong answer here if someone pops, but one player does need to cement himself as running back No. 3.: "Thin ice" is a good way to put it. Pacheco could skate all year, but if it cracks, I'm nervous.
I'd bring back McKinnon without hesitation based on his 2022 season, but entering his age-32 campaign after dealing with a) and a seemingly lessened role even before the injury, I'm not sure if the Chiefs think he has much left in the tank. I'm unmoved by Cook for now. At this point, I lean toward the in-house battle where the Chiefs just throw numbers at the position and hope that Ingram orcan take on that RB3 role or, as I'm holding out hope for, a chance to truly be the Pacheco backup, leaving Edwards-Helaire in a more specialized role.Jordan Foote is the deputy editor of Arrowhead Report on SI.com, covering the Kansas City Chiefs. He also hosts the One Royal Way podcast on Kansas City Sports Network.
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