The Chiefs had four players start at left tackle last season, top receiver Rashee Rice missed most of the season, as did Marquise Brown. And running back Isiah Pacheco appeared in just seven games. That likely explains why Mahomes was voted as the NFL's top quarterback in an ESPN survey of league executives, coaches and scouts.

Dan Orlovsky emphasized the "ridiculously big" gap between Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen, two of the best quarterbacks in the NFL, on ESPN's Get Up on Monday.

The Kansas City Chiefs ran right up against the deadline, but eventually managed to hammer out a new long-term contract for Pro Bowl right guard Trey Smith. The

And for ESPN's Jeremy Fowler, in his quarterback rankings piece that has input from coaches, executives and scouts, Mahomes, per an AFC scout, has lost his fear factor.