Whether the Chiefs have been considered a good or bad team in recent years there was always one thing you could count on: a solid offensive line that could protect the quarterback and open holes in the running game.
That started to change last season with the sudden retirement of left tackle Willie Roaf and the suspension of right tackle John Welbourn. Welbourn returned but was not the same player he was in 2005. Throw in the recent retirement of 12-time Pro Bowl guard Will Shields and the departure of developing tackle Jordan Black in free agency and Kansas City now has major holes along the offensive line.
The Chiefs did add tackle Damion McIntosh to the mix, but he is not an upgrade over Black and the unit that has been the backbone of the Chiefs' offense for so many years now goes into the 2007 draft with questions at right guard and both tackle spots.
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