Chiefs: Charles Omenihu already knows the real reason he was brought in
The Kansas City Chiefs have been winning for quite some time now. Sure, they aren't a dynasty, yet, but they are much closer to being one than any other team in the league right now. Kansas City has been to five straight AFC Championship games, and three Super Bowls, and won two of them all […]
The Kansas City Chiefs have been winning for quite some time now. Sure, they aren't a dynasty, yet, but they are much closer to being one than any other team in the league right now.
Kansas City has been to five straight AFC Championship games, and three Super Bowls, and won two of them all in the last five years. That is still good enough to have the title of dominant.
But they have to keep that trend going. If they want to be a dynasty, they have to get better. That's what free agency is for, and that's exactly what the Chiefs are trying to do.
The Chiefs' draft last year shows that they are easily trying to become a dynasty. They drafted one of the best draft classes we can remember. Everyone, well almost everyone, that was drafted by the Chiefs, played significant snaps during the postseason.
That includes the early picks in Trent McDuffie, Skyy Moore, and George Karlaftis. But the late guys played significant roles on this team too. Isiah Pacheco turned into a starting running back. Jaylen Watson and Joshua Williams consistently made game-winning plays in crucial moments. All of those guys were day three guys.
That is how you start a dynasty, by drafting good to keep the winning going. But you can also use free agency to help you, and the Chiefs did that this offseason so far, by grabbing one of the most underrated free agents.
Kansas City had to release Frank Clark to save around $21 million in cap space. Now they signed Charles Omenihu, a younger, better version of what Clark was doing.
Per Pro Football Focus, his pass rush win rate is 20.7%, which is higher than Chris Jones' 20.4%, which was the highest in his position. Just for reference, Clark was 37th in pass rush win rate at 13%.
Omenihu was also in the top 16 in total pressures of all players with 62. The former fifth-rounder in the 2019 draft is also just 25 years old, while Clark is about to be 30, so the replacement is perfect.
So, the Chiefs know they need to continue to get younger, while still adding elite talent. Omenihu knows what the Chiefs are trying to do too.
"I’m ecstatic, I’m elated to join a franchise that people are almost calling a dynasty," Omenihu said.
Those are some powerful words when you really think about why he is being brought in. He knows what the mission is, repeat as champions so that dynasty talk finally comes to fruition. I think the Chiefs went and got the right guy to help them too.
