The Kansas City Chiefs are currently co-favorites to win Super Bowl LVII, but this is the NFL. Anything can go right or wrong at any moment in time.

To cover the full spectrum, the folks over at Pro Football Focus recently published their best- and worst-case offseason scenarios for all 32 teams in 2022.

So, what did writer Anthony Treash have to say? Let's dive in and find out.

Best-case offseason scenario for the Chiefs

Treash wrote the following about what constitutes the best thing that could happen to the Chiefs in 2022:

Best-case: Frank Clark is a cap casualty, allowing the team to build around in the trenches.

The skinny: Big things were expected of Clark after the Chiefs traded a first- and second-round draft pick for Clark's services and then signed him to a $100+ million deal in 2019. But after a solid 2019 regular season and a very good postseason, it's safe to say Clark hasn't lived up to those expectations.

He has just 10.5 sacks through 29 games over the last two years. Per PFF, Clark finished 2021 with the 19th-most pressures out all EDGE players with at least 114 pass rush snaps and 75th in pass rush win rate. His 4.5 sacks were the lowest number he's had since his rookie year.

Those numbers aren't terrible at the end of the day, but it's fair to say the Chiefs should expect a whole lot more from a guy who's $26.3 million cap hit is third-highest on the team and seventh-highest at his position.

But a cap casualty? Why not try to restructure his deal or trade him, first? Obviously, it takes two to tango in both of those situations and Treash is probably just leaving that out in order to avoid hypotheticals. But it's still at least worth mentioning.

Clark's contract isn't untradeable. The receiving team could take his $19+ million and $20+ million base salaries in 2022 and 2023 and convert them to signing bonuses and then add dummy years to drop the cap hits or take a number of different routes to help lower Clark's cap hit. At the end of the day, ditching Clark would save the Chiefs approximately $12.9–$13.6 million. Per Overthecap.com, the Chiefs have around $3 million in cap space.

The Chiefs could also eat some money, as well, which always helps land a deal.

But, yea, at the end of the day, it's probably best a route to part ways with Clark. The team has two big names to re-sign in Tyrann Mathieu and Orlando Brown Jr.. Clark's departure would go a long way in helping bring those two guys back.

At the same time though, the light could come back on for Clark in 2022 and he could recapture that non-alternate Pro Bowl form that brought him to Kansas City in the first place.

It'll be interesting to see how this plays out.

The worst-case scenario

Worst case: Clark remains, Orlando Brown Jr. re-signs for too much money and the Chiefs are limited for the rest of free agency

The skinny: As mentioned earlier, the Chiefs need to re-sign Mathieu and Brown and Frank's departure would really help. I'm not sure if his continued presence is a worst-case scenario, though.

For me, there are a few worst-case scenarios: Brown Jr.'s departure and failing to find a true No. 2 option at receiver or a solid cornerback that can contribute in 2022. There are multiple ways the Chiefs could attack those needs, which would make it even more disappointing if they fail to do so.

We saw Kansas City fix the offensive line last year and there was noticeable improvement. Now, imagine what could happen if they find another guy to take the heat off Tyreek Hill. And then it doesn't matter who's rushing the passer if you can't find someone to help out L'Jarius Sneed and Co..

Sure, Clark's departure could help solve a lot of those problems. But those problems are more important when it's all said and done. Therefore, the Chiefs would be worse off if those issues aren't fixed.

You can check out Treash's full article, here.

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