The one guy predicted to carry the torch from Travis Kelce is someone no Chiefs fan wants to deal with
Every rational fan who doesn't have a biased eye can see that last season, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce lost a step. And that's okay, because he held the title as the league's best tight end for so long. And, it's very obvious that he is in the back half of his career. […]
Every rational fan who doesn't have a biased eye can see that last season, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce lost a step. And that's okay, because he held the title as the league's best tight end for so long.
And, it's very obvious that he is in the back half of his career. In fact, there is a chance that he will retire after the 2025 season, just like there was a chance he would retire after this last season. But, he has decided to run it back and try for one more Super Bowl ring. Last year, he wasn't the primary target on offense, and as a result, his numbers faltered.
So, it may be safe to say that he isn't the best tight end in the league anymore. And, if you think he still is, well, I just don't know what to tell you, because there is a reason he is contemplating retirement every single year for the last two or three years. So, who has that crown now?
One analyst at ESPN seems to think it's Brock Bowers, the Las Vegas Raiders tight end.
By this time next year, we will all call Brock Bowers the best tight end in football, and nobody will flinch even a little bit. – Benjamin Solak's 100 things to know, ESPN
Let's be honest, he was the best tight end last season, so this isn't really a hot take by Solak. Sure, it's between him and San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle, but he's constantly hurt, missing games, and just isn't as good in the passing game as Bowers is. Bowers is the tight end who puts fear into opposing teams and fan bases much more than Kittle does.
So, this year we could see the second-year tight end take an even bigger leap, and that may bear bad news for the Raiders, who, of course, play the Raiders twice. Last season, Bowers accumulated 198 receiving yards on 15 catches with one touchdown. In one game alone, he had 140 yards.
So, yeah, I'd say this is a guy that the Chiefs won't have fun facing twice a year for the next decade or so. There isn't anyone else on the Denver Broncos or Los Angeles Chargers who gives that same sort of feeling that Bowers does.
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His idea is better anyway.
