‘Undisputed’ debates who’s No. 1: The Kansas City Chiefs or Tampa Bay Buccaneers?

Now that the majority of the enterprise on the free-agent market is within the books, which staff is on the prime of the NFL pecking order?

It is Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs on the summit, adopted by Tom Brady‘s Tampa Bay Buccaneers, in line with ESPN’s post-free-agency poll.

Each groups have had busy offseasons, however the Chiefs did sufficient to retain their spot on the prime following the outlet’s initial post-Tremendous Bowl rankings for 2021.

Kansas Metropolis has spent the offseason retooling and revamping the offensive line, which was decimated by accidents within the 2020 playoffs.

These accidents got here to a head within the staff’s 31-9 loss within the Tremendous Bowl, by which Mahomes was sacked thrice, threw two interceptions and was on the run for many of the contest.

To headline their offseason, the Chiefs waved goodbye to their two beginning tackles ⁠— Eric Fisher and Mitchell Schwartz ⁠— and signed big-ticket guard Joe Thuney as a free agent from the New England Patriots.

Additionally they have been in a position to coax former Chicago Bears offensive lineman Kyle Long out of retirement, because of an help from Mahomes.

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In the meantime, the defending champions pulled a rabbit out of their hat and stored their Tremendous Bowl-winning roster largely intact.

Brady’s contract extension paved the best way for that wheeling and dealing, opening up roughly $19 million in 2021 salary-cap area for the Buccaneers.

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Brady tweeted a picture of himself placing pen to paper on the extension, writing “we’re protecting the band collectively,” and he wasn’t blowing smoke.

The Buccaneers re-signed all of their potential departing starters, together with pass-rusher Shaquil Barrett, broad receiver Chris Godwin (who’s on a franchise tag ), linebacker Lavonte David, tight finish Rob Gronkowski, defensive deal with Ndamukong Suh, operating again Leonard Fournette and kicker Ryan Succop.

With all 22 starters from the Tremendous Bowl staying within the fold for 2021 — one thing that hasn’t been carried out within the league for the reason that implementation of the wage cap — Tampa Bay is operating it again in full.

These strikes bumped the Buccaneers from No. 4 on ESPN’s preliminary 2021 rankings to No. 2.

However ought to they be main the pack? On “Undisputed,” Skip Bayless laid out his case for the Buccaneers as No. 1.

“Over the ultimate seven quarters that these two groups competed with one another, the rating was 55-19 in favor of Tom Brady’s staff. … As a result of they stored everyone, you possibly can’t inform me that they are not higher than the Chiefs.”

Bayless’ counterpart on “Undisputed,” Shannon Sharpe, argued the opposite manner, saying the Chiefs deserve to be ranked on the prime.

“I am : Did the staff enhance? … I like what [the Chiefs have] carried out. I believe they’ve addressed wants. Did Tampa get any higher? That is the query. … Tampa re-signed all their guys, and we’ll see if that pays off as a result of the 12 months earlier than, Kansas Metropolis re-signed all of their guys, and it did not work out ultimately. So I like what Kansas Metropolis was in a position to do.”

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There’s nonetheless ample alternative for roster adjustment earlier than a ball is kicked off for the 2021 season, with April’s draft essentially the most distinguished upcoming calendar occasion.

Whereas it is truthful to debate which staff is in one of the best state of affairs, there isn’t any denying that each the Bucs and Chiefs are in a superb place heading into the season.

However to search out out, as soon as and for all, which squad is actually No. 1, we would very nicely have to attend till Tremendous Bowl LVI.

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