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The Kansas City Chiefs era of dominance is over, Colin Cowherd has claimed - but he's still not prepared to rule them out of Super Bowl glory in 2025.
Enetering 2025 off the back of Super Bowl humiliation, many think that Andy Reid's team might be starting to creak.
Travis Kelce didn't retire but he's a year older after a campaign that saw his stats dip. Rashee Rice is also expected to start the season suspended by the NFL for his role in car crash in Dallas last year, while question marks remain over the team's depth at running back.
That, combined with the fact that Kansas City's rivals in the AFC West all have increasing reason for optimism, has led Cowheard to conclude the best days for the Chiefs are behind them.
'I think Kansas City, the dynasty part is over,' he said on his show. 'They may win a Super Bowl, but I think their division is too good to be a dynasty.'
'Denver is going to be noticeably better. The Raiders are going to be significantly better. (Los Angeles Chargers coach) Jim Harbaugh’s career, year two, everywhere he’s ever been. Year one, he changes the culture. Year two, he changes the personnel.
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'He needs two years of drafting, two years of free agency. I just saw somebody the other day pick the Chargers to win the Super Bowl. I don’t know if they will, but they’ll be noticeably better than last year.'
Cowherd even compared the era of dominance the Chiefs have enjoyed to Nick Saban's time at Alabama, where he dominated during a period that his rivals struggled to pull in the same direction.
'When Nick Saban was at Alabama, LSU couldn’t get the right coach,' Cowherd continued. 'Auburn couldn’t get the right coach. Ole Miss couldn’t get the right coach for most of it. Tennessee couldn’t get the right coach, and he dominated.
'But then Georgia got Kirby Smart, and then Texas just came in with Sark, and Nick Saban didn’t look as dominating.'
The Chiefs step up their preparations for the new season on Saturday with a preseason game against the Arizona Cardinals.
But the first indiciation of the level Reid's men are at will come on September 5 when they face the Los Angeles Chargers in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
In Week 2, the Chiefs host the Philadelphia Eagles in a Super Bowl rematch at Arrowhead Stadium.
