The Kansas City Chiefs’ offseason roster review completes the defensive side of the ball today with a look at outside linebacker. The offensive review is already done, and links to all previous posts are below. Let’s take a look at what the Chiefs have on hand at outside linebacker and compare it to the AFC West competition.
Tamba Hali is one of the game’s best, coming up with 12 sacks this past season, defending the run well and growing into a respectable cover man against short passes. Hali completed a transition from playing defensive end in a 4-3 to his role in Kansas City’s 3-4. Skeptics, including me, doubted he could do it, but he’s turned himself into a factor that every offensive coordinator must account for on every play. Justin Houston stepped into the spot on the other side and the rookie registered 5.5 sacks.
San Diego, the other 3-4 defense in the division brings bring names in Shaun Phillips and Antwan Barnes to the table, but Phillips is 30 years old and his best yea...
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