By Lucas Kochevar
The San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs are back in the big game and people are not happy. There are countless people that have expressed their displeasure with this year's Super Bowl and I have to ask, why? Separate everything off the field with these teams, you know that person I’m talking about, and this is an awesome matchup. You get to watch the best quarterback, best coaches, best tight ends, best defensive lineman and countless other All-Pro caliber players. The Chiefs and 49ers have both gone down different roads and they’re sporting very different looking teams, but they remain the same at their cores. The 49ers have been built with talented weapons and a defense that starts in the trenches. The Chiefs are a Mahomes-led machine that also works with a defense that has playmakers. Still, the teams look very different. The 49ers had Jimmy Garoppolo at quarterback. They also had guys like Emmanuel Sanders, Raheem Mostert and the corpse of Richard Sherman. The Chiefs had a cast of characters too like Tyreek Hill, Tyrann Mathieu and the corpse of Terrell Suggs. Now we get to add in names like Christian McCaffrey, L’Jarius Sneed and Brandon Aiyuk. The 2020 Super Bowl was a fun game, but the 2024 Super Bowl should be even better. The 49ers are looking at the biggest change since that last Super Bowl by adding in Brock Purdy at quarterback. Although Purdy hasn’t looked the best this postseason, he’s still an upgrade over Garoppolo and Garoppolo was a few inches short on winning that Super Bowl over the Chiefs. Purdy has a big challenge ahead of him with a great Chiefs defense, but in his second year as the starter, Purdy has faced many obstacles and the Chiefs will just be the next speed bump. Many people will be very mad if Purdy wins this Super Bowl. People love to have the scalding hot take about a quarterback that’s surrounded by an amazing team. It’s okay to say Purdy is good, while being next to the best players in the league. Purdy can be good and the 49ers can be amazing. They’re not mutually exclusive. Appreciate what this young quarterback is doing because there’s been a ton of super talented teams with young guys that never made the jump. I touched on the Chiefs dominance and how it’s been incredible to watch, but it should be reiterated that they’re run is up there amongst the best runs in the past twenty years. If there weren’t so many antics off the field with this team, the public would likely be more open to how amazing this run has been since Mahomes took over. The Chiefs are in a mode right now that’s hard to beat with a defense that’s held their opponents to 13.7 points per game in the playoffs. On top of that, the Chiefs are getting Travis Kelce’s best performance in the postseason. The Chiefs and 49ers are two of the league’s best over the past couple seasons and this meeting should be a fun one. Like most games in the NFL, it’ll likely come down to the two guys under center. Mahomes has been strong in these playoffs and it’s hard to see anyone stopping him. Purdy ended his last game on fire as he torched the Lions defense in the second half. I love the story of Purdy, but I have to go with Mahomes and the Chiefs. I’ll touch on this more on Koch’s Corner on Friday. See you guys there!
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BK Style
2/8/2024 08:23:52 am
Hey LKSports...Mahomes could be too hard to stop...another blow out Super Bowl...!!! We shall see...love the article..!!!
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Lucas KochevarI love sports and I'm a local fan of the Falcons, Hawks, and Braves. You can find my quick thoughts and more on my twitter @lucaswkochevar |