The Kansas City Chiefs face the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LVII and are reaching for their second title in quarterback Patrick Mahomes’ era after defeating the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LIV. But for general manager Brett Veach, the team’s current wave of success is just the beginning.

The Kansas City Chiefs face the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LVII, reaching for their second title in quarterback Patrick Mahomes’ era after defeating the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LIV.

It will be the Chiefs’ third appearance at the season highlight in four years. But the franchise made it unmistakably clear before the next chance for a ring that the wave of success in Kansas City is by no means abating.

General manager Brett Veach stated wholeheartedly that within the franchise, with Mahomes on the field, they see themselves as contenders for the title every season. “When you have Pat Mahomes, you’re primed to compete for the Super Bowl every year,” Veach told ESPN.

In Kansas City, they focus on sustainability when planning the roster and do not shy away from sensitive personnel decisions for the team’s long-term success.

While star playmaker Mahomes was tied to the franchise with a ten-year, $450 million “retirement contract”, other long-time performers are by no means untouchable.

Kansas City Chiefs: Departure of Tyreek Hill was without alternative

As an example, the 45-year-old cited the decision to trade star wide receiver Tyreek Hill before the season and use the resulting draft picks and cap space gained to overhaul the defense.

Keeping Hill while adding high-profile reinforcements to the defense simply would not have been realistic for achieving the franchise’s short- and medium-term goals.

“When free agency started, it became obvious with the rising salaries for wide receivers that it was going to be difficult to accomplish both,” Veach said.

Kansas City secured a total of five draft picks in the trade for Hill, including a first- and second-round pick in the 2022 draft. “Cheetah” as a longtime perennial player on the KC offense signed with the Miami Dolphins for four years and $120 million.

Kansas City Chiefs: No all-in moves for one season

Tossing all your own principles overboard for a title and shipping off the future for all-in moves? Not with Kansas City.

The Chiefs work contrary to many rivals on this point, such as the Los Angeles Rams, who built their team into a contender at all costs in the preseason and were proven right in the short term with their Super Bowl LVI victory over the Cincinnati Bengals.

This season, however, the Rams fell violently back to earth and missed the playoffs by a wide margin with a record of 5-12 after trades of high draft picks and the signing of expensive veterans did not prove to be the right way to achieve lasting success.

“F*ck them picks,” Rams coach Sean McVay’s oft-quoted saying, probably illustrates better than any the difference with the Chiefs brass’ operating maxims.

For Coach Andy Reid and Co. it’s more like: “Hug them picks”.