Kansas City's greatest weakne s reared its ugly head at the worst po sible time in the 2020 season, and the Chiefs intend to make sure it doesn't happen again.After two injuries at tackle forced the Chiefs to roll out a lineup smattered with backup blockers, Kansas City's high-powered offense found itself stuck in the deepest of ruts in Super Bowl LV, watching repeatedly run for Dominik Hasek Women Jersey his life against Tampa Bay's highly effective base rushes in a blowout lo s to the Buccaneers. What was once Kansas City's most dangerous weapon was chopped down at its knees, and with an offseason to remedy the i sue, general manager Brett Veach said Monday it's safe to expect the Chiefs' offensive line to look different in 2021."I think it will be a combination of what we have in-house and blending that with some new talent," Veach said.What the Chiefs have in-house are two solid tackles in and , both of whom were knocked out of action by significant injuries at considerably different points of the season (Schwartz before the midway point, and Fisher in the AFC Championship Game). Both also underwent operations in recent weeks to repair their ailments, and it's fair to Colin Miller Jersey wonder how much longer Schwartz, who turns 32 in June, will continue to play. Veteran guard was effective in his lone season in Kansas City, but that campaign was cut short by a season-ending injury after five games, and he is headed for free agency.Guards and remain, as does center , and although Wylie was forced to move to right tackle to help the Chiefs deal with their myriad injuries up front and didn't fare well in the Super Bowl, Veach liked what he saw as a whole. He's also encouraged by what the Chiefs might get out of two key linemen who opted out because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic: and ."(Offensive line) Coach Andy Heck and our staff did an amazing job," Veach said. "We had two opt outs with LDT and Niang, we certainly mi Alexander Nylander Women Jersey sed those two players throughout the course of the season and we did a lot of shuffling as you know. And certainly the final blow was losing Fisher in that Bills game, and that was a daunting task to go against that front in the Super Bowl, so we do like some of the young players and their progre s and their development. Andrew Wylie showed that he can play on a consistent level at that guard position and Allegretti took a step forward, (and) we're anxious to get Niang back. So, we have a nice blend of some young players that are continuing to get better and we think will continue to improve but certainly our focus will be to bring in some new talent."I think it's safe to say that we'll be addre sing that in any area we can."Super Bowl LV was an anomaly when evaluating the Chiefs' offensive line because by that point, they'd lost three starters, and four if you count Osemele, who arrived to replace Duvernay-Tardif before he also saw his season cut short. A line that should have been comprised of Fisher, Allegretti, Reiter, Duvernay-Tardif and Schwartz ended up being , Allegretti, Reiter, and Wylie.But depth is arguably as important as top-end effectivene s along the offensive line. One Josh Gorges Women Jersey needn't look further than footage of Mahomes scrambling repeatedly -- -- to know this to be true.The po sible return of Duvernay-Tardif and Niang would give the Chiefs a starter and a reserve to bolster the group, and Veach said Monday the team is hoping to get Schwartz, who underwent surgery to repair a disc i sue in his back, and Fisher (torn Achilles) back in time for training camp. They'll aim to rejoin Mahomes, who "It's a three-month recovery so we're hopeful somewhere around that mandatory mini camp, if we have, we certainly think by training camp he'll be good to go and we'll be smart with him," Veach said of Mahomes. "Mitch just recently had his disc worked on and we're hopeful for him to return in training camp and the same thing with Fish. So, we're hopeful both these guys will complete their rehab and be available for training camp and to start the 2021 season." Kyle Okposo Men Jersey There's work left to be done on the rehab front and with the upcoming draft. But as Veach made clear Monday, the Chiefs know they'll need to be better up front in 2021 -- and they plan on attacking the challenge.