Patrick Mahomes issue Tom Brady never dealt with leaves Andy Reid desperately scrambling for solution | talkSPORT

Kansas City Chiefs star quarterback Patrick Mahomes has been the engine behind one of the NFL’s most remarkable dynasties. Yet, behind all the brilliance lies an unsettling vulnerability:
a revolving door at left tackle—an issue even legends like Tom Brady never faced. And now, head coach Andy Reid is frantically searching for a solution.

Over Mahomes’s five Super Bowl appearances, there’s been a different player protecting his blindside every time—a contrast that stands in stark relief compared to Hall-of-Famers like Brady or John Elway, who enjoyed stable offensive line supportThe timeline of left tackles reads like a relay:

Eric Fisher in 2020, Andrew Wylie ‘21, Orlando Brown Jr. in 2023, D.J. Humphries in 2024, and Joe Thuney in 2025—each one a short-lived answer to a critical problem

This instability isn’t just trivia—it’s tangible and costly. In Super Bowl LIX against the Philadelphia Eagles, Mahomes was sacked six times, despite facing no blitzes. That high-stakes failure highlighted how damaging shaky protection can be—even when the quarterback is at his elite best

Enter rookie Josh Simmons. A 6-foot-6, 330-pound first-round pick, Simmons fell to the Chiefs at No. 32 due to previous injuries—and they consider him a steal  His performance in training camp has ignited optimism.

Andy Reid, acknowledging the gravity of establishing consistency, voiced that they simply “have to look for the best guy… so we can have a little consistency there”

Kansas City’s front office hasn’t waited. In the offseason, they made sweeping changes: trading All-Pro guard Joe Thuney to the Bears, signing tackle Jaylon Moore to a $30 million deal,

and bringing Simmons aboard Only center Creed Humphrey and guard Trey Smith have guaranteed starting roles—leaving three offensive line positions still in flux

Why does it matter so much? Stability at left tackle is a prerequisite for playoff dominance and longevity in the league. This is a position Brady never had to worry about.

For Mahomes’s legacy to ascend beyond the elite, this blindside gap must be closed. If Josh Simmons can prove he’s the answer, Andy Reid and the Chiefs might finally plug the hole that has nagged at their dynasty.

In a sport defined by protection and precision, Reid may have found the piece that rewrites the narrative