But perhaps we all misjudged what the Chiefs’ biggest need really was? Think of it this way – how is a defense going to get to the quarterback when the ball is being shoved down its throat 35 or 40 times on a given Sunday? What’s the old football adage? You earn the right to rush the passer by stopping the run? Last year the only thing the Chiefs’ defense earned was pink slips for Herm Edwards and Gunther Cunningham.