HOUSTON, TX - JANUARY 09: Travis Kelce #87 and quarterback Alex Smith #11 of the Kansas City Chiefs celebrate a fourth quarter touchdown by Spencer Ware (not pictured) during the AFC Wild Card Playoff game against the Houston Texans at NRG Stadium on January 9, 2016 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images)

The Kansas City Chiefs know each other very well at this point.

The Chiefs are a franchise that finally has some stability. After years of switching coaches, players and general managers constantly, Kansas City finally has a nucleus of people at various levels of which it can rely on.

For starters, the head coach and general manager have now been the same for four seasons. Add in the quarterback also being here four years, and you have the power trio all knowing the system and expectations very well. While it sounds like a small thing, it means the difference of knowing what you have to do instinctively instead of taking that split-second to think about it.

In the National Football League, that split-second is the difference between good and bad.

Going into training camp, Kansas City is all but set at most positions. You can pretty much pencil in the following without much hesitation:

QB: Alex Smith

RB: Jamaal Charles

FB: Anthony Sherman

WR: Jeremy Maclin

WR: ?

TE: Travis Kelce

LT: Eric Fisher

LG: Parker Ehinger

C: Mitch Morse

RG: Laurent Duvernay-Tardif

RT: Mitch Schwartz

LE: Allen Bailey

NT: Dontari Poe

RE: Jaye Howard

OLB: Tamba Hali

ILB: Derrick Johnson

ILB: ?

OLB: Dee Ford (Justin Houston when healthy)

CB: Marcus Peters

CB: Phillip Gaines

FS: Ron Parker

SS: Eric Berry

So, barring injuries, we are talking about two open positions. It’s reasonable to say Jah Reid could also compete at guard with either Ehinger or Duvernay-Tardif. At No. 2 receiver, it’s either Chris Conley, Albert Wilson or Rod Streater, although Streater probably goes to the slot. Finally, the other ILB spot goes to either Justin March or Josh Mauga.

Look at that starting group, though, and you will see a ton of familiar faces. Most of them have been here for at least three seasons. It’s a huge advantage over a team like the Oakland Raiders, who have to bring together so many new faces so quickly.

While the Chiefs still have to do it on the field, this is a team that could make serious noise.