1 00:00:10,720 --> 00:00:12,879 Speaker 1: What's up, guys. Chris Harry with you on a new 2 00:00:12,920 --> 00:00:16,720 Speaker 1: episode of Chargers Weekly. We're here in June, and during 3 00:00:16,760 --> 00:00:19,799 Speaker 1: this slow month, what we want to do is get 4 00:00:19,880 --> 00:00:23,040 Speaker 1: you up to date on what the Chargers rivals are 5 00:00:23,120 --> 00:00:25,720 Speaker 1: doing in the AFC West. So each of the next 6 00:00:25,800 --> 00:00:29,400 Speaker 1: three episode is dedicated to the Raiders and Broncos. And 7 00:00:29,480 --> 00:00:32,680 Speaker 1: today the Kansas City Chiefs. Nate Taylor of the Athletic 8 00:00:32,960 --> 00:00:35,680 Speaker 1: gonna join me break down the Chiefs offseason, what they 9 00:00:35,680 --> 00:00:38,440 Speaker 1: did in free agency, the draft, and an outlook for 10 00:00:38,479 --> 00:00:41,479 Speaker 1: twenty twenty. So let's get right to it. Know your rivals, 11 00:00:41,720 --> 00:00:45,639 Speaker 1: Kansas City Chiefs. All right, very pleased to bring in 12 00:00:45,920 --> 00:00:49,800 Speaker 1: Nate Taylor of the Athletic covers the Kansas City Chiefs. Nate, 13 00:00:49,880 --> 00:00:52,640 Speaker 1: it's a pleasure, by man. How are you good? Good 14 00:00:52,680 --> 00:00:55,520 Speaker 1: doing well? Thank you, Chris. It's hot here in Kansas City, 15 00:00:55,600 --> 00:00:58,720 Speaker 1: much like everywhere it is. It's blazing. It's already like 16 00:00:58,840 --> 00:01:02,240 Speaker 1: ninety degrees today. We're fully I guess in summer, and 17 00:01:02,600 --> 00:01:05,240 Speaker 1: it's good to be chatting with you. Yeah. Absolutely, Well, 18 00:01:05,280 --> 00:01:07,880 Speaker 1: I appreciate your time and I want to get into 19 00:01:07,920 --> 00:01:10,320 Speaker 1: the Chiefs. But before we get into football, you could 20 00:01:10,360 --> 00:01:13,840 Speaker 1: probably use a lot of different adjectives to describe the 21 00:01:13,920 --> 00:01:16,840 Speaker 1: last few months in our country. First, how are you 22 00:01:16,880 --> 00:01:19,000 Speaker 1: and your family doing? And what have the last few 23 00:01:19,040 --> 00:01:21,520 Speaker 1: months been like for you as a as a football 24 00:01:21,560 --> 00:01:25,959 Speaker 1: reporter and just a human being. Yeah, it's been challenging 25 00:01:26,040 --> 00:01:29,240 Speaker 1: for sure, but I think hopefully there's some good that's 26 00:01:29,240 --> 00:01:32,360 Speaker 1: going to come out of it, maybe weeks months from now, 27 00:01:32,520 --> 00:01:36,000 Speaker 1: but yeah, I mean what's opt for me as an 28 00:01:36,080 --> 00:01:39,480 Speaker 1: NFL writer is the idea that you know, once we 29 00:01:39,520 --> 00:01:42,160 Speaker 1: get into the off season, it's very chaotic, right you 30 00:01:42,240 --> 00:01:45,160 Speaker 1: go from the super Bowl to the Draft, to the 31 00:01:45,240 --> 00:01:49,040 Speaker 1: Combine to OTAs. Just to know that I haven't traveled 32 00:01:49,040 --> 00:01:53,800 Speaker 1: and over so three months now is pretty crazy. You know, 33 00:01:53,880 --> 00:01:58,480 Speaker 1: my family thankfully has done pretty well with the coronavirus pandemic. 34 00:01:59,280 --> 00:02:01,800 Speaker 1: It's been sad to watch, you know, people that I'm 35 00:02:01,840 --> 00:02:04,960 Speaker 1: somewhat connected to have their family members, whether it be 36 00:02:05,000 --> 00:02:09,239 Speaker 1: impacted in terms of contracting the virus or ultimately dying 37 00:02:09,280 --> 00:02:12,840 Speaker 1: from it. And then you know, with everything that's going 38 00:02:12,880 --> 00:02:16,400 Speaker 1: on now, you know, as of June sixth, with the protests, 39 00:02:16,760 --> 00:02:19,880 Speaker 1: the understanding of what everybody has mostly seen a video 40 00:02:19,919 --> 00:02:22,200 Speaker 1: with George Floyd's death, the way it's impack of the 41 00:02:22,280 --> 00:02:26,240 Speaker 1: league just because of the symbolism behind how George Floyd 42 00:02:26,360 --> 00:02:30,200 Speaker 1: was murdered, with the understanding four years ago how Colin 43 00:02:30,280 --> 00:02:33,320 Speaker 1: Kaepernick and talking to someone of you know, military service 44 00:02:33,400 --> 00:02:35,160 Speaker 1: said that, you know, one of the best ways to 45 00:02:35,160 --> 00:02:38,000 Speaker 1: peacefully protests during the national anthem was to take a knee. 46 00:02:38,440 --> 00:02:43,080 Speaker 1: So it's been a unique time. I've never been a 47 00:02:43,120 --> 00:02:45,280 Speaker 1: part of anything like this as a professional. You know, 48 00:02:45,320 --> 00:02:47,200 Speaker 1: this dates back all the way to the sixth Seas 49 00:02:47,240 --> 00:02:50,320 Speaker 1: in terms of some of the nationwide protests. Obviously, we 50 00:02:50,360 --> 00:02:53,200 Speaker 1: haven't had a pandemic and over a century, so it's 51 00:02:53,400 --> 00:02:58,119 Speaker 1: unusual to use your job in a different manner. But 52 00:02:58,120 --> 00:03:01,360 Speaker 1: we're still trying to inform our subscribers as spins we 53 00:03:01,400 --> 00:03:03,480 Speaker 1: can at the Athletic Jill trying to get them and 54 00:03:03,639 --> 00:03:06,480 Speaker 1: understanding what the league's gonna do, what teams specifically have done, 55 00:03:06,480 --> 00:03:09,120 Speaker 1: and obviously keep track of how all that's going to 56 00:03:09,240 --> 00:03:11,799 Speaker 1: pack the twenty twenty season as well. Yeah, you guys 57 00:03:11,840 --> 00:03:16,200 Speaker 1: have done some really impactful, powerful journalism the last couple 58 00:03:16,240 --> 00:03:19,959 Speaker 1: of weeks specifically, and you talk about that video with 59 00:03:20,280 --> 00:03:23,000 Speaker 1: the NFL players. Obviously the face of the league right 60 00:03:23,040 --> 00:03:25,200 Speaker 1: now is Patrick Mahomes, he was the face of that video, 61 00:03:25,320 --> 00:03:29,239 Speaker 1: and Tyrn Matthew, another Kansas City chief I think a 62 00:03:29,320 --> 00:03:31,680 Speaker 1: day later the Chiefs came out in support of that video, 63 00:03:31,760 --> 00:03:34,359 Speaker 1: and then you saw the commissioner the following day. So 64 00:03:34,639 --> 00:03:37,800 Speaker 1: a lot of positive momentum of what was your reaction 65 00:03:37,880 --> 00:03:41,240 Speaker 1: to those forty eight hours where you see the player 66 00:03:41,360 --> 00:03:43,440 Speaker 1: video and then you see the NFL come out in 67 00:03:43,480 --> 00:03:47,960 Speaker 1: support of its players. Yeah, so let's start on Thursday, right, 68 00:03:48,040 --> 00:03:51,680 Speaker 1: I mean, basically everybody understands that they're not thrilled with 69 00:03:51,720 --> 00:03:55,480 Speaker 1: the league's initial statement, which was the Saturday following the 70 00:03:55,560 --> 00:03:59,280 Speaker 1: week of George Floyd's death. And so what we've done 71 00:03:59,360 --> 00:04:02,080 Speaker 1: the athletic and I would encourage your audience, Chris Is, 72 00:04:02,080 --> 00:04:04,320 Speaker 1: to go check out our website or our app and 73 00:04:04,360 --> 00:04:07,880 Speaker 1: it's a story by Jordan Rodrigue and Lindsay Jones, two 74 00:04:07,920 --> 00:04:12,280 Speaker 1: of our best NFL writers to explain why, you know, players, 75 00:04:12,480 --> 00:04:16,680 Speaker 1: employees and content creators at the league level basically decided 76 00:04:16,760 --> 00:04:19,359 Speaker 1: to go rogue in a lot of ways to promote 77 00:04:19,360 --> 00:04:21,919 Speaker 1: this video, to put it together, and to have players 78 00:04:21,920 --> 00:04:25,640 Speaker 1: have a more powerful, impactful voice. And so in terms 79 00:04:25,680 --> 00:04:28,800 Speaker 1: of you know, Michael Thomas getting the guys together. And 80 00:04:28,839 --> 00:04:31,719 Speaker 1: then for Patrick Mahomes and Tyron Matthew obviously two of 81 00:04:31,720 --> 00:04:34,359 Speaker 1: the biggest stars on the Super Bowl Champion Chiefs, to 82 00:04:35,040 --> 00:04:37,840 Speaker 1: you know, include themselves in it, and for the way 83 00:04:37,880 --> 00:04:40,240 Speaker 1: the video is constructed, I think is really well done. 84 00:04:41,040 --> 00:04:43,840 Speaker 1: But the first player to say black lives matter in 85 00:04:43,880 --> 00:04:46,760 Speaker 1: the video is Patrick Mahomes, essentially the face of the league, 86 00:04:46,839 --> 00:04:50,440 Speaker 1: the league's brightest star, obviously the youngest quarterback to win 87 00:04:50,480 --> 00:04:53,920 Speaker 1: the League MVP and Super Bowl MVP in you know, 88 00:04:54,160 --> 00:04:58,000 Speaker 1: essentially before his fourth season begins. And because of the 89 00:04:58,080 --> 00:05:01,279 Speaker 1: rallying cry from the players, because they understand the moment 90 00:05:01,360 --> 00:05:03,720 Speaker 1: in time, the fact that they want to honor Colin 91 00:05:03,760 --> 00:05:06,880 Speaker 1: Kaepernick in that particular way, to suggest that they're probably 92 00:05:06,880 --> 00:05:09,080 Speaker 1: going to protest when the twenty twenty season starts. In 93 00:05:09,160 --> 00:05:10,840 Speaker 1: terms of a lot of the you know, sort of 94 00:05:10,880 --> 00:05:13,520 Speaker 1: the reporters and a lot of the other athletes that 95 00:05:13,560 --> 00:05:16,280 Speaker 1: I've talked to in the league, I'm getting a sense 96 00:05:16,279 --> 00:05:19,440 Speaker 1: that there's going to be protests of some kind when 97 00:05:19,480 --> 00:05:22,360 Speaker 1: we get to the twenty twenty season whenever that does start. 98 00:05:22,400 --> 00:05:27,120 Speaker 1: But because Patrick Mahomes and Tyron Matthew were willing to 99 00:05:27,440 --> 00:05:29,640 Speaker 1: put their voices out there to use their platform for 100 00:05:29,680 --> 00:05:33,120 Speaker 1: what they believe to be a just cause in terms 101 00:05:33,160 --> 00:05:36,279 Speaker 1: of injustice towards African Americans, whether it be police brutality 102 00:05:36,400 --> 00:05:40,000 Speaker 1: or just systemic racism. And then it was I think 103 00:05:40,040 --> 00:05:43,920 Speaker 1: equally and powerful that because of that video and because 104 00:05:44,000 --> 00:05:48,120 Speaker 1: of the discussion involved in the league, Roger Goodell, the commissioner, 105 00:05:48,200 --> 00:05:50,839 Speaker 1: talk with the other thirty two owners and basically was 106 00:05:50,880 --> 00:05:53,120 Speaker 1: willing to admit that the league got it wrong for 107 00:05:53,279 --> 00:05:54,960 Speaker 1: years ago. If the league wants to be an ally 108 00:05:55,080 --> 00:05:57,400 Speaker 1: for the players, it also wants to be a part 109 00:05:57,440 --> 00:06:00,800 Speaker 1: of the solution to some of America's biggest ills. And 110 00:06:02,080 --> 00:06:04,760 Speaker 1: what is a league without its players, right? And I 111 00:06:04,800 --> 00:06:07,680 Speaker 1: think that's what the NFL has started to understand, that 112 00:06:07,839 --> 00:06:09,680 Speaker 1: they need to empower the players just as much as 113 00:06:09,720 --> 00:06:12,320 Speaker 1: the players, you know, build up the brand of the league. 114 00:06:12,320 --> 00:06:16,440 Speaker 1: Obviously draw a ton of eyeballs in terms of entertainment factors, 115 00:06:16,640 --> 00:06:18,240 Speaker 1: but they can obviously do more in their community. And 116 00:06:18,320 --> 00:06:20,159 Speaker 1: Roger Goodell sort of alluded to that, And so it'll 117 00:06:20,200 --> 00:06:23,039 Speaker 1: be interesting to see what moves forward now. Can the 118 00:06:23,080 --> 00:06:25,359 Speaker 1: players in the league work side by side, hand in 119 00:06:25,400 --> 00:06:27,400 Speaker 1: hand in a way that they didn't maybe three or 120 00:06:27,440 --> 00:06:30,280 Speaker 1: four years ago, and the first step was the players 121 00:06:30,400 --> 00:06:32,400 Speaker 1: doing what they did on Thursday night, and then Roger 122 00:06:32,480 --> 00:06:35,479 Speaker 1: Goodell sort of responding and saying word for word what 123 00:06:35,520 --> 00:06:38,400 Speaker 1: they wanted him to say twenty four hours later on Friday. 124 00:06:38,480 --> 00:06:41,560 Speaker 1: So it'll be it'll be fascinating to see from a 125 00:06:41,680 --> 00:06:46,200 Speaker 1: Chiefs perspective, there's this before Patrick Mahonmes put out his 126 00:06:46,240 --> 00:06:48,800 Speaker 1: statement originally on the Monday, you know, sort of a 127 00:06:48,839 --> 00:06:51,560 Speaker 1: week ago from today for the Chiefs came out with 128 00:06:51,600 --> 00:06:54,360 Speaker 1: their statement where they essentially said that the murders of 129 00:06:54,839 --> 00:06:59,080 Speaker 1: you know, George Floyd, Bianna Taylor, and Aubrey Ashan were 130 00:06:59,400 --> 00:07:03,360 Speaker 1: you know, sort of senseless murders. Clark Hunt's wife, Tavia Hunt, 131 00:07:03,520 --> 00:07:06,480 Speaker 1: has been speaking publicly about this on her Instagram account, 132 00:07:06,640 --> 00:07:10,800 Speaker 1: sort of suggests that that but this is unjustice. I 133 00:07:10,840 --> 00:07:13,960 Speaker 1: agree with our players, and so Clark Hunt, you know, 134 00:07:14,000 --> 00:07:17,000 Speaker 1: authorize them to make a statement that was pretty was 135 00:07:17,000 --> 00:07:19,440 Speaker 1: pretty strong compared to some of the other statements across 136 00:07:19,480 --> 00:07:22,240 Speaker 1: the league from other teams. And so what you're seeing 137 00:07:22,280 --> 00:07:24,480 Speaker 1: from the chief standpoint is unity, and I think we're 138 00:07:24,480 --> 00:07:26,840 Speaker 1: seeing more and more of that across teams in the league, 139 00:07:27,080 --> 00:07:29,520 Speaker 1: whether it's Anthony Lynn with the Chargers, whether it's Brian 140 00:07:29,520 --> 00:07:32,280 Speaker 1: Floyer's with the Dolphins. Obviously, we saw the protests at 141 00:07:32,320 --> 00:07:35,560 Speaker 1: both the Denver Broncos and the Jacksonville Jaguars did over 142 00:07:35,560 --> 00:07:38,800 Speaker 1: the weekend. So from the chief standpoint, it comes down 143 00:07:38,840 --> 00:07:41,800 Speaker 1: to the owners, it comes to the players, and ultimately, 144 00:07:42,160 --> 00:07:44,400 Speaker 1: I think what a lot of these guys want to 145 00:07:44,400 --> 00:07:48,560 Speaker 1: see is everybody do some good, whether it's donating resources, 146 00:07:48,560 --> 00:07:51,760 Speaker 1: whether it's doing more police work with the community to 147 00:07:51,760 --> 00:07:54,480 Speaker 1: get a better understanding of both sides. This is a 148 00:07:54,480 --> 00:07:57,440 Speaker 1: pivotal benchmark moment in American history, and the NFL is 149 00:07:57,480 --> 00:08:00,520 Speaker 1: a part of it. No question. It's one to put 150 00:08:00,520 --> 00:08:04,480 Speaker 1: out words and statements. It's another thing to actually put 151 00:08:04,560 --> 00:08:08,480 Speaker 1: actionable steps towards something positive. And I agree, I think 152 00:08:08,480 --> 00:08:11,560 Speaker 1: you're seeing it throughout the league. The Broncos had their protest, 153 00:08:12,160 --> 00:08:14,560 Speaker 1: Coach Lin had a very powerful Q and a with 154 00:08:14,600 --> 00:08:17,480 Speaker 1: Elsie Grandison in the LA Times, and you're seeing that 155 00:08:17,640 --> 00:08:20,400 Speaker 1: in some form or fashion with the team. So all 156 00:08:20,400 --> 00:08:22,800 Speaker 1: you can hope is you keep it going and you 157 00:08:23,400 --> 00:08:26,920 Speaker 1: don't stop right, you keep having these these actionable steps. 158 00:08:26,960 --> 00:08:29,920 Speaker 1: As we get closer to the season and they speak 159 00:08:29,920 --> 00:08:33,600 Speaker 1: into the season, it has been a wild all season, 160 00:08:33,640 --> 00:08:35,600 Speaker 1: because there really hasn't been one. It's been more of 161 00:08:35,600 --> 00:08:39,440 Speaker 1: a virtual photogram. We did have a draft, that's all. 162 00:08:39,480 --> 00:08:42,320 Speaker 1: We did have a draft. We had a draft. There's 163 00:08:42,360 --> 00:08:46,160 Speaker 1: been some zoom meetings, there's been some some offseason ota 164 00:08:46,240 --> 00:08:50,120 Speaker 1: zoom meetings. But from a chiefs perspective, obviously the super 165 00:08:50,120 --> 00:08:53,240 Speaker 1: Bowl champs twelve and four each of the last two seasons, 166 00:08:53,840 --> 00:08:57,319 Speaker 1: what do you think has been the most impactful free 167 00:08:57,320 --> 00:09:01,640 Speaker 1: agent signing? Because largely they did. This team is intact. Yeah, 168 00:09:01,720 --> 00:09:03,719 Speaker 1: I think that's the biggest thing. Was that, you know, 169 00:09:04,400 --> 00:09:08,080 Speaker 1: after the you know, after you have the celebratory parade, 170 00:09:08,240 --> 00:09:09,880 Speaker 1: after you have the idea of like, okay, we can 171 00:09:10,000 --> 00:09:13,160 Speaker 1: everybody can kind of exhale. From a fan perspective, and 172 00:09:13,200 --> 00:09:15,439 Speaker 1: even for someone like me, okay, what does twenty twenty 173 00:09:15,440 --> 00:09:18,120 Speaker 1: look like? The initial thought process was, man, how are 174 00:09:18,160 --> 00:09:21,200 Speaker 1: they going to keep this core together? And Patrick Mahomes 175 00:09:21,240 --> 00:09:23,480 Speaker 1: has been very clear even the day after the Super 176 00:09:23,480 --> 00:09:25,880 Speaker 1: Bowl saying that, hey, because we've won it, now, let's 177 00:09:25,960 --> 00:09:27,800 Speaker 1: let's do it again. Let's let's try to keep as 178 00:09:27,800 --> 00:09:30,679 Speaker 1: many guys back. And so the biggest sort of piece 179 00:09:30,679 --> 00:09:33,360 Speaker 1: in all of this is the team had to decide 180 00:09:33,400 --> 00:09:35,600 Speaker 1: whether they were going to keep Chris Jones, the talented 181 00:09:35,640 --> 00:09:39,200 Speaker 1: defensive tackle who's been really impactful for them the last 182 00:09:39,200 --> 00:09:41,800 Speaker 1: four seasons. Obviously, he was a second round draft pick. 183 00:09:41,880 --> 00:09:45,080 Speaker 1: They franchise tagged him and are I'm assuming in the 184 00:09:45,120 --> 00:09:47,240 Speaker 1: next coming days and weeks going to try to figure 185 00:09:47,240 --> 00:09:49,120 Speaker 1: out a long term extension with him. But he'll be 186 00:09:49,160 --> 00:09:53,240 Speaker 1: a pivotal moment into how their offseason grade goes for 187 00:09:53,400 --> 00:09:56,480 Speaker 1: se Like if if it's an A, that obviously means 188 00:09:56,480 --> 00:09:58,240 Speaker 1: you keep Chris Jones, you may be signed into a 189 00:09:58,280 --> 00:10:01,520 Speaker 1: long term deal. Patrick Mahomes is up to make maybe 190 00:10:01,520 --> 00:10:05,160 Speaker 1: the biggest contract in NFL history, because the league and 191 00:10:05,240 --> 00:10:06,959 Speaker 1: the team has sort of suggested that, hey, we want 192 00:10:06,960 --> 00:10:09,680 Speaker 1: to get this deal done before you ever played another 193 00:10:09,720 --> 00:10:12,920 Speaker 1: snap in the NFL, just because of what he's accomplished already. 194 00:10:13,240 --> 00:10:16,319 Speaker 1: But they were able to restructure the deal with Sammy Watkins. 195 00:10:17,080 --> 00:10:19,280 Speaker 1: Interestingly enough, I think a lot of people thought they 196 00:10:19,320 --> 00:10:21,440 Speaker 1: were going to go defense early in the draft. Instead, 197 00:10:21,520 --> 00:10:24,000 Speaker 1: they went with Clyde Edwards, a layer, a talented running 198 00:10:24,000 --> 00:10:27,320 Speaker 1: back out of LSU. They added some defensive players towards 199 00:10:27,360 --> 00:10:30,160 Speaker 1: the back end of the draft, primarily at the cornerback position, 200 00:10:30,640 --> 00:10:34,120 Speaker 1: so it's interesting to see, Like, you know, can the 201 00:10:34,160 --> 00:10:37,600 Speaker 1: team basically keep its core and replicate what they did 202 00:10:38,200 --> 00:10:41,240 Speaker 1: in twenty nineteen, because as you well know, Chris, you know, 203 00:10:41,320 --> 00:10:44,000 Speaker 1: the league is going through its longest stretch of its 204 00:10:44,080 --> 00:10:47,520 Speaker 1: history fifteen years now where no champion has repeated, So 205 00:10:47,640 --> 00:10:50,920 Speaker 1: the challenge will be extra challenging for the Chiefs. It'll 206 00:10:50,960 --> 00:10:53,080 Speaker 1: be a major test for them moving forward. Obviously they 207 00:10:53,120 --> 00:10:55,280 Speaker 1: have the pieces to be competitive, but I think the 208 00:10:55,320 --> 00:10:57,560 Speaker 1: division got a lot better, particularly in the AFC West. 209 00:10:57,640 --> 00:11:00,719 Speaker 1: Obviously we know that what the charge did in terms 210 00:11:00,720 --> 00:11:03,800 Speaker 1: of solidifying their offensive line, their secondary is going to 211 00:11:03,880 --> 00:11:05,440 Speaker 1: be much better than it was a year ago. With 212 00:11:05,480 --> 00:11:09,000 Speaker 1: adding Chris Harris Jr. I'm eager to see when Justin 213 00:11:09,080 --> 00:11:11,880 Speaker 1: Herbert how his sort of progression goes along for the Chargers. 214 00:11:12,400 --> 00:11:15,200 Speaker 1: But I think for Charger fans, I think they are 215 00:11:15,240 --> 00:11:17,560 Speaker 1: the biggest threat right now to the Chiefs if I 216 00:11:17,559 --> 00:11:20,000 Speaker 1: had to look forward to the twenty twenty season again 217 00:11:20,040 --> 00:11:23,160 Speaker 1: whenever that starts, because the Chargers at least the last 218 00:11:23,200 --> 00:11:26,079 Speaker 1: two years have been the biggest and toughest opponent for 219 00:11:26,120 --> 00:11:27,839 Speaker 1: the Chiefs in the AFC West. Obviously, they were the 220 00:11:27,880 --> 00:11:30,160 Speaker 1: last team in the AFC West to defeat the Chiefs 221 00:11:30,240 --> 00:11:32,760 Speaker 1: back in twenty eighteen, but the two games last year 222 00:11:32,760 --> 00:11:35,400 Speaker 1: were fairly close, obviously the game in Mexico City, and 223 00:11:35,440 --> 00:11:38,920 Speaker 1: I think the way the Chargers are building themselves at 224 00:11:38,920 --> 00:11:40,920 Speaker 1: the moment, I'm really impressed with what they've done so far. 225 00:11:40,920 --> 00:11:42,520 Speaker 1: And obviously we know they have a pretty good and 226 00:11:42,600 --> 00:11:46,200 Speaker 1: talented coach in Anthony Lynn. So for the Chiefs, a 227 00:11:46,240 --> 00:11:48,600 Speaker 1: lot of it is can they stay healthy, can they 228 00:11:48,800 --> 00:11:51,200 Speaker 1: be as hungry and as have as much of a 229 00:11:51,280 --> 00:11:53,040 Speaker 1: desire as they had a year ago and trying to 230 00:11:53,080 --> 00:11:56,640 Speaker 1: achieve being champions, and how much can they defend the 231 00:11:56,720 --> 00:11:59,400 Speaker 1: AFC West, Because in order to get that top seed 232 00:11:59,440 --> 00:12:02,280 Speaker 1: in the playoffs standings, you're gonna have to be as 233 00:12:02,320 --> 00:12:05,600 Speaker 1: dominant as they've been in recent memory against AC West opponents. 234 00:12:06,080 --> 00:12:07,600 Speaker 1: All right, guys, a quick break to let you know 235 00:12:07,640 --> 00:12:11,199 Speaker 1: that during this unprecedented time, Select Physical Therapy is focused 236 00:12:11,240 --> 00:12:14,559 Speaker 1: on patient safety. 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I think the 251 00:13:02,840 --> 00:13:06,560 Speaker 1: Chargers are taking maybe a different approach in that, like, Okay, 252 00:13:07,040 --> 00:13:10,520 Speaker 1: it's like any NBA team trying to say, let's try 253 00:13:10,559 --> 00:13:13,719 Speaker 1: to outscore the Golden State Warriors in their prime. Right, 254 00:13:13,760 --> 00:13:15,600 Speaker 1: It's like, let's see we can find a way to 255 00:13:15,600 --> 00:13:18,000 Speaker 1: slow them down. And I think when you're bringing guys 256 00:13:18,000 --> 00:13:20,520 Speaker 1: like Darwin James, Chris Ayris ju and your Casey Hayward, 257 00:13:20,800 --> 00:13:23,880 Speaker 1: you got those those guys up front and boast and Ingram, 258 00:13:24,080 --> 00:13:27,559 Speaker 1: you're bringing Kenneth Murray, It's I'm not saying that's the 259 00:13:27,960 --> 00:13:30,200 Speaker 1: remedy to stop the Chiefs. But but I think that 260 00:13:30,320 --> 00:13:34,319 Speaker 1: the Chargers are building a defense that can slow teams 261 00:13:34,400 --> 00:13:37,800 Speaker 1: down and then on offense with no Philip Rivers, looks 262 00:13:37,800 --> 00:13:39,680 Speaker 1: like Tyrod Taylor is going to be the guy this year. 263 00:13:39,800 --> 00:13:41,800 Speaker 1: And one of the things that Tyrode does so well 264 00:13:41,880 --> 00:13:44,560 Speaker 1: is he takes care of the football, something the Chargers 265 00:13:44,600 --> 00:13:47,880 Speaker 1: were not able to do last year. So with all 266 00:13:47,920 --> 00:13:50,680 Speaker 1: those things coming together, it's gonna be really interesting to 267 00:13:50,720 --> 00:13:52,880 Speaker 1: see what the Chargers look like. Do they look like 268 00:13:52,920 --> 00:13:55,080 Speaker 1: the team from two years ago where they won twelve 269 00:13:55,120 --> 00:13:58,680 Speaker 1: games like the Chiefs versus last year where they only 270 00:13:58,679 --> 00:14:01,520 Speaker 1: won five and they they couldn't get the ball and 271 00:14:01,559 --> 00:14:05,280 Speaker 1: they turned it over just too much. Yeah, I really 272 00:14:05,720 --> 00:14:07,880 Speaker 1: I think the You know, in some ways, the Chargers 273 00:14:07,920 --> 00:14:09,720 Speaker 1: may be flying under the radar in terms of like 274 00:14:09,720 --> 00:14:11,600 Speaker 1: how the season may play out, just because of all 275 00:14:11,640 --> 00:14:14,760 Speaker 1: the things you mentioned. It's more it's more appealing to 276 00:14:14,760 --> 00:14:17,480 Speaker 1: talk about, Hey, they got all these new offensive players around. 277 00:14:17,600 --> 00:14:20,320 Speaker 1: But you're right, if you know, obviously Lynn is a 278 00:14:20,360 --> 00:14:22,680 Speaker 1: good coach. He will understand how to scheme up things 279 00:14:22,680 --> 00:14:26,200 Speaker 1: to help the Chargers. You know, Tyrode has obviously a 280 00:14:26,280 --> 00:14:29,360 Speaker 1: proven quarterback who's been to Pro Bowls, who's taken teams 281 00:14:29,400 --> 00:14:32,360 Speaker 1: to the playoffs before, primarily with the Buffalo Bills. So 282 00:14:32,680 --> 00:14:36,240 Speaker 1: he's capable to get you to ten, maybe eleven wins 283 00:14:36,280 --> 00:14:38,200 Speaker 1: if the season plays out the way you hope. Obviously, 284 00:14:38,200 --> 00:14:41,320 Speaker 1: everybody's got to stay healthy. But yeah, like I think 285 00:14:41,320 --> 00:14:44,280 Speaker 1: in a lot of ways, the Chargers are able to 286 00:14:44,360 --> 00:14:48,000 Speaker 1: play with the Chiefs in terms of making it difficult 287 00:14:48,000 --> 00:14:49,760 Speaker 1: for them to go down to the field. So much 288 00:14:49,800 --> 00:14:52,280 Speaker 1: of the Chiefs offense is about explosive plays and deep 289 00:14:52,280 --> 00:14:54,680 Speaker 1: shots with my homes that either Tyree Kiel or Mcole 290 00:14:54,760 --> 00:14:57,600 Speaker 1: Harman or Sammy Watkins. But the Chargers last year played 291 00:14:57,600 --> 00:15:00,360 Speaker 1: really good cover three defense, kept everything in front of them, 292 00:15:00,000 --> 00:15:02,800 Speaker 1: and forced the Chiefs of march down the field over 293 00:15:02,880 --> 00:15:04,880 Speaker 1: these long, sustaining drives. And that's just not what that 294 00:15:04,920 --> 00:15:08,120 Speaker 1: offense is sort of a customed to. So I'm eager 295 00:15:08,120 --> 00:15:10,160 Speaker 1: to see, particularly how the schedule comes out, right, The 296 00:15:10,200 --> 00:15:12,920 Speaker 1: chief schedule is pretty hard at the beginning. When these 297 00:15:12,920 --> 00:15:16,120 Speaker 1: two teams meet, Will the Chargers be sort of up 298 00:15:16,160 --> 00:15:18,600 Speaker 1: there with them in the divisional race? Will those two 299 00:15:18,680 --> 00:15:20,800 Speaker 1: games be just as impactful as they've been the last 300 00:15:20,840 --> 00:15:23,960 Speaker 1: couple of years because everybody sort of forgets that, Yes, 301 00:15:24,040 --> 00:15:27,520 Speaker 1: the Chiefs did go the NC Championship Game in twenty nineteen, 302 00:15:27,600 --> 00:15:29,240 Speaker 1: Yes they won the Super Bowl, but the Chargers have 303 00:15:29,320 --> 00:15:31,760 Speaker 1: the same record as them in twenty eighteen with the 304 00:15:31,800 --> 00:15:34,520 Speaker 1: twelve and four records, So it's not it's not hard 305 00:15:34,560 --> 00:15:36,400 Speaker 1: for me to think that they can have a balance 306 00:15:36,440 --> 00:15:40,120 Speaker 1: back year after a disappointing season last year, coming off 307 00:15:40,160 --> 00:15:42,640 Speaker 1: sort of their their impressive playoff run to get to 308 00:15:42,680 --> 00:15:45,240 Speaker 1: the divisional round, and date, it's right off the bat. 309 00:15:45,440 --> 00:15:47,600 Speaker 1: The Chiefs are going to be the first opponent for 310 00:15:47,680 --> 00:15:50,640 Speaker 1: the Charges at SOFI Stadium in Week two, so we're 311 00:15:50,640 --> 00:15:53,480 Speaker 1: gonna see that early. It's gonna be a fascinating test 312 00:15:53,520 --> 00:15:56,520 Speaker 1: for both teams. And then Week seventeen is similar to 313 00:15:56,600 --> 00:15:59,000 Speaker 1: last year that the Chargers have to go to Arrowhead 314 00:15:59,000 --> 00:16:02,800 Speaker 1: on January third, so that's gonna be fascinating. And I 315 00:16:02,840 --> 00:16:06,680 Speaker 1: look at the Chiefs long term NATed we all expect 316 00:16:06,760 --> 00:16:09,800 Speaker 1: Patrick Mahomes is going to get that that record setting contract. 317 00:16:10,560 --> 00:16:14,160 Speaker 1: With the uncertainty this year, especially with what the cap 318 00:16:14,480 --> 00:16:16,400 Speaker 1: is going to look like next year, how do you 319 00:16:16,480 --> 00:16:20,680 Speaker 1: think that will affect the Chiefs stability to retain some 320 00:16:20,720 --> 00:16:24,240 Speaker 1: of these guys that they want to retain, and how 321 00:16:24,280 --> 00:16:26,720 Speaker 1: important is it that these rookies like Edward Dhlaire and 322 00:16:27,600 --> 00:16:30,280 Speaker 1: guys like Willie Gay they pop so you have them 323 00:16:30,280 --> 00:16:34,200 Speaker 1: on kind of cost control deals. Yeah, from this moment on, 324 00:16:34,560 --> 00:16:37,600 Speaker 1: as early as you know, a month and a half ago, right, 325 00:16:37,960 --> 00:16:40,640 Speaker 1: I said that this draft was just as pivotal as 326 00:16:40,840 --> 00:16:43,320 Speaker 1: the twenty seventeen draft from the Chiefs moved up seventeen 327 00:16:43,360 --> 00:16:45,960 Speaker 1: spots to get Patrick Mahomes right from this moment on, 328 00:16:46,040 --> 00:16:48,080 Speaker 1: because we assume, and I think you're right, Chris, that 329 00:16:48,160 --> 00:16:50,240 Speaker 1: Patrick Mahomes is going to get this deal done before 330 00:16:50,520 --> 00:16:52,480 Speaker 1: training camp or sometime in the middle of training camp, 331 00:16:53,080 --> 00:16:55,600 Speaker 1: depending on where we are from the scheduling standpoint. Whenever 332 00:16:55,600 --> 00:16:57,960 Speaker 1: that deal is done, the chief needs to draft well 333 00:16:58,120 --> 00:17:00,520 Speaker 1: from about that moment on for the next four to 334 00:17:00,600 --> 00:17:04,320 Speaker 1: five years. Because so unfortunately for Chiefs fans, and this 335 00:17:04,359 --> 00:17:07,359 Speaker 1: may help Charger fans, I don't think, you know, guys 336 00:17:07,400 --> 00:17:09,840 Speaker 1: like Sammy Watkins are gonna come back after this year. 337 00:17:10,400 --> 00:17:12,240 Speaker 1: It's gonna be hard for Chris Jones to get a 338 00:17:12,240 --> 00:17:14,040 Speaker 1: deal done if it doesn't get done this summer. So 339 00:17:14,119 --> 00:17:16,600 Speaker 1: if he's playing on the franchise tag, he may find 340 00:17:17,600 --> 00:17:21,600 Speaker 1: more money at another team. There's going to be veteran 341 00:17:21,640 --> 00:17:23,960 Speaker 1: guys all over the place, whether that's you know, Mitchell Schwartz, 342 00:17:24,000 --> 00:17:25,960 Speaker 1: who's one of the best right tackles in the league, 343 00:17:26,040 --> 00:17:28,560 Speaker 1: Eric Fisher is coming off the end of his if 344 00:17:28,680 --> 00:17:33,040 Speaker 1: his deal. Even somebody like a veteran like Anthony Hitchens, 345 00:17:33,040 --> 00:17:35,320 Speaker 1: how many years will he play with the Chiefs? Is 346 00:17:35,320 --> 00:17:37,000 Speaker 1: he gonna play this year, maybe next year and be 347 00:17:37,160 --> 00:17:39,800 Speaker 1: moved on. So at some point the Chiefs are gonna 348 00:17:39,800 --> 00:17:42,600 Speaker 1: need a more of an influx of young talent. And 349 00:17:42,640 --> 00:17:45,879 Speaker 1: so for Clyde Edwards, a layer. You know Willie Gate Jr. 350 00:17:45,920 --> 00:17:48,240 Speaker 1: Who was a speedy linebacker, but you know he only 351 00:17:48,240 --> 00:17:50,359 Speaker 1: played five games last year in college because of some 352 00:17:50,520 --> 00:17:54,320 Speaker 1: NCAA violations. We'll see how he quickly adjusts to the NFL. 353 00:17:54,800 --> 00:17:58,760 Speaker 1: They have some some promise in Lucas Niang, who was 354 00:17:58,920 --> 00:18:01,200 Speaker 1: a tackle in college. She may play guard to start 355 00:18:01,200 --> 00:18:04,479 Speaker 1: his career before flexing out whenever, you know, maybe Mitchel 356 00:18:04,520 --> 00:18:07,439 Speaker 1: Schwartz or Eric Fis should move on. So really it's 357 00:18:07,480 --> 00:18:10,240 Speaker 1: gonna be a lot of the pressure upon Patrick Mahomes 358 00:18:10,600 --> 00:18:12,840 Speaker 1: and some of these other young guys, maybe like mcole 359 00:18:12,920 --> 00:18:16,199 Speaker 1: Hardman to sort of keep the team basically where they 360 00:18:16,200 --> 00:18:18,159 Speaker 1: are at the top of the league in terms of, 361 00:18:18,359 --> 00:18:22,159 Speaker 1: you know, seniority at times of talent. But this is really, 362 00:18:22,600 --> 00:18:25,439 Speaker 1: you know, in some ways, the Chiefs last years of 363 00:18:25,440 --> 00:18:28,080 Speaker 1: this sort of quard together. They've played two years now 364 00:18:28,560 --> 00:18:31,080 Speaker 1: where they put all this talent around Patrick Mahomes who 365 00:18:31,119 --> 00:18:33,440 Speaker 1: just sort of seemingly came into the league and took off. 366 00:18:33,880 --> 00:18:35,880 Speaker 1: But this is pretty much the end of their three 367 00:18:35,960 --> 00:18:38,639 Speaker 1: year window before they're gonna have to reinvent themselves after 368 00:18:38,680 --> 00:18:42,440 Speaker 1: the twenty twenty season. We know all these offensive weapons 369 00:18:42,480 --> 00:18:45,320 Speaker 1: that the Chiefs have, and Tyreek Hill and Kelsey and 370 00:18:45,359 --> 00:18:49,400 Speaker 1: Hardman and now Edwards Hilaire. Defensively, we talked about Chris 371 00:18:49,440 --> 00:18:51,840 Speaker 1: Jones twenty four and a half sacks the last two seasons. 372 00:18:52,080 --> 00:18:54,200 Speaker 1: What about the back end. I think you lose Kendall 373 00:18:54,240 --> 00:18:58,680 Speaker 1: Fuller back to the Redskins, Bashad Breylan comes back. But 374 00:18:59,000 --> 00:19:02,800 Speaker 1: what do you make of the chief secondary in twenty 375 00:19:02,920 --> 00:19:06,760 Speaker 1: twenty And how do you think the team adjusted with 376 00:19:06,800 --> 00:19:11,080 Speaker 1: Steve Spagnola as a defensive coordinator last season? Yeah, yeah, Chris, 377 00:19:11,080 --> 00:19:14,600 Speaker 1: It's so important that you mentioned Steve Spagnolo because I 378 00:19:14,600 --> 00:19:17,200 Speaker 1: think he takes just as much credit as Tyron Matthew 379 00:19:17,240 --> 00:19:20,000 Speaker 1: and the rest of the back end, because somehow towards 380 00:19:20,040 --> 00:19:22,040 Speaker 1: the second half of the season they sort of figured 381 00:19:22,080 --> 00:19:24,600 Speaker 1: out what can the secondary do well and what can 382 00:19:24,640 --> 00:19:27,119 Speaker 1: the secretary not do well and just don't ever do 383 00:19:27,160 --> 00:19:31,560 Speaker 1: that again. Trial and error. Yeah, it's so much of 384 00:19:31,600 --> 00:19:33,800 Speaker 1: it is. And I think that's what's gonna happen this 385 00:19:33,880 --> 00:19:36,159 Speaker 1: year again. Right, They're gonna come into some sort of 386 00:19:36,200 --> 00:19:39,280 Speaker 1: the same situation. So you have Tyron Matthew and he's 387 00:19:39,320 --> 00:19:41,040 Speaker 1: great and he could do a number of things, whether 388 00:19:41,080 --> 00:19:43,840 Speaker 1: that's playing in the slot position where Kendall Fuller was 389 00:19:43,880 --> 00:19:46,840 Speaker 1: when he got injured, or playing the back end. But look, 390 00:19:46,840 --> 00:19:50,440 Speaker 1: they have, you know, a really sensational player of wan Thornhille. 391 00:19:50,440 --> 00:19:53,040 Speaker 1: The only issue is was in the season finale last 392 00:19:53,119 --> 00:19:55,840 Speaker 1: year against the Chargers he suffered an ACL injury and 393 00:19:55,880 --> 00:19:57,879 Speaker 1: so he was done for the playoffs. We have not 394 00:19:57,920 --> 00:20:00,000 Speaker 1: seen him obviously on the field. We know he's rehabbed, 395 00:20:00,359 --> 00:20:03,080 Speaker 1: but it's gonna take him a while to get sort 396 00:20:03,119 --> 00:20:05,879 Speaker 1: of readjusted and get fully healthy, I think coming off 397 00:20:05,880 --> 00:20:07,920 Speaker 1: that ACL injury. So that's one safety that you have 398 00:20:08,000 --> 00:20:10,840 Speaker 1: to figure out. You know, you mentioned Bishop Brielan. He 399 00:20:10,880 --> 00:20:13,520 Speaker 1: is coming back on a one year deal, but he 400 00:20:13,800 --> 00:20:16,679 Speaker 1: will probably start the year with a suspension. He probably 401 00:20:16,720 --> 00:20:19,280 Speaker 1: won't play against the Chargers in that Week two matchup, 402 00:20:19,640 --> 00:20:22,919 Speaker 1: just because he's already violated the substance abuse policy and 403 00:20:23,119 --> 00:20:25,960 Speaker 1: as we've heard last week, or excuse me, last month, 404 00:20:26,160 --> 00:20:29,679 Speaker 1: he was arrested in South Carolina on possession charges with 405 00:20:30,280 --> 00:20:33,000 Speaker 1: sort of marijuana. Those are miscimmunity charges. But again I 406 00:20:33,040 --> 00:20:36,160 Speaker 1: think he'll probably face some sort of suspension in terms 407 00:20:36,200 --> 00:20:39,359 Speaker 1: of the league's personal conduct policy, so he may be 408 00:20:39,440 --> 00:20:42,040 Speaker 1: out for a little bit of time. They have drafted 409 00:20:42,040 --> 00:20:46,399 Speaker 1: two rookies in both pep keys on Linarious Need, but 410 00:20:46,440 --> 00:20:48,160 Speaker 1: none of those guys who played in the NFL, So 411 00:20:48,359 --> 00:20:51,000 Speaker 1: how quickly will they get up to speed. Maybe the 412 00:20:51,080 --> 00:20:54,119 Speaker 1: one constant outside of Tyre Matthew is char Various Board, 413 00:20:54,320 --> 00:20:56,520 Speaker 1: an undrafted player who's played really well over the last 414 00:20:56,520 --> 00:21:00,040 Speaker 1: few years, continues to make progressive growth. So maybe he 415 00:21:00,359 --> 00:21:02,159 Speaker 1: takes at least one side of the field away with 416 00:21:02,359 --> 00:21:04,800 Speaker 1: Tyrn Matthew. But the other side of the secondary is 417 00:21:04,800 --> 00:21:07,280 Speaker 1: going to be a big question mark because we'll Dan 418 00:21:07,359 --> 00:21:10,560 Speaker 1: Sorenson's starting place of jan Thornhill. Will we ask one 419 00:21:10,560 --> 00:21:13,040 Speaker 1: of these rookies, if you're a Chiefs fan, to replace 420 00:21:13,080 --> 00:21:15,040 Speaker 1: for shop britthan to start off his year and to 421 00:21:15,080 --> 00:21:18,320 Speaker 1: finish off his suspension. So it'll be complicated. It's a 422 00:21:18,359 --> 00:21:21,240 Speaker 1: big challenge for Steve Spagnolo. Get you to the quarterback 423 00:21:21,240 --> 00:21:23,520 Speaker 1: will help, but when you don't get there, you need 424 00:21:23,520 --> 00:21:25,720 Speaker 1: somebody to at least be in the picture when the 425 00:21:25,760 --> 00:21:27,720 Speaker 1: ball arrives on time. And so that's going to be 426 00:21:27,800 --> 00:21:30,280 Speaker 1: a question for the Chiefs moving forward. It's probably their 427 00:21:30,280 --> 00:21:33,399 Speaker 1: biggest hole because I think Willie Gay Jr. Sort Of 428 00:21:33,560 --> 00:21:36,200 Speaker 1: takes away some of the issues from the linebacking standpoint 429 00:21:36,240 --> 00:21:39,080 Speaker 1: in terms of speed, the ability to tackle in space, 430 00:21:39,240 --> 00:21:42,800 Speaker 1: to chase down opponents who have the football on the perimeter. 431 00:21:43,119 --> 00:21:45,320 Speaker 1: So now maybe the biggest weakness is what happens with 432 00:21:45,359 --> 00:21:48,960 Speaker 1: the cornerback position and can Juan Thornhill be as healthy 433 00:21:49,119 --> 00:21:51,320 Speaker 1: and as effective as he was last year as a rookie. 434 00:21:51,840 --> 00:21:54,360 Speaker 1: They last thing for you, and I'm interested to get 435 00:21:54,359 --> 00:21:56,720 Speaker 1: your thoughts on this because we've been talking about this 436 00:21:56,760 --> 00:21:59,479 Speaker 1: a lot here. This is the case with I think 437 00:21:59,520 --> 00:22:03,560 Speaker 1: all thirty two teams, these rookie classes. I think all 438 00:22:03,640 --> 00:22:07,720 Speaker 1: these rookies are way behind here and I can't imagine 439 00:22:08,359 --> 00:22:11,000 Speaker 1: they're being a huge impact with a lot of them 440 00:22:11,040 --> 00:22:13,159 Speaker 1: because they haven't seen the field yet, they don't know 441 00:22:13,200 --> 00:22:17,040 Speaker 1: what NFL football is like yet, and to not have 442 00:22:17,560 --> 00:22:20,680 Speaker 1: an offseason program, a rookie mini camp, a regular mini camp, 443 00:22:21,520 --> 00:22:24,000 Speaker 1: a lot of these guys are gonna be way behind 444 00:22:24,560 --> 00:22:28,240 Speaker 1: come training camp. What have your conversations been like around 445 00:22:28,240 --> 00:22:32,280 Speaker 1: the Chiefs with disrespect to the rookies and that learning 446 00:22:32,280 --> 00:22:36,000 Speaker 1: curve now this offseason. Yeah, No, it's a great point, Chris, 447 00:22:36,040 --> 00:22:40,120 Speaker 1: and I think if you're any NFL fan, honestly, particularly 448 00:22:40,160 --> 00:22:42,320 Speaker 1: whether that's looking at somebody in the first couple of 449 00:22:42,359 --> 00:22:43,800 Speaker 1: rounds of saying hey, I want to add them to 450 00:22:43,880 --> 00:22:47,120 Speaker 1: my fantasy team, I would pump the brakes. I would 451 00:22:47,240 --> 00:22:49,240 Speaker 1: caution you to not do that. Or if you're gonna 452 00:22:49,320 --> 00:22:51,479 Speaker 1: draft them, draft them sort of late and see if 453 00:22:51,480 --> 00:22:53,840 Speaker 1: you get stash them for maybe you know, late October, 454 00:22:53,880 --> 00:22:56,719 Speaker 1: early November, because I think, you know, there's not going 455 00:22:56,760 --> 00:22:59,440 Speaker 1: to be the sensational rookie this year, or it's gonna 456 00:22:59,480 --> 00:23:02,120 Speaker 1: be that much bigger of an anomaly if somebody does 457 00:23:02,200 --> 00:23:05,639 Speaker 1: have ridiculous numbers coming into their rookie season because you 458 00:23:05,640 --> 00:23:08,000 Speaker 1: don't get the time on the field because the coaches 459 00:23:08,040 --> 00:23:10,639 Speaker 1: can't actually touch you and sort of direct you on 460 00:23:10,760 --> 00:23:13,399 Speaker 1: your technique, on your where your eyes are supposed to 461 00:23:13,440 --> 00:23:15,639 Speaker 1: be on the field, particularly on defense. A lot of 462 00:23:15,680 --> 00:23:19,359 Speaker 1: my conversations with Chiefs coaching staff has been, look, we 463 00:23:19,480 --> 00:23:22,240 Speaker 1: understand that they they're smart, they can understand the playbook, 464 00:23:22,240 --> 00:23:24,320 Speaker 1: but it's another thing to sort of apply that on 465 00:23:24,359 --> 00:23:27,480 Speaker 1: the field to see where Patrick Mahomes wants you to be. 466 00:23:27,560 --> 00:23:30,240 Speaker 1: If you're on offense, if you're playing defense, how do 467 00:23:30,280 --> 00:23:33,320 Speaker 1: you react quickly to your assignments and sort of hand 468 00:23:33,320 --> 00:23:36,359 Speaker 1: things off in terms to somebody else's on your teammate 469 00:23:36,359 --> 00:23:39,400 Speaker 1: Because a lot of defenses it's just you know, eleven 470 00:23:39,440 --> 00:23:43,280 Speaker 1: guys moving collectively to sort of take options away from 471 00:23:43,320 --> 00:23:45,320 Speaker 1: the offense. Well, if a rookie doesn't know all the 472 00:23:45,359 --> 00:23:47,920 Speaker 1: sort of details that are necessary, it hasn't had that 473 00:23:48,160 --> 00:23:50,600 Speaker 1: on field chemistry, but the rest of the veterans there 474 00:23:50,640 --> 00:23:52,400 Speaker 1: may be an issue there to start off the year. 475 00:23:52,520 --> 00:23:55,280 Speaker 1: So it may be a case where offenses sort of 476 00:23:55,320 --> 00:23:58,440 Speaker 1: take off in September just because the defenses happen haven't 477 00:23:58,440 --> 00:24:01,080 Speaker 1: been on the field as much in terms of preparing. 478 00:24:01,480 --> 00:24:05,440 Speaker 1: But I think for rookies themselves, especially with an Andy 479 00:24:05,480 --> 00:24:08,120 Speaker 1: Reid offense, which is complex and he really doesn't sort 480 00:24:08,160 --> 00:24:11,439 Speaker 1: of take things away. Look at McCole Hartman's stats, he 481 00:24:11,920 --> 00:24:14,760 Speaker 1: sort of popped because of the play design last year. 482 00:24:14,880 --> 00:24:17,600 Speaker 1: Andy Reid in September. He's sort of a tapered off 483 00:24:17,640 --> 00:24:20,560 Speaker 1: in October and it didn't really get to where he 484 00:24:20,640 --> 00:24:23,960 Speaker 1: was a fully functioning NFL player up until around late 485 00:24:24,240 --> 00:24:27,520 Speaker 1: November into December, and then obviously into the playoffs. So 486 00:24:27,840 --> 00:24:31,080 Speaker 1: you may see some rookies developed quickly because the coaching 487 00:24:31,119 --> 00:24:33,960 Speaker 1: staff understands their strengths and they can design place for 488 00:24:34,040 --> 00:24:37,080 Speaker 1: them early on. But once more teams see tape, it's 489 00:24:37,080 --> 00:24:38,960 Speaker 1: going to be harder for those rookies to make a clear, 490 00:24:39,040 --> 00:24:41,920 Speaker 1: significant impact. So I think for them it's going to 491 00:24:41,960 --> 00:24:44,600 Speaker 1: be a long process and it's going to be slower 492 00:24:44,640 --> 00:24:48,240 Speaker 1: than maybe most most NFL fans are accustomed to. But 493 00:24:48,359 --> 00:24:52,600 Speaker 1: hopefully around November so everybody's gotten enough practice time, everybody's 494 00:24:52,600 --> 00:24:55,120 Speaker 1: gotten adjusted to the speed of the game. You get 495 00:24:55,160 --> 00:24:57,000 Speaker 1: more used to whether or not there are less fans 496 00:24:57,000 --> 00:24:58,840 Speaker 1: in the stadiums or no fans in the stadium. You 497 00:24:58,920 --> 00:25:01,920 Speaker 1: understand how the travels situation is gonna go in terms 498 00:25:01,960 --> 00:25:04,679 Speaker 1: of how the pandemic sort of progresses along. So hopefully 499 00:25:04,680 --> 00:25:08,480 Speaker 1: by November, rookies along with veterans, will getting more comfortable 500 00:25:08,520 --> 00:25:11,359 Speaker 1: to the to their surroundings, to their scenarios. But I 501 00:25:11,400 --> 00:25:14,120 Speaker 1: think for right now, if you're anybody concerned that, like, hey, 502 00:25:14,119 --> 00:25:18,240 Speaker 1: why hasn't this top draft pick done well in Week seven? 503 00:25:18,440 --> 00:25:21,080 Speaker 1: Just no, he didn't have any off season comparable to 504 00:25:21,160 --> 00:25:25,400 Speaker 1: any other rookie in the NFL. No, And my only 505 00:25:25,440 --> 00:25:28,040 Speaker 1: hope date is that I see you week two. It's 506 00:25:28,040 --> 00:25:30,560 Speaker 1: so fu steady a bit, That's that's what I like. 507 00:25:30,640 --> 00:25:32,080 Speaker 1: But we don't know what even though what tradeing kid 508 00:25:32,160 --> 00:25:34,200 Speaker 1: is gonna look like yet a load you know, week one, 509 00:25:34,240 --> 00:25:38,360 Speaker 1: week two in preseason. But um, there's so many variables 510 00:25:38,400 --> 00:25:40,960 Speaker 1: that go into this. Um. But I hope I see 511 00:25:41,000 --> 00:25:43,160 Speaker 1: you week two. Man. You've been so gracious with your time. Man, 512 00:25:43,200 --> 00:25:45,879 Speaker 1: I really appreciate it, and I wish you and your 513 00:25:45,920 --> 00:25:48,280 Speaker 1: family all the best as we hopefully get back to 514 00:25:48,359 --> 00:25:51,879 Speaker 1: some normalcy here soon. Yeah. No, I agree, Thank you 515 00:25:51,960 --> 00:25:54,200 Speaker 1: for having me. It's been a lot of fun. Um. 516 00:25:54,480 --> 00:25:57,359 Speaker 1: You know, football will happen at some point. I'm happening 517 00:25:57,359 --> 00:25:59,680 Speaker 1: it's gonna happen at some point. It's gonna happen, so 518 00:26:00,000 --> 00:26:01,600 Speaker 1: so I'm interested to see how it all plays out. 519 00:26:01,720 --> 00:26:03,960 Speaker 1: I would love to see you, along with many of 520 00:26:04,040 --> 00:26:07,200 Speaker 1: our colleagues that I just haven't seen since. Really the combine. It's, 521 00:26:07,600 --> 00:26:10,440 Speaker 1: you know, for anybody who's working at home and wants 522 00:26:10,600 --> 00:26:13,080 Speaker 1: some level of normalcy. Hopefully the NFL can provide that, 523 00:26:13,560 --> 00:26:15,800 Speaker 1: and hopefully, you know, one way or another, we'll all 524 00:26:16,000 --> 00:26:18,920 Speaker 1: see each other very soon. All right, guys, that's gonna 525 00:26:18,960 --> 00:26:20,720 Speaker 1: do it for us. A big thanks today Taylor for 526 00:26:20,840 --> 00:26:23,000 Speaker 1: joining me, and of course thanks to you all for listening. 527 00:26:23,240 --> 00:26:26,000 Speaker 1: We'll be back later this week with no your rivals, 528 00:26:26,240 --> 00:26:29,200 Speaker 1: the Las Vegas Raiders with Deshaun Reid of the Athletic. 529 00:26:29,520 --> 00:26:32,360 Speaker 1: Remember be sure to subscribe to the Chargers podcast network 530 00:26:32,400 --> 00:26:34,920 Speaker 1: whever you listen to podcasts. Have a great day, and 531 00:26:35,040 --> 00:26:36,960 Speaker 1: until next time, I'm Chris Hayry