1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:04,400 Speaker 1: On this edition to Defending the Kingdom. Think about four am. 2 00:00:04,519 --> 00:00:08,280 Speaker 1: Is it night or is it day? That's where the 3 00:00:08,360 --> 00:00:11,960 Speaker 1: Chief Kingdom is right now. After finishing the off season 4 00:00:12,000 --> 00:00:15,840 Speaker 1: and especially the mandatory mini camp, it's now time soon 5 00:00:16,560 --> 00:00:19,079 Speaker 1: to head to Saint Joseph for training camp. So right 6 00:00:19,120 --> 00:00:23,800 Speaker 1: now on DTK it's four am. Everywhere in the Chief Kingdom. 7 00:00:24,079 --> 00:00:25,599 Speaker 2: The homes in the pocket will step up. 8 00:00:25,640 --> 00:00:33,000 Speaker 1: You'll scrabble ten for bugs, diving, touchdown, chanzassitting. 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Now I am 25 00:01:20,800 --> 00:01:23,400 Speaker 4: the director of editorial content, but I'm still the team 26 00:01:23,440 --> 00:01:25,560 Speaker 4: reporter as well, so we'll just go a team reporter. 27 00:01:25,640 --> 00:01:26,800 Speaker 3: That's easy to say. 28 00:01:27,000 --> 00:01:30,240 Speaker 2: Okay, but it's a great and well deserved promotion. Thanks. 29 00:01:30,319 --> 00:01:32,480 Speaker 1: He's Matt mcmull and I Mitchelta. I'm just the voice 30 00:01:32,480 --> 00:01:34,440 Speaker 1: of the Chiefs. It's just just just kind of been 31 00:01:34,480 --> 00:01:37,600 Speaker 1: that for thirty three seasons. But that's okay, uh one 32 00:01:37,640 --> 00:01:41,240 Speaker 1: and only, Well have you ever okay? This might be 33 00:01:41,480 --> 00:01:44,400 Speaker 1: going back to your childhood or your adolescence or your 34 00:01:44,520 --> 00:01:48,520 Speaker 1: time in college. You get back in at four am, 35 00:01:49,040 --> 00:01:51,160 Speaker 1: or let's put it in our adult life. You get 36 00:01:51,160 --> 00:01:53,360 Speaker 1: back from the road in one of these Sunday night 37 00:01:53,400 --> 00:01:57,040 Speaker 1: or Monday night games, and you're getting back home at 38 00:01:57,080 --> 00:01:59,840 Speaker 1: four am. Do you ever ask yourself? Is at night 39 00:02:00,120 --> 00:02:01,280 Speaker 1: or is it day? Yeah? 40 00:02:01,320 --> 00:02:05,080 Speaker 4: It's usually based on my mood as well. I can 41 00:02:05,120 --> 00:02:08,840 Speaker 4: think of recent Chiefs examples of this, where like after 42 00:02:08,919 --> 00:02:12,560 Speaker 4: Super bowls or after awesome playoff wins and we get 43 00:02:12,600 --> 00:02:14,760 Speaker 4: back here and it's four in the morning and I'm 44 00:02:14,800 --> 00:02:17,639 Speaker 4: just going a million miles an hour. You know, I'm wired. 45 00:02:17,639 --> 00:02:19,040 Speaker 4: I don't want to go to sleep. I'm having a 46 00:02:19,040 --> 00:02:21,960 Speaker 4: great time. Or like last year after the Jacksonville loss, 47 00:02:21,960 --> 00:02:25,960 Speaker 4: which was one of the more difficult losses to really absorb, 48 00:02:26,000 --> 00:02:28,639 Speaker 4: I think, and we got back here at like three am. 49 00:02:28,840 --> 00:02:32,760 Speaker 4: And for those listening after that game, back in the day, 50 00:02:33,160 --> 00:02:35,360 Speaker 4: my car didn't start in the parking lot at three am, 51 00:02:35,639 --> 00:02:38,440 Speaker 4: and another I sat there thinking, this is a bad day. 52 00:02:38,639 --> 00:02:42,040 Speaker 4: So I think, when you're happy and things are going well, 53 00:02:42,040 --> 00:02:44,400 Speaker 4: it's still night. And I think when your things are 54 00:02:44,440 --> 00:02:46,840 Speaker 4: not going well, you realize it's morning because you have 55 00:02:46,880 --> 00:02:48,280 Speaker 4: a lot to do ahead. 56 00:02:48,040 --> 00:02:49,840 Speaker 1: Of you, and you look ahead to the east and 57 00:02:49,880 --> 00:02:52,520 Speaker 1: you're going, is that the Morning Star or is that Venus? 58 00:02:52,639 --> 00:02:55,480 Speaker 1: It was still night? Yeah, And your car battery story 59 00:02:55,639 --> 00:02:59,240 Speaker 1: is only well, it's a parallel story. When I came 60 00:02:59,280 --> 00:03:00,760 Speaker 1: out of the game, I think it was the Houston 61 00:03:00,760 --> 00:03:02,560 Speaker 1: game of the Denver game in a bad mood, right 62 00:03:02,600 --> 00:03:03,600 Speaker 1: because we'd lost, and. 63 00:03:04,080 --> 00:03:05,320 Speaker 2: Might have been the Houston game. 64 00:03:05,400 --> 00:03:06,280 Speaker 3: Is the Houston game yet? 65 00:03:06,320 --> 00:03:11,880 Speaker 1: And my car got toad? Like wait a minute, it's 66 00:03:11,880 --> 00:03:14,600 Speaker 1: got a thing on it and everything, but it's got toad. Yeah, No, 67 00:03:14,680 --> 00:03:16,440 Speaker 1: I walked around the parking lot. I went to a 68 00:03:16,440 --> 00:03:18,720 Speaker 1: place where it's normally toad. It wasn't there. I got 69 00:03:18,720 --> 00:03:20,920 Speaker 1: my car stolen. Where were you parked at where I 70 00:03:20,960 --> 00:03:23,280 Speaker 1: normally park and they towed it. They towed it, and 71 00:03:23,320 --> 00:03:26,440 Speaker 1: so then, uh so I'm going my car stolen. Somebody 72 00:03:26,440 --> 00:03:28,000 Speaker 1: stole in my car and I'm thinking they hot wired 73 00:03:28,040 --> 00:03:31,120 Speaker 1: it and the chief parking lot during a game. Anyway, 74 00:03:31,160 --> 00:03:33,120 Speaker 1: we found it, but it was in an obscure lot. 75 00:03:33,240 --> 00:03:35,720 Speaker 1: So that's a whole nother story. But I imagine I 76 00:03:35,800 --> 00:03:38,280 Speaker 1: remember you jumped trying to jump your car, yeah, four 77 00:03:38,320 --> 00:03:38,960 Speaker 1: in the morning and. 78 00:03:38,920 --> 00:03:41,640 Speaker 4: Failed and had to get like a ride home, and 79 00:03:41,760 --> 00:03:43,360 Speaker 4: that was That was a whole thing. Not as bad 80 00:03:43,400 --> 00:03:45,760 Speaker 4: as getting your car toad though after a loss. 81 00:03:45,920 --> 00:03:47,400 Speaker 2: Yeah it was, Yeah, it was fine. 82 00:03:47,440 --> 00:03:49,960 Speaker 1: We really went through it last year. We really did 83 00:03:50,160 --> 00:03:53,240 Speaker 1: just pump it all into the page. So Chiefs Kingdom, 84 00:03:53,320 --> 00:03:54,880 Speaker 1: is it neither or is it day? This is the 85 00:03:54,960 --> 00:03:57,640 Speaker 1: NFL version or the Chiefs Kingdom version of being four 86 00:03:57,640 --> 00:04:02,200 Speaker 1: a m. We've just completed mandatory mini camp and really 87 00:04:02,320 --> 00:04:05,440 Speaker 1: after three years and you had documented this very well, 88 00:04:05,480 --> 00:04:09,760 Speaker 1: the shortest off seasons for three consecutive years in NFL 89 00:04:09,840 --> 00:04:13,160 Speaker 1: history now because of the six and eleven no playoff 90 00:04:13,200 --> 00:04:17,719 Speaker 1: here a long, long, over twenty weeks of time that 91 00:04:17,760 --> 00:04:21,080 Speaker 1: will elapse before we go to Saint Joseph to go 92 00:04:21,160 --> 00:04:24,400 Speaker 1: to training camp. But it has been a very eventful 93 00:04:24,480 --> 00:04:27,680 Speaker 1: time in those twenty weeks, again culminating with a mandatory 94 00:04:27,720 --> 00:04:28,279 Speaker 1: mini camp. 95 00:04:28,640 --> 00:04:29,839 Speaker 2: But before we get into. 96 00:04:29,680 --> 00:04:33,000 Speaker 1: All that and understand that it's is it night or 97 00:04:33,080 --> 00:04:36,159 Speaker 1: is it almost the dawn, we're going to go around 98 00:04:36,160 --> 00:04:36,520 Speaker 1: the world. 99 00:04:36,680 --> 00:04:38,960 Speaker 4: You know, I actually have no around the worlds today. 100 00:04:39,279 --> 00:04:41,120 Speaker 4: I was looking for a few and couldn't find any. 101 00:04:41,240 --> 00:04:43,320 Speaker 4: It is the World Cup though, going on right now? 102 00:04:43,360 --> 00:04:45,360 Speaker 4: You've been following the World Cup at all? We could 103 00:04:45,360 --> 00:04:47,840 Speaker 4: throw Messi in there for a hat trick. How cool 104 00:04:47,920 --> 00:04:50,920 Speaker 4: was that at Kansas City Stadium. Yeah, I don't know 105 00:04:50,960 --> 00:04:52,640 Speaker 4: how I feel. I have followed the World Cup more 106 00:04:52,680 --> 00:04:55,839 Speaker 4: than ever. It's like Cape Verne getting the draw like 107 00:04:55,920 --> 00:04:58,080 Speaker 4: and studying literally studying the world. 108 00:04:58,120 --> 00:04:59,400 Speaker 2: So yeah, it's been fun to follow it. 109 00:04:59,400 --> 00:05:01,680 Speaker 4: It's been super cool, really cool for the city. I 110 00:05:01,680 --> 00:05:03,839 Speaker 4: think it's great that people from all over the world 111 00:05:03,920 --> 00:05:06,520 Speaker 4: have come here and have experienced Kansas City and realized 112 00:05:06,640 --> 00:05:09,200 Speaker 4: what a great place it is, realized, you know, how 113 00:05:09,240 --> 00:05:13,320 Speaker 4: great Chiefs Kingdom is because there's obviously the parallels. I'm 114 00:05:13,320 --> 00:05:15,359 Speaker 4: not usually a huge soccer guy, but I have gotten 115 00:05:15,440 --> 00:05:17,560 Speaker 4: kind of into this tournament because it's impossible not to 116 00:05:17,720 --> 00:05:19,880 Speaker 4: like with it being hosted here, and I find myself 117 00:05:20,120 --> 00:05:23,520 Speaker 4: up at like eleven thirty watching Austria and the Czech Republic. 118 00:05:24,080 --> 00:05:24,960 Speaker 2: I haven't gone that far. 119 00:05:25,080 --> 00:05:28,799 Speaker 3: I don't know what's wrong with me, but I. 120 00:05:27,640 --> 00:05:29,560 Speaker 1: Remember the shirts we got. Did you see me put 121 00:05:29,640 --> 00:05:33,520 Speaker 1: on social media? The football? Yeah, so I'm Deutsche Deutschland 122 00:05:33,880 --> 00:05:38,200 Speaker 1: right seeven owns Eines with their blood victory to start, 123 00:05:38,240 --> 00:05:42,200 Speaker 1: So I'm deutschlend fostball. Let's go, let's go, Let's get them. 124 00:05:42,839 --> 00:05:45,479 Speaker 1: So yeah, let's go for the German national team. And 125 00:05:45,520 --> 00:05:47,400 Speaker 1: we had a chance to see their facility when we 126 00:05:47,400 --> 00:05:48,080 Speaker 1: were in Frontfurt. 127 00:05:48,120 --> 00:05:50,720 Speaker 4: We sure did. It's all gone full circle. I'm also 128 00:05:50,720 --> 00:05:52,480 Speaker 4: working a couple of the games. I'm doing some stuff 129 00:05:52,520 --> 00:05:54,159 Speaker 4: for the host committee. So I'm going to go to 130 00:05:54,279 --> 00:05:57,160 Speaker 4: the Netherlands Tunisia game, which will be cool, and I'll 131 00:05:57,200 --> 00:05:58,760 Speaker 4: be at the quarterfinal which would be cool. And I'm 132 00:05:58,760 --> 00:06:01,520 Speaker 4: hoping it's Argentina because I did have some fomo seeing 133 00:06:01,600 --> 00:06:03,599 Speaker 4: MESSI have the hat trick and I'm like, oh man, 134 00:06:03,680 --> 00:06:04,480 Speaker 4: I should have been there. 135 00:06:05,120 --> 00:06:07,479 Speaker 1: I have only one addition to around the world. I 136 00:06:07,480 --> 00:06:10,400 Speaker 1: spent some time, you know, this week in Nebraska. I 137 00:06:10,440 --> 00:06:14,720 Speaker 1: was in Lincoln and Omaha for three days. Anyway, that's 138 00:06:14,760 --> 00:06:18,640 Speaker 1: such as it's the Chiefs Kingdom, right, it's so many fans. 139 00:06:18,680 --> 00:06:21,719 Speaker 1: Omaha is a huge Chiefs tow. Lincoln is a little 140 00:06:21,760 --> 00:06:24,200 Speaker 1: bit more kind of jumbled up. In fact, one of 141 00:06:24,200 --> 00:06:26,479 Speaker 1: the groups I spoke at there was a Bronco fan there, 142 00:06:26,920 --> 00:06:30,120 Speaker 1: several Bronco fans, actually a Raider fan, an Eagle fan, 143 00:06:30,560 --> 00:06:32,640 Speaker 1: Let's see what else. A Bengal fan showed up. Mostly 144 00:06:32,720 --> 00:06:36,080 Speaker 1: Chiefs fans. Interesting, but Omaha, you don't. It's pretty much 145 00:06:36,120 --> 00:06:41,040 Speaker 1: a Chiefs territory. But I was invited by Bruce Rasmus 146 00:06:41,040 --> 00:06:43,080 Speaker 1: and longtime create An Athletic director to go to the 147 00:06:43,160 --> 00:06:44,120 Speaker 1: College World Series. 148 00:06:44,240 --> 00:06:44,560 Speaker 3: Cool. 149 00:06:44,600 --> 00:06:48,160 Speaker 1: So at the College World Series, though, I met Brian Fayhee. 150 00:06:48,680 --> 00:06:53,760 Speaker 1: Brian Fayhee has a suite here for at Arrowhead. I'll 151 00:06:53,760 --> 00:06:55,960 Speaker 1: call it for that or is it Kansas City Stadium. 152 00:06:56,760 --> 00:06:59,360 Speaker 3: We're not going to call Kansas City Stadium Chiefs Fans. 153 00:06:59,360 --> 00:07:03,039 Speaker 1: In his dad Mike, who was born in Kansas City, 154 00:07:03,200 --> 00:07:05,440 Speaker 1: went to Creton, so he stayed in Omaha and built 155 00:07:05,440 --> 00:07:08,480 Speaker 1: this great business. But Mike's the reason that the College 156 00:07:08,520 --> 00:07:10,920 Speaker 1: World Series stayed in Omaha. 157 00:07:10,960 --> 00:07:12,160 Speaker 2: Have you been to that ballpark? Oh? 158 00:07:12,240 --> 00:07:14,680 Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, it's a major league ballpark. It's incredible. 159 00:07:14,760 --> 00:07:16,920 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's a major league ballpark where they have the 160 00:07:16,920 --> 00:07:19,720 Speaker 1: College World Series. Well, there was a move when it 161 00:07:19,800 --> 00:07:22,880 Speaker 1: was at old Rosenblatt Stadium by the Zoo. This will 162 00:07:22,960 --> 00:07:25,559 Speaker 1: be in your wife's wiel house. Omaha's a great zoos 163 00:07:25,600 --> 00:07:29,000 Speaker 1: as this Kansas City. But Rosenblat Stadium was right there, 164 00:07:29,080 --> 00:07:31,960 Speaker 1: but it was antiquated needed and so there was a 165 00:07:31,960 --> 00:07:35,040 Speaker 1: push that maybe, hey, let's rotate the College World Series around. 166 00:07:35,480 --> 00:07:38,240 Speaker 1: But Omaha had been the home since the early fifties. 167 00:07:38,760 --> 00:07:43,760 Speaker 1: And actually Brian's dad, Mike, was mayor of Omaha at 168 00:07:43,760 --> 00:07:45,920 Speaker 1: the time and was the driving force. 169 00:07:45,960 --> 00:07:46,400 Speaker 2: Think of h. 170 00:07:46,480 --> 00:07:49,480 Speaker 1: Ro Bartle getting the Chiefs to Kansas City from Dallas 171 00:07:50,080 --> 00:07:53,080 Speaker 1: back in nineteen sixty three, that's pretty much what Mike 172 00:07:53,160 --> 00:07:58,080 Speaker 1: did to keep to get the stadium built and just 173 00:07:58,160 --> 00:08:01,400 Speaker 1: transformed that whole area because they're basketball arena, which is awesome, 174 00:08:01,520 --> 00:08:04,720 Speaker 1: is right there see sixteen thousand and then that area 175 00:08:04,760 --> 00:08:08,400 Speaker 1: of Omaha just north of Downtown is phenomenal now and 176 00:08:08,440 --> 00:08:11,000 Speaker 1: the College World Series is a complete kind of like 177 00:08:11,160 --> 00:08:14,640 Speaker 1: mini World Cup if you will. Yeah, and so a 178 00:08:14,680 --> 00:08:18,000 Speaker 1: shout out to some big Chiefs fans, the Fahee family 179 00:08:18,040 --> 00:08:20,400 Speaker 1: and Mike for saving the College World Series in Omaha. 180 00:08:20,440 --> 00:08:21,200 Speaker 3: That's super cool. 181 00:08:21,600 --> 00:08:24,880 Speaker 4: I went to the College World Series years ago, actually 182 00:08:24,880 --> 00:08:26,720 Speaker 4: before I was a Chiefs employee, I think years and 183 00:08:26,800 --> 00:08:29,800 Speaker 4: years ago, and we saw Baker Mayfield there. He was 184 00:08:29,840 --> 00:08:32,280 Speaker 4: just there with his then girlfriend at the time now wife, 185 00:08:32,640 --> 00:08:35,760 Speaker 4: and my girlfriend then now wife, Ellie was like, I 186 00:08:35,760 --> 00:08:37,760 Speaker 4: think that's Baker Mayfield. You should go say hi. So 187 00:08:37,760 --> 00:08:39,160 Speaker 4: I'm like, why not? And I did, and I met 188 00:08:39,160 --> 00:08:40,319 Speaker 4: Baker Mayfield college. 189 00:08:41,320 --> 00:08:42,640 Speaker 2: Have you talked to him since now? 190 00:08:43,559 --> 00:08:45,679 Speaker 4: I wish I did when they're here for that rainy 191 00:08:45,720 --> 00:08:47,680 Speaker 4: game a couple of years ago, But I haven't talked. 192 00:08:47,520 --> 00:08:50,040 Speaker 1: About overtime coin flip when it was the old overtime 193 00:08:50,120 --> 00:08:52,480 Speaker 1: rules and we win the toss and he just. 194 00:08:52,400 --> 00:08:54,959 Speaker 3: Go yep, he just knew right away. But yeah, I 195 00:08:54,960 --> 00:08:56,720 Speaker 3: saw Baker Mayfield at the College World Series. 196 00:08:57,000 --> 00:08:58,520 Speaker 1: Give me any ten bucks if you had to walk 197 00:08:58,559 --> 00:09:00,480 Speaker 1: down to that coin toss and go, Baker remember me 198 00:09:00,559 --> 00:09:01,560 Speaker 1: from the College World Service. 199 00:09:01,600 --> 00:09:05,000 Speaker 4: We get away from me. But yeah, awesome atmosphere up there. 200 00:09:05,040 --> 00:09:05,640 Speaker 4: I'm glad you got to go. 201 00:09:05,720 --> 00:09:06,120 Speaker 3: It's pretty. 202 00:09:06,280 --> 00:09:06,840 Speaker 2: It was terrific. 203 00:09:06,840 --> 00:09:09,280 Speaker 1: And the Faiheye family, so many awesome families in Omaha. 204 00:09:09,679 --> 00:09:13,760 Speaker 1: That town now for fortune five hundred companies in Omaha. 205 00:09:14,840 --> 00:09:17,120 Speaker 1: It's just a It's an incredible area and a big 206 00:09:17,200 --> 00:09:20,880 Speaker 1: chief town. So several of our season took many season 207 00:09:20,880 --> 00:09:24,000 Speaker 1: ticket holders and sweeth holders like the Fayhee family, so 208 00:09:24,040 --> 00:09:27,000 Speaker 1: I shout out to them. Okay, it's four am and 209 00:09:27,040 --> 00:09:31,480 Speaker 1: the Chief Kingdom, so it's been nightfall. People are slumbering 210 00:09:31,480 --> 00:09:34,440 Speaker 1: and sleeping but anxiously awaiting the sunrise which will be 211 00:09:34,440 --> 00:09:37,160 Speaker 1: training camp in Saint Joseph. But Matt and I want 212 00:09:37,200 --> 00:09:39,560 Speaker 1: to do a little bit of a review of what 213 00:09:39,600 --> 00:09:43,600 Speaker 1: we have seen in the OTAs and the mandatory mini 214 00:09:43,640 --> 00:09:46,520 Speaker 1: camp that are pertinent as we get ready to. 215 00:09:46,480 --> 00:09:47,320 Speaker 2: Go to Saint Joseph. 216 00:09:47,400 --> 00:09:48,679 Speaker 1: And then we'll give you a couple of dates at 217 00:09:48,679 --> 00:09:50,840 Speaker 1: the end of the podcast that you need to know 218 00:09:50,880 --> 00:09:53,800 Speaker 1: as you get ready for the Chiefs going to Saint 219 00:09:53,880 --> 00:09:57,120 Speaker 1: Joseph for a sixteenth time. It started in twenty ten. 220 00:09:57,240 --> 00:10:01,800 Speaker 1: Remember COVID we did not go there, So there's one 221 00:10:01,840 --> 00:10:04,640 Speaker 1: skipped year in there, but we're headed back to Saint 222 00:10:04,720 --> 00:10:07,320 Speaker 1: Joseph again. It's amazing to think we've been there sixteen seasons. 223 00:10:07,480 --> 00:10:09,200 Speaker 4: When you say that, though, it reminds me of the 224 00:10:09,200 --> 00:10:12,840 Speaker 4: COVID year when Mitch and I would be golf carted 225 00:10:12,880 --> 00:10:15,440 Speaker 4: out to watch practice right behind us when training camp 226 00:10:15,559 --> 00:10:19,040 Speaker 4: was here during COVID, and they would tell us beforehand, 227 00:10:19,440 --> 00:10:20,720 Speaker 4: if you guys have to go to the bathroom, you 228 00:10:20,760 --> 00:10:22,120 Speaker 4: have to go right now. You're not going to go 229 00:10:22,160 --> 00:10:25,160 Speaker 4: again for four hours. And we're like, okay, we have 230 00:10:25,480 --> 00:10:28,280 Speaker 4: food and water. We're just watching it from like one 231 00:10:28,320 --> 00:10:29,280 Speaker 4: hundred yards away with. 232 00:10:29,360 --> 00:10:32,840 Speaker 2: A convenience store across the parking lot up on Blue 233 00:10:32,880 --> 00:10:33,320 Speaker 2: riche Cut. 234 00:10:33,320 --> 00:10:34,520 Speaker 3: I'm scared to touch anything. 235 00:10:34,840 --> 00:10:38,439 Speaker 1: Yeah, okay, I'm just and yeah, we're four hundred meters 236 00:10:38,440 --> 00:10:39,520 Speaker 1: away watching practice. 237 00:10:39,520 --> 00:10:41,679 Speaker 2: Go. I think that's Turk Wharton. It's doing a good 238 00:10:41,880 --> 00:10:42,839 Speaker 2: I think that's turk work. 239 00:10:42,960 --> 00:10:44,640 Speaker 4: And if we have to cough or something, just because 240 00:10:44,679 --> 00:10:46,400 Speaker 4: you know, just naturally you have to cough, but we'd 241 00:10:46,440 --> 00:10:47,640 Speaker 4: be scared too, so we'd just be. 242 00:10:47,640 --> 00:10:51,240 Speaker 1: Like and Rick Burkold or a vice president right for 243 00:10:51,679 --> 00:10:55,199 Speaker 1: performance in Athletic Training, We're going, you guys coughing. 244 00:10:54,960 --> 00:10:55,920 Speaker 2: Over there and you're not coughing. 245 00:10:56,200 --> 00:10:57,079 Speaker 3: Promise I'm not. 246 00:10:56,880 --> 00:10:59,840 Speaker 1: Not touching anything, are you? You know in anywhere seven 247 00:11:00,080 --> 00:11:01,839 Speaker 1: hundred meters from Pat Mahomes. 248 00:11:01,960 --> 00:11:04,719 Speaker 3: I prefer going to Saint Joe in the training camp here. 249 00:11:04,760 --> 00:11:05,400 Speaker 2: Oh yeah. 250 00:11:05,760 --> 00:11:09,520 Speaker 1: Anytime that we want to grouse about what we're doing now, 251 00:11:09,679 --> 00:11:12,560 Speaker 1: just remind me of yes perspective. That was survival yep. 252 00:11:13,720 --> 00:11:15,959 Speaker 1: One thing that I'm excited about. We're going to go 253 00:11:16,040 --> 00:11:19,280 Speaker 1: through some different things, but what both of us saw 254 00:11:19,960 --> 00:11:24,840 Speaker 1: was the year one to year two jump potential and 255 00:11:24,920 --> 00:11:28,080 Speaker 1: the ceiling for the draft class of twenty twenty five. 256 00:11:28,760 --> 00:11:30,720 Speaker 1: Keep in mind, we've talked about the class of twenty 257 00:11:30,760 --> 00:11:33,959 Speaker 1: twenty two. It's pretty much spread out now throughout the league. 258 00:11:34,040 --> 00:11:34,720 Speaker 2: That's just the way the. 259 00:11:34,800 --> 00:11:38,920 Speaker 1: NFL works, except for George Carloftis, so somebody has to 260 00:11:38,960 --> 00:11:41,840 Speaker 1: fill into that role. The draft class of twenty six 261 00:11:41,920 --> 00:11:44,840 Speaker 1: is obvious, but it's the jump of the twenty five 262 00:11:44,960 --> 00:11:47,840 Speaker 1: guys that really kind of has to happen that we 263 00:11:47,920 --> 00:11:50,200 Speaker 1: have seen. I'm going to go through a couple of these, 264 00:11:50,600 --> 00:11:54,080 Speaker 1: Noel Williams and Ashton Jelatti on the defensive side come 265 00:11:54,120 --> 00:11:56,160 Speaker 1: to mind, and then I'm going to throw in Cooper 266 00:11:56,200 --> 00:11:58,880 Speaker 1: McDonald in this as well, because Cooper was so good 267 00:11:58,920 --> 00:12:00,760 Speaker 1: last year just showing up in his car and making 268 00:12:00,800 --> 00:12:04,880 Speaker 1: the team, but then was a special team's menace. But 269 00:12:05,080 --> 00:12:08,760 Speaker 1: now seeing his reps in scrimmage downs, you kind of 270 00:12:08,800 --> 00:12:11,560 Speaker 1: wonder who was Cooper McDonald more than we thought. But 271 00:12:11,640 --> 00:12:14,440 Speaker 1: let's jump back up to Gelati and Noel Williams for 272 00:12:14,520 --> 00:12:16,800 Speaker 1: those two guys in specific, because I think a big 273 00:12:16,880 --> 00:12:19,400 Speaker 1: key to the season, a big key to this defense 274 00:12:19,440 --> 00:12:21,960 Speaker 1: getting back to its twenty two and twenty three mojo 275 00:12:22,800 --> 00:12:24,120 Speaker 1: is those two guys. 276 00:12:24,320 --> 00:12:26,440 Speaker 4: I think, if you asked me right now, who's the 277 00:12:26,559 --> 00:12:28,920 Speaker 4: number one player you're most excited to watch in training 278 00:12:28,920 --> 00:12:30,600 Speaker 4: camp in terms of seeing if they can make that 279 00:12:30,720 --> 00:12:33,600 Speaker 4: leap For me, it's Nol because Nol I think was 280 00:12:33,640 --> 00:12:36,360 Speaker 4: one of my standouts from the entire offseason training program, 281 00:12:36,440 --> 00:12:40,040 Speaker 4: throughout OTAs and throughout Mini camp, especially Mini Camp. I 282 00:12:40,040 --> 00:12:43,760 Speaker 4: mean he was making play after play, knockdown numerous passes, 283 00:12:43,920 --> 00:12:46,920 Speaker 4: had an interception in the end zone, just consistently looked 284 00:12:47,000 --> 00:12:48,960 Speaker 4: the part out there. And this is a big year 285 00:12:48,960 --> 00:12:51,120 Speaker 4: for Nole. He has a big opportunity here to really 286 00:12:51,160 --> 00:12:53,640 Speaker 4: step in and be one of our top corners. And 287 00:12:53,679 --> 00:12:55,760 Speaker 4: I think so far, he really looks the part. Got 288 00:12:55,760 --> 00:12:57,320 Speaker 4: to keep that going into training camp. 289 00:12:57,320 --> 00:12:57,640 Speaker 3: But he's a. 290 00:12:57,640 --> 00:12:59,920 Speaker 4: Player I'm super excited about. And I'm with you on 291 00:13:00,040 --> 00:13:02,280 Speaker 4: Ashton as well, because i think we both know that 292 00:13:02,320 --> 00:13:05,120 Speaker 4: the pass rush has to be better next year. Our 293 00:13:05,160 --> 00:13:07,840 Speaker 4: last episode, we talked all about the third downs, the 294 00:13:07,920 --> 00:13:10,000 Speaker 4: long third downs, that if we just got half of 295 00:13:10,040 --> 00:13:12,080 Speaker 4: those to go our way last year we probably make 296 00:13:12,120 --> 00:13:14,280 Speaker 4: the playoffs. A lot of them didn't go our way, 297 00:13:14,320 --> 00:13:17,080 Speaker 4: and I think the pass rush was in part because 298 00:13:17,080 --> 00:13:19,080 Speaker 4: of that. Well, what do you do this year? You 299 00:13:19,120 --> 00:13:20,760 Speaker 4: have to make sure the pass rush is better, and 300 00:13:20,800 --> 00:13:22,480 Speaker 4: Ashton has a chance to be a big part of that. 301 00:13:22,600 --> 00:13:24,400 Speaker 4: So once the Pads come on up in Saint Joe, 302 00:13:24,920 --> 00:13:27,880 Speaker 4: hopeful to see Ashton Julyatti continue that upward ascension because 303 00:13:27,880 --> 00:13:30,200 Speaker 4: he didn't press me over the second half of last season. 304 00:13:30,600 --> 00:13:33,120 Speaker 4: Interception against the Chargers was an awesome play. Let's see 305 00:13:33,160 --> 00:13:36,040 Speaker 4: some more of that offensively. Jalen Royals also fits into 306 00:13:36,120 --> 00:13:39,559 Speaker 4: this category because didn't see a lot of Jalen last year. 307 00:13:39,880 --> 00:13:42,640 Speaker 4: Obviously had the injury in training camp which kind of 308 00:13:42,640 --> 00:13:44,719 Speaker 4: derailed his season. Never really had a chance to go 309 00:13:44,760 --> 00:13:46,800 Speaker 4: out there and play much. But he's been one of 310 00:13:46,800 --> 00:13:49,320 Speaker 4: the standouts of the offseason training program. There's no way 311 00:13:49,360 --> 00:13:51,440 Speaker 4: around it. He's looked really good and kept that going 312 00:13:51,520 --> 00:13:53,280 Speaker 4: through mini camp. Let's see if he can keep that 313 00:13:53,360 --> 00:13:55,080 Speaker 4: going now as we go up to Saint Joe. 314 00:13:55,160 --> 00:13:57,400 Speaker 1: Yeah, Jalen just two catches last year, but he did 315 00:13:57,400 --> 00:14:00,880 Speaker 1: have the thirty yard kickoff return against Baltimore and then 316 00:14:00,920 --> 00:14:04,320 Speaker 1: you saw, oh okay, that's the Jalen Royals. That was 317 00:14:04,600 --> 00:14:07,440 Speaker 1: awesome at Utah State when he was there at the 318 00:14:07,520 --> 00:14:09,959 Speaker 1: end of his time as an aggie in Logan Utah. 319 00:14:10,600 --> 00:14:12,520 Speaker 1: Versatility comes into play here, and I'm going to go 320 00:14:12,559 --> 00:14:13,600 Speaker 1: back to Ashton Gelotti. 321 00:14:14,920 --> 00:14:17,680 Speaker 2: Leo Chanel was a rough loss. We've talked about that. 322 00:14:17,960 --> 00:14:21,120 Speaker 1: Now he's a Washington commander, but Leo did so many 323 00:14:21,160 --> 00:14:25,360 Speaker 1: things that were not fully appreciated by fans. But Ashton 324 00:14:25,400 --> 00:14:28,240 Speaker 1: Jealotti could be a guy. Even though he doesn't have 325 00:14:28,280 --> 00:14:31,560 Speaker 1: an LB by his name, his versatility, the fact that 326 00:14:31,600 --> 00:14:34,640 Speaker 1: he's so athletic for the size that he's got, allows 327 00:14:34,640 --> 00:14:38,400 Speaker 1: spags to use him in different ways. People to see 328 00:14:38,440 --> 00:14:40,320 Speaker 1: him as an edge guy. He could be a stand 329 00:14:40,400 --> 00:14:42,640 Speaker 1: up a guy in a two point stance, or he 330 00:14:42,680 --> 00:14:45,200 Speaker 1: could be lined up inside. So it's going to be 331 00:14:45,200 --> 00:14:47,240 Speaker 1: fun to watch. Ashton Jelotti. I think he's a big 332 00:14:47,280 --> 00:14:50,240 Speaker 1: key to the season. And then the versatility piece Brishard 333 00:14:50,280 --> 00:14:53,840 Speaker 1: Smith in this year one to year two jump because 334 00:14:54,360 --> 00:14:57,400 Speaker 1: remember he was a wide receiver at Miamia, Florida, then 335 00:14:57,520 --> 00:15:00,000 Speaker 1: SMU turned him into a running back for one year, 336 00:15:00,440 --> 00:15:02,080 Speaker 1: and last year it looked like a guy that had 337 00:15:02,080 --> 00:15:05,600 Speaker 1: played one year at college running back. But again in 338 00:15:05,600 --> 00:15:08,400 Speaker 1: this offense and to be creative and to be versatile, 339 00:15:08,560 --> 00:15:11,320 Speaker 1: Burshard Smith could come into play more than people think. 340 00:15:11,760 --> 00:15:15,480 Speaker 1: And so I think his versatility along with Jilatti, and 341 00:15:15,520 --> 00:15:17,840 Speaker 1: again there's a high ceiling to me of this year 342 00:15:17,840 --> 00:15:20,840 Speaker 1: one to year two jump by the twenty twenty five class. 343 00:15:20,520 --> 00:15:22,680 Speaker 4: And to me in a good way, I don't think 344 00:15:22,680 --> 00:15:25,040 Speaker 4: there's as much pressure on Berschard this year as maybe 345 00:15:25,040 --> 00:15:27,320 Speaker 4: there was last year, because I think when Burchard came 346 00:15:27,320 --> 00:15:29,920 Speaker 4: in the game, it's like, Okay, here's our explosive element. 347 00:15:30,240 --> 00:15:31,360 Speaker 3: He's our explosive guy. 348 00:15:31,560 --> 00:15:33,160 Speaker 4: Well, if you look at our running back room now, 349 00:15:33,240 --> 00:15:35,360 Speaker 4: I think they're all explosive and he's part of that. 350 00:15:35,640 --> 00:15:36,920 Speaker 4: So I think he'll have a chance to be a 351 00:15:36,960 --> 00:15:40,000 Speaker 4: part of a very explosive rotation. And I do think 352 00:15:40,040 --> 00:15:42,080 Speaker 4: having one year at running back under his belt in 353 00:15:42,120 --> 00:15:45,040 Speaker 4: the NFL will help him going into next year because 354 00:15:45,040 --> 00:15:47,920 Speaker 4: he's played the position at this level now. Last year, 355 00:15:47,960 --> 00:15:50,120 Speaker 4: at times I think there was a kind of some 356 00:15:50,200 --> 00:15:52,920 Speaker 4: growing pains going on, but I think especially that last 357 00:15:52,960 --> 00:15:55,400 Speaker 4: game against the Raiders, I think he had like sixteen touches, 358 00:15:55,480 --> 00:15:56,320 Speaker 4: like twelve carries. 359 00:15:56,360 --> 00:15:57,000 Speaker 2: Looked the part. 360 00:15:57,160 --> 00:15:59,960 Speaker 4: Let's carry that now into training camp and into next season. 361 00:16:00,120 --> 00:16:02,600 Speaker 4: But part of why training camp is so important compared 362 00:16:02,680 --> 00:16:05,320 Speaker 4: to OTAs in mini camp is the guys aren't wearing 363 00:16:05,360 --> 00:16:07,880 Speaker 4: pads this time of year. In training camp, we can 364 00:16:07,880 --> 00:16:10,320 Speaker 4: actually get some answers on guys like Burchard, guys like 365 00:16:10,360 --> 00:16:13,040 Speaker 4: Ashon Jalotti going out there at those positions that are 366 00:16:13,080 --> 00:16:15,480 Speaker 4: going to be having a lot of contact involved, they 367 00:16:15,480 --> 00:16:18,480 Speaker 4: can actually have contact with one another at practice. Haven't 368 00:16:18,480 --> 00:16:20,320 Speaker 4: seen that a lot so far. I'll see what they 369 00:16:20,360 --> 00:16:22,120 Speaker 4: can do once the pads are on up in Saint Joe. 370 00:16:22,240 --> 00:16:24,320 Speaker 1: Yeah, and the final guy here is we mentioned Cooper 371 00:16:24,400 --> 00:16:26,520 Speaker 1: McDonald was not in the draft class, but a free 372 00:16:26,560 --> 00:16:30,200 Speaker 1: agent tryout guy that showed up. But Essa Pole comes 373 00:16:30,200 --> 00:16:33,600 Speaker 1: into this discussion as well. At right tackle, we saw 374 00:16:33,720 --> 00:16:36,680 Speaker 1: him get a lot of reps even reps at left 375 00:16:36,720 --> 00:16:41,000 Speaker 1: tackle during his during this offseason. But Esse, again has 376 00:16:41,000 --> 00:16:43,840 Speaker 1: not played much college football. He hadn't played really till 377 00:16:43,880 --> 00:16:47,600 Speaker 1: the very end of his collegiate time at Wazoo, And 378 00:16:47,680 --> 00:16:50,280 Speaker 1: so what will he look like in Saint Joseph And 379 00:16:50,280 --> 00:16:53,680 Speaker 1: they'll get into the right tackle discussion later in this podcast. 380 00:16:53,680 --> 00:16:56,280 Speaker 1: But year one to year two, I was encouraged with 381 00:16:56,320 --> 00:16:57,720 Speaker 1: what I saw during the offseason. 382 00:16:57,800 --> 00:16:58,640 Speaker 3: Yeah, definitely. 383 00:16:58,760 --> 00:17:00,960 Speaker 4: And in the case of Essa, you know, I'm always 384 00:17:00,960 --> 00:17:03,040 Speaker 4: going to try to be positive best I can, even 385 00:17:03,080 --> 00:17:04,760 Speaker 4: when we're six and eleven and things are not very 386 00:17:04,800 --> 00:17:06,600 Speaker 4: much fun and our cars aren't starting and our cars 387 00:17:06,600 --> 00:17:09,880 Speaker 4: are being towed. But with Essa, I'm looking at last 388 00:17:09,960 --> 00:17:13,480 Speaker 4: year and the bummer that it was in general, trying 389 00:17:13,480 --> 00:17:15,600 Speaker 4: to find positives in it. I'm looking at Essa and saying, 390 00:17:15,840 --> 00:17:17,720 Speaker 4: maybe it's a blessing in disguise that we had so 391 00:17:17,800 --> 00:17:20,360 Speaker 4: many injuries at tackle and Essa had. 392 00:17:20,200 --> 00:17:21,280 Speaker 3: To go in there and play. 393 00:17:21,400 --> 00:17:23,560 Speaker 4: Because I think when you're a stable team like the 394 00:17:23,640 --> 00:17:26,760 Speaker 4: Chiefs and a team that's going competing for championships, how 395 00:17:26,760 --> 00:17:29,560 Speaker 4: often is a player who's an undrafted free agent with 396 00:17:29,640 --> 00:17:31,840 Speaker 4: not a lot of football experience going to actually get 397 00:17:31,880 --> 00:17:34,760 Speaker 4: an opportunity to play at tackle in games that matter, 398 00:17:34,920 --> 00:17:37,600 Speaker 4: probably not very often unless our hand is forced, and 399 00:17:37,640 --> 00:17:40,160 Speaker 4: that happened last year with all the injuries. Essa had 400 00:17:40,160 --> 00:17:42,000 Speaker 4: to go in there, and I think we'd say we 401 00:17:42,000 --> 00:17:45,200 Speaker 4: were pleasantly surprised with what we saw. Obviously room to grow, 402 00:17:45,320 --> 00:17:48,320 Speaker 4: but went out there and played pretty good football. So 403 00:17:48,359 --> 00:17:50,080 Speaker 4: now we know kind of what we have in him. 404 00:17:50,320 --> 00:17:52,000 Speaker 4: Still kind of a ball of clay, but there's a 405 00:17:52,000 --> 00:17:54,119 Speaker 4: lot of potential there and it should be a pretty 406 00:17:54,160 --> 00:17:56,760 Speaker 4: exciting camp battle, I think between him and Jalen Moore 407 00:17:56,800 --> 00:17:58,560 Speaker 4: for that right tackle spot. So we can talk more 408 00:17:58,560 --> 00:18:00,800 Speaker 4: about it later. But I do look at last year 409 00:18:00,800 --> 00:18:03,680 Speaker 4: and all the injuries and everything. It's over now, right, 410 00:18:03,720 --> 00:18:05,639 Speaker 4: we don't have to deal with the losses anymore, and 411 00:18:05,680 --> 00:18:07,359 Speaker 4: we can look back at that and say, maybe there 412 00:18:07,359 --> 00:18:09,359 Speaker 4: are some positives we can take out of it, like 413 00:18:09,440 --> 00:18:12,440 Speaker 4: young players like us SA actually getting some real life experience. 414 00:18:13,119 --> 00:18:15,400 Speaker 1: I thought you're a really good point when we discussed 415 00:18:15,440 --> 00:18:19,080 Speaker 1: what we're going to talk about on podcasts the next 416 00:18:19,400 --> 00:18:22,159 Speaker 1: era or area, I should say a year one to 417 00:18:22,240 --> 00:18:25,480 Speaker 1: year two improvement, but you had a really good one 418 00:18:26,000 --> 00:18:28,000 Speaker 1: from this point of being four AM and the Chief 419 00:18:28,160 --> 00:18:31,000 Speaker 1: Kingdom from the end of mandatory mini camp to the 420 00:18:31,040 --> 00:18:34,159 Speaker 1: start of training camp in Saint Joseph. You have a 421 00:18:34,200 --> 00:18:36,720 Speaker 1: really good point that I thought was excellent, So take off. 422 00:18:36,760 --> 00:18:38,560 Speaker 4: Well, it's part of the genius of Andy Reid and 423 00:18:38,560 --> 00:18:41,119 Speaker 4: how he does things. And the word is retention. So 424 00:18:41,160 --> 00:18:43,080 Speaker 4: I've talked about that a lot when we're in this 425 00:18:43,200 --> 00:18:46,440 Speaker 4: time of year. This is all about retention and coach 426 00:18:46,480 --> 00:18:49,240 Speaker 4: read as a master of this. So during OTAs in 427 00:18:49,280 --> 00:18:52,639 Speaker 4: mini camp, the guys aren't just playing laser tag and 428 00:18:52,720 --> 00:18:54,880 Speaker 4: top golf and learning to get to know each other 429 00:18:54,960 --> 00:18:58,120 Speaker 4: and where they're all from and you know, strength and conditioning. 430 00:18:58,240 --> 00:19:01,560 Speaker 4: That's not what they're doing. They're doing the important stuff 431 00:19:01,640 --> 00:19:03,639 Speaker 4: right now and laying the foundation for what they're going 432 00:19:03,720 --> 00:19:05,600 Speaker 4: to do later on in training camp and not wasting 433 00:19:05,640 --> 00:19:08,480 Speaker 4: any time. And truly, so much of our offense is 434 00:19:08,480 --> 00:19:11,240 Speaker 4: already in I mean, the playbook has already been discussed, 435 00:19:11,240 --> 00:19:13,359 Speaker 4: They've already done installs. It's not like when they get 436 00:19:13,400 --> 00:19:15,920 Speaker 4: to training camp, particularly early on, and there's a whole 437 00:19:15,960 --> 00:19:19,000 Speaker 4: lot of new information that's going to be learned. The 438 00:19:19,040 --> 00:19:20,919 Speaker 4: whole point is right now, you want to put this 439 00:19:21,000 --> 00:19:23,400 Speaker 4: all in their brain and they come back and they're 440 00:19:23,400 --> 00:19:25,760 Speaker 4: ready to hit the ground running. Well, the reality is 441 00:19:25,760 --> 00:19:29,000 Speaker 4: not all players are going to retain this information, And 442 00:19:29,040 --> 00:19:30,600 Speaker 4: I think what coach read is doing in a way 443 00:19:30,680 --> 00:19:34,479 Speaker 4: is testing, particularly are young and new players by teaching 444 00:19:34,680 --> 00:19:38,040 Speaker 4: them all this information right now and seeing who is 445 00:19:38,080 --> 00:19:40,399 Speaker 4: able on the first day of camp to actually do 446 00:19:40,480 --> 00:19:43,040 Speaker 4: all this stuff, who's able to hit the ground running, 447 00:19:43,119 --> 00:19:45,919 Speaker 4: and who's asking questions, who's looking around, who doesn't know 448 00:19:45,960 --> 00:19:48,040 Speaker 4: what's going on? And I think there's been plenty of 449 00:19:48,119 --> 00:19:50,840 Speaker 4: times over the years where players really impress during this 450 00:19:50,920 --> 00:19:53,159 Speaker 4: time of year and we get to training camp, it 451 00:19:53,280 --> 00:19:56,800 Speaker 4: just doesn't translate because the retention isn't there, And unfortunately 452 00:19:56,840 --> 00:19:58,480 Speaker 4: that tells you a lot about the player. If they're 453 00:19:58,480 --> 00:20:00,159 Speaker 4: not going to be able to retain this information and 454 00:20:00,200 --> 00:20:02,240 Speaker 4: over the course of a month, well can you count 455 00:20:02,240 --> 00:20:04,000 Speaker 4: on them over the course of a long season and 456 00:20:04,040 --> 00:20:05,280 Speaker 4: a long career. Probably not. 457 00:20:05,720 --> 00:20:05,880 Speaker 2: So. 458 00:20:05,920 --> 00:20:07,639 Speaker 4: I think that's one of the beautiful things about what 459 00:20:07,720 --> 00:20:10,639 Speaker 4: Coachree does here is he is challenging these players not 460 00:20:10,720 --> 00:20:13,720 Speaker 4: only physically, but also mentally, and not just when they're 461 00:20:13,720 --> 00:20:15,919 Speaker 4: in the building, even more so when they're out of 462 00:20:15,920 --> 00:20:18,400 Speaker 4: the building, saying, hey, here's some time off, but don't 463 00:20:18,400 --> 00:20:21,000 Speaker 4: forget about this stuff, because when you arrive in Saint Joe, 464 00:20:21,160 --> 00:20:24,119 Speaker 4: we're not going to be holding hands and going over everything. Again, 465 00:20:24,240 --> 00:20:26,680 Speaker 4: I expect you to know these things. And I think 466 00:20:26,680 --> 00:20:28,639 Speaker 4: that's one of the reasons that we've been so successful 467 00:20:28,760 --> 00:20:31,120 Speaker 4: over the years and gotten off to hot starts over 468 00:20:31,119 --> 00:20:33,159 Speaker 4: the years is because of that retention element. 469 00:20:33,320 --> 00:20:34,520 Speaker 2: It's such a good point. 470 00:20:35,160 --> 00:20:39,480 Speaker 1: The physical retention too, of how you work and basically 471 00:20:39,520 --> 00:20:42,840 Speaker 1: the guys now have they're on their own for roughly 472 00:20:42,880 --> 00:20:45,320 Speaker 1: a three week period, three and a half weeks, and 473 00:20:45,400 --> 00:20:48,639 Speaker 1: so understanding that once you get back to Saint Joseph, 474 00:20:48,920 --> 00:20:52,399 Speaker 1: the last thing they do here is pretty intense physical work. 475 00:20:53,119 --> 00:20:54,879 Speaker 1: To know that that's the first thing you will do 476 00:20:54,920 --> 00:20:56,760 Speaker 1: when you get to Saint Joseph. But I think it's 477 00:20:56,840 --> 00:21:02,440 Speaker 1: also the emotional maturity and emotional retention because thirty nine 478 00:21:02,480 --> 00:21:05,560 Speaker 1: new guys on this team, and those thirty nine now 479 00:21:05,600 --> 00:21:09,399 Speaker 1: they have been with plenty of time and OTAs and 480 00:21:09,480 --> 00:21:14,760 Speaker 1: mandatory mini camp to understand this is a franchise and 481 00:21:14,800 --> 00:21:19,840 Speaker 1: a team that is bathed in unselfishness. It has maybe 482 00:21:19,840 --> 00:21:23,760 Speaker 1: the most unselfish iconic player in NFL history, are one 483 00:21:23,800 --> 00:21:26,480 Speaker 1: of the most in Patrick Mahomes. So they have now 484 00:21:26,520 --> 00:21:30,000 Speaker 1: seen how Patrick works, meaning offense to defense, to special teams, 485 00:21:30,320 --> 00:21:34,200 Speaker 1: to respect on and off the field. That's emotional maturity 486 00:21:34,440 --> 00:21:39,080 Speaker 1: and understanding and emotional toughness. And so the leadership on 487 00:21:39,119 --> 00:21:43,399 Speaker 1: this team is there as far as being emotional. But 488 00:21:43,480 --> 00:21:45,399 Speaker 1: you know now how it works. And so when you 489 00:21:45,480 --> 00:21:49,879 Speaker 1: hit Saint Joseph, no surprises, know the playbook, have the 490 00:21:49,960 --> 00:21:54,119 Speaker 1: iPad down. Two, know that you're going to work physically. 491 00:21:54,600 --> 00:21:59,840 Speaker 1: Three understanding emotional and mental maturity and understanding because coach 492 00:22:00,119 --> 00:22:03,000 Speaker 1: mentioned it in the interview, in the fact that we 493 00:22:03,040 --> 00:22:06,879 Speaker 1: want guys to not think meaning it's already part of 494 00:22:06,920 --> 00:22:09,960 Speaker 1: your route thinking like it's in your soul that way 495 00:22:10,000 --> 00:22:12,359 Speaker 1: you play fast. Yeah, we're not waiting for you to 496 00:22:12,400 --> 00:22:15,080 Speaker 1: catch up because once we hit the ground and say, Joe, 497 00:22:15,080 --> 00:22:17,840 Speaker 1: it's a full sprint, you're not jogging, you're sprinting. And 498 00:22:17,880 --> 00:22:19,960 Speaker 1: that means in every phase of your game. 499 00:22:20,280 --> 00:22:23,359 Speaker 4: And last year notwithstanding, generally speaking, the Chiefs have gotten 500 00:22:23,359 --> 00:22:25,440 Speaker 4: off to these great starts and they're just hitting the 501 00:22:25,480 --> 00:22:27,320 Speaker 4: ground running. And I think so much of that is 502 00:22:27,400 --> 00:22:30,399 Speaker 4: rooted in the fact that in late July they're able 503 00:22:30,440 --> 00:22:32,320 Speaker 4: to be a week or two ahead of a lot 504 00:22:32,400 --> 00:22:35,800 Speaker 4: of other teams that are just kind of easing into it, right, 505 00:22:35,880 --> 00:22:37,680 Speaker 4: And the Chiefs don't really ease into it. I mean, 506 00:22:37,680 --> 00:22:39,919 Speaker 4: they work within the rules obviously, but in terms of 507 00:22:40,280 --> 00:22:42,880 Speaker 4: the mental workload that they have to deal with when 508 00:22:42,880 --> 00:22:44,880 Speaker 4: they get to camp, it's one hundred miles an hour, 509 00:22:44,960 --> 00:22:47,480 Speaker 4: and that begins during OTAs and during mini camp. So 510 00:22:47,520 --> 00:22:49,840 Speaker 4: when I see the news out there about like some 511 00:22:49,960 --> 00:22:53,119 Speaker 4: teams wanting to cancel OTAs altogether or cancel Mini camp, 512 00:22:53,480 --> 00:22:55,760 Speaker 4: I mean to me, it's just a missed opportunity. And 513 00:22:55,760 --> 00:22:58,600 Speaker 4: the Chiefs do not miss these opportunities to take advantage 514 00:22:58,600 --> 00:23:00,920 Speaker 4: of every single minute they have out there. Even if 515 00:23:00,960 --> 00:23:03,080 Speaker 4: we're in the spring in the summer and the guys 516 00:23:03,119 --> 00:23:06,000 Speaker 4: aren't wearing pads yet, it matters, and it's important because 517 00:23:06,000 --> 00:23:08,199 Speaker 4: it sets the stage for everything we do up in 518 00:23:08,200 --> 00:23:08,840 Speaker 4: Saint Joe. 519 00:23:09,880 --> 00:23:10,600 Speaker 2: That's for sure. 520 00:23:10,960 --> 00:23:14,520 Speaker 1: Another area to think about as it's four am in 521 00:23:14,560 --> 00:23:17,280 Speaker 1: the Chiefs Kingdom and the slumbers there waiting for the 522 00:23:17,320 --> 00:23:20,800 Speaker 1: sun to rise, would be the areas to watch that 523 00:23:20,840 --> 00:23:25,240 Speaker 1: we will watch session by session in Saint Joseph, not 524 00:23:25,359 --> 00:23:29,199 Speaker 1: day to day, session by session, and that there's three areas. 525 00:23:29,240 --> 00:23:31,600 Speaker 1: One is right tackle we talked about already on the 526 00:23:31,640 --> 00:23:33,800 Speaker 1: podcast with us at Pole in there. 527 00:23:34,080 --> 00:23:35,159 Speaker 2: Jalen Moore love. 528 00:23:35,119 --> 00:23:37,920 Speaker 1: Jalen's game, really like what he does, but he's got 529 00:23:37,920 --> 00:23:41,399 Speaker 1: to prove that he's in eighteen week seventeen game right tackle. 530 00:23:41,880 --> 00:23:44,320 Speaker 1: And then we saw Khalil Benson. In fact, one of 531 00:23:44,359 --> 00:23:47,080 Speaker 1: the guests at the College World Series I was talking 532 00:23:47,080 --> 00:23:50,040 Speaker 1: to is the athletic director at Indiana and we were 533 00:23:50,040 --> 00:23:53,800 Speaker 1: talking about Khalil Benson and the fact that he loves him, 534 00:23:54,520 --> 00:23:56,680 Speaker 1: and I'm so glad that he's getting an opportunity here. 535 00:23:56,680 --> 00:23:59,640 Speaker 1: But right tackle is going to be something that will 536 00:23:59,640 --> 00:24:02,719 Speaker 1: be watching very very closely, session by session. 537 00:24:03,000 --> 00:24:05,000 Speaker 4: You know, this is a good example of why when 538 00:24:05,280 --> 00:24:07,800 Speaker 4: all the undrafted free agents are signed, or when we 539 00:24:07,840 --> 00:24:10,719 Speaker 4: sign guys to like reserve future contracts, or you know, 540 00:24:10,760 --> 00:24:12,280 Speaker 4: any of the moves that just don't have a lot 541 00:24:12,320 --> 00:24:15,160 Speaker 4: of fanfare and we go out with them and sometimes 542 00:24:15,160 --> 00:24:16,919 Speaker 4: people are like, ah, who cares, Like I don't know 543 00:24:16,920 --> 00:24:19,240 Speaker 4: who those players are. Think about the players we're talking 544 00:24:19,280 --> 00:24:23,159 Speaker 4: about right now, I mean Esa Pole, last year undrafted 545 00:24:23,160 --> 00:24:26,359 Speaker 4: free agent, you know, and no guarantee of any NFL future, 546 00:24:26,359 --> 00:24:28,200 Speaker 4: and now we're talking about him like a potential starting 547 00:24:28,320 --> 00:24:31,280 Speaker 4: right tackle, and Khalil Benson fits in this category as well, 548 00:24:31,320 --> 00:24:34,439 Speaker 4: where undrafted free agent out of Indiana not a lot 549 00:24:34,480 --> 00:24:37,840 Speaker 4: of fanfare. Obviously wasn't a draft pick, but Coach Reed 550 00:24:37,920 --> 00:24:39,480 Speaker 4: is talking about him in a presser as a guy 551 00:24:39,520 --> 00:24:41,479 Speaker 4: that's kind of stood out to him so far. And 552 00:24:42,040 --> 00:24:44,040 Speaker 4: do I know if he'll be competing for the right 553 00:24:44,080 --> 00:24:44,720 Speaker 4: tackle spot. 554 00:24:44,800 --> 00:24:45,159 Speaker 3: I don't know. 555 00:24:45,240 --> 00:24:47,879 Speaker 4: That's pretty lofty for an undrafted free agent rookie, but 556 00:24:48,320 --> 00:24:50,400 Speaker 4: the fact that coach Reid is impressed by him already 557 00:24:50,560 --> 00:24:53,199 Speaker 4: does say something. And if anything, he can be one 558 00:24:53,240 --> 00:24:55,679 Speaker 4: of those guys that you call crockpot guys that we 559 00:24:55,760 --> 00:24:57,840 Speaker 4: keep around in this system and they grow into a 560 00:24:57,840 --> 00:25:00,399 Speaker 4: player for us. So, yeah, Khalil Ben since a guy 561 00:25:00,440 --> 00:25:02,480 Speaker 4: I'll be watching a camp once again once the pads 562 00:25:02,520 --> 00:25:04,040 Speaker 4: get on to see what he can do. But he's 563 00:25:04,080 --> 00:25:07,320 Speaker 4: coming from the national champion Indiana Hoosiers. I mean, he's 564 00:25:07,320 --> 00:25:09,840 Speaker 4: played in some big time college football. Let's see if 565 00:25:09,880 --> 00:25:11,520 Speaker 4: you can plan in the NFL. 566 00:25:11,280 --> 00:25:14,640 Speaker 2: And he's blocking bain Right or Misador. 567 00:25:14,240 --> 00:25:15,760 Speaker 3: I think the other on the Chargers. 568 00:25:15,800 --> 00:25:15,960 Speaker 2: Now. 569 00:25:16,080 --> 00:25:19,399 Speaker 1: Yeah, So the point is the fact that we'll be 570 00:25:19,400 --> 00:25:22,399 Speaker 1: watching right tacker. Here's another key point about this discussion 571 00:25:23,359 --> 00:25:26,720 Speaker 1: is that now in the NFL, it has become more 572 00:25:26,760 --> 00:25:28,520 Speaker 1: and more vogue. This is what the league has changed 573 00:25:28,560 --> 00:25:31,800 Speaker 1: in just the last three seasons. The sixth offensive lineman 574 00:25:32,400 --> 00:25:35,000 Speaker 1: used to be Oh that was like Haley's comment, that 575 00:25:35,040 --> 00:25:38,000 Speaker 1: would fly around and they'd wave an I'm eligible, I'm eligible. 576 00:25:38,040 --> 00:25:40,040 Speaker 1: Now all of a sudden, we're seeing that becoming. We 577 00:25:40,080 --> 00:25:43,239 Speaker 1: have seen it against us a lot, a lot, and 578 00:25:43,359 --> 00:25:46,959 Speaker 1: so think about Allegretti and what he meant to this 579 00:25:47,080 --> 00:25:51,080 Speaker 1: team with those Super Bowl runs. So a sixth offensive 580 00:25:51,080 --> 00:25:53,639 Speaker 1: lineman and that might be somebody who's involved in this 581 00:25:53,760 --> 00:25:57,960 Speaker 1: right tackle chase to be that sixth person, and so 582 00:25:58,119 --> 00:26:01,760 Speaker 1: you go unbalanced and bigger. So it's a little more 583 00:26:01,760 --> 00:26:04,359 Speaker 1: there than meets the eye. Another area that we're going 584 00:26:04,400 --> 00:26:06,880 Speaker 1: to watch day by day, and this one's more. Everybody's 585 00:26:06,880 --> 00:26:09,679 Speaker 1: talking about his wide receiver. Sure, and there were some 586 00:26:09,800 --> 00:26:12,200 Speaker 1: encouraging signs that we saw during the. 587 00:26:12,160 --> 00:26:15,399 Speaker 4: OTAs Cyrus Allen. I mean I was writing down Cyrus 588 00:26:15,400 --> 00:26:18,880 Speaker 4: Allen's name over and over again. And you know, once again, 589 00:26:18,960 --> 00:26:20,680 Speaker 4: we have to get the pads on up in Saint Joe. 590 00:26:20,720 --> 00:26:23,200 Speaker 4: We have to see what he can do in training camp. 591 00:26:23,280 --> 00:26:26,240 Speaker 4: But just reporting what I saw during the off season 592 00:26:26,280 --> 00:26:28,920 Speaker 4: training program in the OTA sessions in a mini camp. 593 00:26:29,240 --> 00:26:31,560 Speaker 4: The guy was a vacuum. He was everywhere, and really, 594 00:26:31,560 --> 00:26:33,720 Speaker 4: to me, his route running stands out, and that was 595 00:26:33,760 --> 00:26:36,040 Speaker 4: what he was really good at in college, his route running. 596 00:26:36,040 --> 00:26:38,480 Speaker 4: He's like a technician. Not the fastest forty time, but 597 00:26:38,520 --> 00:26:40,720 Speaker 4: it doesn't matter if you can run routes really effectively. 598 00:26:40,760 --> 00:26:43,119 Speaker 4: And he did that throughout his college career, and I 599 00:26:43,119 --> 00:26:45,320 Speaker 4: think he did that throughout the off season. So we'll 600 00:26:45,320 --> 00:26:47,120 Speaker 4: see if he can keep it going. But I mean, 601 00:26:47,240 --> 00:26:49,600 Speaker 4: would you agree consistently it was like man Cyrus Allen's 602 00:26:49,640 --> 00:26:52,520 Speaker 4: had like five catches every single practice, it seemed. 603 00:26:52,280 --> 00:26:56,240 Speaker 1: Like, and tight window catches yeah, and blitz read catches 604 00:26:57,000 --> 00:26:59,320 Speaker 1: where there were blitz periods and it's a split second 605 00:26:59,320 --> 00:27:00,680 Speaker 1: and you have to know why to do and read 606 00:27:00,720 --> 00:27:03,320 Speaker 1: the defense. So again, I don't want to get ahead 607 00:27:03,320 --> 00:27:04,080 Speaker 1: of ourselves here. 608 00:27:04,119 --> 00:27:07,000 Speaker 3: He's a rookie, which we've done sometimes I try not to. 609 00:27:07,320 --> 00:27:09,919 Speaker 1: But when you looked at his analysis coming out of Cincinnati, 610 00:27:10,040 --> 00:27:12,560 Speaker 1: some of the things that were listed as potential deficiencies, 611 00:27:12,600 --> 00:27:16,399 Speaker 1: I didn't see that. Agreed, Yeah, And so again, don't 612 00:27:16,520 --> 00:27:17,800 Speaker 1: get super excited about it. 613 00:27:17,840 --> 00:27:21,440 Speaker 2: But there's enough there that we'll watch it day. 614 00:27:21,240 --> 00:27:23,480 Speaker 1: By day and then we've mentioned Jalen Royle's in his 615 00:27:23,600 --> 00:27:24,440 Speaker 1: potential jump. 616 00:27:25,480 --> 00:27:28,600 Speaker 4: I'll ad Taekwon Thornton too, because we know what Taekwon 617 00:27:28,680 --> 00:27:31,440 Speaker 4: can do. We saw it last year and Taekwon consistently 618 00:27:31,880 --> 00:27:32,240 Speaker 4: when we. 619 00:27:32,200 --> 00:27:33,240 Speaker 3: Needed a big play. 620 00:27:33,320 --> 00:27:35,520 Speaker 4: Last year kind of always felt like it was Taekwon 621 00:27:35,720 --> 00:27:39,000 Speaker 4: against the Giants, against the Jags, against the Broncos, and 622 00:27:39,080 --> 00:27:42,479 Speaker 4: Denver against the Eagles, he had won. Like whenever we 623 00:27:42,560 --> 00:27:44,720 Speaker 4: kind of had our backs up against the wall, it 624 00:27:44,840 --> 00:27:46,919 Speaker 4: kind of seemed like the player that Mahomes trusted was 625 00:27:46,920 --> 00:27:50,120 Speaker 4: Taekwon Thornton, and more often than not, Taekwon made those plays. 626 00:27:50,400 --> 00:27:52,960 Speaker 4: It's kind of cool to see Taekwon's career progress here 627 00:27:53,000 --> 00:27:55,760 Speaker 4: because joined the practice squad a couple of years ago 628 00:27:55,840 --> 00:27:58,119 Speaker 4: late in the year and then kind of had a 629 00:27:58,200 --> 00:27:59,840 Speaker 4: year in our system, had a chance to make the 630 00:27:59,840 --> 00:28:02,000 Speaker 4: team at a camp last year and made those big 631 00:28:02,040 --> 00:28:04,200 Speaker 4: plays that I talked about. Well, now he's earned a 632 00:28:04,240 --> 00:28:06,920 Speaker 4: new contract and we believe in him and he kind 633 00:28:06,920 --> 00:28:09,280 Speaker 4: of knows his way around this building and around this offense. 634 00:28:09,440 --> 00:28:12,400 Speaker 4: Can he continue that progression and be maybe even more 635 00:28:12,440 --> 00:28:14,520 Speaker 4: of a player for us next year? And I think 636 00:28:14,520 --> 00:28:15,879 Speaker 4: that really begins with camp. 637 00:28:15,920 --> 00:28:18,280 Speaker 1: And the next step for Taekwan would be think of 638 00:28:18,280 --> 00:28:21,560 Speaker 1: the games you just mentioned, all of those were losses. 639 00:28:21,760 --> 00:28:22,920 Speaker 2: Other than the Giants game. 640 00:28:22,960 --> 00:28:24,800 Speaker 1: I mean, he say in that, But the point is 641 00:28:25,240 --> 00:28:27,480 Speaker 1: Taekwon making a key play to win a game. 642 00:28:27,560 --> 00:28:28,439 Speaker 2: Sure, we can talk. 643 00:28:28,280 --> 00:28:30,720 Speaker 1: About Marquez velchdes Galing all we want, but we see 644 00:28:30,840 --> 00:28:33,639 Speaker 1: is backing up catching the ball and the key play against. 645 00:28:33,359 --> 00:28:35,960 Speaker 2: The Ravens, right or what Justin Watson did. 646 00:28:36,600 --> 00:28:40,520 Speaker 1: So if Taekwon Thornton becomes that guy all of a sudden, 647 00:28:40,560 --> 00:28:43,360 Speaker 1: now you got something going on and we both know 648 00:28:43,480 --> 00:28:46,440 Speaker 1: that it's there. Oh definitely, we think it's there. So 649 00:28:46,480 --> 00:28:48,120 Speaker 1: it'll be something to watch at camp. But that's the 650 00:28:48,160 --> 00:28:50,880 Speaker 1: next step for Taekwon Thornton. That's a good one. And 651 00:28:50,880 --> 00:28:53,920 Speaker 1: then finally be linebacker. We talked about Cooper McDonald earlier 652 00:28:54,280 --> 00:28:57,760 Speaker 1: and losing Chanelle to Washington, So Jeffrey boss I did 653 00:28:57,800 --> 00:29:01,200 Speaker 1: not mention in the twenty five class. He now enters 654 00:29:01,200 --> 00:29:04,680 Speaker 1: this discussion. Cooper McDonald enters this discussion. You can go 655 00:29:04,760 --> 00:29:07,680 Speaker 1: right down the line, Jack Cochran. We know about Drew Tranqule, 656 00:29:07,720 --> 00:29:10,640 Speaker 1: and we know about Nick Bolton. It's the third backer 657 00:29:10,720 --> 00:29:16,320 Speaker 1: in base and it's the potential guys in the sub packages, 658 00:29:16,600 --> 00:29:20,080 Speaker 1: but that linebacker spot and the whole room will be 659 00:29:20,160 --> 00:29:21,280 Speaker 1: watched really closely. 660 00:29:21,480 --> 00:29:23,560 Speaker 4: I mean to me, I think that third linebacker spot 661 00:29:23,680 --> 00:29:26,840 Speaker 4: is open for competition, and I think there's an opportunity 662 00:29:26,840 --> 00:29:29,520 Speaker 4: for guys like Cooper McDonald and Jeffrey Bassa and Jack 663 00:29:29,520 --> 00:29:31,760 Speaker 4: Cochran to compete for that role because Leo is no 664 00:29:31,840 --> 00:29:35,080 Speaker 4: longer here and competition brings the best out of everyone. 665 00:29:35,520 --> 00:29:37,280 Speaker 4: I'd love to see what boss I can do in camp, 666 00:29:37,360 --> 00:29:41,400 Speaker 4: just because he has that reputation as this hybrid linebacker 667 00:29:41,440 --> 00:29:45,080 Speaker 4: who originally was a safety at Oregon before transitioning to linebacker. 668 00:29:45,240 --> 00:29:47,840 Speaker 4: We know he's dynamic and athletic. Didn't see him a 669 00:29:47,880 --> 00:29:50,160 Speaker 4: whole lot last year. He's a player I'm looking forward 670 00:29:50,160 --> 00:29:51,280 Speaker 4: to watching in camp for sure. 671 00:29:51,800 --> 00:29:55,080 Speaker 1: Absolutely. So your alarm clock is set. It's four am. 672 00:29:55,120 --> 00:29:57,720 Speaker 1: You're still slumbering in the Chief Kingdom. But let me 673 00:29:57,760 --> 00:30:00,080 Speaker 1: give you some alarm clock when it's. 674 00:30:00,200 --> 00:30:00,720 Speaker 2: To go off. 675 00:30:01,440 --> 00:30:04,400 Speaker 1: The rookies will report July the twenty fourth. What's interesting 676 00:30:04,800 --> 00:30:08,239 Speaker 1: we had one week last Our week was pushed up 677 00:30:08,320 --> 00:30:11,120 Speaker 1: during mandatory mini camp, and the clock this year in 678 00:30:11,160 --> 00:30:14,120 Speaker 1: the NFL is kind of pushed back, meaning Super Bowl 679 00:30:15,160 --> 00:30:17,840 Speaker 1: will be played on Valentine's Day, So. 680 00:30:18,640 --> 00:30:20,200 Speaker 3: Make your plans now, huh, that's it. 681 00:30:20,760 --> 00:30:24,040 Speaker 1: But July twenty fourth will be when the rookies report, 682 00:30:24,080 --> 00:30:25,920 Speaker 1: and we're back to halving the rookies getting a couple 683 00:30:25,880 --> 00:30:29,560 Speaker 1: of days. We'll do that too, and the injured guys, 684 00:30:29,960 --> 00:30:32,520 Speaker 1: and then the Vets will report July twenty seventh. Keep 685 00:30:32,560 --> 00:30:35,520 Speaker 1: in mind now the season ticket members will get their 686 00:30:35,520 --> 00:30:38,760 Speaker 1: first practice on the twenty ninth of July. And I 687 00:30:38,800 --> 00:30:41,160 Speaker 1: love what this franchise does. There will be some things 688 00:30:41,160 --> 00:30:44,520 Speaker 1: the season ticket members get to do and should if 689 00:30:44,560 --> 00:30:47,080 Speaker 1: they so choose, And they get a couple of practices 690 00:30:47,120 --> 00:30:49,880 Speaker 1: in Saint Joseph that are just theirs, and there's alone. 691 00:30:49,600 --> 00:30:52,440 Speaker 4: And then sixteen practices open to the general public. So 692 00:30:52,680 --> 00:30:56,160 Speaker 4: beginning on July thirtieth, if you just want to come 693 00:30:56,200 --> 00:30:59,400 Speaker 4: to a practice, you can. Now if you retain retain 694 00:30:59,760 --> 00:31:02,200 Speaker 4: one thing from this podcast today, it is that you 695 00:31:02,280 --> 00:31:04,880 Speaker 4: have to reserve your tickets online ahead of time. Now, 696 00:31:04,920 --> 00:31:07,560 Speaker 4: the majority of training camp tickets are free. Some of 697 00:31:07,640 --> 00:31:10,880 Speaker 4: the days, like Saturday August first, is like seven bucks 698 00:31:10,960 --> 00:31:14,440 Speaker 4: or something, but generally speaking those practices are free. But 699 00:31:14,520 --> 00:31:17,240 Speaker 4: you still have for to reserve tickets online ahead of 700 00:31:17,240 --> 00:31:19,600 Speaker 4: time because there's a certain number of people they allow in. 701 00:31:19,920 --> 00:31:21,480 Speaker 4: So you've got to go to cheese dot com. It's 702 00:31:21,600 --> 00:31:24,760 Speaker 4: very easy to find. Reserve your tickets right now. Do 703 00:31:24,840 --> 00:31:28,000 Speaker 4: not just show up that Missouri Western like we used to, 704 00:31:28,560 --> 00:31:30,360 Speaker 4: because you won't be able to get in. So reserve 705 00:31:30,400 --> 00:31:32,120 Speaker 4: your tickets online ahead of time for whatever day you 706 00:31:32,200 --> 00:31:33,920 Speaker 4: want to go. And if you're up a training camp, 707 00:31:33,960 --> 00:31:35,640 Speaker 4: come stay hi to us. We're in the tent right 708 00:31:35,680 --> 00:31:36,080 Speaker 4: in the middle. 709 00:31:36,160 --> 00:31:37,920 Speaker 2: We'll talk some football and so many people. 710 00:31:38,000 --> 00:31:40,840 Speaker 1: Family Fun Day, by the ways on August the eighth. 711 00:31:40,920 --> 00:31:43,520 Speaker 1: Another season ticket member Day will be August the eleventh, 712 00:31:43,520 --> 00:31:46,480 Speaker 1: and then the Rams game on the fifteenth. But the 713 00:31:46,560 --> 00:31:49,000 Speaker 1: reason you're thinking, gosh, why do I have to go 714 00:31:49,040 --> 00:31:52,480 Speaker 1: online and reserve my ticket? There are so many people 715 00:31:52,480 --> 00:31:54,720 Speaker 1: in this organization that want to make sure your training 716 00:31:54,720 --> 00:31:57,120 Speaker 1: camp experience in Saint Joseph is the best ever. 717 00:31:57,520 --> 00:31:57,920 Speaker 2: One thing. 718 00:31:58,200 --> 00:32:00,320 Speaker 1: The thing that I love about Saint jose if his 719 00:32:00,440 --> 00:32:03,480 Speaker 1: fans get up close. But there's so many families, so 720 00:32:03,720 --> 00:32:07,160 Speaker 1: many little kids. It's my favorite thing about Saint Joseph. 721 00:32:07,600 --> 00:32:09,640 Speaker 1: It's their chance if they don't get to go to 722 00:32:09,680 --> 00:32:11,800 Speaker 1: a game, or maybe some families can't afford to go 723 00:32:11,800 --> 00:32:14,800 Speaker 1: to games. They can go to training camp in Saint Joseph. 724 00:32:15,160 --> 00:32:18,000 Speaker 1: But to make sure that experience is the best, there 725 00:32:18,040 --> 00:32:21,200 Speaker 1: has to be an idea of how many people to expect. Yeah, 726 00:32:21,240 --> 00:32:24,720 Speaker 1: and so that's the biggest part of the logistical matter 727 00:32:24,840 --> 00:32:28,080 Speaker 1: of reserving your tickets online, because we want you to 728 00:32:28,120 --> 00:32:30,520 Speaker 1: have the time of your life in Saint Joseph. 729 00:32:30,560 --> 00:32:31,560 Speaker 2: And it's right around the court. 730 00:32:31,880 --> 00:32:33,680 Speaker 4: I remember being a kid and going up to Saint 731 00:32:33,760 --> 00:32:36,480 Speaker 4: Joe and watching the chiefs of training camp. There's nothing 732 00:32:36,560 --> 00:32:39,920 Speaker 4: like it. I love training camp. It's for so many reasons, 733 00:32:39,960 --> 00:32:42,800 Speaker 4: such a unique opportunity for us here because just drive 734 00:32:42,800 --> 00:32:45,400 Speaker 4: an hour to the north and you can be as 735 00:32:45,400 --> 00:32:47,640 Speaker 4: close to Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelcey as Mitch and 736 00:32:47,720 --> 00:32:50,120 Speaker 4: I are to each other right now, and you can 737 00:32:50,160 --> 00:32:52,720 Speaker 4: watch those guys lay the foundation for what we hope 738 00:32:52,760 --> 00:32:55,000 Speaker 4: is a magical season. And it's just right there, right 739 00:32:55,000 --> 00:32:56,640 Speaker 4: there in front of you. They'll come talk to you 740 00:32:56,680 --> 00:32:59,240 Speaker 4: after practice. You can get autographs and get photos, and 741 00:32:59,680 --> 00:33:01,920 Speaker 4: a lot of teams in the NFL, most teams don't 742 00:33:01,920 --> 00:33:05,160 Speaker 4: offer that kind of opportunity and do it. 743 00:33:05,200 --> 00:33:05,560 Speaker 2: Why not? 744 00:33:05,760 --> 00:33:07,520 Speaker 4: You know, we live in this area. Go embrace the 745 00:33:07,640 --> 00:33:09,280 Speaker 4: seeing training camp up in Saint Joe. 746 00:33:10,000 --> 00:33:14,880 Speaker 1: Very family friendly. I think of the missionary family who 747 00:33:15,000 --> 00:33:17,240 Speaker 1: comes either every year or every other year from like 748 00:33:17,360 --> 00:33:20,240 Speaker 1: Chile or Peru or somewhere, and that is their place 749 00:33:20,280 --> 00:33:21,720 Speaker 1: to go is Saint Joseph. 750 00:33:21,760 --> 00:33:25,640 Speaker 4: So we met the people from Azerbaijan that was or. 751 00:33:25,640 --> 00:33:27,520 Speaker 1: I don't know, the guy that played Little League against 752 00:33:27,520 --> 00:33:30,800 Speaker 1: Patrick Mahomes from California. It's just it's awesome. We have 753 00:33:30,880 --> 00:33:34,400 Speaker 1: all kinds of camp stories. So it's four am right 754 00:33:34,440 --> 00:33:38,080 Speaker 1: now in the Chiefs Kingdom, but very soon that alarm 755 00:33:38,120 --> 00:33:39,520 Speaker 1: is going to go off and it'll be time to 756 00:33:39,520 --> 00:33:43,000 Speaker 1: get ready for the twenty twenty six regular season. And 757 00:33:43,080 --> 00:33:45,760 Speaker 1: it starts in Saint Joseph. For Matt McMullan, I'm Mitch 758 00:33:45,800 --> 00:33:49,960 Speaker 1: Hold's voice to the Chiefs slumber. Now we get ready 759 00:33:49,960 --> 00:33:50,520 Speaker 1: to wake up.