1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:03,200 Speaker 1: Thank you, Danage. On the day when you get opportunity 2 00:00:03,200 --> 00:00:10,040 Speaker 1: to this game, they can play. He touched down Kansas City, 3 00:00:10,200 --> 00:00:13,760 Speaker 1: the Chiefs all right in the thick of a baby. Well, 4 00:00:13,800 --> 00:00:16,880 Speaker 1: hello everyone, and welcome to this edition of Defending the Kingdom. 5 00:00:16,920 --> 00:00:18,920 Speaker 1: Its altas with you the voice of the Chiefs, along 6 00:00:18,960 --> 00:00:21,600 Speaker 1: with the man that we call the Shop, the Barber Shop, 7 00:00:21,600 --> 00:00:25,560 Speaker 1: the Spider Man himself, Sean Barber, number fifty nine and 8 00:00:25,720 --> 00:00:27,680 Speaker 1: number one in your heart, fifty nine in your program, 9 00:00:27,760 --> 00:00:32,440 Speaker 1: and also senior team reporter with us, Matt McMullan, and 10 00:00:32,640 --> 00:00:34,600 Speaker 1: this edition of the family that came in. We're gonna 11 00:00:34,640 --> 00:00:36,640 Speaker 1: have a little bit of fun. Now. You played in 12 00:00:36,680 --> 00:00:39,720 Speaker 1: Philadelphia for Coach Read, I got you. Yeah, And what 13 00:00:39,880 --> 00:00:41,680 Speaker 1: was that like? I mean, it was amazing playing for 14 00:00:41,720 --> 00:00:45,159 Speaker 1: Coach Read. The one time I can remember, Coach, were 15 00:00:45,159 --> 00:00:47,839 Speaker 1: you actually talking directly to me? Was after I think 16 00:00:47,840 --> 00:00:50,239 Speaker 1: I gave up a block punt and he looked at 17 00:00:50,240 --> 00:00:52,040 Speaker 1: me and said, Barber, what team are you playing on? 18 00:00:52,880 --> 00:00:54,760 Speaker 1: As I walked to the bench, and I was like, goly, 19 00:00:55,480 --> 00:00:57,000 Speaker 1: you know, I kind of pissed him off a little bit, 20 00:00:57,000 --> 00:00:59,760 Speaker 1: But other than that, he was a phenomenal head coach. 21 00:01:00,080 --> 00:01:02,800 Speaker 1: He always set the direction of the team was known 22 00:01:02,840 --> 00:01:07,759 Speaker 1: since day one. Every every two years in Philadelphia attending 23 00:01:07,800 --> 00:01:11,240 Speaker 1: training camp, he laid out the plan, the game plan, 24 00:01:11,360 --> 00:01:14,160 Speaker 1: the GPS for our team, how are we going to 25 00:01:14,200 --> 00:01:16,120 Speaker 1: get to the playoffs? Route we was gonna take to 26 00:01:16,120 --> 00:01:19,800 Speaker 1: get there, the attitude of the defense and offense. Everybody 27 00:01:19,800 --> 00:01:22,360 Speaker 1: in the building knew exactly where we were headed at 28 00:01:22,400 --> 00:01:24,800 Speaker 1: all times. And I think he's just carried that here 29 00:01:24,840 --> 00:01:27,240 Speaker 1: to the men West. He can melt your like butter 30 00:01:27,280 --> 00:01:31,960 Speaker 1: without dog cussing you. I've sensed that just a little bit, 31 00:01:32,360 --> 00:01:35,759 Speaker 1: like he's oh man, she's disappointed, but planning in Philly. 32 00:01:35,840 --> 00:01:38,600 Speaker 1: So we got a little Philly special here. With all 33 00:01:38,680 --> 00:01:42,120 Speaker 1: due respect to Super Bowl fifty two and Nick Foles 34 00:01:42,280 --> 00:01:45,280 Speaker 1: former chief backup, we're got a little Philly special going 35 00:01:45,280 --> 00:01:49,000 Speaker 1: on here. But Matt, we're gonna little Philly in us here. 36 00:01:49,040 --> 00:01:50,640 Speaker 1: You've sensed the Philly us because there's a lot of 37 00:01:50,680 --> 00:01:53,480 Speaker 1: Philly Us in this building. When Coach Reid came, he 38 00:01:53,640 --> 00:01:57,000 Speaker 1: brought some Philly with him. It's funny too, because like 39 00:01:57,040 --> 00:01:59,760 Speaker 1: on our production team, there's a lot of people from Philadelphia. 40 00:02:00,000 --> 00:02:02,840 Speaker 1: We have like a Villanova pipeline for whatever reason, So 41 00:02:02,880 --> 00:02:05,280 Speaker 1: there's a lot of people from Philadelphia or that lived 42 00:02:05,280 --> 00:02:07,480 Speaker 1: in Philadelphia at some point that are in our production group, 43 00:02:07,520 --> 00:02:09,440 Speaker 1: that worked for the Eagles even at some point. But 44 00:02:10,080 --> 00:02:12,240 Speaker 1: I totally agree. It's the thing with Coach Read is 45 00:02:12,240 --> 00:02:15,320 Speaker 1: he's obviously such a great play caller, right, an offensive genius, 46 00:02:15,320 --> 00:02:17,320 Speaker 1: He's always been this. But the reason he's such a 47 00:02:17,320 --> 00:02:19,480 Speaker 1: great head coach is it goes beyond that. It's also 48 00:02:19,520 --> 00:02:23,240 Speaker 1: he's an incredible organizer and an incredible leader. And it's 49 00:02:23,240 --> 00:02:25,440 Speaker 1: not just the football team, Like even in the building 50 00:02:25,440 --> 00:02:27,960 Speaker 1: when we see him, like we know he sees us, 51 00:02:28,400 --> 00:02:29,920 Speaker 1: you know, and he'll say hi to you, and but 52 00:02:29,960 --> 00:02:32,400 Speaker 1: you also everything he does and you never want to 53 00:02:32,480 --> 00:02:35,840 Speaker 1: let him down. And it's because he has such faith 54 00:02:35,880 --> 00:02:37,760 Speaker 1: in you, we want to make sure you reward that faith. 55 00:02:37,760 --> 00:02:40,320 Speaker 1: And that goes to everyone in the organization. So heaving 56 00:02:40,360 --> 00:02:42,800 Speaker 1: Coach Read here is just amazing. And I don't play 57 00:02:42,800 --> 00:02:44,679 Speaker 1: for him, but even seeing him around is just a 58 00:02:45,080 --> 00:02:47,040 Speaker 1: co worker in a sense, I know that he is 59 00:02:47,040 --> 00:02:48,560 Speaker 1: relying on me, and I do not want to let 60 00:02:48,600 --> 00:02:51,480 Speaker 1: him down under any circumstances. Yeah, and all he has 61 00:02:51,520 --> 00:02:53,680 Speaker 1: to say is you're better than that, and you're just 62 00:02:53,840 --> 00:02:56,400 Speaker 1: your microwave popcorn. That's kind of not where we're going here, 63 00:02:56,440 --> 00:02:59,320 Speaker 1: but a little bit. Because there's two guys you mentioned 64 00:02:59,320 --> 00:03:02,560 Speaker 1: in production. Vice President for Content and Production, Rob Alberino 65 00:03:02,960 --> 00:03:05,720 Speaker 1: cut his teeth in the National Football League after his 66 00:03:05,840 --> 00:03:09,120 Speaker 1: time at NFL Films with the Philadelphia Eagles. He brings 67 00:03:09,120 --> 00:03:11,560 Speaker 1: with him because of our relationship, a super talented guy 68 00:03:11,639 --> 00:03:16,200 Speaker 1: named Joey Helder involved in special projects. Like an incredible talent, 69 00:03:16,680 --> 00:03:20,000 Speaker 1: great passion. He's been around the NFL. He gets it. Okay, 70 00:03:20,320 --> 00:03:22,160 Speaker 1: let me just set this up and then I'm gonna 71 00:03:22,160 --> 00:03:23,800 Speaker 1: look at the well. Also want to mention this to 72 00:03:23,880 --> 00:03:27,720 Speaker 1: the Philadelphia influence on the coaching staff or the football side. 73 00:03:28,240 --> 00:03:30,520 Speaker 1: Hear me out on this, Andy Reid, of course, Brett Veach, 74 00:03:30,600 --> 00:03:35,640 Speaker 1: Rick Burkholder, Eric Bannemy, Steve Spagnolo, Joe Blamer, Ken Flagel, 75 00:03:35,680 --> 00:03:42,400 Speaker 1: Mike Frasier, Greg Lewis, Luman, Corey Mattai, Tom Melvin, Matt Naggie. 76 00:03:42,440 --> 00:03:45,360 Speaker 1: I'm leaving people out here. Mark Donovan, the chiefs President 77 00:03:45,440 --> 00:03:48,840 Speaker 1: was with the Eagles, Barry Ruben and strength and Conditioning. 78 00:03:48,880 --> 00:03:50,760 Speaker 1: I'm leaving somebody out. But the point is there's just 79 00:03:50,840 --> 00:03:54,080 Speaker 1: all these waves of guys from coach Philadelphia, all right, 80 00:03:54,600 --> 00:03:58,280 Speaker 1: I'm working on a game. It's late at night, but 81 00:03:58,400 --> 00:04:02,280 Speaker 1: the Phillies and Padre game is going on nationally championship series, right, 82 00:04:02,680 --> 00:04:04,480 Speaker 1: So I'm working. I got the game behind me, and 83 00:04:04,480 --> 00:04:09,320 Speaker 1: all of a sudden, bing bing. It's the Rocky bells, right, 84 00:04:09,600 --> 00:04:11,520 Speaker 1: and I'm turning around. I go, what's going on? Well, 85 00:04:11,520 --> 00:04:13,920 Speaker 1: there was two strikes on the Padre hitter, which is 86 00:04:13,920 --> 00:04:16,880 Speaker 1: what the Phillies do when it's two strikes, and they 87 00:04:16,920 --> 00:04:18,919 Speaker 1: go bing, they play those Rocky bells. It gives me 88 00:04:19,000 --> 00:04:21,240 Speaker 1: chills even talking about it. So I come back to 89 00:04:21,240 --> 00:04:24,000 Speaker 1: work the next day. Joe Joey, they send the mini 90 00:04:24,040 --> 00:04:26,400 Speaker 1: sub with me. I go, man, that's cool. He goes, well, 91 00:04:26,400 --> 00:04:28,760 Speaker 1: the Eagles do this. They play the clip from Rocky Too, 92 00:04:28,839 --> 00:04:31,600 Speaker 1: the clip from Rocky Too Quickly. Here for everybody is 93 00:04:31,640 --> 00:04:34,159 Speaker 1: the fact that Adrian and Rocky here they have a 94 00:04:34,160 --> 00:04:36,240 Speaker 1: new baby. Now, like Rocky's still going to get like 95 00:04:36,240 --> 00:04:37,719 Speaker 1: punched in the head, and he's got to try to 96 00:04:37,720 --> 00:04:40,760 Speaker 1: fight the rematch with Apolo. And he's like, hey, Adrian, 97 00:04:40,839 --> 00:04:43,000 Speaker 1: unlook for something else to do, because if you don't win, 98 00:04:43,080 --> 00:04:45,520 Speaker 1: to mix it up with them, Polo Polo no more? 99 00:04:45,640 --> 00:04:49,400 Speaker 1: Is this bad? But and she goes, rock, There's just 100 00:04:49,440 --> 00:04:50,920 Speaker 1: one thing I want you to do for me, and 101 00:04:50,920 --> 00:04:55,520 Speaker 1: he leans in and she goes win. Yeah, bing they 102 00:04:55,560 --> 00:04:58,000 Speaker 1: play those bells. It gives me chills. What Tammy says 103 00:04:58,000 --> 00:04:59,800 Speaker 1: to you when you leave for work every year pretty much? 104 00:05:00,279 --> 00:05:01,919 Speaker 1: And then I could just look and then I like 105 00:05:01,960 --> 00:05:04,040 Speaker 1: bash into the sheet rock and I got a concussion. 106 00:05:04,600 --> 00:05:07,280 Speaker 1: Then he goes then she goes win again, and then 107 00:05:07,600 --> 00:05:10,719 Speaker 1: Mickey the Trainer played by Burgess Meredith Threa goes, what 108 00:05:10,839 --> 00:05:14,960 Speaker 1: are we waiting for? Take this? Yeah? What are we 109 00:05:15,000 --> 00:05:19,080 Speaker 1: waiting for? So all fall since then, I've watched that 110 00:05:19,120 --> 00:05:22,400 Speaker 1: clip like twenty five times. Yeah, okay, what does that 111 00:05:22,480 --> 00:05:24,159 Speaker 1: have to do with defending the Kingdom? And I wish 112 00:05:24,200 --> 00:05:26,400 Speaker 1: I could bring back Burgess Meredith to say, what are 113 00:05:26,400 --> 00:05:29,680 Speaker 1: we waiting for? Take this? The fact that now the 114 00:05:29,720 --> 00:05:34,400 Speaker 1: opportunity is there for the Kansas City Chiefs, and when 115 00:05:34,400 --> 00:05:36,760 Speaker 1: you have a ninety nine point one percent chance of 116 00:05:36,760 --> 00:05:39,320 Speaker 1: winning like the Buffalo Bills did last week and did not, 117 00:05:40,320 --> 00:05:42,200 Speaker 1: and you have beaten the Chiefs head to head, and 118 00:05:42,279 --> 00:05:44,839 Speaker 1: now you slide back into the second position and the 119 00:05:44,920 --> 00:05:48,080 Speaker 1: Chiefs slide into the one position, and a chance to 120 00:05:48,080 --> 00:05:50,559 Speaker 1: put a vice grip on the AFC West this week. 121 00:05:51,440 --> 00:05:53,680 Speaker 1: The opportunity that's there for the Chiefs. We're going around 122 00:05:53,680 --> 00:05:55,479 Speaker 1: the world first, but we're going to get into this. 123 00:05:55,640 --> 00:05:59,560 Speaker 1: What are we waiting for? Take this? The bells are 124 00:05:59,600 --> 00:06:02,719 Speaker 1: ringing in the opportunities zero shot. Well, I mean, personally, 125 00:06:02,760 --> 00:06:05,200 Speaker 1: on my career, I would say that the only thing 126 00:06:05,200 --> 00:06:07,039 Speaker 1: I can think is even close to that is you know, 127 00:06:07,080 --> 00:06:08,279 Speaker 1: when I got to the league and I was in 128 00:06:08,320 --> 00:06:11,160 Speaker 1: training camp, there was a few linebackers and safeties they 129 00:06:11,160 --> 00:06:13,240 Speaker 1: were ahead of me. There there was there was people 130 00:06:13,279 --> 00:06:15,479 Speaker 1: ahead of me to keep me off of getting on 131 00:06:15,520 --> 00:06:18,040 Speaker 1: the field. I was a special teamer. They said I 132 00:06:18,080 --> 00:06:20,680 Speaker 1: was a little bit undersized to play linebacker. But the 133 00:06:20,800 --> 00:06:23,400 Speaker 1: name that comes up as Jamal Williams. He played in Nebraska, 134 00:06:23,520 --> 00:06:25,760 Speaker 1: number twenty two. Flip it. He was one of my 135 00:06:25,960 --> 00:06:28,880 Speaker 1: you know, a great teammate of mine. But at that 136 00:06:28,960 --> 00:06:31,920 Speaker 1: point I realized running non power five year fcs. Yeah, 137 00:06:31,920 --> 00:06:33,760 Speaker 1: he's in thebrad He's the second round picked from Nebraska. 138 00:06:33,760 --> 00:06:35,160 Speaker 1: And then there was another second round picked from the 139 00:06:35,200 --> 00:06:38,360 Speaker 1: University of Miami, Twain Russell. So so these are the 140 00:06:38,360 --> 00:06:40,440 Speaker 1: guys that are keeping me off the field. And when 141 00:06:40,480 --> 00:06:42,440 Speaker 1: I knew I was sliding behind him. I knew as 142 00:06:42,440 --> 00:06:44,880 Speaker 1: we were going through training camp when they made a mistake, 143 00:06:46,120 --> 00:06:48,640 Speaker 1: that's when I heard those bells ringing. When those mistakes 144 00:06:48,640 --> 00:06:50,960 Speaker 1: were made, I knew there was a point in time 145 00:06:50,960 --> 00:06:54,479 Speaker 1: where I could now scoop myself, put myself in front 146 00:06:54,480 --> 00:06:58,760 Speaker 1: of those guys. In some somebody's eyes, somebody, some evaluator, 147 00:06:58,920 --> 00:07:01,520 Speaker 1: a coach, somebody who's watching the film can see that, 148 00:07:01,800 --> 00:07:04,160 Speaker 1: you know what, Barbara can play this position. Now he 149 00:07:04,200 --> 00:07:06,080 Speaker 1: can play he can play it well. And so when 150 00:07:06,080 --> 00:07:08,200 Speaker 1: those bells ring and it's time for you to get 151 00:07:08,200 --> 00:07:10,680 Speaker 1: into that front spot, now you gotta run with it. 152 00:07:10,840 --> 00:07:12,880 Speaker 1: And so I'd never looked back after that point. I 153 00:07:12,920 --> 00:07:15,920 Speaker 1: always consider myself a starting wheel linebacker from that point on, 154 00:07:16,320 --> 00:07:19,160 Speaker 1: and teen years later in the NFL. That's what That's 155 00:07:19,160 --> 00:07:23,000 Speaker 1: what those bills mean to me. Opportunities are rare, Matt rare, 156 00:07:23,120 --> 00:07:26,160 Speaker 1: and our side of this business too. And you toiled 157 00:07:27,280 --> 00:07:31,840 Speaker 1: basically volunteering time for the volcanoes of Salem Kaiser and 158 00:07:32,080 --> 00:07:35,920 Speaker 1: Salem Kier volcanoes of like high a ball, eating like 159 00:07:35,960 --> 00:07:38,960 Speaker 1: the hot dogs the guys didn't eat. When did the 160 00:07:38,960 --> 00:07:41,480 Speaker 1: bells ring, well, it was low a ball as well. 161 00:07:41,480 --> 00:07:45,120 Speaker 1: And unfortunately that team no longer exists. He got contracted. 162 00:07:45,200 --> 00:07:47,080 Speaker 1: But yeah, you want to work in sports, you know, 163 00:07:47,120 --> 00:07:50,040 Speaker 1: it's incredibly difficult, particularly if you want to work for 164 00:07:50,080 --> 00:07:52,040 Speaker 1: your favorite team one day, like you and I both 165 00:07:52,040 --> 00:07:55,480 Speaker 1: got so lucky to do. But you have to grind 166 00:07:55,520 --> 00:07:58,360 Speaker 1: your teeth at the lowest levels, and you have to 167 00:07:58,360 --> 00:08:00,280 Speaker 1: be willing to accept that and to do that, and 168 00:08:00,280 --> 00:08:02,560 Speaker 1: to spend years of your life working in low a 169 00:08:02,680 --> 00:08:05,520 Speaker 1: minor league baseball, you know, with no promises of it 170 00:08:05,560 --> 00:08:08,360 Speaker 1: ever paying off. And for me, it was when I 171 00:08:08,480 --> 00:08:11,440 Speaker 1: first got to work my first ever Chiefs game. Kind 172 00:08:11,480 --> 00:08:12,920 Speaker 1: of the way I got there, It's a long story, 173 00:08:12,920 --> 00:08:15,480 Speaker 1: but I'll try to summarize it. I worked for a 174 00:08:15,480 --> 00:08:17,240 Speaker 1: couple of minor league teams, worked for a couple of 175 00:08:17,240 --> 00:08:20,000 Speaker 1: major league teams. But even then, when school was over, 176 00:08:20,520 --> 00:08:22,400 Speaker 1: I didn't have a plan after that. I didn't know 177 00:08:22,440 --> 00:08:24,520 Speaker 1: what was next. And I knew a guy who worked 178 00:08:24,520 --> 00:08:27,520 Speaker 1: at the umkc Athletic department and they needed someone just 179 00:08:27,560 --> 00:08:30,680 Speaker 1: to volunteer and run stats at basketball games. And I 180 00:08:30,720 --> 00:08:34,400 Speaker 1: was like, volunteer, Yeah, no, I wasn't getting paid. Yeah, 181 00:08:34,440 --> 00:08:36,200 Speaker 1: I had nothing else to do, and I needed to 182 00:08:36,240 --> 00:08:38,920 Speaker 1: occupy my time doing something, and why not do it 183 00:08:39,000 --> 00:08:42,240 Speaker 1: using sports. So I was doing that, and after about 184 00:08:42,800 --> 00:08:44,520 Speaker 1: I don't know, three weeks of doing that, I got 185 00:08:44,559 --> 00:08:47,600 Speaker 1: incredibly lucky where the Chiefs needed somebody to come in 186 00:08:47,679 --> 00:08:50,200 Speaker 1: and essentially just transcribe and just be a guy that 187 00:08:50,240 --> 00:08:53,360 Speaker 1: would listen to interviews and transcribe. And that's when the 188 00:08:53,400 --> 00:08:55,240 Speaker 1: bells went off because I was like, oh man, this 189 00:08:55,280 --> 00:08:58,880 Speaker 1: is my opportunity. I got that internship and the first 190 00:08:58,920 --> 00:09:00,720 Speaker 1: ever Chiefs game, I got to work when I was 191 00:09:00,760 --> 00:09:03,760 Speaker 1: coming here, not as a fan that paid to come, 192 00:09:03,800 --> 00:09:07,000 Speaker 1: but I was being paid to come work here. That's 193 00:09:07,000 --> 00:09:08,679 Speaker 1: when I realized, like, this is what I want to 194 00:09:08,720 --> 00:09:10,280 Speaker 1: do for the rest of my life. And I've been 195 00:09:10,280 --> 00:09:13,040 Speaker 1: so fortunate that that internship turned into a full time job. 196 00:09:13,080 --> 00:09:15,400 Speaker 1: And that was several years ago. Now that was in 197 00:09:15,480 --> 00:09:17,520 Speaker 1: twenty sixteen, but that's when the bells went off, and 198 00:09:17,559 --> 00:09:19,959 Speaker 1: it's preparation meets opportunity, right. I worked for so long, 199 00:09:20,000 --> 00:09:21,679 Speaker 1: just like you did as a player. I worked so 200 00:09:21,720 --> 00:09:24,960 Speaker 1: long in my world, just at the lower levels, and 201 00:09:25,040 --> 00:09:27,080 Speaker 1: when I finally had a chance, I tried to seize it. 202 00:09:27,559 --> 00:09:31,760 Speaker 1: And fortunately I'm still here and the bells ringing so 203 00:09:32,000 --> 00:09:34,959 Speaker 1: same here. The fact that I had been involved I 204 00:09:35,160 --> 00:09:38,360 Speaker 1: started in junior college right football. I'm doing junior college 205 00:09:38,360 --> 00:09:41,720 Speaker 1: football and basketball, selling advertising, coming thirty five high schools 206 00:09:41,720 --> 00:09:45,720 Speaker 1: and Pratt Kansas. I was involved at k State for 207 00:09:45,840 --> 00:09:48,240 Speaker 1: twelve seasons Almo Mater right, but also had to be 208 00:09:48,320 --> 00:09:51,760 Speaker 1: I was the sales manager of the entire radio network 209 00:09:51,800 --> 00:09:55,640 Speaker 1: as well as doing the games. But a finalist because 210 00:09:55,640 --> 00:09:57,680 Speaker 1: there was some interest in what I was doing. I 211 00:09:57,720 --> 00:10:01,000 Speaker 1: was last two with Chicago, was even to had the job. 212 00:10:02,040 --> 00:10:03,960 Speaker 1: Didn't get it right, So you get yeah, I think 213 00:10:03,960 --> 00:10:06,439 Speaker 1: I'm gonna make the team, and I get cut A 214 00:10:06,600 --> 00:10:09,560 Speaker 1: Finalists with the Falcons, finalist, Final five with the Vikings. 215 00:10:09,559 --> 00:10:13,560 Speaker 1: Doesn't happen, doesn't happen. I'm doing college basketball and I 216 00:10:13,600 --> 00:10:15,559 Speaker 1: actually filled in for Kevin Harland when he was the 217 00:10:15,640 --> 00:10:18,240 Speaker 1: voice of the Chiefs. I filled in. I beat seventy 218 00:10:18,240 --> 00:10:20,520 Speaker 1: five people who are auditioning, and I beat him out 219 00:10:20,520 --> 00:10:23,079 Speaker 1: to do one game. My audition tape for those other 220 00:10:23,160 --> 00:10:27,240 Speaker 1: jobs was that Chiefs game. I'm at the carousel with 221 00:10:27,280 --> 00:10:33,040 Speaker 1: the bags at kCi and a friend lets me know 222 00:10:33,160 --> 00:10:35,160 Speaker 1: that Kevin's going to the network. He's going to go 223 00:10:35,200 --> 00:10:38,360 Speaker 1: do network television, and the bell started ringing. But I 224 00:10:38,400 --> 00:10:41,040 Speaker 1: had to win the job. Right here comes how many 225 00:10:41,080 --> 00:10:44,520 Speaker 1: applicants for it? But the bells rang, and now it's 226 00:10:44,559 --> 00:10:47,200 Speaker 1: my hometown team. Way better. This is a team I 227 00:10:47,240 --> 00:10:49,400 Speaker 1: grew up with thinking I'm Lenny Dawson on the farm, 228 00:10:49,440 --> 00:10:53,080 Speaker 1: playing out every game on Sunday, And so the bells 229 00:10:53,160 --> 00:10:56,439 Speaker 1: ring and the doors open and you seize the chance. 230 00:10:57,200 --> 00:11:00,000 Speaker 1: That's where we're out on this edition of Defending the Kingdom? 231 00:11:00,120 --> 00:11:03,360 Speaker 1: What are we waiting for? Take this because now the 232 00:11:03,440 --> 00:11:06,400 Speaker 1: Chiefs are hearing the bells ring, they are in the 233 00:11:06,440 --> 00:11:09,480 Speaker 1: one position not only the division, but in the AFC. Okay, 234 00:11:09,480 --> 00:11:11,320 Speaker 1: we're gonna get into this more and look at this 235 00:11:11,400 --> 00:11:14,800 Speaker 1: Charger Chiefs matchup and how the Chiefs sees this opportunity 236 00:11:14,800 --> 00:11:17,760 Speaker 1: and go with it. But first, let's go around the world. 237 00:11:18,240 --> 00:11:21,000 Speaker 1: And who do we have as Kingdom defenders around the globe? Well, 238 00:11:21,000 --> 00:11:22,600 Speaker 1: first of all, what a great cold open that was 239 00:11:23,000 --> 00:11:26,080 Speaker 1: fired up right now? It's only Wednesday. We have twenty 240 00:11:26,080 --> 00:11:28,040 Speaker 1: one today. I know that's a lot. It's in honor 241 00:11:28,080 --> 00:11:30,480 Speaker 1: of Trent mcduffee because Trent is back. How about back? Yeah, 242 00:11:31,160 --> 00:11:32,320 Speaker 1: and he's gonna have to be on his game. If 243 00:11:32,360 --> 00:11:34,760 Speaker 1: Mike Williams plays, he will so an important game for 244 00:11:34,800 --> 00:11:36,800 Speaker 1: Trent mcduffee. I have twenty one. I'll be fast. We 245 00:11:36,800 --> 00:11:40,400 Speaker 1: have Brenda from Hillsborough, Kansas Trojans. She's an avid Case 246 00:11:40,440 --> 00:11:42,400 Speaker 1: State fan and has been listening to you since you 247 00:11:42,440 --> 00:11:45,600 Speaker 1: were the voice of the Wildcats that hold the Savor College. 248 00:11:46,000 --> 00:11:48,000 Speaker 1: We have a fan that goes by the name Chief La. 249 00:11:48,280 --> 00:11:50,400 Speaker 1: That's what he goes by. He was born and raised 250 00:11:50,440 --> 00:11:53,320 Speaker 1: in California, but now lives in Colorado. Been behind enemy 251 00:11:53,360 --> 00:11:56,400 Speaker 1: lines most of his life. Mark Corey, a son of 252 00:11:56,440 --> 00:11:59,360 Speaker 1: the late Walk Corey. Wow Yeah, May rest in peace. 253 00:11:59,520 --> 00:12:02,560 Speaker 1: He reached out, but he's listening in Santa Fe, New Mexico, 254 00:12:02,600 --> 00:12:05,120 Speaker 1: and loves the show. So we're thinking of your family, 255 00:12:05,320 --> 00:12:08,959 Speaker 1: the Corey family. We have Michael and Little Rock, Arkansas. 256 00:12:09,080 --> 00:12:11,360 Speaker 1: Joe and Omaha, Nebraska, listens to us on his way 257 00:12:11,360 --> 00:12:16,640 Speaker 1: to work. Joseph in Clifton Heights, Pennsylvania. Nancy in Shreveport, Louisiana. 258 00:12:16,800 --> 00:12:21,000 Speaker 1: Robert and Ogden, Utah, Renee in Union City, New Jersey. 259 00:12:21,480 --> 00:12:24,640 Speaker 1: Chris and Ridgeland, South Carolina. He served in the Army 260 00:12:24,679 --> 00:12:27,480 Speaker 1: eighty second Airborne, so thank you for your service. Chris 261 00:12:28,240 --> 00:12:31,040 Speaker 1: uh Will and Arlington, Virginia, a twenty minute walk from 262 00:12:31,040 --> 00:12:33,959 Speaker 1: the Arlington National Cemetery, which is amazing. I'm assuming you 263 00:12:34,000 --> 00:12:37,400 Speaker 1: guys have been there. Incredible place, amazing place. If you 264 00:12:37,760 --> 00:12:40,400 Speaker 1: every American could go there every year, it would be good. Yeah. 265 00:12:40,440 --> 00:12:44,040 Speaker 1: Amazing place. Um, my great uncle is buried there. Yeah, 266 00:12:44,080 --> 00:12:47,440 Speaker 1: amazing place. We have a listener from Columbia, Missouri, uh 267 00:12:47,720 --> 00:12:52,079 Speaker 1: Shad and Lisa, Joe in Oxford, North Carolina, Devon and Vancouver, 268 00:12:52,960 --> 00:12:59,320 Speaker 1: Daniel and Queen Christian Coccadian up in Canada. We have 269 00:12:59,440 --> 00:13:02,320 Speaker 1: Terry in South Dakota, Brandon in Kansas City. He's a 270 00:13:02,360 --> 00:13:04,839 Speaker 1: combat veteran. So thank you for your service. Brandon. Thank you. 271 00:13:05,000 --> 00:13:09,599 Speaker 1: Wheat Dog in Bloomington, Illinois aka the next Door Kingdom do. 272 00:13:10,600 --> 00:13:13,360 Speaker 1: We heard from Penny in Calhoun again and she wanted 273 00:13:13,400 --> 00:13:15,240 Speaker 1: to mention that her son had served in Iraq from 274 00:13:15,240 --> 00:13:16,760 Speaker 1: two thousand and three to two thousand and four and 275 00:13:16,800 --> 00:13:19,240 Speaker 1: spent ten years in the National Guard. So Penny, to 276 00:13:19,280 --> 00:13:22,360 Speaker 1: your entire family, thank you for your service. We also 277 00:13:22,400 --> 00:13:24,760 Speaker 1: heard from jose He'll be in LA to watch the 278 00:13:24,840 --> 00:13:28,119 Speaker 1: Chargers game with his son Joseph and Joseph's girlfriend Elizabeth. 279 00:13:28,280 --> 00:13:32,079 Speaker 1: Let's bring back the w everybody. And lastly, this is 280 00:13:32,120 --> 00:13:37,240 Speaker 1: for you. We have justin in north central Kansas. Okay, 281 00:13:37,280 --> 00:13:39,880 Speaker 1: We've got to narrow this down. You can't give a region. 282 00:13:39,920 --> 00:13:42,840 Speaker 1: It's like me saying I'm from Asia. Like, come on, man, 283 00:13:42,880 --> 00:13:45,880 Speaker 1: we're in north central Kansas. Didn't specify now, and especially 284 00:13:45,920 --> 00:13:48,600 Speaker 1: for you, isn't Smith Center in north centri It's as 285 00:13:48,640 --> 00:13:51,000 Speaker 1: north and as central as you can get. Actually, so 286 00:13:51,120 --> 00:13:53,320 Speaker 1: i'd been like the capital of north central Kansas. But 287 00:13:53,320 --> 00:13:55,520 Speaker 1: I gotta know more on that one. Another shout out 288 00:13:55,520 --> 00:13:59,800 Speaker 1: to Benny Fairs ninety two years young, ip Switch South 289 00:13:59,840 --> 00:14:02,199 Speaker 1: to Koda, ninety two years old. He has been a 290 00:14:02,280 --> 00:14:05,400 Speaker 1: Chiefs fan ever since the Texans moved to Kansas City 291 00:14:05,440 --> 00:14:07,400 Speaker 1: to become the Kansas City Chiefs. He was thirty three 292 00:14:07,440 --> 00:14:09,920 Speaker 1: years old. Now ninety two years old and Nipswitch South 293 00:14:10,000 --> 00:14:12,480 Speaker 1: Dakota has been a rough patch for Benny, but surrounded 294 00:14:12,480 --> 00:14:15,160 Speaker 1: by his family and they are all loving the Chiefs 295 00:14:15,240 --> 00:14:18,360 Speaker 1: kingdom up in northeast South Dakota. All right, let's jump 296 00:14:18,360 --> 00:14:20,640 Speaker 1: in now. Tell what are we waiting for? I want 297 00:14:20,680 --> 00:14:24,440 Speaker 1: you to hear Mickey as the bells ringing like win win, 298 00:14:24,640 --> 00:14:26,800 Speaker 1: go go win, Rocky. So here are the Chiefs with 299 00:14:26,920 --> 00:14:28,760 Speaker 1: the bells ringing. Let's jump in now, to the chance 300 00:14:28,840 --> 00:14:31,680 Speaker 1: they've got against the Chargers. It's laid out there. Chiefs 301 00:14:31,680 --> 00:14:33,560 Speaker 1: beat the Chargers, they would have a three game lead 302 00:14:33,600 --> 00:14:37,320 Speaker 1: over their nearest competitor in the AFC West and with 303 00:14:37,400 --> 00:14:40,000 Speaker 1: a tiebreaker that means they would have swept the Chargers. 304 00:14:40,240 --> 00:14:43,160 Speaker 1: Let's look at this matchup. Bells are ringing for the Chiefs. 305 00:14:43,360 --> 00:14:45,240 Speaker 1: How do you seize the day and move on? And 306 00:14:45,560 --> 00:14:47,680 Speaker 1: what are we waiting for? Well, I think this is 307 00:14:47,680 --> 00:14:49,760 Speaker 1: a perfect time for us, you know, and put it 308 00:14:49,800 --> 00:14:53,000 Speaker 1: in all gears go forward. We dabbled in, dabbled in 309 00:14:53,040 --> 00:14:57,120 Speaker 1: some different aspects of offense, using some different weapons. We 310 00:14:57,160 --> 00:15:00,120 Speaker 1: had various gas step in due to injury just and 311 00:15:00,200 --> 00:15:02,560 Speaker 1: called up. And now on the offenside of the ball, 312 00:15:02,640 --> 00:15:04,520 Speaker 1: it's time to see what we look like when it's 313 00:15:04,880 --> 00:15:09,800 Speaker 1: all systems go. We want, I mean the Kelc factor, McCole, nbs, 314 00:15:09,920 --> 00:15:13,880 Speaker 1: if Juju's healthy, let him go, um the addition of Tony, 315 00:15:14,280 --> 00:15:16,480 Speaker 1: the offensive line blocking the way it's supposed to be, 316 00:15:16,760 --> 00:15:20,200 Speaker 1: and now Pacheco being released in the running game, and 317 00:15:20,240 --> 00:15:22,480 Speaker 1: then even if we need to go to the other 318 00:15:22,560 --> 00:15:28,000 Speaker 1: running backs, um um jet and also let's see what 319 00:15:28,040 --> 00:15:31,440 Speaker 1: that running back room looks like when we're giving the 320 00:15:31,520 --> 00:15:36,640 Speaker 1: ball full fledge and all systems go and no more hiccups, 321 00:15:36,640 --> 00:15:39,760 Speaker 1: no more stalling out because of offensive pilities and anything 322 00:15:39,800 --> 00:15:41,920 Speaker 1: like that. I think this is the time in the 323 00:15:41,960 --> 00:15:44,960 Speaker 1: season where we want to see our our best uh 324 00:15:45,080 --> 00:15:48,560 Speaker 1: step forward. And on defense, I mean, it's almost like 325 00:15:48,600 --> 00:15:51,040 Speaker 1: just status quo. We want to see this defense just 326 00:15:51,160 --> 00:15:53,320 Speaker 1: continue to do what they do, continue to grow trust 327 00:15:53,640 --> 00:15:55,640 Speaker 1: and the way they communicate and the way they trust 328 00:15:55,680 --> 00:15:58,480 Speaker 1: each other. I keep hearing some stats about we're a 329 00:15:58,480 --> 00:16:00,480 Speaker 1: little bit worried that we're not creating enough turn overs. 330 00:16:00,760 --> 00:16:03,560 Speaker 1: When you're playing solid football and you're getting three and 331 00:16:03,600 --> 00:16:05,680 Speaker 1: outs and you're getting off the field, do the punts, 332 00:16:05,920 --> 00:16:08,880 Speaker 1: you're making teams set up for field goals instead of 333 00:16:08,880 --> 00:16:11,920 Speaker 1: touchdowns in the red zone. That's winning football. You don't 334 00:16:11,960 --> 00:16:14,400 Speaker 1: you don't worry as much about the uh, you know, 335 00:16:15,400 --> 00:16:18,640 Speaker 1: takeaways and in the turnovers as much when you're playing 336 00:16:18,680 --> 00:16:21,080 Speaker 1: winning football on deep inside of the ball. And then 337 00:16:21,080 --> 00:16:22,960 Speaker 1: when it comes to special teams. I think that's probably 338 00:16:22,960 --> 00:16:25,120 Speaker 1: the one area where we would like to take the 339 00:16:25,120 --> 00:16:27,400 Speaker 1: next three or four weeks to kind of sharpen our 340 00:16:27,400 --> 00:16:30,400 Speaker 1: teeth a little bit. Let's continue to um like sharpen 341 00:16:30,440 --> 00:16:33,119 Speaker 1: that that that area of the field, whether it's coverages, 342 00:16:33,680 --> 00:16:36,760 Speaker 1: being prepared for some of the trickery on sides and 343 00:16:36,760 --> 00:16:39,040 Speaker 1: all that kind of stuff, and then just playing up 344 00:16:39,040 --> 00:16:41,200 Speaker 1: to our level of capability when it comes to making 345 00:16:41,240 --> 00:16:43,920 Speaker 1: field goals and fielding punts and things like that. So 346 00:16:44,240 --> 00:16:46,560 Speaker 1: that's the one phase of our team I would love 347 00:16:46,560 --> 00:16:49,000 Speaker 1: to see at this phase of these next four or 348 00:16:49,040 --> 00:16:51,680 Speaker 1: five games as you prepare for that home stretch, just 349 00:16:51,720 --> 00:16:54,000 Speaker 1: to be playing on all cylinders and let's see what 350 00:16:54,040 --> 00:16:56,920 Speaker 1: we can really do. Let's play our best football um 351 00:16:57,000 --> 00:16:59,840 Speaker 1: in weeks eleven to sixteen and prepare for the playoffs. 352 00:17:00,240 --> 00:17:02,000 Speaker 1: I'm gonna tag it with this way and then hang 353 00:17:02,040 --> 00:17:03,800 Speaker 1: on to I'm going to come back to you about 354 00:17:03,880 --> 00:17:06,119 Speaker 1: speed at linebacker and what that means this week and 355 00:17:06,160 --> 00:17:09,840 Speaker 1: what it meant the last two weeks. But the fact 356 00:17:09,880 --> 00:17:13,240 Speaker 1: that the Chiefs have forty one past completions of twenty 357 00:17:13,240 --> 00:17:16,800 Speaker 1: plus yards is number one in the NFL. What's crazy 358 00:17:17,160 --> 00:17:21,680 Speaker 1: is ten different guys have completion catches of twenty yards 359 00:17:21,800 --> 00:17:24,520 Speaker 1: or more. That's crazy because Tony just added to that 360 00:17:24,600 --> 00:17:27,880 Speaker 1: list last week. Matt in this matchup with the Chargers, 361 00:17:27,880 --> 00:17:29,840 Speaker 1: the Bills are ringing. What are we waiting for it. 362 00:17:29,960 --> 00:17:34,080 Speaker 1: Take this the Chiefs and explosive offense to do it 363 00:17:34,119 --> 00:17:37,200 Speaker 1: against a Charger defense which has been perplexing. They have 364 00:17:37,280 --> 00:17:39,639 Speaker 1: had all kinds of injuries. We understand that Boss has 365 00:17:39,640 --> 00:17:42,600 Speaker 1: been out their defensive line. They're getting practice squad guys hurt. 366 00:17:43,400 --> 00:17:45,800 Speaker 1: But they still have Khalil Mack. They still have very 367 00:17:45,800 --> 00:17:47,760 Speaker 1: good athletes in the middle and on the back end. 368 00:17:48,800 --> 00:17:51,240 Speaker 1: But what do the Chiefs offense due to seize the 369 00:17:51,320 --> 00:17:54,240 Speaker 1: moment and take care of business and beat the Chargers. Well, 370 00:17:54,280 --> 00:17:56,320 Speaker 1: first of all, my favorite stat this week, and you 371 00:17:56,400 --> 00:17:58,960 Speaker 1: reminded me of it just now. Ten different players in 372 00:17:58,960 --> 00:18:01,640 Speaker 1: this offense have also caught a touchdown this season. That's 373 00:18:01,680 --> 00:18:04,640 Speaker 1: most in the NFL. The NFL record is thirteen. There's 374 00:18:04,680 --> 00:18:08,960 Speaker 1: eight games left. I mean sky Moore hadown yet, Michael 375 00:18:08,960 --> 00:18:12,160 Speaker 1: Burton yep, and maybe a big man touchdown at some point. Yeah, 376 00:18:12,160 --> 00:18:15,879 Speaker 1: put out like a ready back and put him yeah. Yeah. 377 00:18:15,920 --> 00:18:18,879 Speaker 1: So ten different players have caught a touchdown on this offense. 378 00:18:18,920 --> 00:18:21,439 Speaker 1: I think that's the best way to articulate how varied 379 00:18:21,520 --> 00:18:23,960 Speaker 1: in dynamic this approach is. Where if you're a defense, 380 00:18:24,359 --> 00:18:26,840 Speaker 1: I mean, who are you supposed to stop? And if 381 00:18:26,880 --> 00:18:29,280 Speaker 1: all these different players can make plays on this team. 382 00:18:29,359 --> 00:18:31,840 Speaker 1: You can plug Kadarius Tony in in his second game 383 00:18:31,840 --> 00:18:34,320 Speaker 1: with the Chiefs and he racks up ninety scrimmage yards 384 00:18:34,359 --> 00:18:36,320 Speaker 1: and a touchdown. Looks like he's been here all year. 385 00:18:36,600 --> 00:18:38,840 Speaker 1: He's only been here a couple of weeks. So what 386 00:18:38,880 --> 00:18:40,639 Speaker 1: do the Chiefs need to do? Just keep doing what 387 00:18:40,680 --> 00:18:43,399 Speaker 1: you're doing. And the beautiful thing about this Chief squad 388 00:18:43,720 --> 00:18:45,240 Speaker 1: is a lot of these guys have been around now, 389 00:18:45,280 --> 00:18:47,960 Speaker 1: Patrick Mahomes and on defense, guys like Chris Jones and 390 00:18:48,000 --> 00:18:50,760 Speaker 1: Frank Clark, they have that killer instinct where this is 391 00:18:50,800 --> 00:18:52,239 Speaker 1: the time of year that they need to play their 392 00:18:52,280 --> 00:18:54,280 Speaker 1: best football and they know that. And we've seen that 393 00:18:54,320 --> 00:18:57,199 Speaker 1: in the numbers in recent seasons since twenty eighteen. So 394 00:18:57,240 --> 00:19:00,480 Speaker 1: the Patrick Mahomes era in November and December, the Chiefs 395 00:19:00,480 --> 00:19:04,400 Speaker 1: are thirty and four, thirty and four. Patrick Mahomes has 396 00:19:04,400 --> 00:19:07,879 Speaker 1: won twenty four straight games in November and December. I 397 00:19:07,880 --> 00:19:09,680 Speaker 1: don't want to jinx it here, but I'm just saying 398 00:19:09,920 --> 00:19:11,640 Speaker 1: that they know this is women they have to play 399 00:19:11,640 --> 00:19:14,840 Speaker 1: their very best football and consistently they do so. For 400 00:19:14,880 --> 00:19:17,359 Speaker 1: the Chiefs coming into this game against the Charger squad 401 00:19:17,400 --> 00:19:19,920 Speaker 1: that is fighting for their season right now. Just keep 402 00:19:19,960 --> 00:19:22,320 Speaker 1: doing what you're doing and attack it like you always do. 403 00:19:22,600 --> 00:19:25,600 Speaker 1: And this Chargers defense, they have playmakers. Yeah, Khalil mackis 404 00:19:25,640 --> 00:19:28,000 Speaker 1: seven sacks, Derwin James is one of the best defenders 405 00:19:28,000 --> 00:19:30,800 Speaker 1: in all the football. But for whatever reason, injuries and 406 00:19:30,840 --> 00:19:34,040 Speaker 1: other things, it just hasn't really worked this year for them. Defensively, 407 00:19:34,119 --> 00:19:36,480 Speaker 1: they're allowing twenty five point three points per game, that's 408 00:19:36,520 --> 00:19:39,160 Speaker 1: twenty ninth in the NFL, and they are allowing the 409 00:19:39,200 --> 00:19:42,040 Speaker 1: third most rushing yards per game in the NFL with 410 00:19:42,119 --> 00:19:45,520 Speaker 1: one hundred and forty seven. They've allowed four rushes of 411 00:19:45,560 --> 00:19:48,520 Speaker 1: fifty or more yards this year, that's most in the NFL. 412 00:19:48,800 --> 00:19:51,280 Speaker 1: So they're good. They have talent. We respect these guys, 413 00:19:51,520 --> 00:19:53,720 Speaker 1: but defensively this year it hasn't worked for them, and 414 00:19:53,760 --> 00:19:56,360 Speaker 1: for the Chiefs, offensively it has. It's the number one 415 00:19:56,400 --> 00:19:59,320 Speaker 1: scoring offense in the NFL, averaging thirty points per game. 416 00:19:59,600 --> 00:20:02,000 Speaker 1: Keep what you've been doing all year long and you'll 417 00:20:02,080 --> 00:20:05,720 Speaker 1: leave LA with essentially a four game lead in this division. Yeah, 418 00:20:05,760 --> 00:20:09,119 Speaker 1: the fourth they're giving up explosive run plays. That's what's crazy. 419 00:20:09,119 --> 00:20:11,440 Speaker 1: You mentioned the four fifty plus ers. The league average 420 00:20:11,600 --> 00:20:14,680 Speaker 1: is one one and they've given up four just kind 421 00:20:14,680 --> 00:20:17,199 Speaker 1: of doesn't add up with them. All, right, Shop, what 422 00:20:17,240 --> 00:20:20,639 Speaker 1: are we waiting for? Sees this the Chiefs defense. I'm 423 00:20:20,640 --> 00:20:22,920 Speaker 1: going to ask you about the linebackers in specific, because 424 00:20:22,960 --> 00:20:25,400 Speaker 1: when I review the video of the last two games, 425 00:20:25,800 --> 00:20:27,960 Speaker 1: one thing that I felt bad about that I didn't 426 00:20:27,960 --> 00:20:32,359 Speaker 1: give enough attention and credit to the linebackers, especially in 427 00:20:32,359 --> 00:20:36,680 Speaker 1: this last game. Willie Gay Jr. And Nick Bolton. Teams 428 00:20:36,920 --> 00:20:40,639 Speaker 1: run bubble screens. They'll run screen screens. They try to 429 00:20:40,640 --> 00:20:43,240 Speaker 1: get off tackle and in space, you've got to defend 430 00:20:43,280 --> 00:20:45,400 Speaker 1: the inside first, but then you've got to scream out 431 00:20:45,440 --> 00:20:48,439 Speaker 1: there thirty yards to go help on the bubble screen, 432 00:20:48,560 --> 00:20:53,919 Speaker 1: right right, That's tough. Austin Eckler for the Chargers is 433 00:20:54,000 --> 00:20:56,400 Speaker 1: fifth in the league with sixty seven catches. We talked 434 00:20:56,440 --> 00:20:58,679 Speaker 1: about the fact that he's got eighty one targets, like 435 00:20:59,280 --> 00:21:02,280 Speaker 1: he's got this many is Kelsey's got, and yet he's 436 00:21:02,320 --> 00:21:06,919 Speaker 1: forty fourth in the league in passing yard receiving yards. 437 00:21:07,760 --> 00:21:10,399 Speaker 1: Justin Herbert's very capable good. He has great games against 438 00:21:10,400 --> 00:21:12,200 Speaker 1: the Chiefs. He has the highest rating against the Chiefs 439 00:21:12,240 --> 00:21:14,840 Speaker 1: of any other team that he plays in his career 440 00:21:14,880 --> 00:21:17,840 Speaker 1: so far. Two and three against the Chiefs. Second in 441 00:21:17,840 --> 00:21:22,040 Speaker 1: the league into tamp second in completions, thirtieth in average 442 00:21:22,080 --> 00:21:25,639 Speaker 1: yards completion. It's just strange. So Eckler here, I know 443 00:21:25,720 --> 00:21:27,240 Speaker 1: Mike Willams is coming back. I'm gonna get to you 444 00:21:27,320 --> 00:21:29,000 Speaker 1: in that second. You know, Keenan Allen, you know they're 445 00:21:29,000 --> 00:21:32,600 Speaker 1: gonna put everything in this game. But Austin Eckler, the linebackers, 446 00:21:32,600 --> 00:21:35,040 Speaker 1: the Chiefs, the speed that you're seeing at Willie Gage 447 00:21:35,080 --> 00:21:37,199 Speaker 1: Junior and Nick Bolton, what does that team? What does 448 00:21:37,240 --> 00:21:39,800 Speaker 1: that mean to this team now and moving forward? Well, 449 00:21:40,000 --> 00:21:42,399 Speaker 1: the one thing about is so great about getting Willie 450 00:21:42,400 --> 00:21:44,720 Speaker 1: gayback is not only what he does on the field, 451 00:21:44,760 --> 00:21:47,840 Speaker 1: but at energy, the excitement and emotion he brings back. 452 00:21:48,680 --> 00:21:50,320 Speaker 1: He's like to energy out as a bunny out there. 453 00:21:50,359 --> 00:21:54,680 Speaker 1: And anybody who's been out there, who's watched any game 454 00:21:54,720 --> 00:21:58,920 Speaker 1: at gha Field Earrowhead Stadium, when you're there, even during warmups, 455 00:21:59,200 --> 00:22:02,280 Speaker 1: Willie Gave, he's losing his mind. He's he's all over 456 00:22:02,280 --> 00:22:05,359 Speaker 1: the place. He's just man, He's a Tasmanian devil. And 457 00:22:05,359 --> 00:22:09,080 Speaker 1: then right before the play starts, before kickoff, he comes 458 00:22:09,119 --> 00:22:12,280 Speaker 1: it back down. He gets refocused on his eyes are 459 00:22:12,320 --> 00:22:14,640 Speaker 1: in the right place, and what our guys are doing 460 00:22:14,760 --> 00:22:17,720 Speaker 1: better than we've seen in the you know, years past, 461 00:22:17,920 --> 00:22:22,520 Speaker 1: is our guys are playing controlled football. They know exactly 462 00:22:22,520 --> 00:22:25,320 Speaker 1: what gap they're responsive before. And even if we go 463 00:22:25,400 --> 00:22:27,120 Speaker 1: back to, you know, a few games ago, the big 464 00:22:27,160 --> 00:22:29,560 Speaker 1: plays we gave up against Tennessee, it was one or 465 00:22:29,560 --> 00:22:32,760 Speaker 1: two guys running a little bit too far over cheating 466 00:22:32,800 --> 00:22:35,080 Speaker 1: his gap, you know, leaking out of his gap. And 467 00:22:35,119 --> 00:22:37,240 Speaker 1: then that second half we got back to our basics. 468 00:22:37,520 --> 00:22:40,600 Speaker 1: Everybody know your home gap. If any guard pulls, you 469 00:22:40,640 --> 00:22:43,760 Speaker 1: go to your secondary gap. It's very simple. It's a 470 00:22:43,880 --> 00:22:47,199 Speaker 1: very simple equation, but it's very hard to execute, and 471 00:22:47,280 --> 00:22:50,600 Speaker 1: our guys are executing it. The communication they're having right 472 00:22:50,640 --> 00:22:52,600 Speaker 1: now is kind of like twin brothers. It's like they 473 00:22:52,640 --> 00:22:55,600 Speaker 1: know what each other's thinking out there, and their communication 474 00:22:55,640 --> 00:22:58,000 Speaker 1: at all time high. And the way they deliver blows. 475 00:22:58,040 --> 00:23:01,000 Speaker 1: The way they get downhill and run, you can see 476 00:23:00,359 --> 00:23:05,880 Speaker 1: the youth, the energy the downhill striking. Those guys run 477 00:23:05,920 --> 00:23:07,960 Speaker 1: to the ball and get to the ball pissed off 478 00:23:08,359 --> 00:23:10,280 Speaker 1: and they let the other team know about it. And 479 00:23:10,320 --> 00:23:13,000 Speaker 1: so that that energy is uh, I mean, just spreads 480 00:23:13,040 --> 00:23:15,920 Speaker 1: throughout the defense. And I love what I'm seeing from 481 00:23:15,920 --> 00:23:18,439 Speaker 1: those guys. I mean, you know, Bolton is wearing the 482 00:23:18,480 --> 00:23:21,359 Speaker 1: green dot, communicating the plays, Willie Gay is handling the 483 00:23:21,400 --> 00:23:25,200 Speaker 1: emotion and then when it's time to go hunt and 484 00:23:25,280 --> 00:23:28,000 Speaker 1: attack and get to the ball carrier, those guys are 485 00:23:28,000 --> 00:23:30,040 Speaker 1: doing it in a pissed off man and I love it. 486 00:23:30,560 --> 00:23:33,840 Speaker 1: They're also enjoying the game. Um you can just tell 487 00:23:33,920 --> 00:23:36,560 Speaker 1: from Nick and then talking to him and Willigay Jr. 488 00:23:37,080 --> 00:23:39,000 Speaker 1: They remind me of you the way they play. They 489 00:23:39,080 --> 00:23:41,640 Speaker 1: understand the blessing it is to play and too let's 490 00:23:41,640 --> 00:23:44,520 Speaker 1: have fun doing this and stay within the assignment. But 491 00:23:44,600 --> 00:23:47,359 Speaker 1: it's just it's a to me. It's the biggest difference 492 00:23:47,359 --> 00:23:50,280 Speaker 1: between the twenty twenty two Chiefs and the twenty twenty one, 493 00:23:50,440 --> 00:23:53,760 Speaker 1: twenty and nineteen Chiefs, or those two guys, Throw and Derris, 494 00:23:53,760 --> 00:23:57,320 Speaker 1: Harris Chanel, all these guys in this, but but mainly 495 00:23:57,359 --> 00:24:01,560 Speaker 1: those two guys. Their ability to be fast, understand, recognize 496 00:24:01,680 --> 00:24:04,600 Speaker 1: is big. Let's go to the secondary because I do anticipate, 497 00:24:04,640 --> 00:24:07,320 Speaker 1: as do you, that the Chargers will get Mike Williams 498 00:24:07,320 --> 00:24:10,320 Speaker 1: back this week and probably Keenan Allen. They're loading everything 499 00:24:10,359 --> 00:24:13,000 Speaker 1: into this game. We've seen Palmer be effective, We've seen 500 00:24:13,040 --> 00:24:16,960 Speaker 1: Carter be effective. Not sure they're I mean they're chopped 501 00:24:17,040 --> 00:24:19,040 Speaker 1: up at tight end here again. But the fact that 502 00:24:19,520 --> 00:24:21,879 Speaker 1: the pressure now in these young corners for the Chiefs. 503 00:24:22,880 --> 00:24:25,240 Speaker 1: And we talked about Trent McDuffie on your trip around 504 00:24:25,280 --> 00:24:28,840 Speaker 1: the world. Whether it's him or Joshua Williams or Jalen Watson, 505 00:24:28,880 --> 00:24:31,479 Speaker 1: the Chiefs last week played a lot of that three safety, 506 00:24:31,640 --> 00:24:34,360 Speaker 1: three corners sometimes four corner stuff. A lot of those 507 00:24:34,400 --> 00:24:38,720 Speaker 1: guys are rookies. Here comes Mike Williams again or Keenan Allen. 508 00:24:38,760 --> 00:24:41,280 Speaker 1: Let's talk about the young guys in the secondary. What 509 00:24:41,400 --> 00:24:45,760 Speaker 1: are you waiting for? Defend the particularly the long pass. Yeah, 510 00:24:45,840 --> 00:24:47,920 Speaker 1: and for what it's worth. We don't know that officially yet. 511 00:24:47,920 --> 00:24:50,199 Speaker 1: This is being recorded on Wednesday. We don't know if 512 00:24:50,240 --> 00:24:52,679 Speaker 1: Mike Williams or Keenan Allen is going to play. Okay. 513 00:24:52,720 --> 00:24:54,919 Speaker 1: What we do know though, is everyone gets healthy against 514 00:24:54,920 --> 00:24:57,600 Speaker 1: the Chiefs. Yes, and especially for this Charger squad that 515 00:24:57,640 --> 00:25:00,520 Speaker 1: I said earlier is fighting for their season. Be shocked 516 00:25:00,520 --> 00:25:03,000 Speaker 1: if those two don't play. And you're right, it's a 517 00:25:03,000 --> 00:25:06,119 Speaker 1: great challenge. Mike Williams is one of the tougher players 518 00:25:06,119 --> 00:25:08,440 Speaker 1: the Chiefs have played against in recent memory. He always 519 00:25:08,440 --> 00:25:10,159 Speaker 1: seems to have great games against the Chiefs, and we 520 00:25:10,200 --> 00:25:12,960 Speaker 1: saw that back in Week two, particularly in the first half. 521 00:25:13,400 --> 00:25:15,920 Speaker 1: The Chargers haven't seen a fully healthy Chiefs defense yet, 522 00:25:15,960 --> 00:25:18,560 Speaker 1: though in that Week two game we didn't have several 523 00:25:18,600 --> 00:25:21,919 Speaker 1: guys including Trent McDuffie, and guys like Jale and Watson 524 00:25:21,920 --> 00:25:24,879 Speaker 1: were brand new. Joshua Williams had barely played at all. 525 00:25:25,520 --> 00:25:27,720 Speaker 1: The fact that so many rookies have played and played 526 00:25:27,720 --> 00:25:30,840 Speaker 1: effectively on this defense throughout the first half of the season, 527 00:25:30,960 --> 00:25:34,520 Speaker 1: they're much more better prepared for this matchup. And what 528 00:25:34,600 --> 00:25:36,639 Speaker 1: I love about guys like Jale and Watson and Joshua 529 00:25:36,680 --> 00:25:39,359 Speaker 1: Williams is they have tremendous height. We talked about this 530 00:25:39,400 --> 00:25:41,480 Speaker 1: way back when we drafted these dudes. We talked about 531 00:25:41,560 --> 00:25:44,320 Speaker 1: Mike Williams specifically that we have guys that are six 532 00:25:44,359 --> 00:25:46,639 Speaker 1: ft two six foot three that can match him in 533 00:25:46,720 --> 00:25:49,520 Speaker 1: terms of his height and they're not shorter corners. So 534 00:25:49,560 --> 00:25:51,479 Speaker 1: I think that's an advantage that the Chiefs have here 535 00:25:51,520 --> 00:25:53,560 Speaker 1: in this game. And these guys are playing with confidence 536 00:25:53,760 --> 00:25:56,320 Speaker 1: right now. The defense has been so good lately and 537 00:25:56,359 --> 00:25:58,440 Speaker 1: it has to warm your heart when you're watching Nick 538 00:25:58,480 --> 00:26:00,320 Speaker 1: Bolton and Justin Reid, and some of these guys lay 539 00:26:00,320 --> 00:26:02,400 Speaker 1: the hits that they're laying, but they're playing so well. 540 00:26:02,560 --> 00:26:04,520 Speaker 1: The offense gets a lot of credit, and deservingly so. 541 00:26:04,720 --> 00:26:07,160 Speaker 1: But go back to that Tennessee game. The Chiefs don't 542 00:26:07,160 --> 00:26:09,159 Speaker 1: win that game if the defense didn't play like it 543 00:26:09,200 --> 00:26:12,000 Speaker 1: did in the second half. And last week against Jacksonville, 544 00:26:12,160 --> 00:26:14,280 Speaker 1: Travis etn comes in here is one of the best 545 00:26:14,600 --> 00:26:17,119 Speaker 1: young running backs in the NFL. Five straight games with 546 00:26:17,200 --> 00:26:19,639 Speaker 1: one hundred yards from scrimmage. He never got going in 547 00:26:19,680 --> 00:26:22,560 Speaker 1: that game, and that was a complete team effort defensively 548 00:26:22,720 --> 00:26:25,960 Speaker 1: for the Chiefs, from the front, the defensive line, the linebackers, 549 00:26:26,160 --> 00:26:28,360 Speaker 1: and the secondary. So the defense is playing really well 550 00:26:28,440 --> 00:26:29,879 Speaker 1: right now. This is going to be one of their 551 00:26:29,920 --> 00:26:34,360 Speaker 1: tougher challenges they've had this season overall. But I think 552 00:26:34,359 --> 00:26:37,480 Speaker 1: they're really well positioned to succeed and compete against a 553 00:26:37,600 --> 00:26:40,639 Speaker 1: Chargers offense that isn't quite what we expected this year. 554 00:26:40,720 --> 00:26:42,600 Speaker 1: And we can talk about Herbert a bit more later on, 555 00:26:43,359 --> 00:26:46,240 Speaker 1: but they're very talented and you can't dismiss that. Yeah, 556 00:26:46,320 --> 00:26:48,040 Speaker 1: let's just close out as we go. We'll take one 557 00:26:48,080 --> 00:26:50,119 Speaker 1: more spin around the block here, but some numbers to 558 00:26:50,160 --> 00:26:54,320 Speaker 1: consider This is enormous for the Chargers, right, this is 559 00:26:54,320 --> 00:26:57,639 Speaker 1: like a playoff game for them. Let's just take Justin Herbert. 560 00:26:57,680 --> 00:27:01,840 Speaker 1: He's twenty and twenty one in this league. Very talent, 561 00:27:01,960 --> 00:27:03,720 Speaker 1: we know that. But he's twenty and twenty one. He 562 00:27:03,760 --> 00:27:05,560 Speaker 1: wins it, beats the Chiefs. He goes three and three 563 00:27:05,600 --> 00:27:07,919 Speaker 1: against the Chiefs. He's twenty one and twenty one in 564 00:27:07,920 --> 00:27:10,800 Speaker 1: his career. The Chargers, since they have started eight and 565 00:27:10,840 --> 00:27:14,280 Speaker 1: five last year, are six and seven. And remember how 566 00:27:14,280 --> 00:27:16,560 Speaker 1: their league are, the league, how their year ended last 567 00:27:16,640 --> 00:27:19,560 Speaker 1: year when they had the disappointing loss to the Raiders 568 00:27:19,560 --> 00:27:22,680 Speaker 1: and didn't even make the tournament. All that comes into 569 00:27:22,680 --> 00:27:25,359 Speaker 1: play here for the Chargers in this Sunday night game. 570 00:27:26,160 --> 00:27:29,040 Speaker 1: So one more thought as we close things out here, 571 00:27:29,480 --> 00:27:31,280 Speaker 1: what are you waiting for? But I just want to 572 00:27:31,359 --> 00:27:35,240 Speaker 1: know if the Chargers are even confident in who they are. 573 00:27:35,760 --> 00:27:38,760 Speaker 1: I think that the Chargers have an identity crisis, Like 574 00:27:39,160 --> 00:27:41,840 Speaker 1: are they the team is willing to follow their head 575 00:27:41,840 --> 00:27:45,320 Speaker 1: coach on any fourth and goal or any fourth down? 576 00:27:45,720 --> 00:27:47,239 Speaker 1: Or are they a team they want and twenty four 577 00:27:47,320 --> 00:27:50,280 Speaker 1: they've gone for nineteen times this year? Or is it 578 00:27:50,359 --> 00:27:53,920 Speaker 1: the quarterback they trust? Or is it Eckler or is 579 00:27:53,960 --> 00:27:56,480 Speaker 1: it the length of the receivers or the routes that 580 00:27:57,720 --> 00:28:01,160 Speaker 1: you know? Keenan Allen like, who are are we? Who 581 00:28:01,200 --> 00:28:03,679 Speaker 1: are the Charges as an organization? And I think you 582 00:28:03,720 --> 00:28:06,640 Speaker 1: see glimpse of hope, glimpse of hope, But I think 583 00:28:06,800 --> 00:28:09,520 Speaker 1: even in their building, no one can answer the question. 584 00:28:09,960 --> 00:28:12,359 Speaker 1: And when you play against a team like the Chiefs, 585 00:28:12,800 --> 00:28:14,439 Speaker 1: the one thing you better know is you better know 586 00:28:14,480 --> 00:28:17,040 Speaker 1: who you are because they're gonna make you doubt yourself 587 00:28:17,160 --> 00:28:20,080 Speaker 1: over and over and over throughout the ball game. And 588 00:28:20,240 --> 00:28:23,119 Speaker 1: what happens usually is that a little bit of doubt 589 00:28:23,240 --> 00:28:25,720 Speaker 1: creeps in and that's when the Chiefs, before you know it, 590 00:28:25,800 --> 00:28:28,120 Speaker 1: run up forty points on you. It happens almost every 591 00:28:28,119 --> 00:28:31,359 Speaker 1: game because it seems like there's more hope externally when 592 00:28:31,400 --> 00:28:33,800 Speaker 1: they talk about the Chargers, and there might be internally 593 00:28:34,000 --> 00:28:35,920 Speaker 1: right because we hear all the chatter and talk about 594 00:28:35,960 --> 00:28:39,200 Speaker 1: him throughout the last two offseasons. And a couple thoughts here, 595 00:28:39,280 --> 00:28:42,360 Speaker 1: because the Chargers are truly a conundrum this season. They're 596 00:28:42,400 --> 00:28:45,200 Speaker 1: a very interesting and strange study because if you look 597 00:28:45,200 --> 00:28:47,920 Speaker 1: at Justin Herbert last year, even though the wins and 598 00:28:47,960 --> 00:28:51,200 Speaker 1: losses weren't always there, the talent clearly is, and his 599 00:28:51,480 --> 00:28:54,320 Speaker 1: numbers typically back that up as well. He averaged well 600 00:28:54,320 --> 00:28:56,920 Speaker 1: over seven yards per tenth last year, a bunch of touchdowns, 601 00:28:56,920 --> 00:29:00,520 Speaker 1: all that stuff. Since Week five, he's averaging five point 602 00:29:00,560 --> 00:29:03,280 Speaker 1: four or five yards per attempt. That is the lowest 603 00:29:03,360 --> 00:29:06,080 Speaker 1: rate in the NFL among quarterbacks with at least one 604 00:29:06,200 --> 00:29:09,280 Speaker 1: hundred attempts. In that time, he has five touchdown passes, 605 00:29:09,440 --> 00:29:12,680 Speaker 1: four interceptions, a passer rating of seventy nine. He just 606 00:29:12,720 --> 00:29:14,480 Speaker 1: hasn't been himself. And I don't know if it's the 607 00:29:14,520 --> 00:29:16,240 Speaker 1: injury in Week two. I don't know if it's the 608 00:29:16,280 --> 00:29:18,880 Speaker 1: injuries that wide receiver. But the offense is not what 609 00:29:18,960 --> 00:29:21,800 Speaker 1: I think people expected it would be coming into this season. 610 00:29:22,280 --> 00:29:24,280 Speaker 1: And it has not been a situation where justin Herbert's 611 00:29:24,280 --> 00:29:26,000 Speaker 1: put everyone on his back and he's chucking it deep 612 00:29:26,000 --> 00:29:28,880 Speaker 1: down field and all that. That's just not happening. Now. 613 00:29:29,120 --> 00:29:31,480 Speaker 1: I'll give them credit because they're five and four and 614 00:29:31,520 --> 00:29:33,880 Speaker 1: they've found a way and they have hung on despite 615 00:29:33,880 --> 00:29:35,719 Speaker 1: a lot of losses, and I do respect that. I mean, 616 00:29:35,720 --> 00:29:38,720 Speaker 1: they're minus twenty eight in point differential. Their last three 617 00:29:38,760 --> 00:29:41,800 Speaker 1: wins have come by a combined eight points. They have 618 00:29:41,880 --> 00:29:44,360 Speaker 1: found a way and they're in this situation, and they're 619 00:29:44,360 --> 00:29:46,400 Speaker 1: in this position, and they fought against the Niners hard 620 00:29:46,480 --> 00:29:47,960 Speaker 1: last week. I'll give him a lot of credit for 621 00:29:48,000 --> 00:29:51,320 Speaker 1: all of that, but they have not shown yet as 622 00:29:51,320 --> 00:29:54,080 Speaker 1: a team that when it is crunch time, do they 623 00:29:54,120 --> 00:29:57,000 Speaker 1: have the confidence to come through in this time of year. 624 00:29:57,800 --> 00:30:00,880 Speaker 1: And maybe one day they will, but so far they 625 00:30:00,880 --> 00:30:03,040 Speaker 1: have not done that. And the Chiefs have consistently and 626 00:30:03,080 --> 00:30:06,240 Speaker 1: hopefully that repeats itself here and the Chiefs are able 627 00:30:06,240 --> 00:30:09,240 Speaker 1: to continue that and the Chargers aren't. But that's my 628 00:30:09,360 --> 00:30:11,680 Speaker 1: question for the Chargers is you have a lot of 629 00:30:11,680 --> 00:30:13,640 Speaker 1: talent and a lot of great players, but at what 630 00:30:13,720 --> 00:30:17,040 Speaker 1: point do you find a way and pull it up 631 00:30:17,400 --> 00:30:19,880 Speaker 1: and win games when you have to in the second 632 00:30:19,880 --> 00:30:21,600 Speaker 1: half of the season. And they're a young team that's 633 00:30:21,600 --> 00:30:24,320 Speaker 1: still trying to find that answer. The collective record of 634 00:30:24,360 --> 00:30:27,200 Speaker 1: the teams, if they're five wins they share, are thirteen wins, 635 00:30:27,200 --> 00:30:30,760 Speaker 1: twenty six losses in a tie, and yet they've grounded 636 00:30:30,800 --> 00:30:33,480 Speaker 1: out to win enough of those games to keep this going. 637 00:30:34,040 --> 00:30:37,160 Speaker 1: He shunned barber, the barbershop, the spider Man. He has 638 00:30:37,160 --> 00:30:41,680 Speaker 1: senior team reporter Met McMullen. Now you know you hear 639 00:30:41,720 --> 00:30:45,479 Speaker 1: the bells. Are you hearing the bills? Then, what are 640 00:30:45,520 --> 00:30:53,200 Speaker 1: you waiting for? Touchdown and the celebration begin.