1 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:03,240 Speaker 1: Take a vantage on the day. When you get opportunity 2 00:00:03,240 --> 00:00:07,920 Speaker 1: in this game, you make play. Michael, don't do what touchdown? 3 00:00:08,520 --> 00:00:12,280 Speaker 1: Kansas City? The cheats all right in the thick of 4 00:00:12,280 --> 00:00:17,200 Speaker 1: a baby and welcome to the special edition of Defending 5 00:00:17,239 --> 00:00:19,279 Speaker 1: the Kingdom. This episode is going to feature on the 6 00:00:19,280 --> 00:00:22,040 Speaker 1: greatest tight end in the history of the National Football 7 00:00:22,079 --> 00:00:25,680 Speaker 1: League and why Week seventeen is more important than maybe 8 00:00:26,040 --> 00:00:27,960 Speaker 1: a lot of the Chiefs Kingdom thinks. It is. 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You and I had a chance to 37 00:01:57,240 --> 00:02:00,880 Speaker 1: talk with him on Chiefs Rewind after the game against 38 00:02:00,920 --> 00:02:05,040 Speaker 1: the Atlanta Falcons. But I think it's important for us 39 00:02:05,080 --> 00:02:08,680 Speaker 1: to put this guy in perspective because I'm not sure 40 00:02:08,720 --> 00:02:11,080 Speaker 1: I'll fully appreciate it until maybe ten years from now 41 00:02:11,160 --> 00:02:14,000 Speaker 1: the Lord still has me on this earth of looking 42 00:02:14,040 --> 00:02:17,120 Speaker 1: at what this guy has done, and what he has 43 00:02:17,160 --> 00:02:21,240 Speaker 1: done is unequaled by any tight end. And my most 44 00:02:21,280 --> 00:02:23,240 Speaker 1: players in the history of this league dating back to 45 00:02:23,320 --> 00:02:26,440 Speaker 1: nineteen twenty one, Yeah, I've seen some tight ends come 46 00:02:26,480 --> 00:02:29,400 Speaker 1: into the league with a little bit of bravado, a 47 00:02:29,400 --> 00:02:33,000 Speaker 1: little bit of swagger. We talked about Kittles of a 48 00:02:33,120 --> 00:02:35,360 Speaker 1: saying frand that guy can do it all. He can block, 49 00:02:35,440 --> 00:02:37,880 Speaker 1: he can catch, he has some swaggers, some run after 50 00:02:37,919 --> 00:02:40,960 Speaker 1: the catchability. The Raiders has a good tight end. He's 51 00:02:41,000 --> 00:02:44,600 Speaker 1: been doing phenomenal things. But then that tight end position 52 00:02:44,760 --> 00:02:48,560 Speaker 1: is so a new flavor of the month. A guy 53 00:02:48,639 --> 00:02:50,200 Speaker 1: can do it for a year, they do it for 54 00:02:50,280 --> 00:02:53,480 Speaker 1: six games, then they miss a year, up and down. 55 00:02:53,560 --> 00:02:56,560 Speaker 1: The one constant over the last five seasons has been 56 00:02:56,639 --> 00:02:59,280 Speaker 1: Travis Kelson. We talked about the tight end position. He's 57 00:02:59,320 --> 00:03:02,680 Speaker 1: been on the middle third of the field for the 58 00:03:02,760 --> 00:03:05,040 Speaker 1: last five seasons and he's been doing it at a 59 00:03:05,200 --> 00:03:08,960 Speaker 1: very high and a very efficient level. The other thing 60 00:03:09,000 --> 00:03:11,519 Speaker 1: he's done is actually opened up to the outside third 61 00:03:11,520 --> 00:03:13,880 Speaker 1: of the field from times I can't tell him many 62 00:03:13,880 --> 00:03:16,440 Speaker 1: times the Chiefs have gone three by one and he's 63 00:03:16,440 --> 00:03:20,360 Speaker 1: the single side receiver, playing like the exposition against a corner, 64 00:03:20,720 --> 00:03:23,640 Speaker 1: and we have seen him win that outer third two 65 00:03:23,840 --> 00:03:26,120 Speaker 1: where a lot of tight ends. No waller can do it, 66 00:03:26,160 --> 00:03:28,919 Speaker 1: but not as good as Kels. He's living out there 67 00:03:29,000 --> 00:03:32,240 Speaker 1: where usually that's the land of wide receivers. Yeah, we 68 00:03:32,280 --> 00:03:34,560 Speaker 1: talk about defensively, how are you going to defend somebody 69 00:03:35,480 --> 00:03:37,840 Speaker 1: offense with the amount of weapons we have. Well, it's 70 00:03:37,880 --> 00:03:40,880 Speaker 1: not always the amount of weapons, it's the potential of 71 00:03:40,920 --> 00:03:43,640 Speaker 1: those weapons. We know that Tyreek Hill has a speed 72 00:03:43,640 --> 00:03:46,000 Speaker 1: to take things over the top. Sammy Watkins is a 73 00:03:46,120 --> 00:03:49,320 Speaker 1: very physical type receiver. We talk about the mixture, the 74 00:03:49,480 --> 00:03:52,360 Speaker 1: mixture of talents and treasures that you receive when you 75 00:03:52,400 --> 00:03:55,040 Speaker 1: talk about Travis Kelsey. He can be put in so 76 00:03:55,080 --> 00:03:57,720 Speaker 1: many different positions to put stress in your defense and 77 00:03:57,760 --> 00:04:01,440 Speaker 1: he puts strain on the eyes, the understanding of the safety. 78 00:04:01,720 --> 00:04:05,360 Speaker 1: If you take your ass off Travis Kelsey, he'll sneak 79 00:04:05,360 --> 00:04:07,960 Speaker 1: back into that open area, make himself present and give 80 00:04:08,040 --> 00:04:10,960 Speaker 1: up big gains. And he has a vertical presence to 81 00:04:11,000 --> 00:04:13,720 Speaker 1: be able to run pass most linebackers, So you can't 82 00:04:13,720 --> 00:04:16,159 Speaker 1: just go with the basic Cover two, Cover three, Cover 83 00:04:16,240 --> 00:04:19,240 Speaker 1: four lineups. To have him one on one with linebackers, 84 00:04:19,440 --> 00:04:22,680 Speaker 1: there always has to be another presence, some extra help 85 00:04:22,760 --> 00:04:26,039 Speaker 1: given to whoever's going man on man or in the zone. 86 00:04:26,240 --> 00:04:29,120 Speaker 1: When you talk about trying to defend one Travis Kelsey, yeah, 87 00:04:29,120 --> 00:04:30,880 Speaker 1: you just explain what he did in the Atlanta game 88 00:04:30,920 --> 00:04:32,520 Speaker 1: to salvage Jay game. But let me just put the 89 00:04:32,600 --> 00:04:35,600 Speaker 1: numbers out there in perspective. Okay. One of the obvious 90 00:04:35,640 --> 00:04:37,800 Speaker 1: numbers six thousand, one hundred and forty four yards over 91 00:04:37,839 --> 00:04:42,000 Speaker 1: the past five seasons, unparalleled in NFL history, thirty eight touchdowns. 92 00:04:42,320 --> 00:04:44,799 Speaker 1: But let's take in the twenty twenty season into account, 93 00:04:44,839 --> 00:04:48,760 Speaker 1: and these are the top six receivers. Receivers take tight 94 00:04:48,839 --> 00:04:51,080 Speaker 1: ends out of it. These are just human beings that 95 00:04:51,120 --> 00:04:53,720 Speaker 1: have caught one hundred passes. Let me just go down 96 00:04:53,760 --> 00:04:55,960 Speaker 1: the line. Stefon Diggs is having a phenomenal year for 97 00:04:56,000 --> 00:04:59,960 Speaker 1: Buffalo one hundred twenty catches, but at one hundred twenty catches, 98 00:05:00,160 --> 00:05:03,680 Speaker 1: twelve point two a catch, number two d hop DeAndre 99 00:05:03,800 --> 00:05:07,600 Speaker 1: Hopkins are the Arizona Cardinals one hundred eleven catches, twelve 100 00:05:07,640 --> 00:05:11,400 Speaker 1: point four a catch. Three. Davante Adams of Green Bay 101 00:05:11,680 --> 00:05:14,919 Speaker 1: having a phenomenal year one hundred and nine catches twelve 102 00:05:14,960 --> 00:05:20,200 Speaker 1: point two Kelsey. Travis Kelsey, a tight end, is next 103 00:05:20,680 --> 00:05:24,880 Speaker 1: one hundred five catches at thirteen point five a catch, 104 00:05:25,520 --> 00:05:29,280 Speaker 1: ahead of Keenan Allen of the Charger's one hundred catches 105 00:05:29,520 --> 00:05:32,520 Speaker 1: nine point nine a catch, and Alan Robinson of the 106 00:05:32,520 --> 00:05:36,039 Speaker 1: Bears one hundred catches twelve point one a catch. Kelsey's 107 00:05:36,200 --> 00:05:39,000 Speaker 1: yards per catch, with just fifteen less catches than Diggs, 108 00:05:39,800 --> 00:05:42,240 Speaker 1: is a yard and a half more than Stefan Diggs. 109 00:05:42,279 --> 00:05:45,520 Speaker 1: This is a tight end shop that's putting up these numbers. 110 00:05:45,839 --> 00:05:48,279 Speaker 1: And the beautiful thing about what he's doing is he's 111 00:05:48,279 --> 00:05:50,960 Speaker 1: putting up so much yardage after the catch. It's not 112 00:05:51,040 --> 00:05:53,520 Speaker 1: just air yardage. It's not just where he catches the ball, 113 00:05:53,680 --> 00:05:56,560 Speaker 1: because average he's catching a ball eight nine yards deep. 114 00:05:56,839 --> 00:05:59,000 Speaker 1: But then he's adding all this extra yardage once he 115 00:05:59,040 --> 00:06:00,720 Speaker 1: gets the ball in his hand. And like I said, 116 00:06:00,720 --> 00:06:04,680 Speaker 1: he's making defensive linebackers look a little stupid in the 117 00:06:04,720 --> 00:06:06,520 Speaker 1: middle of the field. Some of the shaking bake moves 118 00:06:06,520 --> 00:06:10,400 Speaker 1: you see Kelsey put on our opponents. All right, here's 119 00:06:10,400 --> 00:06:12,479 Speaker 1: another thing you mentioned, yards after catch. I'm glad you 120 00:06:12,520 --> 00:06:14,240 Speaker 1: mentioned it because Number one in the league right now 121 00:06:14,320 --> 00:06:16,600 Speaker 1: is Alvin Kamara. We know what a beast he is 122 00:06:16,640 --> 00:06:19,200 Speaker 1: from the New Orleans Saints. Seven hundred and forty two 123 00:06:19,279 --> 00:06:22,040 Speaker 1: yards after the catch, and running backs usually lead this 124 00:06:22,080 --> 00:06:24,320 Speaker 1: category because you're throw them at five yards and they 125 00:06:24,400 --> 00:06:27,440 Speaker 1: run for fifteen and oh they get fifteen yak yards. 126 00:06:28,200 --> 00:06:32,400 Speaker 1: Kelsey has five hundred and thirty two yak yards. Second. Second, 127 00:06:32,560 --> 00:06:34,560 Speaker 1: he's ahead of all those other dudes that I mentioned 128 00:06:34,560 --> 00:06:37,359 Speaker 1: that are having incredible years. He's second. This is a 129 00:06:37,400 --> 00:06:40,279 Speaker 1: tight end that's doing this. We haven't seen this before 130 00:06:40,279 --> 00:06:43,000 Speaker 1: in the history of the league. Yeah, and now he's 131 00:06:43,000 --> 00:06:45,760 Speaker 1: doing it in such a creative way because you know 132 00:06:45,880 --> 00:06:48,040 Speaker 1: that that's one of the features of the Chief's offense. 133 00:06:48,160 --> 00:06:50,119 Speaker 1: You know that's something you have to deal with and stop. 134 00:06:50,360 --> 00:06:52,159 Speaker 1: He's not a surprise, and that's what you know. We 135 00:06:52,160 --> 00:06:55,159 Speaker 1: talked about Steph Diggs. Steph Diggs, he was a number 136 00:06:55,200 --> 00:06:57,640 Speaker 1: two received at Minnesota Vikings. He comes to be the 137 00:06:57,640 --> 00:07:01,279 Speaker 1: Buffalo Bill's number two and because John Down misses the season, 138 00:07:01,320 --> 00:07:03,479 Speaker 1: he steps up and be a number one. So he's 139 00:07:03,520 --> 00:07:06,159 Speaker 1: getting more targets and he's ever gatting this throughout his 140 00:07:06,360 --> 00:07:08,760 Speaker 1: entire career and he's showing that he can do something 141 00:07:08,760 --> 00:07:11,720 Speaker 1: with it. Kelsey is not receiving any more targets than 142 00:07:11,760 --> 00:07:13,880 Speaker 1: he has in his previous years. He's been one of 143 00:07:13,880 --> 00:07:17,880 Speaker 1: the most efficient, consistent tight ends. I think in an 144 00:07:17,920 --> 00:07:21,600 Speaker 1: average game, he's receiving ten or eleven targets and he's 145 00:07:21,600 --> 00:07:24,800 Speaker 1: coming up with eight catches. Most wide receivers that are 146 00:07:24,800 --> 00:07:28,160 Speaker 1: in this conversation are in the fifteen to sixteen targeted right. 147 00:07:28,200 --> 00:07:31,080 Speaker 1: They're getting targeted almost twice as much as Kelsey and 148 00:07:31,160 --> 00:07:33,640 Speaker 1: still putting up the same yards. And that's what allows 149 00:07:33,920 --> 00:07:36,440 Speaker 1: other receivers in our offense, including our running backs, to 150 00:07:36,520 --> 00:07:40,480 Speaker 1: still stay very productive in our passing game. I can 151 00:07:40,520 --> 00:07:43,000 Speaker 1: go through more and more stats, but here's what impressed 152 00:07:43,000 --> 00:07:46,480 Speaker 1: me about Kels over the past two years. In specific, 153 00:07:46,520 --> 00:07:49,640 Speaker 1: one is his work ethic that Throttless stayed open. He 154 00:07:49,680 --> 00:07:52,280 Speaker 1: has fought through some minor injuries, he's been beat up, 155 00:07:52,440 --> 00:07:55,080 Speaker 1: and he just keeps right on going. But to me, 156 00:07:55,480 --> 00:07:58,120 Speaker 1: it's the plays he makes at the timing and which 157 00:07:58,120 --> 00:08:00,840 Speaker 1: he makes at the Atlanta Games perfect. He makes the 158 00:08:00,920 --> 00:08:03,520 Speaker 1: two biggest plays when the Chiefs needed it the most. 159 00:08:03,520 --> 00:08:07,080 Speaker 1: They were running at oxygen and he gave them oxygen. 160 00:08:07,480 --> 00:08:09,880 Speaker 1: To me, this If you want to call Patrick Mahomes 161 00:08:09,920 --> 00:08:13,760 Speaker 1: Steph Curry in the Golden State Goalier days, then this 162 00:08:13,920 --> 00:08:17,120 Speaker 1: is Clay Thompson. Yeah, okay, this is the dude hitting 163 00:08:17,160 --> 00:08:20,600 Speaker 1: the big shot to win Game seven. And that's what 164 00:08:20,720 --> 00:08:24,080 Speaker 1: Kelsey's doing. And you can tell me you played this 165 00:08:24,160 --> 00:08:26,160 Speaker 1: game for ten years, how unique it is when you 166 00:08:26,200 --> 00:08:28,840 Speaker 1: get a player that does the biggest things at the 167 00:08:28,880 --> 00:08:32,120 Speaker 1: biggest moments. Well, I think everybody is. The question everybody 168 00:08:32,120 --> 00:08:34,400 Speaker 1: has is what is the one factor in the Kansas 169 00:08:34,360 --> 00:08:38,400 Speaker 1: City Chiefs defense offense. The defenses have to worry about 170 00:08:38,520 --> 00:08:42,800 Speaker 1: what really manipulates other teams and what they do. It's unfortunate. 171 00:08:42,800 --> 00:08:46,319 Speaker 1: It's not cheetah cheetah speed. Everybody has a receiver that 172 00:08:46,400 --> 00:08:48,439 Speaker 1: can take the top off. Everybody has a four four 173 00:08:48,480 --> 00:08:50,480 Speaker 1: receiver that can just run down the field and do 174 00:08:50,600 --> 00:08:54,600 Speaker 1: things to draw the safety's eyes, draw coverage away on 175 00:08:54,640 --> 00:08:57,800 Speaker 1: the outside edges. The way you can affect a running 176 00:08:57,840 --> 00:09:00,920 Speaker 1: game using the tight end position, his shifts and motions, 177 00:09:01,240 --> 00:09:05,160 Speaker 1: where he engages, where he blocks, where he releases, how 178 00:09:05,200 --> 00:09:08,440 Speaker 1: he releases, how he blocks before he releases. All the 179 00:09:08,520 --> 00:09:12,400 Speaker 1: different techniques and ways Kelsey gets out into a route 180 00:09:12,760 --> 00:09:15,520 Speaker 1: have made it so that the linebacker, the defense of end, 181 00:09:15,520 --> 00:09:18,840 Speaker 1: and the safety at some point in every play has 182 00:09:18,880 --> 00:09:21,440 Speaker 1: to relate or have eyes on Kelsey. And when you 183 00:09:21,480 --> 00:09:24,160 Speaker 1: put eyes on Kelsey, it takes your eyes off of 184 00:09:24,480 --> 00:09:26,880 Speaker 1: your running gap. It takes your eyes off of where 185 00:09:26,880 --> 00:09:30,520 Speaker 1: the running back is releasing too, when you talking about 186 00:09:30,520 --> 00:09:33,719 Speaker 1: Bell and Williams and Clyde Hlaire, where these guys are 187 00:09:33,760 --> 00:09:37,320 Speaker 1: now being released into the defense. And then also it 188 00:09:37,480 --> 00:09:41,720 Speaker 1: sucks your secondary up to allow a secondary window of 189 00:09:41,960 --> 00:09:46,120 Speaker 1: end routes by Sammy Watkins, de Marcus Robinson and Tyreek Hill. 190 00:09:46,720 --> 00:09:49,679 Speaker 1: He has such an effect on it's almost like the 191 00:09:49,720 --> 00:09:52,959 Speaker 1: moon having effect on the waves when you talk about, 192 00:09:53,679 --> 00:09:59,080 Speaker 1: you know, evolving and being a solar body. What what what? 193 00:09:59,080 --> 00:10:01,840 Speaker 1: What Kelsey does us to affect our entire passing game. 194 00:10:02,240 --> 00:10:05,560 Speaker 1: It's something that if Pat Mahomes had to break down 195 00:10:05,559 --> 00:10:08,400 Speaker 1: with the one factor, the one factor that affects the 196 00:10:08,800 --> 00:10:15,640 Speaker 1: other teams passing distribution, zone drops, man, coverage, matchups, man 197 00:10:15,679 --> 00:10:18,280 Speaker 1: and man, I think he would have to say it's 198 00:10:18,320 --> 00:10:23,280 Speaker 1: Travis Kelsey because he's unguardable in man and he's unfindable 199 00:10:23,280 --> 00:10:27,800 Speaker 1: in zone. Well, he's at the high tide. To use 200 00:10:27,880 --> 00:10:30,559 Speaker 1: your moon and the waves you. And I had a 201 00:10:30,640 --> 00:10:32,880 Speaker 1: chance to talk to him after the Atlanta game and 202 00:10:33,000 --> 00:10:35,520 Speaker 1: we talked to him, I'm making the key play at 203 00:10:35,520 --> 00:10:39,040 Speaker 1: the key time. You can't. You can't fall astray man. 204 00:10:39,080 --> 00:10:41,640 Speaker 1: You can't. You gotta stay locked in, you gotta stay positive, 205 00:10:41,679 --> 00:10:43,880 Speaker 1: you gotta keep bringing energy. When adversity hits, There's so 206 00:10:43,920 --> 00:10:46,720 Speaker 1: many different emotions, so many different things that can go 207 00:10:46,760 --> 00:10:50,440 Speaker 1: through your mind. You could lack confidence, you can go 208 00:10:50,520 --> 00:10:53,160 Speaker 1: through denial, you can do it. There's so many things. 209 00:10:53,160 --> 00:10:55,200 Speaker 1: And I've I've learned this over the course of my 210 00:10:55,280 --> 00:10:59,880 Speaker 1: career that when adversity hits, being just yourself is all 211 00:11:00,200 --> 00:11:02,559 Speaker 1: is good enough and not trying to do too much. 212 00:11:02,760 --> 00:11:04,480 Speaker 1: And there there was a game earlier than the year 213 00:11:04,520 --> 00:11:06,440 Speaker 1: when I talked about it and I took blame for it, 214 00:11:06,480 --> 00:11:09,840 Speaker 1: and it probably was a bit much whatever it was 215 00:11:10,040 --> 00:11:12,160 Speaker 1: against the Raiders, when I tried to do more than 216 00:11:12,280 --> 00:11:14,240 Speaker 1: what I'm capable of doing, and I tried to do 217 00:11:14,360 --> 00:11:16,880 Speaker 1: more than what this offense was capable of doing. And 218 00:11:17,360 --> 00:11:18,880 Speaker 1: you look at the lost record and it's the only 219 00:11:18,880 --> 00:11:22,040 Speaker 1: one on the board. But coming through when when the 220 00:11:22,080 --> 00:11:23,920 Speaker 1: team needs you the most is just trying to be 221 00:11:24,000 --> 00:11:27,520 Speaker 1: yourself and being confident in our ability as as an 222 00:11:27,520 --> 00:11:30,599 Speaker 1: offense and our ability as a football team. And uh 223 00:11:30,200 --> 00:11:32,880 Speaker 1: and I just uh I follow the lead. Big Red 224 00:11:32,960 --> 00:11:35,400 Speaker 1: is the when adversity hits, he's the most calm, cool, 225 00:11:35,480 --> 00:11:38,160 Speaker 1: collected guy on the sideline. And then that goes right 226 00:11:38,200 --> 00:11:40,920 Speaker 1: down to one five when five is always ready to go. 227 00:11:41,080 --> 00:11:43,600 Speaker 1: When when when it comes down to the nitty gritty 228 00:11:43,640 --> 00:11:45,880 Speaker 1: and uh and he plays his best and and all 229 00:11:45,880 --> 00:11:48,280 Speaker 1: of our our level of game just as a group 230 00:11:48,400 --> 00:11:50,920 Speaker 1: just goes up and uh and it's a lot of fun. 231 00:11:51,000 --> 00:11:54,440 Speaker 1: But we also take a lot of pride and work 232 00:11:54,720 --> 00:11:58,280 Speaker 1: our tails off for those moments. To me, Chiels, when 233 00:11:58,320 --> 00:12:01,000 Speaker 1: you just hear these answers, how different just dude than 234 00:12:01,080 --> 00:12:03,240 Speaker 1: when he was eight years ago coming into the league, 235 00:12:03,280 --> 00:12:06,360 Speaker 1: even just three years ago, this guy like Tyriek has 236 00:12:06,400 --> 00:12:09,280 Speaker 1: grown just not on the field, but off the field, man, 237 00:12:09,400 --> 00:12:13,480 Speaker 1: his leadership, his understanding about how to actually evolve in 238 00:12:13,520 --> 00:12:16,280 Speaker 1: the NFL. It takes more than just talent. You have 239 00:12:16,360 --> 00:12:18,040 Speaker 1: to be so humble to be able to look at 240 00:12:18,040 --> 00:12:21,840 Speaker 1: yourself on film and understand the finer details of the position, 241 00:12:22,120 --> 00:12:24,920 Speaker 1: how you affect the opponent and how you also affect 242 00:12:24,960 --> 00:12:28,520 Speaker 1: your own team, whether it's body position, his body language, 243 00:12:28,920 --> 00:12:31,720 Speaker 1: being a leader in and out the huddle, encouraging others 244 00:12:31,760 --> 00:12:34,120 Speaker 1: when they make catches, and then not hanging your head 245 00:12:34,160 --> 00:12:36,120 Speaker 1: down when you miss one, when there is a mistake, 246 00:12:36,120 --> 00:12:38,520 Speaker 1: when there is a drop pass or a route deals 247 00:12:38,600 --> 00:12:40,800 Speaker 1: run short, or a little bit off, when you and 248 00:12:41,360 --> 00:12:43,480 Speaker 1: pad a little bit off. All of those things have 249 00:12:43,760 --> 00:12:46,440 Speaker 1: evolved to the position and the player we see now 250 00:12:46,679 --> 00:12:49,760 Speaker 1: that is definitely in my eyes. Hey, we can start 251 00:12:49,760 --> 00:12:52,160 Speaker 1: throwing those stats out the window. Just watch the All 252 00:12:52,200 --> 00:12:56,160 Speaker 1: twenty two. It's very clear how effective and how powerful 253 00:12:57,080 --> 00:13:02,000 Speaker 1: force zeus Aka Travis Kelsey is on the field. But 254 00:13:02,160 --> 00:13:05,200 Speaker 1: now we see his mindset and how humbly is about 255 00:13:05,240 --> 00:13:09,040 Speaker 1: all the hard work giving credit to everybody else except 256 00:13:09,280 --> 00:13:13,120 Speaker 1: his own self. That is the real way I think 257 00:13:13,160 --> 00:13:16,280 Speaker 1: that he has very evolved his game and become the 258 00:13:16,320 --> 00:13:19,240 Speaker 1: offensive player of the Year in twenty twenty. I love 259 00:13:19,280 --> 00:13:21,040 Speaker 1: what you ask him after the game, and we're gonna 260 00:13:21,080 --> 00:13:23,280 Speaker 1: hear it here. You know, I've covered this league twenty 261 00:13:23,280 --> 00:13:26,200 Speaker 1: seven years, but some of the best conversations is when 262 00:13:26,200 --> 00:13:28,960 Speaker 1: I back up and I watch a former player with 263 00:13:29,080 --> 00:13:32,040 Speaker 1: a current player because you have an understanding of it, 264 00:13:32,080 --> 00:13:34,720 Speaker 1: and when you talked about him kind of redefining the position. 265 00:13:35,440 --> 00:13:39,360 Speaker 1: I mean his eyes lit up, not for his own good, 266 00:13:40,720 --> 00:13:44,280 Speaker 1: but it kind of just it got activated his brain 267 00:13:44,360 --> 00:13:47,960 Speaker 1: and his heart and listen, because he pays a lot 268 00:13:47,960 --> 00:13:51,000 Speaker 1: of homage to those who have put him in this position. 269 00:13:51,480 --> 00:13:54,160 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, I mean that was actually just referring to, 270 00:13:54,640 --> 00:13:57,080 Speaker 1: like when Tony Gonzalez into the league, you know, the 271 00:13:57,120 --> 00:13:59,679 Speaker 1: whole basketball player being able to post up people at 272 00:13:59,679 --> 00:14:03,439 Speaker 1: the tight position, always being opened, always being an outlet 273 00:14:03,480 --> 00:14:06,880 Speaker 1: on third Dawn. He led the way for Jimmy Graham, 274 00:14:06,920 --> 00:14:09,240 Speaker 1: he led the way for Algae Crumpler, he led the 275 00:14:09,280 --> 00:14:12,840 Speaker 1: way for Hunter Henry. There's been a wave of tight 276 00:14:13,000 --> 00:14:16,600 Speaker 1: ends that have been this basketball body six foot six, 277 00:14:16,679 --> 00:14:20,120 Speaker 1: six foot five that can post you up. But they 278 00:14:20,200 --> 00:14:22,880 Speaker 1: didn't have to run after the catch. They didn't have 279 00:14:22,960 --> 00:14:26,720 Speaker 1: the downfield presence. And when Kelsey has entered the scene 280 00:14:26,760 --> 00:14:30,160 Speaker 1: over the last five years, he's let everybody see, a 281 00:14:30,280 --> 00:14:32,760 Speaker 1: tight end just doesn't run seven routes. They just don't 282 00:14:32,800 --> 00:14:36,080 Speaker 1: run pump routes. They just don't run white options. They 283 00:14:36,120 --> 00:14:41,160 Speaker 1: can create a whole another, a whole another tree concept 284 00:14:41,400 --> 00:14:44,040 Speaker 1: as far as the routes, just off of what Travis 285 00:14:44,080 --> 00:14:47,480 Speaker 1: Kelsey doing, because you talk about some backyard football. If 286 00:14:47,520 --> 00:14:51,800 Speaker 1: you watch him and Pat Mahomes, the instinct, the instinctively, 287 00:14:52,400 --> 00:14:55,160 Speaker 1: how they play off one another late in account after 288 00:14:55,200 --> 00:14:57,640 Speaker 1: the initial read isn't there. How they how they find 289 00:14:57,720 --> 00:15:01,440 Speaker 1: holes in zone, how they find weeks points, weak spots 290 00:15:01,480 --> 00:15:04,880 Speaker 1: in a man defense. It's legendary at an early stage 291 00:15:05,160 --> 00:15:07,960 Speaker 1: how often these guys go off the page, go off 292 00:15:08,000 --> 00:15:11,320 Speaker 1: the script, and hit defenses where they hurt the most. 293 00:15:11,320 --> 00:15:14,280 Speaker 1: They found the weak spots, they found the weak points. 294 00:15:14,560 --> 00:15:16,480 Speaker 1: And that's something that I think Kelsey, when I talk 295 00:15:16,520 --> 00:15:19,160 Speaker 1: about redefinding the tight end position, Like you said, there's 296 00:15:19,240 --> 00:15:21,600 Speaker 1: some tight ends coming into the league now. They want 297 00:15:21,600 --> 00:15:24,560 Speaker 1: to try to emulate that, but they don't possess that 298 00:15:24,720 --> 00:15:29,200 Speaker 1: mindset that Travis has. Here's Travis Kelsey's response to your inference. 299 00:15:30,720 --> 00:15:33,520 Speaker 1: Very fortunate to be in this situation, man Um. I 300 00:15:33,560 --> 00:15:38,040 Speaker 1: know coach Read and coach Heck, coach b Enemy, they 301 00:15:38,040 --> 00:15:40,120 Speaker 1: do an unbelievable job in terms of setting up this 302 00:15:40,200 --> 00:15:42,800 Speaker 1: offense in the run game, in the past game. To 303 00:15:42,840 --> 00:15:47,160 Speaker 1: be able to kind of, you know, enhance our player's 304 00:15:47,200 --> 00:15:50,840 Speaker 1: strengths and and with that makes our job ten times 305 00:15:50,840 --> 00:15:54,200 Speaker 1: easier and makes us that much more productive as an offense. 306 00:15:54,240 --> 00:15:59,080 Speaker 1: So individual accolade like that is something that you hang 307 00:15:59,160 --> 00:16:01,160 Speaker 1: your hat on when you get a gold jacket when 308 00:16:01,160 --> 00:16:03,840 Speaker 1: it's all said and done. But right now, you know, 309 00:16:03,880 --> 00:16:06,920 Speaker 1: I'm just very fortunate that we got another win. And 310 00:16:07,240 --> 00:16:10,160 Speaker 1: this is the best season that the Kansas City Chiefs 311 00:16:10,200 --> 00:16:13,600 Speaker 1: have ever put together. So I love that interaction that 312 00:16:13,680 --> 00:16:16,080 Speaker 1: you had, player to player, former player to current player 313 00:16:16,160 --> 00:16:19,560 Speaker 1: with him. But let's transition here, because a lot of 314 00:16:19,560 --> 00:16:22,520 Speaker 1: folks are asking, man, Week seventeen starters, you know how 315 00:16:22,520 --> 00:16:25,040 Speaker 1: many are gonna play, who's gonna play? Who's in? Who's out? 316 00:16:26,080 --> 00:16:28,560 Speaker 1: But I'm gonna tell I've just been telling folks all 317 00:16:28,560 --> 00:16:30,960 Speaker 1: week this game is so important for a lot of reasons. 318 00:16:31,000 --> 00:16:33,720 Speaker 1: Let's go back in time. Jump in a time machine 319 00:16:33,760 --> 00:16:37,040 Speaker 1: with us. Go back to twenty thirteen. The Chiefs couldn't 320 00:16:37,040 --> 00:16:39,120 Speaker 1: move the needle. They're in the wildcard game. But that 321 00:16:39,200 --> 00:16:42,040 Speaker 1: Week seventeen game they had to play the Chargers. They 322 00:16:42,080 --> 00:16:45,560 Speaker 1: played thirty eight dudes in that game. Thirty eight most 323 00:16:45,680 --> 00:16:48,240 Speaker 1: high school teams. Smith Center's high school team will play 324 00:16:48,280 --> 00:16:52,280 Speaker 1: forty in a game. All right. Still, guys like Eric Fisher, 325 00:16:52,320 --> 00:16:55,000 Speaker 1: who was a rookie, was put in a position to 326 00:16:55,080 --> 00:16:57,360 Speaker 1: be kind of the lead dog on the offensive line, 327 00:16:57,960 --> 00:17:01,520 Speaker 1: and Anthony Sherman, who's in his third year at that point, 328 00:17:01,720 --> 00:17:05,520 Speaker 1: was asked to be a leader and they emerged. Twenty seventeen, 329 00:17:05,560 --> 00:17:08,680 Speaker 1: the Chiefs played thirty seven guys. It was Patrick Mahome's debut, 330 00:17:08,760 --> 00:17:12,840 Speaker 1: couldn't move the needle. Starters mostly pulled out Tano, passing 331 00:17:13,119 --> 00:17:15,560 Speaker 1: two sacks in that game seventeen yards. People didn't know 332 00:17:15,600 --> 00:17:18,480 Speaker 1: who Toano was, couldn't spell his name, still can't. But 333 00:17:18,600 --> 00:17:21,720 Speaker 1: the point is there are guys this week that are 334 00:17:21,720 --> 00:17:24,080 Speaker 1: going to get a chances that could help the Chiefs 335 00:17:24,119 --> 00:17:27,200 Speaker 1: not only win playoff games, but build the future shop 336 00:17:27,320 --> 00:17:30,679 Speaker 1: for the next three weeks. How valuable is getting guys 337 00:17:30,840 --> 00:17:35,400 Speaker 1: in roles or first time appearances in this week seventeen game? Man, 338 00:17:35,440 --> 00:17:38,040 Speaker 1: I think an opportunity like this in week seventeen, when 339 00:17:38,119 --> 00:17:40,600 Speaker 1: you've already locked in your position, we already know the 340 00:17:40,920 --> 00:17:43,359 Speaker 1: postseason is there, we know when we're going to play. 341 00:17:43,480 --> 00:17:47,360 Speaker 1: This game doesn't move you up or back. It allows 342 00:17:47,400 --> 00:17:50,440 Speaker 1: your depth. It allows your young guys to get playing film. 343 00:17:51,119 --> 00:17:53,399 Speaker 1: Do you know how much value it adds to the 344 00:17:53,400 --> 00:17:56,320 Speaker 1: back end of the roster. Going into every season, you 345 00:17:56,359 --> 00:17:59,400 Speaker 1: have to make such critical decisions on if this young 346 00:17:59,440 --> 00:18:02,000 Speaker 1: guy going into year two and going into year three, 347 00:18:02,320 --> 00:18:05,919 Speaker 1: do you think he can handle being a full time starter? 348 00:18:06,200 --> 00:18:10,280 Speaker 1: Can he handle the regular package? Can he handle the nickel? 349 00:18:10,560 --> 00:18:14,080 Speaker 1: Is he able to make plays? Most organizations have to 350 00:18:14,119 --> 00:18:16,639 Speaker 1: just roll the dice. It's a crapshoot. They just have 351 00:18:16,720 --> 00:18:19,400 Speaker 1: to trust their instincts, trust what they see in practice, 352 00:18:19,760 --> 00:18:23,160 Speaker 1: and gamble on almost half the roster spots. Because it's 353 00:18:23,200 --> 00:18:25,439 Speaker 1: such a great turn over the league, we have an 354 00:18:25,440 --> 00:18:28,439 Speaker 1: opportunity to take the back end of our roster, not 355 00:18:28,560 --> 00:18:31,480 Speaker 1: the starting eleven and starting twenty two, but the other 356 00:18:31,520 --> 00:18:34,400 Speaker 1: thirty players. Get him out on the field and see 357 00:18:34,480 --> 00:18:40,440 Speaker 1: some significant end of the year plays against a good opponent, 358 00:18:40,520 --> 00:18:43,240 Speaker 1: not an opponent that's laid down, not a Jets team, 359 00:18:43,480 --> 00:18:49,080 Speaker 1: a team with there's a few wins. This this charges 360 00:18:49,080 --> 00:18:50,720 Speaker 1: team is being led by one of the up and 361 00:18:50,760 --> 00:18:54,399 Speaker 1: coming quarterbacks. This defense has playmakers. All you're gonna go 362 00:18:54,480 --> 00:18:57,720 Speaker 1: against some high level talent and we're gonna see can 363 00:18:57,720 --> 00:19:00,119 Speaker 1: our back end guys be ready to step up and 364 00:19:00,760 --> 00:19:03,359 Speaker 1: fill up when when they're asked to promote and be 365 00:19:04,080 --> 00:19:07,280 Speaker 1: a full time starters. Because the evolution of being a 366 00:19:07,280 --> 00:19:11,199 Speaker 1: great team, other teams want your players there's gonna be 367 00:19:11,280 --> 00:19:15,560 Speaker 1: teams that offer guys multimillion dollar contracts that our organization 368 00:19:15,680 --> 00:19:18,600 Speaker 1: cannot afford to keep under the salary cap. And when 369 00:19:18,640 --> 00:19:21,719 Speaker 1: those guys go away and get drawn away, we know 370 00:19:21,840 --> 00:19:25,080 Speaker 1: exactly what is filling into those roles because we've seen 371 00:19:25,080 --> 00:19:27,919 Speaker 1: those guys but almost now two weeks fell into some 372 00:19:28,040 --> 00:19:30,760 Speaker 1: quality playing time, and so that should make a such 373 00:19:31,760 --> 00:19:35,720 Speaker 1: impact on our evaluation understanding of what is needed in 374 00:19:35,760 --> 00:19:38,800 Speaker 1: the off season and what is needed through the draft. 375 00:19:38,960 --> 00:19:41,520 Speaker 1: So this is a phenomenal chance, not just for the 376 00:19:41,560 --> 00:19:44,720 Speaker 1: young guys to get some snaps before our entire organization, 377 00:19:45,000 --> 00:19:47,800 Speaker 1: our scouts, our general manager to see, hey, what do 378 00:19:47,880 --> 00:19:50,800 Speaker 1: we really have when we open the cupboard. Yeah, it 379 00:19:50,800 --> 00:19:52,399 Speaker 1: makes it even more important because you don't have a 380 00:19:52,440 --> 00:19:55,840 Speaker 1: preseason this year. But that being said, as much as 381 00:19:55,840 --> 00:19:58,240 Speaker 1: we're we're in these bows seven hundred headphones with eleven 382 00:19:58,320 --> 00:20:03,200 Speaker 1: levels of noise cancelation or says touchdown Kansas City, it 383 00:20:03,480 --> 00:20:09,080 Speaker 1: is assured that Andy Reid wants to win this game badly. Okay, 384 00:20:09,119 --> 00:20:11,400 Speaker 1: that miss forty one yard field goal by Suck up 385 00:20:11,840 --> 00:20:14,520 Speaker 1: Hurt in twenty thirteen didn't move the needle for the Chiefs. 386 00:20:14,800 --> 00:20:17,560 Speaker 1: Put the Chargers in the playoffs, but that was a 387 00:20:17,960 --> 00:20:21,000 Speaker 1: he wasn't fond of that game, but he was fond 388 00:20:21,000 --> 00:20:23,919 Speaker 1: of twenty seventeen because in the same circumstance, the Chiefs 389 00:20:24,000 --> 00:20:26,879 Speaker 1: won that game against a division opponent. They're gonna go 390 00:20:26,960 --> 00:20:28,840 Speaker 1: all out to try to win this game. They are 391 00:20:28,840 --> 00:20:31,640 Speaker 1: not throwing this game away at all. But then you've 392 00:20:31,680 --> 00:20:34,800 Speaker 1: got guys like Armani Watts in the secondary, who now 393 00:20:34,840 --> 00:20:37,240 Speaker 1: you're going, okay, you're going to be Honey Badger in 394 00:20:37,280 --> 00:20:40,479 Speaker 1: this game, Willie Gay Junior going okay, You're now Damien 395 00:20:40,520 --> 00:20:44,040 Speaker 1: Wilson or Hitchens in this game. Or up front, Mike Danna, 396 00:20:44,280 --> 00:20:46,600 Speaker 1: you're going to be Frank Clark in this game. The 397 00:20:46,680 --> 00:20:49,639 Speaker 1: offensive line, I mean, the mix and match what goes 398 00:20:49,680 --> 00:20:52,600 Speaker 1: on there. But the point is here, you're saying you're 399 00:20:52,640 --> 00:20:55,240 Speaker 1: getting a chance in your first year or second year 400 00:20:55,640 --> 00:20:57,760 Speaker 1: to do something that most players who don't even get 401 00:20:57,760 --> 00:21:00,400 Speaker 1: the chance to do ever or maybe until their third 402 00:21:00,400 --> 00:21:03,080 Speaker 1: and fourth year. And most teams when they have an 403 00:21:03,119 --> 00:21:05,120 Speaker 1: opportunity to put up a guy in like that, it's 404 00:21:05,280 --> 00:21:08,120 Speaker 1: do a that situation, it's through, it's because of injury, 405 00:21:08,400 --> 00:21:10,080 Speaker 1: and you're just thrown out there. You haven't had a 406 00:21:10,160 --> 00:21:12,800 Speaker 1: week of practice. You haven't, you're just thrown to the wolves. 407 00:21:13,000 --> 00:21:15,520 Speaker 1: We've actually had the opportunity to get a week of practice. 408 00:21:15,600 --> 00:21:18,200 Speaker 1: These guys know their roles going into the game. They'll 409 00:21:18,240 --> 00:21:22,480 Speaker 1: be fully prepared. You'll see a very fundamentally sound game 410 00:21:22,480 --> 00:21:25,040 Speaker 1: playing on both sides of the ball that allows guys 411 00:21:25,040 --> 00:21:29,359 Speaker 1: to go play football. Be instinctive, react to what you see, 412 00:21:29,440 --> 00:21:33,400 Speaker 1: go play fast, no hesitation. Andy has been very consistent 413 00:21:33,440 --> 00:21:36,960 Speaker 1: on this one thing. He's always told guys, let your 414 00:21:36,960 --> 00:21:40,000 Speaker 1: personality show. If you're a playmaker, if you can make plays, 415 00:21:40,040 --> 00:21:42,600 Speaker 1: if you can play at a high level. Never never 416 00:21:42,720 --> 00:21:45,520 Speaker 1: use any excuse about somebody in front of you or 417 00:21:45,840 --> 00:21:48,520 Speaker 1: a playing time when you're giving the opportunity to go 418 00:21:48,680 --> 00:21:51,800 Speaker 1: make plays. Playmakers are ready to go make plays. And 419 00:21:51,840 --> 00:21:53,679 Speaker 1: what that would do for young guys if they can 420 00:21:53,760 --> 00:21:58,200 Speaker 1: understand in this moment, in this era, understanding that hey, 421 00:21:58,400 --> 00:22:00,879 Speaker 1: they don't know how the playoffs look, they don't know 422 00:22:00,920 --> 00:22:02,919 Speaker 1: when their number is gonna be called or if it's 423 00:22:02,960 --> 00:22:05,520 Speaker 1: gonna be called. The least they're gonna have, they're gonna 424 00:22:05,520 --> 00:22:07,679 Speaker 1: have some playtime film to be able to go in 425 00:22:07,720 --> 00:22:11,080 Speaker 1: the offseason no matter what happens, Who comes, who goes, 426 00:22:11,080 --> 00:22:14,879 Speaker 1: Who stays. Every team has as has turnover when we 427 00:22:14,960 --> 00:22:19,159 Speaker 1: turn this thing over. The organizational value of these guys 428 00:22:19,240 --> 00:22:21,600 Speaker 1: you see on the field in week seventeen, but the Chiefs, 429 00:22:21,920 --> 00:22:24,080 Speaker 1: who's gonna go through the roof because they're gonna be 430 00:22:24,080 --> 00:22:26,760 Speaker 1: part of a championship team. They know championship swagger, they 431 00:22:26,840 --> 00:22:29,280 Speaker 1: know how we practice and play, and every team wants 432 00:22:29,280 --> 00:22:31,479 Speaker 1: a little piece of that, especially if you look at 433 00:22:31,480 --> 00:22:35,600 Speaker 1: Week seventeen and the guys out there making plays final thing. 434 00:22:35,600 --> 00:22:39,520 Speaker 1: I found it fascinating because Nate Whatmore, the audio engineer 435 00:22:40,000 --> 00:22:43,160 Speaker 1: for the Chief Tradio network after Nieman came out, because 436 00:22:43,200 --> 00:22:44,880 Speaker 1: he's wearing the green dot. Right, you get the one 437 00:22:44,920 --> 00:22:47,040 Speaker 1: green dot on defense. He's like, now he's gonna wear 438 00:22:47,040 --> 00:22:49,160 Speaker 1: the green dot. That's a really good question because you're 439 00:22:49,160 --> 00:22:51,240 Speaker 1: down to Willie Gate Junior, who hadn't played, you know, 440 00:22:51,880 --> 00:22:54,840 Speaker 1: twenty five percent of the defensive snaps, Darius Harris who 441 00:22:54,840 --> 00:22:58,440 Speaker 1: hadn't played at all defensively, some special teams, and Omari 442 00:22:58,520 --> 00:23:00,800 Speaker 1: Cobb were in fifty nine. People are gonna fifty nine? 443 00:23:01,000 --> 00:23:06,639 Speaker 1: Did we get shot back? That's on Murray Cobb. Who's 444 00:23:06,640 --> 00:23:09,960 Speaker 1: on Murray Cobb? I don't know, just watching play Darius 445 00:23:10,000 --> 00:23:12,199 Speaker 1: Harris was wearing a green dit I said that was 446 00:23:12,280 --> 00:23:14,840 Speaker 1: like the flight attendant or the guy loading your bags 447 00:23:14,840 --> 00:23:17,600 Speaker 1: on the bottom of the plane flying the plane. I mean, 448 00:23:17,840 --> 00:23:21,680 Speaker 1: but what a great opportunity for Darius Harris to be there. 449 00:23:21,680 --> 00:23:24,120 Speaker 1: In the real life, you're gonna wear the green dot. 450 00:23:24,240 --> 00:23:26,560 Speaker 1: That wasn't the second half of a fourth preseason game. 451 00:23:26,640 --> 00:23:29,959 Speaker 1: This was on to win a buy in the AFC 452 00:23:30,520 --> 00:23:32,879 Speaker 1: in a tight game. All the chips have been pushed in. 453 00:23:33,040 --> 00:23:35,879 Speaker 1: Everybody's expect to go out there and make plays. There's 454 00:23:36,000 --> 00:23:39,080 Speaker 1: no excuses. Nobody wants to hear about how young you are, 455 00:23:39,440 --> 00:23:42,880 Speaker 1: how raw you are, how green, all these different terms 456 00:23:42,880 --> 00:23:45,639 Speaker 1: for young players. You've been around long enough to know 457 00:23:45,720 --> 00:23:48,600 Speaker 1: how we do things. You know the communication, how we communicate, 458 00:23:48,640 --> 00:23:51,399 Speaker 1: how we change things, how we adjust on defense. Go 459 00:23:51,480 --> 00:23:54,280 Speaker 1: out there, line up and go play football. What we 460 00:23:54,440 --> 00:23:57,800 Speaker 1: do not have on this organization. We don't have any robots. 461 00:23:58,119 --> 00:24:00,480 Speaker 1: We don't have any guys that tightened up the moment. 462 00:24:00,680 --> 00:24:04,520 Speaker 1: We have guys that play loose with swagger and they understand, hey, 463 00:24:04,560 --> 00:24:07,280 Speaker 1: this play for the moment. Play your butts off. Every 464 00:24:07,320 --> 00:24:09,880 Speaker 1: time we got on offense, it's to go score. Every 465 00:24:09,880 --> 00:24:12,000 Speaker 1: time we got on defense, it's to prevent the other team. 466 00:24:12,119 --> 00:24:14,000 Speaker 1: And every time we go out there on special teams, 467 00:24:14,080 --> 00:24:16,479 Speaker 1: it's to make a big play. Those are those are 468 00:24:16,480 --> 00:24:19,639 Speaker 1: the constants in in our organization and I love that 469 00:24:19,920 --> 00:24:21,600 Speaker 1: and I think our team loved that. And that's why 470 00:24:21,640 --> 00:24:24,359 Speaker 1: free agents love to come here because you're encouraged to 471 00:24:24,440 --> 00:24:29,159 Speaker 1: go play, play, play, go, play, play, play hard, play strong, 472 00:24:29,720 --> 00:24:31,800 Speaker 1: to the echo or the whistle, all these different terms 473 00:24:31,840 --> 00:24:35,240 Speaker 1: that players have they here growing up. That's what we 474 00:24:35,280 --> 00:24:38,000 Speaker 1: are encouraged to do here in Kansas City. No fear, 475 00:24:38,359 --> 00:24:41,639 Speaker 1: no fear. We play play like your hair is on fire. 476 00:24:42,280 --> 00:24:44,439 Speaker 1: Pedal to the metal, baby. That's the only way we 477 00:24:44,440 --> 00:24:47,040 Speaker 1: play here in Kansas City. And some people love it, 478 00:24:47,080 --> 00:24:48,959 Speaker 1: some people don't. But that's how it is when you're 479 00:24:49,000 --> 00:24:51,120 Speaker 1: part of the kingdom. I love just where you put 480 00:24:51,119 --> 00:24:53,240 Speaker 1: it on Chiefs three one after the Atlanta game, what 481 00:24:53,400 --> 00:24:55,480 Speaker 1: you say, all we have is all we got, and 482 00:24:55,560 --> 00:24:58,520 Speaker 1: all we got enough? Right, that's right. And in this 483 00:24:58,560 --> 00:25:01,080 Speaker 1: week's game against the Chargers, we seventeen. All we have 484 00:25:01,560 --> 00:25:04,240 Speaker 1: is all we got and it's enough. So it's time 485 00:25:04,280 --> 00:25:06,600 Speaker 1: to go in week seventeen. See it there, you went 486 00:25:06,600 --> 00:25:08,480 Speaker 1: to Richmond, help me out on the map, the touchdown 487 00:25:08,480 --> 00:25:11,880 Speaker 1: plus a pa teque was how many points? Oh loo? Well, 488 00:25:12,240 --> 00:25:14,159 Speaker 1: in Richmond, we didn't score a bunch of touchdowns, but 489 00:25:14,240 --> 00:25:16,720 Speaker 1: his defense we called it spot a d. We kept 490 00:25:16,720 --> 00:25:19,040 Speaker 1: people off the score boys. So that's all we was 491 00:25:19,080 --> 00:25:20,840 Speaker 1: worried about. We didn't care how many points we want 492 00:25:20,840 --> 00:25:22,879 Speaker 1: to score for our offense. We just cared about how 493 00:25:22,880 --> 00:25:24,760 Speaker 1: many points we were trying to give up. So our 494 00:25:24,840 --> 00:25:27,320 Speaker 1: defense was number one in the country a few a 495 00:25:27,359 --> 00:25:29,880 Speaker 1: few seasons for one double a team, and we took 496 00:25:29,920 --> 00:25:33,160 Speaker 1: pride net Well, I'm sure you gotta pick six somewhere. 497 00:25:33,560 --> 00:25:38,400 Speaker 1: Seven seven eighty seven Travis Kelsey in Week seventeen. It's 498 00:25:38,440 --> 00:25:41,320 Speaker 1: sevens this week. Thanks for joining us and this edition 499 00:25:41,320 --> 00:25:44,640 Speaker 1: of Defending the Kingdom. Happy New Year, everyone, he Sean 500 00:25:44,800 --> 00:25:47,280 Speaker 1: Barber the Shop the Spider Man. I mitchelters voice to 501 00:25:47,320 --> 00:25:48,920 Speaker 1: the Chiefs, Let's run it back.