1 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:03,320 Speaker 1: Thank you vantage On the day when you get opportunity 2 00:00:03,279 --> 00:00:05,560 Speaker 1: in the game, they can play chas don't do it 3 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:11,719 Speaker 1: one d tuxdown Kansas City, the Chiefs all right in 4 00:00:11,760 --> 00:00:15,200 Speaker 1: the thick of a baby. Hello everyone, and welcome to 5 00:00:15,240 --> 00:00:18,479 Speaker 1: this edition of Defending the Kingdom that's brought to you 6 00:00:18,600 --> 00:00:22,000 Speaker 1: by three sixty Vodka Awesome for the holidays, the official 7 00:00:22,079 --> 00:00:24,040 Speaker 1: vide for the Kansas City Chiefs and of the Chiefs 8 00:00:24,120 --> 00:00:28,360 Speaker 1: Kingdom in Kansas City's homemade vodka three sixty Vodka. Mitch 9 00:00:28,400 --> 00:00:30,920 Speaker 1: alters with you Voice of the Chiefs along with Chiefs 10 00:00:30,920 --> 00:00:34,559 Speaker 1: reporter the Matt Stad himself, Matt McMullan, and the man 11 00:00:34,680 --> 00:00:37,120 Speaker 1: we call the Shop the barber Shop, Sean Barbera the 12 00:00:37,120 --> 00:00:40,760 Speaker 1: Spider Man, a guy that played in this league for 13 00:00:40,800 --> 00:00:44,120 Speaker 1: over ten years and he's a community leader in so 14 00:00:44,120 --> 00:00:47,279 Speaker 1: many ways. You can just find your search engine look 15 00:00:47,320 --> 00:00:49,200 Speaker 1: him up. You'll see him just all over the place. Anyway, 16 00:00:49,200 --> 00:00:52,560 Speaker 1: it's awesome to have Shop and Matt here. This episode 17 00:00:52,720 --> 00:00:56,080 Speaker 1: is going to feature on rematches, which is one of 18 00:00:56,120 --> 00:00:59,000 Speaker 1: the more fascinating things of the National Football League. College 19 00:00:59,080 --> 00:01:01,040 Speaker 1: is generally and have him. You might have him in 20 00:01:01,080 --> 00:01:04,840 Speaker 1: a conference championship game, or maybe a playoff game, sometimes 21 00:01:04,880 --> 00:01:07,560 Speaker 1: in a bowl, but rare. They are a matter of 22 00:01:07,640 --> 00:01:11,440 Speaker 1: life in the National Football League, especially in divisions. Now, 23 00:01:11,480 --> 00:01:14,160 Speaker 1: before we get into that, let's take a look at 24 00:01:14,760 --> 00:01:16,800 Speaker 1: Let's go around the World with Matt We might as 25 00:01:16,800 --> 00:01:20,560 Speaker 1: well this might be a sponsored segment. Who is engaging 26 00:01:20,600 --> 00:01:23,280 Speaker 1: with us on the Defending the Kingdom podcast Around the World. Well, 27 00:01:23,280 --> 00:01:25,080 Speaker 1: first of all, you ever notice how Sean always wears 28 00:01:25,080 --> 00:01:26,920 Speaker 1: his ring on this show. What a power move is that? 29 00:01:27,480 --> 00:01:29,640 Speaker 1: And it was always his right hand up with the ring, like, 30 00:01:29,680 --> 00:01:32,160 Speaker 1: you know, let me get me get my forehead ready, 31 00:01:32,280 --> 00:01:34,560 Speaker 1: here's Sean. Yeah, here's the ring. I'm impressed by it. 32 00:01:34,640 --> 00:01:38,000 Speaker 1: I should break my own two bullshit. Okay, yes, yeah, 33 00:01:38,040 --> 00:01:41,119 Speaker 1: Around the World always, honestly my favorite part of this show. 34 00:01:41,160 --> 00:01:42,840 Speaker 1: We see all the people around the world. By the way, 35 00:01:42,880 --> 00:01:45,800 Speaker 1: I love the fact that the best there's former players 36 00:01:45,800 --> 00:01:48,000 Speaker 1: got the rings. It was such a big deal. And 37 00:01:48,280 --> 00:01:50,480 Speaker 1: thank you Clark Hunt the Hunt family for doing that, 38 00:01:50,520 --> 00:01:53,640 Speaker 1: because I wanted all of y'all to feel that championship. 39 00:01:53,720 --> 00:01:55,520 Speaker 1: I've said that so many times. That was in my 40 00:01:55,560 --> 00:01:58,280 Speaker 1: mind when I saw Kennel Fuller pick that pass off. 41 00:01:58,280 --> 00:02:00,680 Speaker 1: I can't say that you've got a champion. Okay, rocking, Yeah, 42 00:02:00,720 --> 00:02:02,760 Speaker 1: we could talk about that forever as the thing We're 43 00:02:02,800 --> 00:02:06,080 Speaker 1: gonna jump into this though, Okay. So Joel from Johannesburg, 44 00:02:06,200 --> 00:02:08,959 Speaker 1: South Africa, he had DM me on Twitter. What's up, Joel. 45 00:02:09,000 --> 00:02:10,959 Speaker 1: He's raising his whole family as chiefs fans. He was 46 00:02:11,000 --> 00:02:13,240 Speaker 1: here at William Jewel College for eight years, moved to 47 00:02:13,280 --> 00:02:16,519 Speaker 1: South Africa, but still say stays close to his Casey roots. 48 00:02:16,560 --> 00:02:19,360 Speaker 1: So very cool from Joel. Lenny in Dubai, so he 49 00:02:19,440 --> 00:02:22,040 Speaker 1: knows My daughter and son in law were in Botswana, 50 00:02:22,200 --> 00:02:24,320 Speaker 1: just just north neighbor there you go for two and 51 00:02:24,360 --> 00:02:26,320 Speaker 1: a half years. So anyway, Yeah, the Kingdom is everywhere. 52 00:02:27,240 --> 00:02:29,960 Speaker 1: Lenny in Dubai, he's been a fan since nineteen sixty seven, 53 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:32,800 Speaker 1: never misses a show. Pavel from the Czech Republic, but 54 00:02:32,840 --> 00:02:36,240 Speaker 1: he's listening in Germany. Musa from Turkey. Then get this, 55 00:02:36,320 --> 00:02:39,240 Speaker 1: we have two brothers at different spots in the world listening. 56 00:02:39,320 --> 00:02:43,760 Speaker 1: We have Grant Shottenkirk in Townsville, Australia and Brian Schottenkirk 57 00:02:43,840 --> 00:02:47,040 Speaker 1: and Hannoi, Vietnam. Their dad emailed me let me know 58 00:02:47,080 --> 00:02:49,760 Speaker 1: about both of those guys. So what's up guys? Then? 59 00:02:49,800 --> 00:02:51,960 Speaker 1: Also we've lots of people all around the country. So 60 00:02:52,080 --> 00:02:55,760 Speaker 1: Jacob from Harrington, Texas, matt and Clovis, New Mexico. He 61 00:02:55,880 --> 00:02:58,239 Speaker 1: drives fourteen hundred miles round trip to watch the Chiefs 62 00:02:58,240 --> 00:03:01,120 Speaker 1: and loves every minute of that drive. Jonathan also in 63 00:03:01,160 --> 00:03:04,080 Speaker 1: New Mexico. He listens with his dad Tim from Albuquerque. 64 00:03:04,400 --> 00:03:07,959 Speaker 1: We have Josh in Ontario, California, Marshall and Las Vegas 65 00:03:08,040 --> 00:03:11,440 Speaker 1: out there in enemy territory at spy exactly. I know 66 00:03:11,480 --> 00:03:14,280 Speaker 1: a thing or two about that. The way, speaking of that, 67 00:03:14,400 --> 00:03:18,919 Speaker 1: Robert in Littleton, Colorado, another spy, Rasta from Myrtle Beat, 68 00:03:18,960 --> 00:03:22,160 Speaker 1: South Carolina. Sam in Omaha, Hailey in Overland Park. Want 69 00:03:22,200 --> 00:03:23,720 Speaker 1: to make a note here if you're from Kansas City 70 00:03:23,800 --> 00:03:26,880 Speaker 1: or live in Kansas City, we'll still read it. Yeah, 71 00:03:26,919 --> 00:03:29,760 Speaker 1: come on, yeah, for sure, Pat and I I just 72 00:03:29,800 --> 00:03:31,919 Speaker 1: saw him down the hallway. We'll mention Pat. Pat listens 73 00:03:31,919 --> 00:03:33,920 Speaker 1: to defending the kingdom. So wherever you are, even if 74 00:03:33,919 --> 00:03:36,480 Speaker 1: it's just in Kansas City in Overland Park, leaves something 75 00:03:36,520 --> 00:03:38,280 Speaker 1: wherever I will read it, so let me know. So 76 00:03:38,320 --> 00:03:40,640 Speaker 1: we've Hailey and all the way up to this point, 77 00:03:40,640 --> 00:03:42,760 Speaker 1: we've had the southern tip of the African continent you've 78 00:03:42,760 --> 00:03:46,440 Speaker 1: had Southeast Asia, We've had Australia, We've had Eastern Europe. Again, 79 00:03:46,480 --> 00:03:48,800 Speaker 1: here we go. I think we've had Western Europe in there. 80 00:03:49,000 --> 00:03:51,360 Speaker 1: I mean, I do love it. Yeah, well we're everywhere. 81 00:03:51,400 --> 00:03:53,080 Speaker 1: And then the last one here we have an update 82 00:03:53,120 --> 00:03:56,520 Speaker 1: from Bruce. So remember Bruce was from a northwest Kansas 83 00:03:56,600 --> 00:03:58,760 Speaker 1: near Smith Center. You asked what the town was. You 84 00:03:58,760 --> 00:04:01,160 Speaker 1: gotta narrow it down. North Kansas is like saying the 85 00:04:01,200 --> 00:04:04,160 Speaker 1: African continent. Like, okay, well that narrows it down. It's 86 00:04:04,160 --> 00:04:07,360 Speaker 1: like seven thousand miles apart. What is it? It's Osbourne. 87 00:04:08,600 --> 00:04:10,960 Speaker 1: He said. He played a lot of high school football 88 00:04:10,960 --> 00:04:14,800 Speaker 1: games against Mith Center in the sixties, the Bulldogs, the Bulldogs. 89 00:04:14,840 --> 00:04:17,200 Speaker 1: I gotta tell you, because Shop shared some of his 90 00:04:17,240 --> 00:04:21,880 Speaker 1: football stories. My last high school football game was in Osbourne, Kansas. Wow. Yep. 91 00:04:22,240 --> 00:04:25,000 Speaker 1: We were driving for the winning score and we didn't 92 00:04:25,000 --> 00:04:30,160 Speaker 1: win it. Somebody might have thrown an interception. We didn't 93 00:04:30,160 --> 00:04:33,239 Speaker 1: bring that up. Speaking of like you know, going through therapy. 94 00:04:33,520 --> 00:04:35,680 Speaker 1: All right, let's get it going. Let's tuck rematches. I 95 00:04:35,720 --> 00:04:37,440 Speaker 1: didn't want to rematch of that game, by the way, 96 00:04:37,480 --> 00:04:39,400 Speaker 1: I want to rematch I've lived that game in my mind. 97 00:04:39,440 --> 00:04:43,800 Speaker 1: A thousand times, all right, Rematches are fascinating. It's a 98 00:04:43,800 --> 00:04:46,080 Speaker 1: big part of the National Football League, particularly if you're 99 00:04:46,080 --> 00:04:49,200 Speaker 1: gonna win a division, because you play every division opponent 100 00:04:49,520 --> 00:04:53,640 Speaker 1: twice that it's guaranteed when you go into every season shop. 101 00:04:53,680 --> 00:04:56,520 Speaker 1: I want to ask you, because you were an Eagle, 102 00:04:56,680 --> 00:04:59,120 Speaker 1: you were a Washington football team member, you were a 103 00:04:59,200 --> 00:05:01,640 Speaker 1: Kansa City chief, you're a brief term of the Houston Texan, 104 00:05:02,160 --> 00:05:05,880 Speaker 1: what do you remember about rematch games? I just remember 105 00:05:05,880 --> 00:05:07,880 Speaker 1: the importance of that first time when you're playing a 106 00:05:07,880 --> 00:05:10,560 Speaker 1: divisional opponent and you're the first time to go out 107 00:05:10,600 --> 00:05:12,560 Speaker 1: damn play, you know you're gonna get another shot at them. 108 00:05:12,600 --> 00:05:15,080 Speaker 1: So when loser draw, you don't. You don't just lose 109 00:05:15,120 --> 00:05:18,320 Speaker 1: the playbook. You take the playbook. You take that kind 110 00:05:18,320 --> 00:05:20,320 Speaker 1: of store it away. You kind of brush up on 111 00:05:20,360 --> 00:05:21,880 Speaker 1: it every every week or so because you know that 112 00:05:21,880 --> 00:05:23,680 Speaker 1: team is coming back around. You don't want to lose 113 00:05:23,720 --> 00:05:26,520 Speaker 1: those notes. But you keep those mental notes a little 114 00:05:26,520 --> 00:05:29,039 Speaker 1: bit more to the forefront of your mind. You never 115 00:05:29,120 --> 00:05:32,159 Speaker 1: totally just flush it out other teams other games. Once 116 00:05:32,160 --> 00:05:34,280 Speaker 1: the game is over, you flush it out right, rent 117 00:05:34,320 --> 00:05:37,839 Speaker 1: and repeat, implement the new game plan for the next team, 118 00:05:38,080 --> 00:05:41,440 Speaker 1: but always with those divisional poll opponents. You want to 119 00:05:41,480 --> 00:05:44,480 Speaker 1: keep a little bit of that that edge. You want 120 00:05:44,720 --> 00:05:46,919 Speaker 1: a little bit of that game plan available so that 121 00:05:46,960 --> 00:05:48,920 Speaker 1: you can recall it at any moment. And the way 122 00:05:48,960 --> 00:05:50,719 Speaker 1: the NFL is doing it now is not like the 123 00:05:50,760 --> 00:05:53,080 Speaker 1: way when I played. We would we would put a 124 00:05:53,080 --> 00:05:55,440 Speaker 1: divisional opponent at the first, you know, four weeks of 125 00:05:55,480 --> 00:05:57,160 Speaker 1: the season, and then you might play them again at 126 00:05:57,200 --> 00:05:59,960 Speaker 1: the end. But now with this backloaded season, how they 127 00:06:00,120 --> 00:06:05,919 Speaker 1: backloading rematches within three weeks, four weeks. Sometime you're playing 128 00:06:05,920 --> 00:06:09,000 Speaker 1: the same opponent within a four weeks span. This is 129 00:06:09,000 --> 00:06:13,320 Speaker 1: gonna be phenomenal for ratings. For the aggressiveness, the mentality, 130 00:06:13,320 --> 00:06:15,360 Speaker 1: the mindset. You think you hate a guy, you think 131 00:06:15,360 --> 00:06:18,720 Speaker 1: we hate the Raiders. Imagine having raided a week twice 132 00:06:18,480 --> 00:06:20,920 Speaker 1: a month. It's bad enough to have it twice in 133 00:06:20,960 --> 00:06:23,240 Speaker 1: the season, but twice in a month, come on Manday 134 00:06:23,240 --> 00:06:27,359 Speaker 1: asking for it. It's why it's fascinating, And it's interesting 135 00:06:27,360 --> 00:06:29,360 Speaker 1: that you say what you said. Hang on, We're gonna 136 00:06:29,360 --> 00:06:32,040 Speaker 1: come right back to you with some more on that, 137 00:06:32,160 --> 00:06:35,320 Speaker 1: because it's very interesting to me, Matt when you look 138 00:06:35,520 --> 00:06:39,600 Speaker 1: at the success of Andy Reid and we've looked at 139 00:06:39,640 --> 00:06:41,479 Speaker 1: it before. I mean, you look at his division record. 140 00:06:41,520 --> 00:06:45,600 Speaker 1: We've laid this out thirty six and twelve prior to 141 00:06:45,839 --> 00:06:47,640 Speaker 1: this season. He's won on one this year. You look 142 00:06:47,640 --> 00:06:49,120 Speaker 1: at what he's in in December. You look at what 143 00:06:49,160 --> 00:06:51,800 Speaker 1: he's in the division games in December. This takes on 144 00:06:51,880 --> 00:06:54,280 Speaker 1: a whole new discussion, and I've never heard this discuss 145 00:06:54,320 --> 00:06:56,839 Speaker 1: That's why we're trying to break ground here on defending 146 00:06:56,880 --> 00:07:01,839 Speaker 1: the Kingdom. Is his amazing record in rematches. Andy Reid 147 00:07:02,200 --> 00:07:05,600 Speaker 1: is not only a bye week king at twenty and three, 148 00:07:05,880 --> 00:07:08,640 Speaker 1: he is a rematch king. Yeah, he is. You gave 149 00:07:08,680 --> 00:07:10,440 Speaker 1: me some homework last night. You're like, on the podcast, 150 00:07:10,480 --> 00:07:13,280 Speaker 1: we're going to talk about Raider rematches. See how coach 151 00:07:13,280 --> 00:07:14,840 Speaker 1: tread is done. And I'm like, all right. And the 152 00:07:14,920 --> 00:07:17,360 Speaker 1: fun thing about researching and finding a stat is you 153 00:07:17,360 --> 00:07:19,640 Speaker 1: start to see a trend and then you start rooting 154 00:07:19,680 --> 00:07:21,880 Speaker 1: for that trend to continue. And the beautiful thing here 155 00:07:21,960 --> 00:07:25,280 Speaker 1: is Coach Reid is a perfect eight no in Raider rematches. 156 00:07:25,280 --> 00:07:27,560 Speaker 1: So every time he's faced the Raiders for a second 157 00:07:27,600 --> 00:07:30,240 Speaker 1: time in a seasons as a head coach of the Chiefs, 158 00:07:30,280 --> 00:07:32,000 Speaker 1: he has won that game eight no. And I have 159 00:07:32,080 --> 00:07:34,640 Speaker 1: the scores here because he has six of those victories 160 00:07:34,680 --> 00:07:37,880 Speaker 1: by double digits. So last year was a tight one. 161 00:07:37,960 --> 00:07:39,760 Speaker 1: That was the crazy one where Patrick Mahomes led to 162 00:07:39,760 --> 00:07:41,640 Speaker 1: come back at the end and found Travis Kelsey wide 163 00:07:41,640 --> 00:07:43,800 Speaker 1: open in the end zone. That was thirty five thirty 164 00:07:43,800 --> 00:07:48,480 Speaker 1: one and two nineteen forty to nine, twenty eighteen thirty 165 00:07:48,520 --> 00:07:50,520 Speaker 1: five to three. I think that was the Patrick Mahomes 166 00:07:50,600 --> 00:07:55,360 Speaker 1: fiftieth touchdown game two seventeen, twenty six, fifteen, twenty sixteen 167 00:07:55,400 --> 00:07:58,840 Speaker 1: at twenty one thirteen, two fifteen at twenty three to seventeen, 168 00:07:59,080 --> 00:08:01,600 Speaker 1: two thousand and fourteen, that was thirty one to thirteen. 169 00:08:01,600 --> 00:08:03,120 Speaker 1: I think the Chiefs wanted to win that game after 170 00:08:03,160 --> 00:08:05,360 Speaker 1: losing to the Raiders on the road on Thursday Night Football. 171 00:08:05,840 --> 00:08:08,880 Speaker 1: Then two thirteen fifty six to thirty one. That was 172 00:08:08,880 --> 00:08:13,200 Speaker 1: the Jamal five touchdown game screen festival game. Yeah, crazy one. 173 00:08:13,280 --> 00:08:15,720 Speaker 1: So I think it shows the brilliance just another example 174 00:08:15,760 --> 00:08:17,680 Speaker 1: of the brilliance of coach Read. We know how good 175 00:08:17,680 --> 00:08:19,480 Speaker 1: he is after a buye because he has extra time 176 00:08:19,520 --> 00:08:21,960 Speaker 1: to prepare, but when he faces you once in a season, 177 00:08:22,120 --> 00:08:23,920 Speaker 1: get some of your tendencies on tape, gets to learn 178 00:08:23,960 --> 00:08:25,960 Speaker 1: about you a little bit see what works what doesn't 179 00:08:26,360 --> 00:08:28,480 Speaker 1: against the Raiders. At least he's perfect so far. So 180 00:08:28,560 --> 00:08:30,320 Speaker 1: let's make it nine and ol on Sunday. Yeah, I 181 00:08:30,320 --> 00:08:33,840 Speaker 1: wouldn't mind it the thing too, and I looked at 182 00:08:33,880 --> 00:08:36,959 Speaker 1: the other rematches, so you dive dove into the Raiders. 183 00:08:37,679 --> 00:08:41,120 Speaker 1: Overall as a Chiefs head coach, he's nineteen and five 184 00:08:41,160 --> 00:08:46,200 Speaker 1: in rematches. Overall as a head coach, he's forty eight 185 00:08:46,280 --> 00:08:50,920 Speaker 1: in twenty one in rematches. He was oh and four 186 00:08:51,080 --> 00:08:52,640 Speaker 1: his first year. And now keep in mind when you 187 00:08:52,679 --> 00:08:55,320 Speaker 1: played now in the NFC East, when you started with 188 00:08:55,360 --> 00:08:58,720 Speaker 1: Washington and then Philadelphia up until the O two realignment 189 00:08:58,760 --> 00:09:01,000 Speaker 1: when the Houston Texans came in and we went to 190 00:09:01,040 --> 00:09:03,640 Speaker 1: the current alignment, which is eight divisions of four teams, 191 00:09:03,880 --> 00:09:06,280 Speaker 1: there were four in division. So he had four division 192 00:09:06,320 --> 00:09:08,880 Speaker 1: rematches the first year as Eagles coaches, way back in 193 00:09:08,960 --> 00:09:12,040 Speaker 1: nineteen ninety nine and lost all four. So you take 194 00:09:12,080 --> 00:09:14,520 Speaker 1: that first year, that pleab year out of there, he 195 00:09:14,720 --> 00:09:18,760 Speaker 1: is forty eight, and what I say, he's forty eight 196 00:09:18,760 --> 00:09:24,480 Speaker 1: and seventeen from two thousand to now in rematches, he's 197 00:09:25,240 --> 00:09:27,480 Speaker 1: it's almost as impressive as his bye week to me, 198 00:09:27,840 --> 00:09:30,560 Speaker 1: because let's jump back into what you said, Because now 199 00:09:30,640 --> 00:09:33,440 Speaker 1: let's go why how would you theori? Why would you theorize? 200 00:09:33,480 --> 00:09:35,200 Speaker 1: Andy Reid is so good in rematch game? Well, if 201 00:09:35,200 --> 00:09:37,760 Speaker 1: I look at any one game he takes the first 202 00:09:37,760 --> 00:09:40,200 Speaker 1: fifteen plays, it's certain things he's looking at, how are 203 00:09:40,240 --> 00:09:44,520 Speaker 1: you going to react to my formation, my adjustments and 204 00:09:44,559 --> 00:09:48,240 Speaker 1: when we shift. That's in a small sample, just fifteen plays. 205 00:09:48,559 --> 00:09:51,040 Speaker 1: You give him an entire ball game. Now he has 206 00:09:51,120 --> 00:09:54,559 Speaker 1: fifty snaps of watching how you adjust? Why did you adjust? 207 00:09:54,840 --> 00:09:57,600 Speaker 1: Even after halftime? What adjustments did you make to the 208 00:09:57,640 --> 00:10:00,400 Speaker 1: first half? And now he gets all that dad, and 209 00:10:00,440 --> 00:10:02,160 Speaker 1: gets to come up with a whole another game plan. 210 00:10:02,600 --> 00:10:04,920 Speaker 1: It's it's it's lights out. I mean, at that point, 211 00:10:05,640 --> 00:10:08,040 Speaker 1: you're giving the mad Hatter, right, Andy Reid way too 212 00:10:08,160 --> 00:10:13,640 Speaker 1: much time and in the ability to change personnel, a formation, 213 00:10:13,920 --> 00:10:16,640 Speaker 1: the process, and the way he's going to attack your defense, 214 00:10:16,880 --> 00:10:20,560 Speaker 1: whether it's through philosophy or just through skill level attacking 215 00:10:20,559 --> 00:10:23,240 Speaker 1: one on one matchups and across the board. He's been 216 00:10:23,240 --> 00:10:26,800 Speaker 1: phenomena doing that throughout his coaching career, but specifically when 217 00:10:26,800 --> 00:10:29,520 Speaker 1: it comes to the Division, because we know from training camp, 218 00:10:29,960 --> 00:10:32,920 Speaker 1: every training camp he takes an entire practice for each 219 00:10:32,960 --> 00:10:35,320 Speaker 1: one of those divisional foes. So it's a little bit 220 00:10:35,360 --> 00:10:37,640 Speaker 1: of extra a little bit of extra sauce being put 221 00:10:37,640 --> 00:10:40,559 Speaker 1: on those divisional foes. And definitely that second time through 222 00:10:40,600 --> 00:10:43,040 Speaker 1: in the season, he'll even do that in OTAs. In 223 00:10:43,240 --> 00:10:45,760 Speaker 1: OTAs there will be Raider Day or Bronco Day or 224 00:10:45,840 --> 00:10:48,160 Speaker 1: Charger Day, and the guys don't necessarily know it. He 225 00:10:48,240 --> 00:10:49,720 Speaker 1: kind of keeps it a little bit of a secret. 226 00:10:50,000 --> 00:10:52,920 Speaker 1: The veterans kind of figured it out, I think, But 227 00:10:53,080 --> 00:10:55,680 Speaker 1: to me, he also keeps if he's got four drawers, 228 00:10:56,559 --> 00:10:58,520 Speaker 1: he's got two drawers full of stuff, or maybe the 229 00:10:58,520 --> 00:11:00,200 Speaker 1: first time he plays you and all you have for 230 00:11:00,200 --> 00:11:04,640 Speaker 1: this drawer, but it ain't using got a whole another 231 00:11:04,640 --> 00:11:08,040 Speaker 1: set of plays and ways to develop and just attack you. 232 00:11:08,120 --> 00:11:11,679 Speaker 1: As far as the offenses, and sometime on defenses from 233 00:11:11,679 --> 00:11:13,320 Speaker 1: a defense side of the ball, I watch a game 234 00:11:13,679 --> 00:11:16,520 Speaker 1: and when it's a close game, I'm wondering, why don't we, 235 00:11:16,760 --> 00:11:19,520 Speaker 1: you know, stretching more, Why don't we attack more? And 236 00:11:19,559 --> 00:11:23,560 Speaker 1: I've realized why use cards unnecessarily? Why use plays in 237 00:11:23,600 --> 00:11:27,040 Speaker 1: formations and and and offensive philosophies when you got the 238 00:11:27,080 --> 00:11:29,440 Speaker 1: ball game under control, And I think we've seen that 239 00:11:29,520 --> 00:11:32,640 Speaker 1: kind of play itself, even beyond just playing against the Raiders. 240 00:11:33,280 --> 00:11:35,160 Speaker 1: The second half of this season, the defense has done 241 00:11:35,320 --> 00:11:38,840 Speaker 1: such a great job of controlling um the opponent and 242 00:11:38,920 --> 00:11:41,400 Speaker 1: controlling the floor of the game. I think in the 243 00:11:41,440 --> 00:11:44,360 Speaker 1: second half of games we've kind of, I'm dialed back 244 00:11:44,360 --> 00:11:46,160 Speaker 1: a little bit of how creative we really need to 245 00:11:46,160 --> 00:11:48,280 Speaker 1: be to win that ball game, and it actually make 246 00:11:48,480 --> 00:11:51,760 Speaker 1: make the percentage of up winning, the percentage of the 247 00:11:51,760 --> 00:11:55,200 Speaker 1: possibility of us winning even raised higher, because we're keeping 248 00:11:55,240 --> 00:11:58,240 Speaker 1: it so fundamentally sound instead of going outside of the 249 00:11:58,280 --> 00:12:00,760 Speaker 1: box like we've we've been accustomed seeing the Kansas City 250 00:12:00,840 --> 00:12:02,920 Speaker 1: Chiefs do. So. I think Andy has, like you say, 251 00:12:03,080 --> 00:12:07,600 Speaker 1: a whole another volume of plays waiting to unleash the 252 00:12:07,640 --> 00:12:09,600 Speaker 1: people if we need to. But right now, we just 253 00:12:09,640 --> 00:12:13,520 Speaker 1: focus on winning ball games, ball control, possessing the ball, 254 00:12:13,800 --> 00:12:15,120 Speaker 1: I mean, doing the things we need to do to 255 00:12:15,120 --> 00:12:19,640 Speaker 1: be fundamentally sound as a football team. Matt, he seems 256 00:12:19,679 --> 00:12:23,959 Speaker 1: like he also has psychological warfare going here because people 257 00:12:24,040 --> 00:12:27,400 Speaker 1: know that, yes, right, the Raiders know what's he got. Now, 258 00:12:27,400 --> 00:12:29,120 Speaker 1: I've got a quick tet. This is just a month ago. 259 00:12:29,200 --> 00:12:31,360 Speaker 1: Shop you mention, we just play these guys four weeks 260 00:12:31,360 --> 00:12:33,800 Speaker 1: ago in the forty one fourteen game, and the Raiders 261 00:12:33,800 --> 00:12:35,800 Speaker 1: are going, what's he thinking? What's in that other drawer? 262 00:12:36,040 --> 00:12:37,800 Speaker 1: And to me, I get, I think it gives Andy 263 00:12:37,840 --> 00:12:41,079 Speaker 1: a psychological advantage. But you've seen him throughout the year. 264 00:12:41,160 --> 00:12:46,160 Speaker 1: The division is on his mind in March, April, May, June, July, August, 265 00:12:46,200 --> 00:12:49,319 Speaker 1: and September and October, no Eber, December, January, February. Yeah, well, 266 00:12:49,360 --> 00:12:51,520 Speaker 1: these are your most important games. And we talk about 267 00:12:51,520 --> 00:12:53,920 Speaker 1: how good coach Reat is against the division. You mentioned 268 00:12:53,920 --> 00:12:56,120 Speaker 1: it earlier. Coming end of this season. The Chiefs are 269 00:12:56,160 --> 00:12:58,679 Speaker 1: now thirty eight and thirteen with the games this season 270 00:12:58,720 --> 00:13:01,880 Speaker 1: included against the AFC West, since Coachree got here in 271 00:13:01,880 --> 00:13:04,120 Speaker 1: twenty thirteen. That's the most victories for any team in 272 00:13:04,160 --> 00:13:07,160 Speaker 1: the NFL against their own division, more than even New England, 273 00:13:07,160 --> 00:13:10,120 Speaker 1: who played the Dolphins and the Jets forever when they 274 00:13:10,120 --> 00:13:12,120 Speaker 1: weren't very good in New England was winning Super Bowl. 275 00:13:12,160 --> 00:13:14,240 Speaker 1: So says a lot about how important these games are 276 00:13:14,280 --> 00:13:16,400 Speaker 1: to coach Read because these are not easy games to win. 277 00:13:16,520 --> 00:13:18,640 Speaker 1: They're very difficult to win, and over the years, the 278 00:13:18,720 --> 00:13:20,959 Speaker 1: Raiders and the Broncos and the Chargers want nothing more 279 00:13:21,000 --> 00:13:23,200 Speaker 1: than to beat the Chiefs, particularly lately when the Chiefs 280 00:13:23,240 --> 00:13:25,920 Speaker 1: have won five division titles in a row. One really 281 00:13:25,920 --> 00:13:28,320 Speaker 1: impressive stat here too, is that you want to play 282 00:13:28,320 --> 00:13:30,920 Speaker 1: your best football in December, right, That's when you want 283 00:13:30,920 --> 00:13:33,120 Speaker 1: to be playing your absolute best football is in the 284 00:13:33,160 --> 00:13:35,679 Speaker 1: home stretch. Coach Read since he got here in twenty 285 00:13:35,920 --> 00:13:39,320 Speaker 1: thirteen is seventeen and three against the division in the 286 00:13:39,360 --> 00:13:42,120 Speaker 1: month of December. Think about that. That is incredible. And 287 00:13:42,160 --> 00:13:44,120 Speaker 1: if you also consider some of those losses are when 288 00:13:44,679 --> 00:13:47,360 Speaker 1: the playoff position was locked up and we didn't play 289 00:13:47,400 --> 00:13:49,960 Speaker 1: our starters. So when we have to win in December, 290 00:13:50,000 --> 00:13:53,200 Speaker 1: Coach Read is basically undefeated, and it's amazing. It shows 291 00:13:53,200 --> 00:13:56,240 Speaker 1: how much thought and effort he puts into these games 292 00:13:56,720 --> 00:13:58,800 Speaker 1: and your right to get back to your original question 293 00:13:59,360 --> 00:14:01,719 Speaker 1: for the opponent. They know that, and they're like, man, 294 00:14:01,760 --> 00:14:03,680 Speaker 1: what's he gonna have up as sleeve here? Or why 295 00:14:03,679 --> 00:14:05,600 Speaker 1: can't we beat these guys when we need to. I 296 00:14:05,640 --> 00:14:08,640 Speaker 1: think about twenty sixteen when the Raiders came in here 297 00:14:08,679 --> 00:14:10,640 Speaker 1: and they finished twelve and four. I think they had 298 00:14:10,640 --> 00:14:12,719 Speaker 1: a great season and if they won that game, they 299 00:14:12,760 --> 00:14:14,959 Speaker 1: probably won the division. People were talking about Derek Carr 300 00:14:15,000 --> 00:14:17,640 Speaker 1: as an MVP candidate, and they couldn't beat us, and 301 00:14:17,720 --> 00:14:20,320 Speaker 1: it just has to weigh on you after a while. Now, 302 00:14:20,360 --> 00:14:23,000 Speaker 1: give these division opponents credit. They have won some tough games. 303 00:14:23,080 --> 00:14:25,640 Speaker 1: The Chargers game here walk off two point Yeah, I 304 00:14:25,640 --> 00:14:27,360 Speaker 1: mean that comes to mind, like they've gotten us a 305 00:14:27,360 --> 00:14:29,920 Speaker 1: few times. But over the course of the Chiefs and 306 00:14:29,960 --> 00:14:32,400 Speaker 1: Andy Reid's body of work, it's got to be very 307 00:14:32,400 --> 00:14:34,480 Speaker 1: frustrating coming in here to play. Yeah. And the overall 308 00:14:34,480 --> 00:14:37,240 Speaker 1: December record twenty six and nine. You mentioned that with 309 00:14:37,440 --> 00:14:40,560 Speaker 1: just three division losses in December, and let's be honest, 310 00:14:40,560 --> 00:14:43,640 Speaker 1: almost all of those are rematch games. So let's take 311 00:14:43,680 --> 00:14:47,600 Speaker 1: from a football strategic standpoint here, chet and I asked, 312 00:14:47,760 --> 00:14:50,520 Speaker 1: I asked coaches on Monday night in Chiefs Kingdom shows, 313 00:14:50,560 --> 00:14:52,400 Speaker 1: and I love it because he if you get a 314 00:14:52,480 --> 00:14:54,800 Speaker 1: chance and you're around the world, you can't listen to it, 315 00:14:55,760 --> 00:14:58,760 Speaker 1: but you can find it archived because it's a fireside chat. 316 00:14:58,800 --> 00:15:01,680 Speaker 1: He gets super relaxed and he just kind of talks ball. 317 00:15:01,960 --> 00:15:04,400 Speaker 1: But I said, how much can you tweak? How much 318 00:15:04,480 --> 00:15:08,080 Speaker 1: can you tweak in a month's time, because this is fresh, 319 00:15:08,160 --> 00:15:10,840 Speaker 1: how much can they tweak? In your opinion as a 320 00:15:10,880 --> 00:15:13,600 Speaker 1: player who's lived this, how much can you tweak, Well, 321 00:15:13,600 --> 00:15:15,640 Speaker 1: you gotta be careful and how much you tweak, because 322 00:15:16,080 --> 00:15:18,640 Speaker 1: instincts take over, and you want players to go out 323 00:15:18,680 --> 00:15:20,760 Speaker 1: there and stop thinking. You want them to just react 324 00:15:20,760 --> 00:15:22,880 Speaker 1: to what they see and go make plays. That's how 325 00:15:22,920 --> 00:15:25,680 Speaker 1: you keep fast players playing fast. If they are there 326 00:15:25,720 --> 00:15:28,320 Speaker 1: thinking during plays, they're not think they're not actually pursuing 327 00:15:28,360 --> 00:15:30,760 Speaker 1: to the ball, they're not making plays, they're not being instinctful. 328 00:15:31,000 --> 00:15:33,800 Speaker 1: So too many adjustments, then you have your team thinking 329 00:15:33,800 --> 00:15:35,720 Speaker 1: too much and now you're playing slow. But if you 330 00:15:35,760 --> 00:15:38,400 Speaker 1: don't make enough adjustments, then the other side that your 331 00:15:38,440 --> 00:15:41,119 Speaker 1: opponent gets to take advantage of your lack of making adjustments. 332 00:15:41,120 --> 00:15:43,440 Speaker 1: So it's a fine you know, it's it's a fine 333 00:15:43,480 --> 00:15:45,600 Speaker 1: amount of It's like you know, creating, you know, baking 334 00:15:45,640 --> 00:15:48,200 Speaker 1: a cake. If it's a little bit dry, you got 335 00:15:48,320 --> 00:15:50,040 Speaker 1: you want to add a little bit more butter, right, 336 00:15:50,080 --> 00:15:51,480 Speaker 1: make it a little bit more moist, but not so 337 00:15:51,600 --> 00:15:54,640 Speaker 1: much it becomes overly sweet. Right. And so Andy's just 338 00:15:54,720 --> 00:15:57,160 Speaker 1: been that. I mean, he got a recipe, but he 339 00:15:57,200 --> 00:15:59,440 Speaker 1: barely looks at it. He just knows by taste. He 340 00:15:59,480 --> 00:16:02,680 Speaker 1: knows by he's putting a pinch of dad in their tables. 341 00:16:03,040 --> 00:16:04,680 Speaker 1: A dad a little bit of dad, but that he 342 00:16:04,760 --> 00:16:07,080 Speaker 1: tasted a little bit and a little bit too salty. 343 00:16:07,160 --> 00:16:09,000 Speaker 1: Let me sweeten it up a little bit. So going 344 00:16:09,040 --> 00:16:11,240 Speaker 1: throughout the season, I think, I mean he's been a 345 00:16:11,240 --> 00:16:14,640 Speaker 1: master right, he's been a master cheffer, putting together some 346 00:16:14,640 --> 00:16:18,240 Speaker 1: winning recipes, especially in the AFC West. And when you 347 00:16:18,280 --> 00:16:21,400 Speaker 1: talk about, you know, divisional records against your division, I mean, 348 00:16:21,440 --> 00:16:23,680 Speaker 1: we're the only division in football when nobody would a 349 00:16:23,680 --> 00:16:26,360 Speaker 1: losing record. So you talk about going against some No, 350 00:16:26,760 --> 00:16:29,200 Speaker 1: there's no bottom feeders, there's no gimme games. You're not 351 00:16:29,240 --> 00:16:32,720 Speaker 1: getting four victories versus teams that are have losing records. 352 00:16:33,120 --> 00:16:36,560 Speaker 1: These are all playoff contending teams you're going against six 353 00:16:36,600 --> 00:16:39,000 Speaker 1: times throughout the seasons, and you gotta be ready to 354 00:16:39,040 --> 00:16:41,360 Speaker 1: bring it all every time you play against them, because you, 355 00:16:41,440 --> 00:16:42,640 Speaker 1: like you said, you don't want to give any of 356 00:16:42,680 --> 00:16:45,320 Speaker 1: these teams the psychological edge over you. And what we've 357 00:16:45,360 --> 00:16:48,000 Speaker 1: been doing to this division, man, we've been putting, like 358 00:16:48,000 --> 00:16:50,520 Speaker 1: you always say, put the hammer down, we've been to hammer, 359 00:16:50,560 --> 00:16:52,520 Speaker 1: not the nail. With a quick tag on that too, 360 00:16:52,560 --> 00:16:55,320 Speaker 1: because it got me thinking about my interview with Charles Davis. 361 00:16:55,360 --> 00:16:57,360 Speaker 1: I had a few hours ago for a game preview 362 00:16:57,400 --> 00:17:00,000 Speaker 1: this week. Charles is from CBS Sports. Obviously he'll be 363 00:17:00,080 --> 00:17:02,080 Speaker 1: on the call this weekend, and I asked him about 364 00:17:02,120 --> 00:17:04,760 Speaker 1: the confidence that our defense has been playing with, particularly 365 00:17:04,760 --> 00:17:07,400 Speaker 1: the dbs, because our dbs that guys like Trevarius Ward 366 00:17:07,440 --> 00:17:10,280 Speaker 1: and Lagarius Need or Shot Fitton when he's healthy, even 367 00:17:10,280 --> 00:17:12,879 Speaker 1: DeAndre Baker last week had been playing really, really well 368 00:17:13,000 --> 00:17:15,720 Speaker 1: and that builds your confidence. And he mentioned the reason 369 00:17:15,760 --> 00:17:17,479 Speaker 1: that's so important is because you can be like a 370 00:17:17,480 --> 00:17:20,320 Speaker 1: four four guy, but if you're not confident and you 371 00:17:20,359 --> 00:17:23,160 Speaker 1: don't go out there with the confidence to go play 372 00:17:23,200 --> 00:17:25,680 Speaker 1: that you're thinking too much, you become a four five 373 00:17:25,680 --> 00:17:27,560 Speaker 1: guy or a four six guy. And I'm sure that 374 00:17:27,560 --> 00:17:29,280 Speaker 1: you know what I'm talking about here. And for the 375 00:17:29,320 --> 00:17:31,679 Speaker 1: Chiefs to be playing as well as they are defensively, 376 00:17:31,800 --> 00:17:34,239 Speaker 1: that confidence has a big a lot to do with that. 377 00:17:34,400 --> 00:17:36,760 Speaker 1: And for the opponent, if you're the Raiders coming in here, 378 00:17:36,880 --> 00:17:38,800 Speaker 1: you're six and six right now, your season is on 379 00:17:38,840 --> 00:17:40,879 Speaker 1: the line. If you're thinking a little bit about what 380 00:17:40,960 --> 00:17:43,080 Speaker 1: happened in Week ten, like oh man, they beat me 381 00:17:43,160 --> 00:17:44,840 Speaker 1: this way, or think about the pass rush. We can 382 00:17:44,840 --> 00:17:46,720 Speaker 1: talk about the pass rush later, but their pass rush 383 00:17:46,800 --> 00:17:48,840 Speaker 1: is so good, but time and time again, whenever they 384 00:17:48,880 --> 00:17:50,800 Speaker 1: got pressure, it was a quick little three or four 385 00:17:50,880 --> 00:17:52,960 Speaker 1: yard pass to Travis Kelsey. He'd break off a huge 386 00:17:52,960 --> 00:17:55,840 Speaker 1: long run. If you're thinking about that as a defensive player, 387 00:17:55,880 --> 00:17:57,840 Speaker 1: it's got to be a challenge. Yeah, you've already blocked 388 00:17:57,920 --> 00:18:00,399 Speaker 1: him without blocking him, and I've seen you do that 389 00:18:00,440 --> 00:18:03,720 Speaker 1: so many times. And I'm gonna get to your thought 390 00:18:03,960 --> 00:18:05,800 Speaker 1: of playing with confidence because I've really seen it in 391 00:18:05,840 --> 00:18:08,159 Speaker 1: the linebackers and when I ask you about that, But 392 00:18:08,240 --> 00:18:10,560 Speaker 1: before we do that, Being around a coach now for 393 00:18:10,720 --> 00:18:14,320 Speaker 1: nine seasons and I broadcast these games and I review 394 00:18:14,359 --> 00:18:18,760 Speaker 1: the video of every game, shop in these rematches to me, 395 00:18:18,840 --> 00:18:21,080 Speaker 1: we talked. We talked about his drawer having stuff he 396 00:18:21,080 --> 00:18:25,200 Speaker 1: hasn't used yet. But I say this emphatically, I cannot. 397 00:18:25,240 --> 00:18:28,640 Speaker 1: I'll watch a game. I can watch Richmond against James Madison, 398 00:18:29,080 --> 00:18:31,800 Speaker 1: and I'll go, oh, there's some tendencies here, this hash, 399 00:18:31,920 --> 00:18:35,000 Speaker 1: this down and distance, it's these I cannot tell you 400 00:18:35,440 --> 00:18:38,480 Speaker 1: what the Chiefs are gonna run based on formation, down 401 00:18:38,480 --> 00:18:41,040 Speaker 1: and distance, or they are the most unpredictable team I 402 00:18:41,080 --> 00:18:43,959 Speaker 1: think I've ever seen. Yeah, am I offer? And if 403 00:18:43,960 --> 00:18:46,640 Speaker 1: I'm sitting here preparing for them, I go Hey, tendencies here, 404 00:18:47,040 --> 00:18:50,320 Speaker 1: tendencies are you can't say that with these guys. Yeah, 405 00:18:50,400 --> 00:18:54,080 Speaker 1: So defensively, from a defense standpoint, you're looking at the Chiefs. 406 00:18:54,720 --> 00:18:58,960 Speaker 1: The problem comes is because they are so they're so 407 00:18:59,119 --> 00:19:02,680 Speaker 1: gifted at the level of Tyreek Hill and Kelsey, it 408 00:19:02,760 --> 00:19:05,720 Speaker 1: makes you do some things defensively just to take away 409 00:19:05,760 --> 00:19:08,359 Speaker 1: those chess pieces. You have some you have some elite 410 00:19:08,400 --> 00:19:10,679 Speaker 1: of the elite elite of the most elite players. In 411 00:19:10,720 --> 00:19:12,639 Speaker 1: those two positions. You have one of the best and 412 00:19:12,760 --> 00:19:15,800 Speaker 1: the fastest wide receiver, one of the most talented tight ends. 413 00:19:16,040 --> 00:19:18,040 Speaker 1: I already defensively have to do some things that I 414 00:19:18,119 --> 00:19:21,520 Speaker 1: might not feel comfortable about just to try to eliminate 415 00:19:21,600 --> 00:19:24,040 Speaker 1: or try to take those guys from being game records. 416 00:19:24,160 --> 00:19:26,760 Speaker 1: So that all already limits what I can do defensively. 417 00:19:26,960 --> 00:19:28,879 Speaker 1: And now I got to start thinking about what Andy 418 00:19:29,119 --> 00:19:33,119 Speaker 1: is actually calling the screen game the run game, getting 419 00:19:33,200 --> 00:19:37,000 Speaker 1: Pat on the edge Pat when he does scramble, and 420 00:19:37,080 --> 00:19:41,320 Speaker 1: that almost forgets about Thede Robinson, the Pringles, the Bells, 421 00:19:41,359 --> 00:19:45,560 Speaker 1: the Noah Grays, the Gordons, all the other weapons they have. 422 00:19:45,640 --> 00:19:47,840 Speaker 1: So you don't want to forget about anybody, So you 423 00:19:47,880 --> 00:19:51,040 Speaker 1: still have to play some fundamentally sound defenses. But what 424 00:19:51,160 --> 00:19:53,560 Speaker 1: you know is when you play fundamentally sound defense against 425 00:19:53,560 --> 00:19:56,720 Speaker 1: a coordinator like Andy Reid and he already knows what 426 00:19:56,880 --> 00:19:59,359 Speaker 1: you have to do at that middle linebacker read position, 427 00:19:59,520 --> 00:20:01,720 Speaker 1: what you have to do as that press corner, then 428 00:20:01,760 --> 00:20:05,160 Speaker 1: you know he's drawing up things to just attack your technique, 429 00:20:05,760 --> 00:20:07,880 Speaker 1: and so you always feel like you're behind the eight ball. 430 00:20:07,920 --> 00:20:10,320 Speaker 1: You always feel like he got all the cards in 431 00:20:10,320 --> 00:20:12,880 Speaker 1: his hand, and I'm just gonna, you know, I'm gonna 432 00:20:12,880 --> 00:20:14,880 Speaker 1: be a kind of whipping child for the day on 433 00:20:15,000 --> 00:20:18,960 Speaker 1: defense until we create a stop, a turnover, a big sack, 434 00:20:19,200 --> 00:20:21,400 Speaker 1: until we get the momentum. And then you talk about 435 00:20:21,400 --> 00:20:24,040 Speaker 1: playing an arrowhead with the twelfth Man and the crowd 436 00:20:24,160 --> 00:20:26,959 Speaker 1: roaring and all that. I mean, it's almost too much 437 00:20:26,960 --> 00:20:28,960 Speaker 1: to even bear sometime on the defense side of the ball. 438 00:20:29,920 --> 00:20:31,080 Speaker 1: So you just go out there and you try to 439 00:20:31,080 --> 00:20:32,840 Speaker 1: play your best. You try to you hope for the best, 440 00:20:33,280 --> 00:20:35,639 Speaker 1: you're preparing for you're preparing for the worst because you 441 00:20:35,640 --> 00:20:37,159 Speaker 1: know you're gonna have to change some things because when 442 00:20:37,200 --> 00:20:39,480 Speaker 1: Andy did a week ago, even a minute ago, he's 443 00:20:39,520 --> 00:20:41,600 Speaker 1: not doing the same thing, but he's able to be 444 00:20:41,680 --> 00:20:45,439 Speaker 1: so successful in so many different ways that that multi 445 00:20:45,560 --> 00:20:48,719 Speaker 1: versatile offense, the multi sets he does, all the different schemes, 446 00:20:48,720 --> 00:20:51,399 Speaker 1: and the way he can attack you vertically and horizontally. Man, 447 00:20:51,440 --> 00:20:54,399 Speaker 1: it's very frustrating for a defense. And then, like Matt said, 448 00:20:54,600 --> 00:20:57,000 Speaker 1: and even when you do get the pat he's mobile 449 00:20:57,080 --> 00:20:59,600 Speaker 1: enough to create that extra little second, that little half 450 00:20:59,640 --> 00:21:01,960 Speaker 1: second to create that window to get the ball away. 451 00:21:02,080 --> 00:21:06,080 Speaker 1: So you still statistically don't get a sack. Yeah. Man, 452 00:21:06,320 --> 00:21:09,200 Speaker 1: it's tough, man, and they can frustrate it. And people say, 453 00:21:09,800 --> 00:21:12,480 Speaker 1: let's say you're a Raider fan going, well, hey, double kelsey, 454 00:21:12,720 --> 00:21:14,920 Speaker 1: you know, well the Chiefs had a great countermeasure the 455 00:21:15,000 --> 00:21:19,040 Speaker 1: last time, or hey, match up on Tyreek Hill. You 456 00:21:19,080 --> 00:21:21,240 Speaker 1: have to understand and you could you know this? And 457 00:21:22,040 --> 00:21:24,920 Speaker 1: to your point, it's like you're welding on the USS 458 00:21:24,960 --> 00:21:27,400 Speaker 1: Kittie Hawk in the middle of the Pacific. Your your 459 00:21:27,440 --> 00:21:30,320 Speaker 1: ship is put to sea in training camp. You can't 460 00:21:30,320 --> 00:21:33,040 Speaker 1: sit there, go hey, turn the battleship around and turn 461 00:21:33,080 --> 00:21:35,280 Speaker 1: it into a motor boat. No, you can't do that. 462 00:21:35,359 --> 00:21:37,919 Speaker 1: I can weld a little bit and I can fix something, 463 00:21:38,160 --> 00:21:40,560 Speaker 1: but I can't change the whole. I can't change at all, 464 00:21:40,680 --> 00:21:44,320 Speaker 1: especially in a rematch, especially when it's such a quick turnaround. So, 465 00:21:44,440 --> 00:21:46,200 Speaker 1: Matt your point, I'm gonna get you guys a jump 466 00:21:46,200 --> 00:21:48,040 Speaker 1: on this because now we're gon we're gonna drill down 467 00:21:48,080 --> 00:21:50,680 Speaker 1: on this specific game. And just a reminder, we're brought 468 00:21:50,720 --> 00:21:54,359 Speaker 1: to you by three six, Kansas City's hometown Vodka and 469 00:21:54,400 --> 00:21:56,879 Speaker 1: the official vodka of the Kansas City Chiefs and the 470 00:21:56,920 --> 00:22:00,560 Speaker 1: Chiefs Kingdom. When you mentioned guys playing with confidence and 471 00:22:01,040 --> 00:22:04,480 Speaker 1: without confidence, or a defender having a four fourth speed 472 00:22:04,520 --> 00:22:09,280 Speaker 1: but being somewhat apprehensive, in my mind were Nick Bolton 473 00:22:09,280 --> 00:22:12,240 Speaker 1: and Willie g Jr. Because those dudes and even even 474 00:22:12,359 --> 00:22:16,840 Speaker 1: hitch here Anthony Hitchins I have and Danen's going crazy 475 00:22:16,880 --> 00:22:18,919 Speaker 1: up with them. He's like headbutting me and everything else. 476 00:22:19,040 --> 00:22:20,800 Speaker 1: I got like a nosebleed. I'm in the blue tent. 477 00:22:21,440 --> 00:22:25,520 Speaker 1: Because these linebackers now are playing down hill. It is 478 00:22:25,560 --> 00:22:28,160 Speaker 1: a vast difference than what we saw in September and October. 479 00:22:28,320 --> 00:22:30,040 Speaker 1: Your thoughts there, and then shop jump in as an 480 00:22:30,040 --> 00:22:32,879 Speaker 1: old backer, Yeah, I totally agree. And we kind of 481 00:22:33,240 --> 00:22:35,360 Speaker 1: thought this might happen in training camp because we saw 482 00:22:35,400 --> 00:22:37,560 Speaker 1: both Willie and Nick playing with a lot of confidence 483 00:22:37,600 --> 00:22:39,919 Speaker 1: just getting used to the scheme. I think about Willie. 484 00:22:39,920 --> 00:22:42,040 Speaker 1: It was tough last year because for those guys that 485 00:22:42,040 --> 00:22:45,480 Speaker 1: didn't have OTAs a full year ago after the draft, 486 00:22:45,520 --> 00:22:47,919 Speaker 1: during COVID and everything where we didn't have in person stuff. 487 00:22:48,080 --> 00:22:50,120 Speaker 1: It was difficult for those guys, and they admitted it 488 00:22:50,200 --> 00:22:52,280 Speaker 1: to just get used to playing in the NFL because 489 00:22:52,320 --> 00:22:54,800 Speaker 1: their first real experience was the first day of training camp. 490 00:22:54,880 --> 00:22:57,160 Speaker 1: They got difficult. That must be no one person rookie 491 00:22:57,200 --> 00:22:59,639 Speaker 1: mining camp, no OTAs, none of that stuff. And then 492 00:22:59,680 --> 00:23:01,520 Speaker 1: when the season comes around, all of a sudden, you're 493 00:23:01,520 --> 00:23:03,359 Speaker 1: still trying to learn the defense, figure out what it's 494 00:23:03,400 --> 00:23:05,520 Speaker 1: like to be a pro. He admitted that he didn't 495 00:23:05,640 --> 00:23:08,560 Speaker 1: feel totally comfortable until late in the season, and you 496 00:23:08,880 --> 00:23:11,720 Speaker 1: saw him start to play pretty well. Then he got hurt. Well, 497 00:23:11,720 --> 00:23:14,399 Speaker 1: coming into this year, he said he felt leagues better. 498 00:23:14,440 --> 00:23:16,240 Speaker 1: I mean he felt way way more comfortable in the 499 00:23:16,280 --> 00:23:18,239 Speaker 1: system and in the defense. And we've been seeing that 500 00:23:18,640 --> 00:23:20,880 Speaker 1: since he came back healthy several weeks ago. The guy 501 00:23:20,880 --> 00:23:23,320 Speaker 1: looks awesome. I mean he's flying around out there. He 502 00:23:23,359 --> 00:23:25,320 Speaker 1: had media actually just a few hours ago and he 503 00:23:25,359 --> 00:23:27,520 Speaker 1: was asked, where's your confidence level at He said, it's 504 00:23:27,560 --> 00:23:31,440 Speaker 1: pretty high, pretty high right now. It's good sign man. Yeah, 505 00:23:31,480 --> 00:23:33,080 Speaker 1: and then Nick Bolton, I mean he's been playing with 506 00:23:33,119 --> 00:23:35,679 Speaker 1: tenacity for weeks now. So both of those guys are 507 00:23:35,680 --> 00:23:37,760 Speaker 1: playing with a lot of energy, a lot of passion. 508 00:23:38,280 --> 00:23:41,240 Speaker 1: And for this defense, for young guys to have success, 509 00:23:41,680 --> 00:23:43,960 Speaker 1: you want the whole defense to have success as well, 510 00:23:44,200 --> 00:23:46,280 Speaker 1: you know, like you want them to feel what it's 511 00:23:46,320 --> 00:23:48,879 Speaker 1: like to feel success as a defense, and for the 512 00:23:48,920 --> 00:23:51,160 Speaker 1: last several weeks, for the entire defense to be playing 513 00:23:51,160 --> 00:23:53,000 Speaker 1: as well as they are. Since Week eight, this is 514 00:23:53,000 --> 00:23:55,760 Speaker 1: the second best scoring defense in the NFL. They've allowed 515 00:23:55,760 --> 00:23:58,680 Speaker 1: six total touchdowns. Are you kidding me? Six total touchdowns? 516 00:23:58,680 --> 00:24:01,160 Speaker 1: That's the fewest in the NFL. To feel like you're 517 00:24:01,160 --> 00:24:03,399 Speaker 1: a part of that as a young player has to 518 00:24:03,520 --> 00:24:07,159 Speaker 1: be huge fear confidence moving forward. Yeah, these guys aren't 519 00:24:07,320 --> 00:24:11,280 Speaker 1: four sevens. It became four threes. They're not four sevens anyway. 520 00:24:11,440 --> 00:24:14,840 Speaker 1: But Shop, when you get to be playing downhill and 521 00:24:15,000 --> 00:24:17,439 Speaker 1: you play fast, how much are you seeing that in 522 00:24:17,480 --> 00:24:20,520 Speaker 1: these young linebackers in specific? Maybe even rubbing over on 523 00:24:20,640 --> 00:24:23,240 Speaker 1: Hutch a little bit our hitch, I should say, but 524 00:24:24,119 --> 00:24:26,480 Speaker 1: how much of these guys playing faster downhill? And what 525 00:24:26,560 --> 00:24:28,280 Speaker 1: you like to see? Yeah, well, what I'm seeing on 526 00:24:28,320 --> 00:24:31,040 Speaker 1: the field by young guys just being loose and allowing 527 00:24:31,080 --> 00:24:33,399 Speaker 1: them athleticism and their youth, and there they're vigor and 528 00:24:33,440 --> 00:24:37,600 Speaker 1: their aggression to take over. Usually in the NFL, your schemes, 529 00:24:37,640 --> 00:24:41,600 Speaker 1: your responsibilities being an a gap to backsack, cutoff player. 530 00:24:41,920 --> 00:24:44,840 Speaker 1: Know when you got seen pass coverage, sometimes that amount 531 00:24:44,840 --> 00:24:48,040 Speaker 1: of information starts to weigh you down because you're already 532 00:24:48,040 --> 00:24:50,680 Speaker 1: seeing formations and you're looking at who the possible threats 533 00:24:50,680 --> 00:24:53,520 Speaker 1: are just gonna attack your zone coverage. Who are the 534 00:24:53,560 --> 00:24:56,119 Speaker 1: man threats and you're looking at a man and that 535 00:24:56,400 --> 00:24:58,840 Speaker 1: running back coming out of backfield. Every team got a 536 00:24:58,880 --> 00:25:01,959 Speaker 1: different weapon, has a different strength and weakness, So weekend 537 00:25:01,960 --> 00:25:04,600 Speaker 1: and week out, it's just not like college. Being the 538 00:25:04,640 --> 00:25:07,000 Speaker 1: best athlete on the field. All through your college days, 539 00:25:07,000 --> 00:25:09,000 Speaker 1: you're able just to play, not worry about you don't 540 00:25:09,040 --> 00:25:10,800 Speaker 1: even worry about who the other running backs because you're 541 00:25:10,800 --> 00:25:13,000 Speaker 1: so confident in yourself. When you're to the NFL, it's 542 00:25:13,000 --> 00:25:15,639 Speaker 1: almost a one hundred percent, three hundred and sixty degree 543 00:25:15,680 --> 00:25:17,880 Speaker 1: reversal of that because you see some of the best 544 00:25:17,880 --> 00:25:20,880 Speaker 1: of the best, whether it's a tight end position. Sometimes 545 00:25:20,880 --> 00:25:23,520 Speaker 1: those slot receivers you response before, and the backs coming 546 00:25:23,560 --> 00:25:26,440 Speaker 1: out of the backfield. Those guys can wreck games. They 547 00:25:26,440 --> 00:25:31,280 Speaker 1: can create some really unfortunate matchups against you. When you 548 00:25:31,320 --> 00:25:34,280 Speaker 1: talk about your skill set as a linebacker, and that's 549 00:25:34,280 --> 00:25:36,840 Speaker 1: not even thinking about your responsibility. That's just mano a 550 00:25:36,920 --> 00:25:39,800 Speaker 1: mano putting my strengths and weaknesses up against somebody Else's 551 00:25:40,000 --> 00:25:41,640 Speaker 1: not to mention all the other things as far as 552 00:25:41,640 --> 00:25:44,320 Speaker 1: getting the front set, understanding what's the past coverage. If 553 00:25:44,320 --> 00:25:46,200 Speaker 1: this guy goes in motion and they shift, how do 554 00:25:46,280 --> 00:25:48,840 Speaker 1: we switch the defense? You're the quarterback of this defense. 555 00:25:49,320 --> 00:25:53,119 Speaker 1: Sometimes with young players, that amount of information kind of 556 00:25:53,840 --> 00:25:56,760 Speaker 1: it slows them down. It just becomes too much to bear. 557 00:25:57,000 --> 00:25:59,879 Speaker 1: And that's the value of a Hitchens that that's the 558 00:26:00,040 --> 00:26:03,239 Speaker 1: coach on the field that every team has. Whatever. You know, Hey, 559 00:26:03,320 --> 00:26:04,760 Speaker 1: Hitch is getting a little bit longer too, if he's 560 00:26:04,760 --> 00:26:06,520 Speaker 1: getting a little bit older, but he's making up with 561 00:26:06,560 --> 00:26:09,520 Speaker 1: that with his experience. He can now call his shots. 562 00:26:09,760 --> 00:26:11,200 Speaker 1: He can kind of send some of them young guns 563 00:26:11,200 --> 00:26:12,720 Speaker 1: going in and take it hit every once in a while, 564 00:26:12,920 --> 00:26:14,600 Speaker 1: so he didn't have to take it save himself a 565 00:26:14,600 --> 00:26:17,240 Speaker 1: little bit. But that comes with that experience. Man, he 566 00:26:17,680 --> 00:26:22,480 Speaker 1: knows in certain situations of the game he has more value. 567 00:26:22,800 --> 00:26:24,760 Speaker 1: I'm kind of waiting, delaying a little bit than it 568 00:26:24,880 --> 00:26:27,320 Speaker 1: is being the first thing being that tip of the spear. 569 00:26:27,560 --> 00:26:29,960 Speaker 1: And he's he got two guys at are willing. You 570 00:26:30,000 --> 00:26:32,560 Speaker 1: see Willie Gay, I mean he's swagging, surfing on the 571 00:26:32,560 --> 00:26:35,240 Speaker 1: sideline with the offense every time the offense makes a 572 00:26:35,280 --> 00:26:37,119 Speaker 1: big play. I mean, these guys are playing with so 573 00:26:37,240 --> 00:26:39,720 Speaker 1: much excitement. The one thing I see going in every 574 00:26:39,800 --> 00:26:42,200 Speaker 1: huddle we always start to huddle in certain ways, it's 575 00:26:42,200 --> 00:26:44,200 Speaker 1: more than eleven guys in our defensive huddle. We always 576 00:26:44,200 --> 00:26:46,159 Speaker 1: starts with more out there, and then whenever we call 577 00:26:46,200 --> 00:26:49,160 Speaker 1: a defensive package, a couple of guys run off. Well, 578 00:26:49,200 --> 00:26:51,320 Speaker 1: over the last few weeks, you see Nick Bolton been 579 00:26:51,359 --> 00:26:53,520 Speaker 1: the guy Warren and he's been one of the tackle 580 00:26:53,640 --> 00:26:57,200 Speaker 1: for loss. He's always making plays, but he doesn't run 581 00:26:57,240 --> 00:26:59,320 Speaker 1: off with his head down. He knows it's just a 582 00:26:59,320 --> 00:27:02,080 Speaker 1: matter of time. It's a situation when my number is called, 583 00:27:02,119 --> 00:27:03,600 Speaker 1: I'm gonna be expected to stay out there and make 584 00:27:03,600 --> 00:27:06,439 Speaker 1: a big plays. And when those big fourth downs, right 585 00:27:06,480 --> 00:27:09,000 Speaker 1: fourth down stops, Bolton is part of it. When it's 586 00:27:09,000 --> 00:27:11,240 Speaker 1: tackle for loss, Bolton is a part of it. He's 587 00:27:11,280 --> 00:27:13,840 Speaker 1: making some of the most impactful plays. But he's only 588 00:27:13,840 --> 00:27:16,080 Speaker 1: on the field like ten plays. How do you make 589 00:27:16,320 --> 00:27:20,320 Speaker 1: three tackles with ten plays? Like man? The efficient efficiency 590 00:27:20,320 --> 00:27:22,840 Speaker 1: of these linebackers are playing with They don't take much, 591 00:27:22,880 --> 00:27:25,480 Speaker 1: they don't need a lot of opportunity. They're making the 592 00:27:25,560 --> 00:27:27,439 Speaker 1: most out of every opportunity they get to play on. 593 00:27:27,720 --> 00:27:30,240 Speaker 1: They're making big impact plays at some of the most 594 00:27:30,320 --> 00:27:32,600 Speaker 1: unique times. This leading to us having one of the 595 00:27:32,640 --> 00:27:34,520 Speaker 1: top defenses in the league right now. A quick thought 596 00:27:34,560 --> 00:27:36,920 Speaker 1: on by Gay two and making big time plays. Think 597 00:27:36,960 --> 00:27:40,040 Speaker 1: about the play of the game in my opinion against Denver. 598 00:27:40,080 --> 00:27:41,480 Speaker 1: I think you know where I'm going with this. It 599 00:27:41,560 --> 00:27:43,200 Speaker 1: was early in the game. It was a fourth down 600 00:27:43,240 --> 00:27:46,040 Speaker 1: stop on fourth and two deep in Chiefs territory that 601 00:27:46,160 --> 00:27:50,200 Speaker 1: ended a twenty play drive for the Broncos with zero points. 602 00:27:50,359 --> 00:27:53,159 Speaker 1: You eat up eleven minutes of clock, you go eighty 603 00:27:53,200 --> 00:27:55,680 Speaker 1: three yards, I think, on twenty plays and you get 604 00:27:55,680 --> 00:27:58,200 Speaker 1: to zero points for it. And it's because the Chiefs 605 00:27:58,240 --> 00:28:00,600 Speaker 1: defended every blade of grass and will he gave you 606 00:28:00,640 --> 00:28:02,920 Speaker 1: go back and watch the play didn't hesitate at all. 607 00:28:02,960 --> 00:28:06,320 Speaker 1: He was going downhill the whole way. Jaron Reid crushed 608 00:28:06,359 --> 00:28:08,679 Speaker 1: a guy, Lloyd Cushionberry. I mean he destroyed him, and 609 00:28:08,680 --> 00:28:11,200 Speaker 1: then Willie Gay was right there to wrap up Javonte Williams. 610 00:28:11,200 --> 00:28:13,400 Speaker 1: It was awesome. And I think a linebacker that maybe 611 00:28:13,440 --> 00:28:15,679 Speaker 1: doesn't feel as comfortable in the scheme, I don't know 612 00:28:15,720 --> 00:28:18,040 Speaker 1: if he makes that play. Willie makes that play right now, 613 00:28:18,600 --> 00:28:21,480 Speaker 1: and it was such a huge play psychologically, and Shop 614 00:28:21,600 --> 00:28:25,440 Speaker 1: knows how psychological this game is because if the Broncos 615 00:28:25,440 --> 00:28:27,800 Speaker 1: scored there even a three, but for sure a seven, 616 00:28:28,320 --> 00:28:31,360 Speaker 1: it becomes a major statement. We just had the ball 617 00:28:31,400 --> 00:28:33,640 Speaker 1: eleven minutes and scored on you. We've shortened the game. 618 00:28:34,000 --> 00:28:37,200 Speaker 1: It got it, but to get zero points ended up 619 00:28:37,240 --> 00:28:39,600 Speaker 1: turning the cannon on him because now all of a sudden, 620 00:28:39,640 --> 00:28:41,720 Speaker 1: the whole sideline of the Chiefs lifted up like that, 621 00:28:41,840 --> 00:28:44,480 Speaker 1: what'd you'all just do? Because you didn't do anything really, 622 00:28:44,600 --> 00:28:46,760 Speaker 1: I mean, eight eleven minutes off and so the Chiefs 623 00:28:46,800 --> 00:28:49,080 Speaker 1: only got fifty four plays in that game, but she 624 00:28:49,160 --> 00:28:53,200 Speaker 1: got no points. So it became almost ashamed, like we 625 00:28:53,240 --> 00:28:55,960 Speaker 1: did all that and got no points. It's like yeah, wow, 626 00:28:56,120 --> 00:29:00,480 Speaker 1: So psychologically it was as important as it was obviously physically. 627 00:29:00,520 --> 00:29:03,800 Speaker 1: All right, let's drill down on this Raider team because 628 00:29:04,280 --> 00:29:08,400 Speaker 1: Derek Carr, we know, is can be very, very good. 629 00:29:08,560 --> 00:29:11,960 Speaker 1: And again, is the hot faucet on or the cold fauceted? 630 00:29:12,800 --> 00:29:15,040 Speaker 1: Because that's just the way he's been. He's three and 631 00:29:15,080 --> 00:29:17,760 Speaker 1: twelve against the Chiefs, but we did see him come 632 00:29:17,800 --> 00:29:20,720 Speaker 1: in here. Let's just start this one because I don't 633 00:29:20,760 --> 00:29:23,320 Speaker 1: care if you're in South Africa or Australia or in 634 00:29:23,360 --> 00:29:26,160 Speaker 1: the Czech Republic, if you're a red blooded card carrying 635 00:29:26,160 --> 00:29:28,560 Speaker 1: member of the Chief's Kingdom, it had to tick you 636 00:29:28,760 --> 00:29:30,800 Speaker 1: off when the Raiders came in here last year and 637 00:29:30,800 --> 00:29:33,520 Speaker 1: ambush the Chiefs the only regular season lost in the 638 00:29:33,560 --> 00:29:36,720 Speaker 1: first fifteen regular season weeks of the year, and then 639 00:29:36,800 --> 00:29:39,960 Speaker 1: took a victory lab. They took the bus around, their 640 00:29:40,320 --> 00:29:42,560 Speaker 1: their buses around the stadium on a victory lap like 641 00:29:42,560 --> 00:29:46,040 Speaker 1: it was the Rose Bowl Parade. What So that ought 642 00:29:46,080 --> 00:29:47,600 Speaker 1: to get you fired up for this game? Hey man, 643 00:29:47,640 --> 00:29:50,400 Speaker 1: I'm telling I loved it. I loved it, even though, man, listen, 644 00:29:50,440 --> 00:29:53,080 Speaker 1: I know it's always Radar week, but it's it's it's 645 00:29:53,080 --> 00:29:55,640 Speaker 1: been more like Raidar week because we've been beating them 646 00:29:55,680 --> 00:29:58,480 Speaker 1: so long, so for them to get a victory once 647 00:29:58,520 --> 00:30:01,400 Speaker 1: out of I think eight years and decide that that's 648 00:30:01,640 --> 00:30:03,920 Speaker 1: that's worthy of a victory lap. That kind of that 649 00:30:04,000 --> 00:30:06,040 Speaker 1: kind of got my juices flowing again. That got it, 650 00:30:06,080 --> 00:30:08,720 Speaker 1: you know, it kind of started the robbery back up again. 651 00:30:08,840 --> 00:30:11,200 Speaker 1: You know, I'm kind of I'm kind of excited for 652 00:30:11,200 --> 00:30:13,840 Speaker 1: the Raiders to come back, be on our field, our 653 00:30:13,920 --> 00:30:16,800 Speaker 1: home turf, and try to think that they're gonna walk 654 00:30:16,800 --> 00:30:19,320 Speaker 1: out here and load those busts up again and get 655 00:30:19,360 --> 00:30:22,600 Speaker 1: another victory lap. I know our team feels that way too, 656 00:30:22,600 --> 00:30:25,400 Speaker 1: because you know, we hear guys trying to damn play 657 00:30:25,440 --> 00:30:27,840 Speaker 1: it and say, you know, oh, you know, it wasn't 658 00:30:27,880 --> 00:30:30,920 Speaker 1: a big deal. It wasn't something. But I guarantee for 659 00:30:31,000 --> 00:30:33,680 Speaker 1: all the fans, they've let them know. Chief's Kingdom has 660 00:30:33,760 --> 00:30:36,280 Speaker 1: let those players know. We can't wait to get the 661 00:30:36,360 --> 00:30:40,400 Speaker 1: Raiders back here g e h a Field to make 662 00:30:40,400 --> 00:30:42,360 Speaker 1: sure that they do not have a chance to do 663 00:30:42,400 --> 00:30:45,440 Speaker 1: another victory lap. And not only that, not just to win, Man, 664 00:30:45,480 --> 00:30:47,240 Speaker 1: we want to make them pay for it. We want 665 00:30:47,240 --> 00:30:49,000 Speaker 1: to make them pay for it. So we if there's 666 00:30:49,040 --> 00:30:51,240 Speaker 1: ever a chance for this offense to explode and this 667 00:30:51,320 --> 00:30:53,200 Speaker 1: deepens to shut a team out and you want to 668 00:30:53,200 --> 00:30:56,000 Speaker 1: see the sea if Red go crazy for sixty minutes 669 00:30:56,040 --> 00:30:59,120 Speaker 1: of football. Man this this week is this moment, this time, 670 00:30:59,200 --> 00:31:02,520 Speaker 1: this place. Man's nothing like radek. You remember what Coach 671 00:31:02,600 --> 00:31:05,320 Speaker 1: Reid said when he was asked about it. He said, yeah, 672 00:31:05,360 --> 00:31:07,560 Speaker 1: we probably wouldn't do that. Yeah, and you know they 673 00:31:07,560 --> 00:31:09,840 Speaker 1: can do whatever they want to do now code knowing 674 00:31:09,960 --> 00:31:12,000 Speaker 1: him for nine seasons is that he just put his 675 00:31:12,040 --> 00:31:15,320 Speaker 1: finger on a button. So where's that second drawer? Because 676 00:31:15,760 --> 00:31:18,479 Speaker 1: Big Red's coming, man, he is coming for these guys. 677 00:31:18,480 --> 00:31:21,400 Speaker 1: Just saying. The thing with coach and with our players 678 00:31:21,480 --> 00:31:23,400 Speaker 1: is that's about the most you'll get out of him 679 00:31:23,480 --> 00:31:26,200 Speaker 1: on that subject. And like Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelsey, 680 00:31:26,240 --> 00:31:27,920 Speaker 1: they're not gonna say anything about it. They're just gonna 681 00:31:28,000 --> 00:31:30,960 Speaker 1: let their play do the talking. And we essentially ended 682 00:31:31,000 --> 00:31:33,680 Speaker 1: their season on Sunday Night football last year at the 683 00:31:33,800 --> 00:31:36,640 Speaker 1: Dusk Star, So we kind of made our statement there, like, 684 00:31:36,640 --> 00:31:38,760 Speaker 1: if you want to do that, okay, we're gonna go 685 00:31:38,880 --> 00:31:41,320 Speaker 1: in your season in front of your fans. So it's 686 00:31:41,360 --> 00:31:45,520 Speaker 1: perfect and remittch Yeah. Reid remtch Car though has been 687 00:31:46,200 --> 00:31:48,800 Speaker 1: good at times, really good at times. He has sixty 688 00:31:48,920 --> 00:31:51,800 Speaker 1: twenty plus yard completions this year. That's number one in 689 00:31:51,840 --> 00:31:55,760 Speaker 1: the National Football League and with Deshaun Jackson now more time. 690 00:31:56,080 --> 00:31:58,560 Speaker 1: We saw him go for the six against the Cowboys. 691 00:31:58,800 --> 00:32:00,840 Speaker 1: We saw we to do against the She's got another 692 00:32:00,840 --> 00:32:04,440 Speaker 1: fifty plus yard touchdown the and thank goodness we had 693 00:32:04,440 --> 00:32:06,440 Speaker 1: a little peanut tilma going on because that was Rashad 694 00:32:06,480 --> 00:32:10,480 Speaker 1: Fenton popping it out. But there's some danger here with 695 00:32:10,520 --> 00:32:12,720 Speaker 1: this Raidar offense. Even though we do not know who's 696 00:32:12,720 --> 00:32:14,520 Speaker 1: gonna be up or down as Wall gonna be up. 697 00:32:14,560 --> 00:32:17,360 Speaker 1: We don't know Hunter Runfros another guy. I mean, he 698 00:32:17,480 --> 00:32:19,600 Speaker 1: is the mosquito at the picnic. He will give you malaria, 699 00:32:20,000 --> 00:32:23,680 Speaker 1: right so he hope. Well, I'm just saying, I just 700 00:32:23,880 --> 00:32:25,560 Speaker 1: but there's something here you gotta take care of. If 701 00:32:25,560 --> 00:32:28,680 Speaker 1: you're gonna squash these guys, then you gotta squash the 702 00:32:28,760 --> 00:32:30,480 Speaker 1: right bugs. Yeah. I think we just got to come 703 00:32:30,520 --> 00:32:32,440 Speaker 1: out the gate early and often, knowing what we gotta do, 704 00:32:32,560 --> 00:32:36,200 Speaker 1: being so aggressive, playing fundamentally sound. I think we know 705 00:32:36,320 --> 00:32:38,000 Speaker 1: that up and down the board we have a better team, 706 00:32:38,000 --> 00:32:40,000 Speaker 1: but we got to make sure that they know it too. Right, 707 00:32:40,320 --> 00:32:44,160 Speaker 1: leave nothing, you know nothing in the tank, especially in 708 00:32:44,200 --> 00:32:45,600 Speaker 1: that first half of the game. We don't want to 709 00:32:45,600 --> 00:32:47,880 Speaker 1: be going into the halftime just up by a possession. 710 00:32:47,920 --> 00:32:50,720 Speaker 1: If necessary, we want to make sure that we control 711 00:32:50,800 --> 00:32:53,320 Speaker 1: that game from the first kick off to the last 712 00:32:54,320 --> 00:32:57,640 Speaker 1: second off the clock. And I think you do that mentally, physically, emotionally. 713 00:32:57,880 --> 00:33:01,200 Speaker 1: It starts right now, preparing yourself for a physical ball game, 714 00:33:01,440 --> 00:33:03,800 Speaker 1: and you make them realize that their season is coming 715 00:33:03,800 --> 00:33:06,680 Speaker 1: to an end, that all the termoil they've had outside 716 00:33:06,680 --> 00:33:09,320 Speaker 1: of their locker room is causing that team to fall 717 00:33:09,360 --> 00:33:12,200 Speaker 1: apart at the scenes. And when you see guys on 718 00:33:12,240 --> 00:33:14,720 Speaker 1: an injury list get longer and longer and longer in 719 00:33:14,880 --> 00:33:17,320 Speaker 1: opting out of the opportunity to chance to get on 720 00:33:17,320 --> 00:33:20,920 Speaker 1: the practice field and play. I don't question Walla is 721 00:33:21,240 --> 00:33:23,160 Speaker 1: nominated this year as the walters Man Player of the 722 00:33:23,240 --> 00:33:25,440 Speaker 1: Year for that for the organization. So that's a credit 723 00:33:25,480 --> 00:33:29,200 Speaker 1: in himself for everything he's been doing everything his whole story, 724 00:33:29,360 --> 00:33:32,520 Speaker 1: but for this week, in this game, you know, opting 725 00:33:32,600 --> 00:33:34,960 Speaker 1: to not be a part of this, whether it's the 726 00:33:35,000 --> 00:33:38,120 Speaker 1: practice field or it's the game time decision. Um. I 727 00:33:38,200 --> 00:33:40,440 Speaker 1: think that said something to me about how how bad 728 00:33:40,440 --> 00:33:42,120 Speaker 1: did he really want it? How bad do you really 729 00:33:42,200 --> 00:33:44,400 Speaker 1: want to beat the Chiefs? And I think that our guys, 730 00:33:44,760 --> 00:33:46,480 Speaker 1: you get down the list, there's gonna be more guys 731 00:33:46,920 --> 00:33:49,400 Speaker 1: um in our locker room with something to prove, something 732 00:33:49,400 --> 00:33:53,760 Speaker 1: to um go after on game day again, being fed off, 733 00:33:54,520 --> 00:33:56,880 Speaker 1: being pissed off actually by what happened last year here, 734 00:33:57,200 --> 00:33:59,840 Speaker 1: but feeding off of the energy of our sea of 735 00:34:00,360 --> 00:34:03,320 Speaker 1: that's going to be an amazing atmosphere. And it's been 736 00:34:03,360 --> 00:34:05,080 Speaker 1: amazing all year long. I think every time I hear 737 00:34:05,120 --> 00:34:07,720 Speaker 1: coaching on the show, he talks about how amazing the 738 00:34:07,800 --> 00:34:09,960 Speaker 1: quality is, how amazing it is to play here in 739 00:34:09,960 --> 00:34:12,200 Speaker 1: front of a home crowd. And by the way, the 740 00:34:12,200 --> 00:34:14,360 Speaker 1: sea Redd will come in a little cranky too for 741 00:34:14,440 --> 00:34:17,839 Speaker 1: this one. But you said, you know, you thought as 742 00:34:17,840 --> 00:34:20,080 Speaker 1: the chiefs of the better team, Derek Carr would disagree 743 00:34:20,120 --> 00:34:22,360 Speaker 1: with you. His quote after the game of four weeks 744 00:34:22,360 --> 00:34:25,000 Speaker 1: ago was we have the better team. We just got 745 00:34:25,000 --> 00:34:26,640 Speaker 1: to kind of put it together. I mean he said it. 746 00:34:27,000 --> 00:34:29,080 Speaker 1: Give him. I mean, hey, dude, you came in here 747 00:34:29,160 --> 00:34:31,880 Speaker 1: last year and one I got you. But put that 748 00:34:31,960 --> 00:34:34,520 Speaker 1: in with the bust wheels going round and round and 749 00:34:34,520 --> 00:34:36,839 Speaker 1: just put that up on the bulletin board. Derek Carr's 750 00:34:36,880 --> 00:34:40,640 Speaker 1: having a weird year. It's a weird year. It's a 751 00:34:40,719 --> 00:34:43,520 Speaker 1: very symmetrical year. And if you look at what he's 752 00:34:43,560 --> 00:34:45,880 Speaker 1: done this season, when he throws for three hundred yards. 753 00:34:46,120 --> 00:34:48,439 Speaker 1: Very basic stat. If you throw us for three hundred yards, 754 00:34:48,480 --> 00:34:51,520 Speaker 1: it's sometimes gonna be a misleading stat. Often it can be. Yeah, 755 00:34:51,520 --> 00:34:53,200 Speaker 1: and that's part of my point. Because when he throws 756 00:34:53,200 --> 00:34:56,200 Speaker 1: for three hundred yards, the Raiders average thirty two points 757 00:34:56,200 --> 00:34:58,759 Speaker 1: per game and they're undefeated. There's six and out. When 758 00:34:58,760 --> 00:35:01,240 Speaker 1: he throws for less than three hund yards, they haven't 759 00:35:01,280 --> 00:35:04,840 Speaker 1: won there and six averaging thirteen points per game. To 760 00:35:04,960 --> 00:35:08,920 Speaker 1: your point, frequently we'll see a quarterback have an enormous 761 00:35:09,040 --> 00:35:13,000 Speaker 1: game but they lost, you know, or he'll have, you know, 762 00:35:13,239 --> 00:35:15,799 Speaker 1: a pretty pedestrian game. He'll throw for one hundred and 763 00:35:15,800 --> 00:35:17,880 Speaker 1: fifty yards. Look at Mac Jones against the Bills a 764 00:35:17,880 --> 00:35:20,760 Speaker 1: few nights ago. Through for nineteen yards didn't matter because 765 00:35:20,760 --> 00:35:29,040 Speaker 1: they threw three passes screen exactly. That's Army, that's Army Navy. 766 00:35:29,360 --> 00:35:31,279 Speaker 1: But you know, you can win in different ways. The 767 00:35:31,280 --> 00:35:33,600 Speaker 1: Patriots use their running game and that that won them 768 00:35:33,640 --> 00:35:37,000 Speaker 1: the game. For the Raiders, if Derek Carr doesn't throw 769 00:35:37,080 --> 00:35:39,960 Speaker 1: for a bunch of yards, they lose, and if he 770 00:35:40,040 --> 00:35:42,000 Speaker 1: does throw for a bunch of yards, they tend to win. 771 00:35:42,080 --> 00:35:45,600 Speaker 1: It's weird. It's really oddly symmetrical and the Chiefs. They 772 00:35:45,600 --> 00:35:47,600 Speaker 1: contained him and if you look at third down, that's 773 00:35:47,600 --> 00:35:49,959 Speaker 1: where the game was won against the Raiders. The games 774 00:35:49,960 --> 00:35:52,080 Speaker 1: are always one on third down, but particularly in this one, 775 00:35:52,239 --> 00:35:55,400 Speaker 1: the Raiders were one for nine on third down. Do 776 00:35:55,440 --> 00:35:57,760 Speaker 1: you know what they netted on their third down place? 777 00:35:58,520 --> 00:36:02,080 Speaker 1: Negative three yards? It's ridiculous, it was insane. So the 778 00:36:02,160 --> 00:36:05,200 Speaker 1: Chiefs consistently on third down. We're not letting Derek Carr 779 00:36:05,200 --> 00:36:08,000 Speaker 1: find his guys. Couldn't find guys like renfro who actually 780 00:36:08,000 --> 00:36:11,120 Speaker 1: has twenty three catches on third down this year. He's pesky. 781 00:36:11,160 --> 00:36:12,680 Speaker 1: I mean, it's really the best way to describe him. 782 00:36:12,680 --> 00:36:14,960 Speaker 1: You mentioned that third and five, third and six, so'll 783 00:36:14,960 --> 00:36:17,359 Speaker 1: catch him on a slant. It's very frustrating that didn't 784 00:36:17,400 --> 00:36:21,600 Speaker 1: happen against the Chiefs in Week ten. And they're playmakers, 785 00:36:21,640 --> 00:36:24,520 Speaker 1: guys like Darren Waller, Guys like Josh Jacobs. Those two 786 00:36:24,560 --> 00:36:28,440 Speaker 1: guys combined for sixty yards total from scrimmage in that game. 787 00:36:28,520 --> 00:36:30,239 Speaker 1: We'll see if Darren Waller plays in this one, like 788 00:36:30,239 --> 00:36:32,839 Speaker 1: you mentioned, but the Chiefs shut down their playmakers. They 789 00:36:32,840 --> 00:36:35,200 Speaker 1: shut him down on third down, and Derek Carr didn't 790 00:36:35,200 --> 00:36:36,839 Speaker 1: have a big game. And as we've seen all season long. 791 00:36:36,840 --> 00:36:38,759 Speaker 1: When he doesn't have a big game, they lose. Yeah, 792 00:36:38,760 --> 00:36:40,520 Speaker 1: I don't sleep on Bran Edwards. You had the post 793 00:36:40,520 --> 00:36:43,160 Speaker 1: for thirty seven yards on touchdown. He's a pretty good player. Yeah. 794 00:36:43,160 --> 00:36:44,839 Speaker 1: We're gonna close it out this way and talk about 795 00:36:44,840 --> 00:36:47,719 Speaker 1: their defense really quickly. You can say what you want 796 00:36:47,719 --> 00:36:49,680 Speaker 1: about him. We can give out all kinds of stats. 797 00:36:50,840 --> 00:36:53,200 Speaker 1: But their ship that's at sea is they have two 798 00:36:53,400 --> 00:36:57,080 Speaker 1: elite duo pass rushers all right in Yannick and goak 799 00:36:57,120 --> 00:37:00,560 Speaker 1: Way and Max Crosby. We talk about two headed running backs. 800 00:37:00,560 --> 00:37:03,239 Speaker 1: Matt and I were earlier this week on Kingdom Conversations 801 00:37:03,280 --> 00:37:06,880 Speaker 1: talking about it. But the best you always see these 802 00:37:06,960 --> 00:37:09,160 Speaker 1: duo and pass rushers. If you can get a pass rusher, 803 00:37:09,200 --> 00:37:10,719 Speaker 1: one from each site. Think of Neil Smith in the 804 00:37:10,800 --> 00:37:13,960 Speaker 1: late dry exaction. Okay, they have that, and so now 805 00:37:13,960 --> 00:37:16,080 Speaker 1: all of a sudden, I can shade protection, I can chaff, 806 00:37:16,080 --> 00:37:18,680 Speaker 1: I can help release, but when it's coming from both ways, 807 00:37:19,040 --> 00:37:21,640 Speaker 1: the problems that they pose with that. And then Matt, 808 00:37:21,680 --> 00:37:23,719 Speaker 1: I'll get your thought on Jonathan Abram because he's the 809 00:37:23,760 --> 00:37:25,839 Speaker 1: other guy in the mix of I look at those 810 00:37:25,880 --> 00:37:28,239 Speaker 1: three defenders. They're beat up at linebacker right now, but 811 00:37:28,280 --> 00:37:33,279 Speaker 1: those three defenders are elite players. Well, Max Crosby has 812 00:37:33,280 --> 00:37:35,640 Speaker 1: the potential to be an elite player and historically has 813 00:37:35,680 --> 00:37:38,560 Speaker 1: been a thorn in the side of every offense. But 814 00:37:38,600 --> 00:37:40,239 Speaker 1: if you look at what he's done this year, I 815 00:37:40,239 --> 00:37:43,160 Speaker 1: mean's he's had sacks in two games. He had multiple 816 00:37:43,160 --> 00:37:45,400 Speaker 1: sacks in two games Week one, in Week six, and 817 00:37:45,480 --> 00:37:47,600 Speaker 1: then every other game has come up with a goose egg. 818 00:37:47,920 --> 00:37:50,840 Speaker 1: Now he gets quarterback pressures, he's been he's been discussed 819 00:37:50,840 --> 00:37:52,800 Speaker 1: a lot of gets a lot of hurries and pressures, 820 00:37:53,200 --> 00:37:55,120 Speaker 1: but when it comes to actually being that that difference 821 00:37:55,160 --> 00:37:57,120 Speaker 1: maker and getting it on the ground and that that 822 00:37:57,280 --> 00:37:59,239 Speaker 1: momentum that comes with sex. You know how how much 823 00:37:59,320 --> 00:38:02,280 Speaker 1: momentum change that sack is on big third damn plays. 824 00:38:02,719 --> 00:38:05,799 Speaker 1: It's just he's not been able to throw it into 825 00:38:05,840 --> 00:38:08,239 Speaker 1: that next gear like he's been doing previously. So I 826 00:38:08,239 --> 00:38:09,759 Speaker 1: don't know if Max geting a little bit old, I 827 00:38:09,760 --> 00:38:11,440 Speaker 1: don't know what's coming up. I don't know if he's 828 00:38:11,440 --> 00:38:13,640 Speaker 1: starting to kind of feel himself a little bit, or 829 00:38:13,880 --> 00:38:16,239 Speaker 1: maybe listening, you know, reading all the paper clippings about 830 00:38:16,239 --> 00:38:18,839 Speaker 1: how great he is, mad Max is taking over and 831 00:38:18,880 --> 00:38:20,520 Speaker 1: all this kind of stuff. But I mean, he's just 832 00:38:20,600 --> 00:38:23,040 Speaker 1: not getting home the way he used to, and even 833 00:38:23,040 --> 00:38:26,560 Speaker 1: with the addition of Gonquay on the other side, I mean, 834 00:38:26,560 --> 00:38:28,359 Speaker 1: he has eight sacks on the season, so he's doing 835 00:38:28,400 --> 00:38:31,880 Speaker 1: his job very consistent, but he's kind of feeding off everybody. 836 00:38:32,360 --> 00:38:35,120 Speaker 1: I'm shading towards Max. The double teams and the chips 837 00:38:35,400 --> 00:38:37,400 Speaker 1: being given to Max and he's being left one on 838 00:38:37,400 --> 00:38:39,680 Speaker 1: one on his side. But I mean as a as 839 00:38:39,680 --> 00:38:42,759 Speaker 1: a total defensive line, trying to get pressure on on 840 00:38:43,080 --> 00:38:45,120 Speaker 1: a guy like Mahomes, who's who's a little bit more 841 00:38:45,160 --> 00:38:47,080 Speaker 1: mobile than average and he's able to kind of have 842 00:38:47,120 --> 00:38:49,560 Speaker 1: that sixth sense, that spoider sense to know when it's coming. 843 00:38:49,880 --> 00:38:51,560 Speaker 1: I mean, it looks like it's gonna be another long 844 00:38:51,640 --> 00:38:53,799 Speaker 1: day at the office for this pass rush to try 845 00:38:53,840 --> 00:38:57,560 Speaker 1: to get to Pat Mahomes and Sacks to me can 846 00:38:57,640 --> 00:38:59,839 Speaker 1: get they can become mental. We've seen that with their 847 00:38:59,840 --> 00:39:02,880 Speaker 1: own guys. And to try to chase sacks is like 848 00:39:02,920 --> 00:39:05,319 Speaker 1: trying to hit home runs in baseball, you fly out 849 00:39:05,440 --> 00:39:07,760 Speaker 1: or strike up. If you're trying to hit line drives, 850 00:39:07,800 --> 00:39:10,640 Speaker 1: you hit home runs. And so that could be part 851 00:39:10,680 --> 00:39:12,360 Speaker 1: of it for Max, Like I gotta get to fifteen 852 00:39:12,360 --> 00:39:15,360 Speaker 1: sacks this year, Well, you're only at five. Well, maybe 853 00:39:15,400 --> 00:39:17,680 Speaker 1: he's been chasing a few instead of just just play. 854 00:39:18,840 --> 00:39:21,480 Speaker 1: Abram's an interesting guy. He'll try to take your head off. 855 00:39:21,480 --> 00:39:23,440 Speaker 1: Like this guy's one of the more physical safeties in 856 00:39:23,440 --> 00:39:26,399 Speaker 1: the league. But he's also a very talented safety. Coming 857 00:39:26,440 --> 00:39:29,840 Speaker 1: out of Mississippi State. I loved him. But the secondary 858 00:39:29,880 --> 00:39:31,359 Speaker 1: has been a little bit beat up. The Chiefs took 859 00:39:31,400 --> 00:39:33,839 Speaker 1: some shots at him. What he's seeing on the back 860 00:39:33,960 --> 00:39:36,080 Speaker 1: end of these guys. The Chiefs got him a few 861 00:39:36,080 --> 00:39:38,640 Speaker 1: times in that game in Vegas. That makes me wonder 862 00:39:38,719 --> 00:39:40,960 Speaker 1: for a guy like that is very prideful. To get 863 00:39:40,960 --> 00:39:43,879 Speaker 1: back to our earlier conversation, do you think a little 864 00:39:43,880 --> 00:39:46,200 Speaker 1: bit about that when the ball's coming your way this 865 00:39:46,280 --> 00:39:47,960 Speaker 1: time around? Do you think a little bit about how 866 00:39:48,040 --> 00:39:50,640 Speaker 1: there's plays made against you the first time? Now you 867 00:39:50,719 --> 00:39:53,240 Speaker 1: got to prove yourself, well, does that end up hurting 868 00:39:53,280 --> 00:39:55,440 Speaker 1: you in a way? Are you a step behind because 869 00:39:55,440 --> 00:39:57,560 Speaker 1: of that? I'm wondering if that will happen here in 870 00:39:57,600 --> 00:39:59,759 Speaker 1: this game that you know, their secondary does have a 871 00:39:59,800 --> 00:40:01,680 Speaker 1: lot of talent. Abram's part of that. They only have 872 00:40:01,760 --> 00:40:06,000 Speaker 1: five interceptions though as a team, and you can be really, 873 00:40:06,000 --> 00:40:08,440 Speaker 1: really technically sound, but if you're not making plays like 874 00:40:08,520 --> 00:40:10,560 Speaker 1: taking the ball away. That's a big deal and we 875 00:40:10,600 --> 00:40:12,640 Speaker 1: just haven't really seen that from the Raiders secondary this year. 876 00:40:12,640 --> 00:40:15,880 Speaker 1: They haven't really taken the ball away. And also, if 877 00:40:15,880 --> 00:40:18,120 Speaker 1: you look at what the Chiefs did offensively against the 878 00:40:18,200 --> 00:40:21,360 Speaker 1: Raiders back in Week ten, the Chiefs had two hundred 879 00:40:21,440 --> 00:40:25,160 Speaker 1: and fifty two yards after the catch against the Raiders, 880 00:40:25,320 --> 00:40:28,040 Speaker 1: two hundred and fifty two. That was the third most 881 00:40:28,080 --> 00:40:29,840 Speaker 1: yards after the catch for any team in a single 882 00:40:29,840 --> 00:40:32,759 Speaker 1: game this season. It was over half of Patrick mahomes 883 00:40:32,800 --> 00:40:35,359 Speaker 1: passing total. Yes, it was insane. So if you can 884 00:40:35,480 --> 00:40:37,280 Speaker 1: hit a guy on a quick route, I mentioned earlier 885 00:40:37,320 --> 00:40:39,840 Speaker 1: how that kind of neutralizes the pass rush, you're basically 886 00:40:39,880 --> 00:40:42,560 Speaker 1: forcing a dB to make a play. And consistently the 887 00:40:42,640 --> 00:40:46,080 Speaker 1: Chiefs were beating those guys, and the Chiefs, to their credit, defensively, 888 00:40:46,360 --> 00:40:48,640 Speaker 1: they've been really good about not letting guys beat them 889 00:40:48,640 --> 00:40:51,840 Speaker 1: in open space, guys like Lagarius Need, Charvarius Ward. You 890 00:40:51,880 --> 00:40:54,000 Speaker 1: want your secondary to be willing tacklers, and I'm not 891 00:40:54,040 --> 00:40:56,120 Speaker 1: saying the Raiders aren't, But the Chiefs found a lot 892 00:40:56,120 --> 00:40:58,480 Speaker 1: of success with that short passing game against the Raiders, 893 00:40:58,640 --> 00:41:01,520 Speaker 1: making plays after the catch. Then the big stuff downfield 894 00:41:01,520 --> 00:41:03,560 Speaker 1: opened up after that. So I'm hoping that we get 895 00:41:03,600 --> 00:41:06,359 Speaker 1: a similar concoction here this time around, because it really 896 00:41:06,360 --> 00:41:08,799 Speaker 1: worked back in Week ten. It's what separates to me 897 00:41:08,880 --> 00:41:11,960 Speaker 1: the Broncos defense from the Chargers and the Raiders defense 898 00:41:12,120 --> 00:41:14,759 Speaker 1: is the yards after catch category. Agreed, the Broncos don't 899 00:41:14,800 --> 00:41:17,480 Speaker 1: give you many yards after catch. The other two teams 900 00:41:17,880 --> 00:41:20,319 Speaker 1: will it can. It was also big in the Cowboys game, 901 00:41:20,480 --> 00:41:22,720 Speaker 1: but the Chiefs are number one if you're keeping tracking 902 00:41:22,840 --> 00:41:25,520 Speaker 1: home in yards after catch overall as a team, and 903 00:41:25,600 --> 00:41:28,600 Speaker 1: we know Kelsey's like the valve ictorian of that stat. 904 00:41:28,800 --> 00:41:33,640 Speaker 1: Rematches National Football League. It's a big part of December now, 905 00:41:33,680 --> 00:41:36,239 Speaker 1: the way the NFL has put the schedule together. But 906 00:41:36,360 --> 00:41:39,080 Speaker 1: here we go, it's the Raiders. It's the rematch and 907 00:41:39,160 --> 00:41:46,560 Speaker 1: otherwise touch down and the celebration begins in their hand. 908 00:42:00,080 --> 00:42:01,680 Speaker 1: The listed p