1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:02,920 Speaker 1: It is the start of things. Yep. The Chiefs get 2 00:00:02,920 --> 00:00:05,720 Speaker 1: ready to start their sixty sixth ear of the franchise. 3 00:00:06,120 --> 00:00:08,959 Speaker 1: But they're gonna do so and sell poddle Brazil uh 4 00:00:09,039 --> 00:00:13,119 Speaker 1: and taking on the Chargers. So it's off and running 5 00:00:13,320 --> 00:00:17,880 Speaker 1: and are defending the kingdom Ukomeso. That's perfect. This, you 6 00:00:18,000 --> 00:00:20,759 Speaker 1: nailed it, uk Meso. Been working on my German but 7 00:00:20,800 --> 00:00:23,880 Speaker 1: not my Portuguese. Of course. This episode is like I'm 8 00:00:23,920 --> 00:00:28,720 Speaker 1: all brought to you by Ticketmaster's keeps it on an RPO. 9 00:00:28,800 --> 00:00:31,160 Speaker 1: At the five, it's a lead pluck. He goes into 10 00:00:31,160 --> 00:00:36,680 Speaker 1: the hands on their side, touch down child sitting, Hi, everybody. 11 00:00:36,680 --> 00:00:39,280 Speaker 1: I'm Mitch Holter's voice of the Chiefs along with senior 12 00:00:39,280 --> 00:00:43,160 Speaker 1: team reporter Matt McMullen. This episode will be called U Coomeso, 13 00:00:43,520 --> 00:00:46,600 Speaker 1: which we you. I think I'm butcher that I know 14 00:00:47,120 --> 00:00:50,839 Speaker 1: uh Portuguese for the beginning. So and we've got these 15 00:00:50,840 --> 00:00:51,919 Speaker 1: cool shirts, yeah we do. 16 00:00:51,960 --> 00:00:53,599 Speaker 2: And it makes sense to wear these today because when 17 00:00:53,600 --> 00:00:54,840 Speaker 2: else are we gonna wear them? 18 00:00:54,920 --> 00:00:55,200 Speaker 1: Also? 19 00:00:55,560 --> 00:00:58,920 Speaker 2: Ooh Coameso. We learned that about twenty seconds ago, So 20 00:00:59,000 --> 00:01:00,800 Speaker 2: give us a some leeway there. 21 00:01:00,800 --> 00:01:03,920 Speaker 1: I think it's right, yes, and I've done you and 22 00:01:03,960 --> 00:01:07,560 Speaker 1: I extensive research and Portuguese, and we've studied ever since 23 00:01:07,560 --> 00:01:09,399 Speaker 1: we found out we were going to so Paulo that 24 00:01:09,480 --> 00:01:12,600 Speaker 1: we were gonna get it down. Where's Cairo Santos when 25 00:01:12,640 --> 00:01:15,600 Speaker 1: you need them? Always with the Bears, Come on, man, 26 00:01:15,680 --> 00:01:17,880 Speaker 1: come join us just for a week. But anyway, here 27 00:01:17,880 --> 00:01:20,440 Speaker 1: we are a chance to open the season and open 28 00:01:20,560 --> 00:01:22,960 Speaker 1: up in the AFC West and to play the Chargers. 29 00:01:23,400 --> 00:01:28,200 Speaker 1: And so it's here. I was thinking though, how and 30 00:01:28,240 --> 00:01:30,440 Speaker 1: I'm gonna spoil my you know how I start with 31 00:01:30,480 --> 00:01:34,039 Speaker 1: a monologue on the radio broadcast. Yeah, and I take 32 00:01:34,240 --> 00:01:37,839 Speaker 1: some pride in those. Sometimes it's science, sometimes it's cartoons. 33 00:01:37,840 --> 00:01:41,240 Speaker 1: Sometimes it's all kinds of different genre, which you write 34 00:01:41,280 --> 00:01:44,160 Speaker 1: those the morning of, right morning of. You have to 35 00:01:44,160 --> 00:01:45,800 Speaker 1: wait till the morning of, and you can't. 36 00:01:45,880 --> 00:01:48,680 Speaker 2: You all listening should see it like it's incredible, Like 37 00:01:48,720 --> 00:01:52,320 Speaker 2: it's like this much text. It's like a block of 38 00:01:52,400 --> 00:01:54,480 Speaker 2: text and it's so close together and so small, but 39 00:01:54,520 --> 00:01:56,720 Speaker 2: you're able to process it. It's amazing. 40 00:01:57,640 --> 00:02:00,560 Speaker 1: Anthropologists we'll find them five hundred year going to what 41 00:02:00,720 --> 00:02:02,560 Speaker 1: was this guy about? I don't know. This seems like 42 00:02:02,680 --> 00:02:05,720 Speaker 1: kind of a crazy culture, but yes, kind of hieroglyphics 43 00:02:05,880 --> 00:02:10,160 Speaker 1: if you will I love it, but it's the beginning 44 00:02:10,200 --> 00:02:13,519 Speaker 1: of things. But how the international games that the Chiefs 45 00:02:13,520 --> 00:02:16,280 Speaker 1: have had have been the beginning of things. Think about 46 00:02:16,280 --> 00:02:19,840 Speaker 1: this when you go back to twenty fifteen, horrible start 47 00:02:19,880 --> 00:02:22,640 Speaker 1: to the season. The Chiefs had rallied back and to 48 00:02:22,720 --> 00:02:27,959 Speaker 1: get to three and five, and I remember beating Pittsburgh 49 00:02:28,040 --> 00:02:30,679 Speaker 1: without Ben Roethlisberger at home, and we were getting ready 50 00:02:30,680 --> 00:02:33,679 Speaker 1: to go to play the Lions in London. That set 51 00:02:33,720 --> 00:02:35,760 Speaker 1: off a string of ten straight wins and the first 52 00:02:35,760 --> 00:02:38,960 Speaker 1: playoff victory for the franchise in twenty one years. I'm 53 00:02:38,960 --> 00:02:42,079 Speaker 1: glad they showed it on the Kingdom and the docu series. 54 00:02:42,480 --> 00:02:44,200 Speaker 1: But then you go ahead to twenty nineteen and you 55 00:02:44,240 --> 00:02:46,360 Speaker 1: and I have talked about the Mexico City game against 56 00:02:46,360 --> 00:02:50,520 Speaker 1: these Chargers. The Chiefs were kind of we were suffering 57 00:02:50,560 --> 00:02:51,799 Speaker 1: here a little bit, pat. 58 00:02:51,760 --> 00:02:53,639 Speaker 2: We were six and four at that point, six and four. 59 00:02:53,639 --> 00:02:56,639 Speaker 1: Padd had missed, you know, the end of October, we'd 60 00:02:56,680 --> 00:03:00,320 Speaker 1: lost three straight home games, one against the Charge in 61 00:03:00,320 --> 00:03:04,000 Speaker 1: Mexico City and never lost a good Yeah. Now twenty 62 00:03:04,040 --> 00:03:08,840 Speaker 1: three wasn't quite that, but the win in Germany was 63 00:03:08,960 --> 00:03:12,000 Speaker 1: profound in beating Miami, a precursor to beating them again 64 00:03:12,560 --> 00:03:14,560 Speaker 1: in the playoffs, but all the way to the Super Bowl. 65 00:03:14,560 --> 00:03:18,440 Speaker 1: So these international games the Chiefs three and zero have 66 00:03:18,600 --> 00:03:20,959 Speaker 1: been the start of things. And now this is the 67 00:03:21,000 --> 00:03:24,200 Speaker 1: start of the season in Bracil against the Chargers. 68 00:03:23,840 --> 00:03:26,240 Speaker 2: And I have some fun notes on the international stuff. 69 00:03:26,480 --> 00:03:29,240 Speaker 2: So the Chiefs, when they kick this game off, will 70 00:03:29,280 --> 00:03:32,960 Speaker 2: become the first team in NFL history to play four 71 00:03:33,000 --> 00:03:36,280 Speaker 2: regular season games and four different countries outside of the 72 00:03:36,400 --> 00:03:40,160 Speaker 2: United States. You laid them out, UK, Mexico, Germany, now Brazil. 73 00:03:40,480 --> 00:03:42,960 Speaker 2: No other team has played in four different countries a 74 00:03:43,000 --> 00:03:46,040 Speaker 2: regular season game outside of the US. And if we 75 00:03:46,040 --> 00:03:48,360 Speaker 2: can win this game, we'll match the Vikings for the 76 00:03:48,360 --> 00:03:52,400 Speaker 2: most international regular season wins of any team without a loss. 77 00:03:52,680 --> 00:03:55,680 Speaker 2: So pretty cool stuff. That also does not include the 78 00:03:55,840 --> 00:03:58,240 Speaker 2: games in Japan, which I believe you were here for. 79 00:03:58,360 --> 00:04:01,440 Speaker 2: I was here for two of them, ninety eight right in. 80 00:04:01,560 --> 00:04:05,960 Speaker 1: Tokyo and against the Vikings and the Packers, respectively. And 81 00:04:06,000 --> 00:04:08,640 Speaker 1: then there was a game in Mexico in Monterrey, Mexico, 82 00:04:09,360 --> 00:04:12,560 Speaker 1: and that was against the Cowboys. Interspersed in between those 83 00:04:12,600 --> 00:04:13,440 Speaker 1: trips to Japan. 84 00:04:13,680 --> 00:04:15,160 Speaker 2: What were the Japan trips like? 85 00:04:15,880 --> 00:04:19,200 Speaker 1: They were incredible? Yeah, I mean they were awesome of 86 00:04:19,240 --> 00:04:21,160 Speaker 1: all of our international trips. I'm going to get in 87 00:04:21,200 --> 00:04:24,640 Speaker 1: trouble here because now Germany was best. Germany was amazing, 88 00:04:24,680 --> 00:04:26,200 Speaker 1: it was number one. I don't want to go back 89 00:04:26,240 --> 00:04:30,640 Speaker 1: so badly. It's you know, home country. But the Japanese 90 00:04:30,640 --> 00:04:35,880 Speaker 1: people are incredible, so hospitable and so resourceful and clean, 91 00:04:36,000 --> 00:04:40,360 Speaker 1: and it's generally safe in that country. They just kind 92 00:04:40,360 --> 00:04:43,160 Speaker 1: of have it figured out. And the Japanese people. I 93 00:04:43,160 --> 00:04:44,800 Speaker 1: would go back there in a second. I hope one 94 00:04:44,800 --> 00:04:47,560 Speaker 1: of these chiefs international games would go back to Japan's. 95 00:04:47,839 --> 00:04:50,280 Speaker 2: We're going that direction there seems like seems. 96 00:04:50,000 --> 00:04:52,720 Speaker 1: Like it where it seems like though Australia is going 97 00:04:52,800 --> 00:04:54,520 Speaker 1: to be somebody's destination. 98 00:04:54,800 --> 00:04:56,600 Speaker 2: Yeah for sure. Well the Rams are playing a home 99 00:04:56,640 --> 00:04:58,839 Speaker 2: game there next year. And you know what's funny is 100 00:04:58,880 --> 00:05:01,279 Speaker 2: I was telling a friend about this last night and 101 00:05:01,320 --> 00:05:03,360 Speaker 2: they just got back from Australia and they asked where 102 00:05:03,360 --> 00:05:06,400 Speaker 2: the game was and I said, it's in Melbourne, like Melbourne, 103 00:05:06,520 --> 00:05:08,680 Speaker 2: you know, like anyone here would say it. And she 104 00:05:08,760 --> 00:05:10,960 Speaker 2: was making fun of me because I guess they say it. 105 00:05:11,320 --> 00:05:15,200 Speaker 1: Melbourne, Melbourne, Melbourne, Melbourne, not Melbourne. Yeah, Melbourne. We got 106 00:05:15,200 --> 00:05:17,480 Speaker 1: that bell game over at me Melbourne, Australia. 107 00:05:17,560 --> 00:05:21,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, were they were the Japanese people hungry for football. 108 00:05:21,360 --> 00:05:24,320 Speaker 1: Oh my gosh. And then my first year, my rookie year, 109 00:05:24,520 --> 00:05:27,160 Speaker 1: we had Joe Montana, oh man, and we it might 110 00:05:27,200 --> 00:05:29,160 Speaker 1: have been the male version of Taylor. 111 00:05:28,920 --> 00:05:29,920 Speaker 2: Swift, just a rock star. 112 00:05:30,080 --> 00:05:32,320 Speaker 1: Yeah, oh my gosh. The Japanese were everywhere looking at 113 00:05:32,400 --> 00:05:35,200 Speaker 1: Joe Montana. Where's Joe Montana, Where's Joe Montana, like sneaking 114 00:05:35,240 --> 00:05:38,679 Speaker 1: around the hotel and it was, yeah, phenomenal, that's so cool. 115 00:05:38,680 --> 00:05:40,960 Speaker 1: But it was h Yeah. We played the Tokyo Dome, 116 00:05:41,040 --> 00:05:44,880 Speaker 1: it was it was really cool. And the Japanese love athletics. 117 00:05:45,080 --> 00:05:47,880 Speaker 1: You see that in the Japanese Baseball League. Sure, but 118 00:05:47,920 --> 00:05:50,280 Speaker 1: they they love it, they get it, they appreciate it. 119 00:05:50,320 --> 00:05:52,480 Speaker 1: So yeah, tip of the cap to the folks in Japan. 120 00:05:52,600 --> 00:05:55,040 Speaker 1: And one of these day, hopefully you go back. 121 00:05:54,920 --> 00:05:57,000 Speaker 2: There well and we're going to have probably a very 122 00:05:57,000 --> 00:05:59,440 Speaker 2: similar experience in Brazil. This is the coolest. One of 123 00:05:59,440 --> 00:06:02,320 Speaker 2: the coolest things is about being the team that the 124 00:06:02,360 --> 00:06:05,040 Speaker 2: Chiefs are right now. In addition to like Super Bowls 125 00:06:05,040 --> 00:06:07,680 Speaker 2: and all the winning and everything is we are the 126 00:06:07,720 --> 00:06:10,400 Speaker 2: brand ambassador for football now in the world. I mean 127 00:06:10,440 --> 00:06:12,880 Speaker 2: how cool is that that if you're in Brazil you 128 00:06:12,960 --> 00:06:17,080 Speaker 2: might know nothing about football, but if you know anything, 129 00:06:17,320 --> 00:06:19,440 Speaker 2: you know who the chiefs are, you know who Patrick 130 00:06:19,440 --> 00:06:22,039 Speaker 2: Mahomes is, and we're going there and we're bringing the 131 00:06:22,040 --> 00:06:24,159 Speaker 2: product to them. And you and I get to go 132 00:06:24,200 --> 00:06:27,159 Speaker 2: on these international vacations and just be along for the ride. 133 00:06:27,200 --> 00:06:28,160 Speaker 2: I think it's pretty cool. 134 00:06:28,400 --> 00:06:30,720 Speaker 1: Yeah, I wouldn't term it as a vacation, but. 135 00:06:31,080 --> 00:06:34,000 Speaker 2: Not quite a vacation. But I don't know. We're going somewhere, 136 00:06:34,040 --> 00:06:36,119 Speaker 2: going to know, somewhere six thousand miles away. 137 00:06:36,279 --> 00:06:38,320 Speaker 1: Well, and you talked about your experience in the South 138 00:06:38,360 --> 00:06:41,719 Speaker 1: American continent and traveling all the countries with your dad 139 00:06:41,920 --> 00:06:44,960 Speaker 1: and all the travails you had. But this is different 140 00:06:45,040 --> 00:06:48,520 Speaker 1: because you're not crossing all these time zones. We're not 141 00:06:48,720 --> 00:06:52,080 Speaker 1: going to Europe or I went to Japan and you're 142 00:06:52,120 --> 00:06:55,240 Speaker 1: like crossing all these you're only two hours difference time, 143 00:06:55,360 --> 00:06:58,719 Speaker 1: two hours ahead, but it's an eleven hour flight. It's 144 00:06:58,720 --> 00:07:02,359 Speaker 1: like the duration of a Japanese flight, but without the 145 00:07:02,360 --> 00:07:05,800 Speaker 1: time change, the straight south going straight south. So to me, 146 00:07:06,080 --> 00:07:10,800 Speaker 1: that's a different dynamic. So have we already gone around the 147 00:07:10,800 --> 00:07:12,400 Speaker 1: world now? It kind of feels like we have. 148 00:07:12,600 --> 00:07:14,679 Speaker 2: We've kind of gone around the world, we haven't actually 149 00:07:14,680 --> 00:07:17,240 Speaker 2: gone around the world. I'll be quick today. I've got 150 00:07:17,320 --> 00:07:21,600 Speaker 2: five for you for Hollywood Brown, who looks like he's 151 00:07:21,640 --> 00:07:23,239 Speaker 2: healthy and gonna play on on Friday. 152 00:07:23,360 --> 00:07:27,200 Speaker 1: Five catches, ninety six yards and two tudies. 153 00:07:27,240 --> 00:07:30,480 Speaker 2: Oh okay, that sounds great. Shout out to Trent and 154 00:07:30,520 --> 00:07:33,400 Speaker 2: the Philippines, which is located in the. 155 00:07:35,120 --> 00:07:36,040 Speaker 1: Northern Hemisphere. 156 00:07:36,120 --> 00:07:38,920 Speaker 2: Northern Hemisphere, got that figured out, which is the opposite 157 00:07:38,960 --> 00:07:41,240 Speaker 2: of where we're going. We were going to the Southern Hemisphere. 158 00:07:42,320 --> 00:07:44,960 Speaker 2: Chuck has lived in Germany for the last twenty years, 159 00:07:45,000 --> 00:07:47,840 Speaker 2: but is originally from Overland Park and his family is 160 00:07:47,840 --> 00:07:50,880 Speaker 2: from the Fort Scott area in southeast Kansas. You know 161 00:07:50,960 --> 00:07:55,720 Speaker 2: that area well the Tigers. Larry is listening from Selbyville, Delaware. 162 00:07:55,880 --> 00:08:00,280 Speaker 1: By the way, Jason sedeikis Ted Lasso played a juco 163 00:08:00,360 --> 00:08:03,280 Speaker 1: basketball at Fort Scott. Really yeah, for the Greyhounds. Was 164 00:08:03,320 --> 00:08:05,600 Speaker 1: he pretty good? I don't think so, but he was 165 00:08:05,640 --> 00:08:06,160 Speaker 1: on the team. 166 00:08:06,360 --> 00:08:06,960 Speaker 2: He's on the team. 167 00:08:07,320 --> 00:08:08,520 Speaker 1: Juco basketball is really good. 168 00:08:08,680 --> 00:08:10,239 Speaker 2: By the way, now he's now he's a great actor. 169 00:08:10,800 --> 00:08:10,920 Speaker 1: Uh. 170 00:08:11,120 --> 00:08:13,480 Speaker 2: We have a listener who's originally from Saint Louis but 171 00:08:13,560 --> 00:08:17,640 Speaker 2: now living in Chunking, China. They said, you'd be surprised 172 00:08:17,640 --> 00:08:20,400 Speaker 2: by all the cheese fans in China. Kind of cool 173 00:08:20,560 --> 00:08:21,880 Speaker 2: and like you were saying, at this right, we'll be 174 00:08:21,880 --> 00:08:25,040 Speaker 2: playing in Chunking any minute now. Yeah, So anyway, shout 175 00:08:25,040 --> 00:08:25,560 Speaker 2: out to you. 176 00:08:25,680 --> 00:08:27,920 Speaker 1: And the and the guys. That's from Germany. Dide we 177 00:08:28,040 --> 00:08:31,880 Speaker 1: narrow it down because it's like, I'm from the US. 178 00:08:32,240 --> 00:08:34,200 Speaker 2: Now, Chuck, let us know where in Germany, cow on 179 00:08:34,280 --> 00:08:34,559 Speaker 2: you are. 180 00:08:34,679 --> 00:08:35,080 Speaker 1: Let us know. 181 00:08:36,000 --> 00:08:39,240 Speaker 2: Let us know home of the is it the sea dragons, 182 00:08:38,720 --> 00:08:39,800 Speaker 2: Sea Dragons? 183 00:08:39,840 --> 00:08:40,920 Speaker 1: Let's go uh? 184 00:08:40,960 --> 00:08:44,240 Speaker 2: And then I mentioned Tom and Palmer, Arkansas last week. 185 00:08:44,320 --> 00:08:47,920 Speaker 2: Turns out I messed that one up. It's actually Palmer, Alaska. 186 00:08:48,080 --> 00:08:50,680 Speaker 2: I was gonna say, I need to brush up on 187 00:08:50,720 --> 00:08:54,160 Speaker 2: my postal codes R versus AKK. 188 00:08:54,520 --> 00:08:56,880 Speaker 1: Yeah. Yeah, this is what happens to I go. Is 189 00:08:56,920 --> 00:08:59,480 Speaker 1: that Palmer, Alaska? Man? It is? 190 00:08:59,559 --> 00:09:02,560 Speaker 2: Yes, Tuition was correct. This is what happens when I 191 00:09:02,600 --> 00:09:05,480 Speaker 2: do this thirty seconds before we go on the air. 192 00:09:05,640 --> 00:09:08,960 Speaker 2: So anyway, Palmer, Alaska. One of the local high schools 193 00:09:08,960 --> 00:09:13,120 Speaker 2: there is the Palmer Moose. The moose so good plural, yeah, 194 00:09:13,160 --> 00:09:16,680 Speaker 2: but moose, Yeah, the Palmer moose. And then here's some 195 00:09:16,760 --> 00:09:20,800 Speaker 2: trivia for you. So we established that Tom was a 196 00:09:20,880 --> 00:09:25,840 Speaker 2: Troy Trojan, he was a Highland Juco Scotty Scotty yep, 197 00:09:25,880 --> 00:09:29,360 Speaker 2: and then a Benedictine Raven. Yes, you nailed it. That's 198 00:09:29,400 --> 00:09:32,280 Speaker 2: what I got for you today. Well done, Palmer. Love 199 00:09:32,280 --> 00:09:33,760 Speaker 2: it the Moose. Shout out to Tom. 200 00:09:33,840 --> 00:09:35,880 Speaker 1: Wonder who they play? And I want to know if 201 00:09:35,920 --> 00:09:39,360 Speaker 1: he's a college fan of either the UAF now Nooks, 202 00:09:39,840 --> 00:09:43,280 Speaker 1: the University of Alaska Fairbanks or the University of Alaska 203 00:09:43,320 --> 00:09:44,400 Speaker 1: Anchorage Sea Wolves. 204 00:09:44,679 --> 00:09:45,720 Speaker 2: Those are two great. 205 00:09:45,679 --> 00:09:48,359 Speaker 1: Maybe Alaska Southeast and I don't know their nickname. 206 00:09:48,160 --> 00:09:49,680 Speaker 2: Okay, probably something awesome. 207 00:09:49,960 --> 00:09:52,600 Speaker 1: It has to be. They're in the Panhandle, but up 208 00:09:52,600 --> 00:09:55,080 Speaker 1: there at UAF maybe then Nanooks. Let's go. Let's go 209 00:09:55,200 --> 00:09:56,400 Speaker 1: big hockey and basketball. 210 00:09:56,480 --> 00:09:56,839 Speaker 2: Love it. 211 00:09:56,960 --> 00:09:59,960 Speaker 1: Okay, Here we are the beginning and the beginning of 212 00:10:00,080 --> 00:10:03,280 Speaker 1: this season against the Chargers, and we'll just kind of 213 00:10:03,400 --> 00:10:07,080 Speaker 1: lay this matchup out. What is intrigued me in studying 214 00:10:07,080 --> 00:10:09,600 Speaker 1: the Chargers. Let me start this way. The AFC West, 215 00:10:10,240 --> 00:10:13,800 Speaker 1: it has become the discussion and the and let's be honest, 216 00:10:14,040 --> 00:10:15,959 Speaker 1: I want to be humble about this. But the other 217 00:10:16,000 --> 00:10:18,480 Speaker 1: three teams, and I get it, are sick of losing 218 00:10:18,559 --> 00:10:20,440 Speaker 1: to the Chiefs. We were sick of losing to the 219 00:10:20,480 --> 00:10:23,079 Speaker 1: Broncos and Peyton Manning and all that. But it's been 220 00:10:23,200 --> 00:10:27,560 Speaker 1: nine years, so a full decade is on the line here. 221 00:10:28,440 --> 00:10:32,040 Speaker 1: What is really interesting is this collection of coaches that 222 00:10:32,120 --> 00:10:35,120 Speaker 1: have found its way to the AFC West. If you 223 00:10:35,160 --> 00:10:37,600 Speaker 1: look at it, six hundred and sixty eight regular season 224 00:10:37,640 --> 00:10:40,680 Speaker 1: wins from these four coaches, Wow, fifty three playoff wins. 225 00:10:40,720 --> 00:10:42,480 Speaker 1: By the way, coach has three oh one of the 226 00:10:42,520 --> 00:10:46,840 Speaker 1: six to sixty eight and he's got twenty eight of 227 00:10:46,880 --> 00:10:52,000 Speaker 1: the fifty three playoff wins. But that together, of those 228 00:10:52,040 --> 00:10:54,960 Speaker 1: wins playoff wins, it is the greatest in NFL history 229 00:10:55,000 --> 00:10:58,960 Speaker 1: for any division to start a season. That's what we've got. 230 00:10:59,160 --> 00:11:03,000 Speaker 1: We've got these coaches in these teams colliding in this 231 00:11:03,080 --> 00:11:05,160 Speaker 1: division to try to unseat the Chiefs. 232 00:11:05,200 --> 00:11:08,240 Speaker 2: Wow. And of course Pete Carroll been to and won 233 00:11:08,280 --> 00:11:10,720 Speaker 2: a Super Bowl. Sean Payton been to and won a 234 00:11:10,720 --> 00:11:13,280 Speaker 2: Super Bowl. And Jim Harbab been to but not won 235 00:11:13,559 --> 00:11:15,640 Speaker 2: a Super Bowl but still very impressive. 236 00:11:15,320 --> 00:11:16,920 Speaker 1: Won a national championship at Michigan. 237 00:11:17,040 --> 00:11:18,920 Speaker 2: So yeah, I mean, yeah, I mean three of the 238 00:11:18,960 --> 00:11:22,079 Speaker 2: most accomplished coaches in NFL history. And then Coach Reid, 239 00:11:22,160 --> 00:11:25,320 Speaker 2: who I think is the greatest coach of all time. 240 00:11:25,480 --> 00:11:27,720 Speaker 2: I know Bill Belichick has the rings and the wins, 241 00:11:27,800 --> 00:11:31,360 Speaker 2: but the way Coach Reid has adapted over time, done 242 00:11:31,360 --> 00:11:35,160 Speaker 2: it with multiple teams, done it with multiple quarterbacks, multiple schemes, 243 00:11:35,280 --> 00:11:37,600 Speaker 2: won in different ways. I think Coach Reads the greatest 244 00:11:37,600 --> 00:11:40,240 Speaker 2: coach of all time, and we're so fortunate he's steering 245 00:11:40,240 --> 00:11:43,320 Speaker 2: our ship. You know, With that in mind, opening the 246 00:11:43,320 --> 00:11:45,720 Speaker 2: season against the Chargers is a little bit unique because 247 00:11:45,720 --> 00:11:47,640 Speaker 2: this is the first time we've opened the season against 248 00:11:47,640 --> 00:11:51,200 Speaker 2: the divisional opponent since twenty eighteen, which was Patrick Mahomes' 249 00:11:51,280 --> 00:11:53,800 Speaker 2: second ever start and its first real start like as 250 00:11:53,800 --> 00:11:56,120 Speaker 2: the Chiefs starter. If you throw out the Broncos game 251 00:11:56,679 --> 00:12:00,480 Speaker 2: in Week seventeen the previous year, and it's funny looking 252 00:12:00,520 --> 00:12:03,640 Speaker 2: back on that, because we knew Patrick was good, and 253 00:12:03,640 --> 00:12:05,760 Speaker 2: we knew we had a chance to be exciting and 254 00:12:06,240 --> 00:12:08,200 Speaker 2: good in the future. I don't think any of us 255 00:12:08,240 --> 00:12:12,000 Speaker 2: could have predicted him going thirty five and five against 256 00:12:12,040 --> 00:12:14,000 Speaker 2: the AFC West for his career so far. 257 00:12:14,240 --> 00:12:16,520 Speaker 1: And that eighteen opener was against. 258 00:12:16,320 --> 00:12:19,360 Speaker 2: The Chargers, Yeah, the Chargers in LA. I think that 259 00:12:19,480 --> 00:12:21,320 Speaker 2: was at the Soccer Stadium, it. 260 00:12:21,320 --> 00:12:23,640 Speaker 1: Was yeah, Cal State Domingo sales. 261 00:12:23,600 --> 00:12:26,320 Speaker 2: But that thirty five and five, that's the highest winning 262 00:12:26,320 --> 00:12:29,360 Speaker 2: percentage for a quarterback against their own division since the merger. 263 00:12:29,960 --> 00:12:34,120 Speaker 2: I mean, that's just ridiculous. This is how you keep 264 00:12:34,160 --> 00:12:35,960 Speaker 2: going to the playoffs and the Super Bowl and everything 265 00:12:36,000 --> 00:12:38,440 Speaker 2: as you take care of business first against your division. 266 00:12:38,600 --> 00:12:40,800 Speaker 2: And no team has been better about that over the 267 00:12:40,840 --> 00:12:45,079 Speaker 2: last nine years and certainly in Patrick Mahomes's career than 268 00:12:45,120 --> 00:12:48,160 Speaker 2: the Chiefs. So if the Chiefs want to win ten 269 00:12:48,240 --> 00:12:50,800 Speaker 2: AFC West titles in a row, which is the first goal, 270 00:12:51,000 --> 00:12:52,760 Speaker 2: we can't talk about the Super Bowl yet. It's about 271 00:12:52,800 --> 00:12:56,040 Speaker 2: winning the AFC West first. That goal begins with beating 272 00:12:56,120 --> 00:12:57,240 Speaker 2: the Chargers here in Week one. 273 00:12:57,360 --> 00:13:00,280 Speaker 1: And everybody thinks the AFC West has been trash, it hasn't. 274 00:13:00,080 --> 00:13:03,560 Speaker 1: That run includes two twelve and four teams, the twelve 275 00:13:03,600 --> 00:13:06,640 Speaker 1: and four Raiders of sixteen and then the twelve and 276 00:13:06,679 --> 00:13:09,640 Speaker 1: four Chargers, and these teams have gone to the playoffs. 277 00:13:09,840 --> 00:13:12,560 Speaker 1: Chargers have gone, they've struggling to win. They can't win one. 278 00:13:12,600 --> 00:13:16,840 Speaker 1: But and the Broncos they're run in it with Super 279 00:13:16,880 --> 00:13:20,439 Speaker 1: Bowl fifty but went to the playoffs last year, and 280 00:13:20,600 --> 00:13:23,440 Speaker 1: the Raiders have had decent teams at times, so it's 281 00:13:23,440 --> 00:13:25,840 Speaker 1: not like it's all the teams in the division have 282 00:13:25,880 --> 00:13:29,040 Speaker 1: been three and fourteen for these nine years. That's one 283 00:13:29,040 --> 00:13:32,520 Speaker 1: of the false narratives that keep it's just a trash division. No, no, 284 00:13:32,640 --> 00:13:35,920 Speaker 1: it's not. And of course with the Heritage Division going 285 00:13:35,960 --> 00:13:38,560 Speaker 1: all the way back to the American Football League, look. 286 00:13:38,559 --> 00:13:41,160 Speaker 2: Look at last year to two playoff teams as wildcard 287 00:13:41,160 --> 00:13:42,320 Speaker 2: teams out of the AFC West. 288 00:13:42,480 --> 00:13:45,120 Speaker 1: Yeah, three playoff teams of the four teams in the division. 289 00:13:45,520 --> 00:13:48,640 Speaker 1: Stop it all, right, So here we are, but here's 290 00:13:48,640 --> 00:13:50,800 Speaker 1: the Ravens. What I think is interesting about the Ravens 291 00:13:51,080 --> 00:13:55,520 Speaker 1: is I'm sorry the Chargers, is that I think Jim Harbaugh, 292 00:13:55,600 --> 00:13:58,280 Speaker 1: who's very different than his brother John Harbaugh h and 293 00:13:58,360 --> 00:14:00,440 Speaker 1: have also met the father when he was coaching at 294 00:14:00,480 --> 00:14:04,719 Speaker 1: Western Kentucky. But it feels like Jim wants to make 295 00:14:04,760 --> 00:14:08,160 Speaker 1: the Chargers the Ravens of the AFC West. And we 296 00:14:08,320 --> 00:14:10,480 Speaker 1: mentioned this last year, but even more so if you 297 00:14:10,520 --> 00:14:13,600 Speaker 1: study the Chargers and what they did this offseason with 298 00:14:13,720 --> 00:14:16,040 Speaker 1: who they moved on from, who they gathered, who they 299 00:14:16,080 --> 00:14:19,360 Speaker 1: got in free agency, and who they drafted, it is 300 00:14:19,440 --> 00:14:23,480 Speaker 1: even more profound. Of this is a Charger team that 301 00:14:23,560 --> 00:14:27,080 Speaker 1: Jim Harbaugh wanted to make more physical in both offense 302 00:14:27,120 --> 00:14:30,280 Speaker 1: and defense. They're good and special teams, three good coordinators. 303 00:14:30,280 --> 00:14:32,880 Speaker 1: Coach Reed talked about that. But this is a team 304 00:14:33,280 --> 00:14:35,960 Speaker 1: that looks more and more like the Baltimore Ravens all 305 00:14:36,000 --> 00:14:36,320 Speaker 1: the time. 306 00:14:36,520 --> 00:14:40,320 Speaker 2: It really does, and kind of like Harbaugh's Niners years 307 00:14:40,320 --> 00:14:43,200 Speaker 2: ago in San Francisco. Look at both sides of the 308 00:14:43,200 --> 00:14:47,120 Speaker 2: ball here. He wants to play great defense, really sound, tough, 309 00:14:47,280 --> 00:14:50,440 Speaker 2: physical defense, and the Chargers did that last year. They 310 00:14:50,440 --> 00:14:54,840 Speaker 2: were the number one scoring defense in the NFL. They 311 00:14:55,040 --> 00:14:57,600 Speaker 2: led the league an opponent red zone touchdown percentage, they 312 00:14:57,680 --> 00:15:00,240 Speaker 2: ranked fifth on third down, and they allowed twenty or 313 00:15:00,280 --> 00:15:03,400 Speaker 2: fewer points in thirteen games, most of any team in 314 00:15:03,440 --> 00:15:06,040 Speaker 2: the NFL. So he wants to play great defense. And 315 00:15:06,080 --> 00:15:08,800 Speaker 2: then with Greg Roman, who is his offensive coordinator, who 316 00:15:09,000 --> 00:15:12,240 Speaker 2: was his offensive coordinator in San Francisco with Colin Kaepernick 317 00:15:12,280 --> 00:15:15,760 Speaker 2: in that offense, and then went to Baltimore and was 318 00:15:15,840 --> 00:15:19,640 Speaker 2: Lamar Jackson's offensive coordinator early in his career, we're seeing 319 00:15:19,640 --> 00:15:22,520 Speaker 2: the same kind of scheme. Even though Justin Herbert isn't 320 00:15:22,560 --> 00:15:26,160 Speaker 2: necessarily that kind of quarterback where he's out there in 321 00:15:26,200 --> 00:15:29,120 Speaker 2: space running around all the time. It's a similar scheme 322 00:15:29,280 --> 00:15:32,160 Speaker 2: where Roman wants to run the football a ton and 323 00:15:32,200 --> 00:15:34,840 Speaker 2: do it effectively and then use play action off of that. 324 00:15:35,040 --> 00:15:37,600 Speaker 2: And we saw that with the Chargers last year, where 325 00:15:37,640 --> 00:15:39,920 Speaker 2: Herbert did a ton of play action and he was 326 00:15:39,960 --> 00:15:42,800 Speaker 2: great at it. I mean he had the highest completion percentage, 327 00:15:43,000 --> 00:15:45,920 Speaker 2: his second most completions, and the second most passing yards 328 00:15:46,120 --> 00:15:49,320 Speaker 2: off play action of any quarterback in the NFL last year. 329 00:15:49,600 --> 00:15:51,600 Speaker 2: And look at his numbers. I mean he didn't throw 330 00:15:51,680 --> 00:15:54,200 Speaker 2: for like crazy touchdown numbers. I think it was twenty 331 00:15:54,200 --> 00:15:57,600 Speaker 2: three touchdowns three interceptions all year. If he was to 332 00:15:57,600 --> 00:16:00,600 Speaker 2: have any qualified passer, he wasn't making mistakes. They were 333 00:16:00,640 --> 00:16:03,040 Speaker 2: running the ball and Herbert was using play action with 334 00:16:03,080 --> 00:16:05,560 Speaker 2: great success, often looking for lad mccacky. 335 00:16:05,880 --> 00:16:09,280 Speaker 1: Yeah, the playoffs different story. He had four interceptions against 336 00:16:09,280 --> 00:16:09,720 Speaker 1: Houston in. 337 00:16:09,720 --> 00:16:10,840 Speaker 2: The playoffs in one game. 338 00:16:10,960 --> 00:16:13,920 Speaker 1: He had three all year long. Crazy. So back to 339 00:16:13,960 --> 00:16:18,200 Speaker 1: your point. Defensively, there were twelve times last year of 340 00:16:18,240 --> 00:16:21,640 Speaker 1: the seventeen games they only allowed seven points or less 341 00:16:21,720 --> 00:16:25,440 Speaker 1: in the first halves. That's crazy. They set the tone. 342 00:16:25,720 --> 00:16:27,600 Speaker 1: Now the Chiefs had one of those. They had thirteen 343 00:16:27,680 --> 00:16:30,600 Speaker 1: in the game in December in the first half. But 344 00:16:30,680 --> 00:16:34,560 Speaker 1: think of twelve of seventeen games, a defense allowing seven 345 00:16:34,760 --> 00:16:37,640 Speaker 1: or less in the first two quarters of a game 346 00:16:37,800 --> 00:16:40,680 Speaker 1: twelve times, and against a pretty good slate of opponents. 347 00:16:41,040 --> 00:16:43,600 Speaker 1: And your play action passing is there as well when 348 00:16:43,640 --> 00:16:45,360 Speaker 1: you look at what they gathered in yards and you 349 00:16:45,640 --> 00:16:48,960 Speaker 1: alluded to it, but almost sixteen hundred yards off play action. 350 00:16:49,480 --> 00:16:52,520 Speaker 1: And then they go get Najie Harris in the offseason, 351 00:16:52,680 --> 00:16:55,400 Speaker 1: four straight one thousand yard rushing years for the Steelers, 352 00:16:55,680 --> 00:16:59,040 Speaker 1: and they drafted Marion Hampton, who other than Nashviian Gente, 353 00:16:59,080 --> 00:17:01,760 Speaker 1: the most powerful running back in the draft. And you 354 00:17:01,800 --> 00:17:04,080 Speaker 1: can just see they want to add more pieces that 355 00:17:04,200 --> 00:17:06,960 Speaker 1: look like if they change their uniforms to purple and black, 356 00:17:07,400 --> 00:17:09,520 Speaker 1: they would be the Raven Chargers. 357 00:17:09,760 --> 00:17:12,320 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think they have front office people that came 358 00:17:12,320 --> 00:17:14,320 Speaker 2: from the Ravens, Like they think like the Ravens. 359 00:17:14,359 --> 00:17:17,520 Speaker 1: In the fact, we have so many Eagles guys. If 360 00:17:17,560 --> 00:17:19,800 Speaker 1: you think of the old Eagles charters, that's what these 361 00:17:19,840 --> 00:17:21,960 Speaker 1: guys have with the Ravens. There's so many guys, including 362 00:17:21,960 --> 00:17:25,240 Speaker 1: Greg Roman. But yes, their front office is there's just 363 00:17:25,320 --> 00:17:26,960 Speaker 1: a lot of Baltimore influence. 364 00:17:26,680 --> 00:17:30,120 Speaker 2: And they want to build this hard nose tough football team. 365 00:17:30,560 --> 00:17:34,200 Speaker 2: Now one curveball they've been thrown that most everyone knows 366 00:17:34,240 --> 00:17:36,679 Speaker 2: about at this point is they lost their left tackle 367 00:17:36,840 --> 00:17:39,960 Speaker 2: and training camp and Mershaun Slater. And that's a big, 368 00:17:40,280 --> 00:17:43,560 Speaker 2: big deal because, I mean, the argument could be made 369 00:17:43,600 --> 00:17:46,919 Speaker 2: they had the two best bookends in the NFL with 370 00:17:47,200 --> 00:17:49,480 Speaker 2: Slater at the left side and then Joe Alt on 371 00:17:49,520 --> 00:17:52,160 Speaker 2: the right side. Well, you lose Slater in training camp. 372 00:17:52,400 --> 00:17:54,600 Speaker 2: We know all about this when you play musical chairs 373 00:17:54,600 --> 00:17:57,359 Speaker 2: on your offensive line. Alt's now going to left tackle. 374 00:17:57,600 --> 00:18:00,000 Speaker 2: And now Trey Pipkins, who has played before and started 375 00:18:00,119 --> 00:18:02,880 Speaker 2: before but is a reserve on their offensive line, he's 376 00:18:02,880 --> 00:18:06,080 Speaker 2: now they're starting right tackle for the season. How does 377 00:18:06,119 --> 00:18:09,680 Speaker 2: that change things for them? Because Herbert was fantastic last 378 00:18:09,760 --> 00:18:13,199 Speaker 2: year in this system, but when he was under pressure, 379 00:18:13,240 --> 00:18:15,560 Speaker 2: his numbers were much different. When he was kept clean 380 00:18:15,840 --> 00:18:19,800 Speaker 2: last year, very difficult to beat through eighteen touchdowns, zero picks, 381 00:18:20,119 --> 00:18:22,919 Speaker 2: completed seventy one percent of his passes when he was 382 00:18:22,960 --> 00:18:27,040 Speaker 2: pressured only five touchdowns, all three of his interceptions, and 383 00:18:27,080 --> 00:18:30,520 Speaker 2: his completion percentage dropped by twenty points. So in this 384 00:18:30,600 --> 00:18:32,760 Speaker 2: game and really all season for them, But looking at 385 00:18:32,800 --> 00:18:35,760 Speaker 2: this game specifically with nover Sean Slater. How can the 386 00:18:35,840 --> 00:18:39,760 Speaker 2: Chiefs take advantage of that defensively if you can pressure Herbert. 387 00:18:40,000 --> 00:18:41,800 Speaker 2: Starts with stopping the run, which the Chiefs did a 388 00:18:41,840 --> 00:18:44,520 Speaker 2: great job of last year. Chargers didn't run for one 389 00:18:44,600 --> 00:18:48,160 Speaker 2: hundred yards in either game against the Chiefs. Stop the run, 390 00:18:48,320 --> 00:18:51,760 Speaker 2: create pressure on Herbert kind of throws this entire offensive 391 00:18:51,760 --> 00:18:54,119 Speaker 2: scheme out the window. And that's what happened to Herbert 392 00:18:54,119 --> 00:18:56,640 Speaker 2: in that playoff game against the Texans. They were completely 393 00:18:56,720 --> 00:19:00,000 Speaker 2: out of off schedule, off kilter, and the system didn't work. 394 00:19:00,440 --> 00:19:02,480 Speaker 2: So hopefully we'll see what happens in this one. But 395 00:19:02,880 --> 00:19:06,120 Speaker 2: stop the run and create pressure on Herbert the whole 396 00:19:06,119 --> 00:19:08,080 Speaker 2: thing they want to do doesn't work nearly as well. 397 00:19:08,520 --> 00:19:11,600 Speaker 1: Yeah, and they've even toyed with moving Zion Johnson to center. 398 00:19:11,960 --> 00:19:14,800 Speaker 1: They're trying to kind of figure out the offensive line. Here. 399 00:19:15,280 --> 00:19:18,640 Speaker 1: They have Lad McCaughey, who's an outstanding receiver, the former 400 00:19:18,680 --> 00:19:21,960 Speaker 1: Georgia Bulldog. But on the other side, where the Chargers 401 00:19:22,000 --> 00:19:25,720 Speaker 1: defensively were really good last year sixth in sacks, but 402 00:19:25,840 --> 00:19:29,359 Speaker 1: in the game in December at GHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, 403 00:19:29,760 --> 00:19:33,440 Speaker 1: they had eleven quarterback hits on Patrick Mahomes in the 404 00:19:33,480 --> 00:19:34,760 Speaker 1: first half. 405 00:19:35,280 --> 00:19:35,639 Speaker 2: Man. 406 00:19:35,840 --> 00:19:39,879 Speaker 1: So a team that plays this physical being the Charger 407 00:19:39,960 --> 00:19:44,080 Speaker 1: Ravens Raven Chargers, is they want to dictate terms and 408 00:19:44,160 --> 00:19:46,200 Speaker 1: you just talked about it. For the Chiefs defensively want 409 00:19:46,200 --> 00:19:49,160 Speaker 1: to dictate terms. A clean pocket is also one off 410 00:19:49,160 --> 00:19:52,040 Speaker 1: play action and the best way to have a clean 411 00:19:52,080 --> 00:19:54,440 Speaker 1: pocket is to have a good play action game, yep, 412 00:19:54,480 --> 00:19:58,119 Speaker 1: because everybody's holding up as far as pass rushers. I mean, 413 00:19:58,160 --> 00:19:59,800 Speaker 1: you don't run by a running back to get to 414 00:19:59,840 --> 00:20:02,320 Speaker 1: the quarterback and hope the quarterback still has the ball. 415 00:20:02,359 --> 00:20:05,240 Speaker 1: You've got to make reads and trust your eyes and 416 00:20:05,280 --> 00:20:09,919 Speaker 1: your keys. But protection, obviously is big. Joey Bosa is 417 00:20:09,920 --> 00:20:11,919 Speaker 1: no longer there. They still have Khalil Mack, but the 418 00:20:11,920 --> 00:20:16,520 Speaker 1: guy is tu Letuipolo to who is emerging. And then 419 00:20:16,560 --> 00:20:18,840 Speaker 1: Derwin James is an elite safety, maybe the best in 420 00:20:18,880 --> 00:20:22,840 Speaker 1: the league. But to hit Mahomes eleven times as career high, 421 00:20:23,000 --> 00:20:24,920 Speaker 1: pet took a shot after shot in that game. Even 422 00:20:24,960 --> 00:20:27,240 Speaker 1: though the Chiefs had thirteen points in the first half, 423 00:20:27,600 --> 00:20:30,720 Speaker 1: the Chargers were trying to impose their will, and to me, 424 00:20:30,880 --> 00:20:34,320 Speaker 1: that is the first big thing of this game is 425 00:20:34,359 --> 00:20:37,359 Speaker 1: who will dictate terms in the first five to seven 426 00:20:37,400 --> 00:20:38,840 Speaker 1: game minutes of the season. 427 00:20:38,760 --> 00:20:41,439 Speaker 2: Was that the DJ Humphries game. It was okay, so 428 00:20:42,080 --> 00:20:45,160 Speaker 2: trying to figure out their left tackle situation. DJ Humphries 429 00:20:45,240 --> 00:20:48,200 Speaker 2: made his first and only start with the Chiefs didn't 430 00:20:48,200 --> 00:20:50,800 Speaker 2: work out so well. It's a great first test for 431 00:20:51,080 --> 00:20:53,280 Speaker 2: Josh Simmons and for Kingsley's who am out to eam 432 00:20:53,280 --> 00:20:56,320 Speaker 2: at left guard. We feel really good about this offensive line. 433 00:20:56,520 --> 00:20:58,480 Speaker 2: We think this might be one of the better offensive 434 00:20:58,520 --> 00:21:02,440 Speaker 2: lines we had in a while. And Simmons was excellent 435 00:21:02,680 --> 00:21:06,440 Speaker 2: throughout the entire offseason training program, excellent in the preseason. 436 00:21:06,800 --> 00:21:10,040 Speaker 2: But this is a big test. You're facing some elite 437 00:21:10,119 --> 00:21:14,000 Speaker 2: edge rushers in Khalil Mack and tuy Tuipolo two and 438 00:21:14,040 --> 00:21:16,280 Speaker 2: a player that I think is a pretty good young player. 439 00:21:16,320 --> 00:21:18,760 Speaker 2: And I know that Chargers people are very excited about 440 00:21:18,800 --> 00:21:23,080 Speaker 2: and Dayon Henley and linebacker really good young player. They're 441 00:21:23,119 --> 00:21:26,960 Speaker 2: talented on defense. How does Josh hold up in this game? 442 00:21:27,560 --> 00:21:29,639 Speaker 2: And you know, if he can go out there and 443 00:21:29,680 --> 00:21:31,920 Speaker 2: really hold his own, it's going to put the league 444 00:21:31,920 --> 00:21:34,199 Speaker 2: on notice, which I'm fired up about. I think he 445 00:21:34,240 --> 00:21:36,280 Speaker 2: has all the talent in the world. He's twenty two 446 00:21:36,320 --> 00:21:38,760 Speaker 2: years old, so I think he deserves the benefit of 447 00:21:39,320 --> 00:21:42,000 Speaker 2: he's young and it's going to be an experience with him, 448 00:21:42,119 --> 00:21:45,199 Speaker 2: but I think the talent is there where we have 449 00:21:45,240 --> 00:21:47,040 Speaker 2: a very young player who can help us for a 450 00:21:47,040 --> 00:21:49,080 Speaker 2: long time, and this is a great opportunity to go 451 00:21:49,119 --> 00:21:51,640 Speaker 2: out there against a very good defensive line and begin 452 00:21:51,720 --> 00:21:53,080 Speaker 2: his career on a high note. 453 00:21:53,600 --> 00:21:57,280 Speaker 1: Special teams are also gigantic in this game. The Chargers 454 00:21:57,320 --> 00:21:59,359 Speaker 1: love their special teams and they're good at it. JK. 455 00:21:59,440 --> 00:22:04,040 Speaker 1: Scott's a good punter. Cameron Dicker the kicker, is now 456 00:22:04,080 --> 00:22:06,600 Speaker 1: the most accurate field goal kicker in NFL history, with 457 00:22:06,760 --> 00:22:10,240 Speaker 1: Justin Tucker fading down, but Harrison Bucker's not far behind. 458 00:22:10,600 --> 00:22:14,520 Speaker 1: Darius Davis Arguably, you take a two year compilation, he 459 00:22:14,640 --> 00:22:17,600 Speaker 1: is the best punt returner in the National Football League 460 00:22:17,880 --> 00:22:21,119 Speaker 1: and with the new night D Dynamic kickoff tweaking of 461 00:22:21,160 --> 00:22:24,280 Speaker 1: the rule special teams, both of these teams take great 462 00:22:24,320 --> 00:22:26,919 Speaker 1: pride in it and feel like they can twist or 463 00:22:26,960 --> 00:22:29,040 Speaker 1: turn a game or tilt the game in their favor 464 00:22:29,440 --> 00:22:32,880 Speaker 1: because of special teams. I'm really excited about the Chief 465 00:22:32,960 --> 00:22:38,399 Speaker 1: special teams. I think athletically, this might be, if not 466 00:22:38,600 --> 00:22:42,119 Speaker 1: the best, one of Dave Tobe's most athletic teams in 467 00:22:42,280 --> 00:22:45,760 Speaker 1: coverage and return potential. And it's not just the guys 468 00:22:45,800 --> 00:22:50,000 Speaker 1: that'll have the ball, it's the Jeffrey Bosses, the Cooper McDonald's. 469 00:22:50,000 --> 00:22:52,720 Speaker 1: So the guys that are new, and I'll give you 470 00:22:52,760 --> 00:22:54,760 Speaker 1: another one who I'm so excited about and all of 471 00:22:54,800 --> 00:22:57,480 Speaker 1: you to watch and listen for, is Ash Ginilotti. A 472 00:22:57,560 --> 00:23:01,080 Speaker 1: guy this powerful and this agile who's on special teams. 473 00:23:01,400 --> 00:23:03,280 Speaker 1: And when you get that big a guy on special teams, 474 00:23:03,280 --> 00:23:04,840 Speaker 1: all of a sudden, now you have instead of a 475 00:23:04,840 --> 00:23:07,440 Speaker 1: linebacker making a block, you have a defensive end and 476 00:23:07,520 --> 00:23:09,520 Speaker 1: you can spring a play like I didn't know that 477 00:23:09,600 --> 00:23:11,760 Speaker 1: dude was that fast and that powerful that can get 478 00:23:11,760 --> 00:23:14,120 Speaker 1: here in a hurry. So I'm excited about the two 479 00:23:14,160 --> 00:23:17,280 Speaker 1: special teams, but the Chargers are also excited about theirs. 480 00:23:17,520 --> 00:23:19,800 Speaker 2: Yeah, and they should be. They have good players on 481 00:23:19,840 --> 00:23:22,840 Speaker 2: their special teams. Unit. I was thinking about coach tob Though. 482 00:23:23,000 --> 00:23:25,720 Speaker 2: He had a media session not too long ago and 483 00:23:26,680 --> 00:23:29,240 Speaker 2: he was asked like, who's really popped on special teams 484 00:23:29,359 --> 00:23:32,280 Speaker 2: and he immediately just goes Gelotti, Gelatti for sure, And 485 00:23:32,320 --> 00:23:34,800 Speaker 2: then you know, we talked about Jelatti. We moved on 486 00:23:35,160 --> 00:23:36,840 Speaker 2: a couple of minutes past he was asked about a 487 00:23:36,840 --> 00:23:39,639 Speaker 2: different player, and then he found a way to go 488 00:23:39,720 --> 00:23:42,960 Speaker 2: back to Jelatti. He's like, anyway, Jelatti, it's just hilarious. 489 00:23:43,000 --> 00:23:46,480 Speaker 2: So Jelotti's gonna help us both on defense and special 490 00:23:46,520 --> 00:23:50,600 Speaker 2: teams for sure, but especially in these week one games 491 00:23:50,760 --> 00:23:54,760 Speaker 2: where there's nothing on film. Coach tob hasn't put anything 492 00:23:54,800 --> 00:23:57,840 Speaker 2: on tape that we might do, and this is an 493 00:23:57,840 --> 00:24:01,720 Speaker 2: opportunity where it's Week one against the visional opponent, kind 494 00:24:01,720 --> 00:24:04,600 Speaker 2: of some unique circumstances, playing so far from home, and 495 00:24:04,680 --> 00:24:07,800 Speaker 2: also of course in a primetime slot. Maybe stuff gets 496 00:24:07,840 --> 00:24:11,040 Speaker 2: weird and maybe something crazy happens, and we'll see what 497 00:24:11,080 --> 00:24:13,840 Speaker 2: Coach Tobe decides to do. But how do you get 498 00:24:13,880 --> 00:24:16,000 Speaker 2: an edge on a team like the Chargers that we 499 00:24:16,040 --> 00:24:17,960 Speaker 2: know is going to be competitive, we know they want 500 00:24:17,960 --> 00:24:20,080 Speaker 2: to play great defense, They're probably not going to turn 501 00:24:20,080 --> 00:24:21,760 Speaker 2: the ball over a whole lot. How do you get 502 00:24:21,800 --> 00:24:23,760 Speaker 2: an edge on a team like that? It's on special 503 00:24:23,760 --> 00:24:28,200 Speaker 2: teams and curious to see what we do. Harrison Bucker 504 00:24:28,240 --> 00:24:30,920 Speaker 2: obviously has some big moments against these guys over the years. 505 00:24:31,119 --> 00:24:32,679 Speaker 2: We'll see if he has some more as. 506 00:24:32,560 --> 00:24:37,080 Speaker 1: Well, and where will the explosive plays come from that 507 00:24:37,240 --> 00:24:40,200 Speaker 1: is key here. Look at Houston. Houston had some explosive plays. 508 00:24:40,240 --> 00:24:42,399 Speaker 1: The biggest in the playoffs was the fumbled snap that 509 00:24:42,440 --> 00:24:44,640 Speaker 1: looked like it was going to be a disaster. Chargers 510 00:24:44,640 --> 00:24:47,240 Speaker 1: are winning that game, and then CJ. Stroud turns it 511 00:24:47,280 --> 00:24:50,960 Speaker 1: into an explosive play. Sometimes explosive plays are jet chip, 512 00:24:51,040 --> 00:24:53,800 Speaker 1: wasp matt. There are others when you have a team 513 00:24:53,840 --> 00:24:56,639 Speaker 1: that has a propensity or the ability to take what 514 00:24:56,680 --> 00:24:59,320 Speaker 1: would be designed as a ten or twelve yard game 515 00:24:59,440 --> 00:25:01,560 Speaker 1: or even a six yard gain and it becomes a 516 00:25:01,600 --> 00:25:04,880 Speaker 1: seventy two yard touchdown. That's where the Chiefs I think 517 00:25:04,920 --> 00:25:07,119 Speaker 1: are much better than a year ago is they have 518 00:25:07,240 --> 00:25:12,200 Speaker 1: that opportunity, not just in design plays, but it's the 519 00:25:12,320 --> 00:25:14,639 Speaker 1: undesigned play that becomes a big play. And to do 520 00:25:14,680 --> 00:25:16,840 Speaker 1: that in all three phases to be explosive. There was 521 00:25:16,880 --> 00:25:19,239 Speaker 1: only one scoop and score last year. There hasn't been 522 00:25:19,240 --> 00:25:21,439 Speaker 1: a pick six in a while. There's only been the 523 00:25:21,600 --> 00:25:24,439 Speaker 1: last kick returns for touchdowns. We're in twenty twenty. And 524 00:25:24,480 --> 00:25:27,480 Speaker 1: then offensively, everybody talks about attacking the deep third. You 525 00:25:27,520 --> 00:25:30,120 Speaker 1: don't have to necessarily chuck it down there to get there. 526 00:25:30,480 --> 00:25:32,520 Speaker 1: You can maybe throw an intermediate play where a guy's 527 00:25:32,560 --> 00:25:35,080 Speaker 1: really fast and runs away from the defenders. I think 528 00:25:35,119 --> 00:25:36,920 Speaker 1: the Chiefs have a chance to be more explosive in 529 00:25:36,960 --> 00:25:38,720 Speaker 1: all three phases, and it'd be nice to start in 530 00:25:38,720 --> 00:25:39,120 Speaker 1: this game. 531 00:25:39,240 --> 00:25:41,959 Speaker 2: And it's ironic because everything you're talking about is what 532 00:25:42,000 --> 00:25:44,399 Speaker 2: we kind of used to be known for. It was 533 00:25:44,440 --> 00:25:48,159 Speaker 2: the off schedule explosive plays that would just break the 534 00:25:48,160 --> 00:25:51,520 Speaker 2: opponent's spirit. Well, because of how teams started to play 535 00:25:51,560 --> 00:25:54,560 Speaker 2: us in twenty twenty one, that kind of thing stopped 536 00:25:54,600 --> 00:25:56,840 Speaker 2: and we started just kind of maneuvering our way down 537 00:25:56,880 --> 00:25:58,920 Speaker 2: the field. We got really good at that, won a 538 00:25:58,960 --> 00:26:02,040 Speaker 2: couple Super Bowls, doing at and three straight AFC titles. 539 00:26:02,720 --> 00:26:05,800 Speaker 2: But the mantra all off season has been we have 540 00:26:05,880 --> 00:26:08,040 Speaker 2: to get back to the explosive place. And whether that 541 00:26:08,160 --> 00:26:10,000 Speaker 2: is something that's drawn up we were chucking it down 542 00:26:10,040 --> 00:26:13,240 Speaker 2: the field, or it's a creative screen, or it is 543 00:26:13,280 --> 00:26:16,399 Speaker 2: an off schedule throw that ends up being an explosive play, 544 00:26:16,520 --> 00:26:18,280 Speaker 2: we've got to get back to that. That has been 545 00:26:18,359 --> 00:26:21,359 Speaker 2: the mindset all off season long. The Chiefs were twenty 546 00:26:21,440 --> 00:26:24,439 Speaker 2: seventh in the NFL on plays of twenty or more 547 00:26:24,520 --> 00:26:27,040 Speaker 2: yards last year. That is not Chiefs football, and we 548 00:26:27,119 --> 00:26:28,840 Speaker 2: have to get back to what we used to do, 549 00:26:28,920 --> 00:26:30,960 Speaker 2: and I think that's the mindset going into this game 550 00:26:31,040 --> 00:26:34,240 Speaker 2: and really throughout this season. And some food for thought here. 551 00:26:34,320 --> 00:26:36,720 Speaker 2: As good as the Chargers defense was last year, and 552 00:26:36,760 --> 00:26:38,720 Speaker 2: they were really good, they were top five in so 553 00:26:38,760 --> 00:26:42,399 Speaker 2: many categories, they allowed the twelfth most plays of twenty 554 00:26:42,480 --> 00:26:45,639 Speaker 2: or more yards in the NFL. Defenses are different from 555 00:26:45,720 --> 00:26:47,320 Speaker 2: year to year. I get it's not the same cast 556 00:26:47,359 --> 00:26:50,119 Speaker 2: of characters necessarily, but as good as that scheme was 557 00:26:50,200 --> 00:26:52,600 Speaker 2: last year, they did give up their fair share of 558 00:26:52,680 --> 00:26:55,359 Speaker 2: explosive plays. And I would love nothing more than for 559 00:26:55,400 --> 00:26:57,520 Speaker 2: the Chiefs to put everyone on notice and to kind 560 00:26:57,560 --> 00:27:00,119 Speaker 2: of make a statement offensively in this game. Was some 561 00:27:00,160 --> 00:27:02,879 Speaker 2: big plays on Friday and explosive runs. 562 00:27:02,920 --> 00:27:04,720 Speaker 1: Where were they last year? The chief She only had 563 00:27:04,720 --> 00:27:06,680 Speaker 1: three of thirty to thirty nine and two of those 564 00:27:06,680 --> 00:27:10,160 Speaker 1: were Mahomes scrambles, only four of twenty to twenty nine, 565 00:27:10,480 --> 00:27:14,200 Speaker 1: and two of those were worthy into rounds jet sweeps. 566 00:27:14,200 --> 00:27:17,480 Speaker 1: Another one was a mcole Hartman jet sweep. So maybe 567 00:27:17,480 --> 00:27:20,720 Speaker 1: you get some explosive runs as well. What was the 568 00:27:20,800 --> 00:27:23,080 Speaker 1: beginning again in Portuguese? I hope you wrote it down 569 00:27:23,080 --> 00:27:25,479 Speaker 1: because I've already forgotten. Okay, so hold on, I got it. 570 00:27:25,920 --> 00:27:30,119 Speaker 1: O comeso, cameso, comeso. Mariam's nodding her head. Okay, comeso. 571 00:27:30,720 --> 00:27:34,920 Speaker 1: Miriam is our South American consultant. Yeah yeah, not only 572 00:27:34,960 --> 00:27:39,280 Speaker 1: does she is shooting this, she's our consultant. She's lived 573 00:27:39,320 --> 00:27:42,600 Speaker 1: in most the South American countries. So okemeso, okemeso. She's 574 00:27:42,600 --> 00:27:45,760 Speaker 1: actually never been to Argentina, but she is Argentinian, So okay, 575 00:27:45,800 --> 00:27:50,080 Speaker 1: that counts. Ok. If I say I'm a Chilean but 576 00:27:50,119 --> 00:27:51,879 Speaker 1: I haven't been to Chile, do's that count Well? 577 00:27:51,880 --> 00:27:53,800 Speaker 2: It's just like before you went to Germany. You have 578 00:27:53,880 --> 00:27:56,320 Speaker 2: German heritage, but you're not. You don't haven't been there, 579 00:27:56,440 --> 00:27:58,080 Speaker 2: but maybe you have a connection to it, you know. 580 00:27:59,760 --> 00:28:04,479 Speaker 1: Oh wow, okamesakemesa, let's start this season. Here we go 581 00:28:04,680 --> 00:28:05,080 Speaker 1: right here. 582 00:28:08,800 --> 00:28:09,280 Speaker 2: Mm hmm