1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:03,200 Speaker 1: I can't you know, say enough about the effort that 2 00:00:03,200 --> 00:00:05,960 Speaker 1: our players gave today, um and the coaching staff. It 3 00:00:06,040 --> 00:00:09,360 Speaker 1: was really just an awesome job by all of them. Um. 4 00:00:10,840 --> 00:00:13,640 Speaker 1: You know, players have worked so hard, um throughout the 5 00:00:13,640 --> 00:00:16,279 Speaker 1: course of the season. I thought they certainly showed a 6 00:00:16,280 --> 00:00:20,320 Speaker 1: lot of mental physical toughness tonight against a great football team. 7 00:00:20,560 --> 00:00:22,439 Speaker 1: Chiefs are very well coached, had a lot of great 8 00:00:22,440 --> 00:00:26,320 Speaker 1: players and um, Um we expected it'd be a sixty 9 00:00:26,360 --> 00:00:27,920 Speaker 1: minute game turn out and would be more than that. 10 00:00:27,920 --> 00:00:29,440 Speaker 1: That's why it was the last time we played them. 11 00:00:30,320 --> 00:00:35,320 Speaker 1: And it's obviously a great um back and forth type 12 00:00:35,320 --> 00:00:38,199 Speaker 1: of battle in the fourth quarter, um, well throughout the 13 00:00:38,320 --> 00:00:40,800 Speaker 1: entire game, but particularly in the fourth quarter, a lot 14 00:00:40,840 --> 00:00:44,280 Speaker 1: of close calls, a lot of a lot of key plays. 15 00:00:44,280 --> 00:00:46,239 Speaker 1: You could probably point to, you know, fifty plays that 16 00:00:46,280 --> 00:00:49,080 Speaker 1: were critical plays in the game. But in the end, 17 00:00:49,120 --> 00:00:51,440 Speaker 1: we were able to make a few more um than 18 00:00:51,479 --> 00:00:54,880 Speaker 1: the Chiefs, and so that's why we're be able to 19 00:00:54,920 --> 00:00:58,240 Speaker 1: continue our season. So it's again a great, great team 20 00:00:58,320 --> 00:01:02,600 Speaker 1: job all the way around. Though. We've got contributions from 21 00:01:02,800 --> 00:01:05,560 Speaker 1: from all three units and so many players be hard 22 00:01:05,560 --> 00:01:08,640 Speaker 1: to single out anybody, just so many guys stepped up 23 00:01:08,640 --> 00:01:12,119 Speaker 1: and and competed so hard tonight, and uh, these guys 24 00:01:12,120 --> 00:01:14,440 Speaker 1: really they earned it. They deserve it, and they earned it. 25 00:01:14,480 --> 00:01:17,200 Speaker 1: So I'm happy for him and happy we're we're still 26 00:01:17,240 --> 00:01:21,840 Speaker 1: playing just as special as it gets given the struggle 27 00:01:22,120 --> 00:01:25,440 Speaker 1: during the season, and then you're you're winning the championship 28 00:01:25,480 --> 00:01:27,679 Speaker 1: game on the road, which you hadn't done the four 29 00:01:27,680 --> 00:01:32,600 Speaker 1: World in the last couple of tries. A little bit more. Yeah, 30 00:01:32,720 --> 00:01:37,479 Speaker 1: I don't know, it's good to win. That's a good win. 31 00:01:38,200 --> 00:01:41,360 Speaker 1: Wherever you win, it's good to win. They're so explosive, 32 00:01:41,480 --> 00:01:46,840 Speaker 1: so you got addition, full team, it had no matter 33 00:01:46,880 --> 00:01:49,360 Speaker 1: what score or were you thinking about your mind even 34 00:01:49,560 --> 00:01:54,000 Speaker 1: think even more time out the bar. Yeah, there's just 35 00:01:54,240 --> 00:01:56,360 Speaker 1: they're a tough decision. I mean, you just can't take 36 00:01:56,360 --> 00:01:58,240 Speaker 1: it for granted. You're gonna score against these guys, and 37 00:01:58,320 --> 00:02:03,080 Speaker 1: obviously we had some short yard situations so we didn't convert. So, um, 38 00:02:03,240 --> 00:02:05,440 Speaker 1: you know, you try to play too cute and end 39 00:02:05,520 --> 00:02:09,760 Speaker 1: up not scoring, then then you're sitting here asking all 40 00:02:09,760 --> 00:02:12,919 Speaker 1: the other questions, you know, So we did. We thought 41 00:02:12,919 --> 00:02:16,120 Speaker 1: it was right with that was best and um, I 42 00:02:16,200 --> 00:02:17,919 Speaker 1: know in the end it worked out, but you know, 43 00:02:18,680 --> 00:02:22,200 Speaker 1: you probably talked about fifty decisions tonight. There were options 44 00:02:22,200 --> 00:02:44,080 Speaker 1: on season. Yeah, I don't know, though we played pretty 45 00:02:44,120 --> 00:02:46,000 Speaker 1: good football at a lot of points during the season, 46 00:02:46,520 --> 00:02:54,679 Speaker 1: Green Bay, Minnesota, Chicago, So I don't know. Kansas City. Look, 47 00:02:54,680 --> 00:02:56,400 Speaker 1: it's tough to win in this league. So whenever you 48 00:02:56,400 --> 00:02:59,919 Speaker 1: get one, you feel good about them. The first time 49 00:03:00,000 --> 00:03:02,040 Speaker 1: in particular when you were able to control the ball 50 00:03:02,200 --> 00:03:04,679 Speaker 1: kind of grinded and keep them all the field. Was 51 00:03:04,720 --> 00:03:10,280 Speaker 1: that was that the thinking involved in that approach, um, 52 00:03:10,520 --> 00:03:12,200 Speaker 1: well to thinking offensively is to try to move the 53 00:03:12,240 --> 00:03:15,760 Speaker 1: ball in score points. So we didn't end up with 54 00:03:15,760 --> 00:03:17,760 Speaker 1: as many points as we would like to have. Um, 55 00:03:17,800 --> 00:03:20,440 Speaker 1: that's really the name of the game. Then we got 56 00:03:20,440 --> 00:03:22,000 Speaker 1: seven at the end of the half, which was kind 57 00:03:22,000 --> 00:03:27,320 Speaker 1: of a you know, unexpected getting where we got the 58 00:03:27,320 --> 00:03:29,240 Speaker 1: ball and we were, you know, really looking to make 59 00:03:29,280 --> 00:03:31,760 Speaker 1: sure that we got out of half without them scoring. 60 00:03:31,800 --> 00:03:33,200 Speaker 1: And then we hit the screen pass the James and 61 00:03:33,240 --> 00:03:36,000 Speaker 1: we got in scoring position and end up getting some 62 00:03:36,160 --> 00:03:37,800 Speaker 1: points before the half there, which are kind of kind 63 00:03:37,800 --> 00:03:41,040 Speaker 1: of bonus points if you were well. Um, when we 64 00:03:41,040 --> 00:03:42,920 Speaker 1: missed an opportunity to score when we were on the 65 00:03:42,920 --> 00:03:58,640 Speaker 1: goal line earlier in the quarters. So I don't know. Well, 66 00:03:58,680 --> 00:04:01,080 Speaker 1: I mean he's a problem. You know, obviously he made 67 00:04:01,080 --> 00:04:03,560 Speaker 1: some plays tonight and he's a very explicit player. You know, 68 00:04:03,600 --> 00:04:07,720 Speaker 1: we doubled him a lot. Um. But I mean they 69 00:04:07,720 --> 00:04:10,280 Speaker 1: have so many weapons that just you can't stop everybody. Um, 70 00:04:10,480 --> 00:04:13,440 Speaker 1: So the backs, the tight ends, the receiver as a quarterback, 71 00:04:14,480 --> 00:04:18,440 Speaker 1: and a good great coach, good game planner, you know, 72 00:04:18,480 --> 00:04:21,159 Speaker 1: Andy gott its with the with several, um, you know, 73 00:04:21,200 --> 00:04:23,600 Speaker 1: scheme plays in the second half. We're really well designed. 74 00:04:23,640 --> 00:04:27,799 Speaker 1: That attacked our defense. So they're just out there battle 75 00:04:27,800 --> 00:04:29,120 Speaker 1: and trying to hang on the best. You can't, but 76 00:04:29,400 --> 00:04:34,520 Speaker 1: it's tough. It's a good football team. So what bit 77 00:04:34,560 --> 00:04:43,279 Speaker 1: players that exhibit Yeah, they did. They. I mean you 78 00:04:43,320 --> 00:04:45,960 Speaker 1: could name forty other guys too, and I would name all, 79 00:04:46,080 --> 00:04:48,480 Speaker 1: you know, all forty six guys that were out of 80 00:04:48,560 --> 00:04:51,080 Speaker 1: all fifty three players on the roster. There's a lot 81 00:04:51,080 --> 00:04:53,040 Speaker 1: of mentally tough players in that locker room, a lot 82 00:04:53,040 --> 00:04:54,760 Speaker 1: of physically tough players in that locker room. A lot 83 00:04:54,760 --> 00:04:56,159 Speaker 1: of guys that just go out and compete and won't 84 00:04:56,240 --> 00:05:01,360 Speaker 1: quit and just value you no matter what the score situation. Um, 85 00:05:01,600 --> 00:05:03,120 Speaker 1: they just go out there and compete and let the 86 00:05:03,160 --> 00:05:05,400 Speaker 1: Chips Faltonary they may and I think that's that's a 87 00:05:05,440 --> 00:05:11,160 Speaker 1: good way to do it. Tom had a cow drives 88 00:05:13,839 --> 00:05:17,200 Speaker 1: especially three played great. You know, they were on a 89 00:05:17,200 --> 00:05:19,520 Speaker 1: lot of man coverage and you know it was either 90 00:05:20,720 --> 00:05:22,720 Speaker 1: you know, a good game or an incompletion. And that's 91 00:05:22,839 --> 00:05:24,919 Speaker 1: that's kind of the way the game. You know, they 92 00:05:25,320 --> 00:05:28,240 Speaker 1: they they played us a lot of man a man 93 00:05:28,240 --> 00:05:30,240 Speaker 1: in the last part of the game, and I was 94 00:05:30,279 --> 00:05:35,120 Speaker 1: obvious and um again, at times we hit them, at 95 00:05:35,160 --> 00:05:38,400 Speaker 1: times we did um. They gave us some three man rush. 96 00:05:38,520 --> 00:05:40,479 Speaker 1: Was a lot of foe man rushed with you know, Houston, 97 00:05:40,600 --> 00:05:44,480 Speaker 1: Jones and Ford and those are you know, the tough matchups. 98 00:05:44,480 --> 00:05:46,240 Speaker 1: I thought a line did great job standing up those 99 00:05:46,279 --> 00:05:48,839 Speaker 1: guys and you know, given Tom a chance to deliver 100 00:05:48,920 --> 00:05:54,880 Speaker 1: the ball. And Chris and Phil obviously, Julian, Rob, James White, 101 00:05:54,920 --> 00:05:57,240 Speaker 1: I mean they all make great catches. Rex, you know, 102 00:05:57,320 --> 00:05:59,440 Speaker 1: gave us a lot of great play. So there's no 103 00:05:59,520 --> 00:06:03,479 Speaker 1: one guy can can beat this team. Union contributions from everybody. 104 00:06:03,560 --> 00:06:06,200 Speaker 1: We got them tonight. Coaches stay after a great job, 105 00:06:06,320 --> 00:06:11,279 Speaker 1: so Bill. We saw j. C. Jackson lined up against Dravits, 106 00:06:11,360 --> 00:06:15,000 Speaker 1: Kelcey and Cam again kill at times. Where does it 107 00:06:15,040 --> 00:06:17,360 Speaker 1: say that they've brought undrafted guys, they have a wrong 108 00:06:17,440 --> 00:06:20,159 Speaker 1: guy to the match up. An entry league lost dangerous 109 00:06:20,200 --> 00:06:25,039 Speaker 1: players in ac title game. Yeah, well we moved some 110 00:06:25,080 --> 00:06:28,760 Speaker 1: matchups around today tonight. We had some different combinations and 111 00:06:28,760 --> 00:06:31,680 Speaker 1: and try to mix it up on them. Um, but again, 112 00:06:31,720 --> 00:06:35,120 Speaker 1: they're great players. They're they're hard to defend. Um, we 113 00:06:35,160 --> 00:06:38,760 Speaker 1: had trouble with all of them. Um, but it's yeah, 114 00:06:38,760 --> 00:06:42,640 Speaker 1: those guys Kean and JC have earned They've earned that 115 00:06:42,680 --> 00:06:48,159 Speaker 1: opportunity through their consistent play and um, you know, we 116 00:06:48,240 --> 00:06:51,000 Speaker 1: all we all had trouble at times with the Chiefs tonight. Obviously. 117 00:06:51,040 --> 00:06:53,720 Speaker 1: I mean they're a great football team. But those guys 118 00:06:53,720 --> 00:06:55,920 Speaker 1: compete a well. And you know, we got off to 119 00:06:55,920 --> 00:06:57,760 Speaker 1: a good start. We're able to, i would say, get 120 00:06:57,760 --> 00:07:01,320 Speaker 1: things fairly well under control. Once they got rolling and 121 00:07:01,440 --> 00:07:04,640 Speaker 1: once they they started hitting their stride, it was you know, 122 00:07:04,680 --> 00:07:07,440 Speaker 1: it was tough. Coach. Can you talk about early on 123 00:07:07,600 --> 00:07:09,880 Speaker 1: sitting It's home with the running game and the performance 124 00:07:09,920 --> 00:07:12,600 Speaker 1: of Sudden Michelle and how important that was to set 125 00:07:12,640 --> 00:07:17,240 Speaker 1: up Tom Brady the passi game. Yeah, again, we had 126 00:07:17,280 --> 00:07:20,800 Speaker 1: good contributions from everybody tonight. So we ran the ball, 127 00:07:20,840 --> 00:07:22,880 Speaker 1: we threw it we threw it, the different receivers, different 128 00:07:22,880 --> 00:07:26,400 Speaker 1: guys ran it. Um. Again, I don't think you can 129 00:07:26,480 --> 00:07:29,600 Speaker 1: just keep doing the same thing against against this team. Um, 130 00:07:29,640 --> 00:07:31,280 Speaker 1: you've got to try to keep him off balance, and 131 00:07:31,920 --> 00:07:34,360 Speaker 1: you've got a let them think it's one thing and 132 00:07:34,440 --> 00:07:36,800 Speaker 1: try to do something else. It's even hard then, but 133 00:07:36,880 --> 00:07:38,880 Speaker 1: you know, you just can't sit there and you know, 134 00:07:38,960 --> 00:07:41,520 Speaker 1: do the same thing all night. Um. You know, in 135 00:07:41,560 --> 00:07:42,960 Speaker 1: the end, we could have had a you know, much 136 00:07:42,960 --> 00:07:45,200 Speaker 1: better night offensively if we could have converted a couple 137 00:07:45,200 --> 00:07:48,800 Speaker 1: of short yarded situations. But again, it's like I said 138 00:07:48,840 --> 00:07:51,680 Speaker 1: to the chiefs, it's always you know, every situation is challenging. 139 00:07:51,880 --> 00:07:53,320 Speaker 1: They did a good job, did a better job than 140 00:07:53,360 --> 00:07:56,600 Speaker 1: we did on the goal line stop and in a 141 00:07:56,600 --> 00:08:00,720 Speaker 1: couple of the short yarded situations, show you coming back 142 00:08:00,760 --> 00:08:04,040 Speaker 1: from the mistake the ball on all his hands to 143 00:08:04,080 --> 00:08:06,720 Speaker 1: make some clunch catches either downs and over time. Again, 144 00:08:06,800 --> 00:08:11,400 Speaker 1: Julian's the ultimate competitor. Um. He just you know, from 145 00:08:11,400 --> 00:08:15,400 Speaker 1: his first playoff game against the Ravens, um to tonight, 146 00:08:15,800 --> 00:08:18,000 Speaker 1: this guy gives you, Julie gives you all. He's got 147 00:08:18,000 --> 00:08:22,080 Speaker 1: every play um all the time. So look, we all 148 00:08:22,080 --> 00:08:24,520 Speaker 1: make mistakes out there and not all plays that we'd 149 00:08:24,600 --> 00:08:27,679 Speaker 1: like to have back that aren't perfect. But nobody competes 150 00:08:27,680 --> 00:08:30,440 Speaker 1: harder than Julian does, and he puts a lot into 151 00:08:30,480 --> 00:08:33,520 Speaker 1: it um so that you know what you're gonna get 152 00:08:33,559 --> 00:08:36,400 Speaker 1: from him. He's he's a very physically and mentally tough 153 00:08:36,440 --> 00:08:38,200 Speaker 1: football player. He came through a lot of big place 154 00:08:38,240 --> 00:08:43,680 Speaker 1: for us tonight together and the night seventeen years after 155 00:08:43,840 --> 00:08:52,440 Speaker 1: seeing Grahams find or characterizing, Yeah, I don't know right now. 156 00:08:52,480 --> 00:08:56,160 Speaker 1: I'm just happy for our team, happy for our coaching staff, 157 00:08:56,160 --> 00:08:59,360 Speaker 1: our players, and the entire organization for we accomplish tonight 158 00:09:00,000 --> 00:09:02,520 Speaker 1: and we'll start getting ready for the Rams. I don't 159 00:09:02,520 --> 00:09:06,600 Speaker 1: know about it historical comparison, Leave that to the experts here, 160 00:09:08,200 --> 00:09:18,760 Speaker 1: change of the matchups. One of them what about to 161 00:09:18,840 --> 00:09:25,520 Speaker 1: accept whatever his assignments were? Serious? Yeah, yeah, stuff does 162 00:09:25,559 --> 00:09:27,040 Speaker 1: a good job of the episode. Of all our players, 163 00:09:27,280 --> 00:09:29,400 Speaker 1: I mean, whatever we ask them to do, they try 164 00:09:29,440 --> 00:09:31,920 Speaker 1: to do their best data and may not be what 165 00:09:31,960 --> 00:09:34,160 Speaker 1: they want to do or they prefer to do something else, 166 00:09:34,200 --> 00:09:36,120 Speaker 1: but they know how it helps the team, and they 167 00:09:36,200 --> 00:09:38,200 Speaker 1: understand what their role needs to be and they do 168 00:09:38,240 --> 00:09:39,760 Speaker 1: the best they can to try to excel in it. 169 00:09:39,960 --> 00:09:43,760 Speaker 1: And tremendous respect for you know, all of our players 170 00:09:43,760 --> 00:09:46,480 Speaker 1: and our team for trying to do that. And that's 171 00:09:46,480 --> 00:09:47,800 Speaker 1: why we have a good team, because we have a 172 00:09:48,080 --> 00:09:50,319 Speaker 1: lot of guys that are unselfish and they're willing to 173 00:09:50,720 --> 00:09:53,800 Speaker 1: do what helps the team. And uh and I appreciate that, 174 00:09:53,840 --> 00:09:58,160 Speaker 1: and we wouldn't have won without that type on selfishness. Um, 175 00:09:58,480 --> 00:10:03,960 Speaker 1: certainly Gilmore, but many other players that you know have 176 00:10:04,760 --> 00:10:07,520 Speaker 1: roles similar to that where they have to do what 177 00:10:07,559 --> 00:10:10,200 Speaker 1: the team needs them to do and they do it. 178 00:10:10,280 --> 00:10:11,679 Speaker 1: So okay, thank you.