1 00:00:02,960 --> 00:00:06,720 Speaker 1: This is the Chief's official podcast network, taking advantage on 2 00:00:06,800 --> 00:00:09,360 Speaker 1: the date. When you get opportunity in this game, you 3 00:00:09,440 --> 00:00:15,400 Speaker 1: they can play. Hey, Michael, don't do one touchdown Kansas City, 4 00:00:15,800 --> 00:00:18,439 Speaker 1: the cheats all right in the thick of a baby. 5 00:00:20,079 --> 00:00:23,160 Speaker 1: Welcome everyone to this edition of Defending the Kingdom. Mitch 6 00:00:23,200 --> 00:00:25,040 Speaker 1: Holt us with you along with the one we call 7 00:00:25,120 --> 00:00:29,920 Speaker 1: the Shop Barbershop, Spider Man ten year, telve Entrance, Sean 8 00:00:30,040 --> 00:00:33,800 Speaker 1: Barber and like everybody else, we're video conferencing. This is 9 00:00:33,880 --> 00:00:36,839 Speaker 1: for your enjoyment and we take a look. Now the 10 00:00:36,880 --> 00:00:40,800 Speaker 1: last five weeks we've looked at different position groups and 11 00:00:40,920 --> 00:00:43,880 Speaker 1: quite honestly, Barbershop. We know that the NFL is keeping 12 00:00:44,400 --> 00:00:47,360 Speaker 1: the date on the NFL Draft won't be any big crowds, 13 00:00:47,400 --> 00:00:50,040 Speaker 1: we know with the social distancing and the stay at 14 00:00:50,120 --> 00:00:53,720 Speaker 1: home orders throughout our country. But hey, they're going to 15 00:00:53,760 --> 00:00:56,000 Speaker 1: do this virtually, so there's no slowing down and the 16 00:00:56,000 --> 00:00:58,800 Speaker 1: team is getting ready for the draft as we jump 17 00:00:58,880 --> 00:01:02,880 Speaker 1: into the running back position. Ever, we gotta do to 18 00:01:03,000 --> 00:01:04,959 Speaker 1: keep each other safe, to keep the country as safe 19 00:01:04,959 --> 00:01:07,000 Speaker 1: were willing to do. I know here in the Chiefs 20 00:01:07,080 --> 00:01:11,040 Speaker 1: Kingdom we're all doing our parts. Social distancing thing six 21 00:01:11,160 --> 00:01:14,520 Speaker 1: eight feet even twenty feet away from whoever the next 22 00:01:14,520 --> 00:01:16,440 Speaker 1: person is. It's kind of hard when you got a 23 00:01:16,480 --> 00:01:19,559 Speaker 1: family of six kids to try to create some social 24 00:01:19,600 --> 00:01:22,080 Speaker 1: distancing in the house. So we don't even try. Once 25 00:01:22,120 --> 00:01:24,560 Speaker 1: we locked the doors down, we're in the barber bunker. 26 00:01:25,400 --> 00:01:28,720 Speaker 1: We create we got every day as normal, go out 27 00:01:28,760 --> 00:01:30,880 Speaker 1: in the backyard, try to catch some balls, do some 28 00:01:30,959 --> 00:01:33,800 Speaker 1: things to stay active, walk a mile every day, and 29 00:01:33,840 --> 00:01:35,840 Speaker 1: do whatever you have to do. But right now, just 30 00:01:35,920 --> 00:01:40,800 Speaker 1: so excited about the culmination of last year defending champions. 31 00:01:41,319 --> 00:01:44,800 Speaker 1: We had that never equipmentality sparked by our guy are 32 00:01:44,920 --> 00:01:48,440 Speaker 1: running back Dee Williams all over the paper and everything. 33 00:01:48,520 --> 00:01:50,960 Speaker 1: So I'm so excited to hit that position group today 34 00:01:51,120 --> 00:01:53,160 Speaker 1: as we talk about defending the kingdom, as we get 35 00:01:53,160 --> 00:01:57,320 Speaker 1: ready for the two twenty draft. Your family and my 36 00:01:57,400 --> 00:01:59,520 Speaker 1: family share a lot of things. We also share. We 37 00:01:59,520 --> 00:02:01,840 Speaker 1: believe in the power of prayers, so I know we're 38 00:02:01,840 --> 00:02:04,520 Speaker 1: both praying for the world or country and for our region. 39 00:02:04,920 --> 00:02:08,480 Speaker 1: I'm wearing this top today because this was the top 40 00:02:08,520 --> 00:02:11,160 Speaker 1: we wore for the Salute to Service game in twenty 41 00:02:11,160 --> 00:02:14,240 Speaker 1: eighteen against Arizona, and it was to celebrate the one 42 00:02:14,320 --> 00:02:18,080 Speaker 1: hundred year anniversary of the end of World War One 43 00:02:18,200 --> 00:02:20,560 Speaker 1: and the National World One Museum here in Kansas City. 44 00:02:20,639 --> 00:02:23,400 Speaker 1: The reason I wore it was it was also the 45 00:02:23,520 --> 00:02:27,440 Speaker 1: time of the flu pandemic which killed it infected barbershop 46 00:02:27,600 --> 00:02:31,600 Speaker 1: a fourth of the world. Now we have better technology 47 00:02:31,600 --> 00:02:34,160 Speaker 1: and better medicine and hopefully better behavior. But this is 48 00:02:34,200 --> 00:02:37,440 Speaker 1: why you take this seriously when our public health officers 49 00:02:37,440 --> 00:02:39,520 Speaker 1: are saying, here's what you need to do to keep 50 00:02:39,600 --> 00:02:42,600 Speaker 1: social distancing so that we can flatten it. Because at 51 00:02:42,639 --> 00:02:47,360 Speaker 1: that time it killed tens of millions of people, and 52 00:02:47,400 --> 00:02:50,920 Speaker 1: so we obviously want to avoid that. So we'll just 53 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:52,680 Speaker 1: keep all that in mind as we now go back 54 00:02:52,720 --> 00:02:55,160 Speaker 1: to football and the running back position. Let's start with 55 00:02:55,240 --> 00:02:58,799 Speaker 1: Damian Williams running to immortality, the thirty eight yard run 56 00:02:58,880 --> 00:03:01,160 Speaker 1: that will forever, As I mentioned on the play by 57 00:03:01,200 --> 00:03:04,320 Speaker 1: player the game, he'll be freever, remembered in the hearts 58 00:03:04,320 --> 00:03:07,760 Speaker 1: of the Chiefs Kingdom everywhere. But to me, Damian Williams 59 00:03:07,760 --> 00:03:12,320 Speaker 1: has become the prototype running back. And what Andy Reid wants. 60 00:03:12,680 --> 00:03:15,560 Speaker 1: There's enough power there, right, five eleven, two hundred twenty 61 00:03:15,600 --> 00:03:18,240 Speaker 1: five pounds. The dude's got power. He ran four to 62 00:03:18,280 --> 00:03:20,400 Speaker 1: four when he came out of College. In the combine 63 00:03:20,400 --> 00:03:23,880 Speaker 1: to twenty fourteen, he was an awesome pass blocker. Go 64 00:03:23,919 --> 00:03:26,160 Speaker 1: back and watch the Sammy Watkins play in the fourth 65 00:03:26,240 --> 00:03:28,960 Speaker 1: quarter and watch him pass block. He was listed as 66 00:03:28,960 --> 00:03:31,880 Speaker 1: one of the top ten or twelve pass blockers in 67 00:03:31,919 --> 00:03:34,000 Speaker 1: the National Football League. He can run it and he 68 00:03:34,040 --> 00:03:36,320 Speaker 1: can catch it. To me, this is what Andy Reid 69 00:03:36,400 --> 00:03:38,920 Speaker 1: wants in all of his running backs. Man he talked 70 00:03:38,920 --> 00:03:42,920 Speaker 1: about it having feet, balance, running behind your pads, having 71 00:03:43,080 --> 00:03:47,080 Speaker 1: Vision Football IQ to understand Coach Andy Reids and coach 72 00:03:47,120 --> 00:03:57,120 Speaker 1: Bellamy's offensive sets up, making ability, hands, pass protection, then 73 00:03:57,200 --> 00:04:00,760 Speaker 1: elusiveness after the catch, then that top. There are so 74 00:04:00,800 --> 00:04:03,240 Speaker 1: many different categories to be able to rank and judge 75 00:04:03,440 --> 00:04:05,920 Speaker 1: when you talk about the running back position, and I 76 00:04:05,960 --> 00:04:08,920 Speaker 1: think as a whole, our running back group is one 77 00:04:08,920 --> 00:04:12,000 Speaker 1: of the most well rounded in the NFL. There's no superstar. 78 00:04:12,120 --> 00:04:15,720 Speaker 1: We don't have to Zekiel Elliott, the Todd Gurley, the 79 00:04:15,800 --> 00:04:18,800 Speaker 1: McCaffrey of the Sequon Barkley. But when you talk about 80 00:04:18,800 --> 00:04:21,680 Speaker 1: the impact our group, our group of running backs have 81 00:04:21,839 --> 00:04:24,880 Speaker 1: on a game, any single game. When you talk about 82 00:04:25,080 --> 00:04:28,320 Speaker 1: commitment to the special teams, you talk about the commitment 83 00:04:28,400 --> 00:04:30,640 Speaker 1: to theirs, and then you talk about what it is 84 00:04:30,680 --> 00:04:35,040 Speaker 1: all about, score only getting touchdowns, tasting that sweet nectar 85 00:04:35,040 --> 00:04:37,320 Speaker 1: that you always talk about. I think we have one 86 00:04:37,320 --> 00:04:40,760 Speaker 1: of the most well rounded groups of individuals when you 87 00:04:40,800 --> 00:04:43,719 Speaker 1: talk about running back positions in the NFL. Yeah, the 88 00:04:43,760 --> 00:04:46,120 Speaker 1: other play we look at. We remember the thirty eight 89 00:04:46,160 --> 00:04:48,640 Speaker 1: yard run to end the game basically, but the go 90 00:04:48,720 --> 00:04:52,279 Speaker 1: ahead touchdowns another play, that kind of scissors play that 91 00:04:52,320 --> 00:04:56,000 Speaker 1: they ran using Tyreek Hill as a decoy. And Damien's 92 00:04:56,080 --> 00:04:59,200 Speaker 1: ability to get to the edge. Was he there? Was 93 00:04:59,200 --> 00:05:01,000 Speaker 1: he not? What? It was close enough because of his 94 00:05:01,040 --> 00:05:03,880 Speaker 1: effort and speed and ability to get out in space, 95 00:05:03,960 --> 00:05:06,360 Speaker 1: whether it's a pass receiver or a runner. The other 96 00:05:06,400 --> 00:05:10,240 Speaker 1: thing is when I looked up his pass protection, Damian 97 00:05:10,320 --> 00:05:14,440 Speaker 1: Williams allowed no sacks all year. He allowed only one. 98 00:05:14,480 --> 00:05:16,320 Speaker 1: I don't think he allowed a hit. He did allowed 99 00:05:16,360 --> 00:05:19,760 Speaker 1: two hurries, a ninety one yard run against Minnesota, the 100 00:05:19,839 --> 00:05:22,640 Speaker 1: best run in the NFL all year. You look him 101 00:05:22,640 --> 00:05:24,919 Speaker 1: at as a receiver, thirty two yard receptions on a 102 00:05:24,920 --> 00:05:29,239 Speaker 1: couple of occasions. To me, Damian Williams, as we mentioned, 103 00:05:29,600 --> 00:05:33,000 Speaker 1: is the whole package checks every box, but he needs help. 104 00:05:33,279 --> 00:05:35,520 Speaker 1: We also know that this is not a Todd Gurley 105 00:05:35,560 --> 00:05:37,840 Speaker 1: kind of back. The Chiefs don't want to use that im. 106 00:05:37,880 --> 00:05:39,800 Speaker 1: It's just not in their system. So you got to 107 00:05:39,880 --> 00:05:43,360 Speaker 1: find a clone of him to be on this roster 108 00:05:43,440 --> 00:05:46,600 Speaker 1: as well. Yeah, we you know d Williams, the other 109 00:05:46,680 --> 00:05:51,320 Speaker 1: d Williams. We got Sherman. We need a short yardage 110 00:05:51,400 --> 00:05:56,039 Speaker 1: or blocking back or a little sneaky decoy. But we've 111 00:05:56,040 --> 00:05:58,120 Speaker 1: all we always used more backs, right we went from 112 00:05:58,120 --> 00:06:02,880 Speaker 1: spencer Ware to very West. We always had so many 113 00:06:02,880 --> 00:06:05,080 Speaker 1: different profiles. And if you look at some of the 114 00:06:05,120 --> 00:06:08,880 Speaker 1: guys that we decide not to go with, sometimes it's 115 00:06:08,880 --> 00:06:11,840 Speaker 1: hard for those guys to find other NFL homes, not 116 00:06:11,960 --> 00:06:15,520 Speaker 1: because they're not good running backs, but because they're not great. 117 00:06:15,720 --> 00:06:19,400 Speaker 1: They're not demanding eight million dollars five million dollars a season. 118 00:06:19,720 --> 00:06:22,160 Speaker 1: There'll these three million dollars four million dollars a year 119 00:06:22,240 --> 00:06:25,159 Speaker 1: running backs that can do things that other people can do. 120 00:06:25,480 --> 00:06:29,479 Speaker 1: Elusive underneath catching, being able to make one man miss 121 00:06:29,480 --> 00:06:31,719 Speaker 1: and get the first down, Understanding what it means to 122 00:06:31,760 --> 00:06:34,760 Speaker 1: possess and control the ball, because that's one of the 123 00:06:34,839 --> 00:06:38,200 Speaker 1: things that we always hold as a high priority, keeping 124 00:06:38,200 --> 00:06:40,800 Speaker 1: the ball in our offensive hands and not turning the 125 00:06:40,839 --> 00:06:43,680 Speaker 1: ball over. Something that you game in and game out, 126 00:06:43,920 --> 00:06:45,960 Speaker 1: it will cost you more games than that. When you 127 00:06:46,240 --> 00:06:49,719 Speaker 1: when you talk about that turnover battle, don't want to 128 00:06:49,720 --> 00:06:52,720 Speaker 1: forget Darwin Thompson here either going into his second year 129 00:06:52,800 --> 00:06:55,240 Speaker 1: or the Tulsa Nay they played at Utah State in 130 00:06:55,320 --> 00:06:59,680 Speaker 1: EOA and m remember the Oakland game later in the 131 00:06:59,760 --> 00:07:01,919 Speaker 1: year where they said, hey man, it's your fourth quarter, 132 00:07:02,000 --> 00:07:03,960 Speaker 1: just take care of it. The more I find out 133 00:07:04,000 --> 00:07:06,919 Speaker 1: about Darwin Thompson as a player and as a person, 134 00:07:07,000 --> 00:07:09,240 Speaker 1: the more I get excited about him, because he becomes 135 00:07:09,240 --> 00:07:12,480 Speaker 1: that Chark Hendrick West kind of guy. You want to. 136 00:07:12,960 --> 00:07:15,360 Speaker 1: You want to Damian Williams. You want to Damian Williams clone. 137 00:07:15,400 --> 00:07:17,280 Speaker 1: Maybe that's Darryl Williams. I'm gonna get more into him 138 00:07:17,280 --> 00:07:19,680 Speaker 1: in a little bit. But then there's Darwin Thompson and 139 00:07:19,800 --> 00:07:23,080 Speaker 1: he seems to also fit niche for this offense because 140 00:07:23,440 --> 00:07:26,600 Speaker 1: you mentioned maybe they're great fits to me for what 141 00:07:26,640 --> 00:07:29,800 Speaker 1: Andy Reid likes to do offensively. Yeah, when you talk 142 00:07:29,880 --> 00:07:32,840 Speaker 1: about also in baseball, you have some pictures to come 143 00:07:32,880 --> 00:07:35,560 Speaker 1: in sometimes and eat innings. You already have a lead, 144 00:07:36,000 --> 00:07:38,080 Speaker 1: is the third or fourth quarter, You're just trying to 145 00:07:38,080 --> 00:07:41,040 Speaker 1: get some carries, run the clock out. There's nothing there's 146 00:07:41,080 --> 00:07:43,880 Speaker 1: no running back. I can think it fits that that 147 00:07:44,000 --> 00:07:49,400 Speaker 1: job ability greater than Darwin Thompson. The look and he 148 00:07:49,480 --> 00:07:55,520 Speaker 1: creates so many extra yall pound about was probably one 149 00:07:55,560 --> 00:07:58,720 Speaker 1: of the most strongest individuals we've seen that come through 150 00:07:59,200 --> 00:08:01,840 Speaker 1: Chief's Kingdom. And that goes back to all his dedication 151 00:08:01,880 --> 00:08:04,280 Speaker 1: in the weight room and everything he does off the field. 152 00:08:04,800 --> 00:08:08,960 Speaker 1: It's an amazing amount of exciting ability, excitability you have 153 00:08:09,040 --> 00:08:11,280 Speaker 1: with a guy like Darlin Thompson. He is definitely a 154 00:08:11,280 --> 00:08:14,000 Speaker 1: compliment and he got things done late in the season 155 00:08:14,280 --> 00:08:17,239 Speaker 1: on not only on special teams, but in normal dames. 156 00:08:18,520 --> 00:08:21,160 Speaker 1: And let's talk about Anthony Sherman before we get into 157 00:08:21,160 --> 00:08:25,760 Speaker 1: the Croc pod guys Anthony Sherman signs a contract yesterday 158 00:08:26,440 --> 00:08:31,560 Speaker 1: and Andy Sherman, Anthony Sherman the sausage. We all kind 159 00:08:31,600 --> 00:08:34,400 Speaker 1: of joke about him, and he likes to joke about himself, 160 00:08:34,440 --> 00:08:37,480 Speaker 1: and but I'm not sure I appreciate a guy better 161 00:08:37,520 --> 00:08:40,520 Speaker 1: when I watch the video on Monday. It's something that 162 00:08:40,559 --> 00:08:42,800 Speaker 1: I do before I talk with Coach Read on Monday, 163 00:08:42,840 --> 00:08:45,360 Speaker 1: before I go into the jump. In all the shows 164 00:08:45,360 --> 00:08:47,520 Speaker 1: that we do during the week, I want to review, 165 00:08:47,960 --> 00:08:50,520 Speaker 1: particularly when it's fresh in my mind the previous game. 166 00:08:51,400 --> 00:08:53,480 Speaker 1: I'm not sure there's a player in the seven years 167 00:08:54,000 --> 00:08:56,880 Speaker 1: that Andy Reid's been here that impresses me more when 168 00:08:57,000 --> 00:08:59,960 Speaker 1: I watch the tape than Anthony Sherman. I see the 169 00:09:00,120 --> 00:09:02,560 Speaker 1: little things I have to follow doing play by playoff 170 00:09:02,600 --> 00:09:05,040 Speaker 1: to follow the ball. I don't see the little blocks 171 00:09:05,080 --> 00:09:08,319 Speaker 1: that he makes with a little nuances or certain things, 172 00:09:08,320 --> 00:09:10,679 Speaker 1: and he does instinctively that helps the big play. Look 173 00:09:10,720 --> 00:09:13,200 Speaker 1: at the thirty eight yard run to run to immortality, 174 00:09:13,440 --> 00:09:17,360 Speaker 1: he smokes a linebacker, drills the dude. Well, that's what 175 00:09:17,400 --> 00:09:19,920 Speaker 1: he does all the time. Anthony Sherman is valuable to 176 00:09:20,000 --> 00:09:22,640 Speaker 1: this team, maybe more than we even realize. I think 177 00:09:22,679 --> 00:09:25,600 Speaker 1: one thing. He definitely brings it each and every day. 178 00:09:25,640 --> 00:09:28,400 Speaker 1: And that's not only on game day, it's every practice day. 179 00:09:28,600 --> 00:09:31,240 Speaker 1: And it also goes back to training camp. When you 180 00:09:31,280 --> 00:09:34,240 Speaker 1: talk about creating an atmosphere for Gas to learn and 181 00:09:34,280 --> 00:09:38,400 Speaker 1: to create a championship mentality, it doesn't start on week one. 182 00:09:38,800 --> 00:09:41,200 Speaker 1: It starts the first day of training camp. It actually 183 00:09:41,200 --> 00:09:43,440 Speaker 1: starts in OTAs during the summer. And when you have 184 00:09:43,480 --> 00:09:45,600 Speaker 1: a guy that has the veteran leadership as a guy 185 00:09:45,679 --> 00:09:48,679 Speaker 1: like the Sauciers have, you can put him in the 186 00:09:48,760 --> 00:09:52,600 Speaker 1: room with twelve other guys, the strength coach, the conditioning coach. Hey, 187 00:09:52,920 --> 00:09:56,319 Speaker 1: it's drill, let's do this, do these obstacles, let's do 188 00:09:56,400 --> 00:10:00,960 Speaker 1: this competition. And you know you get because a guy 189 00:10:00,960 --> 00:10:02,880 Speaker 1: like Sherman understands what it means to go whistle to 190 00:10:02,880 --> 00:10:05,160 Speaker 1: whistle day to day. Giving it y'all, you want to 191 00:10:05,240 --> 00:10:08,600 Speaker 1: empty the tank every day, you won't create what that 192 00:10:08,640 --> 00:10:11,679 Speaker 1: wall is. Get to the wall, busted, damn breakthrough it. 193 00:10:12,000 --> 00:10:15,680 Speaker 1: Each week during the OTA's exhaust yourself to a point 194 00:10:15,720 --> 00:10:17,680 Speaker 1: of failures, so you know what it feels like to 195 00:10:17,800 --> 00:10:20,880 Speaker 1: be exhausted, right, and then during training, kimp, when it 196 00:10:20,920 --> 00:10:24,080 Speaker 1: comes time to learn and build. You're building a team 197 00:10:24,120 --> 00:10:26,600 Speaker 1: that has no fear of being tired. You're not even 198 00:10:26,640 --> 00:10:28,840 Speaker 1: worried about your condition to being a problem. You just 199 00:10:28,920 --> 00:10:31,679 Speaker 1: gotta line up, execute, do your job, and you do 200 00:10:31,720 --> 00:10:34,000 Speaker 1: it week in and week out. And you see coach 201 00:10:34,040 --> 00:10:36,040 Speaker 1: telling guys, hey, it's one game at a time, it's 202 00:10:36,080 --> 00:10:38,040 Speaker 1: one game at a time. Well, if guys are worrying 203 00:10:38,040 --> 00:10:40,959 Speaker 1: about their conditioning level and are they strong enough and 204 00:10:41,520 --> 00:10:43,560 Speaker 1: they have they worked out enough in the offseason, those 205 00:10:43,679 --> 00:10:47,040 Speaker 1: kind of doubts start to creep into your mind, the 206 00:10:47,120 --> 00:10:49,160 Speaker 1: Chiefs had none of that, and it goes to those 207 00:10:49,240 --> 00:10:53,800 Speaker 1: veteran leadership guys like the Sausage Pat Mahomes, Kelsey, all 208 00:10:53,800 --> 00:10:56,319 Speaker 1: those guys that in the off season definitely put it 209 00:10:56,320 --> 00:11:00,240 Speaker 1: in all the time. And don't forget Anthony Sherman's play 210 00:11:00,280 --> 00:11:02,840 Speaker 1: on special teams. In seven years, he's been the most 211 00:11:02,840 --> 00:11:05,560 Speaker 1: consistent special teams guy. If you go back and look 212 00:11:05,559 --> 00:11:08,839 Speaker 1: at Tyree Hills returns on punt returns from a couple 213 00:11:08,880 --> 00:11:11,679 Speaker 1: of years back, almost always the fuse is lit for 214 00:11:11,800 --> 00:11:15,880 Speaker 1: the beginning of that return by Anthony Sherman. Now, I 215 00:11:15,920 --> 00:11:18,000 Speaker 1: gotta tell you, shop, our house is all torn up, 216 00:11:18,040 --> 00:11:19,960 Speaker 1: so I couldn't find the crock pot. But what I 217 00:11:20,040 --> 00:11:23,280 Speaker 1: did find was the slow cooker. Right, I got me 218 00:11:23,320 --> 00:11:28,200 Speaker 1: a slow cooker. So that's what we got slow cooking here. 219 00:11:28,480 --> 00:11:31,640 Speaker 1: Because again, if you follow the Defending the Kingdom podcast, 220 00:11:32,240 --> 00:11:35,920 Speaker 1: that when we call you a crock pot guy, it 221 00:11:36,040 --> 00:11:39,560 Speaker 1: is a compliment, meaning you worked there for the roster 222 00:11:39,840 --> 00:11:42,320 Speaker 1: at that time, but the team keeps you around, whether 223 00:11:42,400 --> 00:11:44,920 Speaker 1: on practice, squad or even if you get injured. You 224 00:11:44,920 --> 00:11:47,160 Speaker 1: can be injured waived, right, you know what that is, 225 00:11:47,559 --> 00:11:50,400 Speaker 1: so then you can go to injured reserve. They want 226 00:11:50,440 --> 00:11:52,200 Speaker 1: to keep you if you go to injured reserve or 227 00:11:52,240 --> 00:11:55,120 Speaker 1: you go to the practice squad. This running back position, 228 00:11:55,200 --> 00:11:57,280 Speaker 1: now we get some interesting guys, and I'm going to 229 00:11:57,400 --> 00:12:01,560 Speaker 1: start with Darryl Williams because fans have even forgot about 230 00:12:01,640 --> 00:12:04,560 Speaker 1: Darryl Williams. And think about what he has done already 231 00:12:04,559 --> 00:12:06,960 Speaker 1: in his career. The forty one yard run against Baltimore, 232 00:12:07,360 --> 00:12:10,360 Speaker 1: the fifty two yard run against a pass against Houston 233 00:12:10,640 --> 00:12:13,680 Speaker 1: that Bill O'Brien tried to challenge. He tried to challenge 234 00:12:13,679 --> 00:12:15,960 Speaker 1: it's thinking it was a pick rout and ended up 235 00:12:15,960 --> 00:12:18,800 Speaker 1: being a fifty two yard reception, a thirty yard reception 236 00:12:19,000 --> 00:12:22,240 Speaker 1: at Detroit. Here again is a guy that's five eleven 237 00:12:22,280 --> 00:12:26,319 Speaker 1: two twenty four the exact size of Damian Williams. So 238 00:12:26,440 --> 00:12:29,040 Speaker 1: Darryl Williams kind of fits the mold. But I'm gonna 239 00:12:29,080 --> 00:12:31,280 Speaker 1: put him in that slow cooker because he's got a 240 00:12:31,320 --> 00:12:33,800 Speaker 1: rehab from an injury one and two people have already 241 00:12:33,840 --> 00:12:36,719 Speaker 1: forgotten about him. He was also great in the postseason 242 00:12:36,720 --> 00:12:39,760 Speaker 1: in twenty eighteen. Yeah, and that's one thing we want 243 00:12:39,760 --> 00:12:41,680 Speaker 1: to do. We want to make sure guys that injured 244 00:12:41,679 --> 00:12:43,719 Speaker 1: guys are coming back up injury not only has a 245 00:12:43,800 --> 00:12:46,800 Speaker 1: fan base, coaching staff, teammates. You don't want to forget 246 00:12:46,800 --> 00:12:48,760 Speaker 1: about those guys, because when you don't see him around, 247 00:12:48,760 --> 00:12:51,480 Speaker 1: you know, when you're not seeing you that you're kind 248 00:12:51,480 --> 00:12:54,960 Speaker 1: of forgetting about that. Sometimes that affects your mentality of 249 00:12:55,040 --> 00:12:58,880 Speaker 1: preparing and being ready to go. Make sure. When I 250 00:12:58,920 --> 00:13:00,679 Speaker 1: was playing, I made it a thing every day when 251 00:13:00,720 --> 00:13:02,000 Speaker 1: I got to the facility, I would go by the 252 00:13:02,040 --> 00:13:04,520 Speaker 1: training room. Any guys I saw rehabbing off of lower 253 00:13:04,559 --> 00:13:06,640 Speaker 1: body injuries, anything, I would go back, spend two or 254 00:13:06,640 --> 00:13:08,160 Speaker 1: three minutes, asked him how the day was going on, 255 00:13:08,280 --> 00:13:10,720 Speaker 1: what they got going on off the field, ask them 256 00:13:10,720 --> 00:13:13,520 Speaker 1: how they rehab going, letting him to know that, hey, 257 00:13:13,520 --> 00:13:15,319 Speaker 1: we ain't forgetting about you. Man, when you get help, 258 00:13:15,360 --> 00:13:17,800 Speaker 1: you gotta be ready to go full speed. The train 259 00:13:17,840 --> 00:13:19,600 Speaker 1: ain't gonna slow down for you get on. We're gonna 260 00:13:19,640 --> 00:13:21,520 Speaker 1: keep this thing going, and so you gotta be ready 261 00:13:21,520 --> 00:13:24,040 Speaker 1: to overtrain and get yourself ready so you can hit it, 262 00:13:24,240 --> 00:13:27,000 Speaker 1: hit the ground running. So I think Dee Williams is 263 00:13:27,040 --> 00:13:29,160 Speaker 1: doing a good job of when he was a part 264 00:13:29,160 --> 00:13:32,199 Speaker 1: of this knowing his role attacking each each day when 265 00:13:32,200 --> 00:13:34,960 Speaker 1: he was in the game, playing special teams, hard, but 266 00:13:35,120 --> 00:13:37,520 Speaker 1: understanding that that that role of being a running back 267 00:13:37,559 --> 00:13:40,800 Speaker 1: back committee. It doesn't have the glaming glitz, right, it 268 00:13:40,840 --> 00:13:45,480 Speaker 1: doesn't have all the famous being at some other teams. 269 00:13:45,880 --> 00:13:47,719 Speaker 1: But at the end day when he gets to put 270 00:13:47,760 --> 00:13:50,080 Speaker 1: that ring on it says the World champions, he'll know 271 00:13:50,120 --> 00:13:53,800 Speaker 1: he made a commitment to it as well as Youah, 272 00:13:53,880 --> 00:13:56,040 Speaker 1: no question. He was a captain of the LSU too, 273 00:13:56,040 --> 00:13:58,520 Speaker 1: with all of those great running backs at LSU when 274 00:13:58,559 --> 00:14:02,079 Speaker 1: he was there. In the Williams but again talking about 275 00:14:02,080 --> 00:14:05,320 Speaker 1: what Andy Reid wants in a running back, enough power again, 276 00:14:05,400 --> 00:14:09,360 Speaker 1: Damian Williams has become the prototype a receiver, a pass blocker, 277 00:14:09,440 --> 00:14:11,640 Speaker 1: a runner can get short yardage and still his ability 278 00:14:11,640 --> 00:14:15,480 Speaker 1: to pop big plays in this offense. All right, Croc Pod, guys, 279 00:14:15,480 --> 00:14:19,200 Speaker 1: there are some very interesting guys here as we somehow 280 00:14:19,240 --> 00:14:22,400 Speaker 1: try to navigate through this protocol that we're in, try 281 00:14:22,440 --> 00:14:25,520 Speaker 1: to flatten the curve with this pandemic, and when things 282 00:14:25,560 --> 00:14:28,720 Speaker 1: get back to normal and practice gets starting again, guys, 283 00:14:28,760 --> 00:14:31,760 Speaker 1: that will be very interesting to watch. One guy's Elijah McGuire. 284 00:14:31,800 --> 00:14:33,920 Speaker 1: He's on this roster. He played twenty four games with 285 00:14:34,000 --> 00:14:37,560 Speaker 1: the Jets, six touchdowns with the Jets, sixty nine yard 286 00:14:37,600 --> 00:14:41,520 Speaker 1: touchdown against Jacksonville back in twenty seventeen. Another guy's Marcus 287 00:14:41,560 --> 00:14:45,520 Speaker 1: Marshall two hundred. He played last year in the preseason. 288 00:14:46,280 --> 00:14:48,080 Speaker 1: You're not gonna like him because he went to James 289 00:14:48,080 --> 00:14:52,680 Speaker 1: Madison right at the University of Richmond, rival of the Spiders, 290 00:14:52,680 --> 00:14:55,160 Speaker 1: but he originally started at Georgia Tech. But those are 291 00:14:55,160 --> 00:14:57,840 Speaker 1: a couple of guys in the croc pot, the slow 292 00:14:57,920 --> 00:15:00,640 Speaker 1: cooking simmering. When they jump out of that croc pod, 293 00:15:01,160 --> 00:15:03,520 Speaker 1: you may have something here because these two guys to me, 294 00:15:03,600 --> 00:15:06,320 Speaker 1: had carried some intrigue. Man. You know, I wear that 295 00:15:06,560 --> 00:15:08,800 Speaker 1: Spider pride on my on my sleeve. I wear them. 296 00:15:08,840 --> 00:15:11,840 Speaker 1: I'm a proud Spider um, and a hard thing about 297 00:15:11,880 --> 00:15:14,520 Speaker 1: the James Madison duke right now, it hasn't been much 298 00:15:14,560 --> 00:15:16,600 Speaker 1: for a robbery because they've be kicking our butts about 299 00:15:16,600 --> 00:15:20,120 Speaker 1: the last decade. So my wife is a proud graduate 300 00:15:20,160 --> 00:15:22,920 Speaker 1: of James Madison. So in our house, we'll be happy 301 00:15:22,920 --> 00:15:26,440 Speaker 1: for that running back that came from James Madison. But Um, 302 00:15:26,520 --> 00:15:29,560 Speaker 1: like you said, he's the croc pod. He's got to 303 00:15:29,600 --> 00:15:32,160 Speaker 1: spend some time with our coaching staff. You know, the 304 00:15:32,240 --> 00:15:35,120 Speaker 1: one thing we do is we definitely create an atmosphere 305 00:15:35,120 --> 00:15:38,440 Speaker 1: of running backs to be explosive and being successful no 306 00:15:38,440 --> 00:15:40,640 Speaker 1: matter where you came from, where you were drafted. Um, 307 00:15:41,080 --> 00:15:44,720 Speaker 1: those things aren't prohibiting you from being a All Pro 308 00:15:44,920 --> 00:15:46,480 Speaker 1: when you're talking about being a running back in the 309 00:15:46,520 --> 00:15:50,240 Speaker 1: Chiefs offense. Um, we've taken running backs from from from 310 00:15:50,280 --> 00:15:55,720 Speaker 1: from various locations, various the levels of skill, and they 311 00:15:55,880 --> 00:15:59,240 Speaker 1: entered our offense being um okay or whatever they are. 312 00:15:59,280 --> 00:16:03,760 Speaker 1: But they've left our offense being sometime top caliber, All Pro, 313 00:16:04,280 --> 00:16:08,360 Speaker 1: very desirable pieces. These guys in the crock pot, they 314 00:16:08,400 --> 00:16:11,040 Speaker 1: just gotta spend time absorbing what we coach and what 315 00:16:11,080 --> 00:16:13,520 Speaker 1: we teach. Coach Bienemy and that's one of his credits 316 00:16:13,720 --> 00:16:17,000 Speaker 1: in his history. The number of running back play on 317 00:16:17,040 --> 00:16:19,760 Speaker 1: the All Pro level is something that's almost Yeah, I'm 318 00:16:19,760 --> 00:16:21,280 Speaker 1: glad you brought it up, because if there is a 319 00:16:21,320 --> 00:16:24,040 Speaker 1: position room that has a consistent culture and has for 320 00:16:24,080 --> 00:16:27,440 Speaker 1: seven years, it's been that running back room. And they 321 00:16:27,480 --> 00:16:31,359 Speaker 1: have been leaders in special teams, their warriors. Coach mccullaugh 322 00:16:31,360 --> 00:16:34,160 Speaker 1: has done a phenomenal job. And he's not very far 323 00:16:34,280 --> 00:16:36,600 Speaker 1: down the hallway. There's you know, coach b Enemy so 324 00:16:36,760 --> 00:16:39,400 Speaker 1: B Nimy still got that DNA in and with the 325 00:16:39,480 --> 00:16:42,480 Speaker 1: running backs. Between here and coach mccullaugh, I love what 326 00:16:42,480 --> 00:16:45,920 Speaker 1: the running backs have done in the mentality that they've developed, 327 00:16:46,280 --> 00:16:49,400 Speaker 1: and it's they developed players. I mean Sharke Hendrick West 328 00:16:49,520 --> 00:16:52,240 Speaker 1: is an example. Spencer Ware got a chance to rejuvenate 329 00:16:52,240 --> 00:16:56,160 Speaker 1: his career here. So it is a big part of 330 00:16:56,200 --> 00:16:58,920 Speaker 1: this scheme with the Kansas City Chiefs is what they 331 00:16:58,960 --> 00:17:00,680 Speaker 1: do in that running back room and what they build 332 00:17:00,680 --> 00:17:03,200 Speaker 1: that permeates throughout the entire team. And speaking of developing, 333 00:17:03,240 --> 00:17:05,800 Speaker 1: how you like my spags, I call it my spags. 334 00:17:05,800 --> 00:17:08,199 Speaker 1: It's kind of a feeble attempt. I want to be 335 00:17:08,240 --> 00:17:11,040 Speaker 1: Steve Specknolah when I grow up. So I got it 336 00:17:11,080 --> 00:17:12,920 Speaker 1: going on. You guys can decide if you want it 337 00:17:13,000 --> 00:17:17,160 Speaker 1: or not. I know how my wife's voting. Anyway, Let's 338 00:17:17,200 --> 00:17:19,280 Speaker 1: jump into the free agent market here. We're gonna follow 339 00:17:19,359 --> 00:17:22,199 Speaker 1: the same pattern we've done with her Defending the Kingdom podcast, 340 00:17:22,920 --> 00:17:25,679 Speaker 1: and that is dealing now with the free agent market. 341 00:17:25,720 --> 00:17:28,760 Speaker 1: It's been not as active necessarily at the running back 342 00:17:28,840 --> 00:17:32,080 Speaker 1: so that we've seen some dudes flying around, right, Melvin 343 00:17:32,080 --> 00:17:35,280 Speaker 1: Gordon goes to the Broncos from the Chargers, but there's 344 00:17:35,320 --> 00:17:37,800 Speaker 1: still some guys out there. Davante Freeman is still out 345 00:17:37,800 --> 00:17:40,240 Speaker 1: there as last I checked. And then here's an interesting 346 00:17:40,240 --> 00:17:41,800 Speaker 1: one if you really want to get fun with this 347 00:17:42,480 --> 00:17:45,720 Speaker 1: is Carlos Hide. Now. I'm showing you here my charts 348 00:17:45,760 --> 00:17:48,840 Speaker 1: from preseason when he was a Kansas City chief last 349 00:17:48,920 --> 00:17:51,240 Speaker 1: year in Saint Joe. And oh, wait a minute, it's 350 00:17:51,240 --> 00:17:54,240 Speaker 1: the divisional playoff game. There he is with the Houston 351 00:17:54,280 --> 00:17:57,919 Speaker 1: Texans setting right there. So he's still out there and 352 00:17:57,920 --> 00:18:00,119 Speaker 1: hasn't been claimed yet. I mean, you could pull the 353 00:18:00,200 --> 00:18:03,359 Speaker 1: deal off if you did this ship, trading him away 354 00:18:03,560 --> 00:18:06,040 Speaker 1: to get Martinis rank and a tackle that we shoud 355 00:18:06,119 --> 00:18:09,040 Speaker 1: to a Croc pod, a good young prospect, and then 356 00:18:09,040 --> 00:18:13,280 Speaker 1: getting Hide back. But we'll see. We wouldn't think that's 357 00:18:13,320 --> 00:18:16,359 Speaker 1: too much of a far fetched idea. Some of the 358 00:18:16,359 --> 00:18:18,360 Speaker 1: things that the Houston Texans are doing right now are 359 00:18:18,440 --> 00:18:21,680 Speaker 1: kind of blowing your mind to begin with. So I wouldn't. 360 00:18:21,680 --> 00:18:23,679 Speaker 1: I wouldn't. I mean, I think we should maybe uh 361 00:18:23,960 --> 00:18:28,359 Speaker 1: offer a couple of pounds of openma Joe's barber like that. 362 00:18:28,560 --> 00:18:30,959 Speaker 1: See if O'Brien a bite on that. Um, he's been 363 00:18:31,000 --> 00:18:33,760 Speaker 1: trading away some star players for almost nothing, so um, 364 00:18:34,000 --> 00:18:36,080 Speaker 1: you know this guy is a free agent, Um, we 365 00:18:36,080 --> 00:18:40,080 Speaker 1: should we should definitely at least entertain brain callous high 366 00:18:40,119 --> 00:18:43,120 Speaker 1: back into the Foe basically because you know, one thing, 367 00:18:43,240 --> 00:18:45,560 Speaker 1: he knows the offense. So that's that when you talk 368 00:18:45,600 --> 00:18:48,119 Speaker 1: about that learning curve, being able to understand the offense, 369 00:18:48,200 --> 00:18:51,600 Speaker 1: know the offense, um and have a grasp about where 370 00:18:51,640 --> 00:18:54,879 Speaker 1: you're supposed to be the style of of this offense, 371 00:18:54,920 --> 00:18:59,679 Speaker 1: and understanding the passing game and protection. Uh call us 372 00:18:59,720 --> 00:19:02,520 Speaker 1: how as a leaps and bound above above any of 373 00:19:02,560 --> 00:19:05,160 Speaker 1: those free agents. When you talk about entering the fold, 374 00:19:05,680 --> 00:19:09,200 Speaker 1: the thing about the Chiefs offense going into the preseason, 375 00:19:09,760 --> 00:19:12,080 Speaker 1: I just think that we are already we got We're 376 00:19:12,160 --> 00:19:15,480 Speaker 1: ninety five percent full, we got we got enough guys 377 00:19:15,520 --> 00:19:18,080 Speaker 1: already in the fold. We don't have to make any 378 00:19:18,160 --> 00:19:20,960 Speaker 1: big spins we put a running back position isn't a 379 00:19:21,000 --> 00:19:24,080 Speaker 1: position of need here, So we can kind of just 380 00:19:24,200 --> 00:19:27,560 Speaker 1: wait and kind of left free. If one of those 381 00:19:27,600 --> 00:19:31,000 Speaker 1: pieces come back at a veteran minimum, if we get 382 00:19:31,040 --> 00:19:33,040 Speaker 1: Carlos Hide to just accept the veteran minimum to come 383 00:19:33,080 --> 00:19:35,760 Speaker 1: and be a part of a winning culture and winning atmosphere, 384 00:19:36,040 --> 00:19:39,560 Speaker 1: have him come back to a place he knows, Definitely, 385 00:19:39,680 --> 00:19:43,040 Speaker 1: entertained that, but we should be spending any more money 386 00:19:43,040 --> 00:19:45,959 Speaker 1: on that position right now? All right. That leads us 387 00:19:46,000 --> 00:19:48,760 Speaker 1: into our final part of this edition, the defending the Kingdom. 388 00:19:48,800 --> 00:19:52,159 Speaker 1: As we focus on the running backs, is that's the 389 00:19:52,280 --> 00:19:55,960 Speaker 1: draft falling the same format we hear we've done here 390 00:19:55,960 --> 00:19:58,200 Speaker 1: for five weeks. We jump into what's available in the 391 00:19:58,280 --> 00:20:00,960 Speaker 1: draft or what's interesting. Let's talk ab the draft position 392 00:20:01,040 --> 00:20:03,840 Speaker 1: first of all, chiefs, as if now have five picks, 393 00:20:04,359 --> 00:20:06,600 Speaker 1: and the good thing about winning the world title is 394 00:20:06,840 --> 00:20:08,359 Speaker 1: you get to pick last in the draft. You go, 395 00:20:08,480 --> 00:20:10,160 Speaker 1: why's that had a good thing? It's because you won 396 00:20:10,200 --> 00:20:12,840 Speaker 1: the world title. Believe me, we've picked at the top 397 00:20:12,840 --> 00:20:15,200 Speaker 1: of the draft before. That's not as fun as picking 398 00:20:15,240 --> 00:20:17,879 Speaker 1: at the bottom. Let's just put it that way. But 399 00:20:18,560 --> 00:20:22,000 Speaker 1: at the bottom. The way this draft has the prognosticators 400 00:20:22,000 --> 00:20:24,800 Speaker 1: have looked at it the plethrob wide receivers, here, a 401 00:20:25,000 --> 00:20:27,959 Speaker 1: skill positions. There could be a running back available at 402 00:20:28,000 --> 00:20:30,359 Speaker 1: thirty two. The mock drafts for months, I think Daniel 403 00:20:30,440 --> 00:20:33,959 Speaker 1: Jeremiah's draft has head Jonathan Taylor Wisconsin setting there at 404 00:20:34,000 --> 00:20:38,160 Speaker 1: thirty two. So you could find a running back even 405 00:20:38,160 --> 00:20:41,160 Speaker 1: at the thirty two spot, even in the second maybe 406 00:20:41,160 --> 00:20:43,640 Speaker 1: the third or even the fourth rounds. That could be 407 00:20:43,720 --> 00:20:46,280 Speaker 1: a David Montgomery of the Bears type guy. I loved 408 00:20:46,359 --> 00:20:49,120 Speaker 1: him coming to Iowa stayed, but a guy that becomes 409 00:20:49,160 --> 00:20:53,200 Speaker 1: that clone of a Damian Williams. Well. I've been doing 410 00:20:53,359 --> 00:20:57,320 Speaker 1: some extensive draft research on the running back position, and 411 00:20:57,440 --> 00:20:59,560 Speaker 1: my number one guy isn't the number one of anybody 412 00:20:59,560 --> 00:21:04,040 Speaker 1: Else's the guy Swift Georgia. I think he's so electric. 413 00:21:04,680 --> 00:21:06,919 Speaker 1: I think he has a great DNA of football. But 414 00:21:07,119 --> 00:21:08,679 Speaker 1: one of the things I really like about him is 415 00:21:08,680 --> 00:21:14,560 Speaker 1: his birthday one fourteen. That's my birthday. We share the 416 00:21:14,600 --> 00:21:17,120 Speaker 1: same birthday, so he must be a baller. He's about 417 00:21:17,560 --> 00:21:21,000 Speaker 1: twenty five years He's got that on me. But when 418 00:21:21,040 --> 00:21:24,960 Speaker 1: it comes time to play football, DeAndre Swift from Georgia, 419 00:21:25,040 --> 00:21:26,680 Speaker 1: that's one of the guys I would target, And I 420 00:21:26,720 --> 00:21:28,119 Speaker 1: don't even think we need to target him in the 421 00:21:28,119 --> 00:21:31,960 Speaker 1: first round. I think he'll still be there all pretty much. 422 00:21:32,600 --> 00:21:34,800 Speaker 1: Five ringbacks, I think three of them will still be 423 00:21:34,840 --> 00:21:37,280 Speaker 1: around with our second round pick. That's how much I 424 00:21:37,320 --> 00:21:41,600 Speaker 1: think the offensive tackles, wide receivers, quarterbacks, corners are pushing 425 00:21:41,760 --> 00:21:44,040 Speaker 1: great talent to the end of the second round of 426 00:21:44,080 --> 00:21:46,480 Speaker 1: this draft. So like I said, it's not a position 427 00:21:46,520 --> 00:21:48,159 Speaker 1: of the need with the free agency, but if you 428 00:21:48,200 --> 00:21:51,480 Speaker 1: can add a piece, you can add an explosive piece 429 00:21:51,560 --> 00:21:55,760 Speaker 1: like a swift. He has returnability. He played special teams 430 00:21:56,000 --> 00:21:59,920 Speaker 1: while waiting at George, behind Chubb and behind Sony Michelle. 431 00:22:01,040 --> 00:22:03,119 Speaker 1: So's he's a guy who can do everything. He's a 432 00:22:03,240 --> 00:22:05,480 Speaker 1: jack of all trades. I think it will be an 433 00:22:05,520 --> 00:22:08,400 Speaker 1: awesome addition to the Chiefs offense. A lot of guys 434 00:22:08,480 --> 00:22:11,199 Speaker 1: used to talk about here another guy's client, Edwards Hilaire 435 00:22:11,600 --> 00:22:14,919 Speaker 1: of LSU fifty five catches. It's the guy that I mean. 436 00:22:14,960 --> 00:22:17,040 Speaker 1: He gets your attention too. Now that team was loaded. 437 00:22:17,080 --> 00:22:19,440 Speaker 1: We all know, win in the National Championship and there's 438 00:22:19,440 --> 00:22:21,280 Speaker 1: going to be dudes from LSU all over the straft. 439 00:22:21,320 --> 00:22:24,240 Speaker 1: But when you look at Edwards Hilaire, his ability to 440 00:22:24,440 --> 00:22:28,320 Speaker 1: be at the very least a start as a third 441 00:22:28,320 --> 00:22:30,880 Speaker 1: down back and maybe also give you some special teams help. 442 00:22:31,160 --> 00:22:33,720 Speaker 1: But fifty five catches in college at any school gets 443 00:22:33,760 --> 00:22:39,639 Speaker 1: your attention. Yeah, and he's coming from LSU right national 444 00:22:40,119 --> 00:22:42,400 Speaker 1: championship team, so they agree. He knows how to play 445 00:22:42,440 --> 00:22:46,159 Speaker 1: on the big stage. He's a childhood teammate of Darius. 446 00:22:46,160 --> 00:22:48,879 Speaker 1: Guys to play with the Raskins. They grew up together. 447 00:22:48,920 --> 00:22:50,880 Speaker 1: They was they've been two peas in the part ever 448 00:22:50,920 --> 00:22:54,879 Speaker 1: since high school. One guy pushing another. And you like 449 00:22:55,000 --> 00:22:57,120 Speaker 1: that competitive nature. You like guys that have been competing 450 00:22:57,200 --> 00:23:00,960 Speaker 1: all their life. I'm not taking anything for granted. He's 451 00:23:00,960 --> 00:23:03,359 Speaker 1: been able to be patient on and off the field, 452 00:23:03,400 --> 00:23:05,560 Speaker 1: waiting for his in turn, his turn, and when he's 453 00:23:05,560 --> 00:23:07,239 Speaker 1: been giving a shot, he's made the most of it. 454 00:23:07,400 --> 00:23:09,199 Speaker 1: And so that's when you know a guy. He can 455 00:23:09,480 --> 00:23:11,360 Speaker 1: he can step up when when the lights are on 456 00:23:11,520 --> 00:23:14,720 Speaker 1: and give you big play, potential game, any game out. 457 00:23:15,400 --> 00:23:18,280 Speaker 1: Other guys have come up JK. Dobbins of Ohio State, 458 00:23:18,320 --> 00:23:20,840 Speaker 1: although there's some concern he's had. He had three big 459 00:23:20,880 --> 00:23:25,600 Speaker 1: fumbles during his season, and again those will probably get 460 00:23:25,600 --> 00:23:28,840 Speaker 1: the attention of Big Red. I mean you mentioned it earlier. 461 00:23:29,359 --> 00:23:31,800 Speaker 1: A fumble gets the attention of Big Red. It's hard 462 00:23:31,840 --> 00:23:33,919 Speaker 1: to get it out of his mind even as the 463 00:23:33,960 --> 00:23:37,199 Speaker 1: months go on during his season. But it makes you 464 00:23:37,240 --> 00:23:41,160 Speaker 1: appreciate Damian Williams as well. We did. I'm gonna bring 465 00:23:41,240 --> 00:23:45,560 Speaker 1: up Jonathan Taylor again at Wisconsin blistered the combine four 466 00:23:45,720 --> 00:23:48,240 Speaker 1: three nine, but the fumble issue comes up with him 467 00:23:48,240 --> 00:23:51,920 Speaker 1: as well. And is he the kind of back that 468 00:23:51,960 --> 00:23:54,800 Speaker 1: fits in Andy Reid's system, where again, think about a 469 00:23:54,960 --> 00:23:59,240 Speaker 1: Damian Williams and that's so much a Todd Gurley. Yeah, 470 00:23:59,280 --> 00:24:02,280 Speaker 1: I will saying I would really have a hard pass 471 00:24:02,760 --> 00:24:06,440 Speaker 1: um on Jonathan coming here from Wisconsin. I think too 472 00:24:06,480 --> 00:24:08,600 Speaker 1: much of an upright runner. He has more of a 473 00:24:08,640 --> 00:24:13,760 Speaker 1: track style, think of black skill level, but that that 474 00:24:13,920 --> 00:24:16,840 Speaker 1: running style, like you said, with the fumble issues, most 475 00:24:16,840 --> 00:24:18,439 Speaker 1: of those things are hard to coach it guy out of. 476 00:24:18,480 --> 00:24:21,880 Speaker 1: If you're a guy just is nonchalant with carrying the ball, 477 00:24:22,400 --> 00:24:24,280 Speaker 1: m it becomes a habit. And because you spend most 478 00:24:24,280 --> 00:24:25,919 Speaker 1: of your time, folks on a guy that's carrying the 479 00:24:25,920 --> 00:24:28,600 Speaker 1: ball and you don't have time to teach him his position, 480 00:24:29,000 --> 00:24:31,880 Speaker 1: his assignment to play, progression and all the other things 481 00:24:31,880 --> 00:24:36,000 Speaker 1: that make running backs very elusive and very elite at 482 00:24:36,000 --> 00:24:38,199 Speaker 1: this level. But then we got the guy from Florida 483 00:24:38,240 --> 00:24:42,119 Speaker 1: State right cam Akers. He's uh, you know what I 484 00:24:42,200 --> 00:24:45,000 Speaker 1: like about him is like about every position, if you 485 00:24:45,040 --> 00:24:48,600 Speaker 1: were a former quarterback, you are automatically going up a 486 00:24:48,600 --> 00:24:50,320 Speaker 1: couple of spots on my draft board. And this is 487 00:24:50,320 --> 00:24:53,320 Speaker 1: a guy who played quarterback and running back in high school. 488 00:24:53,440 --> 00:24:57,080 Speaker 1: He has all over the field. He can He's a 489 00:24:57,080 --> 00:25:00,200 Speaker 1: guy that can do it all, play special teams, throwing ball, 490 00:25:00,280 --> 00:25:02,679 Speaker 1: running the ball. One of the most prolific high school 491 00:25:02,680 --> 00:25:06,440 Speaker 1: careers almost ever we've seen in the high school level. 492 00:25:06,560 --> 00:25:09,040 Speaker 1: And I think he's went to Florida State and shown 493 00:25:09,080 --> 00:25:11,399 Speaker 1: and proved he can do it at that level. And 494 00:25:11,520 --> 00:25:14,040 Speaker 1: I'm pretty sure any team to get came makers is 495 00:25:14,040 --> 00:25:16,760 Speaker 1: gonna be really proud and really happy with the athlete 496 00:25:16,800 --> 00:25:19,439 Speaker 1: they get the interests of building. The other thing I 497 00:25:19,440 --> 00:25:21,119 Speaker 1: want to bring up here is we get close to 498 00:25:21,160 --> 00:25:24,280 Speaker 1: closing is I think when Brett Beach looks at this 499 00:25:24,720 --> 00:25:27,639 Speaker 1: and Andy Reid looks at this, the RPO game for 500 00:25:27,680 --> 00:25:30,280 Speaker 1: a running back is very important. Now we see a 501 00:25:30,280 --> 00:25:32,879 Speaker 1: lot of running backs that play the downhill style, the ISOs, 502 00:25:32,920 --> 00:25:36,320 Speaker 1: the leads, the powers, But the RPO game, particularly with 503 00:25:36,359 --> 00:25:38,919 Speaker 1: Patrick Mahomes, how much of an art forum is it 504 00:25:39,040 --> 00:25:42,920 Speaker 1: or a learned trade to be an RPO running back 505 00:25:43,040 --> 00:25:46,120 Speaker 1: not just an RPO quarterback. The run pass option where 506 00:25:46,160 --> 00:25:47,800 Speaker 1: it seems like there's got to be a knack for 507 00:25:47,840 --> 00:25:50,959 Speaker 1: that a running back has and it's almost better if 508 00:25:50,960 --> 00:25:55,480 Speaker 1: he comes out of an RPO college system. And that's 509 00:25:55,520 --> 00:25:59,199 Speaker 1: definitely true. Being able to fake and play out that 510 00:25:59,240 --> 00:26:03,040 Speaker 1: play fake throughout the play, holding and freezing that linebacker. 511 00:26:03,840 --> 00:26:05,840 Speaker 1: Some running backs you know where they're gonna get the 512 00:26:05,840 --> 00:26:08,720 Speaker 1: ball or not, just by their stands, whether they're messing 513 00:26:08,760 --> 00:26:13,439 Speaker 1: with their gloves. Sometimes running backs have their hands on 514 00:26:13,480 --> 00:26:15,600 Speaker 1: their knees or their hands on their thighs or hips, 515 00:26:15,640 --> 00:26:17,760 Speaker 1: depending if they get the ball or not. So little 516 00:26:17,880 --> 00:26:21,240 Speaker 1: little nuances like that the defensives can pick up on film. 517 00:26:21,359 --> 00:26:26,600 Speaker 1: It definitely hampers on handcuff your RPO ability week in 518 00:26:26,680 --> 00:26:29,800 Speaker 1: and week out, and so that spread system. They know 519 00:26:29,920 --> 00:26:34,119 Speaker 1: the RPO, the target, the aiming points, the level of 520 00:26:34,359 --> 00:26:36,280 Speaker 1: the amount of patients a running back has to have 521 00:26:36,760 --> 00:26:38,800 Speaker 1: at the snap of the ball. They don't rush through 522 00:26:38,840 --> 00:26:42,200 Speaker 1: their face. They understand all the importance of that. And 523 00:26:42,240 --> 00:26:44,560 Speaker 1: when you talk about plug and play, a guy that 524 00:26:44,600 --> 00:26:48,120 Speaker 1: can come into you, coming to your team, play special teams, 525 00:26:48,119 --> 00:26:49,880 Speaker 1: but also be a third down back and be able 526 00:26:49,880 --> 00:26:52,560 Speaker 1: to help on the normal downs, they have to probably 527 00:26:52,560 --> 00:26:55,400 Speaker 1: have come from a system like that to be ultra effective, 528 00:26:55,600 --> 00:26:58,000 Speaker 1: especially with the aspirations our team masks, which is not 529 00:26:58,080 --> 00:27:00,160 Speaker 1: only to get deep in the playoff. We won't want 530 00:27:00,160 --> 00:27:02,560 Speaker 1: to repeat. We want to create guys. We want to 531 00:27:02,600 --> 00:27:05,560 Speaker 1: keep any as many of us every year game right, 532 00:27:05,560 --> 00:27:09,480 Speaker 1: we refit those backpacks start climbing up Mount Killer Majallo 533 00:27:09,920 --> 00:27:12,520 Speaker 1: Majarro as we did every season. But it starts with 534 00:27:12,600 --> 00:27:15,199 Speaker 1: guys being committed to the program, being committed to the 535 00:27:15,240 --> 00:27:18,720 Speaker 1: process being greater than the product. So yes, guys coming 536 00:27:18,760 --> 00:27:21,760 Speaker 1: from an RPO system in college, that spraying system are 537 00:27:21,960 --> 00:27:24,159 Speaker 1: more effective going into this system than a guy that 538 00:27:24,200 --> 00:27:29,119 Speaker 1: comes from a traditional power eye offensive set. Okay, so 539 00:27:29,200 --> 00:27:32,640 Speaker 1: everybody knows it's not necessarily your number one fantasy pick 540 00:27:32,640 --> 00:27:34,919 Speaker 1: at running back that plays for the Kansas City Chiefs, 541 00:27:34,920 --> 00:27:37,879 Speaker 1: but he's your number one reality pick because what Andy 542 00:27:37,920 --> 00:27:40,959 Speaker 1: Reid likes. He likes to have that combination of power 543 00:27:40,960 --> 00:27:43,159 Speaker 1: and speed, a guy that can play in space, but 544 00:27:43,200 --> 00:27:46,800 Speaker 1: he also is a willing or wants to learn how 545 00:27:46,840 --> 00:27:49,720 Speaker 1: to pass, block, run the RPO game, play with my 546 00:27:49,800 --> 00:27:54,800 Speaker 1: homes and have enough action and enough attacking ability and 547 00:27:54,920 --> 00:27:58,520 Speaker 1: enough run ahead speed like Damian Williams has shown and 548 00:27:58,600 --> 00:28:02,119 Speaker 1: particularly shown in the Super Bowl. Find that guy, plug 549 00:28:02,160 --> 00:28:05,240 Speaker 1: him in, let him go, and keep that running back 550 00:28:05,280 --> 00:28:08,920 Speaker 1: position rolling in twenty twenty, no doubt, no doubt. Well, 551 00:28:08,920 --> 00:28:11,639 Speaker 1: before we close up, man, I want to hey, if 552 00:28:11,680 --> 00:28:14,680 Speaker 1: anybody's a ram. We got some monopoly. You gotta find 553 00:28:14,720 --> 00:28:17,600 Speaker 1: some monopoly to play in. You might get yourself a book. 554 00:28:17,720 --> 00:28:21,080 Speaker 1: I got Kevin Larkin's Son's book Reflections. I got all 555 00:28:21,160 --> 00:28:23,600 Speaker 1: kind of stuff. If you got a little kid, maybe 556 00:28:23,600 --> 00:28:25,720 Speaker 1: album is in the Chipmunk. Whatever you gotta do to 557 00:28:25,920 --> 00:28:30,320 Speaker 1: keep your sanity, keep inside, keep social distancing. This is 558 00:28:30,400 --> 00:28:33,280 Speaker 1: Sean Barbara from Defending the Kingdom with my man, Mitch 559 00:28:33,320 --> 00:28:35,800 Speaker 1: Holtus as we do every time. Man, we want to 560 00:28:35,800 --> 00:28:39,600 Speaker 1: create an atmosphere for everybody to be good, be safe. 561 00:28:39,920 --> 00:28:43,480 Speaker 1: Back to you, Mitch, hey bathe, I'm disappointed in you though, 562 00:28:44,480 --> 00:28:48,400 Speaker 1: I'm just trying today. Okay, we got people to listen 563 00:28:48,440 --> 00:28:50,400 Speaker 1: to this, that work out. We should have probably done 564 00:28:50,400 --> 00:28:52,160 Speaker 1: this on a treadmill. Next time we might have to 565 00:28:52,160 --> 00:28:54,320 Speaker 1: do it. Well, we're both on a treadmill working out, 566 00:28:54,360 --> 00:28:56,840 Speaker 1: because everybody seems to be working out. Listen to the 567 00:28:56,840 --> 00:28:59,160 Speaker 1: thing to the Kingdom. I mentioned a guy named Chris 568 00:28:59,240 --> 00:29:02,200 Speaker 1: McGowan listens to every one of these podcasts and works 569 00:29:02,240 --> 00:29:05,280 Speaker 1: out to him. But you met him in Afghanistan. You 570 00:29:05,320 --> 00:29:07,240 Speaker 1: act like you had met him. And there's a there's 571 00:29:07,280 --> 00:29:09,800 Speaker 1: another dude name, a two star commander named J. T. 572 00:29:10,080 --> 00:29:13,080 Speaker 1: Thompson that a guy texted me that you bet an 573 00:29:13,080 --> 00:29:16,240 Speaker 1: Afghanistan and they said, hey, we don't shop. He was 574 00:29:16,320 --> 00:29:20,160 Speaker 1: better Afghanistan. On the tour, I had the opportunity to 575 00:29:20,200 --> 00:29:23,160 Speaker 1: do a spirit tour in Afghanistan. I think it was 576 00:29:23,200 --> 00:29:26,920 Speaker 1: two thousand and fifteen. I went up the group from 577 00:29:27,600 --> 00:29:31,120 Speaker 1: um Um it's it's part of it's an NFL group. 578 00:29:31,120 --> 00:29:33,840 Speaker 1: We go over there and do a fitness and spirit tour. 579 00:29:34,120 --> 00:29:37,560 Speaker 1: We went to Afghanistan. I went to all these different bases, 580 00:29:37,600 --> 00:29:42,040 Speaker 1: all these little U unique spots. We met all these soldiers. Man. 581 00:29:42,120 --> 00:29:46,320 Speaker 1: We had such a great time bringing the Falcons in 582 00:29:46,560 --> 00:29:50,640 Speaker 1: the and the Patriots and we watched the super Bowl. 583 00:29:50,720 --> 00:29:52,360 Speaker 1: That's why I watched the Super Bowl at with these 584 00:29:52,360 --> 00:29:54,280 Speaker 1: guys at one of the barracks. Is it was the 585 00:29:54,320 --> 00:29:57,160 Speaker 1: time of my life. UM an experience I would never forget. 586 00:29:57,240 --> 00:29:59,640 Speaker 1: Tell those guys, I said, so much love and a 587 00:29:59,720 --> 00:30:03,400 Speaker 1: preiation for keeping us safe from the States all the 588 00:30:03,440 --> 00:30:07,880 Speaker 1: way to those guys and Afghanistan. Absolutely all right, Barbara Shop, 589 00:30:07,920 --> 00:30:10,280 Speaker 1: we'll do this again next week. And we got some 590 00:30:10,440 --> 00:30:13,440 Speaker 1: awesome stuff going on at Chiefs dot com, so check 591 00:30:13,520 --> 00:30:17,080 Speaker 1: it out as we revisit the world. Championship twenty nineteen season, 592 00:30:17,120 --> 00:30:19,440 Speaker 1: and remember to pray and think of our country and 593 00:30:19,480 --> 00:30:22,280 Speaker 1: really throughout the world. I'm at Child's Voice of the Chiefs. 594 00:30:22,320 --> 00:30:24,600 Speaker 1: Thank you for joining us on this edition of Defending 595 00:30:24,600 --> 00:30:38,360 Speaker 1: the Kingdom. Thanks for listening to the Chief's official podcast 596 00:30:38,400 --> 00:30:44,920 Speaker 1: network to touch Down walch it down he the celebration 597 00:30:45,040 --> 00:31:01,360 Speaker 1: begins to their own head, the Wild d