1 00:00:00,280 --> 00:00:03,200 Speaker 1: Thank you vantage on the day. Will you get opportunity 2 00:00:03,320 --> 00:00:10,040 Speaker 1: in the game they can play one touchdown Kansas City, 3 00:00:10,200 --> 00:00:13,400 Speaker 1: the Chiefs all right in the thick of it baby. Well, 4 00:00:13,440 --> 00:00:16,120 Speaker 1: hello everyone, and welcome to this edition of Defending the Kingdom, 5 00:00:16,160 --> 00:00:17,880 Speaker 1: which alters with you voice of the Chiefs along the 6 00:00:17,960 --> 00:00:21,000 Speaker 1: senior Seemed reporter Matt McMullen. And this is where we 7 00:00:21,160 --> 00:00:24,120 Speaker 1: load up the backpack again and get ready to take 8 00:00:24,160 --> 00:00:26,560 Speaker 1: another climb. This has been fun though. Yeah, these this 9 00:00:26,720 --> 00:00:29,960 Speaker 1: mountain climbing can get it can get addictive, really when 10 00:00:29,960 --> 00:00:32,040 Speaker 1: you look at the last four years and a climb 11 00:00:32,120 --> 00:00:34,880 Speaker 1: to two Super Bowl championships and another Super Bowl climb 12 00:00:35,000 --> 00:00:37,920 Speaker 1: just shy, and then to the AFC Championship game. But 13 00:00:38,560 --> 00:00:40,879 Speaker 1: we get ready to fit the backpacks and get going. 14 00:00:40,960 --> 00:00:44,760 Speaker 1: But before that happened, we had to survive the free 15 00:00:44,760 --> 00:00:50,480 Speaker 1: agent frenzy, the assimilation, the NFL's version of Black Friday, 16 00:00:51,040 --> 00:00:54,840 Speaker 1: the Friday before Thanksgiving or everybody goes nuts shopping. Yeah, 17 00:00:54,920 --> 00:00:57,320 Speaker 1: and we refresh Twitter over and over and just see 18 00:00:57,520 --> 00:01:02,080 Speaker 1: all the money refreshed all over the football watching world. 19 00:01:03,000 --> 00:01:05,840 Speaker 1: Another exciting first week of free agency. And then the 20 00:01:05,880 --> 00:01:08,000 Speaker 1: Chiefs were involved in that, and we'll talk about it, 21 00:01:08,040 --> 00:01:10,640 Speaker 1: But you're so right about how we're starting to climb 22 00:01:10,680 --> 00:01:15,680 Speaker 1: again now. I think it's important to enjoy the Super 23 00:01:15,680 --> 00:01:18,000 Speaker 1: Bowl still, even though it was over a month ago, 24 00:01:18,200 --> 00:01:20,399 Speaker 1: because that's the whole point of all of this in 25 00:01:20,440 --> 00:01:23,000 Speaker 1: the end, is to win the Super Bowl. And I 26 00:01:23,040 --> 00:01:25,959 Speaker 1: think this entire offseason, while we're trying to improve and 27 00:01:25,959 --> 00:01:29,520 Speaker 1: get back there, it's important to reflect on that, celebrate it, 28 00:01:29,600 --> 00:01:32,880 Speaker 1: remember it, and just think about how special that was. 29 00:01:32,959 --> 00:01:35,280 Speaker 1: But you're right, it is addictive. We felt this after 30 00:01:35,319 --> 00:01:37,840 Speaker 1: super Bowl fifty four. It's like, all right, we got one, 31 00:01:38,000 --> 00:01:40,560 Speaker 1: let's we'll get another. Well, we got another, and now 32 00:01:40,600 --> 00:01:43,840 Speaker 1: we want three. Absolutely, And I can't tell you how 33 00:01:43,880 --> 00:01:46,760 Speaker 1: many techs I'll get almost nightly or every other night 34 00:01:46,840 --> 00:01:50,640 Speaker 1: from family or loved ones or just friends. It'll go, hey, 35 00:01:50,840 --> 00:01:54,080 Speaker 1: guess what's on NFL network. Oh it's super Bowl fifty seven, 36 00:01:54,200 --> 00:01:56,960 Speaker 1: or oh it's super Bowl fifty four. It's usually my dad, 37 00:01:57,080 --> 00:01:59,080 Speaker 1: who has watched Super Bowl fifty seven now I think 38 00:01:59,080 --> 00:02:02,040 Speaker 1: at least two dozen times, so he's got everything memorized. 39 00:02:02,400 --> 00:02:05,560 Speaker 1: But it's fun for the Kingdom to relish in the moment, 40 00:02:05,880 --> 00:02:07,600 Speaker 1: accept it, but move on. And one of the cool 41 00:02:07,640 --> 00:02:10,520 Speaker 1: things about this franchise. And you know, I've sensed this really, 42 00:02:11,120 --> 00:02:13,640 Speaker 1: especially over the last couple of weeks. When the engine 43 00:02:13,639 --> 00:02:16,640 Speaker 1: got started again and we start the climb. Everybody's ready 44 00:02:16,680 --> 00:02:18,720 Speaker 1: to do the climb. There's nobody that goes, hey, let's 45 00:02:18,720 --> 00:02:20,720 Speaker 1: just set here for elect three or four months and 46 00:02:20,800 --> 00:02:24,640 Speaker 1: enjoy it and let's watch video of the parade. And 47 00:02:24,639 --> 00:02:26,840 Speaker 1: that's the way. And he reads wired right, and we 48 00:02:26,919 --> 00:02:29,280 Speaker 1: just and that's the tempo he has set. But this 49 00:02:29,360 --> 00:02:31,800 Speaker 1: is a franchise from top to bottom and side to 50 00:02:31,840 --> 00:02:35,840 Speaker 1: side that's ready to do it again. And the culture 51 00:02:35,960 --> 00:02:37,600 Speaker 1: is so good here right now, and I think the 52 00:02:37,639 --> 00:02:40,560 Speaker 1: rest of the NFL has finally kind of figured that out, 53 00:02:40,919 --> 00:02:43,880 Speaker 1: like maybe that's a good environment, Maybe that's a good culture. 54 00:02:44,320 --> 00:02:47,280 Speaker 1: And there's a reason they're winning, just beyond having a 55 00:02:47,280 --> 00:02:49,560 Speaker 1: Hall of Fame quarterback, a Hall of Fame tight end 56 00:02:49,560 --> 00:02:51,839 Speaker 1: and maybe the greatest quarterback ever to play in the game. 57 00:02:52,040 --> 00:02:54,519 Speaker 1: And the team building aspect of it is fun. It's 58 00:02:54,560 --> 00:02:57,760 Speaker 1: fun to do this. This is why we play Madden. 59 00:02:57,840 --> 00:03:00,200 Speaker 1: And you don't just play the games. You also make 60 00:03:00,200 --> 00:03:02,000 Speaker 1: the free agent moves and the trades and the draft 61 00:03:02,040 --> 00:03:04,960 Speaker 1: and everything. The team building is fun and it's the 62 00:03:05,000 --> 00:03:07,880 Speaker 1: most fun when you're coming off a Lombardi Trophy and 63 00:03:07,960 --> 00:03:09,720 Speaker 1: you just won the whole thing and you're trying to 64 00:03:09,760 --> 00:03:12,440 Speaker 1: do it again. I've been thinking a lot about this 65 00:03:12,480 --> 00:03:15,080 Speaker 1: time last year when we came up just short of 66 00:03:15,120 --> 00:03:17,040 Speaker 1: going to the Super Bowl for a third straight time, 67 00:03:17,919 --> 00:03:21,519 Speaker 1: and it was an interesting offseason. Right traded Tyreek hillaway, 68 00:03:21,760 --> 00:03:25,000 Speaker 1: and that entire offseason it was about getting better so 69 00:03:25,080 --> 00:03:26,799 Speaker 1: you could get back to the super Bowl and win 70 00:03:26,880 --> 00:03:29,239 Speaker 1: that game. You had to get past the AFC Title Game, 71 00:03:29,400 --> 00:03:31,280 Speaker 1: win that game, and get back to the super Bowl 72 00:03:31,520 --> 00:03:33,880 Speaker 1: and win it again. And there's a lot of pressure 73 00:03:33,919 --> 00:03:37,520 Speaker 1: associated with that. The nice thing about this offseason is 74 00:03:37,520 --> 00:03:39,800 Speaker 1: the Chiefs just won the whole thing and now it's 75 00:03:39,800 --> 00:03:42,680 Speaker 1: about getting back. But the pressure, I think, while there's 76 00:03:42,680 --> 00:03:44,839 Speaker 1: still a lot of pressure to get back, there isn't 77 00:03:44,920 --> 00:03:47,080 Speaker 1: quite as intense, I think, as it is if you 78 00:03:47,160 --> 00:03:49,800 Speaker 1: lose the AFC Title Game. No, but there, and there 79 00:03:49,800 --> 00:03:51,200 Speaker 1: were a lot of the doubters at this It was 80 00:03:51,240 --> 00:03:53,400 Speaker 1: this time a year ago, almost exactly to the day 81 00:03:53,880 --> 00:03:56,280 Speaker 1: as we are recording this on what this is the 82 00:03:56,320 --> 00:03:59,200 Speaker 1: twenty second of March. It's about to the day that 83 00:03:59,280 --> 00:04:00,960 Speaker 1: everything was like, oh my gosh, now what's going to 84 00:04:01,000 --> 00:04:03,960 Speaker 1: happen and they'll be covered in volcanic ash that we 85 00:04:04,080 --> 00:04:07,080 Speaker 1: said now. People aren't saying that now, but they're like, 86 00:04:07,680 --> 00:04:10,280 Speaker 1: are there any cracks in the seamen at all? And 87 00:04:10,440 --> 00:04:12,640 Speaker 1: of course we've seen our division and the rest of 88 00:04:12,680 --> 00:04:15,560 Speaker 1: the league be very active in this free agent frenzy, 89 00:04:15,640 --> 00:04:20,200 Speaker 1: which it's the assimilation of yes, crazy shopping the Friday 90 00:04:20,240 --> 00:04:23,279 Speaker 1: before Thanksgiving or the start of the New York Stock 91 00:04:23,320 --> 00:04:26,160 Speaker 1: Exchange every morning, that's what it feels like. But here 92 00:04:26,160 --> 00:04:29,520 Speaker 1: we are, and we've kind of survived this first wave. 93 00:04:29,640 --> 00:04:31,800 Speaker 1: Things are kind of calmed down a bit. There's still movement, 94 00:04:31,800 --> 00:04:35,280 Speaker 1: but not like crazy something happening every ten seconds when 95 00:04:35,279 --> 00:04:38,080 Speaker 1: you hit the refresh button on Twitter. But that doesn't 96 00:04:38,080 --> 00:04:41,119 Speaker 1: preclude us from starting this climb by going around the world. 97 00:04:41,200 --> 00:04:43,760 Speaker 1: And I'm sure you've got some folks that are checking 98 00:04:43,760 --> 00:04:46,960 Speaker 1: in and planning the Kingdom flag going for a fourth 99 00:04:47,000 --> 00:04:50,200 Speaker 1: Lombardi Trophy for the franchise, which would be the most 100 00:04:50,240 --> 00:04:52,960 Speaker 1: in the AFC West by any franchise. Did I just 101 00:04:53,000 --> 00:04:55,000 Speaker 1: say that? But anyway, what do you have around the world? 102 00:04:55,240 --> 00:04:57,760 Speaker 1: You believe? It's still like, no, I can't. It's so 103 00:04:57,839 --> 00:05:00,520 Speaker 1: cool though, it's so cool. We're starting the climb again. 104 00:05:00,520 --> 00:05:02,760 Speaker 1: But it is cool, like even just four years ago, 105 00:05:03,480 --> 00:05:05,560 Speaker 1: just trying to get back to the Super Bowl, you know, 106 00:05:05,600 --> 00:05:07,240 Speaker 1: and now we've got two of these things and we're 107 00:05:07,279 --> 00:05:10,120 Speaker 1: trying to win another one. But that perspective is important 108 00:05:10,440 --> 00:05:13,800 Speaker 1: and Otis Taylor just passing. Yeah, it took me back 109 00:05:13,839 --> 00:05:17,080 Speaker 1: and that thought when you mentioned that because his memorial 110 00:05:17,080 --> 00:05:20,919 Speaker 1: service today. Actually as we record this, but getting super 111 00:05:20,920 --> 00:05:24,520 Speaker 1: Bowl four, the first one of the three championships, and 112 00:05:24,640 --> 00:05:28,000 Speaker 1: notice made, of course the decisive play with sixty five 113 00:05:28,040 --> 00:05:30,040 Speaker 1: toss park trap gets a lot of attention and should, 114 00:05:30,400 --> 00:05:32,240 Speaker 1: but it's the hitch pattern that he breaks it and 115 00:05:32,279 --> 00:05:34,200 Speaker 1: goes all the way that says the Chiefs are gonna 116 00:05:34,200 --> 00:05:36,800 Speaker 1: win this. So we remember Otis and the guys on 117 00:05:36,839 --> 00:05:39,680 Speaker 1: that Super Bowl four team. But to have a chance 118 00:05:39,720 --> 00:05:41,880 Speaker 1: to win a fourth Super Bowl as a franchise now 119 00:05:41,920 --> 00:05:46,159 Speaker 1: puts you in real elite company. Like, yeah, you're getting 120 00:05:46,480 --> 00:05:48,880 Speaker 1: not only the climb up every year mountain, but down 121 00:05:49,000 --> 00:05:52,400 Speaker 1: that big mountain range of NFL history. You're gonna Oh 122 00:05:52,400 --> 00:05:54,560 Speaker 1: that Red and Gold team's pumped up. Yeah, there's K two, 123 00:05:54,600 --> 00:05:59,360 Speaker 1: there's not ever that. Yeah. Now we've got seven people 124 00:05:59,400 --> 00:06:02,440 Speaker 1: from around the world today for seven straight division titles. 125 00:06:02,760 --> 00:06:06,960 Speaker 1: Let's make it eight. So we have Carl Harson, Yeah, exactly, 126 00:06:07,160 --> 00:06:09,680 Speaker 1: we have Carl. He's proudly flying his cheese flag in 127 00:06:09,760 --> 00:06:14,120 Speaker 1: North Carolina. Robert wanted to shout out his friends in Townsville, 128 00:06:14,120 --> 00:06:17,719 Speaker 1: Australia who are big Chefs fans and sticking in Australia. 129 00:06:17,880 --> 00:06:22,239 Speaker 1: Sapphire is in Sydney, Australia. The Morgan family is checking 130 00:06:22,240 --> 00:06:24,400 Speaker 1: in from good Hope, Missouri. We've heard from the Morgan 131 00:06:24,440 --> 00:06:28,360 Speaker 1: family before. Diogo is in Portugal. We have a listener 132 00:06:28,400 --> 00:06:32,520 Speaker 1: in Jabouty. This is the first. Yeah, yeah, how about 133 00:06:32,520 --> 00:06:35,440 Speaker 1: that standing shout out to Djibouty. Yep, shout out to Jabouty. 134 00:06:35,520 --> 00:06:39,320 Speaker 1: And then lastly we have Logan listening in Jacksonville, Florida, 135 00:06:39,760 --> 00:06:42,960 Speaker 1: not to JABBRONI Jabouty. So we may have to do 136 00:06:43,400 --> 00:06:46,760 Speaker 1: we may have to do a on site DTK in Jibouty. 137 00:06:46,839 --> 00:06:49,359 Speaker 1: I think we should. We'll get that in the marketing budget. Yeah, 138 00:06:49,480 --> 00:06:53,000 Speaker 1: put that in the Capex buggie uh and then Mutch 139 00:06:53,040 --> 00:06:56,760 Speaker 1: the red flags go up. Anyway, great to always here 140 00:06:56,880 --> 00:06:59,320 Speaker 1: from all of you around the world. We know the 141 00:06:59,400 --> 00:07:02,640 Speaker 1: Kingdom is growing by the day and a lot of 142 00:07:02,640 --> 00:07:05,240 Speaker 1: people love this team. We know that it's a competitive world. 143 00:07:05,240 --> 00:07:07,000 Speaker 1: A lot of people don't like this team. I don't 144 00:07:07,000 --> 00:07:08,400 Speaker 1: have to go through the whole. You don't like, you 145 00:07:08,839 --> 00:07:12,280 Speaker 1: can disrespect. But more and more people are claiming the 146 00:07:12,360 --> 00:07:15,320 Speaker 1: Chiefs as their own or even if they have another team, 147 00:07:15,360 --> 00:07:17,559 Speaker 1: they're going app But I kind of like the Chiefs too. 148 00:07:17,920 --> 00:07:21,080 Speaker 1: So it's been outstanding to see that. But as Andy 149 00:07:21,120 --> 00:07:25,280 Speaker 1: Reid says, every year, every team has its own personality, 150 00:07:25,400 --> 00:07:28,680 Speaker 1: and we are in the embryonic stages of that. Yes, 151 00:07:28,720 --> 00:07:30,679 Speaker 1: when you get to the last couple of weeks of March, 152 00:07:31,120 --> 00:07:35,040 Speaker 1: it dings the bell and you start the next year. Well, 153 00:07:35,040 --> 00:07:37,160 Speaker 1: we've started that, and we're going to look at the 154 00:07:37,360 --> 00:07:40,960 Speaker 1: four free agents that the Chiefs have signed to this point. 155 00:07:41,240 --> 00:07:44,000 Speaker 1: And if there is a theme of these guys, it 156 00:07:44,000 --> 00:07:46,800 Speaker 1: would be like the more you can do. There's a 157 00:07:46,880 --> 00:07:50,120 Speaker 1: multiplicity of talent in every one of these four guys 158 00:07:50,280 --> 00:07:53,840 Speaker 1: and how they fit in, and so just an overall 159 00:07:53,920 --> 00:07:56,200 Speaker 1: view of these four first of all, because to me, 160 00:07:56,280 --> 00:07:59,280 Speaker 1: it would be you can see how these guys fit in, 161 00:08:00,120 --> 00:08:01,840 Speaker 1: not just if we're going to give the chess analogy, 162 00:08:01,960 --> 00:08:04,840 Speaker 1: Oh they're a bishop or they're a rook. No, they 163 00:08:04,840 --> 00:08:06,640 Speaker 1: can be all of those pieces, and they might be 164 00:08:06,680 --> 00:08:09,160 Speaker 1: a knight and a pawn here and even a queen 165 00:08:09,160 --> 00:08:12,119 Speaker 1: in some instances. Yeah, i'd say all three without jumping 166 00:08:12,120 --> 00:08:16,080 Speaker 1: into the specifics yet, which we will have. All four, 167 00:08:16,120 --> 00:08:19,760 Speaker 1: I mean have three qualities. They're all extremely versatile, which 168 00:08:19,760 --> 00:08:21,200 Speaker 1: gets to what you were saying. They can all do 169 00:08:21,240 --> 00:08:23,920 Speaker 1: different things, and we'll explain further here in a moment. 170 00:08:24,000 --> 00:08:27,320 Speaker 1: They're all very athletic, which seems obvious. They're football players 171 00:08:27,320 --> 00:08:30,480 Speaker 1: and professional athletes, but not all football players are necessarily 172 00:08:30,840 --> 00:08:33,720 Speaker 1: very athletic, right, Some are more athletic than others, and 173 00:08:33,760 --> 00:08:36,560 Speaker 1: all four of these guys appeared to be very athletic players. 174 00:08:36,760 --> 00:08:38,840 Speaker 1: And they're all young. These guys are all twenty five, 175 00:08:38,960 --> 00:08:42,400 Speaker 1: twenty twenty seven years old in the prime, are entering 176 00:08:42,440 --> 00:08:44,920 Speaker 1: the prime of their careers. The Chiefs are not paying 177 00:08:44,920 --> 00:08:47,560 Speaker 1: for past performance with these guys. They're paying for what 178 00:08:47,600 --> 00:08:50,120 Speaker 1: they think they can do this season and beyond. So 179 00:08:50,520 --> 00:08:53,160 Speaker 1: very excited about all four of these guys, and they're 180 00:08:53,160 --> 00:08:55,520 Speaker 1: excited too. It's been fun to see them come in here. 181 00:08:55,600 --> 00:08:58,960 Speaker 1: Drew Tranquil was that the stadium a few days ago, 182 00:08:59,040 --> 00:09:02,440 Speaker 1: and his eyes were all bright looking at his new home, 183 00:09:02,440 --> 00:09:04,199 Speaker 1: and he was so excited to be out there on 184 00:09:04,240 --> 00:09:06,560 Speaker 1: the field. So all these guys are excited to be 185 00:09:06,679 --> 00:09:08,960 Speaker 1: here and we're excited to have him. We'll get to 186 00:09:09,040 --> 00:09:11,400 Speaker 1: Drew in a second. Let's start the with Juan Taylor, 187 00:09:12,040 --> 00:09:16,280 Speaker 1: the offensive tackle who you Kingdom followers have know him well. 188 00:09:16,320 --> 00:09:18,240 Speaker 1: The Chiefs saw the Jaguars twice this year in the 189 00:09:18,280 --> 00:09:20,720 Speaker 1: regular season in Week ten and then of course in 190 00:09:20,760 --> 00:09:24,200 Speaker 1: the divisional playoff game. Joan's an interesting guy when you look, 191 00:09:24,440 --> 00:09:27,600 Speaker 1: and this goes back to your versatility and athleticism. I 192 00:09:27,600 --> 00:09:30,040 Speaker 1: would say this is one of the more athletic tackles 193 00:09:30,600 --> 00:09:32,960 Speaker 1: in the National Football League if you study his history. 194 00:09:33,040 --> 00:09:34,920 Speaker 1: Remember when he came out of the University of Florida. 195 00:09:34,960 --> 00:09:37,280 Speaker 1: He was a second round draft pick in the twenty 196 00:09:37,360 --> 00:09:40,480 Speaker 1: nineteen draft. He was a freshman All American at UF, 197 00:09:40,600 --> 00:09:43,680 Speaker 1: so he was thrust right into it right away. And 198 00:09:43,760 --> 00:09:46,240 Speaker 1: the fact that the Jags did the same thing with 199 00:09:46,320 --> 00:09:47,880 Speaker 1: him in his first year in the league in twenty 200 00:09:47,960 --> 00:09:51,920 Speaker 1: nineteen sixty six games sixty six starts. The intriguing thing 201 00:09:52,000 --> 00:09:54,760 Speaker 1: about Joan Taylor is the fact that, oh, is he 202 00:09:54,800 --> 00:09:56,640 Speaker 1: a left tackle? Because we'll get to the guys that 203 00:09:56,679 --> 00:09:59,480 Speaker 1: the Chiefs have seen move on to other teams in 204 00:09:59,640 --> 00:10:03,720 Speaker 1: Edgar Means Orlando Brown Junior. But for John Taylor, the 205 00:10:03,760 --> 00:10:06,680 Speaker 1: intrigue here is his athleticism and the fact that he 206 00:10:06,760 --> 00:10:10,280 Speaker 1: has been durable, reliable, and there is an upside to 207 00:10:10,360 --> 00:10:13,680 Speaker 1: him considering his age. Yeah. Absolutely, So he's twenty five 208 00:10:13,760 --> 00:10:16,600 Speaker 1: years old. He's entering the prime of his career. As 209 00:10:16,640 --> 00:10:20,200 Speaker 1: you said, he started sixty six consecutive games for the Jacks. 210 00:10:20,240 --> 00:10:22,800 Speaker 1: He earned the right tackle job and training camp four 211 00:10:22,880 --> 00:10:25,800 Speaker 1: years ago in Jacksonville and never relinquished it. He's been 212 00:10:25,840 --> 00:10:28,440 Speaker 1: their starter at right tackle ever since then. And that 213 00:10:28,520 --> 00:10:30,880 Speaker 1: durability is important because if you're going to pay a 214 00:10:30,880 --> 00:10:32,360 Speaker 1: guy a lot of money to be one of your 215 00:10:32,360 --> 00:10:34,720 Speaker 1: book in tackles, you want to have the confidence that 216 00:10:34,760 --> 00:10:37,640 Speaker 1: he can be out there for seventeen games a season. 217 00:10:37,800 --> 00:10:40,680 Speaker 1: And we've seen that so far from Juan Taylor, which 218 00:10:40,679 --> 00:10:43,120 Speaker 1: is great news. And he was really good last season. 219 00:10:43,160 --> 00:10:45,720 Speaker 1: He's coming off a career year. He only allowed sixteen 220 00:10:45,720 --> 00:10:48,920 Speaker 1: pressures last year in seventeen games. That was the fewest 221 00:10:48,960 --> 00:10:51,920 Speaker 1: pressures allowed among all tackles to log at least one 222 00:10:51,960 --> 00:10:55,240 Speaker 1: thousand snaps, and he also had the third lowest pressure 223 00:10:55,320 --> 00:10:59,080 Speaker 1: rate allowed among all tackles last year, only Tristan Worf's 224 00:10:59,120 --> 00:11:01,840 Speaker 1: and Lane Johnson were better. Now, it's important to note 225 00:11:01,880 --> 00:11:03,880 Speaker 1: that the Jags, their offense, is a bit different than 226 00:11:03,920 --> 00:11:06,679 Speaker 1: the Chiefs. Trevor Lawrence got rid of the football super 227 00:11:06,760 --> 00:11:09,880 Speaker 1: quick last year. That helps an offensive line. But still, 228 00:11:09,880 --> 00:11:12,959 Speaker 1: this is impressive stuff, and it's indicative of an ascending 229 00:11:13,000 --> 00:11:15,640 Speaker 1: player who the Chiefs obviously believe in and are excited 230 00:11:15,679 --> 00:11:17,680 Speaker 1: to get in their building and with their coaching staff. 231 00:11:18,120 --> 00:11:21,360 Speaker 1: His reach too, if you look at his reach, because wingspan, 232 00:11:21,920 --> 00:11:25,400 Speaker 1: to me is one of the more underrated measurables in 233 00:11:25,440 --> 00:11:28,840 Speaker 1: any sport. Okay, we see even affect the NCAA tournament. 234 00:11:28,880 --> 00:11:30,480 Speaker 1: You can have a six two player that has a 235 00:11:30,600 --> 00:11:34,880 Speaker 1: seven foot wingspan, But in the case here of Juwan Taylor, 236 00:11:34,960 --> 00:11:38,560 Speaker 1: thirty five and one eighth inch reach tells you that 237 00:11:38,600 --> 00:11:41,400 Speaker 1: he has tackle reach. The other thing is, and you 238 00:11:41,440 --> 00:11:45,600 Speaker 1: mentioned the lack of pressures allowed in twenty twenty two, 239 00:11:46,920 --> 00:11:49,600 Speaker 1: but his athleticism in the fact that, Okay, the ball's 240 00:11:49,640 --> 00:11:52,280 Speaker 1: not coming out from Patrick necessarily in two point three 241 00:11:52,360 --> 00:11:55,280 Speaker 1: seconds like it did with the adjustment that Doug Peterson 242 00:11:55,360 --> 00:12:00,680 Speaker 1: made to Trevor Lawrence's life, But his athleticism lends you 243 00:12:00,720 --> 00:12:03,760 Speaker 1: to believe that he can maintain, shift his feet and 244 00:12:03,920 --> 00:12:06,800 Speaker 1: stay with a block that is required to play with 245 00:12:06,880 --> 00:12:09,120 Speaker 1: Patrick Mahomes. You can go back and look the end 246 00:12:09,120 --> 00:12:13,760 Speaker 1: of the Cincinnati regular season game and Orlando Brown Junior 247 00:12:13,760 --> 00:12:16,200 Speaker 1: had a great end of the year. But a tackle 248 00:12:16,360 --> 00:12:21,000 Speaker 1: must adjust, adjust, and adjust again both hand placement, body placement, 249 00:12:21,040 --> 00:12:23,480 Speaker 1: and foot placement. And the thing that excites me about 250 00:12:23,559 --> 00:12:26,440 Speaker 1: Joan Taylor of saying, well, hey, the ball's not coming 251 00:12:26,440 --> 00:12:29,480 Speaker 1: out as fast is his ability and we'll see this 252 00:12:29,600 --> 00:12:33,320 Speaker 1: go or see this transpire. His ability to adjust, and 253 00:12:33,400 --> 00:12:35,920 Speaker 1: I think his footwork would lend itself to that. I 254 00:12:36,000 --> 00:12:39,880 Speaker 1: totally agree. And his athleticism in space is pretty obvious, 255 00:12:39,920 --> 00:12:43,760 Speaker 1: particularly in pass protection. Now in the run game there's 256 00:12:43,800 --> 00:12:46,360 Speaker 1: some room for growth fare, but he's been very good 257 00:12:46,400 --> 00:12:49,320 Speaker 1: in terms of pass protection during his career. The Chiefs 258 00:12:49,320 --> 00:12:52,160 Speaker 1: throw the ball a whole lot, and as we've seen 259 00:12:52,480 --> 00:12:55,040 Speaker 1: with this current iteration of the Chiefs offense, and now 260 00:12:55,080 --> 00:12:58,880 Speaker 1: they've adjusted and gotten better against certain schemes. Truthfully, the 261 00:12:58,920 --> 00:13:01,240 Speaker 1: only way to slow them down is to get pressure 262 00:13:01,240 --> 00:13:04,760 Speaker 1: with four now, so many teams have two or three 263 00:13:04,800 --> 00:13:08,120 Speaker 1: great edge rushers now, so that's possible for these teams, 264 00:13:08,360 --> 00:13:11,040 Speaker 1: and it puts a lot of pressure on the offensive 265 00:13:11,080 --> 00:13:13,040 Speaker 1: line for the Chiefs, and it's got to put a 266 00:13:13,040 --> 00:13:15,840 Speaker 1: lot of pressure on Juan Taylor. But clearly this front 267 00:13:15,880 --> 00:13:17,680 Speaker 1: office believes in him and they think he can be 268 00:13:17,760 --> 00:13:20,400 Speaker 1: the guy who can prevent some of these great edge 269 00:13:20,440 --> 00:13:24,200 Speaker 1: rushers from getting to Patrick Mahomes blindside. Yeah, And the 270 00:13:24,360 --> 00:13:26,400 Speaker 1: question here is people ask you, oh, is he a 271 00:13:26,480 --> 00:13:28,480 Speaker 1: left tackle. He's only played right tackle. He had a 272 00:13:28,480 --> 00:13:31,400 Speaker 1: couple starts at Florida at left tackle, but you got 273 00:13:31,400 --> 00:13:33,680 Speaker 1: to kind of dig back and find those in the 274 00:13:34,880 --> 00:13:38,319 Speaker 1: And I've heard this analogy for years is that it's like, Okay, 275 00:13:38,360 --> 00:13:40,800 Speaker 1: try to eat peas. If you're eating peas with the 276 00:13:40,840 --> 00:13:42,640 Speaker 1: four try to eat it with your if your right hand, 277 00:13:42,679 --> 00:13:45,480 Speaker 1: or try to use your left hand, and that it's 278 00:13:45,520 --> 00:13:48,280 Speaker 1: not easy necessarily to make the right tackle left tackle switch. 279 00:13:48,600 --> 00:13:51,120 Speaker 1: I'll let you use any search engine you want and 280 00:13:51,200 --> 00:13:54,440 Speaker 1: look at Jeff Schwartz's description of what it's like Mitchell 281 00:13:54,440 --> 00:13:56,599 Speaker 1: Schwartz's brother of what it's like to go to the 282 00:13:56,679 --> 00:13:58,760 Speaker 1: right side to the left side, And it's a bodily 283 00:13:58,760 --> 00:14:00,640 Speaker 1: function you need for Hygie. But I'm not going to 284 00:14:00,720 --> 00:14:03,440 Speaker 1: go into any more than that. Okay, But the point 285 00:14:03,480 --> 00:14:05,040 Speaker 1: here is, and this is something you and I will 286 00:14:05,080 --> 00:14:08,720 Speaker 1: watch and watch very closely, even starting with the very 287 00:14:08,760 --> 00:14:14,200 Speaker 1: first offseason workouts. Is this possible transition of Joan Taylor 288 00:14:14,679 --> 00:14:17,240 Speaker 1: with his hands footwork, can he be a left tuck? 289 00:14:17,640 --> 00:14:20,000 Speaker 1: And one thing that Brett Veach talks about all the 290 00:14:20,080 --> 00:14:23,440 Speaker 1: time and that is so special and surprisingly unique about 291 00:14:23,480 --> 00:14:26,400 Speaker 1: this front office is a lot of general managers and 292 00:14:26,520 --> 00:14:29,440 Speaker 1: front office staffs they build a team and give it 293 00:14:29,480 --> 00:14:32,160 Speaker 1: to the coaching staff and say here's your team. The 294 00:14:32,240 --> 00:14:34,880 Speaker 1: Chiefs don't do that. They work hand in hand together. 295 00:14:35,640 --> 00:14:37,560 Speaker 1: I don't think any decision gets made in the front 296 00:14:37,560 --> 00:14:40,240 Speaker 1: office without them asking the coaches what do you think 297 00:14:40,240 --> 00:14:42,600 Speaker 1: about this? What are your thoughts on this? Now, they 298 00:14:42,640 --> 00:14:45,080 Speaker 1: do their independent study and research, but they come together 299 00:14:45,120 --> 00:14:48,320 Speaker 1: and work together as a team. And I'm certain that 300 00:14:48,520 --> 00:14:51,200 Speaker 1: Brett Veach in the front office talk to Andy Heck, 301 00:14:51,280 --> 00:14:53,160 Speaker 1: the Chief's offensive line coach, and said, what do you 302 00:14:53,200 --> 00:14:56,480 Speaker 1: think about this? And clearly the Chiefs making the move 303 00:14:56,520 --> 00:14:58,680 Speaker 1: shows that he's on board. So that's why I have 304 00:14:58,720 --> 00:15:01,400 Speaker 1: confidence in it. And I love what this front office 305 00:15:01,440 --> 00:15:03,440 Speaker 1: does too, because the thing with Brett is that they 306 00:15:03,440 --> 00:15:06,040 Speaker 1: don't look, not what is he right now, but what 307 00:15:06,200 --> 00:15:08,360 Speaker 1: can he be, which is a requirement in the NFL. 308 00:15:08,400 --> 00:15:09,920 Speaker 1: And the other thing about this too, I think in 309 00:15:09,920 --> 00:15:13,200 Speaker 1: the evaluation of making this move for Jowan Taylor is 310 00:15:14,040 --> 00:15:16,520 Speaker 1: not just Andy Heck but the other Andy. Don't forget 311 00:15:16,600 --> 00:15:19,640 Speaker 1: Andy Reid was an offensive lineman. He is still a 312 00:15:19,680 --> 00:15:25,080 Speaker 1: connoisseur of offensive lineman and if in another life he 313 00:15:25,080 --> 00:15:28,520 Speaker 1: would be comfortable being the best offensive line coach in 314 00:15:28,520 --> 00:15:31,560 Speaker 1: the NFL. So if and Andy he will maybe watch 315 00:15:31,600 --> 00:15:34,760 Speaker 1: more video than anybody in evaluating And if so, if 316 00:15:34,760 --> 00:15:37,360 Speaker 1: he sees, hey, this is where Joan Taylor can go, 317 00:15:38,040 --> 00:15:40,120 Speaker 1: then you know, with Andy Heck and Andy Reid and 318 00:15:40,120 --> 00:15:44,040 Speaker 1: Brett Beach and his staff wighing in, I'm good with that. Yeah. 319 00:15:44,440 --> 00:15:47,120 Speaker 1: And Jowan's confident in himself. That was clear in his 320 00:15:47,160 --> 00:15:50,560 Speaker 1: press conference last week. He said he's ready to play 321 00:15:50,560 --> 00:15:52,600 Speaker 1: anywhere that Chiefs want him to play. He's ready for 322 00:15:52,640 --> 00:15:54,520 Speaker 1: the challenge of left tackle if that's where he's going 323 00:15:54,560 --> 00:15:56,920 Speaker 1: to play. But let's say he is the left tackle 324 00:15:56,960 --> 00:15:59,240 Speaker 1: and there's injuries and he needs to move somewhere else. 325 00:15:59,280 --> 00:16:01,320 Speaker 1: He said he's willing to go wherever he wants. He 326 00:16:01,400 --> 00:16:03,840 Speaker 1: just wants to win and that's the beauty of this 327 00:16:03,880 --> 00:16:06,240 Speaker 1: team right now, as guys come here because they want 328 00:16:06,240 --> 00:16:09,200 Speaker 1: to win, and that's what we're gonna do here. With Juwan, 329 00:16:09,280 --> 00:16:12,000 Speaker 1: Taylor goes back to the culture, goes back to the infrastructure. 330 00:16:12,000 --> 00:16:13,640 Speaker 1: And I like what he said to about his father 331 00:16:15,200 --> 00:16:17,680 Speaker 1: because there's some depth you can tell with Juan, and 332 00:16:17,720 --> 00:16:19,480 Speaker 1: I'm looking forward to getting annoy him better. There's some 333 00:16:19,520 --> 00:16:22,640 Speaker 1: depth to Juwan, like doing what he's doing, but doing 334 00:16:22,680 --> 00:16:25,560 Speaker 1: it for maybe the right reasons. Right, Yeah, let's get 335 00:16:25,560 --> 00:16:29,160 Speaker 1: into the second one and Charles Amnehue who went to 336 00:16:29,240 --> 00:16:32,400 Speaker 1: University of Texas, big time player there and then a 337 00:16:32,520 --> 00:16:35,600 Speaker 1: Houston Texan. Now, what was the first piece of video 338 00:16:36,200 --> 00:16:39,280 Speaker 1: that I want to share What I heard Charles Ameno 339 00:16:39,360 --> 00:16:41,000 Speaker 1: and I saw him when we played the forty nine 340 00:16:41,040 --> 00:16:43,280 Speaker 1: ers this year in twenty twenty two. In my prep, 341 00:16:43,360 --> 00:16:45,880 Speaker 1: I go through every guy on the opposing team throughout 342 00:16:45,920 --> 00:16:47,960 Speaker 1: the week and review them and look at them and 343 00:16:48,000 --> 00:16:51,600 Speaker 1: study them and like, oh, this is the guy. Because 344 00:16:51,640 --> 00:16:54,120 Speaker 1: there is one piece of video like a horror flick 345 00:16:55,960 --> 00:16:58,720 Speaker 1: going back to twenty nineteen and Charles Amenny, who's rookie 346 00:16:58,720 --> 00:17:03,080 Speaker 1: season where he almost ruined any kind of run to 347 00:17:03,160 --> 00:17:07,000 Speaker 1: Super Bowl fifty four in October of that year, because 348 00:17:07,200 --> 00:17:11,760 Speaker 1: he obliterates Patrick Mahomes as a Houston Texan right at 349 00:17:11,800 --> 00:17:14,560 Speaker 1: the end of the half, which led to a Houston 350 00:17:14,600 --> 00:17:18,640 Speaker 1: Texan victory at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. With a 351 00:17:18,720 --> 00:17:20,960 Speaker 1: flurry of bad things that happened at the end of 352 00:17:20,960 --> 00:17:23,360 Speaker 1: the first half and Amna Hugh was leading the way. 353 00:17:23,560 --> 00:17:26,320 Speaker 1: Mitch comes running into my office. The news was like 354 00:17:26,440 --> 00:17:29,359 Speaker 1: five minutes old, and he's like, pull up the Chiefs 355 00:17:29,400 --> 00:17:32,520 Speaker 1: Texans game in twenty nineteen in the regular season, and 356 00:17:32,560 --> 00:17:34,520 Speaker 1: I'm like, why I don't want to watch that game. 357 00:17:34,720 --> 00:17:36,639 Speaker 1: I have bad memories from that game. And we find 358 00:17:36,680 --> 00:17:38,639 Speaker 1: the play at the end of the half when a 359 00:17:38,640 --> 00:17:41,879 Speaker 1: minute who just swallows up Patrick Mahomes, and that clip 360 00:17:42,320 --> 00:17:44,800 Speaker 1: while it's against our guy in the circumstance and we 361 00:17:44,840 --> 00:17:47,680 Speaker 1: don't like that shows why this guy is going to 362 00:17:47,720 --> 00:17:51,080 Speaker 1: be so valuable for this team because he's a heck 363 00:17:51,080 --> 00:17:53,440 Speaker 1: of a pass rusher, but not just from the edge spot, 364 00:17:53,480 --> 00:17:55,040 Speaker 1: because I believe on that one was he coming off 365 00:17:55,040 --> 00:17:57,720 Speaker 1: the edge or was he inside inside? And that's the point. 366 00:17:57,840 --> 00:18:00,800 Speaker 1: Ye Steve Spagnello loves moving guys all over the defensive 367 00:18:00,800 --> 00:18:03,600 Speaker 1: line and as we'll talk about Charles Emnehu has a 368 00:18:03,600 --> 00:18:06,399 Speaker 1: ton of versatility because of his unique size, or he 369 00:18:06,440 --> 00:18:08,679 Speaker 1: can get after the passer from any spot on the 370 00:18:08,720 --> 00:18:12,560 Speaker 1: defensive line. Yeah, and San Francisco thought enough about him 371 00:18:12,600 --> 00:18:14,840 Speaker 1: to make a mid season trade in twenty twenty one 372 00:18:14,880 --> 00:18:17,240 Speaker 1: with Houston to pick him up. And keep in mind, 373 00:18:17,280 --> 00:18:20,240 Speaker 1: looked what San Francisco was at the time and what 374 00:18:20,280 --> 00:18:21,520 Speaker 1: they were trying to do to get back to the 375 00:18:21,560 --> 00:18:24,480 Speaker 1: super Bowl and try to replace all those first round 376 00:18:24,480 --> 00:18:27,280 Speaker 1: picks they had. And so that's the kind of respect 377 00:18:27,359 --> 00:18:30,840 Speaker 1: they give to Charles Amenahu sixty one games, ten starts. Now, 378 00:18:30,840 --> 00:18:33,200 Speaker 1: don't be tricked by that, because when you look at 379 00:18:33,200 --> 00:18:38,119 Speaker 1: the productivity of Charles Amenehue, what he's got done in 380 00:18:38,160 --> 00:18:39,879 Speaker 1: the time he's been given on the field is what 381 00:18:39,960 --> 00:18:41,800 Speaker 1: pops off the page. And I like what you say 382 00:18:41,800 --> 00:18:44,520 Speaker 1: about the first satility too, because in studying his video, 383 00:18:44,680 --> 00:18:49,119 Speaker 1: inside outside starts, outside, goes inside, starts, inside, goes outside, 384 00:18:49,160 --> 00:18:50,960 Speaker 1: shows up on the right side, shows up on the 385 00:18:51,040 --> 00:18:54,640 Speaker 1: left side. Last year, only Nick Bosa of the San 386 00:18:54,680 --> 00:18:58,040 Speaker 1: Francisco forty nine or defensive line had more snaps than 387 00:18:58,119 --> 00:19:00,760 Speaker 1: our guy, Charles Amenihu, who had five hundred and seventy 388 00:19:00,800 --> 00:19:03,439 Speaker 1: three snaps, so don't be tricked by the oh he 389 00:19:03,520 --> 00:19:06,880 Speaker 1: only had ten career starts because Nick Bosa had seven 390 00:19:07,000 --> 00:19:09,440 Speaker 1: hundred and forty six snaps. Next on the list was 391 00:19:09,520 --> 00:19:14,080 Speaker 1: Charles Amenahu. Outside of like quarterback, the starts statistic is 392 00:19:14,119 --> 00:19:17,600 Speaker 1: not real in football because I mean, the guy can 393 00:19:17,640 --> 00:19:20,720 Speaker 1: come in on one snap depending on the formation, to 394 00:19:20,800 --> 00:19:22,360 Speaker 1: start the game and then come out and not play 395 00:19:22,400 --> 00:19:24,400 Speaker 1: any more snaps and he got a start, and vice 396 00:19:24,480 --> 00:19:27,720 Speaker 1: versa Charles Amnah who can come in for eighty percent 397 00:19:27,720 --> 00:19:29,600 Speaker 1: of the snaps in the game, but because he wasn't 398 00:19:29,600 --> 00:19:31,480 Speaker 1: in on the first one, it doesn't count. That doesn't 399 00:19:31,520 --> 00:19:35,080 Speaker 1: make any sense. So yeah, I'm totally with you. He 400 00:19:35,119 --> 00:19:38,600 Speaker 1: was awesome last season. He had the second most pressures 401 00:19:38,600 --> 00:19:41,359 Speaker 1: on the Niners, behind only Nick Bosa. He had fifty 402 00:19:41,359 --> 00:19:44,240 Speaker 1: four pressures last season. For context, that would have ranked 403 00:19:44,320 --> 00:19:47,840 Speaker 1: second on the Chiefs behind only Chris Jones, who had seventy. 404 00:19:48,200 --> 00:19:50,840 Speaker 1: So think about that, they're adding fifty four pressures to 405 00:19:50,920 --> 00:19:53,280 Speaker 1: this defense. Now. Did he benefit from having Nick Bosa 406 00:19:53,520 --> 00:19:56,320 Speaker 1: on that defensive line, Sure, but now he benefits having 407 00:19:56,400 --> 00:19:59,720 Speaker 1: Chris Jones on his defensive line. So really good season 408 00:20:00,160 --> 00:20:02,560 Speaker 1: last year and just twenty five years old, so also 409 00:20:02,640 --> 00:20:04,960 Speaker 1: an ascending player. It seems like he's been around a 410 00:20:05,040 --> 00:20:07,920 Speaker 1: long time, and we've talked about this versatility. The guy 411 00:20:08,040 --> 00:20:10,919 Speaker 1: is six foot five, two hundred and eighty pounds with 412 00:20:11,119 --> 00:20:14,320 Speaker 1: thirty six inch arms. He would have had the second 413 00:20:14,359 --> 00:20:18,359 Speaker 1: longest reach of any edge player at the Combine this year. 414 00:20:18,720 --> 00:20:21,679 Speaker 1: So this is a physical freak in so many ways, 415 00:20:21,680 --> 00:20:25,439 Speaker 1: he's extremely athletic. In the Niners used him all over 416 00:20:25,520 --> 00:20:27,480 Speaker 1: the place last year. He was lined up as an 417 00:20:27,520 --> 00:20:31,520 Speaker 1: outside edge rusher for a three hundred and ten snaps, 418 00:20:31,520 --> 00:20:34,680 Speaker 1: over the tackle for one hundred and twenty seven snaps, 419 00:20:34,680 --> 00:20:37,199 Speaker 1: and he was an interior rusher for one hundred and 420 00:20:37,240 --> 00:20:40,360 Speaker 1: thirty three snaps. I suspect he'll be used mostly as 421 00:20:40,400 --> 00:20:42,879 Speaker 1: an edge in Kansas City, but the point is he 422 00:20:42,880 --> 00:20:46,000 Speaker 1: can go anywhere. And look at the AFC Tittle game 423 00:20:46,160 --> 00:20:50,119 Speaker 1: last year, Chris Jones and Carlos Dunlap swap spots on 424 00:20:50,200 --> 00:20:53,960 Speaker 1: their own. Well, Chris said, I'm swapping spots and low said, okay, 425 00:20:54,200 --> 00:20:56,600 Speaker 1: I'll go inside. Didn't like it, but they did it 426 00:20:56,640 --> 00:20:58,679 Speaker 1: on their own, but they it worked. It ends up 427 00:20:58,720 --> 00:21:01,199 Speaker 1: being the big sack of the game, help winning the 428 00:21:01,240 --> 00:21:04,360 Speaker 1: game for the chiefs. And you can only do that 429 00:21:04,440 --> 00:21:07,280 Speaker 1: if you have the size and the positional versatility to 430 00:21:07,359 --> 00:21:09,920 Speaker 1: do so. And this guy just adds into that mix. Yeah, 431 00:21:09,920 --> 00:21:12,040 Speaker 1: this is music to Spags Ears. He loved this. I 432 00:21:12,040 --> 00:21:14,640 Speaker 1: mean Mike Danna, We we underrated what Mike Danny's year 433 00:21:14,720 --> 00:21:17,640 Speaker 1: was in twenty twenty two. And oh he's lined up inside. 434 00:21:17,760 --> 00:21:20,199 Speaker 1: Oh he makes a player, leads to somebody else to 435 00:21:20,240 --> 00:21:24,280 Speaker 1: make a play. The productivity of Menahue in what he 436 00:21:24,320 --> 00:21:26,280 Speaker 1: has been given the opportunity to do on the field, 437 00:21:26,400 --> 00:21:28,920 Speaker 1: how he's the productive eight playoff games. He's got three 438 00:21:28,920 --> 00:21:32,000 Speaker 1: and a half sacks in eight playoff games. Okay, and 439 00:21:32,040 --> 00:21:35,679 Speaker 1: you'll look at eight quarterback hits in those eight playoff games. 440 00:21:36,040 --> 00:21:39,480 Speaker 1: He's had forty one quarterback hits in sixty one games. 441 00:21:39,800 --> 00:21:42,520 Speaker 1: So it tells you that when I'm many who gets 442 00:21:42,520 --> 00:21:44,959 Speaker 1: on the field, things can happen, especially if you can 443 00:21:45,040 --> 00:21:47,240 Speaker 1: move him around. So this is a this is a 444 00:21:47,280 --> 00:21:50,480 Speaker 1: piece for Spags and Joe Collin that they're like rubbing 445 00:21:50,520 --> 00:21:52,959 Speaker 1: their hands, going I'm glad he's here. And he's also durable. 446 00:21:53,040 --> 00:21:55,760 Speaker 1: He's played in sixty one of sixty seven possible games 447 00:21:56,240 --> 00:21:58,880 Speaker 1: in his career. So once again getting a young guy, 448 00:21:59,040 --> 00:22:01,520 Speaker 1: just twenty five years old, a durable player and a 449 00:22:01,640 --> 00:22:04,879 Speaker 1: versatile player, and a super athletic player who's going to 450 00:22:04,960 --> 00:22:06,600 Speaker 1: help this team win some games on defense. I just 451 00:22:06,640 --> 00:22:09,280 Speaker 1: want to see the first time when Patrick sees him 452 00:22:09,280 --> 00:22:10,680 Speaker 1: in the hallway, and it's a many of you would 453 00:22:10,680 --> 00:22:12,679 Speaker 1: go and you remember that time back in twenty nineteen 454 00:22:12,680 --> 00:22:15,680 Speaker 1: and October. If you want to have a sleepless night, 455 00:22:15,760 --> 00:22:18,840 Speaker 1: just find that play and you'll go, oh my gosh, 456 00:22:18,960 --> 00:22:20,879 Speaker 1: Well that was so close to being a really bad thing. 457 00:22:20,960 --> 00:22:22,840 Speaker 1: It was a bad thing as it was. All right, 458 00:22:23,000 --> 00:22:24,840 Speaker 1: let's jump into where we go next. Let's go to 459 00:22:24,880 --> 00:22:31,240 Speaker 1: Drew Tranquil, the former Charger, Notre Dame guy. As I 460 00:22:31,280 --> 00:22:34,439 Speaker 1: texted you the minutes that we got the word that, hey, 461 00:22:34,520 --> 00:22:37,680 Speaker 1: Drew Tranquil's a chief now, I said, a worthy opponent 462 00:22:38,040 --> 00:22:40,440 Speaker 1: and an even better teammate. The fact that you look 463 00:22:40,440 --> 00:22:42,800 Speaker 1: at what he had a career year. He had a 464 00:22:42,920 --> 00:22:49,040 Speaker 1: hundred tackles, five sacks, interception, four passes, defense, eight quarterback hurries. 465 00:22:49,640 --> 00:22:53,080 Speaker 1: This is a guy that has played a ton of 466 00:22:53,119 --> 00:22:58,000 Speaker 1: snaps and became a force, I think for the Chargers 467 00:22:58,320 --> 00:23:00,520 Speaker 1: because again in my study of the ponent, and I'm 468 00:23:00,520 --> 00:23:02,080 Speaker 1: like Okay, this guy is a guy you have to 469 00:23:02,080 --> 00:23:05,000 Speaker 1: account for. First of all, I love when players come 470 00:23:05,000 --> 00:23:08,080 Speaker 1: from other AFC West teams and they join us, you know, 471 00:23:08,359 --> 00:23:10,439 Speaker 1: and you got to think the Chargers fan base is like, 472 00:23:10,520 --> 00:23:15,000 Speaker 1: you went where, well twit. Twitter kind of wasn't kind 473 00:23:15,040 --> 00:23:17,640 Speaker 1: to him. Yeah, they didn't like it. Yeah, but we're 474 00:23:17,720 --> 00:23:20,920 Speaker 1: embracing him with open arms. He's one of those players that, 475 00:23:21,119 --> 00:23:23,439 Speaker 1: particularly last season because last season was kind of his 476 00:23:23,480 --> 00:23:26,560 Speaker 1: breakout year. When we play against them, I'd watch Drew 477 00:23:26,560 --> 00:23:29,000 Speaker 1: Tranquill and think to myself, that's a really good player 478 00:23:29,280 --> 00:23:31,320 Speaker 1: who can do a lot of different things. And that's 479 00:23:31,320 --> 00:23:33,520 Speaker 1: what we're getting here. First of all, the nice thing 480 00:23:33,560 --> 00:23:36,679 Speaker 1: about this is this was not like a glaring area 481 00:23:36,720 --> 00:23:38,840 Speaker 1: of need for the Chiefs that we have to add 482 00:23:39,320 --> 00:23:41,720 Speaker 1: a linebacker who can come in and be kind of 483 00:23:41,720 --> 00:23:43,400 Speaker 1: a coverage guy but do a little bit of everything. 484 00:23:43,680 --> 00:23:46,200 Speaker 1: This is an addition where this defense just got way 485 00:23:46,240 --> 00:23:49,160 Speaker 1: deeper and it got better because we can rotate guys 486 00:23:49,200 --> 00:23:52,000 Speaker 1: in who there's no drop off. They're all really good players, 487 00:23:52,000 --> 00:23:55,240 Speaker 1: and that's what Drew Tranquill is. He ranked twelfth in 488 00:23:55,280 --> 00:23:58,200 Speaker 1: the NFL in total tackles last season. He had ten 489 00:23:58,280 --> 00:24:01,440 Speaker 1: tackles for loss, but it's not just the tackles because 490 00:24:01,480 --> 00:24:03,520 Speaker 1: that can be kind of a misleading stat He's a 491 00:24:03,600 --> 00:24:06,480 Speaker 1: jack of all trades. He's a really good coverage linebacker, 492 00:24:06,520 --> 00:24:09,480 Speaker 1: which is so important in the NFL nowadays. He had 493 00:24:09,480 --> 00:24:12,840 Speaker 1: the seventh highest Pro Football Focused coverage grade among all 494 00:24:12,880 --> 00:24:15,920 Speaker 1: linebackers with at least nine hundred snaps. But he's also 495 00:24:15,920 --> 00:24:18,119 Speaker 1: an effective blitzer. No spacks is going to use him 496 00:24:18,119 --> 00:24:20,640 Speaker 1: as a blitzer in this defense. He had fifteen pressures 497 00:24:20,680 --> 00:24:24,240 Speaker 1: he mentioned the five sacks on seventy pass rush snaps 498 00:24:24,440 --> 00:24:27,040 Speaker 1: last year. And I also kind of see him as 499 00:24:27,040 --> 00:24:30,320 Speaker 1: a hybrid linebacker safety kind of player who can do 500 00:24:30,359 --> 00:24:33,840 Speaker 1: a little bit of everything. Maybe not quite like Dan Sorenson, 501 00:24:33,840 --> 00:24:36,080 Speaker 1: because Dan Sorenson was a pure safety, but kind of 502 00:24:36,119 --> 00:24:38,520 Speaker 1: in that vein where they can cover, they can do 503 00:24:38,840 --> 00:24:41,400 Speaker 1: a lot of different things. And he was a safety 504 00:24:41,720 --> 00:24:44,960 Speaker 1: early in his career at Notre Dame, so he's been 505 00:24:45,040 --> 00:24:47,440 Speaker 1: a guy in the secondary before and kind of converted 506 00:24:47,800 --> 00:24:50,400 Speaker 1: to linebackers. So I'm super fired up about Drew Tranquil. 507 00:24:50,600 --> 00:24:52,800 Speaker 1: And just like the other guys, he's just twenty seven 508 00:24:52,880 --> 00:24:56,600 Speaker 1: years old, so an ascending player. Yeah, missed twenty twenty one, 509 00:24:56,640 --> 00:24:58,720 Speaker 1: he went on injured reserve yet an ankle injury. But 510 00:24:58,760 --> 00:25:00,520 Speaker 1: if you look at the two years wrapp around that, 511 00:25:00,920 --> 00:25:03,560 Speaker 1: you're looking at fifteen hundred defensive snaps. But here's another 512 00:25:03,600 --> 00:25:06,919 Speaker 1: part of your versatility in your analysis of and I 513 00:25:06,960 --> 00:25:09,520 Speaker 1: agree with it with Drew Tranquil two hundred and fifty 514 00:25:09,520 --> 00:25:12,560 Speaker 1: six special team snaps. So this not only becomes a 515 00:25:12,600 --> 00:25:15,119 Speaker 1: guy who's always a safety, always a linebacker. He's a 516 00:25:15,200 --> 00:25:17,119 Speaker 1: weak side linebacker. He's a guy that can turn his 517 00:25:17,160 --> 00:25:20,280 Speaker 1: hips and cover. He's also a guy that Dave Tobe 518 00:25:20,320 --> 00:25:23,120 Speaker 1: and Andy Hill go oh, I can use him. So 519 00:25:23,200 --> 00:25:26,120 Speaker 1: I think you're dirty. Dan. Analogy is a good one, 520 00:25:26,160 --> 00:25:28,000 Speaker 1: not just through Where's forty nine? It kind of looks 521 00:25:28,040 --> 00:25:31,600 Speaker 1: like him, but there's some similarities there to Dan in 522 00:25:31,680 --> 00:25:34,720 Speaker 1: his prime and Drew Tranquil because he's just hitting his prime. 523 00:25:35,280 --> 00:25:36,800 Speaker 1: But he also can be a guy that can have 524 00:25:36,960 --> 00:25:39,560 Speaker 1: big impact and be a four core special teams guy 525 00:25:39,680 --> 00:25:42,200 Speaker 1: as well as a rotational piece on defense. And think 526 00:25:42,280 --> 00:25:45,560 Speaker 1: how Spags likes to use three safeties sometimes four safeties 527 00:25:45,640 --> 00:25:47,639 Speaker 1: on the field. I think Tranquill might be able to 528 00:25:47,640 --> 00:25:49,399 Speaker 1: fit into that mold if he can be one of 529 00:25:49,440 --> 00:25:52,639 Speaker 1: those guys on the field, and I don't think at 530 00:25:52,680 --> 00:25:55,439 Speaker 1: any point he's a liability on the field because he 531 00:25:55,440 --> 00:25:57,479 Speaker 1: can do just a little bit of everything. He can 532 00:25:57,520 --> 00:26:00,280 Speaker 1: be a coverage guy, but he can also rash the 533 00:26:00,320 --> 00:26:03,200 Speaker 1: line of scrimmage on a blitz. So really excited for 534 00:26:03,280 --> 00:26:05,800 Speaker 1: Drew Tranquil. And as I mentioned at the top, he 535 00:26:05,880 --> 00:26:08,440 Speaker 1: was here on Tuesday and just had a gigantic smile 536 00:26:08,480 --> 00:26:10,639 Speaker 1: on his face the entire time. He's so excited to 537 00:26:10,640 --> 00:26:13,160 Speaker 1: be a Chief. And I love when guys come from 538 00:26:13,200 --> 00:26:16,159 Speaker 1: other teams, particularly our rivals, and they're so excited to 539 00:26:16,160 --> 00:26:18,520 Speaker 1: be here. So our final free agent we're going to 540 00:26:18,600 --> 00:26:23,119 Speaker 1: discuss on this edition of starting the Climb again is 541 00:26:23,160 --> 00:26:26,800 Speaker 1: a guy that not a divisional rival, but he's showed 542 00:26:26,880 --> 00:26:29,280 Speaker 1: up on our radar, especially in Super Bowl fifty five, 543 00:26:29,440 --> 00:26:31,960 Speaker 1: and we played him this year in the regular season 544 00:26:32,000 --> 00:26:35,760 Speaker 1: as well, and that is Mike Edwards, the safety of 545 00:26:35,840 --> 00:26:39,400 Speaker 1: the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Remember him coming out of Kentucky 546 00:26:39,400 --> 00:26:42,040 Speaker 1: if you remember another second round draft pick, Kemen at 547 00:26:42,160 --> 00:26:46,240 Speaker 1: Kentucky and a very effective player fifty eight games again 548 00:26:46,320 --> 00:26:49,679 Speaker 1: twenty three starts, but rotated in when they had different 549 00:26:49,720 --> 00:26:51,840 Speaker 1: groups because they would do something similar with a three 550 00:26:51,840 --> 00:26:54,880 Speaker 1: safety look or Mike would be a part of their 551 00:26:55,200 --> 00:26:59,679 Speaker 1: five and dB package with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. But 552 00:26:59,760 --> 00:27:01,680 Speaker 1: this is a guy and I think second round pick. 553 00:27:01,680 --> 00:27:04,200 Speaker 1: He's a third round pick with Kentucky. But seven interceptions, 554 00:27:04,640 --> 00:27:08,919 Speaker 1: three pick sixes. Three pick sixes, including two in a 555 00:27:08,960 --> 00:27:12,359 Speaker 1: game against New Orleans where or two against Atlanta So 556 00:27:13,000 --> 00:27:16,160 Speaker 1: again against a visual opponents, three pick sixes. But I'm 557 00:27:16,200 --> 00:27:18,480 Speaker 1: excited for Mike Edwards again because this is going to 558 00:27:18,560 --> 00:27:22,840 Speaker 1: sound like a broken or listening to the same tape 559 00:27:22,840 --> 00:27:25,240 Speaker 1: over and over. Is the fact that he has versatility, 560 00:27:25,560 --> 00:27:28,439 Speaker 1: So he's a He's got enough girth to play the 561 00:27:28,520 --> 00:27:31,080 Speaker 1: run like we see in safeties, but he also has 562 00:27:31,080 --> 00:27:33,600 Speaker 1: those ball skills who can make an explosive play. So 563 00:27:33,600 --> 00:27:36,840 Speaker 1: I think of Nick Bolton's scoop and score in Super 564 00:27:36,920 --> 00:27:39,439 Speaker 1: Bowl fifty seven, or a scoop and score against the 565 00:27:39,480 --> 00:27:42,560 Speaker 1: Broncos in twenty twenty one, or the pick sixes that 566 00:27:42,600 --> 00:27:44,639 Speaker 1: we have seen from the Chiefs defense in the past. 567 00:27:44,960 --> 00:27:47,280 Speaker 1: This is a guy that can give you an explosive play. 568 00:27:47,560 --> 00:27:51,280 Speaker 1: He fits in with Bags along with Tranquil and a Minahew. 569 00:27:51,520 --> 00:27:54,119 Speaker 1: Those three pick sixes are the most for any player 570 00:27:54,440 --> 00:27:57,960 Speaker 1: in the NFL. Sin's twenty twenty. That's amazing, and that's 571 00:27:58,119 --> 00:28:01,320 Speaker 1: an innate skill that you can't quite quantify. You can 572 00:28:01,359 --> 00:28:04,359 Speaker 1: count the pick sixes, but when guys have ball skills 573 00:28:04,400 --> 00:28:06,679 Speaker 1: like that, that makes them a little bit different. Not 574 00:28:06,720 --> 00:28:09,280 Speaker 1: every defensive back has ball skills where they can make 575 00:28:09,320 --> 00:28:11,639 Speaker 1: a play on the football and then return it for 576 00:28:11,680 --> 00:28:14,320 Speaker 1: a touchdown, and this guy certainly has that. It's not 577 00:28:14,359 --> 00:28:17,480 Speaker 1: just touchdowns either. He has at least two interceptions in 578 00:28:17,520 --> 00:28:21,560 Speaker 1: each of the last three years, started twelve games last 579 00:28:21,560 --> 00:28:23,880 Speaker 1: season that was a career high, had eighty two tackles, 580 00:28:24,160 --> 00:28:27,480 Speaker 1: two picks in a sack. Mentioned he's a ball hawk now. 581 00:28:27,520 --> 00:28:30,879 Speaker 1: He was primarily a free safety last year, so a 582 00:28:30,920 --> 00:28:33,600 Speaker 1: safety playing kind of center field. Think like one Thornhill 583 00:28:34,080 --> 00:28:36,119 Speaker 1: for the Chiefs last year with four hundred and seventy 584 00:28:36,160 --> 00:28:39,040 Speaker 1: six snaps, but to your point, also had two hundred 585 00:28:39,080 --> 00:28:41,360 Speaker 1: and thirty seven snaps and the box as a safety 586 00:28:41,440 --> 00:28:43,680 Speaker 1: near the line of scrimmage and one hundred and eight 587 00:28:43,720 --> 00:28:46,040 Speaker 1: snaps covering the slot. So he can do a little 588 00:28:46,040 --> 00:28:49,240 Speaker 1: bit of everything. And again, Spags had to feel like 589 00:28:49,240 --> 00:28:53,160 Speaker 1: it was Christmas Morning with these defensive players because they're 590 00:28:53,200 --> 00:28:55,800 Speaker 1: not just penciled in. Hey, this is your role. This 591 00:28:55,880 --> 00:28:58,720 Speaker 1: is what you do, nothing really else. Like these guys 592 00:28:58,760 --> 00:29:01,440 Speaker 1: all can do a whole bun stuff and it's at 593 00:29:01,480 --> 00:29:05,320 Speaker 1: every level of the defense. And what this does adding 594 00:29:05,320 --> 00:29:07,520 Speaker 1: all these guys is it gives the Chiefs a lot 595 00:29:07,520 --> 00:29:10,360 Speaker 1: of versatility in the draft where they don't have to 596 00:29:10,400 --> 00:29:14,440 Speaker 1: say we badly need blank. No, they have guys that 597 00:29:14,480 --> 00:29:16,440 Speaker 1: can do all these things. So in the draft you 598 00:29:16,480 --> 00:29:19,040 Speaker 1: can truly try to take the best player available and 599 00:29:19,160 --> 00:29:21,760 Speaker 1: not reach at a certain position. That's what I've loved 600 00:29:21,760 --> 00:29:24,760 Speaker 1: about these free agent additions, and Mike Edward certainly fits 601 00:29:24,760 --> 00:29:28,120 Speaker 1: into that. And again just twenty six years old. So 602 00:29:28,200 --> 00:29:31,000 Speaker 1: think about your childhood and looking under the tree during 603 00:29:31,040 --> 00:29:34,959 Speaker 1: the holidays, thinking can I open just one gift today, 604 00:29:35,000 --> 00:29:36,760 Speaker 1: like two days ahead of when everybody's going to do it, 605 00:29:36,760 --> 00:29:39,000 Speaker 1: And you think what's under the tree? And then you 606 00:29:39,080 --> 00:29:41,440 Speaker 1: open it and you see the what's new and that's 607 00:29:41,440 --> 00:29:43,320 Speaker 1: what we've given you, what's new. But then you go 608 00:29:43,480 --> 00:29:46,320 Speaker 1: upstairs to your room and you're going, oh, wait a minute, 609 00:29:46,520 --> 00:29:50,480 Speaker 1: I still have these cool toys and we're gonna go 610 00:29:50,480 --> 00:29:53,880 Speaker 1: on these quickly. But the resigns can really can and 611 00:29:53,960 --> 00:29:57,520 Speaker 1: fly under the radar here and there are a couple 612 00:29:57,600 --> 00:30:00,720 Speaker 1: that I want to mention here, actually three. Nick Alligretti 613 00:30:00,840 --> 00:30:03,280 Speaker 1: is one on the offensive line. Easy to overlook that 614 00:30:03,440 --> 00:30:06,160 Speaker 1: resign if you will, the fact that he's basically the 615 00:30:06,200 --> 00:30:09,200 Speaker 1: sixth man, not just a basketball analogy, but what he 616 00:30:09,240 --> 00:30:11,120 Speaker 1: has provided on the offensive line. We know about big 617 00:30:11,120 --> 00:30:14,120 Speaker 1: man touchdown against the Pittsburgh Steelers in the playoffs in 618 00:30:14,160 --> 00:30:15,960 Speaker 1: twenty twenty one, but this is a guy that can 619 00:30:15,960 --> 00:30:18,600 Speaker 1: play guard, He can play tackle over tackle when the 620 00:30:18,640 --> 00:30:21,680 Speaker 1: Chiefs go unbalanced with a sixth man front, Nick Alligretti 621 00:30:22,600 --> 00:30:26,120 Speaker 1: is a good resign, total Swiss Army knife for this offense. 622 00:30:26,280 --> 00:30:29,200 Speaker 1: And along in NFL season, you're probably going to lose 623 00:30:29,200 --> 00:30:33,160 Speaker 1: a guy here or there. Having Nick Alligretti instills confidence 624 00:30:33,160 --> 00:30:34,920 Speaker 1: that there's not going to be a drop off. And 625 00:30:35,520 --> 00:30:39,360 Speaker 1: whenever Joe Tooney was banged up this season, I always 626 00:30:39,360 --> 00:30:41,760 Speaker 1: had confidence and Nick Alligretti knowing he could go out 627 00:30:41,800 --> 00:30:44,160 Speaker 1: there and give us the Chiefs some good snaps, and 628 00:30:44,400 --> 00:30:46,240 Speaker 1: having him back as a big deal because you don't 629 00:30:46,240 --> 00:30:49,480 Speaker 1: want to have a great starting five and then nobody else. 630 00:30:49,680 --> 00:30:51,240 Speaker 1: You want to have a sixth guy that can do 631 00:30:51,280 --> 00:30:53,800 Speaker 1: a little bit of everything, and that's Nick Alligretti. Yeah, 632 00:30:53,880 --> 00:30:56,080 Speaker 1: and you look at in his twelve starts, he's eleven 633 00:30:56,080 --> 00:30:58,400 Speaker 1: and one as a starter. Pretty good, So we'll throw 634 00:30:58,440 --> 00:31:00,800 Speaker 1: that in there. But the fact that Nick is a 635 00:31:00,800 --> 00:31:03,200 Speaker 1: big part of this team, all right, the other guy 636 00:31:03,280 --> 00:31:05,840 Speaker 1: that's really taken for granted and then does the dirty work. 637 00:31:06,160 --> 00:31:08,320 Speaker 1: And I was really excited to see him resigned because 638 00:31:08,360 --> 00:31:09,680 Speaker 1: I wasn't sure it was going to happen. And that's 639 00:31:09,760 --> 00:31:13,360 Speaker 1: Derek Naddy on the defensive line. And I'll throw Turk 640 00:31:13,400 --> 00:31:15,880 Speaker 1: Wharton in this because Turk Warton was resigned coming off 641 00:31:15,880 --> 00:31:18,920 Speaker 1: an ACL injury to get Turk and Derek back. But 642 00:31:19,000 --> 00:31:21,280 Speaker 1: Derek does the dirty work. When I review video of 643 00:31:21,280 --> 00:31:23,960 Speaker 1: a game, I'll go, man, he just you know, whether 644 00:31:24,000 --> 00:31:25,720 Speaker 1: it's two gap or what he's asked to do on 645 00:31:25,760 --> 00:31:30,720 Speaker 1: the defensive line, Derek Naughty makes some plays. And think 646 00:31:30,760 --> 00:31:33,240 Speaker 1: about a sack in the playoffs, right, I think it 647 00:31:33,280 --> 00:31:36,160 Speaker 1: was against Jacksonville. I believe in the playoffs and the 648 00:31:36,200 --> 00:31:38,760 Speaker 1: fact that three hundred and thirty eight plays last year, 649 00:31:38,840 --> 00:31:41,760 Speaker 1: he's just more valuable than I think. It's just easy 650 00:31:41,800 --> 00:31:44,000 Speaker 1: to take him for granted. And we know Turk Wharton 651 00:31:44,040 --> 00:31:46,240 Speaker 1: can make crazy athletic plays like he made against the 652 00:31:46,240 --> 00:31:49,920 Speaker 1: Commanders in twenty twenty one. Yeah, starting with naughty, so durable. 653 00:31:50,000 --> 00:31:52,200 Speaker 1: You can always rely on him being out there, which 654 00:31:52,200 --> 00:31:55,560 Speaker 1: is so important and honestly an overlooked aspect of playing 655 00:31:55,600 --> 00:31:58,000 Speaker 1: on the defensive line. And he plays a position, like 656 00:31:58,040 --> 00:32:00,560 Speaker 1: you said, that doesn't get a lot of glory fanfair, 657 00:32:00,680 --> 00:32:03,680 Speaker 1: it's nose tackle. Your job is to occupy a space, 658 00:32:03,720 --> 00:32:05,920 Speaker 1: it's to get pushed, it's to open up opportunities for 659 00:32:05,920 --> 00:32:08,800 Speaker 1: other players, and it's to stop the run. And Derek 660 00:32:08,840 --> 00:32:10,960 Speaker 1: has been really good at that throughout his career in 661 00:32:11,080 --> 00:32:13,320 Speaker 1: Kansas City. He's really really good at it in twenty 662 00:32:13,520 --> 00:32:16,880 Speaker 1: twenty and still a young player. Looking forward to seeing 663 00:32:16,960 --> 00:32:19,880 Speaker 1: him and see what he can do this season with 664 00:32:19,920 --> 00:32:22,680 Speaker 1: another year with the Chiefs. Yeah, and there's a list 665 00:32:22,720 --> 00:32:25,880 Speaker 1: of guys here that they are no longer Chiefs. We 666 00:32:25,960 --> 00:32:28,360 Speaker 1: have eight here now that we can just list. We'll 667 00:32:28,440 --> 00:32:30,880 Speaker 1: kind of go through this little bit. But mcole Hardman 668 00:32:31,600 --> 00:32:33,480 Speaker 1: now a New York Jet on a one year deal. 669 00:32:34,680 --> 00:32:37,160 Speaker 1: But then Orlando Bone Jr. Has moved on, of course 670 00:32:37,160 --> 00:32:40,360 Speaker 1: to Cincinnati. Juju Smith Schuster's and a New England Patriot 671 00:32:40,440 --> 00:32:43,560 Speaker 1: Andrew Whiley's a Washington commander Colin Saunders is a New 672 00:32:43,640 --> 00:32:47,120 Speaker 1: Orleans Saint. Michael Burton is a Denver Bronco. One Thornhill 673 00:32:47,120 --> 00:32:49,240 Speaker 1: goes to Cleveland after four years here in Kansas City, 674 00:32:49,280 --> 00:32:52,120 Speaker 1: and then Ronald Jones Junior is now a Dallas cowboy. 675 00:32:52,200 --> 00:32:53,880 Speaker 1: But for all these guys, you wish him the best 676 00:32:55,080 --> 00:32:58,760 Speaker 1: in all these cases. They're a super Bowl champion, right, 677 00:32:58,800 --> 00:33:01,040 Speaker 1: We'll see him at a reunion and give them a hug. 678 00:33:02,080 --> 00:33:04,720 Speaker 1: But it's just one of the realities the National Football League. 679 00:33:04,840 --> 00:33:08,200 Speaker 1: Nothing stays the same, nothing stays the same. And the 680 00:33:08,200 --> 00:33:10,560 Speaker 1: fact that the Chiefs are starting this climb all over, 681 00:33:10,640 --> 00:33:14,280 Speaker 1: they'll start to climb with some different folks making the climb. Yeah, 682 00:33:14,320 --> 00:33:17,240 Speaker 1: it's tough, frankly, because you and I have a chance 683 00:33:17,320 --> 00:33:20,280 Speaker 1: to get to know these people. We're on buses and 684 00:33:20,360 --> 00:33:23,160 Speaker 1: plane rides with them, we see them in the hotel, 685 00:33:23,680 --> 00:33:25,200 Speaker 1: we interview them, we do all kinds of stuff and 686 00:33:25,280 --> 00:33:27,160 Speaker 1: we get to know them as people. And I'm so 687 00:33:27,240 --> 00:33:30,600 Speaker 1: happy for all of them that have found big contracts 688 00:33:30,720 --> 00:33:34,880 Speaker 1: elsewhere and are continuing their careers. I'm legitimately happy for 689 00:33:34,920 --> 00:33:37,400 Speaker 1: them and wish them all the best moving forward. And 690 00:33:37,480 --> 00:33:40,600 Speaker 1: You're right, it's even a bit more special when it's 691 00:33:40,600 --> 00:33:43,000 Speaker 1: coming off a season like the Chiefs had, where these 692 00:33:43,040 --> 00:33:45,840 Speaker 1: guys are forever super Bowl champions, and the way I 693 00:33:45,880 --> 00:33:49,360 Speaker 1: look at it, they're gonna go other places and win 694 00:33:49,480 --> 00:33:53,440 Speaker 1: games elsewhere and do whatever, but they're forever Chiefs in 695 00:33:53,480 --> 00:33:56,200 Speaker 1: my mind, because whenever you look back at the Super 696 00:33:56,200 --> 00:33:59,560 Speaker 1: Bowl fifty seven champion Kansas City Chiefs, each of these 697 00:33:59,560 --> 00:34:02,160 Speaker 1: guys contributed. Each of these guys had a role to 698 00:34:02,240 --> 00:34:05,120 Speaker 1: play in a season that ended up being a world 699 00:34:05,240 --> 00:34:09,520 Speaker 1: championship caliber season. So we appreciate all those guys. We 700 00:34:09,600 --> 00:34:11,759 Speaker 1: understand the nature of the business. Nothing is ever the 701 00:34:11,800 --> 00:34:14,759 Speaker 1: same in the NFL, like you said, but wishing those 702 00:34:14,800 --> 00:34:17,440 Speaker 1: guys all the best and thank you for your contributions 703 00:34:17,440 --> 00:34:20,399 Speaker 1: bringing us home a Lombardi Trophy. Yeah, and I love 704 00:34:20,400 --> 00:34:22,200 Speaker 1: what you said. We get to know these guys personally, 705 00:34:22,239 --> 00:34:24,759 Speaker 1: and so it hurts when they leave. We know it's 706 00:34:24,840 --> 00:34:27,320 Speaker 1: part of the business, but I don't ever want to 707 00:34:27,360 --> 00:34:29,680 Speaker 1: change that. I don't want to change like investing in guys, 708 00:34:29,719 --> 00:34:33,279 Speaker 1: listening to him in conversations, finding out their stories that 709 00:34:33,360 --> 00:34:36,120 Speaker 1: actually help others when they hear those stories. You think 710 00:34:36,120 --> 00:34:39,040 Speaker 1: of an Isaiah Pacheco now and how that can be 711 00:34:39,360 --> 00:34:43,600 Speaker 1: a you know, inspiration to others. So there's Colin Saunders 712 00:34:43,840 --> 00:34:47,480 Speaker 1: is a great dude. I loved his social post, you know, 713 00:34:47,520 --> 00:34:50,440 Speaker 1: basically saying goodbye. But I know his family, know his 714 00:34:50,520 --> 00:34:53,799 Speaker 1: little kids know he's an awesome dad. Then you think 715 00:34:53,800 --> 00:34:56,040 Speaker 1: of One Thornhill, who I saw in the locker as 716 00:34:56,080 --> 00:34:58,279 Speaker 1: Super Bowl fifty four. He was injured. Remember I've said 717 00:34:58,320 --> 00:35:02,560 Speaker 1: the story before. Everybody's celebrate, right, and he's just sitting 718 00:35:02,600 --> 00:35:04,600 Speaker 1: over there and he was he was happy, but he goes, 719 00:35:04,760 --> 00:35:06,719 Speaker 1: I hope I get another chance to win one, and 720 00:35:06,800 --> 00:35:08,600 Speaker 1: I'm a part of it. Well he did, he did, 721 00:35:08,680 --> 00:35:11,479 Speaker 1: he did it, and it was great. So Cleveland Browns, 722 00:35:11,520 --> 00:35:13,480 Speaker 1: you got a good one in One Thornhill. But these 723 00:35:13,480 --> 00:35:15,560 Speaker 1: guys are all champions, as you mentioned, and we wish 724 00:35:15,600 --> 00:35:18,719 Speaker 1: you all the best. But hopefully we've given you an 725 00:35:18,760 --> 00:35:20,960 Speaker 1: idea of the reality of the National Football League, and 726 00:35:21,000 --> 00:35:25,680 Speaker 1: the reality is there's another hill to climb. So Chief's Kingdom. 727 00:35:25,880 --> 00:35:29,200 Speaker 1: Load up your backpack and lace up the boots. Matt 728 00:35:29,360 --> 00:35:34,280 Speaker 1: join Matt and me on the next climb. Touch down 729 00:35:35,600 --> 00:35:38,479 Speaker 1: down and the celebration begins. To their head.