1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:03,160 Speaker 1: Thank you. Vantage on the day when you get opportunity 2 00:00:03,160 --> 00:00:10,000 Speaker 1: to game, they can play her one touchdown Chansas City, 3 00:00:10,160 --> 00:00:13,480 Speaker 1: the Chiefs all right in the thick of a baby. 4 00:00:13,560 --> 00:00:16,680 Speaker 1: Hello everybody, and welcome to this edition of Defending the Kingdom. 5 00:00:16,760 --> 00:00:19,400 Speaker 1: Great to have all of you Kingdom Defenders out there 6 00:00:19,440 --> 00:00:21,760 Speaker 1: there now you have you noticed it's it's a club now, 7 00:00:21,960 --> 00:00:23,680 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, like people come. They'll come up to me 8 00:00:23,680 --> 00:00:25,640 Speaker 1: at a game or something, go, I'm a Kingdom Defender 9 00:00:25,840 --> 00:00:28,360 Speaker 1: and we'll get you T shirts. Believe me. So the 10 00:00:28,800 --> 00:00:31,840 Speaker 1: legion is ever growing throughout the world. Yeah, it's one 11 00:00:31,840 --> 00:00:34,240 Speaker 1: of my favorite parts of this job. We've both talked 12 00:00:34,240 --> 00:00:38,040 Speaker 1: about this, sharing like our chief's fandom with others, and 13 00:00:38,120 --> 00:00:39,720 Speaker 1: this is one of the platforms we can just talk 14 00:00:39,760 --> 00:00:42,560 Speaker 1: about the Chiefs, you know. And I think our listeners 15 00:00:42,600 --> 00:00:44,360 Speaker 1: obviously enjoy that because all they want to do is 16 00:00:44,400 --> 00:00:45,919 Speaker 1: talk to us about the Chiefs when we see them. 17 00:00:46,040 --> 00:00:48,519 Speaker 1: So I love it, and I love seeing Kingdom Defenders 18 00:00:48,560 --> 00:00:51,680 Speaker 1: all over the world. Yep, from Aja Bajan to Bolivia 19 00:00:51,760 --> 00:00:54,160 Speaker 1: to gosh, New Zealand, got some good ones today. He'll 20 00:00:54,160 --> 00:00:56,680 Speaker 1: see it's good. All right, I'm gonna start with this one. 21 00:00:57,120 --> 00:00:59,320 Speaker 1: Um and Mitch Holter's with you, by the way, the 22 00:00:59,360 --> 00:01:01,600 Speaker 1: voice of the Chiefs, along with Matt McMullan, senior team 23 00:01:01,600 --> 00:01:04,400 Speaker 1: reporter Matt stat who will be with me against spotting 24 00:01:04,400 --> 00:01:08,720 Speaker 1: in the game against the Indianapolis Colts. A great spotter. 25 00:01:09,800 --> 00:01:12,319 Speaker 1: Let me throw one out there though. The West Point 26 00:01:12,560 --> 00:01:17,679 Speaker 1: Sprint football team is growing among Kingdom defenders now the 27 00:01:17,800 --> 00:01:21,920 Speaker 1: sprint team, Matt is one hundred and seventy five pounds 28 00:01:21,920 --> 00:01:24,520 Speaker 1: and below. You cannot be one hundred and seventy six pounds, 29 00:01:24,560 --> 00:01:27,600 Speaker 1: meaning your tackles are like one seventy Everyone on the 30 00:01:27,640 --> 00:01:29,440 Speaker 1: team is under. Everybody's going to be one hundred one 31 00:01:29,600 --> 00:01:32,960 Speaker 1: seventy five and below. It's awesome. The academies do it. 32 00:01:33,200 --> 00:01:35,960 Speaker 1: Some other schools do it. We have a Kingdom defender, 33 00:01:36,400 --> 00:01:39,400 Speaker 1: Sean McCallan, eight pleab by the way at West Point, 34 00:01:39,480 --> 00:01:42,920 Speaker 1: who is on the sprint team at West Point and 35 00:01:43,160 --> 00:01:46,520 Speaker 1: is a somehow their rigorous schedule, they have time to 36 00:01:46,680 --> 00:01:50,720 Speaker 1: do a little podcasting and join us on defending the Kingdom. 37 00:01:50,800 --> 00:01:53,760 Speaker 1: They have a big game this week against Navy on Friday, 38 00:01:53,840 --> 00:01:56,160 Speaker 1: So not only the Chiefs against the Colts, but a 39 00:01:56,240 --> 00:01:59,280 Speaker 1: shout out to our West Point Kingdom defenders on the 40 00:01:59,320 --> 00:02:02,800 Speaker 1: sprint football team. Now it's time before we get into 41 00:02:02,840 --> 00:02:06,840 Speaker 1: this Colts game, and this episode will be entitled Apples 42 00:02:07,320 --> 00:02:10,880 Speaker 1: Do Not Equal Apples. Let's go around the world. Well, first, 43 00:02:10,919 --> 00:02:14,000 Speaker 1: I'm curious how the strategy works in sprint football. You 44 00:02:14,040 --> 00:02:16,280 Speaker 1: can't run guys over, you can't just blow guys off 45 00:02:16,280 --> 00:02:18,480 Speaker 1: the line, right. I want to see this with my 46 00:02:18,520 --> 00:02:20,359 Speaker 1: own eyes. I do too. I have not seen a 47 00:02:20,400 --> 00:02:22,560 Speaker 1: sprint football game, but I want to see it. Yeah, 48 00:02:22,600 --> 00:02:25,040 Speaker 1: I may have to find Army. Navy has got to 49 00:02:25,040 --> 00:02:28,280 Speaker 1: be streamed somewhere, so I've got to find sprint football. 50 00:02:28,560 --> 00:02:30,760 Speaker 1: We'll watch it together. Yeah, that's cool. I like that. 51 00:02:30,840 --> 00:02:33,760 Speaker 1: Get pipped the dog and we'll watch football. Yeah, that'll 52 00:02:33,760 --> 00:02:35,280 Speaker 1: be great. I look forward to it. Maybe a bye 53 00:02:35,280 --> 00:02:38,280 Speaker 1: week activity. Oh, I like it. Yeah. All right. Thirteen 54 00:02:38,360 --> 00:02:40,920 Speaker 1: names in places as always in name in honor of 55 00:02:41,040 --> 00:02:44,280 Speaker 1: thirteen seconds. So we have Bob and Unionville, Missouri. Pretty 56 00:02:44,320 --> 00:02:46,160 Speaker 1: sure we've heard from Bob before. Thank you for listening. 57 00:02:46,200 --> 00:02:50,680 Speaker 1: Bob Tyler and Waynesville, Missouri. Oh, the Tigers right there 58 00:02:50,720 --> 00:02:53,480 Speaker 1: near the post of Fort Leonard Wood. Yeah, we've got 59 00:02:53,560 --> 00:02:56,360 Speaker 1: Kieran in Las Vegas, so out there in enemy territory. 60 00:02:57,320 --> 00:03:03,119 Speaker 1: Anthony in New Orleans, matt and Pennsylvania. Michael declared Antioch, 61 00:03:03,240 --> 00:03:07,679 Speaker 1: California as chiefs Kingdom East Bay. Pretty good. We'll see 62 00:03:07,720 --> 00:03:10,919 Speaker 1: him here in a few weeks. Josh is in New Zealand. 63 00:03:11,200 --> 00:03:13,520 Speaker 1: He listened to last Sunday's games of the game against 64 00:03:13,520 --> 00:03:16,280 Speaker 1: the Cardinals while he was at work on Monday morning. 65 00:03:16,760 --> 00:03:19,560 Speaker 1: That so pretty cool, right, that's it. Yeah, people all 66 00:03:19,560 --> 00:03:21,600 Speaker 1: over the world in New Zealand, I love it. The 67 00:03:21,639 --> 00:03:24,600 Speaker 1: international date line does not matter to the Chief's kingdom 68 00:03:24,680 --> 00:03:26,480 Speaker 1: now defending the kingdom now, I mean for him, it 69 00:03:26,680 --> 00:03:30,280 Speaker 1: is Monday morning football, no problem. We've got Zach and 70 00:03:30,320 --> 00:03:35,280 Speaker 1: Colorado springs. Rich In McKinney, Texas, but he's originally from Raymore, Missouri. 71 00:03:35,520 --> 00:03:39,640 Speaker 1: McKinney Bears. There you go. Gary is in Liberty, Missouri. 72 00:03:40,320 --> 00:03:42,520 Speaker 1: So three more international ones to wrap this up. We've 73 00:03:42,560 --> 00:03:45,280 Speaker 1: got Sander in the Netherlands. He'll be at the Bills game, 74 00:03:45,680 --> 00:03:48,160 Speaker 1: coming across the pond, gonna watch us play the Bills 75 00:03:48,200 --> 00:03:51,400 Speaker 1: here in Kansas City. Then we have William in Cambodia. 76 00:03:51,480 --> 00:03:53,400 Speaker 1: And this is a brand new country. Here. We have 77 00:03:53,400 --> 00:03:58,520 Speaker 1: a listener from Katmandu, Nepal. Yes, planted our flag and 78 00:03:58,680 --> 00:04:01,080 Speaker 1: Katmandu in the him Alayas. The Chiefs kingdom has planned 79 00:04:01,160 --> 00:04:04,520 Speaker 1: it's flag on top of football's highest summit. Yes, Neal, 80 00:04:04,800 --> 00:04:09,920 Speaker 1: you have done it. That's so cool, can't man du Nepaul. Yeah, 81 00:04:10,000 --> 00:04:13,080 Speaker 1: I'd do it. Fantastic, that's awesome. I love it around 82 00:04:13,120 --> 00:04:15,280 Speaker 1: the world. We have so many Chiefs fans and so 83 00:04:15,320 --> 00:04:18,080 Speaker 1: passionate and happy with this two and o start. The 84 00:04:18,160 --> 00:04:20,880 Speaker 1: Chiefs are the only undefeated team in the AFC West 85 00:04:20,920 --> 00:04:23,440 Speaker 1: after two weeks. But don't let the numbers fool you 86 00:04:23,480 --> 00:04:26,239 Speaker 1: because they have to go play this week the Indianapolis Colts, 87 00:04:26,279 --> 00:04:29,560 Speaker 1: who are one and one and if you wrap around 88 00:04:29,560 --> 00:04:33,000 Speaker 1: to how they ended last year disappointingly, they lose in 89 00:04:33,000 --> 00:04:35,680 Speaker 1: Week eighteen to the Jaguars and got bumped out of 90 00:04:35,680 --> 00:04:38,279 Speaker 1: the playoffs. So that's o three and one in the 91 00:04:38,320 --> 00:04:41,680 Speaker 1: last four games. But I've learned this in my twenty 92 00:04:41,760 --> 00:04:44,480 Speaker 1: nine years in the National Football League, just getting started. 93 00:04:44,880 --> 00:04:48,320 Speaker 1: Nothing is more dangerous early in the season late in 94 00:04:48,360 --> 00:04:51,320 Speaker 1: the season. It's different early in the season than a desperate, 95 00:04:51,839 --> 00:04:56,599 Speaker 1: determined foe playing at home. And that's what the Colts are. 96 00:04:56,720 --> 00:04:59,320 Speaker 1: They will dig their heels in. I've said it's Alamo mode. 97 00:05:00,400 --> 00:05:03,600 Speaker 1: They are desperate to win this week and they're playing 98 00:05:03,600 --> 00:05:06,120 Speaker 1: their home open Yeah, it's their home opener and they're 99 00:05:06,120 --> 00:05:08,800 Speaker 1: fighting for their season. Yeah, like you said, Now, the 100 00:05:08,839 --> 00:05:11,000 Speaker 1: good news for the Chiefs, let's look at them here briefly, 101 00:05:11,440 --> 00:05:14,200 Speaker 1: to play two games to open the season, with two 102 00:05:14,240 --> 00:05:17,039 Speaker 1: games in five days, and both of those games are 103 00:05:17,040 --> 00:05:19,280 Speaker 1: against pretty good opponents. The Cardinals who were in the 104 00:05:19,279 --> 00:05:21,880 Speaker 1: playoffs last year with a very good quarterback in Kyler Murray, 105 00:05:22,000 --> 00:05:24,840 Speaker 1: and then the Chargers, who are one of the hungriest 106 00:05:24,839 --> 00:05:27,920 Speaker 1: teams in the NFL, playmakers everywhere, and we want to 107 00:05:27,920 --> 00:05:31,240 Speaker 1: remind them that the AFC still goes through g Eja Field, 108 00:05:31,240 --> 00:05:33,719 Speaker 1: that Arrowheads Stadium. That's a tough start. And to win 109 00:05:33,839 --> 00:05:36,679 Speaker 1: both of those games with very little time to prepare 110 00:05:36,760 --> 00:05:39,599 Speaker 1: for the Chargers says a lot about this team. And 111 00:05:39,640 --> 00:05:41,359 Speaker 1: then you have the weekend off. It's kind of like 112 00:05:41,400 --> 00:05:43,960 Speaker 1: a many bye week. But the challenge for the Chiefs 113 00:05:44,080 --> 00:05:46,720 Speaker 1: is doing exactly what you said, not looking back at that, 114 00:05:46,880 --> 00:05:50,000 Speaker 1: moving forward, approaching this Colts game and going into it 115 00:05:50,080 --> 00:05:52,200 Speaker 1: knowing this is a determined team and it won't be 116 00:05:52,240 --> 00:05:54,640 Speaker 1: easy because the Colts are fighting for their season here 117 00:05:54,640 --> 00:05:56,560 Speaker 1: in this one. The good news is the Chiefs have 118 00:05:56,600 --> 00:05:58,720 Speaker 1: a team that's been there and done that before. They 119 00:05:58,720 --> 00:06:02,359 Speaker 1: have exceptional leadership on the squad with coachried Patrick Mahomes, 120 00:06:02,400 --> 00:06:04,760 Speaker 1: Travis Kelsey. Even it permeates all the way through and 121 00:06:04,800 --> 00:06:07,800 Speaker 1: they'll be ready for this game. Jujus miss Schuster, during 122 00:06:07,800 --> 00:06:10,359 Speaker 1: his media session on Wednesday, said he doesn't even know 123 00:06:10,360 --> 00:06:12,520 Speaker 1: who we play after the Colts. That's the attitude we 124 00:06:12,560 --> 00:06:14,320 Speaker 1: want on this team right now, and I love it. 125 00:06:14,360 --> 00:06:16,760 Speaker 1: And this group has been this way since April, which 126 00:06:16,800 --> 00:06:20,320 Speaker 1: was my thesis point of conditioning in preparation. The league 127 00:06:20,360 --> 00:06:22,039 Speaker 1: is at a precipice here trying to figure out how 128 00:06:22,080 --> 00:06:24,880 Speaker 1: do you really prepare a team for the beginning of seasons, 129 00:06:24,880 --> 00:06:27,320 Speaker 1: and Andy Reid could give seminars on it. That being said, 130 00:06:27,720 --> 00:06:30,400 Speaker 1: the Colts we mentioned are a desperate foe playing at home. 131 00:06:30,480 --> 00:06:34,400 Speaker 1: They've also been notoriously slow starters under Frank Reich. But 132 00:06:34,520 --> 00:06:37,600 Speaker 1: Frank loves comebacks. Remember he was the quarterback in one 133 00:06:37,640 --> 00:06:39,800 Speaker 1: of the greatest playoff comebacks of all time when he 134 00:06:39,839 --> 00:06:41,960 Speaker 1: was filling in for Jim Kelly and the Buffalo Bills 135 00:06:42,000 --> 00:06:44,160 Speaker 1: trailing thirty five to three in coming back to win. 136 00:06:44,720 --> 00:06:47,520 Speaker 1: But this is a cult team that under Frank is five, 137 00:06:47,600 --> 00:06:50,440 Speaker 1: eight and one in the first three weeks of season, 138 00:06:50,480 --> 00:06:53,839 Speaker 1: and yet somehow they rally in either win the division, 139 00:06:53,880 --> 00:06:56,640 Speaker 1: get into the playoffs sill last year narrowly miss. Now 140 00:06:57,440 --> 00:07:00,679 Speaker 1: this episode is called Apple's Eke does not well. Apples 141 00:07:00,920 --> 00:07:04,039 Speaker 1: always say, hey, it's an apples to apples comparison. Apples 142 00:07:04,080 --> 00:07:06,719 Speaker 1: do not always equal apples. We'll get to that in 143 00:07:06,760 --> 00:07:08,599 Speaker 1: a second. Before we do, let's just kind of skim 144 00:07:08,600 --> 00:07:10,680 Speaker 1: over the Colts here and some things that are perplexing 145 00:07:10,720 --> 00:07:14,400 Speaker 1: about him. One is protection. In their first two games, 146 00:07:15,080 --> 00:07:18,920 Speaker 1: Matt the Colts spend forty two percent of their salary 147 00:07:18,960 --> 00:07:22,480 Speaker 1: cap on the offensive line. Quinton Nelson is a highly 148 00:07:22,480 --> 00:07:24,800 Speaker 1: decorated player and one of the best guards, some say 149 00:07:24,840 --> 00:07:27,120 Speaker 1: the best guard in the league. And then you have 150 00:07:27,120 --> 00:07:29,320 Speaker 1: a tackle like Braydon Smith the Kansas City Naty. He 151 00:07:29,360 --> 00:07:31,920 Speaker 1: played at a Lolitha South High school for the Falcons 152 00:07:31,960 --> 00:07:34,239 Speaker 1: here in the Sunflower League and then went on to Auburn. 153 00:07:34,640 --> 00:07:36,720 Speaker 1: They've got a lot of money invested in this line. 154 00:07:36,720 --> 00:07:38,440 Speaker 1: They got Ryan Kelly in there. He's one of the 155 00:07:38,520 --> 00:07:42,800 Speaker 1: highest paid players in the league at center. And yet 156 00:07:43,160 --> 00:07:46,240 Speaker 1: Matt Ryan has been getting bludgeoned. He's been sacked seven times, 157 00:07:46,320 --> 00:07:48,960 Speaker 1: hit eleven more times. He could barely breathe in the 158 00:07:49,000 --> 00:07:52,119 Speaker 1: game against the Jaguars. It was really tough. They're better 159 00:07:52,200 --> 00:07:54,960 Speaker 1: than that score would indicate, but that was pretty much 160 00:07:55,040 --> 00:07:57,760 Speaker 1: rock bottom I think for what this Colts team can 161 00:07:57,880 --> 00:08:00,320 Speaker 1: look like when things don't go well for them. Michael 162 00:08:00,320 --> 00:08:02,400 Speaker 1: Pittman didn't play in that game at wide receiver. He's 163 00:08:02,440 --> 00:08:04,640 Speaker 1: their top option at wide receiver. He had more than 164 00:08:04,680 --> 00:08:07,200 Speaker 1: one hundred yards receiving in their first game against the Texans, 165 00:08:07,200 --> 00:08:09,800 Speaker 1: the game that they tied, But he has a quad injury. 166 00:08:09,800 --> 00:08:11,360 Speaker 1: We'll see if he's able to go this week. His 167 00:08:11,400 --> 00:08:14,240 Speaker 1: effectiveness will be a big thing to watch in this game. 168 00:08:14,600 --> 00:08:17,240 Speaker 1: But without Michael Pittman, all of a sudden, things got 169 00:08:17,400 --> 00:08:20,960 Speaker 1: very difficult for this offense. And Matt Ryan scanning the 170 00:08:21,000 --> 00:08:23,120 Speaker 1: field trying to find somebody to throw too. He was 171 00:08:23,200 --> 00:08:27,080 Speaker 1: under duress the entire game. He's pressured fourteen times against 172 00:08:27,080 --> 00:08:30,400 Speaker 1: the Jaguars. He had three interceptions when he was pressured. 173 00:08:30,600 --> 00:08:34,120 Speaker 1: He was just two of nine for eighteen yards when pressured, 174 00:08:34,240 --> 00:08:37,120 Speaker 1: and he was sacked five times. And because things started 175 00:08:37,160 --> 00:08:39,599 Speaker 1: to snowball a bit for their offense and the Jaguars 176 00:08:39,600 --> 00:08:42,440 Speaker 1: were scoring, they couldn't really get Jonathan Taylor involved either, 177 00:08:42,480 --> 00:08:43,880 Speaker 1: and we know how good he is. He's one of 178 00:08:43,880 --> 00:08:46,680 Speaker 1: the best running backs in the NFL. Led the NFL 179 00:08:46,720 --> 00:08:50,000 Speaker 1: in like every category last year scrimmage yards, rushing touchdowns, 180 00:08:50,080 --> 00:08:53,360 Speaker 1: rushing yards, but just nine carries last week against the 181 00:08:53,400 --> 00:08:56,040 Speaker 1: Jaguars because they had to score in bunches and Nicks 182 00:08:56,120 --> 00:08:59,200 Speaker 1: couldn't do it this Colt's team also struggled on third down. 183 00:08:59,480 --> 00:09:02,640 Speaker 1: They're two ten on third down against Jacksonville, just nine 184 00:09:02,679 --> 00:09:05,200 Speaker 1: total first downs and they didn't run a play in 185 00:09:05,240 --> 00:09:07,720 Speaker 1: the red zone until the fourth quarter. They are better 186 00:09:07,720 --> 00:09:10,439 Speaker 1: than that, especially with Michael Pittman, but it shows when 187 00:09:10,440 --> 00:09:13,400 Speaker 1: you can get pressure on Matt Ryan, it really changes 188 00:09:13,440 --> 00:09:15,560 Speaker 1: things for their offense when they can't be on schedule. 189 00:09:16,000 --> 00:09:18,240 Speaker 1: And I really think that the lack of continuity at 190 00:09:18,280 --> 00:09:20,840 Speaker 1: quarterback for the Colts has hurt them in the long run, 191 00:09:20,960 --> 00:09:23,360 Speaker 1: because you look, this year, it's Matt Ryan. Last year 192 00:09:23,400 --> 00:09:25,240 Speaker 1: it was Carson wentz Yere. Before that, it was Philip 193 00:09:25,320 --> 00:09:28,240 Speaker 1: rivers Yere. Before that, it was a Jacoby Purcette, wasn't 194 00:09:28,240 --> 00:09:29,840 Speaker 1: it The year before that it was Andrew Luck. So 195 00:09:29,840 --> 00:09:31,840 Speaker 1: every year it's a new quarterback. It's hard to develop 196 00:09:32,480 --> 00:09:34,719 Speaker 1: continuity and trust with your offensive line when it's a 197 00:09:34,760 --> 00:09:37,199 Speaker 1: new guy back there every single time, kind of resetting 198 00:09:37,240 --> 00:09:40,760 Speaker 1: the offense. In fact, that's top six quarterbacks six years. Yeah. 199 00:09:40,760 --> 00:09:43,079 Speaker 1: In the opening game, which is really weird for a franchise. 200 00:09:43,160 --> 00:09:45,880 Speaker 1: They the Andrew Luck decision surprised him. Oh yeah, in 201 00:09:45,880 --> 00:09:48,839 Speaker 1: the preseason. Yeah, in the preseason. Chris Ballard, we know 202 00:09:48,960 --> 00:09:51,120 Speaker 1: him very well. He was here and that thing he 203 00:09:51,280 --> 00:09:54,160 Speaker 1: just you know, they're trying to recover since then. The 204 00:09:54,240 --> 00:09:57,680 Speaker 1: Jonathan Taylor one is also perplexing. You mentioned his incredible 205 00:09:57,760 --> 00:10:00,000 Speaker 1: year last year. He had five hundred and fifty two 206 00:10:00,120 --> 00:10:03,200 Speaker 1: yards more than the second closest rusher, tells you what 207 00:10:03,240 --> 00:10:05,440 Speaker 1: kind of year he had. But he is last in 208 00:10:05,440 --> 00:10:08,320 Speaker 1: the league right now with five negative runs. You know, 209 00:10:08,400 --> 00:10:10,120 Speaker 1: they'll try to get him going early, not just in 210 00:10:10,160 --> 00:10:11,800 Speaker 1: the run game, but in the past game. I think 211 00:10:11,800 --> 00:10:14,280 Speaker 1: that's their primary game plan coming into this one, to 212 00:10:14,440 --> 00:10:17,080 Speaker 1: re establish who they are because that was their identity 213 00:10:17,160 --> 00:10:19,200 Speaker 1: last year and a lot of people around the league 214 00:10:19,240 --> 00:10:20,840 Speaker 1: fell in love with the Colts kind of in the 215 00:10:20,840 --> 00:10:22,480 Speaker 1: middle of the season, towards the end of the season. 216 00:10:22,520 --> 00:10:25,000 Speaker 1: Before that, Jaguars lost at the very end because of 217 00:10:25,040 --> 00:10:27,320 Speaker 1: their ability to run the football and that set everything 218 00:10:27,360 --> 00:10:30,600 Speaker 1: else up for them. Jonathan Taylor is explosive. He's not 219 00:10:30,640 --> 00:10:34,080 Speaker 1: just a lumberer at running back. He's explosive. We saw 220 00:10:34,120 --> 00:10:36,160 Speaker 1: that in Week one he had five rushes of ten 221 00:10:36,240 --> 00:10:38,760 Speaker 1: or more yards. Didn't really happen last week though, because 222 00:10:38,760 --> 00:10:41,120 Speaker 1: he was getting stuffed quite a bit. If when he 223 00:10:41,200 --> 00:10:44,000 Speaker 1: is being explosive and getting to the second level that's 224 00:10:44,000 --> 00:10:46,360 Speaker 1: in this Colts offense is pretty scary. But for the 225 00:10:46,440 --> 00:10:49,160 Speaker 1: Chiefs defense, if they can stop Taylor early, if they 226 00:10:49,160 --> 00:10:51,199 Speaker 1: can pressure Matt Ryan and they have to kind of 227 00:10:51,240 --> 00:10:54,360 Speaker 1: abandon that run, that's where they really struggle. They're also 228 00:10:54,480 --> 00:10:56,600 Speaker 1: last in the league in twenty one giveaway points. This 229 00:10:56,720 --> 00:10:59,600 Speaker 1: just is not the Colts. This is not what they do. 230 00:10:59,640 --> 00:11:02,600 Speaker 1: It's who they are. And again they'll be in full 231 00:11:02,679 --> 00:11:05,880 Speaker 1: on Alamo mode. Then they also didn't have Alec Pierson. 232 00:11:06,000 --> 00:11:08,720 Speaker 1: You and I liked him. He's second round pick for 233 00:11:08,760 --> 00:11:10,679 Speaker 1: them coming out of the University of Cincinnati. But we 234 00:11:10,679 --> 00:11:13,280 Speaker 1: were doing our draft studies. We both liked him. They 235 00:11:13,280 --> 00:11:15,600 Speaker 1: did not have him out with a concussion last week 236 00:11:15,679 --> 00:11:19,320 Speaker 1: as well. Okay, now we transition. Remember apples do not 237 00:11:19,440 --> 00:11:22,120 Speaker 1: always equal apples, and we're going to look at the 238 00:11:22,160 --> 00:11:25,040 Speaker 1: Chiefs offense in that regard after two weeks, and then 239 00:11:25,040 --> 00:11:27,400 Speaker 1: we're gonna look at the Chiefs defense because it was 240 00:11:27,440 --> 00:11:31,240 Speaker 1: announced earlier this week that Willie Gay Junior, the Chief's 241 00:11:31,280 --> 00:11:34,000 Speaker 1: third year linebacker, will be suspended for four games by 242 00:11:34,000 --> 00:11:38,320 Speaker 1: the National Football League. What happens now? People ask who 243 00:11:38,320 --> 00:11:41,480 Speaker 1: will be the replacement for Willie Gay Junior. Well, these 244 00:11:41,520 --> 00:11:45,560 Speaker 1: two discussions actually are parallel, even though it's on different 245 00:11:45,559 --> 00:11:49,960 Speaker 1: sides of the ball. Let's take the offense first. Okay, 246 00:11:50,240 --> 00:11:52,880 Speaker 1: the five month discussion was going to be who is 247 00:11:52,920 --> 00:11:56,319 Speaker 1: going to replace Tyreek Hill as the Chiefs of w 248 00:11:56,640 --> 00:11:59,840 Speaker 1: R one so to speak. Okay, let me just roll through. 249 00:12:00,040 --> 00:12:01,959 Speaker 1: He's here and it gives you a bit of an idea. 250 00:12:02,120 --> 00:12:06,000 Speaker 1: Travis Kelsey in two games has sixteen targets thirteen catches. 251 00:12:06,520 --> 00:12:10,920 Speaker 1: Juju Smith Schuster after two games has eleven targets, nine catches. 252 00:12:11,400 --> 00:12:16,200 Speaker 1: Clyde Edwards E Layer has seven targets, seven catches. When 253 00:12:16,200 --> 00:12:20,439 Speaker 1: you look at Jerry McKinnon six targets, five catches, McCole 254 00:12:20,480 --> 00:12:25,679 Speaker 1: Hardman ten targets, six catches, Mark quisveld Is Scantling eleven targets, 255 00:12:25,720 --> 00:12:29,040 Speaker 1: six catches, throwing Noah Gray with five targets and three catches. 256 00:12:29,080 --> 00:12:32,480 Speaker 1: You catch my drift here. These targets have been spread 257 00:12:32,559 --> 00:12:35,800 Speaker 1: all over the place, front to back, side to side, 258 00:12:36,480 --> 00:12:38,760 Speaker 1: And if some have assumed now that the Chiefs are 259 00:12:38,760 --> 00:12:41,640 Speaker 1: even more difficult to defend than last year, you could 260 00:12:41,720 --> 00:12:44,960 Speaker 1: argue that point. All offseason long, people kept asking Patrick 261 00:12:45,000 --> 00:12:47,880 Speaker 1: Mahomes who is going to replace Tyreek Hill, and he said, well, 262 00:12:47,880 --> 00:12:49,559 Speaker 1: it's going to be everyone. We're going to spread the 263 00:12:49,600 --> 00:12:52,199 Speaker 1: football all over the place. He was telling the truth. 264 00:12:52,360 --> 00:12:54,320 Speaker 1: We can see that did the first two games. Now 265 00:12:54,840 --> 00:12:57,160 Speaker 1: nine different players have caught a pass and each of 266 00:12:57,200 --> 00:13:00,240 Speaker 1: their first two games, the defense doesn't know where the 267 00:13:00,280 --> 00:13:02,240 Speaker 1: ball is going. It can go anywhere. How about that 268 00:13:02,320 --> 00:13:06,240 Speaker 1: Jerick McKinnon touchdown reception against the Chargers last week when 269 00:13:06,280 --> 00:13:08,680 Speaker 1: Mahomes is going full sight arm on his right foot, 270 00:13:08,679 --> 00:13:11,320 Speaker 1: can't even get set no problem, finds McKinnon in the 271 00:13:11,400 --> 00:13:14,120 Speaker 1: end zone and Justin Watson with one of the biggest 272 00:13:14,120 --> 00:13:16,800 Speaker 1: plays of the season so far. When the pressure is 273 00:13:16,840 --> 00:13:20,040 Speaker 1: collapsing around Patrick Mahomes, he finds a way to step 274 00:13:20,120 --> 00:13:22,280 Speaker 1: up in the pocket. And these guys have only played 275 00:13:22,320 --> 00:13:25,080 Speaker 1: one regular season game together up until that point, and 276 00:13:25,280 --> 00:13:27,439 Speaker 1: Watson still knows, Hey, I need to keep working for 277 00:13:27,520 --> 00:13:30,400 Speaker 1: my quarterback. I'm gonna put JC Jackson on skates, steep 278 00:13:30,440 --> 00:13:32,440 Speaker 1: down the field and get wide open for a big 279 00:13:32,440 --> 00:13:35,440 Speaker 1: touchdown catch. He talked about how after the game that 280 00:13:35,520 --> 00:13:37,920 Speaker 1: they worked on that in Texas way back in April. 281 00:13:38,160 --> 00:13:40,080 Speaker 1: So even though they're new to each other in terms 282 00:13:40,080 --> 00:13:42,400 Speaker 1: of regular season games, they're not new to each other 283 00:13:42,400 --> 00:13:44,719 Speaker 1: in terms of their comfortability with one another at all, 284 00:13:44,880 --> 00:13:48,360 Speaker 1: because they've been working for months together. That's showing, I think. 285 00:13:48,640 --> 00:13:50,840 Speaker 1: And how about sky Moore. He wasn't involved a lot 286 00:13:50,960 --> 00:13:52,720 Speaker 1: in the game against the Chargers, but we know what 287 00:13:52,840 --> 00:13:54,840 Speaker 1: he can do. So the fact that the Chiefs have 288 00:13:54,920 --> 00:13:57,120 Speaker 1: so many weapons on offense, you never know where the 289 00:13:57,160 --> 00:13:59,280 Speaker 1: ball is going. It's going to be very difficult to 290 00:13:59,320 --> 00:14:03,319 Speaker 1: defend this offence this year and we're seeing that so far. Yeah. 291 00:14:03,360 --> 00:14:05,520 Speaker 1: In fact, if you can find the interview I had 292 00:14:05,559 --> 00:14:07,960 Speaker 1: Patrick Mahomes on the Chiefs Kingdom Show on the Chiefs 293 00:14:08,000 --> 00:14:11,559 Speaker 1: Rudio network, those are your Kingdom defrienders around the world. 294 00:14:11,600 --> 00:14:14,600 Speaker 1: If you can find that archive from the Chiefs Radio Network, 295 00:14:14,640 --> 00:14:17,880 Speaker 1: go to their site. It was a fascinating discussion because 296 00:14:17,920 --> 00:14:20,360 Speaker 1: we got into that and the fact that this season 297 00:14:20,400 --> 00:14:24,520 Speaker 1: really began when Patrick had his own OTAs in Texas. 298 00:14:24,560 --> 00:14:27,200 Speaker 1: But Justin Watson actually brought that route with him from 299 00:14:27,240 --> 00:14:30,160 Speaker 1: Tampa Bay. He had it with Tom Brady. So one 300 00:14:30,160 --> 00:14:33,160 Speaker 1: of the first things. And again Patrick didn't know, you 301 00:14:33,200 --> 00:14:36,200 Speaker 1: know J. Watt at the time, like, who is this dude? 302 00:14:36,200 --> 00:14:38,440 Speaker 1: He's fast, he's got to catch radius. Who is this guy? 303 00:14:39,880 --> 00:14:41,920 Speaker 1: But they he brought that route. They call it a 304 00:14:42,000 --> 00:14:44,520 Speaker 1: chair route, but it's basically kind of a loop out 305 00:14:44,560 --> 00:14:47,400 Speaker 1: and then busted up the middle. They were working in April. 306 00:14:47,520 --> 00:14:49,840 Speaker 1: But then Patrick said, now let's just tweak this a bit. 307 00:14:49,920 --> 00:14:53,080 Speaker 1: Just knock it over. Tick tick tick, give him that look, 308 00:14:53,160 --> 00:14:55,000 Speaker 1: but then bust it off. If we get the look 309 00:14:55,000 --> 00:14:57,720 Speaker 1: in the secondary we want, that'll work. Keep in mind 310 00:14:57,760 --> 00:15:00,000 Speaker 1: that was third and ten, yeah, at the forty one 311 00:15:00,160 --> 00:15:02,800 Speaker 1: yard line when the Chiefs ran that place. So what 312 00:15:02,920 --> 00:15:06,480 Speaker 1: happened was Watson brings the play from Tampa Bay. She's 313 00:15:06,520 --> 00:15:09,720 Speaker 1: kind of had it two but still Mahomes goes nop, 314 00:15:09,800 --> 00:15:12,120 Speaker 1: don't run it three steps out, just take one step 315 00:15:12,160 --> 00:15:15,040 Speaker 1: and influenced J. C. Jackson and then pop it and 316 00:15:15,120 --> 00:15:18,960 Speaker 1: we saw what happen when how was manifested on the field, 317 00:15:19,000 --> 00:15:20,960 Speaker 1: which leads me to this point. I'm curious what you 318 00:15:21,000 --> 00:15:23,640 Speaker 1: think here because also in the offseason, who's going to 319 00:15:23,760 --> 00:15:26,680 Speaker 1: apples to apples? Right, who's the apple to replace the 320 00:15:26,720 --> 00:15:30,840 Speaker 1: apple Tyreek Hill? Apples don't always equal apples. Well, wait 321 00:15:30,880 --> 00:15:32,520 Speaker 1: a minute, there's not going to be big plays for 322 00:15:32,560 --> 00:15:36,360 Speaker 1: the Chiefs in two games. In two games, the Chiefs 323 00:15:36,360 --> 00:15:40,200 Speaker 1: are top four in the National Football League with eight 324 00:15:40,280 --> 00:15:43,160 Speaker 1: plays of twenty yards or more. But hear me on 325 00:15:43,200 --> 00:15:46,000 Speaker 1: this one. Clyde Edwards ze Layer has two of them, 326 00:15:46,320 --> 00:15:49,600 Speaker 1: twenty five and thirty one. Travis Kelsey has two of 327 00:15:49,640 --> 00:15:53,240 Speaker 1: them thirty five and twenty six. Sky Moore you mentioned, 328 00:15:53,280 --> 00:15:57,160 Speaker 1: has one catch for thirty yards, Watson forty one yards, 329 00:15:57,640 --> 00:16:00,440 Speaker 1: Juju Smith Schuster has a twenty yard catching. Mc Hardman 330 00:16:00,520 --> 00:16:03,960 Speaker 1: has a thirty yard catch. That's eight from six different guys. 331 00:16:04,400 --> 00:16:07,160 Speaker 1: Let's give credit here to Tyreek Hill. Leads the NFL 332 00:16:07,200 --> 00:16:10,080 Speaker 1: with five twenty plus catches in two weeks. One guy. 333 00:16:11,080 --> 00:16:14,560 Speaker 1: Six guys have eight. And that's just passing plays, right, 334 00:16:14,840 --> 00:16:17,880 Speaker 1: That's just passing because yeah, the running plays throw him 335 00:16:17,880 --> 00:16:19,560 Speaker 1: in there. Yeah, that that doesn't inclue Clyde Edwards a 336 00:16:19,640 --> 00:16:22,040 Speaker 1: layer busting off a fifty two yard run to help 337 00:16:22,120 --> 00:16:25,400 Speaker 1: ice the game. Against the Chargers, he averaged more than 338 00:16:25,480 --> 00:16:28,200 Speaker 1: nine yards per carry on his eight rushes. And the 339 00:16:28,240 --> 00:16:30,440 Speaker 1: screen game is also working. That gets back to some 340 00:16:30,480 --> 00:16:32,400 Speaker 1: of the plays you alluded to, because he was busting 341 00:16:32,440 --> 00:16:35,360 Speaker 1: off big screen games as well. The Chief's ability to 342 00:16:35,440 --> 00:16:38,520 Speaker 1: run the football successfully and use that screen game as 343 00:16:38,520 --> 00:16:40,680 Speaker 1: something we were hoping we'd see early in the season, 344 00:16:40,880 --> 00:16:43,200 Speaker 1: and we're seeing it so far. And yeah, again, when 345 00:16:43,200 --> 00:16:46,080 Speaker 1: you have so many different competent receivers who can catch 346 00:16:46,120 --> 00:16:48,000 Speaker 1: the ball like the Chiefs do right now, you're going 347 00:16:48,040 --> 00:16:51,080 Speaker 1: to have explosive plays. And we're seeing defenses we were 348 00:16:51,080 --> 00:16:53,280 Speaker 1: really wondering how they'd play the Chiefs so far this year. 349 00:16:53,440 --> 00:16:56,800 Speaker 1: The Cardinals ran a bunch of single high and descending blitzes. 350 00:16:56,960 --> 00:16:58,840 Speaker 1: The Chargers blitz a little bit too, which I was 351 00:16:58,840 --> 00:17:01,160 Speaker 1: surprised by. If they're going to do that, the Chiefs 352 00:17:01,200 --> 00:17:03,040 Speaker 1: are going to take advantage of it. And if they 353 00:17:03,040 --> 00:17:04,720 Speaker 1: don't choose to do it, if they want to play 354 00:17:04,760 --> 00:17:07,400 Speaker 1: too deep, the Chiefs will eat underneath all day long 355 00:17:07,440 --> 00:17:09,159 Speaker 1: because they have all these different guys that they can 356 00:17:09,200 --> 00:17:11,760 Speaker 1: rely on to catch the football, and they plays after 357 00:17:11,800 --> 00:17:13,760 Speaker 1: they catch it. It doesn't have to always be Patrick 358 00:17:13,840 --> 00:17:16,320 Speaker 1: Mahomes throwing at fifty yards. It can be Clyde Edwards 359 00:17:16,320 --> 00:17:19,040 Speaker 1: a l catching a ten yard pass and then making 360 00:17:19,119 --> 00:17:21,800 Speaker 1: three guys miss and it turning into a thirty yard game, right, 361 00:17:21,840 --> 00:17:24,800 Speaker 1: And we're seeing that so far, So very excited about 362 00:17:24,800 --> 00:17:28,240 Speaker 1: this offense. The Arizona game was great because everything was perfect, 363 00:17:28,359 --> 00:17:31,040 Speaker 1: everything was working, thirty three first downs, more than four 364 00:17:31,119 --> 00:17:34,280 Speaker 1: hundred and fifty yards of offense, fourteen players that gained 365 00:17:34,520 --> 00:17:36,960 Speaker 1: ten or more yards. But the beauty of the Chargers 366 00:17:37,000 --> 00:17:40,000 Speaker 1: game is everything wasn't perfect. Things weren't on schedule. The 367 00:17:40,119 --> 00:17:42,560 Speaker 1: Chargers pass rush is really good, we all know that, 368 00:17:42,760 --> 00:17:44,879 Speaker 1: and they still found a way to score and found 369 00:17:44,880 --> 00:17:46,840 Speaker 1: a way to win. That's what I love about the start. 370 00:17:46,880 --> 00:17:49,200 Speaker 1: We've seen both ways. This offense can win, and it's 371 00:17:49,240 --> 00:17:51,800 Speaker 1: not just when things are going perfectly and the Chargers 372 00:17:51,800 --> 00:17:54,000 Speaker 1: are really really good on defense. You alluded to that 373 00:17:54,040 --> 00:17:56,720 Speaker 1: the Colts are too, particularly if they get the artists 374 00:17:56,760 --> 00:17:59,840 Speaker 1: formerly known as Darius Leonard back. He is now shuk 375 00:18:00,000 --> 00:18:02,479 Speaker 1: A Leonard as of July the twenty second, and we 376 00:18:02,560 --> 00:18:05,119 Speaker 1: respect that. So Shaquille Leonard, if he's back, is a 377 00:18:05,160 --> 00:18:09,080 Speaker 1: tackling machine like seven hundred tackles. Over four years, he's 378 00:18:09,080 --> 00:18:11,199 Speaker 1: been the leading tackle in the National Football League. But 379 00:18:11,600 --> 00:18:14,159 Speaker 1: Quddy pays really good up front. He leads them with 380 00:18:14,160 --> 00:18:16,000 Speaker 1: four sacks in two games in the OH one and 381 00:18:16,119 --> 00:18:18,679 Speaker 1: one start. Buckner's up there too, played against the Chiefs 382 00:18:18,920 --> 00:18:21,520 Speaker 1: in Super Bowl fifty four. OH. They have Stephan Gilmore, 383 00:18:21,560 --> 00:18:23,719 Speaker 1: a former Defensive Player of the Year in this league, 384 00:18:23,880 --> 00:18:26,280 Speaker 1: in the corner. So they've impact guys at all three levels. 385 00:18:26,560 --> 00:18:29,640 Speaker 1: Expect a scrap for this balanced offense in Week three. 386 00:18:29,920 --> 00:18:32,720 Speaker 1: They have a lot of big name players on this defense, 387 00:18:32,800 --> 00:18:35,359 Speaker 1: particularly up front, like the guys you mentioned. The weird 388 00:18:35,359 --> 00:18:37,399 Speaker 1: thing though about the Jacksonville game, as they didn't get 389 00:18:37,440 --> 00:18:40,080 Speaker 1: any pressure at all. They had four pressures in that game, 390 00:18:40,359 --> 00:18:43,080 Speaker 1: those names that you just mentioned. Only getting four pressures 391 00:18:43,160 --> 00:18:45,800 Speaker 1: is crazy. And Trevor Lawrence is getting the ball out quick. 392 00:18:45,920 --> 00:18:48,359 Speaker 1: He had the best game of his career just moving 393 00:18:48,400 --> 00:18:50,440 Speaker 1: the ball down the field. And if you can get 394 00:18:50,440 --> 00:18:52,440 Speaker 1: the ball out quick, if you're Patrick Mahomes, get your 395 00:18:52,560 --> 00:18:55,840 Speaker 1: playmakers the football quickly, it really negates that pass fresh 396 00:18:55,960 --> 00:18:58,840 Speaker 1: So this defense, as good as they are and as 397 00:18:58,840 --> 00:19:01,600 Speaker 1: talented as they are, they struggled so far. And I 398 00:19:01,640 --> 00:19:04,159 Speaker 1: think not having Shack Winnard is a big reason behind that. 399 00:19:04,240 --> 00:19:06,600 Speaker 1: He's their quarterback. He's the quarterback of this defense. Right 400 00:19:06,640 --> 00:19:09,399 Speaker 1: This is the number nine scoring defense in the NFL 401 00:19:09,520 --> 00:19:12,239 Speaker 1: last year. But they have struggled quite a bit. And 402 00:19:12,320 --> 00:19:14,959 Speaker 1: in the secondary. Stefan Gilmore is who he is. He's 403 00:19:15,000 --> 00:19:17,159 Speaker 1: a great player, but outside of him, their coverage has 404 00:19:17,160 --> 00:19:20,080 Speaker 1: struggled as well. Yeah, they have a unique knock away, 405 00:19:20,200 --> 00:19:22,880 Speaker 1: but he has. He had a thirty five Pro Football 406 00:19:22,920 --> 00:19:26,000 Speaker 1: Focus rating last week, like in gok Way. Yeah, they've 407 00:19:26,000 --> 00:19:29,199 Speaker 1: got some other sneaky guys. I better go who they 408 00:19:29,240 --> 00:19:31,720 Speaker 1: picked up from Minnesota kind have been around the league 409 00:19:31,760 --> 00:19:34,320 Speaker 1: a bit. He can be sneaky on the pass fresh 410 00:19:34,359 --> 00:19:36,239 Speaker 1: but I think we all can agree now or at 411 00:19:36,280 --> 00:19:40,439 Speaker 1: least see it in front of our eyes, not just 412 00:19:40,520 --> 00:19:43,119 Speaker 1: our imagination anymore. Matt and I saw it this summer. 413 00:19:43,200 --> 00:19:45,879 Speaker 1: We tried to tell you in during training camp and 414 00:19:45,960 --> 00:19:49,399 Speaker 1: during OTA's look out because this offense will be different 415 00:19:49,840 --> 00:19:52,400 Speaker 1: in some ways more effective. We've seen that big play, 416 00:19:52,440 --> 00:19:55,360 Speaker 1: spread it around, attack you side to side, and up 417 00:19:55,359 --> 00:19:58,280 Speaker 1: and down the field. It'll be tough. I'm assignment against 418 00:19:58,280 --> 00:20:00,800 Speaker 1: the Colts this week, But let's go to the defensive 419 00:20:00,840 --> 00:20:03,000 Speaker 1: side of the ball now again. This episode of Defending 420 00:20:03,080 --> 00:20:08,159 Speaker 1: the Kingdom is entitled Apples Don't equal Don't always equal apples? Okay. 421 00:20:08,280 --> 00:20:11,800 Speaker 1: On the defensive side, the news came down Monday afternoon 422 00:20:11,920 --> 00:20:14,040 Speaker 1: that Willie Gay Juniors had a really good start to 423 00:20:14,080 --> 00:20:17,240 Speaker 1: this season, will be suspended by the National Football League 424 00:20:17,240 --> 00:20:19,920 Speaker 1: for four games. This is you can go back and 425 00:20:20,320 --> 00:20:22,440 Speaker 1: just Google search it if you want. If you're around 426 00:20:22,480 --> 00:20:26,240 Speaker 1: the world and you're in Nepal and SKA, well, why 427 00:20:26,320 --> 00:20:29,399 Speaker 1: is that you can find it? It's Google searching. The 428 00:20:29,480 --> 00:20:31,960 Speaker 1: people are saying, gosh, who is going to replace Willie 429 00:20:31,960 --> 00:20:35,399 Speaker 1: Gay Junior? Okay, the offense has given you a lesson 430 00:20:35,440 --> 00:20:39,240 Speaker 1: here because the answer is apples don't always equal apples. 431 00:20:39,800 --> 00:20:43,920 Speaker 1: There are all kinds of schemes, personnel and approaches that 432 00:20:44,040 --> 00:20:47,720 Speaker 1: SPAGS does anyway to answer this question. This is why 433 00:20:47,840 --> 00:20:51,000 Speaker 1: depth is so important. And depth was the emphasis of 434 00:20:51,080 --> 00:20:53,359 Speaker 1: this entire offseason, and we saw that in the draft, 435 00:20:53,400 --> 00:20:55,920 Speaker 1: we saw it in free agency. It's not just about 436 00:20:55,960 --> 00:20:58,720 Speaker 1: feeling good about the guys you have in the starting lineup, 437 00:20:58,840 --> 00:21:01,520 Speaker 1: it's who is going to in if needed. And we 438 00:21:01,600 --> 00:21:03,720 Speaker 1: knew that at some point over the course of a 439 00:21:03,760 --> 00:21:06,400 Speaker 1: seventeen game season, you're going to have to fill in 440 00:21:06,600 --> 00:21:08,919 Speaker 1: those roles and we're having to do it here, and 441 00:21:08,960 --> 00:21:10,800 Speaker 1: I feel really good about the options that we have. 442 00:21:10,960 --> 00:21:13,719 Speaker 1: So Coach Read spoke on Wednesday, he said, at linebacker, 443 00:21:13,760 --> 00:21:16,680 Speaker 1: the first guy is probably Darius Harris, who Darius Harris 444 00:21:16,680 --> 00:21:19,080 Speaker 1: has been around a little bit now for the Chiefs. 445 00:21:19,359 --> 00:21:21,439 Speaker 1: He hasn't played a lot, but in terms of his 446 00:21:22,040 --> 00:21:24,320 Speaker 1: comfort level with the defense, kind of knowing the scheme, 447 00:21:24,480 --> 00:21:26,960 Speaker 1: he's actually been here longer than any other linebacker in 448 00:21:27,000 --> 00:21:29,800 Speaker 1: the linebacker room. So Nick Bolton spoke about him, so 449 00:21:29,800 --> 00:21:31,680 Speaker 1: that he knows the scheme like the back of his hand, 450 00:21:31,800 --> 00:21:33,840 Speaker 1: and he plays with a lot of energy, which is great. 451 00:21:33,920 --> 00:21:35,560 Speaker 1: You know, you can put him out there, he's going 452 00:21:35,600 --> 00:21:38,560 Speaker 1: to do his job. But it's not just at linebacker. 453 00:21:38,640 --> 00:21:41,320 Speaker 1: We can fill in with an extra safety, maybe three safeties. 454 00:21:41,600 --> 00:21:43,280 Speaker 1: Is something that we've seen Spags do quite a bit 455 00:21:43,320 --> 00:21:45,560 Speaker 1: with this defense over the last several years, and we 456 00:21:45,600 --> 00:21:47,399 Speaker 1: have the playmakers to do it, a guy like Brian 457 00:21:47,480 --> 00:21:51,960 Speaker 1: Cook who's like a safety linebacker hybrid kind of player basically. 458 00:21:52,000 --> 00:21:54,640 Speaker 1: So I'm excited to see how Spags deploys this group 459 00:21:55,119 --> 00:21:58,000 Speaker 1: with Willie Gay not out there. But this defense is 460 00:21:58,000 --> 00:22:00,000 Speaker 1: really off to a great start, which is so excited. 461 00:22:00,240 --> 00:22:03,399 Speaker 1: We had hoped for this. Justin Reid said during training 462 00:22:03,440 --> 00:22:05,680 Speaker 1: camp that they wanted to start the season this way 463 00:22:05,720 --> 00:22:07,439 Speaker 1: because they didn't want to have to dig themselves as 464 00:22:07,480 --> 00:22:09,560 Speaker 1: a hole then prove that they're a good defense in 465 00:22:09,560 --> 00:22:11,400 Speaker 1: the middle of the year. They wanted to come out 466 00:22:11,480 --> 00:22:14,040 Speaker 1: right away and be an attitude defense. That was their 467 00:22:14,160 --> 00:22:17,840 Speaker 1: rallying cry throughout the offseason training program, and we're seeing 468 00:22:17,880 --> 00:22:21,359 Speaker 1: that so far. The pressure on Justin Herbert in that 469 00:22:21,400 --> 00:22:25,000 Speaker 1: game against the Chargers was just awesome. They pressured Herbert 470 00:22:25,119 --> 00:22:29,440 Speaker 1: on eighteen of his dropbacks, eighteen of them. Numerous different 471 00:22:29,480 --> 00:22:32,359 Speaker 1: guys that got pressures, Guys like Chris Jones, George Carloftas 472 00:22:32,440 --> 00:22:35,359 Speaker 1: Frank Clark, Mike Dana Leo Chanelle got a pressure. It 473 00:22:35,400 --> 00:22:38,879 Speaker 1: was coming from everywhere, and really Herbert when he was 474 00:22:38,920 --> 00:22:40,880 Speaker 1: trying to lead that comeback or trying when the game 475 00:22:40,920 --> 00:22:42,639 Speaker 1: was tied, even trying to get the Chargers back on 476 00:22:42,680 --> 00:22:44,919 Speaker 1: the board, he just never had any time. And it 477 00:22:45,000 --> 00:22:47,600 Speaker 1: was awesome to see from this pass rush. This defense 478 00:22:47,600 --> 00:22:50,280 Speaker 1: in general has been very encouraging to start and let's 479 00:22:50,280 --> 00:22:52,600 Speaker 1: hopefully keep it going here against the Colts, Chris Jones 480 00:22:52,640 --> 00:22:55,640 Speaker 1: had the highest rating of any interior alignment in Week 481 00:22:55,680 --> 00:22:58,520 Speaker 1: two in the National Football League. That tells you and 482 00:22:58,560 --> 00:23:00,600 Speaker 1: think about who he's going against. It's a good Charger 483 00:23:00,640 --> 00:23:04,680 Speaker 1: offensive line on defending the Kingdom. We try to get 484 00:23:05,000 --> 00:23:06,960 Speaker 1: bring up thoughts here and just let you go, wow, 485 00:23:07,000 --> 00:23:08,800 Speaker 1: we didn't. I mean, that's a different way of looking 486 00:23:08,840 --> 00:23:10,760 Speaker 1: at it, and that's what we're trying to give that here. 487 00:23:11,640 --> 00:23:13,840 Speaker 1: Coach mentioned Darius Harris and let's go back, go back 488 00:23:13,840 --> 00:23:16,080 Speaker 1: to twenty twenty. If you find the Atlanta game. He 489 00:23:16,160 --> 00:23:17,840 Speaker 1: was thrust into action then and made one of the 490 00:23:17,880 --> 00:23:19,680 Speaker 1: bigger plays in that game where Atlanta is going to 491 00:23:20,440 --> 00:23:24,440 Speaker 1: working for the upset. So he has been around a while, 492 00:23:24,960 --> 00:23:27,399 Speaker 1: but he could change in one snap. Let's say he's 493 00:23:27,400 --> 00:23:29,320 Speaker 1: out there the first snap against the Colts. On the 494 00:23:29,440 --> 00:23:32,240 Speaker 1: second snap, he could be out of there. It could 495 00:23:32,240 --> 00:23:35,080 Speaker 1: be a three safety dime look with the three safeties 496 00:23:35,119 --> 00:23:39,320 Speaker 1: you talked about with Cook, Thornhill and Read, or even 497 00:23:39,359 --> 00:23:42,480 Speaker 1: at the linebacker spot. That could be Leo'shanal, it could 498 00:23:42,520 --> 00:23:46,720 Speaker 1: be Elijah Lye. The one constant here is Nick Bolton, 499 00:23:46,760 --> 00:23:49,720 Speaker 1: whether it's dime, nickel, base, whatever. I look for the 500 00:23:49,760 --> 00:23:52,840 Speaker 1: Colts to try to force the Chiefs into base, meaning 501 00:23:52,840 --> 00:23:55,080 Speaker 1: they will go with two tight ends, probably two backs, 502 00:23:55,359 --> 00:23:58,200 Speaker 1: and force the Chiefs into three linebackers. I think that's 503 00:23:58,200 --> 00:23:59,479 Speaker 1: what they will try to do, and try to run 504 00:23:59,520 --> 00:24:01,239 Speaker 1: the ball down hill and play pass out of that. 505 00:24:02,400 --> 00:24:05,600 Speaker 1: I just it's my assumption here makes sense. It could 506 00:24:05,680 --> 00:24:08,520 Speaker 1: change the first snap. You're going, wow, it's Darius Harris. 507 00:24:08,520 --> 00:24:11,600 Speaker 1: It's Darius Harris. Yeah, maybe for one snap and then 508 00:24:11,960 --> 00:24:14,639 Speaker 1: Chanelle runs into the game. Or it's Elijah Lye, or 509 00:24:14,680 --> 00:24:17,240 Speaker 1: the Chiefs can play this. I'm looking at these combinations. 510 00:24:17,240 --> 00:24:19,480 Speaker 1: They can go big nickel. They can play those three 511 00:24:19,520 --> 00:24:22,040 Speaker 1: safeties with two corners. They could play those three big 512 00:24:22,320 --> 00:24:25,080 Speaker 1: safeties with three three corners here, or they could play 513 00:24:25,080 --> 00:24:27,600 Speaker 1: straight up nickel. Remember how good Lagarius Sneet is in 514 00:24:27,640 --> 00:24:30,200 Speaker 1: the slot both as a rusher and as a run defender. 515 00:24:30,880 --> 00:24:33,520 Speaker 1: Or let's see, they could go sixtyb's total with four 516 00:24:33,600 --> 00:24:37,159 Speaker 1: corners and two safeties. I as mentioned three safeties in 517 00:24:37,240 --> 00:24:40,240 Speaker 1: three corners. What makes this happen to me? The pressure 518 00:24:40,560 --> 00:24:42,720 Speaker 1: people say, gosh, it's on the linebackers, it's on a 519 00:24:42,800 --> 00:24:46,320 Speaker 1: Darius Harris, it's on Elio Channel, it's on elijahlie I 520 00:24:46,359 --> 00:24:48,359 Speaker 1: think it's on the safeties, and you alluded to it 521 00:24:48,560 --> 00:24:50,240 Speaker 1: because the fact that they can play in the box, 522 00:24:50,280 --> 00:24:52,400 Speaker 1: are going to play in the box and cover. They're 523 00:24:52,400 --> 00:24:54,760 Speaker 1: gonna have to do it all here. But all three 524 00:24:54,800 --> 00:24:56,800 Speaker 1: of those guys and don't throwt I mean, Dean Bush 525 00:24:56,840 --> 00:24:59,239 Speaker 1: may run out there at some point. Okay, we've seen that. 526 00:24:59,720 --> 00:25:01,720 Speaker 1: But these three safeties are all willing to play in 527 00:25:01,760 --> 00:25:04,119 Speaker 1: the box, all are physical, all are athletic. They can 528 00:25:04,200 --> 00:25:06,639 Speaker 1: tackle and they can cover, and so that is an 529 00:25:06,640 --> 00:25:09,040 Speaker 1: asset for this team. So you're going, well, who's going 530 00:25:09,080 --> 00:25:13,200 Speaker 1: to replace Willie Gay Jr. Apples to apples. Apples don't 531 00:25:13,240 --> 00:25:17,720 Speaker 1: equal apples, because these safeties could be the biggest part 532 00:25:17,760 --> 00:25:20,200 Speaker 1: of this answer to this equation. And let's talk about 533 00:25:20,240 --> 00:25:22,920 Speaker 1: the conditioning of this defense, because that is shown through 534 00:25:22,960 --> 00:25:24,879 Speaker 1: two weeks, and I think the fact that the Chiefs 535 00:25:24,880 --> 00:25:27,280 Speaker 1: are often the better conditioned team can help make up 536 00:25:27,320 --> 00:25:29,880 Speaker 1: for a loss of a major player like Willie Gay. 537 00:25:30,160 --> 00:25:32,760 Speaker 1: We saw that conditioning on full display on the game 538 00:25:32,880 --> 00:25:36,680 Speaker 1: changing play when tight end Gerald Everett for the Chargers 539 00:25:36,680 --> 00:25:38,760 Speaker 1: made a big play to get them inside the five 540 00:25:38,840 --> 00:25:42,359 Speaker 1: yard line. They went tempo. The Chiefs defense said, Okay, 541 00:25:42,359 --> 00:25:44,040 Speaker 1: we'll stay tempo. We'll keep the same guys in the 542 00:25:44,040 --> 00:25:46,560 Speaker 1: field here, and then Herbert went for Gerald Everett on 543 00:25:46,560 --> 00:25:48,800 Speaker 1: the very next play. Everett was gassed, didn't run his 544 00:25:48,920 --> 00:25:52,359 Speaker 1: full route, and who was right there? Jalen Watson, playing 545 00:25:52,359 --> 00:25:54,560 Speaker 1: in his first game here in Kansas City, here at home, 546 00:25:54,600 --> 00:25:57,199 Speaker 1: in front of his new fans, picks it off, returns 547 00:25:57,200 --> 00:25:59,680 Speaker 1: at ninety nine yards for a pick six. Totally changes 548 00:25:59,720 --> 00:26:02,320 Speaker 1: the game. That gets back to the depth point as well, 549 00:26:02,400 --> 00:26:05,080 Speaker 1: because you lose Trent McDuffie going into this game, you're like, 550 00:26:05,160 --> 00:26:07,639 Speaker 1: oh man, that's terrible. I mean, he's one of our 551 00:26:07,680 --> 00:26:09,359 Speaker 1: better young players and we don't have them against a 552 00:26:09,400 --> 00:26:12,600 Speaker 1: division rival, no problem. Jean Watson fills in makes the 553 00:26:12,640 --> 00:26:16,000 Speaker 1: game changing play. But that conditioning is super important, especially 554 00:26:16,040 --> 00:26:18,240 Speaker 1: when the Colts the kind of football they want to play, 555 00:26:18,280 --> 00:26:20,600 Speaker 1: like we talked about earlier, is running the ball over 556 00:26:20,600 --> 00:26:22,960 Speaker 1: and over again, short passes, wearing you out. And I 557 00:26:23,040 --> 00:26:25,040 Speaker 1: feel good about this Chief's defense that they will not 558 00:26:25,119 --> 00:26:27,320 Speaker 1: get worn out even if there's a long drive, and 559 00:26:27,359 --> 00:26:29,640 Speaker 1: they can defend every blade of grass like they did 560 00:26:29,640 --> 00:26:33,120 Speaker 1: against the Chargers and force the Colts to score off 561 00:26:33,119 --> 00:26:35,760 Speaker 1: a long drive and not just give in after a while. 562 00:26:36,040 --> 00:26:37,840 Speaker 1: So I feel good about that, and that has its 563 00:26:37,880 --> 00:26:41,000 Speaker 1: roots and how difficult coachry training camps are. There's a 564 00:26:41,040 --> 00:26:43,199 Speaker 1: reason they work so hard and so they're ready for 565 00:26:43,240 --> 00:26:46,680 Speaker 1: moments like that. Yeah, and they're all willing run defenders. 566 00:26:46,720 --> 00:26:49,480 Speaker 1: You have to be against Jonathan Taylor, even Naheim Hines, 567 00:26:49,520 --> 00:26:51,800 Speaker 1: who can run screens. He's a really good pass receiver. 568 00:26:52,640 --> 00:26:54,800 Speaker 1: But the corners on this team have always been under 569 00:26:54,840 --> 00:26:59,800 Speaker 1: Steve Specnolo willing run defenders, So apples don't always equal 570 00:26:59,800 --> 00:27:03,439 Speaker 1: out parenthetical thought here before we close, let's give some 571 00:27:03,480 --> 00:27:06,800 Speaker 1: credit here to Tommy Townsend and Matt Amon. Yeah, okay, 572 00:27:06,960 --> 00:27:10,320 Speaker 1: Tommy Townsend's game against the Chargers was way overlooked. He 573 00:27:10,400 --> 00:27:14,000 Speaker 1: averaged fifty five yards a punt. He basically stole a 574 00:27:14,119 --> 00:27:16,639 Speaker 1: possession away from the Chargers at the end of the 575 00:27:16,680 --> 00:27:19,360 Speaker 1: second quarter with a punt taking eleven seconds and going 576 00:27:19,440 --> 00:27:22,360 Speaker 1: seventy four yards. Otherwise, the Chargers going to think about 577 00:27:22,359 --> 00:27:25,760 Speaker 1: at least getting three. They get zero, and it just 578 00:27:26,359 --> 00:27:29,200 Speaker 1: it's just easy to overlook a Tommy Townsend's best game. 579 00:27:29,480 --> 00:27:31,480 Speaker 1: I know we never want to punt. That means the 580 00:27:31,520 --> 00:27:33,600 Speaker 1: offense didn't do their job right. We know we don't 581 00:27:33,640 --> 00:27:35,680 Speaker 1: ever want to punt but when you have to punt, 582 00:27:35,720 --> 00:27:37,640 Speaker 1: you hope that you have a guy back there who 583 00:27:37,680 --> 00:27:39,919 Speaker 1: can be a weapon for you on special teams and 584 00:27:40,000 --> 00:27:42,360 Speaker 1: flip the field, because if you think about that game, 585 00:27:42,400 --> 00:27:45,320 Speaker 1: how terrible would it have been if it's a shanked punt. 586 00:27:45,440 --> 00:27:47,480 Speaker 1: The Chargers are in field goal range already and they 587 00:27:47,480 --> 00:27:50,000 Speaker 1: add to their lead going into halftime. You have no 588 00:27:50,119 --> 00:27:52,280 Speaker 1: momentum they get the ball coming out of half. I 589 00:27:52,280 --> 00:27:53,920 Speaker 1: mean that that would be, in a lot of way, 590 00:27:54,040 --> 00:27:56,399 Speaker 1: is a game killer for the Chiefs. And Tommy Townsend 591 00:27:56,440 --> 00:27:59,600 Speaker 1: comes out there boots a seventy four yard punt seventy 592 00:27:59,640 --> 00:28:02,280 Speaker 1: four arts. That's the longest punt for any player this year. 593 00:28:02,320 --> 00:28:05,480 Speaker 1: It's the third longest since last season began, and he 594 00:28:05,560 --> 00:28:07,960 Speaker 1: ends up penning the Chargers way back on their own 595 00:28:07,960 --> 00:28:10,000 Speaker 1: side of the field. They can't get anything going, and 596 00:28:10,080 --> 00:28:12,440 Speaker 1: we know how the game ended. I'm just really proud 597 00:28:12,480 --> 00:28:15,200 Speaker 1: of Tommy. He's been working hard over the last couple 598 00:28:15,200 --> 00:28:16,960 Speaker 1: of years and he's turned into one of the better 599 00:28:17,000 --> 00:28:19,719 Speaker 1: punters in the NFL. So we can't forget about him 600 00:28:19,920 --> 00:28:22,560 Speaker 1: and Matt. I'm Inndola to come in here as a 601 00:28:22,640 --> 00:28:25,320 Speaker 1: mercenary essentially, to come in here and you hope he 602 00:28:25,359 --> 00:28:27,399 Speaker 1: doesn't have to have a bunch of big moments because 603 00:28:27,440 --> 00:28:29,359 Speaker 1: you believe in him. But he just got here, right, 604 00:28:29,440 --> 00:28:31,600 Speaker 1: That's a lot of pressure. But you wouldn't know he 605 00:28:31,640 --> 00:28:33,639 Speaker 1: just got here based on how he played because that 606 00:28:33,720 --> 00:28:36,120 Speaker 1: last field goal attempt there was a lot of pressure there. 607 00:28:36,160 --> 00:28:38,320 Speaker 1: That makes it a two score game. That's a huge, 608 00:28:38,440 --> 00:28:41,160 Speaker 1: huge kick, no problem at all. Ice in his veins 609 00:28:41,160 --> 00:28:44,000 Speaker 1: snails the kick. It says a lot about Brett Veach 610 00:28:44,080 --> 00:28:47,080 Speaker 1: and his front office staff that they have a list 611 00:28:47,080 --> 00:28:49,840 Speaker 1: of guys who are ready to go. If something happens 612 00:28:50,080 --> 00:28:52,800 Speaker 1: and Harrison Bucker got hurt, they find Matt I'm indola, 613 00:28:52,920 --> 00:28:54,840 Speaker 1: bring him on in here and make some big plays 614 00:28:54,840 --> 00:28:56,840 Speaker 1: in a big game for the Chiefs. Did you say 615 00:28:56,880 --> 00:29:03,080 Speaker 1: shank punt? Put? Hit? The punter for one of the 616 00:29:03,120 --> 00:29:05,720 Speaker 1: biggest players of the Buffalo game last year in the 617 00:29:05,760 --> 00:29:09,360 Speaker 1: divisional playoff victory the thirteenth second game was a shank 618 00:29:09,440 --> 00:29:12,560 Speaker 1: punt by Matt Hawk of the Buffalo Bills. Now he's 619 00:29:12,560 --> 00:29:16,440 Speaker 1: a dolling Maroon from Des Moines, Iowa, got it, guess too. 620 00:29:16,480 --> 00:29:19,760 Speaker 1: The punter for the Colts is now Matt Hawk. Okay, 621 00:29:19,920 --> 00:29:23,200 Speaker 1: they also fired their kicker after Week one Rodrigo Blanketship. 622 00:29:23,200 --> 00:29:24,800 Speaker 1: He was one of eight kickers to miss a field 623 00:29:24,880 --> 00:29:26,680 Speaker 1: goal either in late in the fourth quarter in overtime 624 00:29:26,680 --> 00:29:29,920 Speaker 1: he scanked a forty two yard or that was eight 625 00:29:29,920 --> 00:29:32,320 Speaker 1: guys did that in Week one, an NFL record. So 626 00:29:32,480 --> 00:29:34,960 Speaker 1: Rodrigo Blanketship gone. They're still trying to figure it out. 627 00:29:34,960 --> 00:29:38,040 Speaker 1: We're going to close it this way, Matt Patrick Mahomes. 628 00:29:38,040 --> 00:29:41,080 Speaker 1: If the Chief's defense we just talked about it holds 629 00:29:41,120 --> 00:29:43,960 Speaker 1: the opponent, and think about Patrick Mahomes is in as 630 00:29:44,000 --> 00:29:46,520 Speaker 1: fifth year now as the QB one for the Kansas 631 00:29:46,520 --> 00:29:49,640 Speaker 1: City Chiefs. If the Chiefs defense holds the opponent to 632 00:29:49,840 --> 00:29:54,040 Speaker 1: twenty seven points or less, the Chiefs are forty five 633 00:29:54,840 --> 00:29:59,880 Speaker 1: and one. It's pretty good. The one loss the Colts 634 00:30:00,520 --> 00:30:06,520 Speaker 1: in twenty nineteen, nineteen to thirteen. Your wife is so 635 00:30:06,560 --> 00:30:10,920 Speaker 1: good in making sure you have a nutritious diet. Have 636 00:30:11,040 --> 00:30:13,960 Speaker 1: you told or apples still in equal apples? I haven't yet, 637 00:30:14,000 --> 00:30:16,440 Speaker 1: but I will when I get home and I think 638 00:30:16,480 --> 00:30:18,880 Speaker 1: about that game. I think about the game in twenty 639 00:30:19,080 --> 00:30:21,400 Speaker 1: thirteen in the playoffs, I think about the game in 640 00:30:21,440 --> 00:30:23,880 Speaker 1: two thousand and three in the playoffs. I think about 641 00:30:23,880 --> 00:30:26,720 Speaker 1: the games in the late nineties. It thrown two thousand 642 00:30:26,760 --> 00:30:28,600 Speaker 1: and six two we didn't get a first down. Yeah, 643 00:30:28,640 --> 00:30:31,120 Speaker 1: I think about that game. For a lot of people 644 00:30:31,160 --> 00:30:34,600 Speaker 1: around my age and older. You look at the Colts 645 00:30:34,840 --> 00:30:37,520 Speaker 1: and you're like, let's beat these guys. And that's how 646 00:30:37,560 --> 00:30:39,680 Speaker 1: I feel about this game, even though we beat them 647 00:30:39,680 --> 00:30:43,320 Speaker 1: in two thou eighteen in the playoffs. Sponge your point. 648 00:30:43,360 --> 00:30:47,440 Speaker 1: It did that got rid of demons, right, but still, 649 00:30:48,040 --> 00:30:51,560 Speaker 1: let's beat these guys, and I'll my younger self will 650 00:30:51,600 --> 00:30:54,960 Speaker 1: be cheering in my mind. Apples may not equal apples, 651 00:30:55,200 --> 00:30:58,240 Speaker 1: but one thing is certain. Early in the National Football 652 00:30:58,320 --> 00:31:00,920 Speaker 1: League season. You can study this in Middle Terry history too. 653 00:31:01,480 --> 00:31:05,120 Speaker 1: One of the most difficult teams to beat is a 654 00:31:05,280 --> 00:31:09,400 Speaker 1: dug in, desperate team playing on their home turf. For 655 00:31:09,520 --> 00:31:13,160 Speaker 1: Matt mcmulland I'm Mitch Holt's apples don't equal apples. Undefending 656 00:31:13,160 --> 00:31:20,320 Speaker 1: the Kingdom touchdown lot down and the celebration begins in 657 00:31:20,400 --> 00:31:20,960 Speaker 1: their head.