1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:03,640 Speaker 1: Thank you vantage. On the day when you get opportunity 2 00:00:03,200 --> 00:00:10,399 Speaker 1: to game, they can play one touchdown Kansas City, the 3 00:00:10,480 --> 00:00:13,800 Speaker 1: Chiefs all right in the thick of it, baby. Well 4 00:00:13,880 --> 00:00:16,480 Speaker 1: it's here, hi, everyone, and welcome to this edition of 5 00:00:16,480 --> 00:00:18,640 Speaker 1: Defending the Kingdom. Mitch Alters with your Voice of the 6 00:00:18,720 --> 00:00:22,440 Speaker 1: Chiefs along with senior team reporter Matt mcmulland we are 7 00:00:22,560 --> 00:00:26,760 Speaker 1: packing our backpack as we speak, because it is camp. 8 00:00:27,280 --> 00:00:29,800 Speaker 1: It's time, Matt. And I know it's only my twenty 9 00:00:29,880 --> 00:00:32,479 Speaker 1: ninths training camp, and I know I don't get excited 10 00:00:32,560 --> 00:00:35,080 Speaker 1: very often, but I'll be honest with you, I'm really 11 00:00:35,080 --> 00:00:38,040 Speaker 1: excited about this training camp. It was equipment moving day 12 00:00:38,400 --> 00:00:40,199 Speaker 1: on the backside of the facility this morning, so I 13 00:00:40,240 --> 00:00:42,519 Speaker 1: got here around eight am, and that's when the equipment 14 00:00:42,520 --> 00:00:46,280 Speaker 1: staff packs up everything, so all the footballs and shoulder pads, 15 00:00:46,320 --> 00:00:48,400 Speaker 1: all the sleds the guys will be pushing out at 16 00:00:48,400 --> 00:00:50,720 Speaker 1: Saint Joe, but also all the gatorade and gum and 17 00:00:50,800 --> 00:00:53,519 Speaker 1: socks and like everything you can think of, and like 18 00:00:53,960 --> 00:00:56,560 Speaker 1: a ton of all of it. I talked to Alan Wright, 19 00:00:56,640 --> 00:00:59,320 Speaker 1: who is of course the Chiefs equipment director. He's been 20 00:00:59,440 --> 00:01:02,840 Speaker 1: at training camp. This will be his fortieth one awesome. 21 00:01:02,880 --> 00:01:05,720 Speaker 1: He started in nineteen eighty three with the Chiefs when 22 00:01:05,720 --> 00:01:08,440 Speaker 1: it was at William Jewell College a long time ago. 23 00:01:09,040 --> 00:01:10,920 Speaker 1: But I was talking to him about that exact same thing. 24 00:01:10,959 --> 00:01:13,920 Speaker 1: I was like, you excited, and he's like, really excited 25 00:01:13,959 --> 00:01:15,679 Speaker 1: for this one. So I feel the same way we 26 00:01:15,720 --> 00:01:18,399 Speaker 1: talked about it earlier, like every year we're excited, but 27 00:01:18,440 --> 00:01:21,520 Speaker 1: for some reason, this year in particular, just really fired 28 00:01:21,600 --> 00:01:23,640 Speaker 1: up for training camp and it's finally here. I think 29 00:01:23,680 --> 00:01:25,440 Speaker 1: a couple of weeks ago when we did our Defending 30 00:01:25,480 --> 00:01:27,440 Speaker 1: the Kingdom. We're going to go a trip around the world, 31 00:01:28,280 --> 00:01:29,840 Speaker 1: but I'll give a shout out to our first one. 32 00:01:29,880 --> 00:01:32,080 Speaker 1: Don't have to go very far. It was Russell Kansas. 33 00:01:32,080 --> 00:01:34,960 Speaker 1: Its name is Jake win Shuffle, actually a former great 34 00:01:34,959 --> 00:01:38,120 Speaker 1: athlete for Smith's Center. But he was talking about how 35 00:01:38,200 --> 00:01:40,480 Speaker 1: much he enjoyed the last Defending the Kingdom, and it 36 00:01:40,560 --> 00:01:42,360 Speaker 1: was kind of giving you the vibe of what had 37 00:01:42,400 --> 00:01:44,800 Speaker 1: happened during the spring and summer, and I think that 38 00:01:44,880 --> 00:01:47,440 Speaker 1: you'd be an agreement with me, Matt. I think Allan's 39 00:01:47,440 --> 00:01:49,800 Speaker 1: feeling the same thing. Part of the reason we're so 40 00:01:49,880 --> 00:01:51,800 Speaker 1: fired up is what we saw in the spring and 41 00:01:51,920 --> 00:01:54,880 Speaker 1: summer basically in the environment that the Chiefs are in, 42 00:01:55,000 --> 00:01:58,080 Speaker 1: which is they got a chip on their shoulder. Nobody's 43 00:01:58,120 --> 00:02:01,040 Speaker 1: expecting him to continue the success that they had, and 44 00:02:01,160 --> 00:02:05,680 Speaker 1: that is just bringing a fervor to things in Saint Joe. 45 00:02:06,000 --> 00:02:07,960 Speaker 1: I just don't think it happens very often where you 46 00:02:08,000 --> 00:02:10,280 Speaker 1: have a perfect storm of a team that is so 47 00:02:10,320 --> 00:02:13,680 Speaker 1: good already and so talented and so driven, but yet 48 00:02:13,720 --> 00:02:16,359 Speaker 1: feels so disrespected at the same time, and that then 49 00:02:16,400 --> 00:02:19,240 Speaker 1: motivates them to go out there and achieve hopefully something 50 00:02:19,280 --> 00:02:22,640 Speaker 1: really special. And we saw that throughout OTAs a mini camp, 51 00:02:22,760 --> 00:02:24,640 Speaker 1: and it's a team that couldn't wait to get the 52 00:02:24,639 --> 00:02:26,720 Speaker 1: training camp. I think that's why they were doing all 53 00:02:26,760 --> 00:02:29,119 Speaker 1: these workouts in Texas right and all the off time 54 00:02:29,160 --> 00:02:30,880 Speaker 1: that they had for the most part, they weren't just 55 00:02:30,919 --> 00:02:33,880 Speaker 1: hanging out at home. They were working on football drills together. 56 00:02:34,120 --> 00:02:35,880 Speaker 1: And now we can finally get together in Saint Joe 57 00:02:35,960 --> 00:02:38,200 Speaker 1: and do this thing for real. So we have so 58 00:02:38,280 --> 00:02:40,800 Speaker 1: many people around the world that tie in who are 59 00:02:40,840 --> 00:02:44,799 Speaker 1: defending the Kingdom podcast and if you need a pharmacist 60 00:02:44,840 --> 00:02:47,079 Speaker 1: in Russell, Kansas, which is the home of two senators. 61 00:02:47,080 --> 00:02:48,760 Speaker 1: By the way, of course, the late Bob Dole and 62 00:02:48,840 --> 00:02:52,960 Speaker 1: Arlen Spector. He's there for you, but he's also just 63 00:02:53,040 --> 00:02:57,040 Speaker 1: a card carrying member of the Defending the Kingdom podcast. 64 00:02:57,080 --> 00:02:58,720 Speaker 1: And by the way, we're going to work on this. 65 00:02:58,840 --> 00:03:01,560 Speaker 1: I keep thinking about it, but having Kingdom Defending t 66 00:03:01,680 --> 00:03:03,680 Speaker 1: shirts made, But we're gonna get that done so we 67 00:03:03,680 --> 00:03:06,959 Speaker 1: can send them all around the world. This episode will 68 00:03:07,000 --> 00:03:09,600 Speaker 1: be called what are we Missing here? What are we 69 00:03:09,639 --> 00:03:12,560 Speaker 1: missing here? Because we're going in to talk about wide 70 00:03:12,560 --> 00:03:15,240 Speaker 1: receivers as we begin training camp, but what are we missing? 71 00:03:15,240 --> 00:03:18,440 Speaker 1: But before we do so, speaking of Kingdom Defenders, let's 72 00:03:18,480 --> 00:03:21,720 Speaker 1: spin around the globe equator style. Yeah, you mentioned the shirts. 73 00:03:21,880 --> 00:03:24,240 Speaker 1: Those are a very popular topic in the comment section. 74 00:03:24,320 --> 00:03:26,800 Speaker 1: People are very into the shirts. So we need to 75 00:03:26,800 --> 00:03:29,040 Speaker 1: talk to the market. We'll get our graphic arts department 76 00:03:29,120 --> 00:03:31,679 Speaker 1: on it and yeah, we'll set it up. Yeah, it 77 00:03:31,720 --> 00:03:34,679 Speaker 1: should be a thing. So thirteen names in places, of course, 78 00:03:34,720 --> 00:03:36,839 Speaker 1: an honor of thirteen seconds. People all over the world 79 00:03:37,000 --> 00:03:41,040 Speaker 1: listening to DTK. We have Carl in North Carolina, Joel 80 00:03:41,160 --> 00:03:43,280 Speaker 1: and Vina del Mar at Chile. You know I got 81 00:03:43,280 --> 00:03:46,840 Speaker 1: stranded there once. What come on? Yeah, Vina del Mar 82 00:03:46,880 --> 00:03:49,960 Speaker 1: the exact city, Yeah, exactly, because my dad Santiago. Well, 83 00:03:50,000 --> 00:03:52,000 Speaker 1: so my dad and I were in Santiago, Chile. It 84 00:03:52,040 --> 00:03:54,160 Speaker 1: was when I graduated college. We went on a big 85 00:03:54,200 --> 00:03:56,680 Speaker 1: South America dacation together because when else can you do 86 00:03:56,800 --> 00:04:00,240 Speaker 1: that kind of thing? And he, against my wishes, married 87 00:04:00,280 --> 00:04:03,800 Speaker 1: his passport around everywhere and got his passport stolen off 88 00:04:03,800 --> 00:04:06,960 Speaker 1: of him in a Santiago subway, which at the time 89 00:04:07,000 --> 00:04:09,160 Speaker 1: seems like a bad thing, but we had like trip 90 00:04:09,200 --> 00:04:11,400 Speaker 1: insurance and got to stay an extra three days. The 91 00:04:11,440 --> 00:04:13,880 Speaker 1: flight ended up being cheaper to go back home, and 92 00:04:13,920 --> 00:04:16,640 Speaker 1: we spent the extra three days in Vina del mar So. 93 00:04:17,200 --> 00:04:20,000 Speaker 1: Shout out to Joel, Yeah, how about it? And that 94 00:04:20,080 --> 00:04:23,520 Speaker 1: reminds me. There is a couple a family actually that 95 00:04:23,680 --> 00:04:27,279 Speaker 1: is a missionary family in Chile, and they come to 96 00:04:27,360 --> 00:04:30,520 Speaker 1: camp about every year or every other year, so we'll 97 00:04:30,520 --> 00:04:32,840 Speaker 1: see them at training camp. They listened every game. They 98 00:04:32,839 --> 00:04:35,600 Speaker 1: can't watch the games, but huge Chiefs fans in Chile. 99 00:04:36,000 --> 00:04:40,920 Speaker 1: I watched the two thousand fifteen playoffs in Chile, watched 100 00:04:41,000 --> 00:04:45,159 Speaker 1: US beat the Texas in Chile. Yeah. Wow. Anyway, we 101 00:04:45,200 --> 00:04:49,040 Speaker 1: have Tim in Washington, Rich in Amarillo, Texas. He turns 102 00:04:49,120 --> 00:04:51,640 Speaker 1: down the Sunday ticket every Sunday and turns up the 103 00:04:51,720 --> 00:04:55,320 Speaker 1: Chiefs Radio Network. That's you'd love that in the plains 104 00:04:55,320 --> 00:04:58,400 Speaker 1: of Texas. Yep, we have a listener in Cody, Wyoming. 105 00:04:58,480 --> 00:05:01,000 Speaker 1: He grew up in Liberty, that moved to Cody twenty 106 00:05:01,000 --> 00:05:03,520 Speaker 1: five years ago and it's converted some Broncos fans to 107 00:05:03,600 --> 00:05:05,520 Speaker 1: the Kingdom. So love that. Keep doing that good work 108 00:05:05,520 --> 00:05:08,479 Speaker 1: out there in Cody, breaking a missionary, weren't. Yep, we've 109 00:05:08,520 --> 00:05:11,279 Speaker 1: got Chad. He's originally from Independence but now lives in 110 00:05:11,279 --> 00:05:14,839 Speaker 1: Sarahs out of Florida listening to DTK. We have a 111 00:05:14,839 --> 00:05:17,400 Speaker 1: listener in the township of Good Hope, Missouri. Do you 112 00:05:17,400 --> 00:05:19,160 Speaker 1: know where that is? I have no idea where that is. 113 00:05:19,200 --> 00:05:22,400 Speaker 1: I should So it's fifty miles from Springfield. And they 114 00:05:22,400 --> 00:05:24,200 Speaker 1: also had a message for you. They can't wait to 115 00:05:24,200 --> 00:05:26,480 Speaker 1: hear you say, touchdown Kansas City. Okay, I just can't 116 00:05:26,480 --> 00:05:30,760 Speaker 1: wait to bust it out. We've got Sam in Israel, 117 00:05:31,200 --> 00:05:33,400 Speaker 1: Jeff and Cambodia. This was kind of cool, so we 118 00:05:33,440 --> 00:05:35,680 Speaker 1: mentioned how people are listening all over the world. Right 119 00:05:35,960 --> 00:05:40,440 Speaker 1: he mentioned that Cambodia is exactly twelve hours time difference 120 00:05:40,680 --> 00:05:43,480 Speaker 1: from Kansas City, so it truly is the other side 121 00:05:43,480 --> 00:05:46,400 Speaker 1: of the world. Fantastic. Yeah, listening to d t K. 122 00:05:47,240 --> 00:05:50,400 Speaker 1: We've got Paul and Honduras. So a noon start for 123 00:05:50,480 --> 00:05:53,200 Speaker 1: the Chiefs. Let's say it's we don't have noon starts anymore, 124 00:05:53,880 --> 00:05:57,560 Speaker 1: but let's for easy figuring, would be midnight for him. Yeah, yeah, 125 00:05:57,839 --> 00:06:01,240 Speaker 1: drink some coffee in Cambodia and Kingdom to love as 126 00:06:01,240 --> 00:06:04,960 Speaker 1: a Paul and Honduras. Mark in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. I was 127 00:06:05,000 --> 00:06:08,119 Speaker 1: in Oklahoma over the weekend actually visiting some friends. Uh, 128 00:06:08,160 --> 00:06:10,279 Speaker 1: you didn't lose your passport. I didn't. I held on 129 00:06:10,320 --> 00:06:15,680 Speaker 1: to it. Um Rajav in New Delhi, India, studied at 130 00:06:15,760 --> 00:06:18,760 Speaker 1: um KC back in the day and watching Dante Hall 131 00:06:19,000 --> 00:06:20,920 Speaker 1: made him a Chiefs fan and he's been a fan 132 00:06:21,000 --> 00:06:23,880 Speaker 1: ever since. Out there in New Delhi. Then the last one, 133 00:06:24,120 --> 00:06:27,680 Speaker 1: you like this one is Anthony in Marshfield, Missouri. Yeah, 134 00:06:27,720 --> 00:06:30,760 Speaker 1: but down by Springfield. I guess he was raised in 135 00:06:31,000 --> 00:06:37,080 Speaker 1: I'm gonna butcher this cmarn Cimarron, Kansas on Blue Jays. Yeah, 136 00:06:37,080 --> 00:06:40,400 Speaker 1: And he said in nineteen ninety eight he played against 137 00:06:40,400 --> 00:06:43,640 Speaker 1: Smith Center and said they got destroyed. Yeah, but they've 138 00:06:43,680 --> 00:06:46,799 Speaker 1: had their moments. Cimarrons had some good players. Uh down 139 00:06:46,880 --> 00:06:49,240 Speaker 1: near you know, they got Garden City, Died City area, 140 00:06:49,320 --> 00:06:52,160 Speaker 1: and on the Santa Fe trail. So all right, pretty 141 00:06:52,160 --> 00:06:56,880 Speaker 1: Goodlue Jays. So we've got guys South America, Southeast Asia, Israel, 142 00:06:56,920 --> 00:06:59,679 Speaker 1: in the Middle East. We got it all covered. Seems 143 00:06:59,720 --> 00:07:01,560 Speaker 1: like a good one today. That was a good one. 144 00:07:01,600 --> 00:07:03,880 Speaker 1: Where to go even that town in Chile where you 145 00:07:03,960 --> 00:07:07,440 Speaker 1: got stranded with your dad not shocked that he lost something, 146 00:07:07,560 --> 00:07:10,160 Speaker 1: but no, not at all anyway, it's an inside joke. 147 00:07:10,280 --> 00:07:14,280 Speaker 1: But what's not a joke is this episode of Defending 148 00:07:14,320 --> 00:07:17,520 Speaker 1: the Kingdom, which is what are we missing here? Because 149 00:07:17,560 --> 00:07:20,160 Speaker 1: we're going to talk about the wide receivers and the 150 00:07:20,200 --> 00:07:22,400 Speaker 1: core of the chiefs. This, of course has been a 151 00:07:22,440 --> 00:07:26,160 Speaker 1: big topic since oh, March the twenty third of twenty 152 00:07:26,240 --> 00:07:28,200 Speaker 1: twenty two. We know what happened on that day. We'll 153 00:07:28,200 --> 00:07:30,560 Speaker 1: just leave it at that. But since then the Kingdom 154 00:07:30,600 --> 00:07:33,720 Speaker 1: has wondered what's going on. And as we are on 155 00:07:33,760 --> 00:07:36,360 Speaker 1: the cusp of packing our bags and headed to Saint Joe, 156 00:07:37,320 --> 00:07:39,720 Speaker 1: and there's been a lot of discussion about offensive tackle 157 00:07:39,760 --> 00:07:42,560 Speaker 1: and of course he'landa Brown Jr. And that that we'll 158 00:07:42,600 --> 00:07:46,600 Speaker 1: save that topic for later even as camp gets going. 159 00:07:47,040 --> 00:07:50,520 Speaker 1: But to begin camp, some thoughts here on this wide 160 00:07:50,520 --> 00:07:54,200 Speaker 1: receiver corps of thirteen. Right now on the roster, Jeran 161 00:07:54,320 --> 00:07:56,880 Speaker 1: Elyly is listed with the wide receivers by the pr Department, 162 00:07:56,880 --> 00:07:59,600 Speaker 1: But honestly, we know he's an eighth running back. He's 163 00:07:59,640 --> 00:08:01,800 Speaker 1: in that group of eight running backs. But there's thirteen 164 00:08:01,880 --> 00:08:06,800 Speaker 1: wide receivers in this corps that is going to camp now. 165 00:08:06,880 --> 00:08:11,000 Speaker 1: In this group, there are three players who are part 166 00:08:11,000 --> 00:08:14,640 Speaker 1: of Super Bowl champion teams. There are three players in 167 00:08:14,680 --> 00:08:19,040 Speaker 1: this wide receiver group that's led the NFL in categories 168 00:08:19,040 --> 00:08:21,880 Speaker 1: certain categories too, led them in receiving at the end 169 00:08:21,880 --> 00:08:24,200 Speaker 1: of the year, and then one in yards per catch, 170 00:08:24,680 --> 00:08:28,120 Speaker 1: and then three have won Pro Bowls. So the conception 171 00:08:28,320 --> 00:08:31,680 Speaker 1: or the misconception I should say, of, like, guys, who 172 00:08:31,800 --> 00:08:35,200 Speaker 1: is this nondescript wide receiver corp of the Chiefs. Well, 173 00:08:35,240 --> 00:08:37,840 Speaker 1: over the next several minutes, maybe we'll kind of clarify 174 00:08:37,920 --> 00:08:42,200 Speaker 1: some things about this Chiefs wide receiver corps and maybe 175 00:08:42,280 --> 00:08:44,440 Speaker 1: you can have your own answer to what are we 176 00:08:44,480 --> 00:08:47,640 Speaker 1: missing here? But as a group, you and I are 177 00:08:47,679 --> 00:08:50,920 Speaker 1: excited as we are about watching camp about this group 178 00:08:50,960 --> 00:08:54,040 Speaker 1: because people aren't expecting much and it's not just external 179 00:08:54,960 --> 00:08:58,960 Speaker 1: interests or the lack of confidence, but there's some within 180 00:08:59,000 --> 00:09:01,040 Speaker 1: the Chiefs Kingdom that are going, gosh, what are we 181 00:09:01,040 --> 00:09:03,920 Speaker 1: gonna do? We don't have any receivers. What's so exciting 182 00:09:03,920 --> 00:09:07,440 Speaker 1: about this group, as you mentioned, is that there are 183 00:09:08,160 --> 00:09:11,679 Speaker 1: legitimate playmakers who can get themselves open and who can 184 00:09:11,679 --> 00:09:14,040 Speaker 1: do a lot of different things. And my thought is 185 00:09:14,040 --> 00:09:18,640 Speaker 1: Patrick Mahomes can count on all over this group. And 186 00:09:19,600 --> 00:09:22,480 Speaker 1: of course Tyreek Hill is an amazing player, one of 187 00:09:22,480 --> 00:09:24,320 Speaker 1: the best receivers in the NFL and was a huge 188 00:09:24,320 --> 00:09:26,800 Speaker 1: part of this team for several years. But if you 189 00:09:26,840 --> 00:09:29,880 Speaker 1: look at the depth chart for the Chiefs in recent memory, 190 00:09:30,160 --> 00:09:32,440 Speaker 1: some really good players at the top, but you can't 191 00:09:32,480 --> 00:09:35,840 Speaker 1: necessarily say there's five or six guys on here that 192 00:09:35,880 --> 00:09:38,840 Speaker 1: I can count on every single snap. And I think 193 00:09:38,880 --> 00:09:41,400 Speaker 1: we might have that this year. And that's why I'm 194 00:09:41,440 --> 00:09:44,040 Speaker 1: so excited about this group. You look at the top 195 00:09:44,160 --> 00:09:47,720 Speaker 1: four guys, Micole Hardman, Mark Quis Valdez, Scantling, Juju Smith, 196 00:09:47,720 --> 00:09:50,679 Speaker 1: Schuster and then hopefully sky More drafting him in the 197 00:09:50,720 --> 00:09:52,200 Speaker 1: second round everything. I think he could be a big 198 00:09:52,200 --> 00:09:55,120 Speaker 1: contributor this year as well. Those are all players that 199 00:09:55,160 --> 00:09:57,600 Speaker 1: if I said, this guy has to make a play 200 00:09:57,679 --> 00:09:59,480 Speaker 1: for the Chiefs to win a game, you'd say, yeah, 201 00:09:59,480 --> 00:10:01,760 Speaker 1: I could see that happening, and then think about the 202 00:10:01,800 --> 00:10:04,320 Speaker 1: other guys competing for the extra spots on this roster too, 203 00:10:04,400 --> 00:10:06,560 Speaker 1: Guys like Justin Watson. We'll talk about him later, but 204 00:10:07,480 --> 00:10:10,880 Speaker 1: interesting player Josh Gordon. Gordon was on this team last 205 00:10:10,960 --> 00:10:12,640 Speaker 1: year and kind of came on for a while until 206 00:10:12,640 --> 00:10:15,120 Speaker 1: he landed on the COVID list and his season kind 207 00:10:15,120 --> 00:10:17,000 Speaker 1: of got derailed. But we know Josh Gordon, with a 208 00:10:17,040 --> 00:10:19,440 Speaker 1: full offseason now can maybe do some things in this 209 00:10:19,520 --> 00:10:23,720 Speaker 1: Chief's offense. Justin Ross, big time UDFA signing, Derese Fountain 210 00:10:23,760 --> 00:10:26,200 Speaker 1: made this team out of camp last year. Corey Coleman 211 00:10:26,280 --> 00:10:28,280 Speaker 1: from a first round pick from several years ago, he's 212 00:10:28,280 --> 00:10:30,719 Speaker 1: in this camp. Cornell Powell draft pick from a few 213 00:10:30,760 --> 00:10:33,680 Speaker 1: years ago. The list goes on here. Just lots of 214 00:10:34,280 --> 00:10:36,080 Speaker 1: players that you can say, you know what, I could 215 00:10:36,080 --> 00:10:38,439 Speaker 1: see that guy making this team and making a real contribution. 216 00:10:38,760 --> 00:10:42,679 Speaker 1: And Patrick Mahomes has mentioned several times he's excited about 217 00:10:42,720 --> 00:10:45,160 Speaker 1: this offense this year because defenses are not going to 218 00:10:45,200 --> 00:10:48,520 Speaker 1: know what to expect and the varied approach, the variety 219 00:10:48,520 --> 00:10:51,000 Speaker 1: of options that Mahomes has. I think we're really paid 220 00:10:51,000 --> 00:10:53,480 Speaker 1: dividends as the year goes on. Might be some growing 221 00:10:53,520 --> 00:10:56,000 Speaker 1: pains early on, but by the time the season is 222 00:10:56,080 --> 00:10:58,640 Speaker 1: over and the Chiefs are hopefully winning the Super Bowl, 223 00:10:58,840 --> 00:11:01,040 Speaker 1: I think there's going to be a lot situations where 224 00:11:01,320 --> 00:11:04,040 Speaker 1: it's third and five and you have no idea where 225 00:11:04,080 --> 00:11:06,080 Speaker 1: the ball is going, and that's good news for the Chiefs. 226 00:11:06,120 --> 00:11:08,200 Speaker 1: That's where Andy Reid has been the most effective, whether 227 00:11:08,200 --> 00:11:12,160 Speaker 1: it's here or in Philadelphia. But there's also varied skill sets. 228 00:11:12,200 --> 00:11:13,960 Speaker 1: I think that's what you're alluding to. And then there's 229 00:11:14,040 --> 00:11:17,760 Speaker 1: various various sizes and shapes, which has not always been 230 00:11:17,760 --> 00:11:20,600 Speaker 1: the case. But let's start with mcole Hardman and what 231 00:11:20,720 --> 00:11:24,400 Speaker 1: am I missing here? With mcole Hardman almost seven hundred 232 00:11:24,440 --> 00:11:28,200 Speaker 1: receiving yards last year, did we discount the fact that 233 00:11:28,240 --> 00:11:31,640 Speaker 1: he was He had over one hundred yards receiving I believe, 234 00:11:31,720 --> 00:11:35,120 Speaker 1: thirteen targets and eight catches in the regular season finale 235 00:11:35,120 --> 00:11:37,360 Speaker 1: against the Denver Broncos. We know he's a Super Bowl 236 00:11:37,440 --> 00:11:40,360 Speaker 1: champion the most one of the most forgotten plays of 237 00:11:40,400 --> 00:11:43,600 Speaker 1: that odyssey was his fifty eight yard kickoff return against 238 00:11:43,640 --> 00:11:46,800 Speaker 1: the Texans down twenty four to nothing in the Divisional 239 00:11:46,840 --> 00:11:50,920 Speaker 1: playoff victory last year against the Buffalo Bills in that 240 00:11:51,040 --> 00:11:53,679 Speaker 1: incredible you talk about thirteen seconds, but in the win 241 00:11:53,720 --> 00:11:56,760 Speaker 1: and overtime, the play that set up the play was 242 00:11:56,840 --> 00:11:59,960 Speaker 1: McCole Hardman running a crossing pattern having a twenty six 243 00:12:00,080 --> 00:12:03,320 Speaker 1: yard reception against the Bills. We kind of forget this 244 00:12:03,960 --> 00:12:06,280 Speaker 1: from a guy he's also been a pro bowler. He's 245 00:12:06,360 --> 00:12:10,240 Speaker 1: seven and two in the playoffs. What am I missing 246 00:12:10,320 --> 00:12:13,560 Speaker 1: here with mcole Hardman and thinking he won't be a 247 00:12:13,640 --> 00:12:16,960 Speaker 1: huge part of what you've alluded to in this group 248 00:12:17,120 --> 00:12:20,520 Speaker 1: of kind of multiplicity of talents of receivers. It was 249 00:12:20,559 --> 00:12:23,120 Speaker 1: exciting to see McCole really come into his own late 250 00:12:23,200 --> 00:12:26,440 Speaker 1: last season. I think so over his final five games, 251 00:12:26,440 --> 00:12:29,280 Speaker 1: including the playoffs, he had three hundred and forty two 252 00:12:29,360 --> 00:12:32,320 Speaker 1: yards from scrimmage. That includes that Broncos game. And what 253 00:12:32,400 --> 00:12:34,800 Speaker 1: was exciting about that game is he didn't necessarily know 254 00:12:34,920 --> 00:12:36,760 Speaker 1: he was going to have a huge role in that game. 255 00:12:37,080 --> 00:12:39,760 Speaker 1: Tyreek got hurt in warm ups and McCole essentially had 256 00:12:39,760 --> 00:12:42,320 Speaker 1: to step in there in a bigger role than he 257 00:12:42,400 --> 00:12:45,120 Speaker 1: anticipated and thrived in it. I mean, the Chiefs probably 258 00:12:45,120 --> 00:12:47,439 Speaker 1: don't win that game without mcole Hardman having the performance 259 00:12:47,480 --> 00:12:49,280 Speaker 1: that he didn't get any credit for it. No, no, 260 00:12:49,400 --> 00:12:51,800 Speaker 1: he really didn't, and at least outside the four and 261 00:12:51,920 --> 00:12:54,040 Speaker 1: the Bills game is a great example too, because that 262 00:12:54,200 --> 00:12:56,600 Speaker 1: big play at the very end of overtime at set 263 00:12:56,679 --> 00:12:58,959 Speaker 1: up Travis Kelsey's touchdown. We kind of forget about it 264 00:12:59,000 --> 00:13:01,360 Speaker 1: because he didn't score on that play, but it was 265 00:13:01,400 --> 00:13:04,679 Speaker 1: super important to the victory. You Know, one thing that 266 00:13:04,800 --> 00:13:07,000 Speaker 1: excites me about McCole as part of how he kind 267 00:13:07,000 --> 00:13:08,840 Speaker 1: of came on at the end of the season, is 268 00:13:08,920 --> 00:13:11,439 Speaker 1: just how good he is behind the line of scrimmage 269 00:13:11,679 --> 00:13:14,760 Speaker 1: in a way that many players are not. So McCole 270 00:13:14,880 --> 00:13:18,240 Speaker 1: last year was targeted passes behind the line of scrimmage 271 00:13:18,360 --> 00:13:21,080 Speaker 1: twenty six times. All right, that's a bunch. He caught 272 00:13:21,120 --> 00:13:23,520 Speaker 1: twenty five of them for two hundred and fifty two 273 00:13:23,559 --> 00:13:27,120 Speaker 1: yards and two touchdowns. He averaged thirteen yards after the 274 00:13:27,200 --> 00:13:29,640 Speaker 1: catch on those. If that's first and ten, that's an 275 00:13:29,640 --> 00:13:32,760 Speaker 1: automatic first down every single time, and he really just 276 00:13:32,800 --> 00:13:35,560 Speaker 1: impressed in that area. Pro Football Focus had him as 277 00:13:35,600 --> 00:13:38,079 Speaker 1: the best receiver in the NFL, best player in the 278 00:13:38,200 --> 00:13:41,160 Speaker 1: NFL including running backs on passes behind the line of 279 00:13:41,200 --> 00:13:44,160 Speaker 1: scrimmage when the guys have at least twenty targets, so 280 00:13:44,520 --> 00:13:46,560 Speaker 1: that's what he was so good at last season. But 281 00:13:46,600 --> 00:13:49,679 Speaker 1: he did other things well too. I mean, on routes 282 00:13:49,720 --> 00:13:51,720 Speaker 1: of twenty or more yards, he had four catches for 283 00:13:51,720 --> 00:13:53,560 Speaker 1: one hundred and seventy two yards. We know he can 284 00:13:53,559 --> 00:13:57,000 Speaker 1: stretch the field, but becoming more of that intermediate receiver 285 00:13:57,160 --> 00:13:59,080 Speaker 1: was kind of the next piece of his game because 286 00:13:59,120 --> 00:14:01,400 Speaker 1: we knew we could stretch the field his rookie season. 287 00:14:02,080 --> 00:14:05,960 Speaker 1: But last year, on throws between zero and nine yards 288 00:14:06,000 --> 00:14:08,240 Speaker 1: of the line of scrimmage, he had twenty seven catches 289 00:14:08,280 --> 00:14:10,439 Speaker 1: for two and twenty six yards. He did a little 290 00:14:10,440 --> 00:14:13,360 Speaker 1: bit of everything and impressed. So I think going into 291 00:14:13,400 --> 00:14:16,480 Speaker 1: his fourth year, now we know he's probably the fastest 292 00:14:16,480 --> 00:14:19,000 Speaker 1: player on the team, we knew we can do different 293 00:14:19,000 --> 00:14:21,120 Speaker 1: things in this offense. I think he's going to have 294 00:14:21,160 --> 00:14:22,760 Speaker 1: a great year. I think his head's in the right 295 00:14:22,760 --> 00:14:24,640 Speaker 1: place and I can't wait to see what he can 296 00:14:24,680 --> 00:14:27,200 Speaker 1: do well. And those plays behind the line of scrimmage, 297 00:14:27,280 --> 00:14:29,240 Speaker 1: think about this. A lot of those are flip passes, 298 00:14:29,280 --> 00:14:31,560 Speaker 1: so he's motioning across and getting a full head of steam. 299 00:14:31,880 --> 00:14:34,280 Speaker 1: But a lot of those two are bubble screens, and 300 00:14:34,320 --> 00:14:36,560 Speaker 1: a bubble screen is you have to make a split 301 00:14:37,000 --> 00:14:41,400 Speaker 1: second decision where's my blockers? And it goes back to 302 00:14:41,720 --> 00:14:44,440 Speaker 1: I think we discount his athletic ability. We know about 303 00:14:44,480 --> 00:14:48,840 Speaker 1: his speed, but his quickness and his ability to instinctively 304 00:14:48,880 --> 00:14:51,720 Speaker 1: make decisions with the ball goes back. He was a 305 00:14:51,760 --> 00:14:56,000 Speaker 1: five star rated quarterback coming out of Albert County, Georgia, 306 00:14:56,080 --> 00:14:58,280 Speaker 1: and of course it became a Georgia Bulldog recruit. But 307 00:14:58,360 --> 00:15:01,600 Speaker 1: this guy was a quarterback and had to make instinctive 308 00:15:01,640 --> 00:15:05,080 Speaker 1: decisions in space, so to speak. And I think his 309 00:15:05,240 --> 00:15:07,800 Speaker 1: skill set we underrate in the fact that he can 310 00:15:07,880 --> 00:15:10,240 Speaker 1: run those bubbles or flip passes or those places behind 311 00:15:10,280 --> 00:15:13,360 Speaker 1: the line of scrimmage. Not everybody can do it. Okay, 312 00:15:13,400 --> 00:15:16,360 Speaker 1: a lot of that is natural, God given ability, but 313 00:15:16,480 --> 00:15:19,200 Speaker 1: some of that, too, is a learned trait. I think 314 00:15:19,240 --> 00:15:21,400 Speaker 1: with McCole he has both of those skills, and on 315 00:15:21,440 --> 00:15:24,840 Speaker 1: those pop passes and those jet sweeps, it looks like 316 00:15:24,920 --> 00:15:27,080 Speaker 1: everyone else is in slow motion when he's running. He's 317 00:15:27,120 --> 00:15:29,600 Speaker 1: so smooth in his way. He can weave through traffic 318 00:15:29,800 --> 00:15:31,840 Speaker 1: and it's just something that's helped that Chie's win a 319 00:15:31,840 --> 00:15:34,479 Speaker 1: lot of games in the past, and now, with presumably 320 00:15:34,480 --> 00:15:37,240 Speaker 1: a bigger role this season, he has to make the 321 00:15:37,320 --> 00:15:39,680 Speaker 1: most of that opportunity. But every time we've talked to 322 00:15:39,760 --> 00:15:42,320 Speaker 1: him over the last year, he just seems excited about it, 323 00:15:42,680 --> 00:15:46,360 Speaker 1: and I'm excited for him. Yeah, I'm too. Juju Smith Schuster. Now, 324 00:15:46,360 --> 00:15:48,240 Speaker 1: we're not going to go through all thirteen guys here, 325 00:15:48,280 --> 00:15:50,600 Speaker 1: but there are six that I want to kind of 326 00:15:50,600 --> 00:15:52,840 Speaker 1: focus on. But let's go to Juju Smith Schuster next. 327 00:15:52,880 --> 00:15:55,280 Speaker 1: And Chiefs fans are excited about him. He's one of 328 00:15:55,320 --> 00:15:57,920 Speaker 1: the three Pro Bowlers. He led the National Football League 329 00:15:57,920 --> 00:16:00,320 Speaker 1: in receiving when he had the monster twenty eighteen season. 330 00:16:00,640 --> 00:16:04,240 Speaker 1: He's had three playoff games. The fact that I think 331 00:16:04,240 --> 00:16:07,440 Speaker 1: he's adjusted his game too throughout his career, and he's 332 00:16:07,520 --> 00:16:10,720 Speaker 1: had the injuries. Remember last year he was activated for 333 00:16:10,760 --> 00:16:13,400 Speaker 1: the playoff game and you and I both were thinking, oh, 334 00:16:13,600 --> 00:16:15,360 Speaker 1: going to have to account for him. But now he's 335 00:16:15,400 --> 00:16:18,400 Speaker 1: here wearing red, white and gold. So Juju Smith Schuster, 336 00:16:18,440 --> 00:16:20,360 Speaker 1: in the way he's adjusted this game, there is this 337 00:16:20,720 --> 00:16:25,720 Speaker 1: combination of speed and power, but his ability too, I 338 00:16:25,760 --> 00:16:29,160 Speaker 1: think to play underneath and again could be a zone 339 00:16:29,200 --> 00:16:33,040 Speaker 1: buster with the way that he plays. But Juju Smith Schuster, 340 00:16:33,200 --> 00:16:34,760 Speaker 1: if healthy, because that's going to be one of the 341 00:16:34,840 --> 00:16:38,400 Speaker 1: questions going into Saint Joe and how much can he do? 342 00:16:38,560 --> 00:16:40,200 Speaker 1: What kind of reps will he have? Can he be 343 00:16:40,280 --> 00:16:43,000 Speaker 1: up and running at full speed in that opening game 344 00:16:43,040 --> 00:16:45,800 Speaker 1: against Arizona to start the season. Are the questions that 345 00:16:45,840 --> 00:16:48,480 Speaker 1: we have about Juju Smith Schuster, But we also know 346 00:16:48,680 --> 00:16:51,560 Speaker 1: when he's on his game, he is an elite, potentially 347 00:16:51,600 --> 00:16:54,960 Speaker 1: elite receiver in the NFL. In twenty eighteen, the season 348 00:16:55,000 --> 00:16:58,080 Speaker 1: that you referenced, he had one hundred and eleven catches 349 00:16:58,560 --> 00:17:02,360 Speaker 1: for fourteen hundred yards and seven touchdowns, made the Pro Bowl. 350 00:17:02,480 --> 00:17:06,640 Speaker 1: He was outstanding since then. The injuries were part of it, 351 00:17:06,720 --> 00:17:10,000 Speaker 1: but also the quarterback situation in Pittsburgh was not quite 352 00:17:10,080 --> 00:17:15,600 Speaker 1: ideal with Ben Roethlisberger being hurt for an entire season. 353 00:17:16,160 --> 00:17:18,920 Speaker 1: They had guys like Mason Rudolph come through their Duck Hodges. 354 00:17:19,359 --> 00:17:22,879 Speaker 1: Just not a great quarterback situation for a receiver, and 355 00:17:23,080 --> 00:17:25,239 Speaker 1: to his credit, I think he made the most of it. 356 00:17:25,320 --> 00:17:28,680 Speaker 1: If you look at twenty twenty, he ranked ninth in 357 00:17:28,720 --> 00:17:31,240 Speaker 1: the NFL and catches with ninety seven and had a 358 00:17:31,280 --> 00:17:34,600 Speaker 1: career most nine touchdowns. That's twenty twenty. Last year was 359 00:17:34,640 --> 00:17:36,320 Speaker 1: a wash because he was hurt for the majority of 360 00:17:36,320 --> 00:17:38,720 Speaker 1: the season, but the thing with him is it seems 361 00:17:38,760 --> 00:17:41,040 Speaker 1: like he's been in the league forever. The man is 362 00:17:41,080 --> 00:17:44,560 Speaker 1: twenty five. He's twenty five years old. There are rookies 363 00:17:44,560 --> 00:17:46,600 Speaker 1: that enter the NFL at times who were like twenty 364 00:17:46,600 --> 00:17:49,560 Speaker 1: four years old. So Jujus Smith Schuster has his entire 365 00:17:49,640 --> 00:17:51,880 Speaker 1: career ahead of him, and we've seen what he can 366 00:17:51,920 --> 00:17:55,200 Speaker 1: do when he is healthy and has an elite quarterback 367 00:17:55,280 --> 00:17:57,919 Speaker 1: at his disposal. He's really good. Now, you mentioned how 368 00:17:57,920 --> 00:18:00,640 Speaker 1: he kind of moved his game around and adjusted over 369 00:18:00,680 --> 00:18:03,000 Speaker 1: the last couple of years. That impressed me. So the 370 00:18:03,040 --> 00:18:06,639 Speaker 1: last two seasons he primarily was a slot receiver for Pittsburgh. 371 00:18:06,800 --> 00:18:10,439 Speaker 1: Eight hundred and eighty five snaps inside as opposed to 372 00:18:10,440 --> 00:18:14,040 Speaker 1: two hundred and fifty one snaps outside, and at that 373 00:18:14,080 --> 00:18:16,840 Speaker 1: time in the slot contributed to the fact that sixty 374 00:18:16,880 --> 00:18:19,520 Speaker 1: two percent of his targets over the last two years 375 00:18:19,520 --> 00:18:22,520 Speaker 1: were on those short routes, so routes within ten yards 376 00:18:22,560 --> 00:18:25,280 Speaker 1: of the line of scrimmage. He was automatic on those 377 00:18:25,320 --> 00:18:27,680 Speaker 1: almost and then he would make things happen after the catch. 378 00:18:27,840 --> 00:18:30,720 Speaker 1: So the last two seasons are sorry. Since two seventeen, 379 00:18:31,080 --> 00:18:34,240 Speaker 1: he has seventeen hundred yards after the catch that ranks 380 00:18:34,359 --> 00:18:37,440 Speaker 1: nineteenth in the NFL, and he missed all of last season. Basically, 381 00:18:37,480 --> 00:18:40,440 Speaker 1: even with the injuries, he's still really impressed in those areas. 382 00:18:40,640 --> 00:18:43,320 Speaker 1: So Juju Smith Schuster. I don't know how defenses are 383 00:18:43,359 --> 00:18:45,040 Speaker 1: going to play the Chiefs this year, but if they 384 00:18:45,080 --> 00:18:47,560 Speaker 1: want to go with the whole two hye safety thing again, 385 00:18:47,880 --> 00:18:50,440 Speaker 1: Juju Smith Schuster is going to live in the middle 386 00:18:50,480 --> 00:18:52,720 Speaker 1: of the field on those short routes and he's proven 387 00:18:52,920 --> 00:18:55,239 Speaker 1: that he can really succeed doing that and defenses are 388 00:18:55,240 --> 00:18:57,560 Speaker 1: going to have to respect it. So I'm excited about that. 389 00:18:57,760 --> 00:19:00,240 Speaker 1: He can also stretch the field bow, which is the 390 00:19:00,240 --> 00:19:02,320 Speaker 1: the thing with him that year he was so great 391 00:19:02,320 --> 00:19:04,480 Speaker 1: in two as in eighteen he caught nine passes for 392 00:19:04,560 --> 00:19:07,399 Speaker 1: three hundred and eighty four yards and three touchdowns on 393 00:19:07,480 --> 00:19:10,919 Speaker 1: completions of at least twenty yards. That's when Big Ben 394 00:19:11,080 --> 00:19:13,840 Speaker 1: was just unleash it, right. So when you have Patrick 395 00:19:13,840 --> 00:19:16,560 Speaker 1: Mahomes who can do everything with his arm, Juju can 396 00:19:16,560 --> 00:19:18,439 Speaker 1: also do a little bit of everything and has some 397 00:19:18,560 --> 00:19:22,240 Speaker 1: size to his game as well. On his resume are 398 00:19:22,280 --> 00:19:26,840 Speaker 1: two ninety seven yard touchdown receptions one two and he 399 00:19:26,880 --> 00:19:28,919 Speaker 1: was the youngest player in NFL history to do it. 400 00:19:29,400 --> 00:19:31,680 Speaker 1: When you mentioned his age and also a ninety six 401 00:19:31,760 --> 00:19:35,400 Speaker 1: yard kickoff return. The question is one, how much work 402 00:19:35,400 --> 00:19:39,160 Speaker 1: can he get done in camp? Will they manage his load, 403 00:19:39,240 --> 00:19:42,320 Speaker 1: probably coming off his injury, because we saw that this 404 00:19:42,359 --> 00:19:45,680 Speaker 1: spring in summer. But two is his catch ratio. One 405 00:19:45,720 --> 00:19:47,800 Speaker 1: of the things we'll discuss here and we'll watch this 406 00:19:47,880 --> 00:19:50,560 Speaker 1: at camp is his catch ratio in twenty twenty was 407 00:19:50,640 --> 00:19:53,920 Speaker 1: seventy six percent. Last year, injuries and so forth missed 408 00:19:53,920 --> 00:19:56,160 Speaker 1: most of the year, but he's been around also about 409 00:19:56,160 --> 00:20:00,880 Speaker 1: fifty four percent, which has to improve in this offense. 410 00:20:01,119 --> 00:20:03,040 Speaker 1: That leads us in the end to mark quezval this 411 00:20:03,119 --> 00:20:07,440 Speaker 1: scantling because that becomes a part of the discussion four mvs. 412 00:20:07,560 --> 00:20:09,879 Speaker 1: We were excited, we've had him on defending the Kingdom, 413 00:20:10,440 --> 00:20:14,600 Speaker 1: and I'm excited to watch him in this training camp. 414 00:20:14,600 --> 00:20:16,840 Speaker 1: But this is also a guy that's had four playoff 415 00:20:16,880 --> 00:20:20,199 Speaker 1: games in his career. Led the National Football League in 416 00:20:20,240 --> 00:20:24,320 Speaker 1: twenty twenty with twenty point nine yards per reception for 417 00:20:24,520 --> 00:20:28,360 Speaker 1: the Packers. And here's another big stat here. You don't 418 00:20:28,400 --> 00:20:31,480 Speaker 1: hear a lot with MBS one hundred twenty three career catches, 419 00:20:31,520 --> 00:20:35,199 Speaker 1: which not a huge volume, expect that to increase, but 420 00:20:35,359 --> 00:20:38,760 Speaker 1: thirteen touchdowns in one hundred and twenty three catches, So 421 00:20:38,800 --> 00:20:43,440 Speaker 1: you can do the math. That's one touchdown less than 422 00:20:43,760 --> 00:20:47,199 Speaker 1: an average of ten catches. So that's what MBS. We 423 00:20:47,240 --> 00:20:49,159 Speaker 1: did see enough this spring and summer to get real 424 00:20:49,200 --> 00:20:52,800 Speaker 1: excited about him, particularly in this offense with this quarterback 425 00:20:53,000 --> 00:20:55,520 Speaker 1: and played with Aaron Rodgers. But now you have Andy 426 00:20:55,560 --> 00:20:59,320 Speaker 1: Reid as well that can use his skills. So MBS 427 00:20:59,400 --> 00:21:01,879 Speaker 1: will be some thing very closely to watch. And what 428 00:21:01,960 --> 00:21:04,520 Speaker 1: are we missing here. I don't know if we're missing 429 00:21:04,520 --> 00:21:06,640 Speaker 1: anything here, the fact that this guy could be even 430 00:21:06,640 --> 00:21:09,080 Speaker 1: a higher volume receiver, not just a yards per catch 431 00:21:09,160 --> 00:21:11,639 Speaker 1: every now and then. You never want injuries to happen, 432 00:21:11,760 --> 00:21:13,840 Speaker 1: but it was almost a benefit in the early part 433 00:21:13,840 --> 00:21:17,640 Speaker 1: of OTA's when Skymore was out, McCole, Hardman was out, 434 00:21:17,720 --> 00:21:20,800 Speaker 1: and Juju was out, which basically meant that Marquez was 435 00:21:20,840 --> 00:21:23,359 Speaker 1: the main guy in a whole bunch of installs with 436 00:21:23,400 --> 00:21:26,320 Speaker 1: Patrick Mahomes and they just developed her a poor together. 437 00:21:26,480 --> 00:21:29,239 Speaker 1: I think that will help later on. Marquez was one 438 00:21:29,240 --> 00:21:32,200 Speaker 1: of the winners I think of OTA's You're a new 439 00:21:32,240 --> 00:21:35,040 Speaker 1: player coming into this organization and this offense. He want 440 00:21:35,040 --> 00:21:37,400 Speaker 1: to kind of impress, and he did that. Just got 441 00:21:37,440 --> 00:21:39,520 Speaker 1: a lot of reps in which reps are so important 442 00:21:39,520 --> 00:21:41,159 Speaker 1: that time of year, so when you get to a 443 00:21:41,200 --> 00:21:44,280 Speaker 1: game situation, you kind of are on the same page mentally, 444 00:21:44,440 --> 00:21:47,760 Speaker 1: and I think they developed that throughout. OTAs so impressed 445 00:21:47,760 --> 00:21:51,760 Speaker 1: with what I saw. The thing with him is he's tall. 446 00:21:51,960 --> 00:21:53,880 Speaker 1: He's really big. I mean he's six foot four, two 447 00:21:53,960 --> 00:21:56,960 Speaker 1: hundred and six pounds, a very lanky receiver. I think 448 00:21:56,960 --> 00:21:59,760 Speaker 1: his speed doesn't quite get the credit that it deserves. 449 00:22:00,000 --> 00:22:02,119 Speaker 1: This guy's super fast. He's one of the fastest players 450 00:22:02,119 --> 00:22:05,880 Speaker 1: in the NFL. So he led the NFL in yard perception, 451 00:22:05,920 --> 00:22:08,800 Speaker 1: like you said, in twenty twenty, and that's because of 452 00:22:08,800 --> 00:22:11,000 Speaker 1: the speed, primarily because you put him on a go route, 453 00:22:11,080 --> 00:22:13,880 Speaker 1: he's gonna beat a corner in a safety the majority 454 00:22:14,080 --> 00:22:17,080 Speaker 1: of the time. He actually reached the top speed of 455 00:22:17,160 --> 00:22:19,840 Speaker 1: any receiver in the NFL last year, according to next 456 00:22:19,880 --> 00:22:22,720 Speaker 1: gens stats, at twenty two point z nine miles per hour. 457 00:22:22,960 --> 00:22:25,119 Speaker 1: That was a seventy five yard touchdown. It was the 458 00:22:25,200 --> 00:22:29,119 Speaker 1: fourteenth time since two eighteen that he reached twenty miles 459 00:22:29,119 --> 00:22:32,760 Speaker 1: per hour or faster. He hauled in thirteen passes and 460 00:22:32,880 --> 00:22:35,879 Speaker 1: six touchdowns that traveled twenty or more yards in the 461 00:22:35,960 --> 00:22:39,080 Speaker 1: air over the last two seasons, and he also led 462 00:22:39,080 --> 00:22:41,919 Speaker 1: the NFL an average depth of target in each of 463 00:22:41,960 --> 00:22:44,280 Speaker 1: the last two seasons. So how deep is he downfield 464 00:22:44,280 --> 00:22:47,320 Speaker 1: when he catches the football or when he's targeted by 465 00:22:47,320 --> 00:22:50,040 Speaker 1: his quarterback. This guy's gonna stretch the field for the Chiefs, 466 00:22:50,359 --> 00:22:52,600 Speaker 1: And because he has that size and that height that 467 00:22:52,640 --> 00:22:55,160 Speaker 1: the Chiefs haven't necessarily had in their receivers in recent years, 468 00:22:55,160 --> 00:22:56,840 Speaker 1: I think he can do other things as well, maybe 469 00:22:56,840 --> 00:22:58,720 Speaker 1: be a red zone threat, a corner of the end 470 00:22:58,800 --> 00:23:01,320 Speaker 1: zone kind of guy. But primarily, the first thing I 471 00:23:01,320 --> 00:23:03,359 Speaker 1: think he's going to be really good at here is 472 00:23:03,560 --> 00:23:06,200 Speaker 1: when a safety decides to cheat up a little bit, 473 00:23:06,720 --> 00:23:09,600 Speaker 1: Mark Ques can run the go route and Patrick Mahomes, 474 00:23:09,600 --> 00:23:11,359 Speaker 1: who is the best arm in all of football, is 475 00:23:11,359 --> 00:23:13,360 Speaker 1: going to hit him deep. Yeah. I mean, we've seen 476 00:23:13,400 --> 00:23:16,119 Speaker 1: it with Mike Williams with the Chargers, but sometimes you 477 00:23:16,200 --> 00:23:18,080 Speaker 1: just launch it and let it go. When you have 478 00:23:18,080 --> 00:23:21,439 Speaker 1: a speed receiver like Valis Gantling who also has that 479 00:23:21,600 --> 00:23:24,800 Speaker 1: size and his ability to move that much weight, to me, 480 00:23:25,000 --> 00:23:26,480 Speaker 1: reminds me of like a guy that could run the 481 00:23:26,600 --> 00:23:29,119 Speaker 1: hundred meters in track, but also run the fifteen hundred 482 00:23:29,119 --> 00:23:31,840 Speaker 1: meters and watch this at camp when you come to 483 00:23:31,880 --> 00:23:36,320 Speaker 1: Saint Joe. No one on this team runs more than 484 00:23:36,359 --> 00:23:38,640 Speaker 1: the wide receivers. Coach talks about it all the time. 485 00:23:39,280 --> 00:23:41,480 Speaker 1: I don't care if it's seven on seven. It's the teamwork. 486 00:23:41,600 --> 00:23:45,720 Speaker 1: They're always running twenty or thirty yards seemingly on most 487 00:23:45,760 --> 00:23:48,159 Speaker 1: every play, and not everybody on the team has to 488 00:23:48,200 --> 00:23:50,760 Speaker 1: do that, So you have to be in great condition 489 00:23:51,119 --> 00:23:53,840 Speaker 1: to do that as a wide receiver. Now, the catch 490 00:23:54,040 --> 00:23:57,480 Speaker 1: ratio would be the biggest thing here to watch with MVS. 491 00:23:57,560 --> 00:24:00,400 Speaker 1: His career catch ratio is under fifty percent, saying he's 492 00:24:00,400 --> 00:24:03,600 Speaker 1: about forty nine point eight percent. We saw higher this 493 00:24:03,680 --> 00:24:06,720 Speaker 1: year during spring and summer, but it is something in 494 00:24:06,840 --> 00:24:11,560 Speaker 1: Saint Joe. So with Mark Quisvelde Scantling, it is consistency. 495 00:24:11,600 --> 00:24:13,240 Speaker 1: But you and I both think he can be there. 496 00:24:13,440 --> 00:24:14,840 Speaker 1: And if he can do that, just think of the 497 00:24:14,880 --> 00:24:18,480 Speaker 1: catch ratio. If he goes from fifty percent to seventy 498 00:24:18,480 --> 00:24:21,560 Speaker 1: five percent, what that will do to his catching yardage total. 499 00:24:21,880 --> 00:24:24,240 Speaker 1: No better situation for him than to be with Andy 500 00:24:24,280 --> 00:24:26,880 Speaker 1: Reid and Patrick Mahomes. When we talk to him when 501 00:24:26,880 --> 00:24:28,760 Speaker 1: he first signed months ago, you can tell he's hungry 502 00:24:28,800 --> 00:24:30,680 Speaker 1: for that and he's still a young player, only been 503 00:24:30,720 --> 00:24:33,120 Speaker 1: in the league four years and did some really good 504 00:24:33,160 --> 00:24:35,520 Speaker 1: things with the Packers. So I'm encouraged by what we 505 00:24:35,560 --> 00:24:38,919 Speaker 1: saw an OTAs here the clickity clicking of the analytics 506 00:24:38,960 --> 00:24:41,920 Speaker 1: for your fantasy team going on right now. That leads 507 00:24:41,960 --> 00:24:45,640 Speaker 1: us into rookie Sky More out of Western Michigan University. 508 00:24:45,680 --> 00:24:48,320 Speaker 1: And Sky was limited this spring and summer with his 509 00:24:48,359 --> 00:24:51,560 Speaker 1: hamstring injury. We know the high volume that he had 510 00:24:52,000 --> 00:24:54,879 Speaker 1: as the Bronco in college Bronco receiver, and then the 511 00:24:55,119 --> 00:24:59,040 Speaker 1: high volume of touchdowns with sixteen touchdowns. The question here 512 00:24:59,080 --> 00:25:01,440 Speaker 1: will be to see can he be a chain mover, 513 00:25:02,200 --> 00:25:04,360 Speaker 1: which we think he can. That means third and four, 514 00:25:04,480 --> 00:25:07,280 Speaker 1: third and five. Let's just put it out there. Tyreek 515 00:25:07,320 --> 00:25:11,639 Speaker 1: Hill had thirty catches last year on third down and 516 00:25:12,920 --> 00:25:16,080 Speaker 1: seventy five first downs as a receiver. Same thing with 517 00:25:16,160 --> 00:25:18,879 Speaker 1: Kelsey twenty two third down catches for first end sixty 518 00:25:18,920 --> 00:25:23,240 Speaker 1: three first down plays where his catches resulting in a 519 00:25:23,280 --> 00:25:25,880 Speaker 1: first down. But I'm gonna throw this out there about 520 00:25:25,920 --> 00:25:28,640 Speaker 1: Sky and Moore. One thing to watch in camp will 521 00:25:28,760 --> 00:25:31,879 Speaker 1: can he be part of the return game. I really 522 00:25:31,920 --> 00:25:34,639 Speaker 1: think six wide receivers will make this roster based on 523 00:25:35,320 --> 00:25:39,720 Speaker 1: just going into camp. Two of those six have got 524 00:25:39,760 --> 00:25:43,000 Speaker 1: to be Special Teams contributors, and we'll get to Justin 525 00:25:43,080 --> 00:25:45,600 Speaker 1: Watson in a second. But for Skymore, the question is 526 00:25:46,359 --> 00:25:48,359 Speaker 1: how much will he be able to handle load wise 527 00:25:48,359 --> 00:25:52,720 Speaker 1: with his hamstring? Two? What is Dave Tobe thinking about 528 00:25:52,760 --> 00:25:58,080 Speaker 1: special Teams coach about Skymore? He has Skymore has the 529 00:25:58,119 --> 00:26:00,480 Speaker 1: perfect skill set. I think what we've seen so far 530 00:26:00,560 --> 00:26:02,080 Speaker 1: in terms of what he did in college and the 531 00:26:02,080 --> 00:26:05,080 Speaker 1: stuff we saw during OTA's to be the receiver that 532 00:26:05,080 --> 00:26:07,320 Speaker 1: you just mentioned, which is the chain mover on a 533 00:26:07,359 --> 00:26:11,040 Speaker 1: short third down, and to contribute as a punt returner 534 00:26:11,240 --> 00:26:13,600 Speaker 1: because of what he is so good at, which is 535 00:26:13,640 --> 00:26:16,760 Speaker 1: breaking tackles. First of all, he actually led the nation 536 00:26:17,520 --> 00:26:20,000 Speaker 1: in terms of broken tackles last year for a receiver. 537 00:26:20,080 --> 00:26:22,240 Speaker 1: He had twenty six of them. The guy never goes 538 00:26:22,280 --> 00:26:26,440 Speaker 1: down at first contact. He's five eleven one ninety five 539 00:26:26,800 --> 00:26:30,240 Speaker 1: of pure muscle. Essentially, he had the biggest hands of 540 00:26:30,280 --> 00:26:33,680 Speaker 1: any receiver at the combine, and that lent itself to 541 00:26:33,760 --> 00:26:35,960 Speaker 1: him being very sure handed, only three drops on one 542 00:26:36,040 --> 00:26:38,520 Speaker 1: hundred and twenty five targets last year. But also he'll 543 00:26:38,560 --> 00:26:40,600 Speaker 1: put that big hand in your face and stiff arm 544 00:26:40,640 --> 00:26:43,280 Speaker 1: you if you're a would be tackler and if you're 545 00:26:43,280 --> 00:26:46,440 Speaker 1: not one hundred percent committed to taking him down, he's 546 00:26:46,440 --> 00:26:49,840 Speaker 1: going to embarrass you as a defender. He's one of 547 00:26:49,880 --> 00:26:53,960 Speaker 1: the most agile players in this past draft. Pro Football 548 00:26:54,000 --> 00:26:57,159 Speaker 1: Focus said this, and I quote, in a class with 549 00:26:57,240 --> 00:27:00,600 Speaker 1: some seriously agile wideouts, More would be my bet to 550 00:27:00,600 --> 00:27:04,560 Speaker 1: win if they all played tag, which that's a punt return, right, 551 00:27:04,720 --> 00:27:07,480 Speaker 1: isn't the punt return essentially tag? And they said that 552 00:27:07,480 --> 00:27:09,879 Speaker 1: he was the best at that among all receivers in 553 00:27:09,920 --> 00:27:13,320 Speaker 1: this entire draft class. I think he'll be that chain 554 00:27:13,400 --> 00:27:16,320 Speaker 1: mover for when he's on the field offensively because he's 555 00:27:16,359 --> 00:27:18,919 Speaker 1: so sure handed and he's quick. What made Tyrek so 556 00:27:19,000 --> 00:27:22,240 Speaker 1: good at those short third downs wasn't necessarily his world 557 00:27:22,280 --> 00:27:25,280 Speaker 1: class speed. It was his foot quickness off the line. 558 00:27:25,640 --> 00:27:28,520 Speaker 1: And Skymore. I don't want to compare anyone to Tyreek, 559 00:27:28,560 --> 00:27:32,080 Speaker 1: but Skymore has exceptional foot quickness, so look for that. 560 00:27:32,680 --> 00:27:35,320 Speaker 1: And then also, yeah, and the return game because of 561 00:27:35,359 --> 00:27:37,120 Speaker 1: all the traits that I mentioned, I think he can 562 00:27:37,119 --> 00:27:39,960 Speaker 1: really contribute in that area. Skymore is a guy to 563 00:27:39,960 --> 00:27:43,080 Speaker 1: be excited about. And with all the players that we've 564 00:27:43,119 --> 00:27:45,800 Speaker 1: talked about, adding Skymore to this mix is almost like 565 00:27:45,800 --> 00:27:47,800 Speaker 1: a luxury in a lot of ways, and it's an 566 00:27:47,800 --> 00:27:52,280 Speaker 1: exciting one and getting open in that short area. Because 567 00:27:52,280 --> 00:27:55,120 Speaker 1: you mentioned Tyreek Hill in his ability, it was also 568 00:27:55,240 --> 00:27:58,000 Speaker 1: his core strength, and you mentioned that Skymore has that 569 00:27:58,119 --> 00:28:00,520 Speaker 1: same kind of core strength and footwork because I got 570 00:28:00,600 --> 00:28:02,960 Speaker 1: to get off press many times. If I'm playing the slot, 571 00:28:02,960 --> 00:28:05,560 Speaker 1: third down and three, I've got to get off press coverage. 572 00:28:05,920 --> 00:28:09,520 Speaker 1: And that is about core strength as much as anything 573 00:28:09,600 --> 00:28:12,239 Speaker 1: for a wide receiver. That and just being on the 574 00:28:12,280 --> 00:28:15,080 Speaker 1: same page with Patrick Mahomes. One final guy I want 575 00:28:15,080 --> 00:28:16,200 Speaker 1: to bring up and I don't want to leave it. 576 00:28:16,200 --> 00:28:19,119 Speaker 1: You mentioned Corey Coleman and what he has done in 577 00:28:19,119 --> 00:28:20,760 Speaker 1: the past, and he actually looked good in the spring 578 00:28:20,760 --> 00:28:23,840 Speaker 1: at summer. And then Justin Ross the one handed grab 579 00:28:23,880 --> 00:28:28,520 Speaker 1: which became famous from our sixty five TPT group and 580 00:28:28,560 --> 00:28:30,280 Speaker 1: the guy that everybody excited about, Hey, is that the 581 00:28:30,359 --> 00:28:34,000 Speaker 1: Justin Ross of Clemson in the championship game. Cornell Powell 582 00:28:34,080 --> 00:28:37,760 Speaker 1: who's been around, Aaron Parker who's just recently signed basically 583 00:28:37,760 --> 00:28:42,800 Speaker 1: in mid June after the mini camp, Gary Jennings, Derese Fountain, 584 00:28:43,080 --> 00:28:45,160 Speaker 1: who was on the active roster for many of the weeks, 585 00:28:45,200 --> 00:28:47,520 Speaker 1: last year, and then Omar Baylis who's been around as well. 586 00:28:47,760 --> 00:28:49,760 Speaker 1: I don't want to discount those guys who knows they 587 00:28:49,760 --> 00:28:52,240 Speaker 1: can fly up the chart. I do think six out 588 00:28:52,240 --> 00:28:54,560 Speaker 1: of the thirteen will make this team. That's just based 589 00:28:54,600 --> 00:28:55,960 Speaker 1: on a mid July I thought, as we'd go to 590 00:28:56,040 --> 00:28:57,480 Speaker 1: Saint Joe. But one of the guy I want to 591 00:28:57,520 --> 00:29:01,560 Speaker 1: mention and I'm really excited about him, and it's Justin Watson, 592 00:29:02,040 --> 00:29:06,200 Speaker 1: the former Tampa Bay buccaneer. Remember, if you're going to 593 00:29:06,240 --> 00:29:10,560 Speaker 1: have a six members wide receiver corps, two of them 594 00:29:10,600 --> 00:29:12,840 Speaker 1: have got to be involved in special teams. One of 595 00:29:12,840 --> 00:29:15,080 Speaker 1: those has to be a four core special teams guy. 596 00:29:15,200 --> 00:29:20,400 Speaker 1: Think Byron Pringle here replacing Byron Pringle. The biggest thing 597 00:29:20,480 --> 00:29:23,200 Speaker 1: is what he brought to special teams. And I've talked 598 00:29:23,200 --> 00:29:26,320 Speaker 1: to Dave Tobe about this. This is experimental. But Justin 599 00:29:26,400 --> 00:29:29,600 Speaker 1: Watson with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and three years he 600 00:29:29,640 --> 00:29:32,040 Speaker 1: was healthy, he was injured last year, so again there 601 00:29:32,120 --> 00:29:34,240 Speaker 1: is some consternation, what will he be like? Can he 602 00:29:34,320 --> 00:29:36,240 Speaker 1: be up We saw him the spring and summer thinking 603 00:29:36,240 --> 00:29:38,720 Speaker 1: to be up at full throttle, but six hundred and 604 00:29:38,800 --> 00:29:42,520 Speaker 1: forty four special team snaps with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 605 00:29:42,520 --> 00:29:46,480 Speaker 1: in three years, including their run to a championship, which 606 00:29:46,520 --> 00:29:48,680 Speaker 1: we all know about all too well in the Chief's Kingdom. 607 00:29:49,160 --> 00:29:52,560 Speaker 1: Six hundred and forty four special team snaps, and yet 608 00:29:52,600 --> 00:29:55,640 Speaker 1: we've seen his ability to be an effective wide receiver. 609 00:29:56,120 --> 00:30:00,960 Speaker 1: So think Pringle here and maybe even a notch above 610 00:30:01,000 --> 00:30:03,040 Speaker 1: and sometimes as a receiver. But this is a guy 611 00:30:03,040 --> 00:30:04,880 Speaker 1: that could be a four core special teams guy and 612 00:30:04,960 --> 00:30:08,080 Speaker 1: help win football games. It's where the term experience. He 613 00:30:08,200 --> 00:30:10,960 Speaker 1: might look at their offensive stats and you're like, well, 614 00:30:10,960 --> 00:30:13,640 Speaker 1: he didn't play very much. Yeah he did. He did 615 00:30:13,720 --> 00:30:16,880 Speaker 1: all those special team snaps for three years. He's comfortable 616 00:30:17,040 --> 00:30:19,160 Speaker 1: in that area. He could go out there for Dave Tobe, 617 00:30:19,200 --> 00:30:21,760 Speaker 1: and Dave Tobe would know that Justin Watson would know 618 00:30:21,840 --> 00:30:23,760 Speaker 1: what he's supposed to be doing out there as a 619 00:30:23,800 --> 00:30:26,560 Speaker 1: special teamer, and special teams is so important in the NFL, 620 00:30:26,600 --> 00:30:29,520 Speaker 1: where the margin for error in between winning and losing 621 00:30:29,960 --> 00:30:32,040 Speaker 1: is so small. He can also do some stuff on 622 00:30:32,120 --> 00:30:34,280 Speaker 1: offense for you, though, too, and that's what you really want. 623 00:30:34,360 --> 00:30:36,320 Speaker 1: You don't want a guy who's just a strictly a 624 00:30:36,320 --> 00:30:38,920 Speaker 1: special teamer and you can't rely on him offensively in 625 00:30:38,960 --> 00:30:41,800 Speaker 1: a pinch at all. I think Watson can do some 626 00:30:41,880 --> 00:30:45,000 Speaker 1: things offensively if needed. In twenty nineteen, he had fifteen 627 00:30:45,040 --> 00:30:47,920 Speaker 1: catches for one hundred and fifty nine yards and two touchdowns, 628 00:30:48,040 --> 00:30:51,280 Speaker 1: so he did some things when he had a chance offensively. 629 00:30:51,680 --> 00:30:55,560 Speaker 1: So Justin Watson really kind of emerged in OTAs and 630 00:30:55,800 --> 00:30:58,120 Speaker 1: continued that through Mini camp and can't wait to see 631 00:30:58,200 --> 00:31:01,160 Speaker 1: him in training camp. Remember the story Patrick Mahomes told 632 00:31:01,200 --> 00:31:03,520 Speaker 1: him about their workouts in Texas because Mahomes kind of 633 00:31:03,560 --> 00:31:07,000 Speaker 1: found out about Watson before OTA's even got started. All 634 00:31:07,000 --> 00:31:09,200 Speaker 1: the receivers were invited down to Texas. We've talked about 635 00:31:09,200 --> 00:31:12,520 Speaker 1: this a lot. But Watson got down there and Mahomes 636 00:31:12,520 --> 00:31:14,560 Speaker 1: was throwing with him, and he had no idea how 637 00:31:14,560 --> 00:31:17,320 Speaker 1: fast Justin Watson was. He called Brett Veach and said, 638 00:31:17,400 --> 00:31:19,760 Speaker 1: who is this guy? Again? Like you what was this 639 00:31:19,880 --> 00:31:23,200 Speaker 1: forty time? Like who is Justin Watson? And Mahomes that 640 00:31:23,280 --> 00:31:26,720 Speaker 1: he was pleasantly surprised by that. And again we're talking 641 00:31:26,760 --> 00:31:29,200 Speaker 1: about all these kind of bigger name players, guys like 642 00:31:29,280 --> 00:31:34,400 Speaker 1: Juju or MVS drafting sky more high, but finding guys 643 00:31:34,400 --> 00:31:37,080 Speaker 1: like Justin Watson, finding guys like that, little diamonds like 644 00:31:37,120 --> 00:31:40,720 Speaker 1: that is what makes a team great and he'll to 645 00:31:40,720 --> 00:31:42,520 Speaker 1: earn his spot in training camp, but he's off to 646 00:31:42,520 --> 00:31:44,360 Speaker 1: a good start for sure. And what I like about 647 00:31:44,360 --> 00:31:47,320 Speaker 1: this core group of wide receivers is he has a 648 00:31:47,400 --> 00:31:50,680 Speaker 1: quarterback background. Does Watson, so does sky More, and so 649 00:31:50,840 --> 00:31:53,720 Speaker 1: does mcole Hardman. And honestly, some of the best wide 650 00:31:53,720 --> 00:31:56,040 Speaker 1: receivers that have played in the National Football League at 651 00:31:56,080 --> 00:31:58,440 Speaker 1: some point in their career, either college or high school, 652 00:31:58,920 --> 00:32:02,520 Speaker 1: played quarterback at one time or another, and that does 653 00:32:02,600 --> 00:32:06,400 Speaker 1: help this croup. So here we go, man, here we go. 654 00:32:06,560 --> 00:32:10,040 Speaker 1: The question would be, Matt, what are we missing here 655 00:32:10,040 --> 00:32:15,000 Speaker 1: with the wide receiver corps? And seemingly it's nothing in 656 00:32:15,120 --> 00:32:20,640 Speaker 1: group to watch closely in Saint Joe touch down, washed 657 00:32:20,840 --> 00:32:23,720 Speaker 1: down and the celebration begins in their head.