1 00:00:02,960 --> 00:00:06,720 Speaker 1: This is the Chief's official podcast network, taking Vantage on 2 00:00:06,800 --> 00:00:09,280 Speaker 1: the day. All right, when you get opportunity in this game, 3 00:00:09,480 --> 00:00:16,560 Speaker 1: they can play. Hi, I'll touchdown Chansas City, the Chiefs 4 00:00:16,720 --> 00:00:20,480 Speaker 1: all right in the thick of a baby. Well, hello, 5 00:00:20,560 --> 00:00:23,520 Speaker 1: one and all, welcome to this edition of Defending the Kingdom. 6 00:00:23,520 --> 00:00:26,320 Speaker 1: Mitch Alters with you, the voice of the Chiefs, along 7 00:00:26,360 --> 00:00:30,040 Speaker 1: with my partner here, the man we call the Barber Shop, 8 00:00:30,120 --> 00:00:34,720 Speaker 1: the Shop the Spider Man, Sean Barber, NFL veteran and 9 00:00:34,800 --> 00:00:38,960 Speaker 1: has been involved in the NFL even after his playing days, 10 00:00:39,560 --> 00:00:41,920 Speaker 1: and also a leader in our community. And I gotta 11 00:00:42,080 --> 00:00:44,640 Speaker 1: tell you, Shop, We're gonna start this way, we said. 12 00:00:44,680 --> 00:00:47,879 Speaker 1: Prayers up through the COVID now prayers up as our 13 00:00:47,920 --> 00:00:51,720 Speaker 1: country also faces some real issues here that all of 14 00:00:51,760 --> 00:00:53,560 Speaker 1: us have to open up to. But I do appreciate 15 00:00:53,600 --> 00:00:56,760 Speaker 1: your willingness. You've already been involved in the community more 16 00:00:56,800 --> 00:00:59,120 Speaker 1: and more in these discussions where all of us need 17 00:00:59,160 --> 00:01:02,319 Speaker 1: to listen. But thanks for your heart and where it's 18 00:01:02,360 --> 00:01:07,200 Speaker 1: at to to try to, you know, deal with the 19 00:01:07,200 --> 00:01:11,039 Speaker 1: things of the social injustices and racism and hate in 20 00:01:11,040 --> 00:01:13,479 Speaker 1: this country. So thank you, my friend. I appreciate it, 21 00:01:13,800 --> 00:01:17,319 Speaker 1: no doubt, no doubt, man's continuing to preach one message. Man, 22 00:01:17,400 --> 00:01:19,959 Speaker 1: Love conquers hate. Love is the greatest for us in 23 00:01:20,040 --> 00:01:24,200 Speaker 1: the universe. UM. It can create bridges, it can create conversation, 24 00:01:24,600 --> 00:01:27,160 Speaker 1: It can create so much growth in our lives and 25 00:01:27,200 --> 00:01:30,920 Speaker 1: our spirit and our emotion um, physically and mentally. And 26 00:01:30,959 --> 00:01:32,920 Speaker 1: I just I go out to men all the time, 27 00:01:33,240 --> 00:01:34,920 Speaker 1: any any group of men and a group of women, 28 00:01:35,200 --> 00:01:37,000 Speaker 1: if you want to have a discussion, no matter what 29 00:01:37,080 --> 00:01:39,520 Speaker 1: it's about. If we can trust, if each other is 30 00:01:39,560 --> 00:01:43,360 Speaker 1: coming with love and our heart, hope for the future, UM, 31 00:01:43,520 --> 00:01:46,200 Speaker 1: and a vision for everybody to get along and work together, 32 00:01:46,880 --> 00:01:49,360 Speaker 1: we can. We can. We can create great strides and 33 00:01:49,440 --> 00:01:52,560 Speaker 1: whatever's going on in our community. But it does beginning 34 00:01:52,600 --> 00:01:56,120 Speaker 1: in with a expression of love. Yeah, I appreciate that. 35 00:01:56,160 --> 00:01:58,000 Speaker 1: I think of the scripture you just triggered that thought 36 00:01:58,000 --> 00:02:00,240 Speaker 1: of like, we can be clanging symbols, but there is 37 00:02:00,360 --> 00:02:03,640 Speaker 1: no love. It doesn't make any difference. So appreciate your 38 00:02:03,680 --> 00:02:07,160 Speaker 1: encouragement there. And well, I will continue to try to 39 00:02:07,160 --> 00:02:10,360 Speaker 1: open my heart and my ears to listen to people 40 00:02:10,360 --> 00:02:13,240 Speaker 1: of wisdom like you. All right, let's jump into the 41 00:02:13,480 --> 00:02:16,080 Speaker 1: football aspect of defending the kingdom here and we're gonna 42 00:02:16,080 --> 00:02:19,280 Speaker 1: go a really interesting place this time because I think 43 00:02:19,320 --> 00:02:21,760 Speaker 1: it's one where fans can misunderstand it. And that's the 44 00:02:21,840 --> 00:02:25,079 Speaker 1: role of Harrison Butker as place kicker for this football 45 00:02:25,120 --> 00:02:28,560 Speaker 1: team when he came in at a necessity when Cairo 46 00:02:28,680 --> 00:02:32,480 Speaker 1: Santos got hurt. He comes in at the October seventeen 47 00:02:33,360 --> 00:02:35,720 Speaker 1: and hits a game winning field goal right out of 48 00:02:35,720 --> 00:02:38,280 Speaker 1: the game and Monday Night Football against the Washington Redskins, 49 00:02:39,320 --> 00:02:41,799 Speaker 1: I got a glimpse into him of being a competitor. 50 00:02:41,840 --> 00:02:44,799 Speaker 1: We don't always think of the kickers being a competitor, 51 00:02:44,880 --> 00:02:47,560 Speaker 1: But what about Harrison Butker and what he gives to 52 00:02:47,560 --> 00:02:50,200 Speaker 1: this team as an edge And we're goll talk with 53 00:02:50,280 --> 00:02:52,360 Speaker 1: him about it here in a second. But his edge 54 00:02:52,440 --> 00:02:54,919 Speaker 1: is just wanting to compete as hard as a Frank 55 00:02:54,960 --> 00:02:58,600 Speaker 1: Clark or a Patrick Mahomes. Yeah. One thing that definitely 56 00:02:58,680 --> 00:03:01,560 Speaker 1: jumps out is when you think about place kickers, it's 57 00:03:01,600 --> 00:03:04,720 Speaker 1: not always the great ones that come to mind. First. 58 00:03:04,800 --> 00:03:09,240 Speaker 1: It's the wide lefts, wide rights. It's the failure for 59 00:03:09,280 --> 00:03:11,799 Speaker 1: the Bears to go the failure for the Packers, the 60 00:03:12,480 --> 00:03:17,680 Speaker 1: Minnesota Vikings here recently even with the Cowboys, and they're 61 00:03:18,080 --> 00:03:20,560 Speaker 1: blundered with the snap with Tony Romo and stuff like that. 62 00:03:20,840 --> 00:03:24,000 Speaker 1: So when you when you think about special teams, sometimes 63 00:03:24,040 --> 00:03:27,840 Speaker 1: the negative and the failures of the past jump to 64 00:03:27,880 --> 00:03:31,160 Speaker 1: your mind before you think about how consistent the Patriots 65 00:03:33,080 --> 00:03:37,160 Speaker 1: Stuffskowski has been over the last fifteen seasons as far 66 00:03:37,200 --> 00:03:41,080 Speaker 1: as their dominance, and also how great Bucker has been 67 00:03:41,080 --> 00:03:44,080 Speaker 1: for us over the last few seasons with being such 68 00:03:44,120 --> 00:03:47,000 Speaker 1: a consistent phase of the game. When you talk about 69 00:03:47,040 --> 00:03:50,360 Speaker 1: special teams. Yeah, gave me chills when you were talking 70 00:03:50,400 --> 00:03:52,320 Speaker 1: about the Bears Eagles game. That game was just on 71 00:03:52,360 --> 00:03:54,320 Speaker 1: the other night, and I watch it because we rewatched 72 00:03:54,360 --> 00:03:57,440 Speaker 1: it because Doug Peterson Matt Nagge were with us. They're 73 00:03:57,440 --> 00:03:59,360 Speaker 1: two good friends, and they were going against each other 74 00:04:00,200 --> 00:04:02,040 Speaker 1: park He missed that field goal on the double doink. 75 00:04:02,840 --> 00:04:06,360 Speaker 1: I mean changed his persona forever, probably in the least 76 00:04:06,360 --> 00:04:09,200 Speaker 1: in Chicago sports lawre same thing with Lynne Elliott with 77 00:04:09,240 --> 00:04:12,320 Speaker 1: the Chiefs back in the day. Okay, one game comes 78 00:04:12,320 --> 00:04:14,200 Speaker 1: to mind with me at Harrison Bucker and being a 79 00:04:14,280 --> 00:04:17,479 Speaker 1: competitors the Minnesota game. So Matt Moore's trying to do 80 00:04:17,520 --> 00:04:20,919 Speaker 1: all he can. Mahomes isn't playing. Minnesota's really good, have 81 00:04:21,000 --> 00:04:24,240 Speaker 1: a really good defense. Chiefs rally get these key defensive stops, 82 00:04:24,600 --> 00:04:27,039 Speaker 1: but they need field goals. And the fact that he 83 00:04:27,120 --> 00:04:30,160 Speaker 1: hit a fifty four yard or in difficult circumstances and 84 00:04:30,200 --> 00:04:32,400 Speaker 1: then hit a forty four yard or to walk it off, 85 00:04:33,120 --> 00:04:36,599 Speaker 1: to me, showed you that it's like the soccer player 86 00:04:36,640 --> 00:04:39,960 Speaker 1: in the World Cup or NBA finals and you got 87 00:04:39,960 --> 00:04:42,320 Speaker 1: one and one down one and you hit both free throws. 88 00:04:42,760 --> 00:04:45,680 Speaker 1: That to me, he's I think Harrison Bucker's gone to 89 00:04:45,720 --> 00:04:49,200 Speaker 1: another level shop in his a level to compete well. 90 00:04:49,200 --> 00:04:52,760 Speaker 1: He's definitely shown us that the elements do not distract him. 91 00:04:53,120 --> 00:04:55,080 Speaker 1: And as a football player, you know, they talk about 92 00:04:55,160 --> 00:04:58,279 Speaker 1: offense and defensive players and then you talk about kickers 93 00:04:58,279 --> 00:05:01,080 Speaker 1: and punters kind of being on their own. A lot 94 00:05:01,120 --> 00:05:03,200 Speaker 1: of defenders always say, man like I don't don't, I 95 00:05:03,200 --> 00:05:06,040 Speaker 1: don't message those kickers. You know, we go out there 96 00:05:06,040 --> 00:05:08,080 Speaker 1: and play forty fifty snaps and they come at the 97 00:05:08,120 --> 00:05:10,560 Speaker 1: end of the game and winning to lose it. Everything's 98 00:05:10,640 --> 00:05:12,479 Speaker 1: riding on their foot. We ask them to do one thing, 99 00:05:12,560 --> 00:05:14,560 Speaker 1: make a field goal, make an extra point, and then 100 00:05:14,560 --> 00:05:16,720 Speaker 1: when they don't do it, it's like the city hates 101 00:05:16,720 --> 00:05:20,279 Speaker 1: and everybody's against them. Players start to turn on them. 102 00:05:20,520 --> 00:05:22,880 Speaker 1: But we have to realize. Man, as a football player, 103 00:05:22,920 --> 00:05:26,480 Speaker 1: you think about how the elements should not affect you. 104 00:05:26,839 --> 00:05:28,960 Speaker 1: My job is to play. I'm on the ground. I'm 105 00:05:29,000 --> 00:05:30,760 Speaker 1: trying to attack the guy, get him on the ground, 106 00:05:30,760 --> 00:05:34,400 Speaker 1: tackle them. I'm doing what offensively, catching the ball, doing 107 00:05:34,400 --> 00:05:36,360 Speaker 1: the things you do. But when you think about the 108 00:05:36,440 --> 00:05:39,320 Speaker 1: kicking game, the ball, once it leaves your foot is 109 00:05:39,400 --> 00:05:42,719 Speaker 1: totally affected by the elements. The wind, the rain, the snow, 110 00:05:42,839 --> 00:05:46,800 Speaker 1: to sleep, those things are a part of his of 111 00:05:46,880 --> 00:05:49,839 Speaker 1: his every day, and he is affected by those elements 112 00:05:49,839 --> 00:05:52,039 Speaker 1: like other players on the team don't even have to 113 00:05:52,040 --> 00:05:54,200 Speaker 1: worry about. So I mean, I take my hats off 114 00:05:54,240 --> 00:05:56,080 Speaker 1: the guys that can go out there and perform at 115 00:05:56,080 --> 00:05:59,480 Speaker 1: a high level and almost act like they are impervious 116 00:05:59,560 --> 00:06:02,960 Speaker 1: to any type of elements. Yeah, and Bucker gets into 117 00:06:03,000 --> 00:06:04,839 Speaker 1: that here and think about it. Now, We're at the 118 00:06:04,880 --> 00:06:12,080 Speaker 1: thirty ninth parallel north latitude and five games are after Thanksgiving, 119 00:06:12,240 --> 00:06:14,799 Speaker 1: a third of the schedule, and all of the playoff 120 00:06:14,839 --> 00:06:17,480 Speaker 1: games stands the super Bowl, if they're at home, are 121 00:06:17,520 --> 00:06:20,760 Speaker 1: going to be in tough weather, cold. When we know 122 00:06:20,839 --> 00:06:23,680 Speaker 1: how Arrowhead can be, you've got to condition yourself. He 123 00:06:23,720 --> 00:06:26,200 Speaker 1: really gets into an interesting discussion about that. But your 124 00:06:26,240 --> 00:06:30,080 Speaker 1: point the mental toughness and just how he has to 125 00:06:30,120 --> 00:06:35,560 Speaker 1: train himself snow when rain cold, real cold, to be 126 00:06:35,600 --> 00:06:39,080 Speaker 1: able to kick and kick big kicks in those conditions. Man, 127 00:06:39,080 --> 00:06:41,320 Speaker 1: it's one thing mindset. He has the mind Like you said, 128 00:06:41,320 --> 00:06:43,520 Speaker 1: you talk about his competitiveness, but you have to pare 129 00:06:43,600 --> 00:06:46,200 Speaker 1: that up with a mindset. He has a mindset where 130 00:06:46,240 --> 00:06:49,440 Speaker 1: he doesn't let those distractions affect how he goes about 131 00:06:49,440 --> 00:06:53,080 Speaker 1: his business. It's one, two three, get it away. It's 132 00:06:53,120 --> 00:06:57,160 Speaker 1: the same repetition of that that swing plane. He understands 133 00:06:57,200 --> 00:07:01,040 Speaker 1: when direction, he understands angles. He's doing it such a 134 00:07:01,120 --> 00:07:04,640 Speaker 1: high level and it only can get better. He's such 135 00:07:04,640 --> 00:07:07,000 Speaker 1: a young guy with an explosive league to be a 136 00:07:07,000 --> 00:07:09,920 Speaker 1: part of an offense that's already scoring touchdowns at such 137 00:07:09,960 --> 00:07:12,560 Speaker 1: a high rate. If we can end up our drives 138 00:07:12,560 --> 00:07:16,520 Speaker 1: with a field goal attempt or a touchdown, it leaves 139 00:07:16,560 --> 00:07:19,640 Speaker 1: the Kansas City offense is being potentially one of the 140 00:07:19,680 --> 00:07:23,480 Speaker 1: most explosive offense in NFL history. Yeah, and hang on 141 00:07:23,560 --> 00:07:26,840 Speaker 1: after the discussion here with Bucker, because I'm going to 142 00:07:26,880 --> 00:07:29,800 Speaker 1: get into an element with Butcker. We'll touch on it 143 00:07:29,840 --> 00:07:32,840 Speaker 1: with him. But I want to get your fadback that 144 00:07:33,000 --> 00:07:35,960 Speaker 1: fans do not think about with Harrison Butker. But now 145 00:07:36,040 --> 00:07:38,360 Speaker 1: here's an interview that I had earlier with the NFL's 146 00:07:38,400 --> 00:07:40,640 Speaker 1: returning leading score He was number one in the league 147 00:07:40,720 --> 00:07:45,560 Speaker 1: last year. Harrison Butker, Well butt Kicker. One on one 148 00:07:45,720 --> 00:07:49,520 Speaker 1: your summer class for continuing ed continues now with the 149 00:07:49,600 --> 00:07:54,760 Speaker 1: main professor, the man himself, Harrison Butcker, historic because he's 150 00:07:54,760 --> 00:07:57,000 Speaker 1: one of three Chiefs players of all time to lead 151 00:07:57,000 --> 00:07:59,840 Speaker 1: the NFL in scoring, which he did last year. Harrison 152 00:07:59,880 --> 00:08:02,640 Speaker 1: is awesome to see. How you doing, my friend, I'm 153 00:08:02,640 --> 00:08:05,800 Speaker 1: doing great, Mitch, thank you for having me. How's Isabel, James? 154 00:08:05,880 --> 00:08:08,840 Speaker 1: How's the crew? Yeah, they're all doing great. James is 155 00:08:09,080 --> 00:08:11,680 Speaker 1: just about to be sixteen months now, so he's running 156 00:08:12,120 --> 00:08:14,360 Speaker 1: all over the house. And our worst days, I think, 157 00:08:14,360 --> 00:08:15,880 Speaker 1: are when it's raining now side, and we've had a 158 00:08:15,880 --> 00:08:18,760 Speaker 1: lot of those lately, and he's just cooped up inside 159 00:08:18,840 --> 00:08:21,120 Speaker 1: all day. But he is a bundle of joy and 160 00:08:21,120 --> 00:08:24,280 Speaker 1: he's made this whole pandemic a lot more enjoyable. To 161 00:08:24,280 --> 00:08:26,679 Speaker 1: be able to have him around, you know what a blessing, 162 00:08:26,720 --> 00:08:28,440 Speaker 1: And you guys are a blessing to the Chief's kingdom. 163 00:08:28,680 --> 00:08:31,280 Speaker 1: Everybody talks about the workout videos that have gone viral, 164 00:08:31,680 --> 00:08:34,760 Speaker 1: and of course the cheat is most famous workout ones, 165 00:08:34,920 --> 00:08:38,120 Speaker 1: but your seventy seven yard field goal has also gotten 166 00:08:38,120 --> 00:08:40,200 Speaker 1: a lot of tension. I just wanted a virtual crowd 167 00:08:40,200 --> 00:08:43,360 Speaker 1: there to virtually carry you off the field. How about 168 00:08:43,360 --> 00:08:46,480 Speaker 1: making one from seventy seven definitely felt good. You know, 169 00:08:46,520 --> 00:08:48,240 Speaker 1: I went out there and there was definitely a lot 170 00:08:48,320 --> 00:08:51,080 Speaker 1: of wind, but I figured, you know, I gotta try it. 171 00:08:51,120 --> 00:08:53,400 Speaker 1: I gotta be my best from Mexico City with the 172 00:08:53,480 --> 00:08:56,120 Speaker 1: seventy two yard or in the warm ups. So obviously 173 00:08:56,160 --> 00:08:58,880 Speaker 1: it wasn't a live kick, but still that's going in 174 00:08:58,920 --> 00:09:02,120 Speaker 1: my record book for a personal best seventy seven yards. 175 00:09:02,120 --> 00:09:04,839 Speaker 1: So it was a lot of fun. I know you've 176 00:09:04,840 --> 00:09:07,040 Speaker 1: been asked this, but I just got to win that 177 00:09:07,120 --> 00:09:09,600 Speaker 1: Super Bowl to feel like every day now you're a 178 00:09:09,600 --> 00:09:12,760 Speaker 1: super Bowl champion, what has it done to like integrate 179 00:09:12,800 --> 00:09:16,400 Speaker 1: into your mind, body, soul. I think the craziest thing 180 00:09:16,440 --> 00:09:18,720 Speaker 1: for me is like we received an email today about 181 00:09:18,760 --> 00:09:23,440 Speaker 1: the Super Bowl rings and it's titled two super Bowl Champion. 182 00:09:23,640 --> 00:09:26,800 Speaker 1: You know, just just hearing that super Bowl Champion, world champion, 183 00:09:27,200 --> 00:09:30,640 Speaker 1: to know that forever super Bowl fifty four, the Kansas 184 00:09:30,679 --> 00:09:32,960 Speaker 1: City Chiefs, which I was a member of our Super 185 00:09:33,040 --> 00:09:36,480 Speaker 1: Bowl champions, So that is an amazing thing to think about. 186 00:09:36,520 --> 00:09:39,960 Speaker 1: And you know, I'm focusing on Super Bowl fifty five 187 00:09:40,120 --> 00:09:42,439 Speaker 1: now and I think hopefully we'll be able to get 188 00:09:42,440 --> 00:09:44,520 Speaker 1: our rings right after that super Bowl. But I'm really 189 00:09:44,559 --> 00:09:46,600 Speaker 1: pumped up for our future. I'm pumped up for winning 190 00:09:46,600 --> 00:09:50,520 Speaker 1: this past super Bowl, and yeah, I'm just excited to 191 00:09:50,640 --> 00:09:53,160 Speaker 1: be coming back with Coach read in the Kansas City Chiefs. 192 00:09:53,280 --> 00:09:55,520 Speaker 1: I love thinking about it, and it makes it difficult 193 00:09:55,559 --> 00:09:57,320 Speaker 1: not being at the facilities right now. But when we 194 00:09:57,360 --> 00:10:01,120 Speaker 1: get back, oh, it's gonna be awesome again. With Harrison 195 00:10:01,240 --> 00:10:04,199 Speaker 1: bucker Buck Kicker one on one is this podcast our class. 196 00:10:05,160 --> 00:10:09,120 Speaker 1: This all started September twenty six, twenty seventeen, and I 197 00:10:09,200 --> 00:10:12,920 Speaker 1: was impressed the very first times I met you and 198 00:10:13,000 --> 00:10:15,200 Speaker 1: your ability to compete. I don't think people think about 199 00:10:15,320 --> 00:10:19,800 Speaker 1: kickers as competitors as much as they should, But what 200 00:10:19,920 --> 00:10:24,360 Speaker 1: about just your intense desire to compete. It seems like 201 00:10:24,400 --> 00:10:28,679 Speaker 1: the toughest kicks you want to make the most. I 202 00:10:28,679 --> 00:10:30,440 Speaker 1: think from a young age, I've always wanted to be 203 00:10:30,480 --> 00:10:32,800 Speaker 1: the best at whatever it is that I'm doing. So 204 00:10:32,840 --> 00:10:35,880 Speaker 1: when I started kicking, sophomore year of high school. You know, 205 00:10:35,920 --> 00:10:37,960 Speaker 1: I didn't know much about it, but I loved it, 206 00:10:38,120 --> 00:10:41,040 Speaker 1: and as I kept getting better and better, I figured, well, like, 207 00:10:41,440 --> 00:10:43,880 Speaker 1: I'm up there as the top kicker in the country 208 00:10:43,960 --> 00:10:45,960 Speaker 1: for my age. And that's kind of how it wasn't 209 00:10:46,000 --> 00:10:48,760 Speaker 1: high school and in college, I was thinking, you know, 210 00:10:48,840 --> 00:10:50,440 Speaker 1: I want to keep doing well. I want to win 211 00:10:50,480 --> 00:10:52,600 Speaker 1: the Luke Rose Award and go play in the NFL. 212 00:10:52,760 --> 00:10:54,840 Speaker 1: Now I didn't win the Luke Rose Award, and I 213 00:10:54,840 --> 00:10:57,560 Speaker 1: didn't have a great college career, but I think there 214 00:10:57,640 --> 00:11:00,960 Speaker 1: was something about being done with school, being done with studying, 215 00:11:01,000 --> 00:11:03,320 Speaker 1: and just being able to devote everything, all my time 216 00:11:03,320 --> 00:11:05,719 Speaker 1: and energy into football. And I think that's when I 217 00:11:05,800 --> 00:11:09,240 Speaker 1: really started to see all of these big strides developed. 218 00:11:09,240 --> 00:11:11,880 Speaker 1: From that off season leading up to my rookie year 219 00:11:12,160 --> 00:11:14,760 Speaker 1: with Caroline and then obviously coming with the Chiefs, and 220 00:11:14,880 --> 00:11:18,160 Speaker 1: every off season I felt like I've gotten better and better. 221 00:11:18,720 --> 00:11:20,839 Speaker 1: But I think that is a stereotype with kickers that 222 00:11:20,920 --> 00:11:22,400 Speaker 1: you know, maybe they're off on the side of the 223 00:11:22,440 --> 00:11:24,800 Speaker 1: field not doing much. But that's kind of excited me 224 00:11:24,840 --> 00:11:27,040 Speaker 1: to say, There's been so many great kickers and if 225 00:11:27,040 --> 00:11:29,760 Speaker 1: the stereotype is they're not really doing much well. If 226 00:11:29,760 --> 00:11:31,920 Speaker 1: I put in more time and more effort than they are, 227 00:11:32,320 --> 00:11:34,880 Speaker 1: maybe I could be potentially the greatest ever. And that's 228 00:11:34,920 --> 00:11:37,320 Speaker 1: what I always in thinking about. Let me be the 229 00:11:37,360 --> 00:11:40,520 Speaker 1: greatest kicker I can be, and hopefully that makes me 230 00:11:40,559 --> 00:11:43,360 Speaker 1: finish at the top. But I love it. I love competing. 231 00:11:43,440 --> 00:11:46,080 Speaker 1: I think that's just something I've been given, probably something 232 00:11:46,120 --> 00:11:48,560 Speaker 1: my parents instilled in me at a young age. But 233 00:11:48,679 --> 00:11:50,600 Speaker 1: I love what I'm doing. There's nothing I'd rather be 234 00:11:50,679 --> 00:11:53,600 Speaker 1: doing with my life than playing football, and I love it. 235 00:11:53,600 --> 00:11:55,800 Speaker 1: Here with the Chiefs, you're on your way to the 236 00:11:55,840 --> 00:11:58,160 Speaker 1: best ever and last year leading the NFL and scoring. 237 00:11:58,400 --> 00:12:01,880 Speaker 1: You've already got twelve records so and you're just getting started. 238 00:12:02,160 --> 00:12:05,760 Speaker 1: But the example would be the Minnesota game. You had 239 00:12:05,800 --> 00:12:08,600 Speaker 1: to hit two big, really tough kicks at fifty four 240 00:12:08,640 --> 00:12:10,840 Speaker 1: yard or to tie in the forty four to win it. 241 00:12:10,880 --> 00:12:13,360 Speaker 1: But just an example of that game and what it 242 00:12:13,400 --> 00:12:15,840 Speaker 1: meant to you. It just kind of given you the 243 00:12:15,840 --> 00:12:18,199 Speaker 1: confidence to push on throughout the playoffs and now in 244 00:12:18,280 --> 00:12:21,679 Speaker 1: the off season. Yeah, I think all of the time 245 00:12:21,720 --> 00:12:24,320 Speaker 1: that I put in throughout the off season and during 246 00:12:24,320 --> 00:12:27,000 Speaker 1: the season kind of builds up to those big pressure 247 00:12:27,000 --> 00:12:29,520 Speaker 1: moments so that when I get there, it's not too 248 00:12:29,559 --> 00:12:32,000 Speaker 1: big for me. I can handle it because I've done 249 00:12:32,040 --> 00:12:34,040 Speaker 1: so much work in the background. And that's one thing 250 00:12:34,040 --> 00:12:36,000 Speaker 1: that's kind of in my head during those kicks is 251 00:12:36,400 --> 00:12:38,400 Speaker 1: even if I miss this thing, I know I've put 252 00:12:38,440 --> 00:12:40,360 Speaker 1: in all of the work I possibly could to make 253 00:12:40,360 --> 00:12:42,960 Speaker 1: this kick, and more times than not, I've been very 254 00:12:42,960 --> 00:12:45,640 Speaker 1: blessed those kicks go through, and I really try to 255 00:12:45,679 --> 00:12:48,520 Speaker 1: think about how can I increase the probabilities of me 256 00:12:48,640 --> 00:12:50,920 Speaker 1: making this kick? And that's what I'm thinking about throughout 257 00:12:50,960 --> 00:12:53,360 Speaker 1: the week, throughout the off season. How can I gain 258 00:12:53,440 --> 00:12:56,640 Speaker 1: that edge to be the kicker that isn't missing in 259 00:12:56,720 --> 00:12:59,160 Speaker 1: big moments when you got to have it, I'm all 260 00:12:59,240 --> 00:13:02,880 Speaker 1: locked in. You got to make the kick. Another thing 261 00:13:02,920 --> 00:13:05,160 Speaker 1: I've been impressed with and being around you since that 262 00:13:05,200 --> 00:13:09,040 Speaker 1: time we're hearing at seventeen. I mean, we played some 263 00:13:09,120 --> 00:13:11,280 Speaker 1: tough conditions. Let's be honest here. We played at the 264 00:13:11,280 --> 00:13:14,960 Speaker 1: thirty nine north degree parallel line. A third of the 265 00:13:15,000 --> 00:13:18,880 Speaker 1: schedule is played after Thanksgiving in the regular season, and 266 00:13:19,000 --> 00:13:22,120 Speaker 1: you don't seem to mind when cold wherever we go. 267 00:13:22,320 --> 00:13:26,959 Speaker 1: Mexico City was tough. What about your ability to train 268 00:13:27,040 --> 00:13:31,319 Speaker 1: yourself physically and mentally to kick and compete no matter 269 00:13:31,360 --> 00:13:35,280 Speaker 1: the circumstances. I think there's a couple reasons why I've 270 00:13:35,280 --> 00:13:38,120 Speaker 1: been able to excel. I think number one is, like 271 00:13:38,160 --> 00:13:40,280 Speaker 1: we were talking about the seventy seven yard field goalf, 272 00:13:40,320 --> 00:13:42,920 Speaker 1: I can make that when it's warm out then I 273 00:13:43,000 --> 00:13:45,800 Speaker 1: know that probably a fifty four yarder and the wind's 274 00:13:45,840 --> 00:13:48,120 Speaker 1: going crazy and it's cold. I feel confident in making 275 00:13:48,120 --> 00:13:51,600 Speaker 1: that out of the fifty six yarder in Chicago, I 276 00:13:51,600 --> 00:13:54,600 Speaker 1: feel confident in making that kick. So obviously, would we 277 00:13:54,760 --> 00:13:57,000 Speaker 1: kick a seventy seven yard or any game, probably not. 278 00:13:57,440 --> 00:13:59,320 Speaker 1: But I feel so much more confident in going into 279 00:13:59,320 --> 00:14:02,479 Speaker 1: a fifty plus our field goal when it is difficult conditions. 280 00:14:02,960 --> 00:14:04,199 Speaker 1: And I was also going to say I give it 281 00:14:04,240 --> 00:14:06,280 Speaker 1: a lot of credits to the coaches. Coach Tobe always 282 00:14:06,360 --> 00:14:08,800 Speaker 1: mentions that he wants to make practice harder than the game, 283 00:14:08,920 --> 00:14:13,160 Speaker 1: So a lot of teams maybe could go inside and practice. 284 00:14:13,320 --> 00:14:15,680 Speaker 1: Coach Read and coach Tobe, they love to be outside 285 00:14:15,800 --> 00:14:18,520 Speaker 1: in the conditions, and a lot of times our practices 286 00:14:18,640 --> 00:14:20,760 Speaker 1: are harder than the game. So we're out there and 287 00:14:20,800 --> 00:14:23,920 Speaker 1: the grounds frozen and it's super windy, and there are 288 00:14:23,960 --> 00:14:25,520 Speaker 1: no excuses you have to make the kick. We're not 289 00:14:25,560 --> 00:14:28,160 Speaker 1: going indoors to do field goal, period, So that's really 290 00:14:28,280 --> 00:14:30,120 Speaker 1: kind of made me a better kicker, so that when 291 00:14:30,160 --> 00:14:32,520 Speaker 1: I get to the game, we've already handled this win, 292 00:14:32,560 --> 00:14:36,040 Speaker 1: we've already handled this temperature, and we're so much more prepared. 293 00:14:36,080 --> 00:14:37,800 Speaker 1: So it comes down to practice and getting reps in 294 00:14:37,800 --> 00:14:40,400 Speaker 1: those conditions because playing at Georgia Tech, you don't have 295 00:14:40,440 --> 00:14:42,800 Speaker 1: any of those cold games, and the college season for 296 00:14:42,880 --> 00:14:45,320 Speaker 1: us a lot of times was over by the end 297 00:14:45,320 --> 00:14:47,880 Speaker 1: of December, so it did take me a year or 298 00:14:47,880 --> 00:14:50,880 Speaker 1: two to get it super comfortable. But now I love it. 299 00:14:50,920 --> 00:14:53,000 Speaker 1: I think that's what makes it fun. It's a lot 300 00:14:53,040 --> 00:14:55,720 Speaker 1: more fun than kicking indoors. Even though I sleep a 301 00:14:55,760 --> 00:14:58,920 Speaker 1: lot better than night before an indoor game, it makes 302 00:14:58,920 --> 00:15:02,480 Speaker 1: it fun when the conditions over the roup. Now I 303 00:15:02,480 --> 00:15:04,440 Speaker 1: want to dive into place where I don't think many 304 00:15:04,480 --> 00:15:06,840 Speaker 1: have gone, if any, and that is dealing with what 305 00:15:06,880 --> 00:15:10,240 Speaker 1: I saw, particularly in you last year. Every time you 306 00:15:10,240 --> 00:15:11,720 Speaker 1: get ready to kick on the play by play, I 307 00:15:11,720 --> 00:15:14,520 Speaker 1: always quote your stats and how many touchbacks you have, 308 00:15:14,600 --> 00:15:17,840 Speaker 1: but I'm talking kickoffs here, your ability, and I know 309 00:15:17,920 --> 00:15:20,160 Speaker 1: Tobe has pushed you on this to be able to 310 00:15:20,160 --> 00:15:23,240 Speaker 1: place the ball the two biggest plays. As long as 311 00:15:23,280 --> 00:15:24,920 Speaker 1: the Lord gives me days on this earth, I'm going 312 00:15:24,960 --> 00:15:27,760 Speaker 1: to remind him about in the Super Bowl comeback with 313 00:15:27,920 --> 00:15:31,400 Speaker 1: the kickoffs with the coverage teams Nieman on the first one, 314 00:15:31,800 --> 00:15:35,040 Speaker 1: Pringle on the second one, able to get the return 315 00:15:35,120 --> 00:15:38,120 Speaker 1: or inside the twenty on both times. But your ability 316 00:15:38,160 --> 00:15:40,960 Speaker 1: to place the football exactly where you wanted it with 317 00:15:41,200 --> 00:15:43,440 Speaker 1: the hand time to allow your coverage teams to make 318 00:15:43,480 --> 00:15:46,440 Speaker 1: those plays. How big were those plays and how much 319 00:15:46,480 --> 00:15:48,200 Speaker 1: of that have you had to work on in your 320 00:15:48,280 --> 00:15:52,880 Speaker 1: game to perfect that part of your strategic approach to football. Yeah, 321 00:15:52,920 --> 00:15:55,000 Speaker 1: those were huge plays and in the game of In 322 00:15:55,040 --> 00:15:57,960 Speaker 1: the game of football, it's the inches that matter. And 323 00:15:58,080 --> 00:16:02,560 Speaker 1: especially with special teams, Coach to talks about the probabilities 324 00:16:02,760 --> 00:16:04,960 Speaker 1: of them scoring a field goal or a touchdown go 325 00:16:05,080 --> 00:16:08,200 Speaker 1: way down the farther their start their drive start is. 326 00:16:08,240 --> 00:16:09,920 Speaker 1: So that's huge for us. We know if we can 327 00:16:09,920 --> 00:16:12,640 Speaker 1: gain a couple of yards inside the twenty five, that's 328 00:16:12,680 --> 00:16:15,880 Speaker 1: great for our defense. So during that game, I've gotten 329 00:16:15,880 --> 00:16:18,280 Speaker 1: a lot of comments from people saying, oh, was there win, 330 00:16:18,400 --> 00:16:20,520 Speaker 1: Like why weren't you hitting touchbacks? You know, it's Miami, 331 00:16:20,800 --> 00:16:22,320 Speaker 1: so I love that you were able to notice that 332 00:16:22,360 --> 00:16:24,480 Speaker 1: I'm doing that on purpose. I think a lot of 333 00:16:24,560 --> 00:16:27,040 Speaker 1: Chiefs fans were able to notice that because I am 334 00:16:27,080 --> 00:16:29,400 Speaker 1: able to hit it a touchback when it's cold and windy, 335 00:16:29,480 --> 00:16:31,920 Speaker 1: so definitely in Miami, I had the power for it, 336 00:16:32,120 --> 00:16:34,000 Speaker 1: but because it was so warm, I was able to 337 00:16:34,040 --> 00:16:37,200 Speaker 1: hang the ball up four five, four six seconds of 338 00:16:37,240 --> 00:16:40,200 Speaker 1: hang time from kick to catch, so almost like a punt. 339 00:16:40,240 --> 00:16:42,160 Speaker 1: And if you look by the time the return is 340 00:16:42,200 --> 00:16:44,600 Speaker 1: catching it. The goal is for our guys to be 341 00:16:44,640 --> 00:16:46,840 Speaker 1: inside the thirty yard line, and I guarantee you Nieman 342 00:16:46,880 --> 00:16:49,200 Speaker 1: and Pringle in those plays, we're inside the thirty yard line. 343 00:16:49,360 --> 00:16:51,200 Speaker 1: And then they made a great play and they got 344 00:16:51,280 --> 00:16:53,720 Speaker 1: them inside the twenty yard line for that drive start. 345 00:16:54,200 --> 00:16:57,880 Speaker 1: And yeah, we love special teams, and I think the 346 00:16:57,960 --> 00:17:00,840 Speaker 1: details matter so much, and that's one way that we 347 00:17:00,840 --> 00:17:02,800 Speaker 1: can get a little bit better and set it up 348 00:17:02,840 --> 00:17:06,560 Speaker 1: for our defense to really be successful. Yeah, we bring 349 00:17:06,640 --> 00:17:08,600 Speaker 1: up the WASP, but we're bringing up tip passes and 350 00:17:08,720 --> 00:17:12,520 Speaker 1: Fuller's interception. But those two kicks by you were superb. 351 00:17:12,600 --> 00:17:15,200 Speaker 1: And the coverage. How much do you work? So punters 352 00:17:15,200 --> 00:17:16,879 Speaker 1: always talk about working with the gunners, and hey, I 353 00:17:16,960 --> 00:17:18,399 Speaker 1: got to learn how to play with this punter, and 354 00:17:18,760 --> 00:17:21,119 Speaker 1: Dustin would talk about it with you and me. But 355 00:17:21,200 --> 00:17:23,680 Speaker 1: how much on your kickoff coverage guys do you discuss 356 00:17:23,720 --> 00:17:26,359 Speaker 1: it like I mean, you just broke it down scientifically 357 00:17:26,400 --> 00:17:28,960 Speaker 1: and typical engineering style, But how much do you work 358 00:17:28,960 --> 00:17:31,879 Speaker 1: with your guys looking up and down the line and 359 00:17:32,040 --> 00:17:33,800 Speaker 1: knowing that they can work with you and you can 360 00:17:33,840 --> 00:17:37,400 Speaker 1: work with them. So one on one, not a ton 361 00:17:37,560 --> 00:17:40,240 Speaker 1: it's mainly coach Tobe. He does a great job of 362 00:17:40,280 --> 00:17:42,159 Speaker 1: preparing us and he says, look, you know the L 363 00:17:42,280 --> 00:17:45,199 Speaker 1: one R three, this guy is probably going to be 364 00:17:45,200 --> 00:17:48,040 Speaker 1: open when we see back kick off return set up, 365 00:17:48,240 --> 00:17:50,000 Speaker 1: and so I kind of know aur which guy is 366 00:17:50,000 --> 00:17:52,400 Speaker 1: going to be open. And then also you know, he'll 367 00:17:52,440 --> 00:17:54,159 Speaker 1: tell me if we're kicking it left or kicking it 368 00:17:54,280 --> 00:17:56,679 Speaker 1: right to give us the best opportunity. So, I mean, 369 00:17:56,720 --> 00:18:00,720 Speaker 1: it's a game within the game, and I have confidence 370 00:18:00,800 --> 00:18:03,600 Speaker 1: in our kickoff coverage team. I think all of the 371 00:18:03,640 --> 00:18:06,119 Speaker 1: guys in our special teams room were really bought in 372 00:18:06,320 --> 00:18:08,879 Speaker 1: last year. So I think that speaks to a lot 373 00:18:08,920 --> 00:18:12,120 Speaker 1: of the leaders that we had in there with you know, Coldwood, Sherman, 374 00:18:12,800 --> 00:18:14,840 Speaker 1: everybody in there that was just kind of leading the 375 00:18:14,960 --> 00:18:19,080 Speaker 1: charge for special teams and a big difference maker among 376 00:18:19,200 --> 00:18:22,719 Speaker 1: special teams. Units are just effort. You know, when our 377 00:18:22,760 --> 00:18:24,840 Speaker 1: guys were all out, they take pride in it. You know, 378 00:18:24,880 --> 00:18:28,439 Speaker 1: you see Pringle celebrations with catching the fish and everything 379 00:18:28,440 --> 00:18:30,520 Speaker 1: that he's doing. I mean, I just I love our 380 00:18:30,560 --> 00:18:33,480 Speaker 1: kickoff coverage unit. We take pride in it and we 381 00:18:33,560 --> 00:18:35,520 Speaker 1: always are looking forward to when we get into the 382 00:18:35,560 --> 00:18:39,199 Speaker 1: office Monday Tuesday and Toil tells us what the average 383 00:18:39,200 --> 00:18:43,960 Speaker 1: start start drive was for their kickoff return team. So 384 00:18:44,240 --> 00:18:45,600 Speaker 1: I thought, we did a great job in the super 385 00:18:45,640 --> 00:18:47,520 Speaker 1: Bowl and anything we can do to help, I mean, 386 00:18:47,520 --> 00:18:50,439 Speaker 1: we're all for we want to do our best. Love it. 387 00:18:51,440 --> 00:18:55,840 Speaker 1: One final question it deals with m and Dustin being released, 388 00:18:55,840 --> 00:18:58,720 Speaker 1: and so you got two new punters. Basically it would 389 00:18:58,720 --> 00:19:03,560 Speaker 1: be punning. But I told people again publicly, hey, the 390 00:19:03,560 --> 00:19:05,760 Speaker 1: biggest challenge here is going to be being the holder. 391 00:19:06,119 --> 00:19:08,960 Speaker 1: How much you work in concert with James Winchester the snapper, 392 00:19:09,359 --> 00:19:12,600 Speaker 1: but now working with maybe two guys who are going 393 00:19:12,640 --> 00:19:15,320 Speaker 1: to be going back and forth in holding for you. 394 00:19:15,359 --> 00:19:17,879 Speaker 1: How big of a challenge is that for you? And 395 00:19:18,000 --> 00:19:22,119 Speaker 1: how important is that whole triangle connection between snapper, holder 396 00:19:22,160 --> 00:19:24,600 Speaker 1: and you all right. Well, it's definitely a challenge, but 397 00:19:24,680 --> 00:19:28,440 Speaker 1: that's what makes my job so fun and especially going 398 00:19:28,480 --> 00:19:31,119 Speaker 1: on year four, Dustin was a big mentor for me. 399 00:19:31,200 --> 00:19:32,800 Speaker 1: You know, he was a leader in that locker room, 400 00:19:32,840 --> 00:19:36,080 Speaker 1: definitely a leader in the special team's room. Unfortunately he's 401 00:19:36,119 --> 00:19:38,600 Speaker 1: no longer with us, so I've kind of had to 402 00:19:38,640 --> 00:19:41,480 Speaker 1: step up to be a leader. And now we have 403 00:19:41,560 --> 00:19:44,119 Speaker 1: a great schedule of us getting together six days a 404 00:19:44,160 --> 00:19:46,919 Speaker 1: week right now to work on holding, to focus on 405 00:19:46,960 --> 00:19:50,280 Speaker 1: the detail I mean, the smallest of details we're focusing 406 00:19:50,400 --> 00:19:52,560 Speaker 1: on because we get paid a lot of money to 407 00:19:52,600 --> 00:19:55,440 Speaker 1: do something that everybody in their couch things they can do. 408 00:19:55,640 --> 00:19:57,520 Speaker 1: So we're trying to do this at a super high 409 00:19:57,600 --> 00:20:00,840 Speaker 1: level with as little the least amount of as possible. 410 00:20:00,920 --> 00:20:03,000 Speaker 1: So yeah, we're getting together six days a week, and 411 00:20:03,040 --> 00:20:05,360 Speaker 1: I think when we started the virtual meetings, we just decided, 412 00:20:05,400 --> 00:20:07,200 Speaker 1: you know, look, we have to get together. We can't 413 00:20:07,200 --> 00:20:09,359 Speaker 1: wait until a training camp for that to be the 414 00:20:09,400 --> 00:20:12,439 Speaker 1: first time that we're actually getting together and doing live stamp, 415 00:20:12,480 --> 00:20:16,320 Speaker 1: hold and kick. So it's been an amazing time for 416 00:20:16,400 --> 00:20:18,480 Speaker 1: us this off season. Have James and then Tyler and 417 00:20:18,520 --> 00:20:20,879 Speaker 1: Tommy were working together, I can tell them what I 418 00:20:20,920 --> 00:20:23,520 Speaker 1: like James can tell them what he likes for the holds. 419 00:20:24,359 --> 00:20:27,920 Speaker 1: Sorry for receiving the snaps. So it's been really good 420 00:20:27,960 --> 00:20:29,920 Speaker 1: and I'm just trying to take advantage of this off 421 00:20:29,920 --> 00:20:33,560 Speaker 1: season period to the best of our abilities and capitalize 422 00:20:33,560 --> 00:20:36,639 Speaker 1: on that. So when we get to training camp July August, 423 00:20:36,760 --> 00:20:40,000 Speaker 1: we're ready to go. One final question then I'm gonna 424 00:20:40,000 --> 00:20:43,120 Speaker 1: get you back to Isabel James duty here. I've given 425 00:20:43,520 --> 00:20:47,919 Speaker 1: a brief reprieve, but it's one thing that I know 426 00:20:47,920 --> 00:20:49,840 Speaker 1: we've talked about as well, and we've even been a 427 00:20:50,320 --> 00:20:53,160 Speaker 1: public stages. But your faith. I know it's the most 428 00:20:53,200 --> 00:20:57,080 Speaker 1: important thing to you. But just sharing that with Isabel 429 00:20:57,440 --> 00:20:59,280 Speaker 1: and how important it is to you to lead you 430 00:20:59,560 --> 00:21:03,480 Speaker 1: day by day, Yeah, it's huge. I Mean what I 431 00:21:03,520 --> 00:21:05,879 Speaker 1: talk about a lot is that I'm called to be 432 00:21:05,920 --> 00:21:08,200 Speaker 1: a great husband and to be a great father, way 433 00:21:08,240 --> 00:21:10,760 Speaker 1: before I'm called to be a great football player. I 434 00:21:10,800 --> 00:21:13,360 Speaker 1: think God has blessed me with so many talents. He's 435 00:21:13,400 --> 00:21:15,440 Speaker 1: blessed me with the ability to kick a ball really far, 436 00:21:15,480 --> 00:21:18,399 Speaker 1: and I'm doing everything I can to maximize the talent 437 00:21:18,480 --> 00:21:21,919 Speaker 1: that he gave me. However, he did put Isabelle in 438 00:21:21,960 --> 00:21:23,840 Speaker 1: my life, and I love for very much. And she's 439 00:21:23,960 --> 00:21:27,480 Speaker 1: my wife. We've been married now for two years and 440 00:21:27,760 --> 00:21:30,960 Speaker 1: we have our son, our sixteen month son, James. So 441 00:21:31,040 --> 00:21:33,480 Speaker 1: my main focus is to be a great husband and 442 00:21:33,520 --> 00:21:36,359 Speaker 1: to be a great father to James. And you know, 443 00:21:36,440 --> 00:21:39,879 Speaker 1: one thing for us is staying center on Christ and 444 00:21:40,320 --> 00:21:43,959 Speaker 1: following his example for our lives. So that that's been 445 00:21:44,040 --> 00:21:46,560 Speaker 1: huge for us in our life. And also it helps 446 00:21:46,560 --> 00:21:48,800 Speaker 1: take the pressure off of me as a kicker. Like 447 00:21:48,840 --> 00:21:50,760 Speaker 1: I said, I prepare the best I can to make 448 00:21:50,760 --> 00:21:53,560 Speaker 1: that kick. If I miss it, well that's God's will 449 00:21:53,600 --> 00:21:55,480 Speaker 1: and I'm okay with that. I much rather follow his 450 00:21:55,520 --> 00:21:57,840 Speaker 1: will than my will for my life. So it is 451 00:21:57,880 --> 00:21:59,639 Speaker 1: a blessing just for me to be even in the 452 00:21:59,720 --> 00:22:03,200 Speaker 1: NFL right now, and I'm enjoining every moment. But yeah, 453 00:22:03,240 --> 00:22:06,320 Speaker 1: like you said, faith is most important, and it's only 454 00:22:06,400 --> 00:22:11,159 Speaker 1: first too. It's only in front of my family and 455 00:22:11,200 --> 00:22:16,000 Speaker 1: my wife and my son. Well appreciate you, man, and 456 00:22:16,119 --> 00:22:19,120 Speaker 1: I can't wait to see you live in the flesh. 457 00:22:19,119 --> 00:22:21,600 Speaker 1: But thanks for being who you are and thanks for 458 00:22:21,680 --> 00:22:24,119 Speaker 1: all of the chiefs kingdom. It's awesome to have you 459 00:22:24,320 --> 00:22:26,920 Speaker 1: help lead the way now even more so. But I 460 00:22:27,080 --> 00:22:30,040 Speaker 1: go get him. In regards to Isabelle and James, well, 461 00:22:30,080 --> 00:22:32,520 Speaker 1: thank you miss for having me on all right. Shot. 462 00:22:32,720 --> 00:22:35,760 Speaker 1: Really interesting there because the aspect that fans do not 463 00:22:35,840 --> 00:22:39,239 Speaker 1: think about Harrison Bucker is his ability to hang the 464 00:22:39,240 --> 00:22:41,679 Speaker 1: ball and place it wherever he wants. He's been the 465 00:22:41,760 --> 00:22:45,480 Speaker 1: NFL's one of the leaders and touchbacks and kicking not 466 00:22:45,640 --> 00:22:48,320 Speaker 1: at a high altitude since he's been in the league. 467 00:22:48,400 --> 00:22:52,639 Speaker 1: But Super Bowl fifty four part of that comeback by 468 00:22:52,680 --> 00:22:55,680 Speaker 1: the Chiefs and at last seven fifteen he places two 469 00:22:55,760 --> 00:22:58,320 Speaker 1: kicks perfectly ben Nieman on the first coverage to play 470 00:22:58,359 --> 00:23:02,399 Speaker 1: at the nineteen. Then Pringle comes in Byron Pringle and 471 00:23:02,440 --> 00:23:05,159 Speaker 1: makes a tackle at the fifteen. More pressure put on 472 00:23:05,200 --> 00:23:08,760 Speaker 1: San Francisco. His ability to place the ball where he 473 00:23:08,800 --> 00:23:11,879 Speaker 1: wants with hand time. What does that do for Tobe 474 00:23:11,880 --> 00:23:14,600 Speaker 1: and the Kansas City Chiefs coverage units and man As 475 00:23:14,640 --> 00:23:18,320 Speaker 1: a linebacker, I know all about covering kicks, and when 476 00:23:18,320 --> 00:23:20,399 Speaker 1: the kicker tells you it's going to be a deep 477 00:23:20,920 --> 00:23:24,119 Speaker 1: right kick and you're covering and you're avoiding expecting the 478 00:23:24,200 --> 00:23:26,600 Speaker 1: kick to go there, and it ends up being there, 479 00:23:26,840 --> 00:23:30,080 Speaker 1: it plays into your hands on the defense. Well, just 480 00:23:30,200 --> 00:23:35,440 Speaker 1: as beneficial as a good place kick, a poorty place 481 00:23:35,520 --> 00:23:38,480 Speaker 1: kicked when you're covering expected to be deep right and 482 00:23:38,520 --> 00:23:40,399 Speaker 1: it ends up being the center of the field or 483 00:23:40,440 --> 00:23:43,480 Speaker 1: maybe leaking to the left. That throws everybody out of 484 00:23:43,480 --> 00:23:46,480 Speaker 1: their lanes. And when you talk about some big returns 485 00:23:46,880 --> 00:23:50,560 Speaker 1: hitting a seam and being able to expose a cover unit, 486 00:23:50,840 --> 00:23:54,240 Speaker 1: a lot of times that's what happens an ill placed 487 00:23:54,320 --> 00:23:56,560 Speaker 1: kick when the team is covering for it to be 488 00:23:56,600 --> 00:23:59,520 Speaker 1: a certain place and it doesn't go there. It exposes 489 00:23:59,520 --> 00:24:03,200 Speaker 1: that cover units to some big returns. And we've seen 490 00:24:03,240 --> 00:24:06,920 Speaker 1: that happen in the past. But with Harrison Booker, he's 491 00:24:06,920 --> 00:24:10,160 Speaker 1: been so efficient and putting it just where Tod's wanted, 492 00:24:10,400 --> 00:24:12,159 Speaker 1: with the right amount of paying time to let our 493 00:24:12,200 --> 00:24:16,600 Speaker 1: guys get full speed, avoid and still be great cover units. 494 00:24:16,680 --> 00:24:20,840 Speaker 1: It's shown his head many times, creating turnovers in great 495 00:24:20,880 --> 00:24:25,120 Speaker 1: field position for our defense multiple times last season. Yeah, 496 00:24:25,359 --> 00:24:27,720 Speaker 1: he's been clutching the playoffs. He's only missed one field 497 00:24:27,720 --> 00:24:30,720 Speaker 1: goal now in three playoffs seasons with six games. That 498 00:24:30,840 --> 00:24:33,720 Speaker 1: it's that aspect of his game that I'm not sure 499 00:24:33,720 --> 00:24:38,639 Speaker 1: if fans think about enough, and it's just such a weapon. 500 00:24:38,720 --> 00:24:41,920 Speaker 1: Even in the twenty eighteen AFC Championship game, he put 501 00:24:41,960 --> 00:24:44,920 Speaker 1: the ball perfectly. Cordell Patterson breaks the tackle, gets out 502 00:24:44,960 --> 00:24:47,359 Speaker 1: to the thirty eighth, the Chiefs make the tackle. They 503 00:24:47,359 --> 00:24:49,560 Speaker 1: have the ball at the fourteen. And we might be 504 00:24:49,600 --> 00:24:52,560 Speaker 1: talking about two super Bowl championships, but now we look 505 00:24:52,600 --> 00:24:54,720 Speaker 1: at the third. Now let's go into another aspect of 506 00:24:54,720 --> 00:24:58,399 Speaker 1: Harrison Bucker's life as we get ready to get ready 507 00:24:58,400 --> 00:25:01,520 Speaker 1: for camp in twenty twenty, and that is the role 508 00:25:01,880 --> 00:25:04,960 Speaker 1: that the punter is usually the holder. For his time 509 00:25:05,000 --> 00:25:08,399 Speaker 1: with the Chiefs, He's always had Dustin Coquitt, Winchester has 510 00:25:08,680 --> 00:25:12,199 Speaker 1: James Winchester snapping it. Co Quit has been able to 511 00:25:12,240 --> 00:25:14,880 Speaker 1: hold it. But co Quit was a superb holder. I said, 512 00:25:14,880 --> 00:25:18,960 Speaker 1: he's Salvey Perez catching for the Royals. Wherever it was going, 513 00:25:19,040 --> 00:25:21,440 Speaker 1: he was going to get it and place it. So mentally, 514 00:25:21,480 --> 00:25:23,200 Speaker 1: now for a kicker, he doesn't want to to think 515 00:25:23,240 --> 00:25:27,720 Speaker 1: about snaps and holes all of a sudden. Now the 516 00:25:27,840 --> 00:25:31,400 Speaker 1: guy who was kind of a mentor for Butcker, Now 517 00:25:31,440 --> 00:25:33,640 Speaker 1: Butcker is going to be older than whomever they's gonna 518 00:25:33,640 --> 00:25:38,000 Speaker 1: win that battle. What about that aspect and him working 519 00:25:38,000 --> 00:25:41,800 Speaker 1: with whomever's gonna win this punter holder battle, hey man. 520 00:25:41,840 --> 00:25:45,080 Speaker 1: In life, at times, the student becomes the teacher and 521 00:25:45,200 --> 00:25:48,080 Speaker 1: That's exactly what's gonna happen with Buck. He was the 522 00:25:48,160 --> 00:25:50,280 Speaker 1: student under co Quit, Now he needs to become the 523 00:25:50,359 --> 00:25:52,760 Speaker 1: teacher for the next guy. He's going to teach the 524 00:25:52,800 --> 00:25:56,240 Speaker 1: guy exactly what he wants a quarter turn of the ball, 525 00:25:56,560 --> 00:25:59,879 Speaker 1: what angle the ball needs to be placed, how far 526 00:26:00,119 --> 00:26:01,760 Speaker 1: in front of his fingers does he want the ball, 527 00:26:02,200 --> 00:26:05,400 Speaker 1: how many fingers to hold on, all the details. He's 528 00:26:05,440 --> 00:26:09,000 Speaker 1: gonna demand that his punter, his holder does it the 529 00:26:09,080 --> 00:26:11,480 Speaker 1: right way. But then we talk about what you said. 530 00:26:11,560 --> 00:26:15,560 Speaker 1: The change change is something that everybody experiences in life, 531 00:26:15,800 --> 00:26:18,840 Speaker 1: and it's how you handle that change. Bucker, I believe 532 00:26:18,880 --> 00:26:21,800 Speaker 1: him being a professional. He's a guy that always demands 533 00:26:21,840 --> 00:26:24,520 Speaker 1: the best of everybody in his unit, and he's not 534 00:26:24,560 --> 00:26:27,440 Speaker 1: gonna take a guy holding it who cannot consistently put 535 00:26:27,440 --> 00:26:30,720 Speaker 1: it exactly where he wants to. And so the production 536 00:26:30,760 --> 00:26:33,600 Speaker 1: can be what it is. But when that change comes 537 00:26:33,600 --> 00:26:35,919 Speaker 1: and you get rid of Dustin cole Quit, you have 538 00:26:35,960 --> 00:26:38,159 Speaker 1: to realize it's a trickle down effect if you're not 539 00:26:38,200 --> 00:26:40,880 Speaker 1: just getting rid of his coughing kicks inside the ten 540 00:26:41,280 --> 00:26:44,280 Speaker 1: at an amazing rate, but also that confidence in that 541 00:26:44,359 --> 00:26:47,879 Speaker 1: continuity that Bucker has with his holder. But what we 542 00:26:48,000 --> 00:26:52,080 Speaker 1: don't know. This guy, whoever it is, might be better 543 00:26:52,359 --> 00:26:54,800 Speaker 1: than Dustin cole Quit. So you get in a comfort 544 00:26:54,880 --> 00:26:58,159 Speaker 1: level of being good or being great. But now we 545 00:26:58,359 --> 00:27:01,560 Speaker 1: might be blessed with nobody who was an elite holder 546 00:27:01,760 --> 00:27:05,480 Speaker 1: and maybe the if we go from a ninety field 547 00:27:05,480 --> 00:27:09,439 Speaker 1: goal conversion to maybe ninety eight percent, so we might 548 00:27:09,520 --> 00:27:14,000 Speaker 1: have better things in our future because of this change. Interesting, So, 549 00:27:14,480 --> 00:27:17,479 Speaker 1: going back before the interview with him, you mentioned with 550 00:27:17,560 --> 00:27:21,560 Speaker 1: special teams, we remember the screw ups. We might remember 551 00:27:21,560 --> 00:27:23,480 Speaker 1: a game winning kick like we brought up earlier, but 552 00:27:23,560 --> 00:27:27,080 Speaker 1: we remember the Romo botch on the play on a 553 00:27:27,119 --> 00:27:31,119 Speaker 1: placement against Seattle in the playoffs, or Lynn Elliott or 554 00:27:31,480 --> 00:27:35,480 Speaker 1: widewaf wide right. So now the precision that's involved to 555 00:27:35,560 --> 00:27:39,640 Speaker 1: avoid those just how important is the time now with 556 00:27:39,720 --> 00:27:42,679 Speaker 1: Harrison Butker, with those guys, and let's go into another 557 00:27:42,720 --> 00:27:45,720 Speaker 1: part of the discussion, the elements, because I don't know 558 00:27:45,760 --> 00:27:48,240 Speaker 1: who's gonna win this, Tyler Newsomer, Tommy Towns and I 559 00:27:48,240 --> 00:27:52,240 Speaker 1: don't know, but those guys have not been an arrowhead either. 560 00:27:53,040 --> 00:27:55,520 Speaker 1: How much now does Butcker what he's learned from coal 561 00:27:55,560 --> 00:27:58,600 Speaker 1: Quit and others about arrowhead handling, arrowhead handling, arrowhead and 562 00:27:58,720 --> 00:28:01,239 Speaker 1: good weather, bad weather third of the games or being 563 00:28:01,320 --> 00:28:04,520 Speaker 1: bad weather, how much does that come into play between 564 00:28:04,560 --> 00:28:07,480 Speaker 1: now and the Chinese team plays a game man, When 565 00:28:07,480 --> 00:28:10,280 Speaker 1: you talk about being a professional, it's at all levels 566 00:28:10,640 --> 00:28:14,080 Speaker 1: and at all extremes. A football player cannot use elements 567 00:28:14,080 --> 00:28:16,880 Speaker 1: as any excuse. Whether you're indoors outdoors, whether it's coal 568 00:28:16,960 --> 00:28:19,360 Speaker 1: or hot, whether your hands are sweaty or they're frozen 569 00:28:19,440 --> 00:28:22,200 Speaker 1: like bricks, You're expected to go out there and perform 570 00:28:22,320 --> 00:28:26,120 Speaker 1: your job, your duty to execute, to help the team execute. 571 00:28:26,200 --> 00:28:29,560 Speaker 1: Whoever wins that job of holding, he is one of 572 00:28:29,600 --> 00:28:32,240 Speaker 1: eleven of that field goal unit, and he has to 573 00:28:32,280 --> 00:28:37,440 Speaker 1: perform his job excellent at an elite level every time 574 00:28:37,520 --> 00:28:40,400 Speaker 1: they go out, whether it's practice or a game. And 575 00:28:40,440 --> 00:28:43,240 Speaker 1: so what we're gonna need is whoever is trying to 576 00:28:43,240 --> 00:28:45,800 Speaker 1: get that position, extra time is going to have to 577 00:28:45,840 --> 00:28:48,560 Speaker 1: be dedicated to that. It's gonna be a period of 578 00:28:48,680 --> 00:28:50,960 Speaker 1: extra snaps. You're gonna have to be on the side 579 00:28:51,280 --> 00:28:54,120 Speaker 1: constantly taking snaps. So Winchester and him can get on 580 00:28:54,160 --> 00:28:57,800 Speaker 1: the same page. Where coal quit, there was a comfort level. 581 00:28:58,040 --> 00:29:00,600 Speaker 1: There was almost taking it for granted. As long as 582 00:29:00,600 --> 00:29:03,080 Speaker 1: it touched his hands, he was gonna get it down, 583 00:29:03,160 --> 00:29:05,720 Speaker 1: get it quarter a turn, laces away, and everything was 584 00:29:05,760 --> 00:29:09,160 Speaker 1: going to go right. That has to be drilled, That 585 00:29:09,240 --> 00:29:12,680 Speaker 1: has to be practiced and performed over and over again 586 00:29:13,040 --> 00:29:16,720 Speaker 1: until it's perfect. And when we talk about perfect every time, 587 00:29:16,840 --> 00:29:20,240 Speaker 1: the exact same way to build that confidence between him 588 00:29:20,520 --> 00:29:23,120 Speaker 1: and Bucker so we can achieve what we did last 589 00:29:23,200 --> 00:29:26,600 Speaker 1: year leading the NFL, leading the Chiefs and points score 590 00:29:26,600 --> 00:29:30,040 Speaker 1: about one Harrison Bucker. And then what about though the 591 00:29:30,360 --> 00:29:32,640 Speaker 1: like kicking an Arrowhead or let's just say Denver now 592 00:29:32,680 --> 00:29:36,120 Speaker 1: that the other two division opponents are gonna have new stadium. Okay, 593 00:29:36,720 --> 00:29:39,080 Speaker 1: but hey, this is Denver now. Butcker is gonna be 594 00:29:39,080 --> 00:29:43,040 Speaker 1: talking to whomever wins this job, maybe Winchester two. Here 595 00:29:43,040 --> 00:29:44,640 Speaker 1: in Denver, here's what we have to deal with. Or 596 00:29:45,280 --> 00:29:49,880 Speaker 1: in Arrowhead, Hey, we're kicking northwest to southeast and when 597 00:29:49,880 --> 00:29:52,000 Speaker 1: it comes into that tunnel, that tunnel go, I mean, 598 00:29:52,440 --> 00:29:54,479 Speaker 1: how much of that comes into play here of training 599 00:29:54,480 --> 00:29:56,360 Speaker 1: these guys, the young guy now it has to come 600 00:29:56,400 --> 00:29:58,640 Speaker 1: from Bucker to them. How much of that is involved 601 00:29:58,640 --> 00:30:00,760 Speaker 1: in this conversation? Hey man, I got I got so 602 00:30:00,800 --> 00:30:04,160 Speaker 1: many ideas. Hey, let's throw the holder in the cold tub. 603 00:30:04,480 --> 00:30:06,400 Speaker 1: Put them in the cold tub. For four or five 604 00:30:06,480 --> 00:30:09,240 Speaker 1: minutes and have them come out shaking and then snap 605 00:30:09,280 --> 00:30:12,480 Speaker 1: them the ball, and it like extremes like that. If 606 00:30:12,480 --> 00:30:16,120 Speaker 1: a guy can perform in the extremes, then it brings 607 00:30:16,160 --> 00:30:17,880 Speaker 1: it down and when its game time, it's gonna be 608 00:30:17,920 --> 00:30:20,520 Speaker 1: like nothing. So look look for that. If you leave 609 00:30:20,840 --> 00:30:23,040 Speaker 1: listen to this podcast. It just jumped into my mind. 610 00:30:23,280 --> 00:30:26,080 Speaker 1: Look for our holders to be thrown in ice buckets, 611 00:30:26,160 --> 00:30:29,120 Speaker 1: ice vams put their hands and buckets of ice before 612 00:30:29,160 --> 00:30:32,840 Speaker 1: they snap it. Whatever we have to do to stress 613 00:30:33,200 --> 00:30:36,600 Speaker 1: the the elements. The execution level has to be at 614 00:30:36,600 --> 00:30:39,800 Speaker 1: the all time high. But things like that, Hey, it's 615 00:30:39,840 --> 00:30:42,720 Speaker 1: gold time. There's no room for error when you're talking 616 00:30:42,760 --> 00:30:45,680 Speaker 1: about we need three points on the board in the 617 00:30:45,840 --> 00:30:48,920 Speaker 1: drive the right way and take advantage of a great 618 00:30:49,000 --> 00:30:51,280 Speaker 1: drive for a championship drive. Hey, if you're trying to 619 00:30:51,280 --> 00:30:54,960 Speaker 1: go back to back, you gotta do some extreme measures sometimes. Yeah, 620 00:30:54,960 --> 00:30:57,080 Speaker 1: I was interesting. I was on a podcast like this 621 00:30:57,160 --> 00:30:59,120 Speaker 1: earlier today with the Jets and they're asking what's the 622 00:30:59,160 --> 00:31:00,800 Speaker 1: weakness of the chief something like, well, you know you 623 00:31:00,840 --> 00:31:03,320 Speaker 1: need to find it because I can't find one. But 624 00:31:03,440 --> 00:31:07,320 Speaker 1: here we're let's close it out this way. Shop Harrison 625 00:31:07,400 --> 00:31:10,000 Speaker 1: Bucker is such an asset to this team because he 626 00:31:10,040 --> 00:31:12,400 Speaker 1: fits right in with the Mahomes's and the Honey Badgers 627 00:31:12,400 --> 00:31:15,680 Speaker 1: and everybody else. Intense competitor who can compete in the clutch. 628 00:31:15,960 --> 00:31:18,720 Speaker 1: He's proving that and he wants to get better, always 629 00:31:18,800 --> 00:31:21,440 Speaker 1: raising his level to the next level. Good does not 630 00:31:21,640 --> 00:31:26,280 Speaker 1: prevent him from being great, and great does not prevent 631 00:31:26,360 --> 00:31:28,560 Speaker 1: him from being elite. If you want a team, if 632 00:31:28,560 --> 00:31:31,800 Speaker 1: you want an organization that's excited to have the opportunity 633 00:31:31,840 --> 00:31:34,800 Speaker 1: to run it back, go back to back, every three 634 00:31:35,000 --> 00:31:37,960 Speaker 1: every every person in all three phases, those leadership roles 635 00:31:38,160 --> 00:31:40,560 Speaker 1: have to be filled and they have to continue to 636 00:31:40,640 --> 00:31:44,120 Speaker 1: push each other one of eleven in every phase of 637 00:31:44,120 --> 00:31:47,640 Speaker 1: the game. Well, running it back may being butt kicking 638 00:31:48,000 --> 00:31:49,640 Speaker 1: running it back. He may have to hit the big 639 00:31:49,760 --> 00:31:52,560 Speaker 1: kick to win the next one. Thanks Shop, appreciate you, 640 00:31:52,600 --> 00:31:55,800 Speaker 1: appreciate your heart. Will continue to press on and move 641 00:31:55,840 --> 00:31:58,600 Speaker 1: on and pray and hope for the best as we 642 00:31:58,840 --> 00:32:01,880 Speaker 1: work for change. Thank you, my friend, Thanks for joining 643 00:32:01,920 --> 00:32:04,880 Speaker 1: us on this edition of Defending the Kingdom and worked 644 00:32:04,920 --> 00:32:07,360 Speaker 1: getting ready for training camp, folks, adn't that far away. 645 00:32:18,440 --> 00:32:22,600 Speaker 1: Thanks for listening to the Chief's official podcast network to 646 00:32:23,880 --> 00:32:28,200 Speaker 1: touch down lost it down and the celebration begins in 647 00:32:28,320 --> 00:32:28,880 Speaker 1: their own head.