1 00:00:00,440 --> 00:00:03,480 Speaker 1: Tensions usually run high in the National Football League, but 2 00:00:03,560 --> 00:00:07,400 Speaker 1: they're exceptionally high during this time of year because the 3 00:00:07,600 --> 00:00:13,960 Speaker 1: cutdown date is just around the corner. So it's decisions, decisions, 4 00:00:14,200 --> 00:00:17,040 Speaker 1: even for your fantasy team. All of that we're going 5 00:00:17,079 --> 00:00:19,759 Speaker 1: to cover on this edition of Defending the Kingdom, and 6 00:00:19,800 --> 00:00:23,959 Speaker 1: it's brought to you by Ticketmaster's keeps. 7 00:00:23,800 --> 00:00:26,120 Speaker 2: It on an RPO at the fine it's a league plot. 8 00:00:26,320 --> 00:00:31,640 Speaker 1: He goes into the ends on this side touchdown Chas City. 9 00:00:31,920 --> 00:00:34,280 Speaker 1: Hi everyone, I'm Mitcheld's voice of the Chiefs along with 10 00:00:34,360 --> 00:00:38,520 Speaker 1: senior team reporter Mac McMullen. Yes, we will have ESPN's 11 00:00:38,560 --> 00:00:42,959 Speaker 1: Field Yates on this episode to talk about fantasy football, 12 00:00:43,320 --> 00:00:48,199 Speaker 1: which has gone to like way levels so crazy. You 13 00:00:48,200 --> 00:00:52,479 Speaker 1: can actually get your doctorate now in fantasy football from 14 00:00:52,600 --> 00:00:56,800 Speaker 1: any IVY league school. But anyway, let's deal with reality 15 00:00:56,800 --> 00:01:01,040 Speaker 1: football first, and that is decisions, decisions. As we post this, 16 00:01:01,120 --> 00:01:03,840 Speaker 1: the Chiefs are getting ready to have their third and 17 00:01:03,880 --> 00:01:07,280 Speaker 1: final preseason game, the only preseason game at home against 18 00:01:07,280 --> 00:01:12,080 Speaker 1: the Chicago Bears. But we are getting down to the 19 00:01:12,120 --> 00:01:14,160 Speaker 1: finals here of trying to figure out the fifty three 20 00:01:14,200 --> 00:01:18,160 Speaker 1: person roster. There is so much that goes into the decisions. 21 00:01:18,200 --> 00:01:21,360 Speaker 1: We'll kind of dive into that into this episode, but 22 00:01:21,480 --> 00:01:24,040 Speaker 1: your thoughts overall as we are right here. 23 00:01:24,000 --> 00:01:26,880 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's pretty cool because we've been talking about this 24 00:01:27,000 --> 00:01:29,800 Speaker 3: process for months now and we love it, right. I mean, 25 00:01:29,840 --> 00:01:33,800 Speaker 3: it really starts in February with all the reserve future 26 00:01:33,800 --> 00:01:37,240 Speaker 3: contracts and you get into free agency in March, the draft, obviously, 27 00:01:37,560 --> 00:01:40,160 Speaker 3: all the off season practices in training camp, and we 28 00:01:40,240 --> 00:01:42,680 Speaker 3: kind of got to see this team come together. And 29 00:01:42,760 --> 00:01:44,760 Speaker 3: who are some players that were watching that we weren't 30 00:01:45,160 --> 00:01:48,480 Speaker 3: necessarily thinking about before the off season training program began. 31 00:01:48,600 --> 00:01:51,520 Speaker 3: Who surprised us, who disappointed us? All that stuff, and 32 00:01:51,600 --> 00:01:53,360 Speaker 3: now we have a chance to see what this team 33 00:01:53,400 --> 00:01:56,240 Speaker 3: will initially look like here in just a few days. 34 00:01:56,800 --> 00:01:59,240 Speaker 3: It's important to note though, that as exciting as it is, 35 00:01:59,320 --> 00:02:02,160 Speaker 3: it's also kind of a tough time in the NFL 36 00:02:02,440 --> 00:02:05,440 Speaker 3: because over the matter of a few hours, like twelve 37 00:02:05,520 --> 00:02:08,040 Speaker 3: hundred players will be without a job, and it's tough. 38 00:02:08,080 --> 00:02:10,280 Speaker 3: We talk about how cool it is for so many 39 00:02:10,280 --> 00:02:12,840 Speaker 3: of these guys that they're experiencing like a lifelong dream 40 00:02:12,960 --> 00:02:15,840 Speaker 3: of playing professional football, and many of them this door 41 00:02:15,880 --> 00:02:18,240 Speaker 3: will close. So I think it's important to remember that. 42 00:02:18,760 --> 00:02:20,760 Speaker 3: But from a team building perspective. This time of year 43 00:02:20,840 --> 00:02:23,640 Speaker 3: is a lot of fun, and with the previous thought 44 00:02:23,639 --> 00:02:26,799 Speaker 3: in mind, there are some players that maybe many didn't 45 00:02:26,840 --> 00:02:28,520 Speaker 3: give them a chance to make it in the NFL, 46 00:02:28,600 --> 00:02:30,359 Speaker 3: and they're going to have a shot now to possibly 47 00:02:30,360 --> 00:02:30,960 Speaker 3: make this team. 48 00:02:31,919 --> 00:02:34,440 Speaker 1: One of the blessings that I get is I get 49 00:02:34,480 --> 00:02:36,760 Speaker 1: to introduce the entire team in front of about twelve 50 00:02:36,840 --> 00:02:40,800 Speaker 1: hundred fans at the kickoff luncheon, and it's really cool. 51 00:02:40,960 --> 00:02:44,000 Speaker 1: But in the back of my heart, as I'm introducing 52 00:02:44,040 --> 00:02:47,560 Speaker 1: these guys, I realize that many of them will not 53 00:02:47,680 --> 00:02:50,160 Speaker 1: be on the team a week from now. And so 54 00:02:50,840 --> 00:02:53,960 Speaker 1: one story, a guy named Jorn Nipmo I've told you 55 00:02:54,000 --> 00:02:57,440 Speaker 1: the story before made He was work construction. He had 56 00:02:57,600 --> 00:03:00,200 Speaker 1: tried out with like seven different teams. He made our 57 00:03:00,200 --> 00:03:03,440 Speaker 1: team as a placekicker, and I introduced him like he's 58 00:03:03,520 --> 00:03:06,400 Speaker 1: seven different construction jobs and you know you aren't Nimro 59 00:03:06,480 --> 00:03:08,760 Speaker 1: and he's just pumping his fists in front of thousands 60 00:03:08,760 --> 00:03:12,000 Speaker 1: of fans, a couple thousand fans. I go sit down 61 00:03:12,040 --> 00:03:14,240 Speaker 1: and Marty Schottenheimer is the coach at the time. He goes. 62 00:03:14,600 --> 00:03:17,080 Speaker 1: I got to tell Nipmo after the dinner where he's cut, 63 00:03:17,200 --> 00:03:21,120 Speaker 1: oh Man, we just traded for Pete Joanovich. So, and 64 00:03:21,240 --> 00:03:23,360 Speaker 1: I saw it in twenty thirteen when we were turning 65 00:03:23,400 --> 00:03:25,959 Speaker 1: the roster over seven guys on a Saturday night, thought 66 00:03:26,000 --> 00:03:28,680 Speaker 1: they made the team. Sunday morning, they were all cut 67 00:03:28,800 --> 00:03:31,399 Speaker 1: because we were the first pick on the waiver wire 68 00:03:31,440 --> 00:03:34,520 Speaker 1: after two and fourteen, and John Dorsey's staff that time, 69 00:03:34,560 --> 00:03:36,680 Speaker 1: we were just like picking guys the Magnificent Seven. 70 00:03:36,760 --> 00:03:36,960 Speaker 3: Yeah. 71 00:03:37,120 --> 00:03:40,360 Speaker 1: So this is a time of tension, and so there's 72 00:03:40,360 --> 00:03:45,640 Speaker 1: a time of anticipation, but dreams are at least delayed, 73 00:03:45,800 --> 00:03:47,800 Speaker 1: if not dashed during this time of year. 74 00:03:48,000 --> 00:03:49,800 Speaker 3: So I'm not going to say who this player was, 75 00:03:49,920 --> 00:03:52,000 Speaker 3: but I saw this happen at training camp in the 76 00:03:52,040 --> 00:03:54,200 Speaker 3: last day. He was walking down the hill and his 77 00:03:54,240 --> 00:03:57,720 Speaker 3: family was there in the VIP area, And for a 78 00:03:57,720 --> 00:03:59,560 Speaker 3: lot of players, the last day of training camp is 79 00:03:59,560 --> 00:04:02,480 Speaker 3: a celebrate because you're getting out of there, you're done 80 00:04:02,480 --> 00:04:04,720 Speaker 3: living in the dorms, you're going home. For him, he 81 00:04:04,840 --> 00:04:06,560 Speaker 3: was kind of soaking it in as he was walking 82 00:04:06,600 --> 00:04:08,400 Speaker 3: down and his family was right there and they're like, 83 00:04:08,520 --> 00:04:10,200 Speaker 3: last day, and you could see it on his face. 84 00:04:10,240 --> 00:04:13,160 Speaker 3: He's like, yep, last day, And I don't know that 85 00:04:13,240 --> 00:04:16,159 Speaker 3: kind of stuck with me. Where these guys that are 86 00:04:16,279 --> 00:04:18,440 Speaker 3: kind of on that roster bubble or or maybe even 87 00:04:18,480 --> 00:04:20,760 Speaker 3: beyond that bubble, know that this might be it, But 88 00:04:20,800 --> 00:04:22,440 Speaker 3: at least for a couple of months you were on 89 00:04:22,720 --> 00:04:25,760 Speaker 3: the Kansas City Chiefs. And again some of them might 90 00:04:25,800 --> 00:04:27,760 Speaker 3: surprise some people and make this team or make the 91 00:04:27,760 --> 00:04:29,839 Speaker 3: practice squad and you'll see him later this year. But 92 00:04:30,200 --> 00:04:32,560 Speaker 3: just important to remember that that these are human beings 93 00:04:32,560 --> 00:04:33,680 Speaker 3: and it's not a video game. 94 00:04:34,400 --> 00:04:37,320 Speaker 1: Well, one area we don't cut is around the world. 95 00:04:37,480 --> 00:04:39,000 Speaker 1: So what do you have for around the world today? 96 00:04:39,920 --> 00:04:44,680 Speaker 3: I've got eight today? Whoa eight for Christian Christian Yeah, 97 00:04:45,040 --> 00:04:48,560 Speaker 3: who is back practicing and we'll hopefully see him in 98 00:04:48,640 --> 00:04:49,040 Speaker 3: week one. 99 00:04:49,240 --> 00:04:52,480 Speaker 1: There's also Keishawn Smith who's on the offensive side wearing 100 00:04:52,560 --> 00:04:53,039 Speaker 1: number eight. 101 00:04:53,240 --> 00:04:55,360 Speaker 3: Yeah, but how do you feel about the double numbers 102 00:04:55,400 --> 00:04:56,520 Speaker 3: as a radio open. 103 00:04:56,880 --> 00:05:00,200 Speaker 1: I hate him. Its privilege is the worst and you 104 00:05:00,200 --> 00:05:01,680 Speaker 1: can't have them out there at the same time. But 105 00:05:01,720 --> 00:05:05,000 Speaker 1: the other night NFL there is not that rule and 106 00:05:05,080 --> 00:05:07,360 Speaker 1: so on kickoff coverage. I don't know if you saw this, 107 00:05:08,240 --> 00:05:11,560 Speaker 1: Joshua Williams was standing next to Taekwon Thornton two number two. 108 00:05:11,560 --> 00:05:13,279 Speaker 1: It's like, who's your guest, so go make the tackle. 109 00:05:13,320 --> 00:05:15,479 Speaker 1: But yes, not a fan of duplicate numbers. 110 00:05:15,520 --> 00:05:17,640 Speaker 3: Yeah, I'm glad I'm not spotting for you in the preseason. 111 00:05:17,640 --> 00:05:19,039 Speaker 3: I get off the hook on that one because that 112 00:05:19,040 --> 00:05:22,240 Speaker 3: would be ridiculously hard. Okay, So around the world. I 113 00:05:22,360 --> 00:05:25,400 Speaker 3: heard from Carol and Gilbert Arizona. She was at the 114 00:05:25,400 --> 00:05:28,760 Speaker 3: preseason opener a few weeks ago. Hi, Carol, shout out 115 00:05:28,800 --> 00:05:32,440 Speaker 3: to Claude and Trish in southwest Florida. They're moving to 116 00:05:32,480 --> 00:05:35,839 Speaker 3: Acon County, South Carolina next month. We're kind of spreading 117 00:05:35,839 --> 00:05:38,440 Speaker 3: the kingdom. So good luck on your move. Mitch is 118 00:05:38,440 --> 00:05:40,400 Speaker 3: in Fayette, Missouri, home of the. 119 00:05:41,520 --> 00:05:44,919 Speaker 1: Oh gosh, well it's home of Missouri Valley. No, no, 120 00:05:45,000 --> 00:05:48,680 Speaker 1: Fayetts Central Methodist. Central Methodist is in Missouri. 121 00:05:48,800 --> 00:05:51,880 Speaker 3: This might be the high school. Oh shoot, it's alliterative. 122 00:05:52,560 --> 00:05:56,680 Speaker 3: You got me the Falcons, the Falcons name in Columbia. Yeah, 123 00:05:56,680 --> 00:05:57,119 Speaker 3: that's true. 124 00:05:57,160 --> 00:05:59,200 Speaker 1: Beautiful campus. By the way, Central Methodist. 125 00:05:59,360 --> 00:06:01,160 Speaker 3: I remember when, uh, because I went to school at 126 00:06:01,160 --> 00:06:03,840 Speaker 3: the Zoo. Whenever I was like trying to make it 127 00:06:03,880 --> 00:06:05,800 Speaker 3: like I stayed overnight at home and I was trying 128 00:06:05,800 --> 00:06:07,359 Speaker 3: to make it in time, I'd see Fayette and be 129 00:06:07,440 --> 00:06:08,360 Speaker 3: like I'm almost there. 130 00:06:08,480 --> 00:06:08,840 Speaker 1: Almost. 131 00:06:09,400 --> 00:06:14,240 Speaker 3: Patricia is in Weathersfield, Connecticut. Ever been to Weathersfield, Connecticut? 132 00:06:14,279 --> 00:06:15,080 Speaker 1: I haven't want to. 133 00:06:15,279 --> 00:06:18,480 Speaker 3: Okay, we'll have to go. Richard is in Southwest Texas. 134 00:06:18,480 --> 00:06:21,000 Speaker 3: Been a fan since the Joe Montana and Marcus Allen days. 135 00:06:21,120 --> 00:06:22,200 Speaker 1: Well, that narrows it down. 136 00:06:22,760 --> 00:06:26,320 Speaker 3: I think he mentioned he was, He mentioned he was, 137 00:06:26,360 --> 00:06:29,160 Speaker 3: he was nearby something I can't remember, but yeah, Southwest Texas. 138 00:06:29,760 --> 00:06:35,080 Speaker 3: Get some more information there. Richard Mark is listening in Regina, Saskatchewan. Yeah. 139 00:06:35,360 --> 00:06:38,640 Speaker 1: Or Canadians in there, Canadian Kingdom Defenders. 140 00:06:38,279 --> 00:06:41,919 Speaker 3: Of another one for you too. Martha is in bo Island, Alberta. 141 00:06:42,839 --> 00:06:44,240 Speaker 3: We're hitting all the provinces. 142 00:06:44,320 --> 00:06:44,520 Speaker 2: Yeah. 143 00:06:44,920 --> 00:06:47,000 Speaker 1: Do we sing on Canada before the show, then. 144 00:06:46,880 --> 00:06:49,279 Speaker 3: I think we should? Or he's a Canadian flag NHL 145 00:06:49,600 --> 00:06:52,200 Speaker 3: or NBA games. Yeah. And then we got another Richard 146 00:06:52,440 --> 00:06:56,480 Speaker 3: listening from Pekan Community High School. 147 00:06:56,600 --> 00:07:02,320 Speaker 1: Peak and peakan peakan Illinois tradition me Nevada, Nevada, Yeah, 148 00:07:02,880 --> 00:07:05,039 Speaker 1: home of the I don't want to tell you what 149 00:07:05,080 --> 00:07:08,000 Speaker 1: their old nickname is because it was controversial. 150 00:07:08,080 --> 00:07:09,560 Speaker 3: Oh okay, well I think they've changed it. 151 00:07:09,800 --> 00:07:11,040 Speaker 1: This one to start with the sea. 152 00:07:11,080 --> 00:07:14,240 Speaker 3: And No, this one I think is not controversial. 153 00:07:13,640 --> 00:07:15,320 Speaker 1: Okay, what is it? They changed it? 154 00:07:15,360 --> 00:07:16,200 Speaker 3: This is the Panthers. 155 00:07:16,560 --> 00:07:18,760 Speaker 1: Yeah, no, they changed it. Okay, and the old one 156 00:07:18,960 --> 00:07:22,640 Speaker 1: was started with C and then a second H and 157 00:07:22,680 --> 00:07:24,400 Speaker 1: then an I and then I won't go any farther. 158 00:07:24,400 --> 00:07:28,000 Speaker 3: Redacted, yeah, redacted? Okay, Panthers now Panthers. 159 00:07:28,000 --> 00:07:32,480 Speaker 1: Good peaking community. Yeah, I'm not far from Peoria, AKA, right. Uh. 160 00:07:32,520 --> 00:07:36,280 Speaker 1: And then I had the great circumstance of being in 161 00:07:36,320 --> 00:07:41,080 Speaker 1: the Joplin, Missouri Pittsburgh, Kansas market. It's a whole TV market. 162 00:07:41,280 --> 00:07:45,160 Speaker 1: And we know Missouri Southern is in Joplin, and and uh, 163 00:07:45,360 --> 00:07:47,960 Speaker 1: Pittsburgh State's in Pittsburgh, Kansas. 164 00:07:48,000 --> 00:07:50,360 Speaker 3: Obviously Austin Woodard in Joplin. 165 00:07:50,400 --> 00:07:53,960 Speaker 1: And and yes, most so offensive Lineman. But I saw 166 00:07:54,000 --> 00:07:56,880 Speaker 1: the war wagon to the war Wagon. Did I give 167 00:07:56,880 --> 00:07:57,920 Speaker 1: you the video of that now? 168 00:07:58,000 --> 00:08:02,360 Speaker 3: Oh? Yeah? That yes? Really cool, really cool. 169 00:08:02,160 --> 00:08:07,240 Speaker 1: Red flamingo and red chef. This is the coolest. I'm 170 00:08:07,240 --> 00:08:09,520 Speaker 1: gonna put this on I'm gonna put this on X. 171 00:08:09,600 --> 00:08:13,840 Speaker 1: I'll put it on X and show everybody the coolest 172 00:08:14,320 --> 00:08:18,040 Speaker 1: Chiefs vehicle I've seen yet. The paint job is amazing. 173 00:08:18,160 --> 00:08:20,440 Speaker 3: They funded this thing, Oh yeah, they funded it. 174 00:08:21,320 --> 00:08:24,560 Speaker 1: They're your favorite jewelers there but I won't I'll go 175 00:08:24,640 --> 00:08:27,559 Speaker 1: that far anyway. You got to see this thing. It's 176 00:08:27,600 --> 00:08:29,960 Speaker 1: it's amazing. I'll put it on social and you guys 177 00:08:30,000 --> 00:08:32,040 Speaker 1: can make your own opinion. But that was a little 178 00:08:32,080 --> 00:08:34,680 Speaker 1: piece of around the world. Before we go to field 179 00:08:34,760 --> 00:08:37,959 Speaker 1: Yates and find your decisions decisions that you're going to 180 00:08:38,000 --> 00:08:41,000 Speaker 1: make for your fantasy team, we'll get to ESPN's field 181 00:08:41,080 --> 00:08:44,440 Speaker 1: Yates over all your thoughts on the decisions decisions for 182 00:08:44,480 --> 00:08:48,000 Speaker 1: this Chiefs team and where you see the most challenging 183 00:08:48,320 --> 00:08:50,119 Speaker 1: or down to the wired decisions. 184 00:08:50,280 --> 00:08:52,559 Speaker 3: Yeah, so this is a good problem to have when 185 00:08:52,559 --> 00:08:55,000 Speaker 3: you're a really good team like the Chiefs. The reality 186 00:08:55,120 --> 00:08:56,640 Speaker 3: is there are going to be a bunch of good 187 00:08:56,640 --> 00:08:58,800 Speaker 3: players that don't make the team. And some players that 188 00:08:58,800 --> 00:09:03,120 Speaker 3: we've talked about been on Ovis. Yeah, like we talked 189 00:09:03,120 --> 00:09:05,679 Speaker 3: about twenty thirteen, that's a situation where you're trying to 190 00:09:05,679 --> 00:09:08,200 Speaker 3: get as many good players as you possibly can. We're 191 00:09:08,200 --> 00:09:10,240 Speaker 3: in a good spot where we have a lot of 192 00:09:10,240 --> 00:09:13,280 Speaker 3: good players fighting for roster spots. That competition is a 193 00:09:13,280 --> 00:09:15,640 Speaker 3: good thing, and they're not all gonna make it. And 194 00:09:15,840 --> 00:09:19,240 Speaker 3: some players that really impressed us during the preseason and 195 00:09:19,280 --> 00:09:21,320 Speaker 3: training camp are going to go somewhere else and get 196 00:09:21,320 --> 00:09:23,839 Speaker 3: scooped up and happy for them. It's a good problem 197 00:09:23,880 --> 00:09:25,920 Speaker 3: to have for the Chiefs. But anyway, what are some 198 00:09:25,920 --> 00:09:28,800 Speaker 3: of those position groups? Well, I think we're going to 199 00:09:28,880 --> 00:09:32,320 Speaker 3: keep seven receivers, and I think we'll probably end up 200 00:09:32,360 --> 00:09:34,840 Speaker 3: keeping four running backs. I don't know for sure, but 201 00:09:35,080 --> 00:09:37,840 Speaker 3: that seems likely. So how do you get there? Whenever 202 00:09:37,880 --> 00:09:40,480 Speaker 3: you keep an extra player at a position, it means 203 00:09:40,480 --> 00:09:43,680 Speaker 3: you're keeping one less somewhere else. So I think you know, 204 00:09:43,760 --> 00:09:46,679 Speaker 3: you probably end up with nine offensive linemen in that instance, 205 00:09:46,760 --> 00:09:48,840 Speaker 3: and also you're taking some players away from the defense, 206 00:09:48,960 --> 00:09:51,240 Speaker 3: so you might end up with nine defensive linemen. How 207 00:09:51,240 --> 00:09:53,520 Speaker 3: do you break that up? Is it five defensive ends, 208 00:09:53,520 --> 00:09:57,720 Speaker 3: five defensive tackles, six defensive ends, four defensive tackles. Not sure, 209 00:09:58,040 --> 00:09:59,600 Speaker 3: We'll have to see how it shakes out in the 210 00:09:59,600 --> 00:10:03,400 Speaker 3: preseason here on Friday, and then probably like five linebackers 211 00:10:03,520 --> 00:10:05,240 Speaker 3: I think, I mean, this is what happens. Like everyone 212 00:10:05,280 --> 00:10:07,720 Speaker 3: wants to keep as many offensive players as you possibly can. 213 00:10:07,880 --> 00:10:09,959 Speaker 3: I'm on board with that, but it means that you'll 214 00:10:10,000 --> 00:10:12,200 Speaker 3: have to keep less defensive players. And last year we 215 00:10:12,240 --> 00:10:15,040 Speaker 3: did that where we only kept five linebackers, and you 216 00:10:15,080 --> 00:10:16,800 Speaker 3: have injuries over the course of the year. You have 217 00:10:16,840 --> 00:10:19,319 Speaker 3: to be prepared for that. So anyway, I think that's 218 00:10:19,360 --> 00:10:21,240 Speaker 3: kind of what we're looking at. And the question is 219 00:10:21,320 --> 00:10:23,880 Speaker 3: who kind of elevates in those groups, who can earn 220 00:10:24,080 --> 00:10:27,240 Speaker 3: that last spot and a running back, you know, is 221 00:10:27,280 --> 00:10:30,000 Speaker 3: it Elijah Mitchell or Carson Steele. We'll have to see 222 00:10:30,080 --> 00:10:33,920 Speaker 3: who can earn that spot at receiver Taekwon Thornton. Can 223 00:10:33,920 --> 00:10:37,080 Speaker 3: he establish himself on special teams as well? Coach Tope 224 00:10:37,080 --> 00:10:38,720 Speaker 3: talked about that he has to have a role on 225 00:10:38,720 --> 00:10:41,400 Speaker 3: special teams too, and we know that he can have 226 00:10:41,440 --> 00:10:43,200 Speaker 3: a role on offense, but if you're going to be 227 00:10:43,280 --> 00:10:45,360 Speaker 3: that fifth or sixth receiver, you've got to have a 228 00:10:45,440 --> 00:10:47,520 Speaker 3: role on special teams. So what kind of role can 229 00:10:47,520 --> 00:10:50,080 Speaker 3: he carve out on special teams. We'll see more of 230 00:10:50,080 --> 00:10:53,520 Speaker 3: what he can do against Chicago, and then also it's 231 00:10:53,520 --> 00:10:55,800 Speaker 3: another test run for the left side of the offensive 232 00:10:55,800 --> 00:10:59,080 Speaker 3: line against Chicago. We know obviously Josh Simmons and Kingsleys 233 00:10:59,080 --> 00:11:00,520 Speaker 3: who am out to E are going to this team. 234 00:11:00,559 --> 00:11:02,760 Speaker 3: They're going to start for this team. But I'm looking 235 00:11:02,760 --> 00:11:04,960 Speaker 3: forward to seeing one more test run of those guys 236 00:11:05,160 --> 00:11:07,520 Speaker 3: against live competition because it sounds like the Bears are 237 00:11:07,520 --> 00:11:09,360 Speaker 3: going to play their starters early in this game, so 238 00:11:09,400 --> 00:11:10,680 Speaker 3: it's good reps for those guys. 239 00:11:10,920 --> 00:11:15,000 Speaker 1: Yeah, I'll tag with a couple things here. One, keep 240 00:11:15,040 --> 00:11:16,920 Speaker 1: in mind last year was this time of year that 241 00:11:16,960 --> 00:11:20,560 Speaker 1: we actually picked up some my JP Ryan and Kareem 242 00:11:20,640 --> 00:11:23,360 Speaker 1: Hunt and Juju right and Juju yeah, all at the 243 00:11:23,400 --> 00:11:25,480 Speaker 1: same time. So think about what that meant for the 244 00:11:25,520 --> 00:11:29,559 Speaker 1: twenty twenty four season. So a lot of these decisions, 245 00:11:29,559 --> 00:11:33,079 Speaker 1: decisions decisions for Brett Veach and others, may include more 246 00:11:33,679 --> 00:11:36,640 Speaker 1: than the ninety one guys that we're looking at right now. 247 00:11:36,679 --> 00:11:39,640 Speaker 1: We've also seen some injuries that help bring some stuff 248 00:11:39,679 --> 00:11:42,560 Speaker 1: into clarity. Unfortunately, Felix and Yudiku z I'm gonna put 249 00:11:42,559 --> 00:11:45,480 Speaker 1: on injured reserve. That kind of solidifies a little bit 250 00:11:45,480 --> 00:11:47,040 Speaker 1: of the five to five or what you do on 251 00:11:47,080 --> 00:11:50,280 Speaker 1: the defensive front. The other thing is with the liberalization 252 00:11:50,559 --> 00:11:54,000 Speaker 1: of the practice squad rules. I've often explained it this way. 253 00:11:54,360 --> 00:11:56,880 Speaker 1: Your fifty three man roster is the nucleus of the atom, 254 00:11:57,320 --> 00:12:00,760 Speaker 1: but you're surrounding the nucleus all with sick team players 255 00:12:00,760 --> 00:12:04,040 Speaker 1: that are protrons and neutrons that can easily come in 256 00:12:04,120 --> 00:12:07,080 Speaker 1: and out of your fifty three man roster in any 257 00:12:07,080 --> 00:12:12,000 Speaker 1: given week. We've seen that there's restrictions there for elevations. 258 00:12:12,040 --> 00:12:13,520 Speaker 1: On the fifth, they've got to go to your fifty 259 00:12:13,520 --> 00:12:16,280 Speaker 1: three or they're gone. So you have to be playing 260 00:12:16,320 --> 00:12:19,520 Speaker 1: this chess game a little bit of those guys around 261 00:12:19,559 --> 00:12:23,040 Speaker 1: the board, so those come into clarity a little bit 262 00:12:23,600 --> 00:12:26,640 Speaker 1: with decisions, decisions. We're going to come back, but you've 263 00:12:26,640 --> 00:12:29,400 Speaker 1: got to make some decisions. And one guy that can 264 00:12:29,440 --> 00:12:31,880 Speaker 1: possibly help you or at least get into the intricacies 265 00:12:32,360 --> 00:12:36,240 Speaker 1: of fantasy football is a former Chiefs employee. Yep, he 266 00:12:36,320 --> 00:12:38,400 Speaker 1: worked in the Chiefs front office at one time before 267 00:12:38,400 --> 00:12:41,200 Speaker 1: his career with ESPN. We had an awesome visit with 268 00:12:41,280 --> 00:12:44,800 Speaker 1: Field Yates. Boy, do we have the perfect guest for 269 00:12:45,120 --> 00:12:48,560 Speaker 1: this time of year for defending the Kingdom. Field Yates 270 00:12:48,600 --> 00:12:53,000 Speaker 1: of ESPN, the savant of fantasy football, and the former 271 00:12:53,080 --> 00:12:55,719 Speaker 1: employee of the Kansas City Chiefs. We're going back. We're 272 00:12:55,720 --> 00:13:00,360 Speaker 1: going to start there because we brought you back. Oh man, 273 00:13:00,440 --> 00:13:03,160 Speaker 1: it's like homecoming week for you to come back. First 274 00:13:03,160 --> 00:13:04,880 Speaker 1: of all, your reaction about being back. 275 00:13:04,679 --> 00:13:06,640 Speaker 2: Here, it's it's incredible, it's actually surreal. 276 00:13:06,960 --> 00:13:09,320 Speaker 4: I don't recall exactly how many times I've been here 277 00:13:09,360 --> 00:13:11,240 Speaker 4: since I left the Chiefs in twenty eleven, but it's 278 00:13:11,240 --> 00:13:14,440 Speaker 4: not many. I was blown away, like just by the airport, 279 00:13:14,520 --> 00:13:16,319 Speaker 4: Like that tells you how long it's been since I've 280 00:13:16,320 --> 00:13:19,160 Speaker 4: been in Kansas City. But just the contruction downtown, like 281 00:13:19,240 --> 00:13:23,120 Speaker 4: this place is exploding. But more importantly, like this environment 282 00:13:23,200 --> 00:13:25,480 Speaker 4: around the stadium is still so special and so unique. 283 00:13:25,480 --> 00:13:26,880 Speaker 4: Matt and I were talking about this when I first 284 00:13:26,880 --> 00:13:29,560 Speaker 4: got here earlier today, that like when I was here 285 00:13:29,679 --> 00:13:31,600 Speaker 4: in two thousand and nine, coming off of a season 286 00:13:31,640 --> 00:13:33,520 Speaker 4: in which we had the third pick in the draft, 287 00:13:33,600 --> 00:13:35,680 Speaker 4: so whatever it was, two and fourteen, three and thirteen, 288 00:13:35,760 --> 00:13:36,360 Speaker 4: something like that. 289 00:13:37,360 --> 00:13:39,439 Speaker 1: If you're keeping I remember. 290 00:13:41,040 --> 00:13:41,400 Speaker 3: Right here. 291 00:13:41,480 --> 00:13:44,400 Speaker 4: Yeah, you know, the passion of the fans coming into 292 00:13:44,400 --> 00:13:46,280 Speaker 4: that season was off the charts, and it was a 293 00:13:46,320 --> 00:13:49,640 Speaker 4: fan base that was clamoring for success. Now clamoring for 294 00:13:49,679 --> 00:13:52,640 Speaker 4: five Super Bowl appearances in six seasons. Is it's never 295 00:13:52,720 --> 00:13:54,880 Speaker 4: happened prior to what the Chiefs are currently or I've 296 00:13:54,880 --> 00:13:58,120 Speaker 4: done most recently, that you know reasonably expecting that is 297 00:13:58,120 --> 00:14:00,880 Speaker 4: probably a long shot. But the base was just so 298 00:14:01,000 --> 00:14:03,400 Speaker 4: desperate for a competitive team year in and year out, 299 00:14:03,920 --> 00:14:05,840 Speaker 4: and it's amazing to see what I would argue are 300 00:14:05,840 --> 00:14:08,440 Speaker 4: the most passionate fans, and not just the NFL, but 301 00:14:08,520 --> 00:14:11,319 Speaker 4: really any sports team in America getting a team that 302 00:14:11,360 --> 00:14:14,520 Speaker 4: they deserve because the success over these past half dozen years, 303 00:14:14,520 --> 00:14:16,480 Speaker 4: and really further back than that, you really ever since 304 00:14:16,520 --> 00:14:19,480 Speaker 4: Patrick became the starting quarterback. Heck, now that I think 305 00:14:19,520 --> 00:14:21,160 Speaker 4: about it, even before that as well, right called the 306 00:14:21,200 --> 00:14:24,200 Speaker 4: last decades as Andy Reider was hired. Andy was hired, 307 00:14:24,240 --> 00:14:26,320 Speaker 4: had just been remarkable to see and it's cool being 308 00:14:26,360 --> 00:14:26,720 Speaker 4: back here. 309 00:14:26,920 --> 00:14:28,800 Speaker 3: So we were talking about the brain trust that you 310 00:14:28,840 --> 00:14:30,840 Speaker 3: were around when you first started working for the Chiefs 311 00:14:30,880 --> 00:14:32,400 Speaker 3: back in two thousand and nine. Tell us about that. 312 00:14:32,480 --> 00:14:33,920 Speaker 4: Yeah, I wish I could take some credit or say 313 00:14:33,960 --> 00:14:35,160 Speaker 4: that I knew these guys were all going to go 314 00:14:35,200 --> 00:14:36,560 Speaker 4: on to what they were doing. But when I first 315 00:14:36,560 --> 00:14:38,400 Speaker 4: got hired in the summer of two thousand and nine, 316 00:14:39,000 --> 00:14:41,080 Speaker 4: we called the office the fish Bowl and it was 317 00:14:41,440 --> 00:14:45,000 Speaker 4: Mike Borgonzi, Ryan Poles, and myself. So I joked with 318 00:14:45,120 --> 00:14:48,040 Speaker 4: Mike after he got the Titans job, with Ryan of 319 00:14:48,040 --> 00:14:49,960 Speaker 4: course now being with the Bears for a few years now, 320 00:14:50,240 --> 00:14:52,160 Speaker 4: I group thread on text the two of them. I said, 321 00:14:52,200 --> 00:14:53,440 Speaker 4: you know, I'm glad to see that at least two 322 00:14:53,480 --> 00:14:55,360 Speaker 4: out of the three of us made something of our life. 323 00:14:56,040 --> 00:14:57,960 Speaker 4: But on top of that, so those two guys were there, 324 00:14:58,440 --> 00:15:00,520 Speaker 4: they were working, and Ryan pol go hire as his 325 00:15:00,520 --> 00:15:02,960 Speaker 4: scouting I think Mike Borgonzi may have been may have 326 00:15:03,040 --> 00:15:06,640 Speaker 4: been hired as a college scouting coordinator, a position that 327 00:15:06,680 --> 00:15:08,640 Speaker 4: he quickly grew out of, because both of those guys 328 00:15:08,640 --> 00:15:12,040 Speaker 4: were clearly very very sharp and great evaluators and incredible humans. 329 00:15:12,280 --> 00:15:14,480 Speaker 4: On top of that, but we had Ryan Nutt, who's 330 00:15:14,480 --> 00:15:16,160 Speaker 4: still here with a Kain City Chiefs, one of the 331 00:15:16,160 --> 00:15:19,320 Speaker 4: best evaluators I've ever spent time with in my entire life. 332 00:15:19,640 --> 00:15:21,640 Speaker 2: And Brent Taylor's got hired shortly after that. 333 00:15:21,680 --> 00:15:25,640 Speaker 4: Brandt now the EVP of football operations with the Carolina Panthers. 334 00:15:25,720 --> 00:15:29,720 Speaker 4: One of the best smartest cap minds you will ever meet. 335 00:15:29,920 --> 00:15:31,560 Speaker 4: But there was a time one year where the Chiefs 336 00:15:31,560 --> 00:15:33,480 Speaker 4: were down to one hundred and seventy one dollars in 337 00:15:33,480 --> 00:15:34,280 Speaker 4: salary cap. 338 00:15:34,080 --> 00:15:36,000 Speaker 3: Space, and they were like, remember. 339 00:15:35,720 --> 00:15:37,240 Speaker 2: It, big deals needed to get done. 340 00:15:37,240 --> 00:15:38,560 Speaker 4: It was like, we got one hundred and seventy one 341 00:15:38,600 --> 00:15:40,680 Speaker 4: bucks and we have to extend Chris Jones and like, 342 00:15:40,880 --> 00:15:43,760 Speaker 4: you know, three other notable starters and next thing, you know, 343 00:15:43,840 --> 00:15:46,320 Speaker 4: Brent Taylors had found his way to kind of like 344 00:15:46,480 --> 00:15:48,720 Speaker 4: undo the knots there and had the Chiefs as always 345 00:15:48,720 --> 00:15:50,600 Speaker 4: in very very good cap shape. And then on top 346 00:15:50,600 --> 00:15:53,400 Speaker 4: of that, the coaching side, the quality control coach my 347 00:15:53,480 --> 00:15:56,240 Speaker 4: first year, first two years actually was Nick Sirianni. So 348 00:15:56,600 --> 00:16:00,040 Speaker 4: everybody has gone on through some really cool success and 349 00:16:00,680 --> 00:16:02,960 Speaker 4: I don't think any of us knew exactly like what 350 00:16:03,000 --> 00:16:05,160 Speaker 4: we were all we all had in our future at 351 00:16:05,160 --> 00:16:06,800 Speaker 4: that time. But I was saying, you know, being twenty 352 00:16:06,800 --> 00:16:09,280 Speaker 4: two to twenty five and in Kansas City, we're all 353 00:16:09,280 --> 00:16:10,200 Speaker 4: having a ton of fun. 354 00:16:10,760 --> 00:16:13,440 Speaker 1: I remember the day that Todd Hayley dressed up Nick 355 00:16:13,480 --> 00:16:16,280 Speaker 1: Siriani as a quarterback, yeah, and tried to fool the 356 00:16:16,360 --> 00:16:18,360 Speaker 1: quarterbacks like we signed a new guy. Yeah. I mean 357 00:16:18,360 --> 00:16:20,920 Speaker 1: that just gives you an indication it was you never 358 00:16:20,960 --> 00:16:22,400 Speaker 1: knew what was going to happen anyow totally. 359 00:16:22,400 --> 00:16:24,000 Speaker 4: And you know, Nick, I'll give Nick some credit, a 360 00:16:24,040 --> 00:16:25,600 Speaker 4: lot of credit. Nick was a very good He was 361 00:16:25,640 --> 00:16:28,440 Speaker 4: a great college player at Mount Union, which is one 362 00:16:28,440 --> 00:16:31,240 Speaker 4: of the great Division III programs across the country, and 363 00:16:31,280 --> 00:16:33,120 Speaker 4: he was a legit athlete, Like I remember, he would be, 364 00:16:33,240 --> 00:16:35,240 Speaker 4: you know, as the equality control coach. Some days, You're 365 00:16:35,280 --> 00:16:38,520 Speaker 4: like catching passes for quarterbacks for half an hour straight and. 366 00:16:38,400 --> 00:16:40,080 Speaker 2: He had some of the most reliable hands on the 367 00:16:40,200 --> 00:16:40,720 Speaker 2: entire team. 368 00:16:41,360 --> 00:16:43,960 Speaker 1: Got to tell you, though, this huge pivot career wise, 369 00:16:44,480 --> 00:16:46,880 Speaker 1: it's like, all of a sudden, now you're in that 370 00:16:47,000 --> 00:16:49,880 Speaker 1: role and then wait a minute, he's now the guru 371 00:16:49,920 --> 00:16:53,160 Speaker 1: of fantasy football. And ESPN walk us through that and 372 00:16:53,200 --> 00:16:54,800 Speaker 1: when was the big giant pivot? 373 00:16:54,880 --> 00:16:56,640 Speaker 2: Well, so I was you was talking about this with 374 00:16:56,680 --> 00:16:57,480 Speaker 2: mattle Bit earlier. 375 00:16:57,520 --> 00:16:57,760 Speaker 3: Is that? 376 00:16:57,800 --> 00:17:00,520 Speaker 4: So I got hired to espnly like two thousan twelve. 377 00:17:00,560 --> 00:17:02,040 Speaker 4: But when I got hired, it was kind of like, 378 00:17:02,400 --> 00:17:04,920 Speaker 4: we think we can make something out of your skill 379 00:17:04,960 --> 00:17:07,000 Speaker 4: set here, but we don't know exactly what it is yet. 380 00:17:07,080 --> 00:17:09,160 Speaker 4: I think it was twenty thirteen. I got called into 381 00:17:09,200 --> 00:17:11,760 Speaker 4: the office of a gentleman named Seth Markman, who continues 382 00:17:11,760 --> 00:17:14,159 Speaker 4: to oversee our TV coverage. 383 00:17:14,000 --> 00:17:15,480 Speaker 2: For the NFL at ESPN. 384 00:17:15,800 --> 00:17:17,040 Speaker 4: And he said to me, he said, I know field, 385 00:17:17,040 --> 00:17:19,199 Speaker 4: that's going to sound a little bit unique, maybe different, 386 00:17:19,720 --> 00:17:23,639 Speaker 4: but fantasy football might align a whole lot more with 387 00:17:24,280 --> 00:17:26,760 Speaker 4: your way of looking at football than you realize. And 388 00:17:26,800 --> 00:17:28,639 Speaker 4: he said, not only can you apply some of your 389 00:17:28,680 --> 00:17:29,760 Speaker 4: scouting knowledge. 390 00:17:29,440 --> 00:17:30,800 Speaker 2: To the world of fantasy football. 391 00:17:31,000 --> 00:17:33,320 Speaker 4: But you're gonna find going forward over the next decade 392 00:17:33,359 --> 00:17:36,480 Speaker 4: and maybe even longer, people are going to crave real 393 00:17:36,600 --> 00:17:40,439 Speaker 4: NFL content that they can spin into fantasy football with 394 00:17:40,720 --> 00:17:43,520 Speaker 4: every piece of information you delivered to them. I remember, 395 00:17:43,640 --> 00:17:45,800 Speaker 4: like when the Chiefs signed Joe Toney as a free 396 00:17:45,840 --> 00:17:47,560 Speaker 4: agent guard, it was like, what does this mean for 397 00:17:47,600 --> 00:17:49,880 Speaker 4: the running game of the Chiefs? Like does this increase 398 00:17:49,920 --> 00:17:52,880 Speaker 4: the upside of whoever the starting running back was at 399 00:17:52,880 --> 00:17:56,600 Speaker 4: that time? And that's the level of passion that fantasy 400 00:17:56,600 --> 00:17:58,760 Speaker 4: football fans have. And it give Seth a ton of 401 00:17:58,800 --> 00:18:01,399 Speaker 4: credit for saying kind of guiding me to understand that. 402 00:18:01,640 --> 00:18:03,879 Speaker 4: And I'm telling you, without fail, if I meet one 403 00:18:03,920 --> 00:18:06,840 Speaker 4: hundred people on the street during the summer, ninety of 404 00:18:06,880 --> 00:18:10,080 Speaker 4: those one hundred are asking me something related to fantasy football. 405 00:18:10,160 --> 00:18:11,600 Speaker 4: Usually who should I take if I have the first 406 00:18:11,600 --> 00:18:14,399 Speaker 4: pick in the draft? But people love fantasy football. I 407 00:18:14,440 --> 00:18:16,760 Speaker 4: often remark that it give someone a vested interest in 408 00:18:16,800 --> 00:18:20,040 Speaker 4: the game. The Chiefs are playing for something every weekend, 409 00:18:20,119 --> 00:18:22,240 Speaker 4: but there are fan bases that play or that follow, 410 00:18:22,440 --> 00:18:24,640 Speaker 4: you know, teams that are probably down for the count 411 00:18:24,640 --> 00:18:27,280 Speaker 4: by November fifteenth, and they're sitting there thinking about two things, 412 00:18:27,400 --> 00:18:29,639 Speaker 4: one their fantasy team and two mock drafts right for 413 00:18:29,680 --> 00:18:33,200 Speaker 4: the upcoming years. So fantasy football gives you a different 414 00:18:33,200 --> 00:18:34,760 Speaker 4: way of looking at the game and a different way 415 00:18:34,760 --> 00:18:36,840 Speaker 4: to be invested in the game. And as the NFL's 416 00:18:36,880 --> 00:18:39,840 Speaker 4: remarkable growth has continued, it's no surprise to me that 417 00:18:39,880 --> 00:18:43,040 Speaker 4: fantasy football has grown as well and probably contributed to 418 00:18:43,080 --> 00:18:43,560 Speaker 4: that growth. 419 00:18:43,640 --> 00:18:45,840 Speaker 1: And you know, we're not a great fantasy team because 420 00:18:45,840 --> 00:18:48,159 Speaker 1: Worthy may have one seventy five to one week and 421 00:18:48,200 --> 00:18:50,560 Speaker 1: they have one target the next. But that's by design. Yeah. 422 00:18:50,560 --> 00:18:52,159 Speaker 4: Well, I keep telling people this, and this has been 423 00:18:52,200 --> 00:18:54,240 Speaker 4: one of the spirited conversations I've had so var in 424 00:18:54,240 --> 00:18:56,160 Speaker 4: August is where do you rank Patrick Mahomes? And I'd 425 00:18:56,160 --> 00:18:58,320 Speaker 4: say lower in fantasy than in reality. You know why, 426 00:18:58,359 --> 00:19:00,359 Speaker 4: because the Chiefs don't need Patrick Mahomes with for three 427 00:19:00,440 --> 00:19:02,760 Speaker 4: hundred and fifty yards and three touchdowns every single week. 428 00:19:02,840 --> 00:19:06,480 Speaker 4: Last year especially, was a season in which if you 429 00:19:06,480 --> 00:19:10,320 Speaker 4: play elite defense, you play opportunistic offense, and you win 430 00:19:10,520 --> 00:19:12,800 Speaker 4: all like the hitting yardage plays and you make all 431 00:19:12,880 --> 00:19:15,919 Speaker 4: these sort of the championship type plays, You're gonna win 432 00:19:15,960 --> 00:19:18,080 Speaker 4: a lot of games. Right, blocking field goals against Denver 433 00:19:18,160 --> 00:19:20,800 Speaker 4: Laden games to grind out a close win. Things that 434 00:19:20,880 --> 00:19:23,440 Speaker 4: maybe go on go beyond the box score. So if 435 00:19:23,480 --> 00:19:27,280 Speaker 4: the Chiefs were back in twenty eighteen nineteen, when the 436 00:19:27,320 --> 00:19:30,200 Speaker 4: way that they won was outpacing you forty one to 437 00:19:30,240 --> 00:19:32,840 Speaker 4: twenty six, they'll do that. But we're in a different 438 00:19:32,880 --> 00:19:36,240 Speaker 4: era of the Chiefs for right now, and Patrick will 439 00:19:36,280 --> 00:19:38,679 Speaker 4: always put the team in winning first. That he's not 440 00:19:38,720 --> 00:19:40,200 Speaker 4: going to go to Andy and say, hey, you better 441 00:19:40,240 --> 00:19:42,320 Speaker 4: start designing a bunch more shot plays for me because 442 00:19:42,320 --> 00:19:44,720 Speaker 4: my stats are too low. He's motivated by the opportunity 443 00:19:44,720 --> 00:19:45,680 Speaker 4: to get to a fourth ring. 444 00:19:46,080 --> 00:19:48,040 Speaker 3: So the Chiefs aren't a great fantasy team. They're a 445 00:19:48,040 --> 00:19:49,879 Speaker 3: pretty good football team though I think. 446 00:19:49,920 --> 00:19:51,480 Speaker 4: They have some greatness though on that page, it just 447 00:19:51,720 --> 00:19:53,879 Speaker 4: like it's harder to predict as opposed to teams that 448 00:19:54,440 --> 00:19:56,399 Speaker 4: are not as great real teams but are very like 449 00:19:56,480 --> 00:19:58,440 Speaker 4: Chalky fantasy team's weekend Weekend. 450 00:19:58,280 --> 00:20:00,480 Speaker 3: Well, what are your expectations for the Chiefs the real 451 00:20:00,480 --> 00:20:02,840 Speaker 3: football team this year trying to bounce back from what 452 00:20:02,880 --> 00:20:04,280 Speaker 3: happened at the end of last season? 453 00:20:04,480 --> 00:20:06,600 Speaker 2: Very high. 454 00:20:06,640 --> 00:20:08,439 Speaker 4: There are five teams this year that I think if 455 00:20:08,440 --> 00:20:10,199 Speaker 4: they don't win the Super Bowl, you can basically call 456 00:20:10,240 --> 00:20:12,840 Speaker 4: the season a disappointment. The team itself may not say that. 457 00:20:13,400 --> 00:20:15,080 Speaker 4: I think the fan bases would feel that way, and 458 00:20:15,119 --> 00:20:17,480 Speaker 4: the Chiefs are there until further notice. 459 00:20:17,520 --> 00:20:19,320 Speaker 2: Right that the super Bowl is the standard. 460 00:20:19,640 --> 00:20:22,639 Speaker 4: There is ninety nine point five percent good things that 461 00:20:22,680 --> 00:20:24,800 Speaker 4: come from being one of the most successful teams we've 462 00:20:24,800 --> 00:20:27,240 Speaker 4: ever seen in league history, and there's point five percent 463 00:20:27,280 --> 00:20:29,080 Speaker 4: bad things. The point five percent bad things are that 464 00:20:29,080 --> 00:20:31,439 Speaker 4: you have these expectations that you can go fifteen to 465 00:20:31,480 --> 00:20:32,600 Speaker 4: two and not win the Super Bowl. 466 00:20:32,640 --> 00:20:35,199 Speaker 2: People can say, eh, all for me, forget about it. 467 00:20:35,280 --> 00:20:37,919 Speaker 4: Yeah yeah, So to me though, like still a championship 468 00:20:37,920 --> 00:20:40,639 Speaker 4: caliber defense. The offense to me, looks more explosive on paper, 469 00:20:40,720 --> 00:20:44,280 Speaker 4: the reshaping of the offensive line. Josh Simmons was just 470 00:20:44,320 --> 00:20:47,880 Speaker 4: an unbelievably impressive prospect prior to the injury. Last year, 471 00:20:48,119 --> 00:20:52,760 Speaker 4: he was dominant as dominant can be, and by all accounts, 472 00:20:52,800 --> 00:20:54,520 Speaker 4: has looked really, really sharp. I've seen some of the 473 00:20:54,520 --> 00:20:58,320 Speaker 4: preseason tape, but have you read very carefully all the 474 00:20:58,640 --> 00:21:00,920 Speaker 4: reports from practice, and it sounds like this is a 475 00:21:00,960 --> 00:21:03,440 Speaker 4: player who is bucking the trend because it can be 476 00:21:03,520 --> 00:21:04,960 Speaker 4: hard as a three hundred and twenty pound guy to 477 00:21:04,960 --> 00:21:07,640 Speaker 4: come back from a big battell attendant injury. But if 478 00:21:07,640 --> 00:21:10,560 Speaker 4: the offensive line plays up to expectations, no reason that 479 00:21:10,600 --> 00:21:13,080 Speaker 4: this team won't be playing big games in the January. 480 00:21:13,119 --> 00:21:14,000 Speaker 2: Maybe fef your worry too. 481 00:21:14,280 --> 00:21:16,639 Speaker 1: I got to ask you, though theory here your favorite 482 00:21:17,320 --> 00:21:19,640 Speaker 1: because I'm waiting for the fantasy league that will really 483 00:21:19,720 --> 00:21:20,880 Speaker 1: value defense. Yeah. 484 00:21:20,960 --> 00:21:22,080 Speaker 3: He always talks about us. 485 00:21:22,119 --> 00:21:24,800 Speaker 1: I talk about this all the time. I just somehow 486 00:21:24,800 --> 00:21:27,840 Speaker 1: you get it closer to reality football. And there's some 487 00:21:27,960 --> 00:21:30,679 Speaker 1: leagues that are as simplistic as yards and touchdowns, Yeah, 488 00:21:30,760 --> 00:21:34,760 Speaker 1: which people have fun with it. But what's your favorite structure? Okay, 489 00:21:34,840 --> 00:21:37,560 Speaker 1: right now? Yep. And two, how do we get defense 490 00:21:37,720 --> 00:21:40,320 Speaker 1: involved in fantasy football other than sax and picks? 491 00:21:40,680 --> 00:21:42,080 Speaker 4: That's a good question. So I think that what we 492 00:21:42,119 --> 00:21:43,920 Speaker 4: need to do for defense is we need to reward. 493 00:21:43,960 --> 00:21:46,399 Speaker 4: So when you start a week you get ten points 494 00:21:46,400 --> 00:21:50,479 Speaker 4: on fantasy and you start to lose points by yardage 495 00:21:50,480 --> 00:21:52,720 Speaker 4: allowed or points allowed, we got to either up that 496 00:21:52,840 --> 00:21:55,080 Speaker 4: number from ten to twenty, or we got to make 497 00:21:55,119 --> 00:21:57,760 Speaker 4: it less punitive to give up like seven points. Like 498 00:21:58,000 --> 00:22:02,160 Speaker 4: a team can allow ten points, have three sacks interception, 499 00:22:02,280 --> 00:22:04,359 Speaker 4: which is a great defensive performance, and they get like 500 00:22:04,359 --> 00:22:05,000 Speaker 4: twelve points. 501 00:22:05,040 --> 00:22:07,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, that does make sense to me. But my favorite 502 00:22:07,520 --> 00:22:09,080 Speaker 2: structure right now, this is a fun moether. 503 00:22:09,080 --> 00:22:11,040 Speaker 4: I think people should try this. They haven't done it before. 504 00:22:11,080 --> 00:22:12,960 Speaker 4: This is something that's gaining a lot of steam. Is 505 00:22:12,960 --> 00:22:15,439 Speaker 4: you call them guilleteam leagues. Where you begin the season 506 00:22:15,760 --> 00:22:18,480 Speaker 4: and whether there's ten, twelve, sixteen, any number of teams, 507 00:22:18,960 --> 00:22:21,600 Speaker 4: at the end of the week, whoever has the fewest 508 00:22:21,640 --> 00:22:25,560 Speaker 4: points is gone, and their entire roster hits the open market, 509 00:22:25,640 --> 00:22:28,280 Speaker 4: so to speak, like relegation. Yes, and everybody else has 510 00:22:28,320 --> 00:22:30,160 Speaker 4: a budget to bid on those players. 511 00:22:30,240 --> 00:22:31,520 Speaker 2: So if the team that has this. 512 00:22:31,920 --> 00:22:33,840 Speaker 1: Revolution, yes, good cuttings heads off. 513 00:22:33,960 --> 00:22:35,159 Speaker 2: Yes every week. 514 00:22:35,359 --> 00:22:37,359 Speaker 4: So if it's you know, week one, somebody who has 515 00:22:37,480 --> 00:22:40,480 Speaker 4: Xavier Worthy on their team has this, has the lowest 516 00:22:40,480 --> 00:22:42,320 Speaker 4: scoring output because the rest of their team does not 517 00:22:42,359 --> 00:22:45,320 Speaker 4: perform Xavier and whoever else on their team goes to 518 00:22:45,520 --> 00:22:47,640 Speaker 4: the free agent market and you get the chance to bid. 519 00:22:47,400 --> 00:22:49,359 Speaker 2: On them, and then just one team stands at the 520 00:22:49,400 --> 00:22:51,400 Speaker 2: end of the year. Very fine, we should be cold 521 00:22:51,400 --> 00:22:53,920 Speaker 2: blood is cool blooded? I could see you guys getting 522 00:22:53,920 --> 00:22:55,560 Speaker 2: involved in on I've been joining yet. 523 00:22:55,760 --> 00:22:57,560 Speaker 3: I've been joking around with some friends about doing like 524 00:22:57,600 --> 00:23:00,080 Speaker 3: an all sport fantasy league. So you have like but 525 00:23:00,240 --> 00:23:02,359 Speaker 3: I'm talking about like global sports. So you have like 526 00:23:02,400 --> 00:23:05,119 Speaker 3: Patrick Mahomes, but you also have like a great cricket player, 527 00:23:05,440 --> 00:23:07,720 Speaker 3: and you have some guy in f one to staying 528 00:23:07,760 --> 00:23:08,720 Speaker 3: up till two in the morning. 529 00:23:08,760 --> 00:23:12,080 Speaker 4: I consider myself pretty big sports fan. I would not 530 00:23:12,280 --> 00:23:13,320 Speaker 4: like my chances. 531 00:23:12,960 --> 00:23:16,720 Speaker 1: And Tot's be honest, the three of us are married. Yeah, 532 00:23:16,720 --> 00:23:19,520 Speaker 1: we would all like to remain. I think that in 533 00:23:19,560 --> 00:23:23,720 Speaker 1: all sports fantasy. Some of your funny stories, some of 534 00:23:23,720 --> 00:23:27,320 Speaker 1: your funny fantasy stories, including yeah and I love it 535 00:23:27,320 --> 00:23:30,560 Speaker 1: they were they were here tonight where the winners are 536 00:23:30,880 --> 00:23:33,240 Speaker 1: the gals, Like the gals are crushing it. Like there's 537 00:23:33,240 --> 00:23:36,040 Speaker 1: one league here where there's like fifteen people in the 538 00:23:36,080 --> 00:23:38,320 Speaker 1: league or whatever, and the gals have won like half 539 00:23:38,359 --> 00:23:41,600 Speaker 1: the titles. Give me some good stories marriages that have 540 00:23:41,600 --> 00:23:42,640 Speaker 1: been on the brink. 541 00:23:42,480 --> 00:23:45,520 Speaker 2: Or saved or I got a good one for you. 542 00:23:45,800 --> 00:23:47,760 Speaker 4: I'm my One of my other favorite things right now 543 00:23:47,880 --> 00:23:52,760 Speaker 4: is punishment leagues, where like, rather than rewarding, rewarding your team, 544 00:23:53,520 --> 00:23:55,399 Speaker 4: I got apparently I got a very stadistic way of 545 00:23:55,760 --> 00:23:58,719 Speaker 4: life right now. Right rather than like the money at 546 00:23:58,760 --> 00:24:00,359 Speaker 4: the end of the season you paid the beginning of 547 00:24:00,400 --> 00:24:03,280 Speaker 4: the year, going towards one person who wins, it's whoever 548 00:24:03,400 --> 00:24:06,280 Speaker 4: loses who gets the ultimate shame. And I play in 549 00:24:06,280 --> 00:24:08,359 Speaker 4: a league with a bunch of guys, uh, and the 550 00:24:08,400 --> 00:24:11,080 Speaker 4: loser of the league has to start at a point 551 00:24:11,119 --> 00:24:13,360 Speaker 4: that is eight and a half miles from a favorite 552 00:24:13,400 --> 00:24:16,399 Speaker 4: bar of ours. And the guy starts and he's got 553 00:24:16,440 --> 00:24:18,240 Speaker 4: an Apple Air tag on him, and we also we 554 00:24:18,280 --> 00:24:20,000 Speaker 4: have a phone open and we sit there and watch 555 00:24:20,119 --> 00:24:21,879 Speaker 4: him because if this guy tries to get into an 556 00:24:21,960 --> 00:24:24,880 Speaker 4: uber or borrow some kids bike or something, we will 557 00:24:24,880 --> 00:24:27,200 Speaker 4: not let him get on that bike or getting that uber. 558 00:24:27,240 --> 00:24:29,960 Speaker 2: So he has to run the entire time. And during 559 00:24:30,000 --> 00:24:30,640 Speaker 2: that time that he. 560 00:24:30,640 --> 00:24:33,880 Speaker 4: Is running, the rest of us ordering drinks for the night, 561 00:24:33,920 --> 00:24:38,119 Speaker 4: and he pays for the entire tablife. Yeah, we're not 562 00:24:38,119 --> 00:24:41,919 Speaker 4: worried about that star. This is like, you know better, 563 00:24:42,000 --> 00:24:43,840 Speaker 4: that's right, George carl. 564 00:24:45,160 --> 00:24:46,400 Speaker 2: Is right. It's a lot of fun. 565 00:24:47,280 --> 00:24:48,359 Speaker 1: We just love it. 566 00:24:48,520 --> 00:24:49,000 Speaker 2: It's great. 567 00:24:49,040 --> 00:24:51,040 Speaker 4: But you know, and it's you know certain that that 568 00:24:51,200 --> 00:24:53,760 Speaker 4: league does have a winners prize as well. It's important 569 00:24:53,800 --> 00:24:57,000 Speaker 4: to recognize the winners. But it makes for some really 570 00:24:57,200 --> 00:25:00,320 Speaker 4: wild end of season weeks because you've got off time. 571 00:25:00,400 --> 00:25:01,880 Speaker 4: Just like you know, two or three teams that are 572 00:25:01,960 --> 00:25:04,399 Speaker 4: just like hanging on by a thread. And in that 573 00:25:04,480 --> 00:25:06,720 Speaker 4: league last year, the bottom two teams played in a 574 00:25:06,720 --> 00:25:09,439 Speaker 4: matchup that like, the loser of that league was bound 575 00:25:09,440 --> 00:25:12,840 Speaker 4: to run eight and a half miles. And you know, 576 00:25:13,040 --> 00:25:14,840 Speaker 4: we've done that back to back years and each of 577 00:25:14,880 --> 00:25:16,919 Speaker 4: the guys has run pretty well. And both of them 578 00:25:16,960 --> 00:25:19,000 Speaker 4: say they didn't train at all, but they were each 579 00:25:19,040 --> 00:25:19,840 Speaker 4: at like an hour. 580 00:25:19,640 --> 00:25:23,000 Speaker 2: And twenty five minutes. Oh, which that's your minds. 581 00:25:23,080 --> 00:25:25,200 Speaker 4: Is a great motivator, it really is, yes, hees or 582 00:25:25,320 --> 00:25:27,080 Speaker 4: keeping that that that credit card built very. 583 00:25:26,960 --> 00:25:27,880 Speaker 3: Low exactly worked. 584 00:25:27,920 --> 00:25:29,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, so yeah, very funny. 585 00:25:29,680 --> 00:25:33,359 Speaker 1: Yeah, most the biggest money pot league you've heard about? 586 00:25:33,480 --> 00:25:34,720 Speaker 2: Oh, I've heard of guys. 587 00:25:34,720 --> 00:25:36,760 Speaker 4: I mean I've heard of leagues where it's ten thousand 588 00:25:36,800 --> 00:25:39,520 Speaker 4: bucks to buy in, to buy in, just buy in, yeah, 589 00:25:39,600 --> 00:25:41,359 Speaker 4: and other prizes one hundred grand. 590 00:25:41,720 --> 00:25:44,080 Speaker 2: I mean, like people are high stakes leagues. 591 00:25:44,400 --> 00:25:47,400 Speaker 3: I uh, you know, imagine the stress, like I can't well, I. 592 00:25:47,320 --> 00:25:49,560 Speaker 4: Think my only thought is every time I hear about 593 00:25:49,560 --> 00:25:51,280 Speaker 4: a ten thousand dollars buy in league, which those are 594 00:25:51,280 --> 00:25:54,080 Speaker 4: fairly common now these days, is that it's actually people 595 00:25:54,119 --> 00:25:55,879 Speaker 4: that just have so much money that for them, like 596 00:25:55,920 --> 00:25:59,080 Speaker 4: ten thousand dollars is couch change. So for them, it's 597 00:25:59,119 --> 00:26:01,879 Speaker 4: cool if they win, but they're more motivated by like 598 00:26:02,280 --> 00:26:04,200 Speaker 4: the thrill of each week than they are the actual 599 00:26:04,240 --> 00:26:05,960 Speaker 4: pot of gold at the end of the rainbow there. 600 00:26:06,119 --> 00:26:08,880 Speaker 2: So those are you know, those are those are two 601 00:26:08,880 --> 00:26:09,879 Speaker 2: baller for someone like me. 602 00:26:10,080 --> 00:26:12,400 Speaker 4: Yeah, I'm trying to you know, you mentioned keeping a marriage, 603 00:26:12,560 --> 00:26:15,040 Speaker 4: you know, intact, I'm trying to keep the kids. You know, 604 00:26:15,200 --> 00:26:17,320 Speaker 4: I'm thinking about the education that's going to cost a 605 00:26:17,320 --> 00:26:19,159 Speaker 4: whole bunch of money one day when they get to college. 606 00:26:19,160 --> 00:26:21,200 Speaker 2: So we don't play in ten thousand dollars buy in leagues. 607 00:26:21,280 --> 00:26:21,840 Speaker 3: That makes sense. 608 00:26:22,359 --> 00:26:25,560 Speaker 1: Why is daddy done in the closet? We again. 609 00:26:26,119 --> 00:26:28,920 Speaker 3: Yeah, the exciting news today is Field signed his extension 610 00:26:28,920 --> 00:26:30,080 Speaker 3: with ESPN right today. 611 00:26:30,960 --> 00:26:31,600 Speaker 2: Thank you very much. 612 00:26:31,680 --> 00:26:35,159 Speaker 4: Yeah, I'm extremely grateful to stay at ESPN. I have 613 00:26:35,280 --> 00:26:37,840 Speaker 4: only collected a paycheck from two places in my life, 614 00:26:37,840 --> 00:26:43,080 Speaker 4: the Kansas City Chiefs and the ESPN. So extremely very grateful. 615 00:26:43,200 --> 00:26:45,440 Speaker 4: So I love what I do and tomorrow. A phrase 616 00:26:45,440 --> 00:26:47,560 Speaker 4: that I hear all the time from football coaches, it 617 00:26:47,560 --> 00:26:48,360 Speaker 4: beats working. 618 00:26:48,280 --> 00:26:49,480 Speaker 3: Yep, it does. 619 00:26:49,560 --> 00:26:49,760 Speaker 1: You know. 620 00:26:49,800 --> 00:26:51,960 Speaker 3: My favorite thing about Field, we'll close at this His 621 00:26:52,040 --> 00:26:54,200 Speaker 3: connection to the Chiefs is back in the day Whenever 622 00:26:54,240 --> 00:26:55,720 Speaker 3: I would reach out to him and ask if you 623 00:26:55,720 --> 00:26:57,879 Speaker 3: had time for an interview, he wouldn't ask, you know, 624 00:26:58,240 --> 00:27:00,320 Speaker 3: the time in Central time or Mountain time or whatever. 625 00:27:00,480 --> 00:27:03,199 Speaker 3: He would say, four o'clock arrowhead time, early time. This 626 00:27:03,240 --> 00:27:04,560 Speaker 3: guy knows, baby. 627 00:27:04,600 --> 00:27:06,040 Speaker 4: I used to back back in two thousand and nine 628 00:27:06,040 --> 00:27:07,399 Speaker 4: when you play a lot of noon kickoffs. I think 629 00:27:07,480 --> 00:27:09,960 Speaker 4: was there like a single one noon kickoff game this year? 630 00:27:10,119 --> 00:27:10,320 Speaker 1: One? 631 00:27:10,400 --> 00:27:13,520 Speaker 2: Maybe it was one late in the year, the one Ulieble. Yeah, 632 00:27:13,640 --> 00:27:15,480 Speaker 2: we appreciate you doing business. 633 00:27:17,160 --> 00:27:20,320 Speaker 1: Field h v ESPN and good luck with your one 634 00:27:20,400 --> 00:27:22,200 Speaker 1: hundred thousand dollars fantasy league. 635 00:27:22,400 --> 00:27:25,280 Speaker 2: I wish that were me. Great to talk to Field Yates. 636 00:27:25,400 --> 00:27:27,760 Speaker 1: I remember him when he was working in the front 637 00:27:27,800 --> 00:27:33,320 Speaker 1: office or as Todd Hayley's adjutant. But anyway, Uh, it's 638 00:27:33,359 --> 00:27:38,480 Speaker 1: fascinating to see how complicated and how intricate fantasy football 639 00:27:38,520 --> 00:27:38,960 Speaker 1: has become. 640 00:27:39,280 --> 00:27:41,800 Speaker 3: Yeah, and it's cool that Fields kind of embraced that. 641 00:27:42,240 --> 00:27:45,160 Speaker 3: But we were talking about this earlier. It's also cool 642 00:27:45,200 --> 00:27:48,960 Speaker 3: that Field came from a football operations background, so he 643 00:27:49,119 --> 00:27:51,080 Speaker 3: as much as he loves fantasy football and is really 644 00:27:51,080 --> 00:27:53,320 Speaker 3: good at it, he also loves like real football and 645 00:27:53,440 --> 00:27:57,960 Speaker 3: understands like how real football can influence fantasy football. So, uh, 646 00:27:58,000 --> 00:28:00,400 Speaker 3: he's great. He's just about the nicest guy you meet. 647 00:28:00,520 --> 00:28:02,840 Speaker 3: And I think it's so interesting when he was talking 648 00:28:02,840 --> 00:28:05,720 Speaker 3: about the brain trust he was around in those early 649 00:28:05,800 --> 00:28:08,479 Speaker 3: days where you have Ryan Poles right there with you, 650 00:28:08,520 --> 00:28:13,800 Speaker 3: Mike Borganzi, Bran Tillis and these are all future NFL gms, 651 00:28:13,960 --> 00:28:17,200 Speaker 3: and then of course Field is a future like megastar 652 00:28:17,280 --> 00:28:19,440 Speaker 3: on ESPN. I mean, how cool is that? Like they're 653 00:28:19,480 --> 00:28:21,520 Speaker 3: all here in this building in two thousand and nine, 654 00:28:22,280 --> 00:28:24,520 Speaker 3: So it's pretty cool. He's an awesome guy and I 655 00:28:24,600 --> 00:28:26,480 Speaker 3: loved having him back in town. He hadn't been in 656 00:28:26,560 --> 00:28:29,560 Speaker 3: Kansas City in a while. And I met him because 657 00:28:29,560 --> 00:28:31,560 Speaker 3: we had like a draft event. That's why he was here, 658 00:28:31,600 --> 00:28:35,000 Speaker 3: like a fantasy football draft event before the podcast, And 659 00:28:35,240 --> 00:28:36,879 Speaker 3: I met him in his green room, which was one 660 00:28:36,880 --> 00:28:40,000 Speaker 3: of the sweets on the broadcast level, and he walked 661 00:28:40,040 --> 00:28:42,400 Speaker 3: in and he was just staring out at the field, like, man, 662 00:28:42,440 --> 00:28:44,600 Speaker 3: it's good to be back here. So it fits pretty cool. 663 00:28:44,600 --> 00:28:46,400 Speaker 3: Whenever you're watching Field, know that he has a soft 664 00:28:46,400 --> 00:28:47,960 Speaker 3: spot for Chiefs Kingdom in his heart. 665 00:28:48,680 --> 00:28:51,000 Speaker 1: Yeah, AI dangerous or an asset? 666 00:28:51,440 --> 00:28:53,840 Speaker 3: I think it's dangerous. Personally, I do too. I watched 667 00:28:53,880 --> 00:28:55,960 Speaker 3: Terminator and the Matrix and all too many. 668 00:28:55,800 --> 00:28:59,040 Speaker 1: Times, too many things. Yeah, right, So here's my point. 669 00:28:59,120 --> 00:29:02,800 Speaker 1: Fantasy football great, yep, most everybody plays it, but it 670 00:29:02,800 --> 00:29:06,360 Speaker 1: can be dangerous. Don't let it convolute your opinion of 671 00:29:06,440 --> 00:29:09,720 Speaker 1: reality football. Patrick Mahomes is a perfect example. He won 672 00:29:09,800 --> 00:29:13,840 Speaker 1: seventeen games last year as a quarterback, two in the playoffs, 673 00:29:14,000 --> 00:29:15,800 Speaker 1: and people thought he had a down year because he 674 00:29:15,840 --> 00:29:17,960 Speaker 1: didn't win your fantasy league because he didn't throw for 675 00:29:17,960 --> 00:29:19,520 Speaker 1: five thousand yards and fifty. 676 00:29:19,240 --> 00:29:21,440 Speaker 3: Touchdowns team game. So you got to. 677 00:29:21,480 --> 00:29:23,520 Speaker 1: Understand field though, brings some sense to that. 678 00:29:23,760 --> 00:29:24,520 Speaker 3: Yeah, for sure. 679 00:29:24,600 --> 00:29:28,320 Speaker 1: All right, let's go back to reality football, and we're 680 00:29:28,320 --> 00:29:29,760 Speaker 1: going to close it out here in the last couple 681 00:29:29,840 --> 00:29:32,240 Speaker 1: of minutes. The Chiefs have got to get down. There's 682 00:29:32,240 --> 00:29:35,240 Speaker 1: some time, but honestly, after the Chicago game, this gets 683 00:29:35,280 --> 00:29:37,480 Speaker 1: really really They've got it pretty much buttoned down on 684 00:29:37,560 --> 00:29:40,360 Speaker 1: what they're going to do or look outside to bring 685 00:29:40,400 --> 00:29:42,600 Speaker 1: in this year's version of some I JP. 686 00:29:42,520 --> 00:29:44,280 Speaker 3: Ran or Juju Smith Schuster. 687 00:29:45,080 --> 00:29:46,920 Speaker 1: But there's also things that come into play here, like 688 00:29:46,920 --> 00:29:48,760 Speaker 1: if you're a vested veteran and you're on the fifty 689 00:29:48,800 --> 00:29:52,240 Speaker 1: three man roster to open the season. You're paid for 690 00:29:52,360 --> 00:29:56,240 Speaker 1: all eighteen weeks, and so we will see some vested 691 00:29:56,320 --> 00:29:58,760 Speaker 1: veterans that don't make an opening snapshot of a roster 692 00:29:58,840 --> 00:30:01,040 Speaker 1: that might be put on not same for the Chiefs, 693 00:30:01,160 --> 00:30:03,360 Speaker 1: but could be week two, week three, week four. But 694 00:30:03,400 --> 00:30:06,760 Speaker 1: that's just part of the decisions that have to be made. 695 00:30:06,800 --> 00:30:08,960 Speaker 1: It's not just oh, you're trying to beat me out 696 00:30:09,000 --> 00:30:13,000 Speaker 1: for this spot. You've already mentioned that. The math here, 697 00:30:13,320 --> 00:30:15,800 Speaker 1: if we're going to keep both of us, then somebody 698 00:30:15,800 --> 00:30:17,760 Speaker 1: else is going to get left off of linebackers? What 699 00:30:17,760 --> 00:30:22,800 Speaker 1: does that do for special teams? So the breadth, the 700 00:30:23,000 --> 00:30:26,000 Speaker 1: length and width and depth of decision making with this 701 00:30:26,360 --> 00:30:29,360 Speaker 1: is more than I think the fans realize. 702 00:30:29,520 --> 00:30:31,880 Speaker 3: How long do you have to play to be vested? 703 00:30:32,000 --> 00:30:32,880 Speaker 1: I think it's four years? 704 00:30:32,880 --> 00:30:35,240 Speaker 3: Four years, okay. And that's the thing too. You were 705 00:30:35,280 --> 00:30:37,680 Speaker 3: mentioning earlier about how you can keep certain guys in 706 00:30:37,720 --> 00:30:39,800 Speaker 3: the practice squad that are veterans and just bring them up. 707 00:30:40,240 --> 00:30:42,200 Speaker 3: So Dion Bush is out for the year, but he's 708 00:30:42,240 --> 00:30:45,600 Speaker 3: one of the val victorians of that where it's confusing 709 00:30:45,680 --> 00:30:47,719 Speaker 3: when the cuts come out right because you see all 710 00:30:47,760 --> 00:30:49,640 Speaker 3: these guys that get cut, and like last year, I 711 00:30:49,720 --> 00:30:52,640 Speaker 3: believe Deon Bush was cut, but he doesn't go anywhere. 712 00:30:52,680 --> 00:30:55,000 Speaker 3: It's like, just stick around. And we saw him four 713 00:30:55,040 --> 00:30:57,720 Speaker 3: times down the stretch last year. Kind of a core 714 00:30:57,760 --> 00:31:00,520 Speaker 3: contributor on special teams even though he didn't make the team. 715 00:31:00,920 --> 00:31:04,280 Speaker 3: That's why so I keep all the Week one rosters 716 00:31:04,280 --> 00:31:06,320 Speaker 3: from every single year as like reference because it's fun 717 00:31:06,360 --> 00:31:08,680 Speaker 3: to look back at. I mean, for example, the Chiefs 718 00:31:08,680 --> 00:31:11,880 Speaker 3: have fielded ten defensive backs in each of the last 719 00:31:11,960 --> 00:31:14,160 Speaker 3: like five years, so when you're doing roster math, it's like, 720 00:31:14,160 --> 00:31:17,240 Speaker 3: all right, they're probably going to keep ten. Those numbers fluctuate. 721 00:31:17,320 --> 00:31:19,120 Speaker 3: But the reason I bring this up is I don't 722 00:31:19,160 --> 00:31:21,920 Speaker 3: normally look at the initial fifty three man roster. I 723 00:31:21,960 --> 00:31:24,160 Speaker 3: look at the Week one roster because of everything you're 724 00:31:24,160 --> 00:31:27,120 Speaker 3: talking about. We talked a few weeks ago about how 725 00:31:27,480 --> 00:31:30,160 Speaker 3: thirty percent of the Chiefs offense last year came from 726 00:31:30,160 --> 00:31:32,160 Speaker 3: players that were not on the team in training camp. 727 00:31:32,520 --> 00:31:34,680 Speaker 3: One of them was DeAndre Hopkins. Okay, you trade for him, 728 00:31:34,680 --> 00:31:36,280 Speaker 3: But the other three are the ones that you mentioned, 729 00:31:36,280 --> 00:31:40,680 Speaker 3: guys like Kareem or Juju samajp Ryan, players that didn't 730 00:31:40,680 --> 00:31:43,760 Speaker 3: make this team initially but ended up being major contributors. 731 00:31:43,800 --> 00:31:46,600 Speaker 3: Because we picked them up soon after cuts happened, so 732 00:31:47,000 --> 00:31:49,200 Speaker 3: something to watch, you know. The initial fifty three man 733 00:31:49,440 --> 00:31:52,240 Speaker 3: is fun to follow, but it's really the days and 734 00:31:53,440 --> 00:31:55,520 Speaker 3: hours right after the fact that you really figure out 735 00:31:55,520 --> 00:31:56,760 Speaker 3: who's going to be on this team. 736 00:31:56,880 --> 00:31:59,200 Speaker 1: And the fifty three man roster from week one could 737 00:31:59,280 --> 00:32:03,280 Speaker 1: change as soon as week two when you play the Eagles, 738 00:32:03,720 --> 00:32:06,440 Speaker 1: and really, in reality now with the rules that exist, 739 00:32:06,640 --> 00:32:10,760 Speaker 1: it's a sixty nine man group to get to your 740 00:32:10,800 --> 00:32:13,240 Speaker 1: fifty three man roster for any given Sunday. 741 00:32:13,320 --> 00:32:15,640 Speaker 3: And that's a positive from COVID. If there's any positives, 742 00:32:15,680 --> 00:32:18,360 Speaker 3: it's that the practice squad totally changed. It used to 743 00:32:18,360 --> 00:32:21,920 Speaker 3: be just like what six or seven players, and it 744 00:32:21,960 --> 00:32:24,120 Speaker 3: was all young guys. Had to be young guys. Yeah, 745 00:32:24,120 --> 00:32:26,440 Speaker 3: and now the fact that it's almost a taxi squad 746 00:32:26,560 --> 00:32:28,520 Speaker 3: is a major improvement, I think. 747 00:32:29,520 --> 00:32:33,160 Speaker 1: So there you have it. Field Yates for your fantasy advice, 748 00:32:34,480 --> 00:32:37,600 Speaker 1: Matt for your reality advice, But for all of us, 749 00:32:38,120 --> 00:32:40,400 Speaker 1: especially for Brett Veach and his staff and head coach 750 00:32:40,520 --> 00:32:52,560 Speaker 1: Andy Reid and his staff. The next several hours, decisions, decisions,