1 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:02,760 Speaker 1: Thank advantage of the day a right, when you get 2 00:00:02,800 --> 00:00:05,360 Speaker 1: opportunity in game, they can play, Oh bycas, don't do 3 00:00:05,480 --> 00:00:11,600 Speaker 1: it one day? Touchdown Kansas City, the Chiefs, all right, 4 00:00:11,680 --> 00:00:15,240 Speaker 1: in the thick of a baby, Hello everybody, and welcome 5 00:00:15,280 --> 00:00:19,200 Speaker 1: to this season opening addition of Defending the Kingdom. Mitch 6 00:00:19,239 --> 00:00:21,759 Speaker 1: Alters with your Voice of the Chiefs along with the 7 00:00:21,800 --> 00:00:26,120 Speaker 1: man Matt Staff himself, Matt McMullan. Here we go. A reminder, 8 00:00:26,320 --> 00:00:28,400 Speaker 1: by the way that the Defending Kingdom show is brought 9 00:00:28,440 --> 00:00:30,400 Speaker 1: to you by our podcast, is brought to you by 10 00:00:30,480 --> 00:00:34,720 Speaker 1: three sixty Vodka, the hometown vodka the Kansa City Chiefs, 11 00:00:34,720 --> 00:00:38,560 Speaker 1: the official vodka of the Chiefs Kingdom. That's three sixty vodka. 12 00:00:38,720 --> 00:00:41,760 Speaker 1: All right. We spend all year looking at this and 13 00:00:41,800 --> 00:00:43,680 Speaker 1: then it comes to the time where a curtain is 14 00:00:43,680 --> 00:00:46,680 Speaker 1: waiting and you're waiting in the audience for the first 15 00:00:46,720 --> 00:00:49,400 Speaker 1: showing on Broadway, and here we are with one of 16 00:00:49,440 --> 00:00:52,840 Speaker 1: the top games really of the whole weekend in the NFL. 17 00:00:52,920 --> 00:00:55,240 Speaker 1: It's crazy, isn't it, Because we've been waiting more than 18 00:00:55,280 --> 00:00:57,680 Speaker 1: two hundred days since you we're Bowl fifty five, to 19 00:00:57,720 --> 00:00:59,080 Speaker 1: just get back out there on the field and to 20 00:00:59,120 --> 00:01:01,840 Speaker 1: watch his team play, and as the months go on, 21 00:01:01,880 --> 00:01:04,240 Speaker 1: it feels like it will never come, and then it's 22 00:01:04,280 --> 00:01:05,800 Speaker 1: game week. All of a sudden, we play the Browns 23 00:01:05,800 --> 00:01:07,480 Speaker 1: on Sunday. It's a real football game, and you're right, 24 00:01:07,480 --> 00:01:09,800 Speaker 1: it's one of the best games of the schedule, not 25 00:01:09,840 --> 00:01:11,679 Speaker 1: just for the whole NFL, but for the Chiefs in particular. 26 00:01:11,720 --> 00:01:12,880 Speaker 1: It's one of the best games of the year. And 27 00:01:12,920 --> 00:01:14,959 Speaker 1: we're starting right away with the team that we beat 28 00:01:15,040 --> 00:01:17,240 Speaker 1: in the Divisional round of the playoffs last year. Second 29 00:01:17,280 --> 00:01:20,160 Speaker 1: consecutive year, the Chiefs will open the season at home 30 00:01:20,840 --> 00:01:23,399 Speaker 1: against a team they beat the year before in the 31 00:01:23,440 --> 00:01:26,680 Speaker 1: divisional round. In twenty twenty, they beat the Houston Texans 32 00:01:27,000 --> 00:01:29,399 Speaker 1: open on the Thursday night as the defending world champions. 33 00:01:29,400 --> 00:01:31,880 Speaker 1: And this year we'll play the Cleveland Browns, who they 34 00:01:31,920 --> 00:01:34,800 Speaker 1: beat just over two hundred days ago in that divisional 35 00:01:34,800 --> 00:01:38,440 Speaker 1: playoff game. Now, before we dive into this show, and 36 00:01:38,720 --> 00:01:40,920 Speaker 1: we're gonna call this all right, let's get it started. 37 00:01:40,920 --> 00:01:43,720 Speaker 1: And okay, Kay Adams because Kay Adams is going to 38 00:01:43,800 --> 00:01:46,120 Speaker 1: join us on this show in just a bit. But 39 00:01:47,319 --> 00:01:49,960 Speaker 1: we want to mention two. We heard from a lot 40 00:01:50,000 --> 00:01:52,360 Speaker 1: We've heard from a lot of you of where you 41 00:01:52,400 --> 00:01:54,840 Speaker 1: watch and listen to Defending the Kingdom. And we need 42 00:01:54,880 --> 00:01:59,040 Speaker 1: to mention this. We've broken them over one million views 43 00:01:59,400 --> 00:02:01,960 Speaker 1: of Defending the Kingdom. Yeah, how special is that. Congratulations 44 00:02:01,960 --> 00:02:03,920 Speaker 1: to you, by the way, to you as well. That's 45 00:02:03,920 --> 00:02:05,960 Speaker 1: amazing a million views. And you're right about all the 46 00:02:05,960 --> 00:02:08,280 Speaker 1: people that are listening all over the world. Truly, it's 47 00:02:08,280 --> 00:02:10,080 Speaker 1: the best part of the show is talking about where 48 00:02:10,080 --> 00:02:11,440 Speaker 1: people are listening. So I have a whole bunch that 49 00:02:11,440 --> 00:02:13,520 Speaker 1: I'm going to run through here. We have a listener 50 00:02:13,520 --> 00:02:16,280 Speaker 1: in La Paz, Bolivia. So down in South America, Hank 51 00:02:16,320 --> 00:02:18,560 Speaker 1: in Norway and Alam of Blue Valley North High School. 52 00:02:18,560 --> 00:02:21,600 Speaker 1: Go Mustang's my alma mater. Thanks for listening, Hank. Where's 53 00:02:21,639 --> 00:02:24,560 Speaker 1: he Norway? That's in Norway? Okay? Yes, he could get 54 00:02:24,600 --> 00:02:27,560 Speaker 1: together with the guy from Lithuania. Yeah and have a meeting. Well, 55 00:02:27,560 --> 00:02:32,519 Speaker 1: we have more in Europe too. We have Michael and Stockholm, Sweden, UM, Scandinavia. Yeah, 56 00:02:34,080 --> 00:02:36,959 Speaker 1: what's going to Southeast Asia? Ted in the Marshall Islands, um. 57 00:02:37,040 --> 00:02:39,120 Speaker 1: Then back here in the US, Thomas from Long Island 58 00:02:39,480 --> 00:02:43,919 Speaker 1: listener in Tucson, Arizona. Brian behind Emmy Lines in Tampa. 59 00:02:44,240 --> 00:02:46,560 Speaker 1: So he's over there, in Tampa and yeah, because people 60 00:02:46,560 --> 00:02:48,600 Speaker 1: all over the world listening to GTK, it's pretty cool. 61 00:02:48,600 --> 00:02:50,480 Speaker 1: It's been a long summer for Brian, I think probably 62 00:02:50,520 --> 00:02:54,520 Speaker 1: living down there. And then also Aaron Warwick watch us 63 00:02:54,520 --> 00:02:56,360 Speaker 1: on the big screen, like he puts us up on 64 00:02:56,360 --> 00:02:58,040 Speaker 1: the big screen. We've made it. Yeah, we've made it. 65 00:02:58,080 --> 00:03:00,520 Speaker 1: If if we're on your big screen. We went from 66 00:03:00,560 --> 00:03:02,839 Speaker 1: the one dude who's on the toilet, yeah, which I thought, 67 00:03:02,840 --> 00:03:05,560 Speaker 1: which we'll take, I'll take whatever. Let's just step forward, Yeah, 68 00:03:05,600 --> 00:03:07,240 Speaker 1: to the dude that's got it on the big screen 69 00:03:07,320 --> 00:03:11,520 Speaker 1: like in his man cave, Like, wow, Honor, we've arrived. Well, 70 00:03:11,520 --> 00:03:14,919 Speaker 1: the season has arrived. In this edition again, we're calling 71 00:03:14,960 --> 00:03:19,160 Speaker 1: all right, let's get it started, Okaka Adams because we'll 72 00:03:19,160 --> 00:03:21,240 Speaker 1: hear from Kay in a second. But well, what a 73 00:03:21,280 --> 00:03:22,920 Speaker 1: game to get this role. And with the Browns we 74 00:03:22,960 --> 00:03:26,519 Speaker 1: mentioned again it repeated the divisional playoff game. But to me, Matt, 75 00:03:26,720 --> 00:03:30,079 Speaker 1: what's interesting is all of the changes. And you mentioned 76 00:03:30,080 --> 00:03:32,120 Speaker 1: two hundred days. If you look at the two hundred 77 00:03:32,200 --> 00:03:35,160 Speaker 1: days since the end of last season at Super Bowl 78 00:03:35,160 --> 00:03:38,400 Speaker 1: fifty five loss, how much these two teams have changed 79 00:03:38,720 --> 00:03:41,320 Speaker 1: in personnel and structure. Yeah, the Browns have changed quite 80 00:03:41,320 --> 00:03:43,640 Speaker 1: a bit. They've added a lot of pieces, particularly defensively, 81 00:03:43,680 --> 00:03:45,320 Speaker 1: so I'll run through some names here that they've added 82 00:03:45,720 --> 00:03:50,080 Speaker 1: in the draft. Linebacker Jeremiah Usu Coromoa, a hybrid linebacker, 83 00:03:50,080 --> 00:03:52,280 Speaker 1: a new age linebacker, a guy that can cover tight ends, 84 00:03:52,680 --> 00:03:54,880 Speaker 1: go out there and coverage, not just be a thumper linebacker. 85 00:03:55,320 --> 00:03:57,320 Speaker 1: They add Greg Newsom, a guy from Northwestern, one of 86 00:03:57,360 --> 00:03:59,600 Speaker 1: your favorite schools, in the draft at corner good player. 87 00:04:00,200 --> 00:04:02,120 Speaker 1: Then also signed a defensive tackle we all know here 88 00:04:02,160 --> 00:04:03,800 Speaker 1: in Chiefs Kingdom because he played for the Broncos for 89 00:04:03,840 --> 00:04:06,800 Speaker 1: so long talking about Malik Jackson. They signed cornerback Troy 90 00:04:06,880 --> 00:04:09,240 Speaker 1: Hill and also the big one, Jadeveon Clowney, now joining 91 00:04:09,240 --> 00:04:12,040 Speaker 1: Myles Garrett up front along that defensive line. So what 92 00:04:12,040 --> 00:04:14,000 Speaker 1: it's exciting about this game is we know what the 93 00:04:14,040 --> 00:04:16,600 Speaker 1: Chiefs have done on their offensive line to change things up, 94 00:04:16,640 --> 00:04:18,520 Speaker 1: to have five new starters. A lot of energy and 95 00:04:18,520 --> 00:04:20,960 Speaker 1: excitement about this new offensive line, not just this year 96 00:04:21,000 --> 00:04:22,920 Speaker 1: but moving forward and right out of the gate. They're 97 00:04:22,920 --> 00:04:25,000 Speaker 1: facing one of the best defensive fronts and all football. 98 00:04:25,040 --> 00:04:27,040 Speaker 1: So it's a great test but also a great opportunity 99 00:04:27,040 --> 00:04:28,920 Speaker 1: for these guys to show what they can do. Always 100 00:04:28,920 --> 00:04:30,920 Speaker 1: a treat on defending the Kingdom those of you are 101 00:04:30,920 --> 00:04:33,719 Speaker 1: watching and listening, is to bring the spotting boards for 102 00:04:33,720 --> 00:04:36,200 Speaker 1: the game because it brings up some other veterans that 103 00:04:36,279 --> 00:04:40,240 Speaker 1: they've added. Anthony Walker, another Northwestern guy, was really good 104 00:04:40,240 --> 00:04:42,480 Speaker 1: with the Indianapolis Colts, and then they went to the Rams. 105 00:04:42,480 --> 00:04:45,520 Speaker 1: In the secondary, they get Troy Hill and John Johnson, 106 00:04:46,120 --> 00:04:48,400 Speaker 1: both played in that fifty four fifty one crazy Monday 107 00:04:48,480 --> 00:04:53,159 Speaker 1: Night Football Crazy twenty eighteen against Patrick Mahomes. But very 108 00:04:53,160 --> 00:04:55,599 Speaker 1: interesting the way that Cleveland has put together the roster. 109 00:04:55,720 --> 00:04:59,279 Speaker 1: I counted twenty two new guys of their fifty three 110 00:04:59,320 --> 00:05:02,919 Speaker 1: man roster, twenty two new guys since that divisional playoff 111 00:05:02,960 --> 00:05:05,560 Speaker 1: loss in January. That's amazing. And what we're seeing all 112 00:05:05,600 --> 00:05:07,880 Speaker 1: these teams doing is trying to build their team to 113 00:05:07,880 --> 00:05:09,560 Speaker 1: beat the Chiefs. I mean, that's what happens when you're 114 00:05:09,560 --> 00:05:11,919 Speaker 1: the hunted and the Chiefs are the hunted nowadays, is 115 00:05:11,960 --> 00:05:14,440 Speaker 1: you build your roster not just about winning your own division, 116 00:05:14,480 --> 00:05:16,200 Speaker 1: which they want to do, but also they're keeping the 117 00:05:16,240 --> 00:05:18,880 Speaker 1: Chiefs in mind. And what this is another great opportunity 118 00:05:18,880 --> 00:05:21,360 Speaker 1: for the Chiefs to show is that when you're the hunted, 119 00:05:21,960 --> 00:05:23,880 Speaker 1: these other teams that want to be the Chiefs. The 120 00:05:23,920 --> 00:05:26,120 Speaker 1: Chiefs can say, now we're still the top dog, and 121 00:05:26,240 --> 00:05:28,080 Speaker 1: right away they can prove that to the rest of 122 00:05:28,080 --> 00:05:30,359 Speaker 1: the AFC. That's what I love about this game and 123 00:05:30,400 --> 00:05:32,919 Speaker 1: facing all these good AFC teams early in the season. 124 00:05:32,960 --> 00:05:35,280 Speaker 1: And why I enjoy that is because right away, these 125 00:05:35,480 --> 00:05:37,640 Speaker 1: these teams like the Browns, the Bills, the Ravens, that 126 00:05:37,680 --> 00:05:40,400 Speaker 1: want to be the Chiefs. The Chiefs right away can 127 00:05:40,480 --> 00:05:42,960 Speaker 1: say now we're still the Chiefs. We are the back 128 00:05:43,000 --> 00:05:46,320 Speaker 1: to back defending AFC champions and this conference still goes 129 00:05:46,320 --> 00:05:48,360 Speaker 1: through our stadium. It's a very exciting way to open 130 00:05:48,400 --> 00:05:50,760 Speaker 1: the season against the team and the Browns. Very exciting. 131 00:05:50,760 --> 00:05:52,960 Speaker 1: And the Browns even mentioned this because when you say, hey, 132 00:05:53,960 --> 00:05:55,520 Speaker 1: you got to fight them off and you're the being 133 00:05:55,520 --> 00:05:58,520 Speaker 1: the hunted, Now that's not an arrogant statement. I mean, 134 00:05:59,080 --> 00:06:01,159 Speaker 1: you and I both come from the same spot. But 135 00:06:01,279 --> 00:06:04,880 Speaker 1: they admitted when they drafted Greg Newsom, outstanding first round 136 00:06:04,880 --> 00:06:06,880 Speaker 1: corner from Northwestern led him to the Big Ten West 137 00:06:06,960 --> 00:06:09,800 Speaker 1: title last year, had a great game against Ohio State 138 00:06:09,800 --> 00:06:12,320 Speaker 1: in the Big Ten championship game. But also the reason 139 00:06:12,400 --> 00:06:16,040 Speaker 1: that they drafted Jeremiah Wosu Corromora j Ok because they 140 00:06:16,080 --> 00:06:20,080 Speaker 1: felt like he is an answer in you know, an 141 00:06:20,080 --> 00:06:22,880 Speaker 1: antidote if you will, to the Travis Kelsey problem that 142 00:06:22,920 --> 00:06:25,320 Speaker 1: they had in the playoffs, because Kelsey not only eight 143 00:06:25,360 --> 00:06:27,520 Speaker 1: these guys alive in the playoffs, but in twenty eighteen, 144 00:06:27,560 --> 00:06:29,880 Speaker 1: in that game in his hometown of Cleveland. Yeah, and 145 00:06:30,000 --> 00:06:32,640 Speaker 1: two people trying to find a defensive piece to cover 146 00:06:32,680 --> 00:06:35,560 Speaker 1: Travis Kelsey, I say, good luck. I think JK is 147 00:06:35,560 --> 00:06:37,360 Speaker 1: a fine linebacker. But we'll see how it plays out. 148 00:06:37,360 --> 00:06:39,240 Speaker 1: Travis Kelsey is perhaps the greatest sight end of all 149 00:06:39,240 --> 00:06:40,920 Speaker 1: time on paced, at least be the greatest tight end 150 00:06:41,120 --> 00:06:43,479 Speaker 1: of all time. And I mentioned the Kingdom Conversations a stat. 151 00:06:43,480 --> 00:06:46,160 Speaker 1: I'm gonna mention it again because it's incredible. Travis has 152 00:06:46,160 --> 00:06:49,320 Speaker 1: at least seven catches and eleven straight games including the playoffs. 153 00:06:49,360 --> 00:06:51,440 Speaker 1: So since Week eight of last year, at least seven 154 00:06:51,480 --> 00:06:54,200 Speaker 1: catches in eleven straight games. It's crazy. And in that span, 155 00:06:54,279 --> 00:06:56,640 Speaker 1: so just eleven games, he has ninety six grabs for 156 00:06:56,720 --> 00:06:59,919 Speaker 1: one two hundred and seventy five yards and just eleven games. 157 00:07:00,040 --> 00:07:01,880 Speaker 1: Think about that. That That would be a tremendous season for 158 00:07:01,920 --> 00:07:04,960 Speaker 1: any player in a full sixteen game season, including the playoffs, 159 00:07:05,000 --> 00:07:07,200 Speaker 1: even with a few more games added. But Travis Kelsey 160 00:07:07,240 --> 00:07:09,720 Speaker 1: does that in just eleven games. He's carrying that momentum 161 00:07:10,040 --> 00:07:11,880 Speaker 1: into this year. So we'll see what he can do 162 00:07:12,000 --> 00:07:13,800 Speaker 1: Week one. You mentioned it. He was so good against 163 00:07:13,840 --> 00:07:16,560 Speaker 1: the Browns last year. They'll try to have some different 164 00:07:16,720 --> 00:07:18,840 Speaker 1: looks for him, try to add some different players like 165 00:07:18,840 --> 00:07:21,200 Speaker 1: they have to try to cover him. But so far, 166 00:07:21,280 --> 00:07:23,120 Speaker 1: no one's really figured out how to cover Travis Kelsey. 167 00:07:23,280 --> 00:07:25,560 Speaker 1: Here's the other piece of this newness to this game. 168 00:07:26,200 --> 00:07:28,400 Speaker 1: Of the twenty six offensive players right now on the 169 00:07:28,480 --> 00:07:32,840 Speaker 1: Chiefs fifty three person roster, eleven did not play against 170 00:07:32,840 --> 00:07:36,240 Speaker 1: the Browns two hundred plus days ago. Eleven. Now you're 171 00:07:36,280 --> 00:07:38,240 Speaker 1: getting some guys coming back like Blake Bell, but he 172 00:07:38,240 --> 00:07:40,120 Speaker 1: didn't play in that game. He was a cowboy. We 173 00:07:40,160 --> 00:07:42,760 Speaker 1: mentioned the five new offensive lineman, but the Derrees Fountains, 174 00:07:42,960 --> 00:07:45,840 Speaker 1: the Noah Grays, the Jodie Fortunes that Jerry mckinnons. There's 175 00:07:45,880 --> 00:07:47,680 Speaker 1: a lot of new to this Chiefs team as well. 176 00:07:47,720 --> 00:07:49,480 Speaker 1: A lot of new and particularly up front along the 177 00:07:49,480 --> 00:07:51,800 Speaker 1: offensive line. We've talked about at five new offensive starters. 178 00:07:51,800 --> 00:07:53,720 Speaker 1: So what was the important thing for that group? And 179 00:07:53,800 --> 00:07:56,200 Speaker 1: really all the new pieces in general throughout the preseason, 180 00:07:56,200 --> 00:07:59,160 Speaker 1: throughout the offseason. Program is communication. And the good news 181 00:07:59,200 --> 00:08:01,680 Speaker 1: is we just heard from Travis Kelsey actually in our 182 00:08:01,720 --> 00:08:04,160 Speaker 1: media session. He mentioned that the communication, particularly along the 183 00:08:04,240 --> 00:08:07,000 Speaker 1: offensive line, has gotten really good and in three preseason 184 00:08:07,000 --> 00:08:08,840 Speaker 1: games he feels like they've built some momentum that they're 185 00:08:08,920 --> 00:08:11,280 Speaker 1: rolling already. That's why the preseason is so valuable. I 186 00:08:11,360 --> 00:08:13,520 Speaker 1: know the preseason isn't super exciting always because you're not 187 00:08:13,520 --> 00:08:16,119 Speaker 1: seeing the starters for very long, but those few drives 188 00:08:16,120 --> 00:08:18,880 Speaker 1: that they play are super important just for the continuity 189 00:08:18,880 --> 00:08:20,600 Speaker 1: the cohesion of the group. And I think they got 190 00:08:20,600 --> 00:08:22,560 Speaker 1: a lot of work done in the preseason in terms 191 00:08:22,560 --> 00:08:25,040 Speaker 1: of their communication to be ready to go for Week one. 192 00:08:25,480 --> 00:08:28,440 Speaker 1: Before we hear from k Adams, because you and I 193 00:08:28,480 --> 00:08:30,160 Speaker 1: had a chance, we set her down and talked to 194 00:08:30,160 --> 00:08:32,960 Speaker 1: her a little bit. Miszoograd, by the way you guys 195 00:08:32,960 --> 00:08:36,240 Speaker 1: all hang together is to look at the psychology of 196 00:08:36,320 --> 00:08:39,520 Speaker 1: this game. Now you started out with it. But honestly, 197 00:08:39,880 --> 00:08:42,880 Speaker 1: the Browns have no fear coming into Geha Field at 198 00:08:42,920 --> 00:08:45,800 Speaker 1: Arrowhead Stadium. Let's give him credit there. It reminds me 199 00:08:46,480 --> 00:08:48,840 Speaker 1: a little bit of the Chiefs. Remember in twenty fifteen, 200 00:08:48,880 --> 00:08:51,800 Speaker 1: They lost to the Patriots in a divisional playoff round 201 00:08:51,920 --> 00:08:54,520 Speaker 1: after winning their first playoff game in twenty two years 202 00:08:54,880 --> 00:08:58,160 Speaker 1: at Houston. In the wildcard game, close game, Nile Davis 203 00:08:58,160 --> 00:09:00,880 Speaker 1: fumbles late, but your left Foxborough goal, and hey, could it? 204 00:09:00,920 --> 00:09:04,640 Speaker 1: Would have? Should have? Now the Browns leave Geha Field 205 00:09:04,640 --> 00:09:07,200 Speaker 1: at Arrowhood Stadium last year, could it, would have? Should have? 206 00:09:07,280 --> 00:09:10,880 Speaker 1: Losing only by five, But the Chiefs always had control 207 00:09:10,920 --> 00:09:14,880 Speaker 1: of that game. They scored the first four or five possessions, touchdown, touchdown, 208 00:09:14,880 --> 00:09:17,240 Speaker 1: field goal, field goal. They were up nineteen to three, 209 00:09:17,720 --> 00:09:19,839 Speaker 1: and the Browns made a push, but it was playing 210 00:09:19,880 --> 00:09:22,800 Speaker 1: the Williams sisters. It was always forty fifteen or thirty 211 00:09:22,800 --> 00:09:26,400 Speaker 1: fifteen at Wimbledon. You never took the lead on him spot. 212 00:09:26,440 --> 00:09:28,640 Speaker 1: Because of that, though Cleveland feels like they have no 213 00:09:28,679 --> 00:09:30,320 Speaker 1: fear coming in here on Sunday, I want to hear 214 00:09:30,360 --> 00:09:31,960 Speaker 1: something kind of weird about me. This kind of shows 215 00:09:31,960 --> 00:09:34,400 Speaker 1: an imbalance in my priorities. I burst a very small 216 00:09:34,400 --> 00:09:37,800 Speaker 1: blood vessel in my eye during that game last year. Okay, yeah, 217 00:09:37,880 --> 00:09:40,120 Speaker 1: and then when Chad Henny threw the fourth down pass 218 00:09:40,120 --> 00:09:42,200 Speaker 1: at Tyree Hill, all was well. But I went home 219 00:09:42,240 --> 00:09:43,920 Speaker 1: and I was like, oh my little blood vessel burst 220 00:09:43,920 --> 00:09:46,400 Speaker 1: in my eye? Was it when Mahomes got the chokehold 221 00:09:46,440 --> 00:09:49,120 Speaker 1: and head? It was around that point, you know. But hey, 222 00:09:49,120 --> 00:09:51,040 Speaker 1: we won and that's all that matters. And I'm looking 223 00:09:51,080 --> 00:09:52,800 Speaker 1: forward to maybe one day a statue of Chad Henny 224 00:09:52,880 --> 00:09:55,400 Speaker 1: in that game, because that was truly a legendary performance. 225 00:09:55,480 --> 00:09:57,520 Speaker 1: But or maybe a statue of you with the blood 226 00:09:57,559 --> 00:09:59,520 Speaker 1: ussel popping in here. Maybe it's like, guys, I care 227 00:09:59,559 --> 00:10:03,040 Speaker 1: so much and you're you're giving your latest report, right, 228 00:10:03,080 --> 00:10:05,800 Speaker 1: It's it's the latest. We're powering through and you're just 229 00:10:06,120 --> 00:10:09,560 Speaker 1: you can't even see, yeah, your keyboard, well you can't. 230 00:10:09,559 --> 00:10:11,320 Speaker 1: You can't cheer in the press box, which is where 231 00:10:11,360 --> 00:10:13,400 Speaker 1: I am. So all I can do is just can 232 00:10:13,440 --> 00:10:15,959 Speaker 1: bust slowly internally. But hey, even though you're not cheering, 233 00:10:15,960 --> 00:10:19,040 Speaker 1: I truly care in there. But to your point, I 234 00:10:19,080 --> 00:10:21,080 Speaker 1: think it gets back to the whole concept of a 235 00:10:21,160 --> 00:10:24,000 Speaker 1: statement game, and for the Browns, they're looking at this 236 00:10:24,040 --> 00:10:26,480 Speaker 1: as an opportunity to have a statement game against the Chiefs, right, 237 00:10:26,480 --> 00:10:28,640 Speaker 1: And that's what the Chiefs always wanted against the New 238 00:10:28,640 --> 00:10:30,800 Speaker 1: England Patriots as a statement game, and that's what all 239 00:10:30,800 --> 00:10:32,920 Speaker 1: these young teams in the AFC want. But what I 240 00:10:32,960 --> 00:10:35,480 Speaker 1: see this as, and i'll I mentioned this earlier, is 241 00:10:35,520 --> 00:10:38,000 Speaker 1: that this is also a statement game opportunity for the Chiefs, 242 00:10:38,280 --> 00:10:41,240 Speaker 1: because do not forget, the Chiefs are twenty five and 243 00:10:41,400 --> 00:10:44,120 Speaker 1: three in their last twenty eight games. That is crazy. 244 00:10:44,280 --> 00:10:46,120 Speaker 1: That includes the game in which the starters didn't play 245 00:10:46,160 --> 00:10:48,640 Speaker 1: against the La Chargers at home. So this team has 246 00:10:48,760 --> 00:10:50,880 Speaker 1: been virtually unbeatable for two years. They lost in the 247 00:10:50,920 --> 00:10:52,280 Speaker 1: Super Bowl and that left the bad taste in a 248 00:10:52,320 --> 00:10:54,360 Speaker 1: lot of people's mouths. So what this is is a 249 00:10:54,440 --> 00:10:56,600 Speaker 1: chance to go back out there against the team that 250 00:10:56,720 --> 00:10:58,240 Speaker 1: is trying to challenge you and wants to be the 251 00:10:58,240 --> 00:11:00,400 Speaker 1: best team in the AFC, in the Browns, and in 252 00:11:00,440 --> 00:11:03,360 Speaker 1: Week one, you can say, hey, we're still here. We 253 00:11:03,440 --> 00:11:05,160 Speaker 1: are the best team in football, and we're still here 254 00:11:05,200 --> 00:11:06,800 Speaker 1: and we can show that right away. And that's what 255 00:11:07,000 --> 00:11:09,199 Speaker 1: it's so exciting once again about this game. It's a 256 00:11:09,240 --> 00:11:11,400 Speaker 1: scapid game for the Chiefs, not just for teams trying 257 00:11:11,400 --> 00:11:14,400 Speaker 1: to come beat the Chiefs. The September record two is 258 00:11:14,480 --> 00:11:17,240 Speaker 1: just you can't look past it. Andy Reads twenty and 259 00:11:17,280 --> 00:11:19,959 Speaker 1: five as the Chief's head coach in September. What the 260 00:11:20,040 --> 00:11:23,520 Speaker 1: last loss was at Houston in twenty sixteen. In September. 261 00:11:23,880 --> 00:11:27,280 Speaker 1: Patrick Mahomes has never thrown an interception in September. It's insane. 262 00:11:27,880 --> 00:11:31,440 Speaker 1: I mean it's crazy. But here comes Cleveland. Yes, they're 263 00:11:31,480 --> 00:11:34,960 Speaker 1: a challenger. Now, before we get to Kay's thoughts, the 264 00:11:35,040 --> 00:11:37,360 Speaker 1: fact that Cleveland has had a lot of national love. 265 00:11:37,480 --> 00:11:39,720 Speaker 1: We have nothing to do. We love the NFL. Everybody does, 266 00:11:40,280 --> 00:11:41,400 Speaker 1: and all you have to do, all you do is 267 00:11:41,440 --> 00:11:43,559 Speaker 1: talk about it for seven months, so you just create 268 00:11:43,600 --> 00:11:48,439 Speaker 1: these thoughts and you know, preposterous things. But the Cleveland 269 00:11:48,440 --> 00:11:51,560 Speaker 1: Browns received a lot of love that they have never received, 270 00:11:51,600 --> 00:11:53,800 Speaker 1: at least since they came back in nineteen ninety nine. 271 00:11:54,800 --> 00:11:58,040 Speaker 1: This offseason, the Browns are getting tons of love. People 272 00:11:58,040 --> 00:11:59,920 Speaker 1: think this is a playoff team and I can't argue. 273 00:12:00,360 --> 00:12:01,960 Speaker 1: I can't argue against it either, and they should get 274 00:12:01,960 --> 00:12:03,400 Speaker 1: a ton of love. I mean they're a good team. 275 00:12:03,480 --> 00:12:04,960 Speaker 1: They're a good team coming into this year. They were 276 00:12:04,960 --> 00:12:06,920 Speaker 1: a good team last year. And they're a great story. 277 00:12:06,920 --> 00:12:08,360 Speaker 1: I mean, they make the playoffs last year for the 278 00:12:08,400 --> 00:12:10,080 Speaker 1: first time since two thousand and two. It's a great 279 00:12:10,080 --> 00:12:11,840 Speaker 1: fan base there in Cleveland. It's one of the historic 280 00:12:11,920 --> 00:12:14,679 Speaker 1: NFL franchises. You want to see those teams that haven't 281 00:12:14,679 --> 00:12:17,360 Speaker 1: had a lot of success do well, because we know 282 00:12:17,400 --> 00:12:19,040 Speaker 1: what that's like. For the longest time, the Chiefs hadn't 283 00:12:19,040 --> 00:12:20,440 Speaker 1: won a playoff game, so we know what it's like 284 00:12:20,840 --> 00:12:23,280 Speaker 1: to want to get back to that level of play. 285 00:12:23,400 --> 00:12:25,079 Speaker 1: So I'm happy for the Cleveland fans. I'm happy for 286 00:12:25,160 --> 00:12:27,679 Speaker 1: the Browns. I don't want them to win in Week one, 287 00:12:27,960 --> 00:12:29,560 Speaker 1: but it's good for the Browns. It's good for the 288 00:12:29,640 --> 00:12:31,719 Speaker 1: NFL for the Browns to be a good team, and 289 00:12:31,760 --> 00:12:34,160 Speaker 1: they're I mean, they're a legitimate contender and the AFC, 290 00:12:34,280 --> 00:12:35,800 Speaker 1: and that's why, once again, it's important for the Chiefs 291 00:12:35,840 --> 00:12:37,480 Speaker 1: to go out there in Week one and get down 292 00:12:37,559 --> 00:12:39,640 Speaker 1: to business. But it's good for the NFL. If the 293 00:12:39,640 --> 00:12:41,640 Speaker 1: Browns are playing well, I'm with you that division is 294 00:12:41,679 --> 00:12:44,480 Speaker 1: going to be good. I mean, you gotta They gotta 295 00:12:44,679 --> 00:12:46,480 Speaker 1: still beat the Steelers and Ravens, and I think the 296 00:12:46,480 --> 00:12:50,160 Speaker 1: Bengals are gonna get on at least Enrer this season 297 00:12:50,200 --> 00:12:53,079 Speaker 1: if Burrow can stay helped. Sure all right, Now, k Adams, 298 00:12:53,080 --> 00:12:55,439 Speaker 1: it's not always been like the biggest Chiefs fan of 299 00:12:55,520 --> 00:12:58,320 Speaker 1: all time, even though she went to Miszoo, but she's 300 00:12:58,320 --> 00:13:01,360 Speaker 1: got some very very poignant thought about the season as 301 00:13:01,360 --> 00:13:04,240 Speaker 1: a whole, some interesting things about the NFL, but also 302 00:13:04,280 --> 00:13:07,360 Speaker 1: about this Chief's Browns matchup. Okay, we're gonna take a 303 00:13:07,400 --> 00:13:10,240 Speaker 1: little bit of a pit stop here on defending the Kingdom. 304 00:13:10,800 --> 00:13:13,000 Speaker 1: But what a pit stop it is, because look at 305 00:13:13,000 --> 00:13:20,120 Speaker 1: our pit crew. Kay Adams, the incomparable co host on 306 00:13:20,320 --> 00:13:24,160 Speaker 1: Good Morning Football, Mom babysitter. Oh my gosh, I got 307 00:13:24,160 --> 00:13:25,520 Speaker 1: to ask you about it because I think it's the 308 00:13:25,559 --> 00:13:29,320 Speaker 1: Mount Rushmore. I think of the great NFL shows, and 309 00:13:29,320 --> 00:13:31,079 Speaker 1: there's a lot of shows that feel like it's seventh 310 00:13:31,160 --> 00:13:34,880 Speaker 1: grade pe class tale snapping. Yeah, there's a little of that, 311 00:13:35,240 --> 00:13:37,600 Speaker 1: but you guys seem to have found the balance between, Hey, 312 00:13:37,600 --> 00:13:39,440 Speaker 1: we're gonna give you a lot of great information and 313 00:13:39,520 --> 00:13:41,800 Speaker 1: respect the league, and yet we're gonna snap a few 314 00:13:41,840 --> 00:13:44,600 Speaker 1: towels at pe class. It's true now that Mount Rushmore 315 00:13:44,679 --> 00:13:47,200 Speaker 1: is disrupted because Nate Burlson has departed us, and now 316 00:13:47,240 --> 00:13:49,800 Speaker 1: we're doing some sort of a Jeopardy fill in host 317 00:13:49,960 --> 00:13:52,640 Speaker 1: situation to see who will be filling his spot. The 318 00:13:52,720 --> 00:13:56,640 Speaker 1: chemistry incomparable because we all love football the same way. 319 00:13:56,640 --> 00:13:58,680 Speaker 1: We don't agree on everything, but that that has always 320 00:13:58,679 --> 00:14:00,520 Speaker 1: steered the show, and that's why I think it was successful. 321 00:14:00,559 --> 00:14:03,240 Speaker 1: Thank you for watching. That's awesome, awesome, And my dad's 322 00:14:03,280 --> 00:14:04,920 Speaker 1: like the most jealous person right now. He's like the 323 00:14:04,920 --> 00:14:09,400 Speaker 1: biggest Kidams fans you're talking to. Keep listen to you 324 00:14:09,480 --> 00:14:12,000 Speaker 1: all day. You could just narrate my life at the 325 00:14:12,160 --> 00:14:16,360 Speaker 1: Dulcet Tones the but but honestly, it's it's the balance 326 00:14:16,400 --> 00:14:19,880 Speaker 1: that you found. And so there's a chemistry that people 327 00:14:19,920 --> 00:14:21,720 Speaker 1: want to find, or they will try to find a niche. 328 00:14:22,080 --> 00:14:23,800 Speaker 1: But you seem to have found it. Now. I know 329 00:14:23,880 --> 00:14:26,320 Speaker 1: that's with Nate coming off. You got to kind of 330 00:14:26,320 --> 00:14:28,800 Speaker 1: recapture that. But it'll be tough. There has to be 331 00:14:28,800 --> 00:14:32,840 Speaker 1: a respect among your crew to think I'll disagree with you. 332 00:14:33,120 --> 00:14:35,320 Speaker 1: But guess what, I'm going to accentuate this part of 333 00:14:35,320 --> 00:14:38,560 Speaker 1: the game while Peter, I mean the others do the 334 00:14:38,560 --> 00:14:42,520 Speaker 1: other It's interesting because like I went to Missoo, I've 335 00:14:42,600 --> 00:14:44,800 Speaker 1: been to many many a game in the Chiefs came 336 00:14:44,880 --> 00:14:48,320 Speaker 1: Carolhead and I mean, my my little niece sends me 337 00:14:48,320 --> 00:14:50,480 Speaker 1: messages the go Chiefs go choose that sender swag all 338 00:14:50,520 --> 00:14:53,160 Speaker 1: the time. But the Chiefs fan base that watches Good 339 00:14:53,160 --> 00:14:56,040 Speaker 1: Morning Football, they think that I'm like anti Chiefs. But 340 00:14:56,080 --> 00:14:59,040 Speaker 1: that's not it at all. You're talking balance. Peter Schrieger's 341 00:14:59,120 --> 00:15:03,120 Speaker 1: so a few s I syns climbing. Peter trigger was 342 00:15:03,160 --> 00:15:06,120 Speaker 1: so excited about Patrick Mahomes when he was drafted ever 343 00:15:06,200 --> 00:15:08,520 Speaker 1: since then that you know, I have to just give 344 00:15:08,560 --> 00:15:10,960 Speaker 1: the other side. And so I find myself in being well, 345 00:15:10,960 --> 00:15:13,360 Speaker 1: what about the defense, Well what about the past rush? 346 00:15:13,400 --> 00:15:15,240 Speaker 1: Well what about these when these questions were coming before? 347 00:15:15,720 --> 00:15:18,000 Speaker 1: They're big Super Bowl runs? So you know, I always 348 00:15:18,240 --> 00:15:20,080 Speaker 1: you have to you have to balance it out. I 349 00:15:20,160 --> 00:15:22,640 Speaker 1: love the Saints. Everyone thinks Nate hates the Saints. But 350 00:15:22,680 --> 00:15:24,000 Speaker 1: it's not that he hates the Saints. Is that he 351 00:15:24,040 --> 00:15:26,040 Speaker 1: used to be like, well, okay, what about the fact 352 00:15:26,080 --> 00:15:28,000 Speaker 1: they get there and don't win and go very far? 353 00:15:28,080 --> 00:15:30,440 Speaker 1: So it is a balance, and I'm very glad you 354 00:15:30,480 --> 00:15:32,800 Speaker 1: see it that way. It's true. I wish all Chiefs 355 00:15:32,800 --> 00:15:35,320 Speaker 1: fans saw it that way. But so many in the NFL, 356 00:15:35,440 --> 00:15:37,520 Speaker 1: I think agree with me that are in the business. 357 00:15:37,640 --> 00:15:40,160 Speaker 1: They go, okay, this is at some joke show. Let's 358 00:15:40,160 --> 00:15:42,280 Speaker 1: put a you know, beach ball on the nose of 359 00:15:42,280 --> 00:15:45,800 Speaker 1: a walrus and have tried to get numbers. All right, 360 00:15:45,880 --> 00:15:48,240 Speaker 1: Let's jump into the opening weekend of the National Football 361 00:15:48,280 --> 00:15:50,480 Speaker 1: League year and rarely do you get a previous year 362 00:15:50,560 --> 00:15:54,080 Speaker 1: divisional playoff matchup that went down to the wire. And 363 00:15:54,200 --> 00:15:56,280 Speaker 1: that's going to be the opening game. But here's the 364 00:15:56,360 --> 00:15:59,280 Speaker 1: Chiefs opening up gha field and everhead stad him to 365 00:15:59,320 --> 00:16:03,040 Speaker 1: open the season against the Cleveland Browns. What about this game. 366 00:16:03,320 --> 00:16:06,360 Speaker 1: I think that the Cleveland Browns have been preparing for 367 00:16:06,400 --> 00:16:09,280 Speaker 1: this game since January, and I think the Chiefs fans 368 00:16:09,360 --> 00:16:11,120 Speaker 1: need to know that and not look past them. This 369 00:16:11,240 --> 00:16:14,480 Speaker 1: is a powerhouse in the AFC. That added you look 370 00:16:14,480 --> 00:16:17,480 Speaker 1: at that game, they addressed their secondary. They took a 371 00:16:17,520 --> 00:16:19,640 Speaker 1: corner with their first round pick to do that, because 372 00:16:19,640 --> 00:16:22,320 Speaker 1: obviously you know the Chiefs took care of business. They 373 00:16:22,320 --> 00:16:28,200 Speaker 1: always will. Jok Jeremiah osukermoa very quick. You have to 374 00:16:28,200 --> 00:16:30,520 Speaker 1: look at what Travis Kelsey did to this to this 375 00:16:30,640 --> 00:16:32,360 Speaker 1: defense last year, and you've got to think he's going 376 00:16:32,400 --> 00:16:33,720 Speaker 1: to be part of the game plan. So that's a 377 00:16:33,760 --> 00:16:36,840 Speaker 1: matchup I'm specifically looking forward to. Not to mention the 378 00:16:36,840 --> 00:16:38,840 Speaker 1: fact that the Browns sort of had the Chiefs there 379 00:16:38,840 --> 00:16:41,840 Speaker 1: when Mahomes got out, they had opportunities they didn't capitalize on. 380 00:16:41,920 --> 00:16:43,760 Speaker 1: If you have a guy like Odell who's out there 381 00:16:43,760 --> 00:16:46,440 Speaker 1: and healthy a couple big plays to him. Could they 382 00:16:46,480 --> 00:16:49,360 Speaker 1: get it done? But you're talking balance on Good Morning Football. 383 00:16:49,960 --> 00:16:52,200 Speaker 1: I think people are sleeping on the Browns as a 384 00:16:52,200 --> 00:16:54,520 Speaker 1: Super Bowl contender in the AFC. That the Chiefs have 385 00:16:54,600 --> 00:16:56,080 Speaker 1: to take them seriously. And I know that they will, 386 00:16:56,080 --> 00:16:58,120 Speaker 1: of course, and they're well prepared. But this is a 387 00:16:58,160 --> 00:17:01,080 Speaker 1: team that's balanced on every level offense and defense, and 388 00:17:01,400 --> 00:17:03,200 Speaker 1: I really think they're going to make waves this year. 389 00:17:03,280 --> 00:17:06,439 Speaker 1: Week one included I love what they've done. Greg Newsome, 390 00:17:06,520 --> 00:17:08,480 Speaker 1: you could have gone to Northwestern. I couldn't have got 391 00:17:08,480 --> 00:17:11,240 Speaker 1: into Northwestern. So went to Kase State. You went to Missoo. 392 00:17:11,280 --> 00:17:12,919 Speaker 1: You could have gone to Northwestern, and you grew up. 393 00:17:13,080 --> 00:17:14,840 Speaker 1: You grew up at Whitney Young High School. Would not 394 00:17:14,840 --> 00:17:18,600 Speaker 1: have gotten into Northwestern. McDill school didn't even dry. Although 395 00:17:18,600 --> 00:17:20,399 Speaker 1: I wasn't on my radar, I was like, that's how 396 00:17:20,760 --> 00:17:23,479 Speaker 1: close to my parents house. I'm leaving seven hours Missoo. 397 00:17:23,520 --> 00:17:25,000 Speaker 1: Sounds like a bright place for me to be. Can 398 00:17:25,040 --> 00:17:28,520 Speaker 1: you think my seven on the act probably didn't get 399 00:17:28,560 --> 00:17:31,040 Speaker 1: to the like that was it, but but I mentioned 400 00:17:31,080 --> 00:17:33,800 Speaker 1: that because Greg Newsome, I think is an outstanding pickup 401 00:17:33,840 --> 00:17:36,160 Speaker 1: by the Browns and you throw him in with those 402 00:17:36,200 --> 00:17:39,360 Speaker 1: guys in the secondary. But it seems like the Browns 403 00:17:39,600 --> 00:17:42,399 Speaker 1: have been It's like the tire. You keep filling up 404 00:17:42,440 --> 00:17:44,359 Speaker 1: with air, but it keeps You have to keep filling 405 00:17:44,359 --> 00:17:46,919 Speaker 1: it up with air. It seems like with Kevin Stefanski 406 00:17:46,960 --> 00:17:49,119 Speaker 1: they might have got this right and they brought a 407 00:17:49,160 --> 00:17:51,560 Speaker 1: new tire. They love him. They have a balanced run 408 00:17:51,640 --> 00:17:53,480 Speaker 1: game in Baker Mayfield doesn't have to be a prolly. 409 00:17:53,520 --> 00:17:55,240 Speaker 1: He doesn't have to do Patrick Mahomes like things. Not 410 00:17:55,320 --> 00:17:58,040 Speaker 1: that Patrick isn't loaded on offense either. They're running the 411 00:17:58,080 --> 00:18:01,000 Speaker 1: ball successfully. That defense should come to play and people, 412 00:18:01,119 --> 00:18:04,439 Speaker 1: you know, I think there's a lot of indecisiveness and 413 00:18:04,480 --> 00:18:07,200 Speaker 1: a lot of negativity surrounding Jadeveon Clowney. Do I think 414 00:18:07,200 --> 00:18:10,880 Speaker 1: he can revitalize himself opposite Miles Garrett. Miles Garrett who 415 00:18:10,880 --> 00:18:13,520 Speaker 1: feels very disrespected going into this season. He's made that 416 00:18:13,640 --> 00:18:17,000 Speaker 1: very clear. So he's got a familiarity with Patrick Mahomes. 417 00:18:17,080 --> 00:18:19,560 Speaker 1: They knew each other from Texas. Patrick Mahomes told me 418 00:18:19,600 --> 00:18:22,440 Speaker 1: in a sit down interview that he was just as 419 00:18:22,440 --> 00:18:24,280 Speaker 1: big in high school. He was like a legend that 420 00:18:24,280 --> 00:18:26,000 Speaker 1: he would hear from, even though they never played each other. 421 00:18:26,000 --> 00:18:28,159 Speaker 1: So I'm excited to see that matchup as well with 422 00:18:28,200 --> 00:18:31,720 Speaker 1: that offensive line for the Chiefs, the Chiefs kingdom. You know, 423 00:18:31,760 --> 00:18:34,280 Speaker 1: they're thinking Kay doesn't like us or Kay loves us. 424 00:18:34,800 --> 00:18:38,480 Speaker 1: But I'm just curious over three years, thirty nine and nine, Okay, 425 00:18:38,520 --> 00:18:41,439 Speaker 1: these are the salad days of Chiefs football. When you 426 00:18:41,440 --> 00:18:44,000 Speaker 1: look at it historically, why do you think when you 427 00:18:44,000 --> 00:18:46,680 Speaker 1: study the whole league, why the Chiefs have been able 428 00:18:46,720 --> 00:18:49,280 Speaker 1: to do what they've done. Culture. I feel at the 429 00:18:49,320 --> 00:18:52,399 Speaker 1: second I land here, even before I did preseason for 430 00:18:52,400 --> 00:18:54,320 Speaker 1: the Chiefs. You know, I've been to every stadium, a 431 00:18:54,359 --> 00:18:58,320 Speaker 1: cover for game dan NFL Network, you walk into Arrowhead, 432 00:18:58,480 --> 00:19:02,119 Speaker 1: every fan, every person in every intern, the grounds crew. 433 00:19:02,480 --> 00:19:05,600 Speaker 1: There's a swell of pride before this even started, and 434 00:19:05,600 --> 00:19:09,040 Speaker 1: there was a long awaited Super Bowl birth. It's you know, 435 00:19:09,280 --> 00:19:11,680 Speaker 1: everyone from from Norma Hunt who I met, and I've 436 00:19:11,680 --> 00:19:14,240 Speaker 1: sat down within Clark and the family nature of it 437 00:19:14,280 --> 00:19:16,720 Speaker 1: all making the right decisions. But I really think it's 438 00:19:16,720 --> 00:19:19,879 Speaker 1: a culture thing from the bottom up. And even just 439 00:19:20,359 --> 00:19:22,480 Speaker 1: if I can just say this personally, how I'm treated 440 00:19:22,520 --> 00:19:26,879 Speaker 1: by the team with them knowing my family is in 441 00:19:26,920 --> 00:19:29,600 Speaker 1: the area, they you know, what can they do? Community outreach, 442 00:19:29,640 --> 00:19:31,760 Speaker 1: all of those things. You don't see that with every team. 443 00:19:31,760 --> 00:19:34,720 Speaker 1: I can say that with one hundred percent certainty. It's 444 00:19:34,720 --> 00:19:37,359 Speaker 1: a class organization top to bottom. And I think that 445 00:19:37,440 --> 00:19:40,040 Speaker 1: has a lot to do with the winning culture. Final question, 446 00:19:40,119 --> 00:19:42,000 Speaker 1: and it's been fun to have you be on the 447 00:19:42,040 --> 00:19:46,200 Speaker 1: sideline during the Chiefs preseason telecast with Matt McMullan. Mike, 448 00:19:46,440 --> 00:19:49,560 Speaker 1: he's a genius that Matt McMullan, Well, he's Matt stat 449 00:19:49,560 --> 00:19:52,560 Speaker 1: we call it. He's like a flash. He's standing right there. 450 00:19:52,560 --> 00:19:54,159 Speaker 1: You know. But you have a USB port and you 451 00:19:54,200 --> 00:19:55,919 Speaker 1: just plug it in. You're like, wow, Okay, that's what 452 00:19:55,920 --> 00:19:57,280 Speaker 1: I told them. I said, can I just take this 453 00:19:57,480 --> 00:20:01,119 Speaker 1: USB port? And liked Stringer on the depths are you? 454 00:20:01,560 --> 00:20:03,840 Speaker 1: But final question has to deal with let's look at 455 00:20:03,880 --> 00:20:05,879 Speaker 1: the whole league as we jump in now to what 456 00:20:05,960 --> 00:20:09,159 Speaker 1: the one hundred second year of the National Football League 457 00:20:09,520 --> 00:20:11,879 Speaker 1: and just and you have to study all thirty two teams. 458 00:20:11,960 --> 00:20:15,400 Speaker 1: We're immersed in the Chief's kingdom. As you begin this year, 459 00:20:15,920 --> 00:20:19,680 Speaker 1: you're thinking the NFL is this in this? What is it? 460 00:20:19,760 --> 00:20:21,679 Speaker 1: What do you mean the NFL's this isn't that? Your 461 00:20:21,720 --> 00:20:23,880 Speaker 1: thoughts on the whole league as a whole, like, I mean, 462 00:20:23,880 --> 00:20:26,760 Speaker 1: it's become there's the English Premier League in soccer, and 463 00:20:26,760 --> 00:20:29,320 Speaker 1: then there's the NFL. I mean, now it's becoming worldwide. 464 00:20:29,520 --> 00:20:31,320 Speaker 1: But what are you seeing from the game you think 465 00:20:31,320 --> 00:20:33,320 Speaker 1: in the last couple of years that intrigues you about 466 00:20:33,359 --> 00:20:35,680 Speaker 1: the twenty twenty one season, What do you want to see? 467 00:20:35,720 --> 00:20:37,080 Speaker 1: What do you think you're going to see, or just 468 00:20:37,160 --> 00:20:40,439 Speaker 1: overall as you study it, the interest in this league 469 00:20:40,480 --> 00:20:43,200 Speaker 1: I think, I think, as where I am in my life, 470 00:20:43,280 --> 00:20:46,040 Speaker 1: I never went through this wave of losing the quarterbacks 471 00:20:46,440 --> 00:20:48,719 Speaker 1: is my first wave of losing the quarterbacks who I 472 00:20:48,760 --> 00:20:51,960 Speaker 1: love right, Like seeing the Philip Rivers go away. I 473 00:20:51,960 --> 00:20:54,400 Speaker 1: shouldn't even bring him up with to the Chiefs. I'm 474 00:20:54,440 --> 00:20:57,320 Speaker 1: so sorry. You've intercepted him nine million times. Get over it. 475 00:20:57,960 --> 00:21:01,560 Speaker 1: Stars running back, so I should get five more So 476 00:21:01,640 --> 00:21:04,440 Speaker 1: to see guys like Big Ben talking about his arm strength, 477 00:21:04,480 --> 00:21:06,720 Speaker 1: to see Drew Brees retire like this is the first 478 00:21:06,760 --> 00:21:09,440 Speaker 1: wave of losing that and getting this exciting new wave 479 00:21:09,480 --> 00:21:11,440 Speaker 1: of guys that have played the game the entirely differently 480 00:21:11,720 --> 00:21:14,479 Speaker 1: different way, like Lamar Jackson him winning an MVP. So 481 00:21:14,480 --> 00:21:18,360 Speaker 1: it's interesting to see this old hat, old school Brady's 482 00:21:18,400 --> 00:21:20,639 Speaker 1: still around thing, and this new wave of guys like 483 00:21:20,680 --> 00:21:22,639 Speaker 1: Patrick Mahomes who have come in and sort of flipped 484 00:21:22,640 --> 00:21:25,119 Speaker 1: the table on its head. So I personally find myself 485 00:21:25,160 --> 00:21:28,439 Speaker 1: intrigued by saying bye to that generation and then seeing 486 00:21:28,440 --> 00:21:30,200 Speaker 1: what these new exciting players are going to do to 487 00:21:30,280 --> 00:21:32,959 Speaker 1: snatch the torch from them. Fascinating. But then I get 488 00:21:33,000 --> 00:21:35,600 Speaker 1: to follow up, follow up, last, last is then it 489 00:21:35,640 --> 00:21:38,160 Speaker 1: seems like these teams now are got the witching stick 490 00:21:38,200 --> 00:21:42,280 Speaker 1: out looking for the next Mahomes. Justin fields. Trevor Lawrence 491 00:21:42,359 --> 00:21:45,800 Speaker 1: coaches too, looking for the next McVeigh. Everyone's going younger, shanahan. 492 00:21:45,840 --> 00:21:49,399 Speaker 1: It's going faster, smaller, quicker. That's obviously the way that 493 00:21:49,440 --> 00:21:52,240 Speaker 1: the league is going. But then you have who on 494 00:21:52,320 --> 00:21:54,960 Speaker 1: the Super Bowl, I mean and who on the Super 495 00:21:55,040 --> 00:21:58,080 Speaker 1: Bowl for that exactly. So there's this struggle wisdom right 496 00:21:58,160 --> 00:22:02,960 Speaker 1: there is this there's this wisdom experienced, you know versus 497 00:22:03,240 --> 00:22:07,160 Speaker 1: young gun XO, dynamos and speeds. But but you look 498 00:22:07,200 --> 00:22:10,760 Speaker 1: at this organization, they've got it all on spades. Awesome 499 00:22:10,880 --> 00:22:14,000 Speaker 1: to have you with us, just keep rolling on that show, 500 00:22:14,560 --> 00:22:17,280 Speaker 1: big part of the Chiefs King who was good Morning Football. 501 00:22:17,359 --> 00:22:19,919 Speaker 1: Yes they're on the Mount Rushmore of all shows, and 502 00:22:20,040 --> 00:22:22,520 Speaker 1: she's on the Mount Rushmore of Mount Rushmore. Thanks show, 503 00:22:23,840 --> 00:22:27,960 Speaker 1: Kay Adams so bright and love Good Morning Football. I'll 504 00:22:27,960 --> 00:22:29,800 Speaker 1: just put it out there, that's the best show. I 505 00:22:29,880 --> 00:22:32,679 Speaker 1: mentioned to her, and I wasn't trying to flatter her 506 00:22:32,720 --> 00:22:35,400 Speaker 1: or anything else. That shows just rocks everybody. Yeah, it's 507 00:22:35,400 --> 00:22:38,120 Speaker 1: awesome when every day when you turn on Good Morning Football, 508 00:22:38,160 --> 00:22:40,400 Speaker 1: you end up laughing and you learn something. And that's 509 00:22:40,400 --> 00:22:42,520 Speaker 1: the most important thing when you watch a football show. 510 00:22:42,560 --> 00:22:44,439 Speaker 1: That doesn't really happen across the board. So it's the 511 00:22:44,440 --> 00:22:46,480 Speaker 1: best football show, hands down. And when Peter and Kyle 512 00:22:46,520 --> 00:22:48,720 Speaker 1: did their parody of Wolf on Wall Street, it was 513 00:22:48,760 --> 00:22:52,080 Speaker 1: the greatest moment in NFL history of any show, all right. 514 00:22:52,240 --> 00:22:54,320 Speaker 1: That being a side, I was interested in her thoughts 515 00:22:54,320 --> 00:22:56,680 Speaker 1: when I asked her globally what she thought of the 516 00:22:56,760 --> 00:22:59,160 Speaker 1: NFL going into the twenty twenty one season. She thought 517 00:22:59,160 --> 00:23:01,919 Speaker 1: a second and then had a very interesting answer, and 518 00:23:02,000 --> 00:23:05,119 Speaker 1: that is, we're now seeing an official changing of the guard. 519 00:23:05,200 --> 00:23:08,639 Speaker 1: Drew Brees takes off like it's the era now of 520 00:23:08,640 --> 00:23:11,280 Speaker 1: the Patrick Mahomes is and who's going to join him? Yeah, 521 00:23:11,280 --> 00:23:13,440 Speaker 1: And it's for sure happening in the AFC. We've seen 522 00:23:13,440 --> 00:23:15,920 Speaker 1: that over the last several years because for the longest time, 523 00:23:16,200 --> 00:23:18,280 Speaker 1: it was Peyton Manning, it was Tom Brady, it was 524 00:23:18,320 --> 00:23:21,040 Speaker 1: Ben Roethlinsburger. I mean, if you look at the representatives 525 00:23:21,080 --> 00:23:22,680 Speaker 1: in the Super Bowl for the AFC over the last 526 00:23:22,720 --> 00:23:24,679 Speaker 1: twenty years, for the longest time, I think Joe Flacco 527 00:23:24,800 --> 00:23:27,240 Speaker 1: was like the only anomaly from that group. It's crazy, 528 00:23:27,400 --> 00:23:29,520 Speaker 1: and I guess rich gannon to go far back enough. 529 00:23:29,560 --> 00:23:31,560 Speaker 1: I mean, it was insane. Well, those guys are gone. 530 00:23:31,600 --> 00:23:34,159 Speaker 1: Brady's in the NFC, Roethlinsburger is still there, but he's 531 00:23:34,200 --> 00:23:36,440 Speaker 1: not quite the quarterback that he was. And of course 532 00:23:36,440 --> 00:23:39,240 Speaker 1: Peyton Manning retired, so you have Patrick Mahomes taking over 533 00:23:39,280 --> 00:23:41,320 Speaker 1: as the lead dog in the AFC. And one thing 534 00:23:41,440 --> 00:23:43,239 Speaker 1: what's so interesting about that is you have guys like 535 00:23:43,320 --> 00:23:46,280 Speaker 1: Josh Allen, Lamar Jackson, Baker Mayfield that we'll talk about 536 00:23:46,560 --> 00:23:49,320 Speaker 1: trying to be in that next tier of quarterback and 537 00:23:49,520 --> 00:23:51,560 Speaker 1: so far the Chiefs had not lost to one of 538 00:23:51,560 --> 00:23:54,280 Speaker 1: those guys when Mahomes started, which is super interesting to me. 539 00:23:54,320 --> 00:23:57,159 Speaker 1: So for sure, a changing the guard in the AFC 540 00:23:57,400 --> 00:23:59,000 Speaker 1: and the NFL as a whole. It's exciting, it's good 541 00:23:59,000 --> 00:24:01,120 Speaker 1: for the game to see somebody good quarterbacks. I'm glad 542 00:24:01,119 --> 00:24:03,280 Speaker 1: we have the best one. Yeah. And by the way, 543 00:24:03,400 --> 00:24:06,000 Speaker 1: in case you don't know, every NFL quarterback that's playing 544 00:24:06,000 --> 00:24:08,080 Speaker 1: now started at one way or another at Texas Tech 545 00:24:08,119 --> 00:24:10,600 Speaker 1: and then transferred out apparently, oh my gosh, how many 546 00:24:10,680 --> 00:24:13,240 Speaker 1: quarterbacks that they have at one point. And now our 547 00:24:13,280 --> 00:24:16,240 Speaker 1: guy stayed all the way through Wreckham Tech. Right, so 548 00:24:16,400 --> 00:24:19,480 Speaker 1: he did not transfer, but Baker Mayfield did and went 549 00:24:19,520 --> 00:24:21,520 Speaker 1: in as a walk on at a Lake Travis High 550 00:24:21,520 --> 00:24:24,520 Speaker 1: School in Austin, Texas, which is an outstanding high school, 551 00:24:24,520 --> 00:24:26,960 Speaker 1: great football tradition. So we got a little Texas high 552 00:24:27,000 --> 00:24:30,560 Speaker 1: school thing going on here with Lake Travis against White House, Texas. 553 00:24:30,920 --> 00:24:34,040 Speaker 1: But let's jump into Baker Mayfield because Mayfield to me 554 00:24:34,240 --> 00:24:37,160 Speaker 1: is a little bit in the category of Lamar Jackson. Okay, 555 00:24:37,200 --> 00:24:40,280 Speaker 1: if we're going to categorize these quarterbacks, right, justin Herbert's 556 00:24:40,280 --> 00:24:41,920 Speaker 1: out here somewhere is he the net? Can he take 557 00:24:41,960 --> 00:24:44,320 Speaker 1: on Mahomes? Well, we did, you know, we're not there yet. 558 00:24:44,800 --> 00:24:46,720 Speaker 1: We're gonna get there in a couple of weeks. But 559 00:24:47,520 --> 00:24:50,520 Speaker 1: in the case of Mayfield finally gets a first playoff 560 00:24:50,560 --> 00:24:54,080 Speaker 1: victory for the Browns, it's nineteen ninety four. Oh and 561 00:24:54,160 --> 00:24:57,399 Speaker 1: they beat the Pittsburgh Steelers, which makes it even better. Yeah. 562 00:24:57,440 --> 00:24:59,240 Speaker 1: But now when you look at him, I mean, seventy 563 00:24:59,240 --> 00:25:02,800 Speaker 1: five touchdowns, forty three picks, nothing two glamorous, only through 564 00:25:02,840 --> 00:25:05,800 Speaker 1: one interception in the last nine games of twenty twenty. 565 00:25:06,280 --> 00:25:09,360 Speaker 1: So he's coming in with some momentum. But is he 566 00:25:09,400 --> 00:25:13,119 Speaker 1: in that next class of quarterbacks the case talking about 567 00:25:13,119 --> 00:25:14,800 Speaker 1: of who's going to kind of take over the league 568 00:25:14,840 --> 00:25:17,679 Speaker 1: over the next ten years. Is Mayfield in that class 569 00:25:17,760 --> 00:25:19,399 Speaker 1: or is he not? So he's trying to be in 570 00:25:19,480 --> 00:25:21,280 Speaker 1: that class. And I think we saw for him a 571 00:25:21,320 --> 00:25:23,600 Speaker 1: career year last year. And if you look at the numbers, 572 00:25:23,680 --> 00:25:25,119 Speaker 1: for the most part, a lot of his numbers were 573 00:25:25,200 --> 00:25:26,720 Speaker 1: very similar to what they've been in the past. So 574 00:25:26,800 --> 00:25:29,760 Speaker 1: completion percentage, passing yards, passing, touchdowns, those things are pretty 575 00:25:29,800 --> 00:25:32,000 Speaker 1: much all on line last year with what he did 576 00:25:32,080 --> 00:25:33,720 Speaker 1: during his first two years as a pro. But what 577 00:25:33,840 --> 00:25:36,080 Speaker 1: was different was the interceptions. And you alluded to this. 578 00:25:36,440 --> 00:25:39,080 Speaker 1: His rookie season, he threw fourteen interceptions. Then in two 579 00:25:39,119 --> 00:25:42,320 Speaker 1: has nineteeny through twenty one interceptions. You can't be doing 580 00:25:42,320 --> 00:25:43,520 Speaker 1: that if you want to be a good team. And 581 00:25:43,560 --> 00:25:46,320 Speaker 1: they had losing records that reflected that. But last year 582 00:25:46,359 --> 00:25:49,280 Speaker 1: he only throws eight picks all year long and really 583 00:25:49,320 --> 00:25:50,639 Speaker 1: didn't have any towards the end of the year. He 584 00:25:50,680 --> 00:25:53,359 Speaker 1: won the playoff game against US, then one in his 585 00:25:53,400 --> 00:25:56,439 Speaker 1: final whatever many games besides that. But when you're not 586 00:25:56,480 --> 00:25:58,400 Speaker 1: throwing interceptions, you're giving your team a chance to win. 587 00:25:58,480 --> 00:26:00,879 Speaker 1: And I think the difference between the being a team 588 00:26:00,920 --> 00:26:03,120 Speaker 1: that has potential and is on the cusp to being 589 00:26:03,119 --> 00:26:05,120 Speaker 1: a winning team it's in the playoffs really came down 590 00:26:05,160 --> 00:26:06,920 Speaker 1: to him turning the ball over. And he was really 591 00:26:06,920 --> 00:26:09,080 Speaker 1: good last year. Let's just give him his credit there. 592 00:26:09,359 --> 00:26:11,560 Speaker 1: The thing about Mayfield, though, and every quarterback for the 593 00:26:11,560 --> 00:26:14,040 Speaker 1: most part, except for Patrick Mahomes incredibly is going to 594 00:26:14,119 --> 00:26:16,280 Speaker 1: be like this. But when you're under pressure, you're probably 595 00:26:16,320 --> 00:26:17,600 Speaker 1: not going to be as good as when you have 596 00:26:17,600 --> 00:26:20,359 Speaker 1: a clean pocket. But with Mayfield, the differences are pretty distinct. 597 00:26:20,560 --> 00:26:22,320 Speaker 1: So when he has a clean pocket, last year, he 598 00:26:22,320 --> 00:26:26,760 Speaker 1: throws twenty eight touchdowns four interceptions, a PF offensive grade 599 00:26:26,760 --> 00:26:29,120 Speaker 1: of a ninety three on a scale of zero two 600 00:26:29,119 --> 00:26:32,000 Speaker 1: one hundred. That was the eleventh best PF quarterback grade 601 00:26:32,200 --> 00:26:35,160 Speaker 1: in the NFL. But under pressure, just two touchdowns, five 602 00:26:35,200 --> 00:26:37,919 Speaker 1: interceptions on the year and an offensive grade of forty 603 00:26:37,920 --> 00:26:40,840 Speaker 1: one that was the fourth worst in the NFL. Look 604 00:26:40,840 --> 00:26:43,159 Speaker 1: at the playoff game, the Chiefs pressured him eight times 605 00:26:43,240 --> 00:26:45,360 Speaker 1: last year, and on those eight pressures, he completed two 606 00:26:45,359 --> 00:26:48,000 Speaker 1: of seven passes with an interception. So what it basically 607 00:26:48,040 --> 00:26:50,600 Speaker 1: gets down to, if you pressure Baker Mayfield, he's a 608 00:26:50,600 --> 00:26:54,640 Speaker 1: different player. So their reaction to that, this Cleveland offense. 609 00:26:55,080 --> 00:26:59,360 Speaker 1: Keep in mind Kevin Stefanski was in Minnesota for sixteen seasons. 610 00:26:59,400 --> 00:27:01,960 Speaker 1: Bread Chill Driss, a friend of Andy Reid and a 611 00:27:02,000 --> 00:27:05,640 Speaker 1: former Chiefs assistant, brought him in basically at the very 612 00:27:05,760 --> 00:27:08,720 Speaker 1: entry level, like he was the guy doing the cards 613 00:27:09,359 --> 00:27:12,960 Speaker 1: and setting up the plan for chili and then going 614 00:27:13,000 --> 00:27:17,040 Speaker 1: getting chili, some coffee and some you know, McDonald's. But 615 00:27:17,480 --> 00:27:19,480 Speaker 1: Stefanski has learned. I think he's an excellent coach. I 616 00:27:19,480 --> 00:27:22,520 Speaker 1: think he's an excellent staff. But this to your answer, 617 00:27:22,760 --> 00:27:24,919 Speaker 1: here's how they do it as countermajors. This is a 618 00:27:25,040 --> 00:27:32,400 Speaker 1: very forty niner Ish Kyle Shanahanish Mike Shanahanish offense. Run 619 00:27:32,520 --> 00:27:36,760 Speaker 1: to throw, bootlegs, play action, throw to the backs, and 620 00:27:36,800 --> 00:27:39,600 Speaker 1: the tight ends. Now it's interesting when I looked at 621 00:27:40,640 --> 00:27:43,960 Speaker 1: this kind of a mat stat for you here, Patrick Mahomes, 622 00:27:43,960 --> 00:27:46,760 Speaker 1: and this is skewed by Travis Kelsey, but his wide 623 00:27:46,760 --> 00:27:49,440 Speaker 1: receiver targets last year, we're only fifty two point eight 624 00:27:49,440 --> 00:27:55,679 Speaker 1: percent to wide receivers. Mayfield's fifty two point one percent. Okay, 625 00:27:55,720 --> 00:27:58,399 Speaker 1: here's the point though. Mayfield is wanting to throw to 626 00:27:58,440 --> 00:28:00,640 Speaker 1: the backs, and to me, it might be the key 627 00:28:00,680 --> 00:28:03,399 Speaker 1: matchup on this side of the ball. And that is 628 00:28:03,440 --> 00:28:05,720 Speaker 1: without Willie Gay Jr. Who's not going to play in 629 00:28:05,760 --> 00:28:09,760 Speaker 1: this game. The backs as receivers, not as much Nick Chubb, 630 00:28:10,480 --> 00:28:13,000 Speaker 1: but a guy like Kareem Hunt. We know, go back 631 00:28:13,040 --> 00:28:15,640 Speaker 1: and watch the new England Chiefs game of twenty seventeen 632 00:28:15,680 --> 00:28:19,200 Speaker 1: that we mentioned before we talked to Kay. But that's 633 00:28:19,200 --> 00:28:21,520 Speaker 1: going to be a challenge. Second level of the defense 634 00:28:21,840 --> 00:28:25,560 Speaker 1: protecting against the tight ends. And Hooper can play and 635 00:28:25,640 --> 00:28:27,800 Speaker 1: Joe who had some catches last year in the playoff game, 636 00:28:28,240 --> 00:28:33,119 Speaker 1: specifically against Kareem Hunt in arrows, angles, screens, those little 637 00:28:33,119 --> 00:28:36,240 Speaker 1: eight to ten yard passes where he won't be under pressure, 638 00:28:36,320 --> 00:28:38,200 Speaker 1: gets rid of the ball quickly. Yeah, I mean, Kareem's 639 00:28:38,320 --> 00:28:39,920 Speaker 1: a weapon in the passing game. We've seen that. You 640 00:28:39,920 --> 00:28:41,400 Speaker 1: mentioned it, and look at what he did last year 641 00:28:41,440 --> 00:28:43,480 Speaker 1: in Cleveland. He led that team in receiving touchdowns with 642 00:28:43,560 --> 00:28:44,920 Speaker 1: five of them. I mean, it says everything you need 643 00:28:44,960 --> 00:28:47,240 Speaker 1: to know right there. He ranked third on their team 644 00:28:47,280 --> 00:28:49,680 Speaker 1: in terms of catches and fifth and receiving arrands. We 645 00:28:49,720 --> 00:28:51,480 Speaker 1: know he can catch the football. The good news is 646 00:28:51,960 --> 00:28:55,200 Speaker 1: for this Chiefs defense is they saw this exact pretty 647 00:28:55,240 --> 00:28:57,720 Speaker 1: much offense in terms of the Baker thrown to the 648 00:28:57,760 --> 00:29:00,200 Speaker 1: running backs last year in the playoffs and what they do. 649 00:29:00,240 --> 00:29:01,920 Speaker 1: I mean the Browns running backs in that playoff game, 650 00:29:01,960 --> 00:29:04,400 Speaker 1: Chub had two catches for four yards and Kareem had 651 00:29:04,440 --> 00:29:06,600 Speaker 1: one catch for two yards. And if I recall that 652 00:29:06,640 --> 00:29:08,560 Speaker 1: Kareem catch Kim at a pretty big moment right there 653 00:29:08,600 --> 00:29:10,280 Speaker 1: was an open field tackle by I think char various 654 00:29:10,280 --> 00:29:12,360 Speaker 1: award when the Browns are trying to get back into it. 655 00:29:12,440 --> 00:29:14,800 Speaker 1: So that's some good news. We've seen the Browns for 656 00:29:14,880 --> 00:29:16,800 Speaker 1: the football to the running backs we saw out against 657 00:29:16,800 --> 00:29:18,800 Speaker 1: the Steelers last year in that playoff game and do 658 00:29:18,880 --> 00:29:20,440 Speaker 1: it with a ton of success. But the Chiefs have 659 00:29:20,520 --> 00:29:23,240 Speaker 1: put good reps on film against that very thing, and 660 00:29:23,400 --> 00:29:25,680 Speaker 1: in running the ball, we know the Chub is a beast. 661 00:29:25,760 --> 00:29:28,920 Speaker 1: His four point one yards after contact Pro Football Focus 662 00:29:29,440 --> 00:29:32,040 Speaker 1: number one of all running backs in the NFL, that 663 00:29:32,200 --> 00:29:35,680 Speaker 1: includes Derry Henry. In fact, if you take the rushing 664 00:29:35,760 --> 00:29:40,200 Speaker 1: yards together of Chub and of Kareem Hunt and combine them, 665 00:29:40,800 --> 00:29:42,600 Speaker 1: Derry Henry still would have beaten them. But they're going 666 00:29:42,640 --> 00:29:45,240 Speaker 1: to pass up Dalvin Cook. But the two headed monster 667 00:29:45,320 --> 00:29:49,120 Speaker 1: of this Browns running back crew really is considered combine 668 00:29:49,400 --> 00:29:51,840 Speaker 1: number two in the NFL, right behind Derry Henry. Yeah, 669 00:29:51,840 --> 00:29:53,240 Speaker 1: they're right there, and I mean look at their numbers 670 00:29:53,320 --> 00:29:55,680 Speaker 1: last year. Two three hundred and seventy four rushing yards 671 00:29:55,680 --> 00:29:57,480 Speaker 1: as a team last year, that was third most in 672 00:29:57,520 --> 00:29:59,680 Speaker 1: the NFL, and seventy four runs of at least ten 673 00:29:59,760 --> 00:30:01,880 Speaker 1: yards with the second most in the NFL. When this 674 00:30:01,920 --> 00:30:03,920 Speaker 1: team rushed for one hundred and fifty yards or more, 675 00:30:03,920 --> 00:30:05,680 Speaker 1: they were six and zero. And when they had at 676 00:30:05,760 --> 00:30:08,200 Speaker 1: least one hundred yards, which was fifteen times the second 677 00:30:08,200 --> 00:30:11,280 Speaker 1: most in the NFL behind Baltimore, they were eleven and four. 678 00:30:11,360 --> 00:30:13,120 Speaker 1: So this team is very good when they rushed for 679 00:30:13,360 --> 00:30:15,480 Speaker 1: a bunch of yards. Once again, though, the Chiefs allowed 680 00:30:15,480 --> 00:30:17,000 Speaker 1: a hundred yards against this team last year and the 681 00:30:17,040 --> 00:30:18,840 Speaker 1: Chiefs won the game. So it's about controlling the game 682 00:30:18,880 --> 00:30:20,480 Speaker 1: they'll get third yards at times, you know that, but 683 00:30:20,480 --> 00:30:21,880 Speaker 1: you want to make sure they don't get their yards 684 00:30:21,880 --> 00:30:24,360 Speaker 1: in big moments. Make sure that you are getting them 685 00:30:24,400 --> 00:30:26,040 Speaker 1: off the field. You don't want them to have fifteen 686 00:30:26,040 --> 00:30:27,880 Speaker 1: play drives where they're running at a ton of times. 687 00:30:27,880 --> 00:30:30,480 Speaker 1: But once again, great opportunity, I'm gonna keep saying that, 688 00:30:30,480 --> 00:30:32,200 Speaker 1: an opportunity for this defense to go out there week 689 00:30:32,200 --> 00:30:33,920 Speaker 1: one and show what they can do. We're really excited 690 00:30:33,920 --> 00:30:35,960 Speaker 1: about this new defensive front. What can you guys do 691 00:30:36,000 --> 00:30:39,080 Speaker 1: against the run here in Week one? Good offensive line 692 00:30:39,080 --> 00:30:41,240 Speaker 1: for Cleveland as well, so a good test. But I 693 00:30:41,280 --> 00:30:43,280 Speaker 1: have confidence in what Steve Spagnello's crew can do. I 694 00:30:43,320 --> 00:30:45,680 Speaker 1: think it's the most understated part of this game is 695 00:30:45,720 --> 00:30:49,360 Speaker 1: that defensive front that's different either in scheme or personnel 696 00:30:49,400 --> 00:30:51,360 Speaker 1: in case of Jerin Reid, but a lot of things 697 00:30:51,440 --> 00:30:55,640 Speaker 1: different than what the Browns and Baker Mayfield saw in January. Finally, 698 00:30:55,880 --> 00:30:59,120 Speaker 1: before we get to this opening weekend and some things, 699 00:30:59,160 --> 00:31:03,040 Speaker 1: we want to mention field position. It was lousy for Cleveland. 700 00:31:03,320 --> 00:31:05,400 Speaker 1: They were lousy last year. There were only four teams 701 00:31:05,400 --> 00:31:07,600 Speaker 1: were worse in the NFL last year than Cleveland on 702 00:31:07,640 --> 00:31:10,240 Speaker 1: the road and field position. Go back to that divisional 703 00:31:10,280 --> 00:31:14,000 Speaker 1: playoff game. Here's their drive starts their own twenty five, 704 00:31:14,240 --> 00:31:18,240 Speaker 1: twenty five, twenty five, twenty five, twenty three, twenty five, 705 00:31:18,520 --> 00:31:21,720 Speaker 1: and twenty never did they shift the field? Yeah, one time, 706 00:31:22,000 --> 00:31:23,400 Speaker 1: and that would be big if they're going to pull 707 00:31:23,400 --> 00:31:25,120 Speaker 1: off this upset, Yeah, it would be big. And that's 708 00:31:25,120 --> 00:31:27,880 Speaker 1: why you're relying on guys like Three's Fountain, Jody Forts, 709 00:31:27,880 --> 00:31:30,360 Speaker 1: and Darius Harris, guys that made this team out of camp. 710 00:31:31,320 --> 00:31:32,720 Speaker 1: You have to go out there on special teams and 711 00:31:32,720 --> 00:31:35,400 Speaker 1: prove why you made this team and kick return, punt return, 712 00:31:35,440 --> 00:31:38,760 Speaker 1: all those things. Punt coverage, kick coverage, that's super important. 713 00:31:38,800 --> 00:31:40,120 Speaker 1: Those are the things that you don't want to talk 714 00:31:40,160 --> 00:31:43,280 Speaker 1: about on Monday after a game because everything went well. 715 00:31:43,360 --> 00:31:45,080 Speaker 1: And that's why you're relying on these guys. In Dave 716 00:31:45,080 --> 00:31:46,920 Speaker 1: Toby a special team's unit. We think it might be 717 00:31:46,960 --> 00:31:48,920 Speaker 1: the best special teams unit he's ever had. That's sang 718 00:31:48,920 --> 00:31:50,680 Speaker 1: a lot for this team. Has to go out there 719 00:31:50,720 --> 00:31:54,080 Speaker 1: week one and show what you can do against those returners. Okay, 720 00:31:54,200 --> 00:31:57,440 Speaker 1: so you're in my favorite weekend because it's the season 721 00:31:57,480 --> 00:32:01,520 Speaker 1: opening weekend, but it's also ready and hey, you can 722 00:32:01,560 --> 00:32:05,400 Speaker 1: be listening and watching in Lithuania and Bolivia. And maybe 723 00:32:05,440 --> 00:32:07,640 Speaker 1: you're on the toilet, or maybe you're in your man 724 00:32:07,800 --> 00:32:10,760 Speaker 1: cave or you're sneaking it up your ear and work 725 00:32:10,800 --> 00:32:14,160 Speaker 1: like at Alpha point with the blind quarterback. But it's 726 00:32:14,200 --> 00:32:16,720 Speaker 1: time to get your Chief's Kingdom flag. Yep, and what 727 00:32:16,800 --> 00:32:18,920 Speaker 1: do you got, Matt? So, this is the Red Friday 728 00:32:18,920 --> 00:32:22,120 Speaker 1: flag for this year. If you're watching on YouTube, if 729 00:32:22,120 --> 00:32:24,040 Speaker 1: you're listening to this, you can visualize it. You can 730 00:32:24,080 --> 00:32:27,040 Speaker 1: also find it at Chiefs dot com slash Red Friday. 731 00:32:27,120 --> 00:32:30,520 Speaker 1: I believe you can get these on Friday, Red Friday 732 00:32:30,800 --> 00:32:34,200 Speaker 1: beginning at five am at area McDonald's locations for a 733 00:32:34,280 --> 00:32:36,680 Speaker 1: five dollar donation. That's going to the ron McDonald House 734 00:32:37,160 --> 00:32:40,160 Speaker 1: of Kansas City, an incredible worthy cause. You can also 735 00:32:40,200 --> 00:32:43,960 Speaker 1: find these online at shop dot Chiefs dot com for 736 00:32:44,040 --> 00:32:46,440 Speaker 1: a ten dollar donation. They're an awesome way to commemorate 737 00:32:46,480 --> 00:32:49,440 Speaker 1: your fandom for this team while once again on that 738 00:32:49,480 --> 00:32:52,480 Speaker 1: proceeds supporting a tremendous cause in the Ronal McDonald House. 739 00:32:52,600 --> 00:32:55,320 Speaker 1: And since Defending the Kingdom is the number one podcast 740 00:32:55,520 --> 00:32:58,360 Speaker 1: in the Scandinavian countries, yeah, we need to see these 741 00:32:58,400 --> 00:33:03,440 Speaker 1: babies flying in Norway and sweating Lithuania and Estonia and 742 00:33:03,520 --> 00:33:08,240 Speaker 1: Latvia and Greenland and everywhere. Yeah, tweet at us. Yeah, 743 00:33:08,320 --> 00:33:10,320 Speaker 1: I could take a photo of these things in crazy 744 00:33:10,320 --> 00:33:11,920 Speaker 1: places and tweet at us. We'll love to see them 745 00:33:11,920 --> 00:33:15,760 Speaker 1: all year long. Go online and get yours delivered to Denmark. 746 00:33:16,920 --> 00:33:20,600 Speaker 1: So anyway, it's time to get this started. Also, by 747 00:33:20,640 --> 00:33:22,960 Speaker 1: the way, if you are listening and watching and coming 748 00:33:23,000 --> 00:33:25,360 Speaker 1: to the game on Sunday, we want to tell you 749 00:33:25,400 --> 00:33:27,960 Speaker 1: emphatically as much as Matt and I can say it 750 00:33:28,000 --> 00:33:30,240 Speaker 1: and emphasize it and put it in italics if we could. 751 00:33:30,680 --> 00:33:32,680 Speaker 1: That is. I don't know if this close capture or not, 752 00:33:32,720 --> 00:33:36,360 Speaker 1: but if it is, we'd put in italics. Get here early. 753 00:33:36,880 --> 00:33:38,440 Speaker 1: It's going to be a big crowd for this game, 754 00:33:38,440 --> 00:33:40,880 Speaker 1: but with a three twenty five start, people can get 755 00:33:40,920 --> 00:33:43,760 Speaker 1: here earlier. There's just a little bit of reduction of 756 00:33:43,800 --> 00:33:48,800 Speaker 1: staff with COVID, and that preseason game was tough. If 757 00:33:48,840 --> 00:33:50,600 Speaker 1: you wait, we want everybody in their seats when the 758 00:33:50,640 --> 00:33:52,520 Speaker 1: Chiefs come on the field. That's one goal too. We 759 00:33:52,520 --> 00:33:56,240 Speaker 1: want you to experience the fall experience of Arrowhead Stadium 760 00:33:56,240 --> 00:33:58,000 Speaker 1: on game day. It's gonna be awesome. It's gonna feel 761 00:33:58,040 --> 00:34:00,560 Speaker 1: like a playoff. But met get here early, Get here early. 762 00:34:00,560 --> 00:34:02,200 Speaker 1: It's been a long time since we've had a full 763 00:34:02,240 --> 00:34:04,480 Speaker 1: stadium here at home, so I just encourage everybody to 764 00:34:04,480 --> 00:34:06,480 Speaker 1: get here early. I mean, aren't you excited and ready 765 00:34:06,480 --> 00:34:08,160 Speaker 1: for some Chiefs football. Get here as soon as you 766 00:34:08,160 --> 00:34:11,680 Speaker 1: can when gate's open. You won't regret it. So let's 767 00:34:11,680 --> 00:34:15,280 Speaker 1: get it started. Okay, kay Adams, let's get it started. 768 00:34:15,280 --> 00:34:19,000 Speaker 1: He's Mac McMullin. I'm Mitch Holtis. Let's indeed get it started. 769 00:34:19,400 --> 00:34:24,320 Speaker 1: Thanks for joining this edition of Defending the Kingdom. Touchdown 770 00:34:25,719 --> 00:34:28,640 Speaker 1: down and the celebration begin to their head.