1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:03,200 Speaker 1: Thank you vantage. On the day when you get opportunity 2 00:00:03,200 --> 00:00:10,000 Speaker 1: to this game, they can play one touched down. Kansas City, 3 00:00:10,200 --> 00:00:13,320 Speaker 1: the Chiefs all right in the thick of a baby. 4 00:00:13,400 --> 00:00:15,920 Speaker 1: Hello once again, everybody, and welcome to this edition of 5 00:00:15,960 --> 00:00:18,560 Speaker 1: Defending the Kingdom. Mitch alters with you, voice to the Chiefs, 6 00:00:18,560 --> 00:00:20,759 Speaker 1: along with the man we call the Shop, the Barber Shop, 7 00:00:20,800 --> 00:00:24,560 Speaker 1: the Spider Man. Great career in the National Football League, 8 00:00:24,560 --> 00:00:29,040 Speaker 1: even a better career as a leader in our community, 9 00:00:29,440 --> 00:00:33,520 Speaker 1: Sean Barber, and Matt stant himself Matt McMullan, senior team reporter. 10 00:00:33,560 --> 00:00:35,720 Speaker 1: And here we go. Bring it out our Salute to 11 00:00:35,760 --> 00:00:38,760 Speaker 1: Service hoodies, because people think Salute to Service is just 12 00:00:38,920 --> 00:00:42,760 Speaker 1: a game, not what the Chiefs the cool thing is about. 13 00:00:42,800 --> 00:00:45,600 Speaker 1: This is a three hundred and sixty five day, twelvemonth 14 00:00:46,360 --> 00:00:49,360 Speaker 1: approach by the Kansas City Chiefs. So we love it 15 00:00:49,400 --> 00:00:52,040 Speaker 1: and appreciate all those who have served in our serving 16 00:00:52,479 --> 00:00:55,000 Speaker 1: always and obviously dear to my heart is my own 17 00:00:55,000 --> 00:00:59,160 Speaker 1: father who served. Any chance to give old Smoke Barber 18 00:00:59,200 --> 00:01:01,720 Speaker 1: a little recognition on the show, Matt, I definitely take 19 00:01:01,760 --> 00:01:04,240 Speaker 1: advantage of it. He was a leader in our household 20 00:01:04,240 --> 00:01:06,479 Speaker 1: but also a leader in our community, and he showed 21 00:01:06,480 --> 00:01:09,119 Speaker 1: me how to be a man in many different ways. 22 00:01:09,120 --> 00:01:11,240 Speaker 1: So I try to replicate debt and how I raise 23 00:01:11,360 --> 00:01:14,320 Speaker 1: my own kids, how I coach my kids team. And 24 00:01:14,360 --> 00:01:16,480 Speaker 1: then obviously, like you said, it is as being the 25 00:01:16,520 --> 00:01:19,240 Speaker 1: president of our investor group kind of what I see 26 00:01:19,280 --> 00:01:21,080 Speaker 1: myself as a leadership role when it comes to me 27 00:01:21,160 --> 00:01:25,080 Speaker 1: in that with our investors. You've made Smoke proud do that, 28 00:01:25,560 --> 00:01:27,480 Speaker 1: and Matt, it's great. I mean, we talk about it 29 00:01:27,560 --> 00:01:29,600 Speaker 1: right about it, but it's it's something we do all 30 00:01:29,640 --> 00:01:32,360 Speaker 1: year long, not just one week for Salute to Service. Yeah, 31 00:01:32,400 --> 00:01:34,720 Speaker 1: it's a great way that the NFL uses its platform 32 00:01:35,000 --> 00:01:38,080 Speaker 1: to thank all of those that make what we do 33 00:01:38,120 --> 00:01:39,960 Speaker 1: a reality. Right, and if it wasn't for those that 34 00:01:40,040 --> 00:01:42,559 Speaker 1: put their lives in the line every single day, for 35 00:01:43,040 --> 00:01:45,280 Speaker 1: millions of people that they'll never meet, we wouldn't get 36 00:01:45,280 --> 00:01:48,080 Speaker 1: to talk about football for a living. So it's not 37 00:01:48,120 --> 00:01:49,960 Speaker 1: just one month. That's why we're wearing this in December. 38 00:01:50,000 --> 00:01:52,560 Speaker 1: Of course, November is Salute to Service Month in the NFL, 39 00:01:52,640 --> 00:01:55,040 Speaker 1: but we're rocking these year in December to show that 40 00:01:55,080 --> 00:01:57,440 Speaker 1: we're doing it all year long. And you talked about 41 00:01:57,440 --> 00:02:01,360 Speaker 1: your dad. My dad also a military veteran UM an 42 00:02:01,720 --> 00:02:05,840 Speaker 1: aircraft officer in Alaska during some tense times when he 43 00:02:05,920 --> 00:02:10,160 Speaker 1: got his commission and ninetieth birthday, Ldan this week, LD 44 00:02:10,320 --> 00:02:13,440 Speaker 1: Man Jeffie Burgers and LD they don't get no bigger 45 00:02:13,440 --> 00:02:17,079 Speaker 1: than jeff for LD. You have the kids at the 46 00:02:17,160 --> 00:02:19,640 Speaker 1: school at Smith Center's saying him happy birthday. It was 47 00:02:19,720 --> 00:02:23,440 Speaker 1: a very touching moment for his ninetieth birthday. And yes, 48 00:02:23,720 --> 00:02:27,120 Speaker 1: I appreciate Dad's service. All right, this edition of Defending 49 00:02:27,160 --> 00:02:31,760 Speaker 1: the Kingdom is go there, don't go there. We're gonna 50 00:02:31,760 --> 00:02:36,600 Speaker 1: talk about make it, take it and h and break it. 51 00:02:37,240 --> 00:02:39,280 Speaker 1: But anyway, well let's go out around the world before 52 00:02:39,280 --> 00:02:41,720 Speaker 1: we do all that talk about Bronco week. Yeah, defending 53 00:02:41,760 --> 00:02:44,320 Speaker 1: the Kingdom tradition as always. So I have nine today 54 00:02:44,680 --> 00:02:46,840 Speaker 1: in honor of Juju Smith Schuster. All right, we will 55 00:02:46,840 --> 00:02:49,040 Speaker 1: hopefully have a big game here against the Broncos. So 56 00:02:49,360 --> 00:02:52,360 Speaker 1: we have Scott from Butte, Montana, a beautiful place. You 57 00:02:52,360 --> 00:02:55,560 Speaker 1: guys have ever been there? Julius from Norway. We're really 58 00:02:55,800 --> 00:03:00,200 Speaker 1: establishing a foothold in Scandinavia, which is exciting. Yep. So 59 00:03:00,240 --> 00:03:02,280 Speaker 1: shout out to Julius. And if we play in Germany 60 00:03:02,280 --> 00:03:04,679 Speaker 1: next year, they can come on down from Scandinavia. Let's 61 00:03:04,680 --> 00:03:07,399 Speaker 1: fill it up, Plum saying when we play, when we play, 62 00:03:07,520 --> 00:03:10,480 Speaker 1: we've got a Larry. He's defending the kingdom in the 63 00:03:10,520 --> 00:03:15,240 Speaker 1: heart of Steeler Country in Bakerton, Pennsylvania. Bakerton, Pennsylvania. Small, 64 00:03:15,320 --> 00:03:18,440 Speaker 1: I'll look it up. I don't know. Yeah, Shingle House. Well, 65 00:03:18,440 --> 00:03:20,079 Speaker 1: you know what, we also have Troy on here. He's 66 00:03:20,080 --> 00:03:22,639 Speaker 1: actually the very next one, Troy in Shingle House, Pennsylvania. 67 00:03:22,720 --> 00:03:25,520 Speaker 1: He's a long time listener. So shout out to Troy. 68 00:03:25,840 --> 00:03:28,320 Speaker 1: Now we have we have only on defending the Kingdom. 69 00:03:28,400 --> 00:03:30,960 Speaker 1: We're gonna go about eight thousand miles the other way. 70 00:03:31,000 --> 00:03:35,640 Speaker 1: Now we have Irwin in the City of Rowing in Netherlands. 71 00:03:35,960 --> 00:03:38,200 Speaker 1: I even practiced upstairs and I'm pretty sure I butchered that. 72 00:03:38,280 --> 00:03:41,000 Speaker 1: But he's in the Netherlands. He declared it Kingdom on 73 00:03:41,040 --> 00:03:43,080 Speaker 1: the North Sea. I'm still kind of safty against the 74 00:03:43,120 --> 00:03:46,880 Speaker 1: Netherlands because the soccer stuff. So yeah, just get past it, man, 75 00:03:46,960 --> 00:03:51,040 Speaker 1: get past it. One kingdom here. You know, we've got 76 00:03:51,080 --> 00:03:55,440 Speaker 1: greg and Columbia, Missouri, Elizabeth in Pera one, Utah. She'll 77 00:03:55,480 --> 00:03:58,320 Speaker 1: be at the Chiefs Raiders game in Vegas in week eighteen. 78 00:03:58,920 --> 00:04:01,920 Speaker 1: We have a listener in Polo, Missouri, and Dylan is 79 00:04:01,920 --> 00:04:06,040 Speaker 1: listening from Okinawa, Japan. Games are on on Mondays at 80 00:04:06,080 --> 00:04:09,280 Speaker 1: three am, six am, and nine am, but he always 81 00:04:09,320 --> 00:04:11,640 Speaker 1: finds a way. So that's are around the world. I 82 00:04:11,680 --> 00:04:14,640 Speaker 1: also have some plugs here that we need to talk 83 00:04:14,640 --> 00:04:17,000 Speaker 1: about briefly. So there's a few different things going on. 84 00:04:17,080 --> 00:04:20,520 Speaker 1: There's Pro Bowl voting going on, which I know we 85 00:04:20,560 --> 00:04:22,359 Speaker 1: don't really care about the Pro Bowl. We're gonna be 86 00:04:22,400 --> 00:04:24,039 Speaker 1: in the super Bowl, but still it's important to the 87 00:04:24,080 --> 00:04:29,039 Speaker 1: guys condition for their career Bowl team. Yeah, so in 88 00:04:29,120 --> 00:04:30,880 Speaker 1: order to vote for the Chiefs, all you have to 89 00:04:30,920 --> 00:04:34,159 Speaker 1: do is go on Twitter, use hashtag Pro Bowl Vote 90 00:04:34,600 --> 00:04:37,240 Speaker 1: and then just tag the player or write their first 91 00:04:37,320 --> 00:04:40,240 Speaker 1: and last name, so hashtag Pro Bowl Vote then like 92 00:04:40,320 --> 00:04:43,520 Speaker 1: Patrick Mahomes. So there's that. There's also a fan ballot 93 00:04:43,600 --> 00:04:46,680 Speaker 1: online on the NFL's website, and then there's also the 94 00:04:46,720 --> 00:04:49,240 Speaker 1: Walter Peyton Man of the Year Challenge going on, which 95 00:04:49,320 --> 00:04:52,200 Speaker 1: is a social media challenge and it's like a fan vote. Basically, 96 00:04:52,520 --> 00:04:54,560 Speaker 1: it's different than the actual Walter Payton Man of the 97 00:04:54,640 --> 00:04:57,120 Speaker 1: Year award. What this is is if you win this 98 00:04:57,120 --> 00:04:59,320 Speaker 1: fan vote, you get a whole bunch of money towards 99 00:04:59,320 --> 00:05:02,400 Speaker 1: your foundation. So this is an opportunity for Chiefs fans 100 00:05:02,400 --> 00:05:04,640 Speaker 1: to make their voices heard and pour a bunch of 101 00:05:04,640 --> 00:05:08,039 Speaker 1: money into our city. So to do that, use hashtag 102 00:05:08,600 --> 00:05:13,320 Speaker 1: wp m o Y challenge and then just tag Patrick 103 00:05:13,360 --> 00:05:16,440 Speaker 1: Mahomes or just write his name Patrick Mahomes, but hashtag 104 00:05:16,720 --> 00:05:21,159 Speaker 1: wp m o Y challenge and then Patrick Mahomes and 105 00:05:21,200 --> 00:05:23,560 Speaker 1: you will do your part to help get these funds 106 00:05:23,640 --> 00:05:26,040 Speaker 1: to Kansas City. Glad you mentioned that last night because 107 00:05:26,040 --> 00:05:28,039 Speaker 1: we had an emotional I'm glad you mentioned it today. 108 00:05:28,120 --> 00:05:32,400 Speaker 1: Last night as we are taping this was a very 109 00:05:32,400 --> 00:05:37,320 Speaker 1: emotional night. It was the fifteen in Mahomes Big Gala. 110 00:05:37,480 --> 00:05:42,400 Speaker 1: It was phenomenal. The twenty four different organizations that work 111 00:05:42,480 --> 00:05:45,520 Speaker 1: with children in the Chiefs Kingdom were represented on the 112 00:05:45,560 --> 00:05:48,839 Speaker 1: stage at one time. And as I mentioned him seeing 113 00:05:48,839 --> 00:05:51,800 Speaker 1: the event, Patrick Mahomes has compiled stats. He's number one 114 00:05:51,800 --> 00:05:54,560 Speaker 1: in NFL history and first seventy five starts and all 115 00:05:54,560 --> 00:05:58,360 Speaker 1: of the major metrics you look at atamps, completions, touchdown 116 00:05:58,360 --> 00:06:00,400 Speaker 1: I and T ratio, on and on and on. But 117 00:06:00,440 --> 00:06:03,760 Speaker 1: he's also number one in wins. So you can get stats, 118 00:06:03,800 --> 00:06:05,520 Speaker 1: but not win. You can get wins but not stats. 119 00:06:05,600 --> 00:06:09,120 Speaker 1: He has all of that, but his heart is amazing. 120 00:06:09,760 --> 00:06:12,719 Speaker 1: We have a special, special guy quarterbacking this team and 121 00:06:12,760 --> 00:06:15,440 Speaker 1: it's not just the wins and stats. If you get 122 00:06:15,440 --> 00:06:17,640 Speaker 1: a chance to go on social media and take a 123 00:06:17,640 --> 00:06:20,080 Speaker 1: look at that stage at the end of that event, 124 00:06:20,400 --> 00:06:24,040 Speaker 1: you'll know why you want to make sure that he 125 00:06:24,080 --> 00:06:26,640 Speaker 1: gets the social media side of the NFL Man of 126 00:06:26,680 --> 00:06:29,160 Speaker 1: the Year. There's a lot of pride in that award. 127 00:06:29,200 --> 00:06:31,160 Speaker 1: Two here the Chiefs have had more Walter Payton Men 128 00:06:31,200 --> 00:06:32,720 Speaker 1: of the Year in the NFL Men of the Year 129 00:06:32,720 --> 00:06:35,240 Speaker 1: than any of the franchise. But if Patrick gets it, 130 00:06:35,560 --> 00:06:37,920 Speaker 1: just think of all those kids and twenty four different 131 00:06:38,000 --> 00:06:41,320 Speaker 1: organizations on that stage. Now, it's just another way of 132 00:06:41,400 --> 00:06:43,760 Speaker 1: kind of wrapping up a summarizing when we talk about midwins, 133 00:06:43,839 --> 00:06:46,960 Speaker 1: values and wow, certain guys really fit in the Chiefs 134 00:06:47,080 --> 00:06:49,159 Speaker 1: kingdom and what makes a guy in this You know, hey, 135 00:06:49,320 --> 00:06:51,880 Speaker 1: my heydays after I'm finished playing come back and want 136 00:06:51,880 --> 00:06:54,240 Speaker 1: to raise my kids here in Kansas City. To see 137 00:06:54,279 --> 00:06:57,600 Speaker 1: current players kind of living it out in our community. 138 00:06:57,600 --> 00:07:00,160 Speaker 1: As far as the donation money and the on of 139 00:07:00,240 --> 00:07:03,360 Speaker 1: activity they do to help out community. It's an amazing 140 00:07:03,480 --> 00:07:05,560 Speaker 1: award and achievement. And I think if we can do 141 00:07:05,600 --> 00:07:07,560 Speaker 1: that as a fan base to bring some awareness to 142 00:07:07,600 --> 00:07:10,600 Speaker 1: the Walter Payton Man of the Year challenge, that gets 143 00:07:10,680 --> 00:07:13,960 Speaker 1: that influx of money into the fifteen mahomis. I mean, 144 00:07:13,960 --> 00:07:16,080 Speaker 1: we should definitely go do it. You think about what 145 00:07:16,160 --> 00:07:18,400 Speaker 1: a great player he is, right, he's the best player 146 00:07:18,400 --> 00:07:20,520 Speaker 1: in the National Football League in our opinion, we think 147 00:07:20,560 --> 00:07:24,119 Speaker 1: he's the MVP of the NFL. That's awesome. But even 148 00:07:24,320 --> 00:07:26,880 Speaker 1: more important than that is as busy as he is, 149 00:07:27,400 --> 00:07:30,600 Speaker 1: he still finds time and makes time for so many 150 00:07:30,640 --> 00:07:33,480 Speaker 1: people in need, and he uses his platform to help 151 00:07:33,560 --> 00:07:35,960 Speaker 1: other people. And that's in the end, what it's all about. 152 00:07:36,240 --> 00:07:38,720 Speaker 1: And it's just it's so awesome and we're so lucky 153 00:07:38,720 --> 00:07:40,560 Speaker 1: that we have a player who is not only such 154 00:07:40,600 --> 00:07:43,119 Speaker 1: an amazing player and leader on the field, he also 155 00:07:43,280 --> 00:07:45,680 Speaker 1: cares and we see that with everything that he does. 156 00:07:45,680 --> 00:07:48,160 Speaker 1: And that's why I think he's so deserving of being 157 00:07:48,200 --> 00:07:50,080 Speaker 1: the Walter Peyton Man of the Year this year. And 158 00:07:50,160 --> 00:07:53,200 Speaker 1: I a character Maslo Norway or if you're a Vamokawa, 159 00:07:53,680 --> 00:07:57,000 Speaker 1: try to find the photo on social media and go 160 00:07:57,040 --> 00:07:59,760 Speaker 1: the fifteen in Mahomi's Twitter page and find it. The 161 00:08:00,080 --> 00:08:04,200 Speaker 1: moment that those kids, those organizations, twenty four of them represented, 162 00:08:04,320 --> 00:08:08,280 Speaker 1: all on the stage at one time. It is phenomenal. Okay, 163 00:08:08,360 --> 00:08:11,040 Speaker 1: let's jump into Broncho week. Here the football said of this, 164 00:08:11,240 --> 00:08:14,280 Speaker 1: go there, don't go there now. I said make it, 165 00:08:14,720 --> 00:08:16,960 Speaker 1: take it. I really meant keep it, so make it, 166 00:08:17,040 --> 00:08:19,120 Speaker 1: take it and keep it. Do you ever play make 167 00:08:19,120 --> 00:08:21,480 Speaker 1: it and take it in basketball? Oh? Yeah, right right, 168 00:08:21,960 --> 00:08:23,760 Speaker 1: you make it. You keep the ball. You don't stop. 169 00:08:23,840 --> 00:08:25,240 Speaker 1: I don't stop you. I don't ever get the ball. 170 00:08:25,280 --> 00:08:27,000 Speaker 1: I just said, my place, that's how it happens most time. 171 00:08:28,440 --> 00:08:30,400 Speaker 1: I knew that because we have these games at camp. 172 00:08:30,720 --> 00:08:33,480 Speaker 1: This is the sneaky one training camp. He came flying 173 00:08:33,520 --> 00:08:36,640 Speaker 1: in to block a shot. I'm like, who is that? Kay? Anyway, 174 00:08:36,880 --> 00:08:39,720 Speaker 1: make up for my lack of talent with you know, 175 00:08:40,000 --> 00:08:41,920 Speaker 1: heart and energy. You know, my mom was a college 176 00:08:41,920 --> 00:08:44,880 Speaker 1: basketball player. My dad was not. And I got the 177 00:08:44,960 --> 00:08:47,959 Speaker 1: dad jeans. Unfortunately, man that your sister. Did you get 178 00:08:48,000 --> 00:08:52,440 Speaker 1: the mom jeans? No? Not really? Yeah, well Mom's okay, now, Bunny, 179 00:08:52,440 --> 00:08:55,840 Speaker 1: good try anyway, it's make it, take it, keep it, 180 00:08:55,960 --> 00:08:58,920 Speaker 1: and to make it is make history. Yes, take the 181 00:08:59,000 --> 00:09:01,880 Speaker 1: division and keep the street going. Let's just talk about that. 182 00:09:01,920 --> 00:09:04,280 Speaker 1: Against the Broncos. Take this in specific and that is 183 00:09:04,800 --> 00:09:07,520 Speaker 1: make history. The Chiefs in several ways can make history 184 00:09:07,559 --> 00:09:10,640 Speaker 1: this week, especially Travis Kelsey. One yard away, he'll be 185 00:09:10,640 --> 00:09:13,240 Speaker 1: the all time tight end yards after catch, twenty six 186 00:09:13,320 --> 00:09:16,320 Speaker 1: yards away, ten thousand receiving yards. Only five tight ends 187 00:09:16,360 --> 00:09:19,200 Speaker 1: have ever done it. He'll be the fastest fastest to 188 00:09:19,240 --> 00:09:22,080 Speaker 1: do it by forty games. Think about that about three 189 00:09:22,120 --> 00:09:25,920 Speaker 1: seasons almost and then you look at the history. The 190 00:09:25,960 --> 00:09:28,960 Speaker 1: Chiefs can win a fourteenth consecutive time over the Broncos. 191 00:09:29,000 --> 00:09:31,800 Speaker 1: That would be the fourth longest streak in the history 192 00:09:31,800 --> 00:09:34,880 Speaker 1: of the National Football League by one team over a 193 00:09:35,040 --> 00:09:38,200 Speaker 1: single opponent. So let's talk first about making history here 194 00:09:38,640 --> 00:09:41,120 Speaker 1: and why the Chiefs need to be like zeroed in 195 00:09:41,240 --> 00:09:43,880 Speaker 1: on the Broncos. Wow. I would love to maybe challenge 196 00:09:43,960 --> 00:09:47,120 Speaker 1: our listeners to take a moment and reach out to 197 00:09:47,120 --> 00:09:49,480 Speaker 1: me on Twitter or on social media and tell me 198 00:09:49,520 --> 00:09:51,200 Speaker 1: who do you think the best tight end of all 199 00:09:51,200 --> 00:09:54,040 Speaker 1: time is? Is it Tony Gonzalez, Is it Travis Kelsey? 200 00:09:54,320 --> 00:09:58,080 Speaker 1: That's the debata round every water cooler, every discussion between 201 00:09:58,600 --> 00:10:00,840 Speaker 1: X players has been in the locker room, Tony Gonzalez, 202 00:10:01,280 --> 00:10:04,120 Speaker 1: whether it's Jason Donne Billy Baber. No matter who I'm 203 00:10:04,160 --> 00:10:08,280 Speaker 1: talking to each guys and I love those guys, all right, 204 00:10:08,840 --> 00:10:15,079 Speaker 1: Billy Baber, I love you. Conversation. Oh it's a heating conversation. Um. 205 00:10:15,120 --> 00:10:17,000 Speaker 1: And if you want to get a part of that conversation, 206 00:10:17,440 --> 00:10:19,520 Speaker 1: reach out to me on social media and give me 207 00:10:19,559 --> 00:10:21,480 Speaker 1: your feedback. Let me know, why do you think it's 208 00:10:21,720 --> 00:10:24,200 Speaker 1: Tony Gonzalez, Why do you think it's Travis Kelcey, And 209 00:10:24,240 --> 00:10:27,400 Speaker 1: support it with some statements, some facts, um, and let's 210 00:10:27,520 --> 00:10:30,280 Speaker 1: bring that to life, because honestly, in my mind, I've 211 00:10:30,280 --> 00:10:33,719 Speaker 1: played against Tony Gonzalez and I practice against him, and 212 00:10:33,760 --> 00:10:37,240 Speaker 1: I know exactly why I feel like he's maybe the 213 00:10:37,400 --> 00:10:40,080 Speaker 1: best Titan to ever played the game. But what I'm 214 00:10:40,080 --> 00:10:42,840 Speaker 1: witnessing right now is like history in the making. It's 215 00:10:42,920 --> 00:10:46,280 Speaker 1: history in the making. Three touchdowns twice in one year, 216 00:10:46,800 --> 00:10:49,320 Speaker 1: like you're saying, one yard away from being the all 217 00:10:49,360 --> 00:10:54,080 Speaker 1: time hyat and receiving yards. Um, I'm seeing it in 218 00:10:54,160 --> 00:10:56,920 Speaker 1: the making. And it's hard for me to uh stick 219 00:10:56,960 --> 00:10:59,920 Speaker 1: my loyalties to to TG even though I was a 220 00:11:00,040 --> 00:11:01,760 Speaker 1: former teammate that he isn't I played with him and 221 00:11:01,760 --> 00:11:04,520 Speaker 1: I practice against him. I'm seeing Travis do some things 222 00:11:04,520 --> 00:11:06,920 Speaker 1: that are a legendary. I don't want it to come 223 00:11:06,960 --> 00:11:11,080 Speaker 1: across I'm being disloyal to Tony. But Tea kills Kelsey 224 00:11:11,160 --> 00:11:14,360 Speaker 1: blows away everybody else that's in this discussion, and it's 225 00:11:14,360 --> 00:11:17,760 Speaker 1: not even close. In my opinion, He's thirty two yards 226 00:11:17,800 --> 00:11:21,200 Speaker 1: away from seven straight one thousand yards receiving seasons. People 227 00:11:21,280 --> 00:11:24,040 Speaker 1: think he's just oh, he's a wide receiver playing tight end. 228 00:11:24,000 --> 00:11:26,439 Speaker 1: Who boa woa, whoa whoa. The yards after catch stat 229 00:11:26,480 --> 00:11:29,600 Speaker 1: to me is the tiebreaker because yards after catch usually 230 00:11:29,760 --> 00:11:31,440 Speaker 1: and you know this, man, it goes to a running back. 231 00:11:31,640 --> 00:11:33,560 Speaker 1: I throw to you at two yards, you run for twelve. 232 00:11:33,600 --> 00:11:35,600 Speaker 1: That's ten yack yards. I throw to you in the 233 00:11:35,600 --> 00:11:38,160 Speaker 1: air twenty five yards you catch it, shop tackles me. 234 00:11:38,720 --> 00:11:41,640 Speaker 1: That's only twenty I mean that's zero yack yards. So 235 00:11:41,720 --> 00:11:43,960 Speaker 1: for a tight end to get yack yards and have 236 00:11:44,160 --> 00:11:46,160 Speaker 1: all of the other receiving yards, to me, is the 237 00:11:46,200 --> 00:11:50,360 Speaker 1: tiebreaker with Kelse because all the stats. Shannon Sharpe love 238 00:11:50,440 --> 00:11:53,559 Speaker 1: Tea GNS. Don't take this wrong, Billy Baber right, Billy, 239 00:11:53,600 --> 00:11:55,280 Speaker 1: We're still trying to get your papers to see if 240 00:11:55,280 --> 00:11:59,040 Speaker 1: you belong on the planet. I'm just saying he's an alien, dude, 241 00:11:59,080 --> 00:12:02,600 Speaker 1: Billy Baber is an alien. But t Kelse is the 242 00:12:02,640 --> 00:12:05,199 Speaker 1: best it's ever done. It's sorry. Well, so, first of all, 243 00:12:05,240 --> 00:12:07,480 Speaker 1: it's it's a good problem to have for Chiefs fans, right, 244 00:12:07,480 --> 00:12:09,840 Speaker 1: Like we're arguing between the two greatest times of the 245 00:12:09,840 --> 00:12:12,800 Speaker 1: First World problem. They both played for the Chiefs, like 246 00:12:12,880 --> 00:12:16,080 Speaker 1: in this millennium, Like we watched them all play. It's amazing. 247 00:12:16,200 --> 00:12:19,520 Speaker 1: But man, what Kelsey's doing right now is just so unbelievable. 248 00:12:19,720 --> 00:12:22,520 Speaker 1: And I'd say this every time we talk about him. 249 00:12:22,559 --> 00:12:26,800 Speaker 1: We cannot normalize what Travis Kelsey is doing. Because if 250 00:12:26,840 --> 00:12:28,839 Speaker 1: you've been watching the Chiefs the last several years, you're 251 00:12:28,880 --> 00:12:31,000 Speaker 1: pretty used to it. Like, oh yeah, Travis Kelsey just 252 00:12:31,120 --> 00:12:33,800 Speaker 1: you know, has one hundred yards, two touchdowns, no big deal, 253 00:12:34,360 --> 00:12:37,120 Speaker 1: putting corners who are half his age on skates like 254 00:12:37,160 --> 00:12:40,119 Speaker 1: it's not hard at all. I mean, it's just amazing 255 00:12:40,160 --> 00:12:42,760 Speaker 1: what he does and we cannot normalize it. And he's 256 00:12:42,800 --> 00:12:44,920 Speaker 1: just such a leader as well. He's just such a 257 00:12:44,960 --> 00:12:46,560 Speaker 1: great guy. Like one thing that stood out to me 258 00:12:46,600 --> 00:12:49,280 Speaker 1: when we lost to the Colts earlier this year, and 259 00:12:49,320 --> 00:12:51,160 Speaker 1: he did the same thing after the Bengals lost, but 260 00:12:51,200 --> 00:12:54,480 Speaker 1: after the Colts earlier this year. Uh, tough game, right, 261 00:12:54,600 --> 00:12:56,199 Speaker 1: and he had a catch in the end zone that 262 00:12:56,240 --> 00:13:00,679 Speaker 1: he almost had very difficult. I don't think anyone after 263 00:13:00,720 --> 00:13:03,200 Speaker 1: that game was blaming Travis Kelsey for the loss, you know, 264 00:13:03,240 --> 00:13:04,920 Speaker 1: but he went on Twitter He's like, Chiefs Kingdom, that's 265 00:13:04,960 --> 00:13:07,559 Speaker 1: on me, Like that won't happen again. And it's like, man, 266 00:13:07,960 --> 00:13:09,800 Speaker 1: I don't think anyone's blaming you. But he still puts 267 00:13:09,840 --> 00:13:11,680 Speaker 1: it on himself. And that's why he's such a great player. 268 00:13:11,880 --> 00:13:13,800 Speaker 1: You know, he holds himself to such a high standard. 269 00:13:14,200 --> 00:13:16,320 Speaker 1: I know he's feeling that way after the fumble last week, 270 00:13:16,320 --> 00:13:18,800 Speaker 1: but that was his first fumble, not just lost fumble, 271 00:13:18,880 --> 00:13:21,840 Speaker 1: his first fumble in twenty two games. I don't think 272 00:13:21,880 --> 00:13:24,760 Speaker 1: it's gonna happen anytime soon. So heck of a player, 273 00:13:24,800 --> 00:13:27,720 Speaker 1: heck of a leader. I think one day when he's 274 00:13:27,760 --> 00:13:30,360 Speaker 1: being introduced in Canton, we're gonna think about it and 275 00:13:30,360 --> 00:13:32,440 Speaker 1: be like, man, we watched the Travis Kelcey era in 276 00:13:32,520 --> 00:13:35,040 Speaker 1: Kansas City. Pretty cool. Yeah. He was on Chiefs Kingdom 277 00:13:35,120 --> 00:13:36,959 Speaker 1: show Monday night on the Chiefs Radio Network and he 278 00:13:37,280 --> 00:13:39,200 Speaker 1: first of all I admired he came there. You know, 279 00:13:39,240 --> 00:13:41,360 Speaker 1: this as a player, you have that moment like he 280 00:13:41,400 --> 00:13:43,439 Speaker 1: had at the fumble against the Bengals, and you're like, man, 281 00:13:43,480 --> 00:13:45,280 Speaker 1: I just want to give me about forty eight hours. 282 00:13:45,559 --> 00:13:47,760 Speaker 1: I don't want to see nobody or doing nothing. And 283 00:13:47,840 --> 00:13:49,959 Speaker 1: he came in front of about two hundred fans. It 284 00:13:50,000 --> 00:13:52,760 Speaker 1: was it's just the way he is. The other thing 285 00:13:52,800 --> 00:13:57,080 Speaker 1: I'll mention as we look at making history here Patrick Mahomes, 286 00:13:57,080 --> 00:13:59,080 Speaker 1: who had his street broken of his twenty six straight 287 00:13:59,080 --> 00:14:01,520 Speaker 1: wins in November, to say number he wins this game 288 00:14:01,559 --> 00:14:04,560 Speaker 1: against the Broncos, he'll be fifteen and o on the 289 00:14:04,640 --> 00:14:08,280 Speaker 1: road against the AFC West, eclipsed only by Joe Montana 290 00:14:08,480 --> 00:14:11,600 Speaker 1: who had twenty straight road division wins. That's it. So 291 00:14:11,679 --> 00:14:14,520 Speaker 1: another piece of making history here. But let's go next 292 00:14:14,559 --> 00:14:16,480 Speaker 1: and or make it and take it, and that is 293 00:14:16,480 --> 00:14:19,840 Speaker 1: to take the division. You can do it this week. 294 00:14:19,880 --> 00:14:21,560 Speaker 1: It goes back to what are we waiting for about 295 00:14:21,600 --> 00:14:25,600 Speaker 1: three weeks ago? Take the division shot. I mean before 296 00:14:25,640 --> 00:14:28,680 Speaker 1: every season, it's a it's a clear laundry list of 297 00:14:28,720 --> 00:14:31,400 Speaker 1: things to do each season, and I think coach Andy 298 00:14:31,440 --> 00:14:34,000 Speaker 1: Reid makes it very clear to the team, the entire organization, 299 00:14:34,680 --> 00:14:36,120 Speaker 1: what do we have to do in order to win 300 00:14:36,160 --> 00:14:38,560 Speaker 1: our division. That's the first informanst thing. You gotta win 301 00:14:38,560 --> 00:14:40,200 Speaker 1: at home, you win in your division, and then you 302 00:14:40,240 --> 00:14:43,440 Speaker 1: handle you know, the regular season in playoffs, have a 303 00:14:43,520 --> 00:14:47,400 Speaker 1: chance to do four team in a row against this 304 00:14:47,520 --> 00:14:52,400 Speaker 1: team to win another division. Crazy here under coach Andy Reid. 305 00:14:53,040 --> 00:14:54,960 Speaker 1: The opportunity is in front of the team, is to 306 00:14:54,960 --> 00:14:57,080 Speaker 1: do something that hasn't been done in a very long time. 307 00:14:57,360 --> 00:14:59,040 Speaker 1: And we talk about in the history of the NFL, 308 00:14:59,120 --> 00:15:01,600 Speaker 1: not just as a Chiefs orization, but the entire history 309 00:15:01,600 --> 00:15:03,640 Speaker 1: of the NFL. And I think the opportunity is right 310 00:15:03,640 --> 00:15:05,960 Speaker 1: before us. I think the team, coming off of a 311 00:15:06,000 --> 00:15:08,760 Speaker 1: loss to the Bengals, is in perfect position to take 312 00:15:08,800 --> 00:15:11,000 Speaker 1: care of business, not only against the Broncos, but for 313 00:15:11,080 --> 00:15:14,160 Speaker 1: this five game stretch to get us prepared for the playoffs. 314 00:15:14,400 --> 00:15:17,160 Speaker 1: And there's nobody in a better frame of mind to 315 00:15:17,440 --> 00:15:19,280 Speaker 1: get our team ready to play down. I think one 316 00:15:19,840 --> 00:15:22,480 Speaker 1: coach Andy enough to Chiefs pull this off. You'll know 317 00:15:22,520 --> 00:15:24,960 Speaker 1: when you put your head on a pillow Sunday night. 318 00:15:24,960 --> 00:15:26,920 Speaker 1: If the Chiefs have this done. Now the Chargers have 319 00:15:26,960 --> 00:15:29,760 Speaker 1: to lose. That's going to be on Sunday night football. 320 00:15:29,760 --> 00:15:31,880 Speaker 1: So we'll be flying back from Denver. But the Chiefs win, 321 00:15:32,040 --> 00:15:36,880 Speaker 1: Chargers lose seven straight AFC West Division titles. To your point, shop, 322 00:15:37,120 --> 00:15:40,880 Speaker 1: that's second second in National Football League history, only behind 323 00:15:40,920 --> 00:15:45,200 Speaker 1: New England's dominance in the two thousands in the AFC East. 324 00:15:45,560 --> 00:15:47,840 Speaker 1: So make it make history here for the Chiefs against 325 00:15:47,840 --> 00:15:50,200 Speaker 1: the Broncos. Take it, Take the division, man. So I 326 00:15:50,240 --> 00:15:53,000 Speaker 1: was an intern with the Chiefs back in twenty sixteen, 327 00:15:53,280 --> 00:15:55,880 Speaker 1: which was when the streak began, and I've been a 328 00:15:55,960 --> 00:15:58,080 Speaker 1: Chiefs family whole life, right, So I thought it was 329 00:15:58,120 --> 00:16:01,080 Speaker 1: so cool that I got a hat that said we 330 00:16:01,080 --> 00:16:03,800 Speaker 1: were AFC West Champions for free and I could wear it, 331 00:16:03,880 --> 00:16:05,640 Speaker 1: you know. And I had that hat, and even when 332 00:16:05,640 --> 00:16:08,880 Speaker 1: I left the Chiefs briefly, I took the hat with 333 00:16:08,880 --> 00:16:11,040 Speaker 1: me to Minnesota when I lived up there, and then 334 00:16:11,080 --> 00:16:12,640 Speaker 1: I moved back here when I got the full time 335 00:16:12,720 --> 00:16:14,920 Speaker 1: job with the Chiefs and we won the division again, 336 00:16:15,440 --> 00:16:17,480 Speaker 1: and that was a really big deal at the time 337 00:16:17,560 --> 00:16:20,240 Speaker 1: because it was the first time in franchise history that 338 00:16:20,320 --> 00:16:23,000 Speaker 1: we won consecutive division titles. It was a big deal 339 00:16:23,040 --> 00:16:25,840 Speaker 1: and we were very proud of it. Every single year 340 00:16:25,880 --> 00:16:27,440 Speaker 1: since then, I've gotten a hat at the end of 341 00:16:27,480 --> 00:16:30,480 Speaker 1: the year that says we're AFC West champions and again, 342 00:16:30,560 --> 00:16:32,840 Speaker 1: we cannot take this for granted because it is just 343 00:16:33,120 --> 00:16:35,640 Speaker 1: crazy what the Chiefs have been able to do over 344 00:16:35,680 --> 00:16:39,360 Speaker 1: the last seven seasons, winning less division over and over again. 345 00:16:39,640 --> 00:16:42,160 Speaker 1: And it's funny because last year you and I would 346 00:16:42,200 --> 00:16:45,600 Speaker 1: talk privately about how last year's division championship was maybe 347 00:16:45,640 --> 00:16:49,120 Speaker 1: the sweetest because we start three and four, everyone else 348 00:16:49,200 --> 00:16:51,520 Speaker 1: is gunning for us. Everyone's saying the Chiefs are not 349 00:16:51,560 --> 00:16:53,840 Speaker 1: going to make the playoffs and we still won the division, right, 350 00:16:53,840 --> 00:16:55,640 Speaker 1: And I was like, that was the sweetest. Well, then 351 00:16:55,720 --> 00:16:58,479 Speaker 1: this past offseason, I think we were having the same conversation. 352 00:16:58,520 --> 00:17:02,000 Speaker 1: It's like everyone is up. It's the AFC West Arms race. 353 00:17:02,480 --> 00:17:04,600 Speaker 1: This one might be the sweetest when we pull it 354 00:17:04,600 --> 00:17:07,080 Speaker 1: off because we knew we were going to and what 355 00:17:07,160 --> 00:17:09,600 Speaker 1: do you know, We're right here in early December with 356 00:17:09,640 --> 00:17:14,159 Speaker 1: an opportunity to win a seventh consecutive division title. The 357 00:17:14,200 --> 00:17:16,879 Speaker 1: media wants to talk about every other team. That's fine. 358 00:17:17,400 --> 00:17:19,679 Speaker 1: The Chiefs are just getting better in the offseason and 359 00:17:19,720 --> 00:17:22,639 Speaker 1: positioning themselves to win it yet again in a league 360 00:17:22,720 --> 00:17:25,520 Speaker 1: that is built on parody, And it's just an amazing thing. 361 00:17:25,640 --> 00:17:27,439 Speaker 1: And we can't take it for granted because this is 362 00:17:27,440 --> 00:17:30,399 Speaker 1: the golden era of Chiefs football. It's very hard to 363 00:17:30,400 --> 00:17:34,280 Speaker 1: win a division title. Seven division titles is next to impossible. 364 00:17:34,320 --> 00:17:36,479 Speaker 1: And it's right there for the Chiefs. You're gonna be 365 00:17:36,480 --> 00:17:39,000 Speaker 1: in Polo, Missouri. It can be good. A guianst poland 366 00:17:39,040 --> 00:17:41,040 Speaker 1: go find a search engine and look what was being 367 00:17:41,080 --> 00:17:44,040 Speaker 1: said throughout the summer, and it's bingo and bingo. Check 368 00:17:44,080 --> 00:17:46,840 Speaker 1: in the first box is winning your division. Check with 369 00:17:46,920 --> 00:17:49,840 Speaker 1: all the other thirty one teams in the National Football League. 370 00:17:49,880 --> 00:17:53,520 Speaker 1: So first is go there, make it, take it, keep 371 00:17:53,520 --> 00:17:56,879 Speaker 1: it right, make history, take the division, and keep the 372 00:17:56,920 --> 00:18:00,160 Speaker 1: street going. But now it's going to be don't go there. 373 00:18:00,200 --> 00:18:03,200 Speaker 1: And where I'm going with that is, don't think this 374 00:18:03,359 --> 00:18:05,879 Speaker 1: is going to be an easy game. This is a 375 00:18:06,000 --> 00:18:09,520 Speaker 1: very interesting study. The twenty twenty two Denver Broncos in shop. 376 00:18:09,720 --> 00:18:11,679 Speaker 1: I've only been in this league twenty nine years, but 377 00:18:11,720 --> 00:18:15,360 Speaker 1: I'm seeing things here I've never seen before. The Broncos 378 00:18:15,359 --> 00:18:18,240 Speaker 1: are three and nine, but they've lost six games of 379 00:18:18,320 --> 00:18:22,000 Speaker 1: their nine two opponents who have scored less than twenty 380 00:18:22,040 --> 00:18:26,720 Speaker 1: points and won the game. So this defense the Chiefs 381 00:18:26,800 --> 00:18:30,080 Speaker 1: will play this week is a playoff caliber defense, oh 382 00:18:30,119 --> 00:18:33,040 Speaker 1: no doubt. And it starts on the back end right 383 00:18:33,359 --> 00:18:35,520 Speaker 1: passantating Junior is one of the top coiners in the 384 00:18:35,600 --> 00:18:39,479 Speaker 1: league this year. His coverability, his maneuverability, the way he 385 00:18:39,760 --> 00:18:42,720 Speaker 1: goes in and out of transcending his footwork and his 386 00:18:42,760 --> 00:18:46,280 Speaker 1: pattern work with actually making plays on the ball. And 387 00:18:46,320 --> 00:18:48,360 Speaker 1: then you pair them up with the safety like Simmons. 388 00:18:49,040 --> 00:18:52,480 Speaker 1: Those two guys are just a plant at a very 389 00:18:52,560 --> 00:18:55,840 Speaker 1: high level. And there's so much confidence that's being just 390 00:18:56,520 --> 00:19:00,000 Speaker 1: going from from back end forward and allowing those guys 391 00:19:00,200 --> 00:19:03,000 Speaker 1: to play way beyond their years. Um. The linebackers are 392 00:19:03,000 --> 00:19:06,600 Speaker 1: playing well downhill, the d line is filling their gaps. 393 00:19:06,840 --> 00:19:09,440 Speaker 1: There's a there's an amount of trust that you can 394 00:19:09,440 --> 00:19:11,560 Speaker 1: tell when you cut on the film because the guys 395 00:19:11,560 --> 00:19:14,800 Speaker 1: are their alignment, their assignment, their accountability for one another, 396 00:19:14,800 --> 00:19:18,239 Speaker 1: the communication, the trust, it's all there and what you know, 397 00:19:18,280 --> 00:19:20,600 Speaker 1: even even off air, I kind of told y'all, this 398 00:19:20,640 --> 00:19:22,479 Speaker 1: team seems to be a divided team when you talk 399 00:19:22,520 --> 00:19:25,520 Speaker 1: about the demo Broncos, whereas their defense has kind of 400 00:19:25,800 --> 00:19:29,080 Speaker 1: disassociated themselves with the rest of the organization. Yeah, you 401 00:19:29,160 --> 00:19:32,320 Speaker 1: might think the head coaches, you know, not the greatest 402 00:19:32,359 --> 00:19:35,840 Speaker 1: of time development or time management. You might think Russell 403 00:19:35,840 --> 00:19:38,080 Speaker 1: Wilson is dealing with whatever issues because he doesn't have 404 00:19:38,080 --> 00:19:41,520 Speaker 1: the wide receivers. He usually has the running backs. You know, 405 00:19:41,960 --> 00:19:45,080 Speaker 1: Williams got hurt and Melvin Gordon is now here. So 406 00:19:45,760 --> 00:19:49,200 Speaker 1: on every level of their offense there's dysfunction. The one 407 00:19:49,359 --> 00:19:52,360 Speaker 1: area of their team where's no dysfunctions that defense. They 408 00:19:52,400 --> 00:19:55,400 Speaker 1: are hunting like a unit. They're going out there as 409 00:19:55,400 --> 00:20:00,080 Speaker 1: a pack, and they've kind of unhitched themselves to the 410 00:20:00,080 --> 00:20:03,680 Speaker 1: Denver Broncos train, that whole less ride and everything that 411 00:20:04,880 --> 00:20:07,760 Speaker 1: Russell Wilson was doing. The defense is kind of disassociate 412 00:20:07,840 --> 00:20:11,040 Speaker 1: themselves with everything that Russell is doing. And you can 413 00:20:11,080 --> 00:20:14,119 Speaker 1: tell it because even there's times when there's a flare 414 00:20:14,200 --> 00:20:16,360 Speaker 1: ups on the sideline, the defensive guys are going after 415 00:20:16,440 --> 00:20:17,800 Speaker 1: him a little bit about what are you doing with 416 00:20:17,840 --> 00:20:20,040 Speaker 1: the ball? Why are you turning over in this situation? 417 00:20:20,520 --> 00:20:22,440 Speaker 1: We got we got something we're trying to accomplish on 418 00:20:22,480 --> 00:20:24,159 Speaker 1: the defense side of the ball, and you're not a 419 00:20:24,200 --> 00:20:27,280 Speaker 1: part of it. Right now, I have all the respect 420 00:20:27,359 --> 00:20:29,600 Speaker 1: in the world the way this defense is going out 421 00:20:29,600 --> 00:20:32,480 Speaker 1: there and handling their business. They're not worried about anything 422 00:20:32,480 --> 00:20:34,960 Speaker 1: the offense is doing. What they're doing is going out 423 00:20:35,000 --> 00:20:38,160 Speaker 1: there and really taking care of Hey, we're the number 424 00:20:38,200 --> 00:20:42,000 Speaker 1: one against points allowed in the league, and they plan 425 00:20:42,119 --> 00:20:44,840 Speaker 1: on finishing that way, no matter how many first downs 426 00:20:44,880 --> 00:20:47,560 Speaker 1: are their offense gives up, no matter how many points 427 00:20:47,560 --> 00:20:50,159 Speaker 1: they're offense scores. They have a job to do and 428 00:20:50,200 --> 00:20:52,640 Speaker 1: they intend on doing it at a very high level, 429 00:20:52,840 --> 00:20:54,680 Speaker 1: no matter what happens on the other side of the ball. 430 00:20:55,160 --> 00:20:59,760 Speaker 1: They've only allowed nine touchdowns in twenty four or twenty 431 00:20:59,800 --> 00:21:02,800 Speaker 1: eight red zone trips. Okay, they are number one the 432 00:21:02,840 --> 00:21:06,160 Speaker 1: Denver Broncos defense and forcing three and outs. That does 433 00:21:06,200 --> 00:21:08,960 Speaker 1: not translate to three wins and nine losses. Yeah, it's 434 00:21:09,040 --> 00:21:12,520 Speaker 1: very perplexing. They're just a weird study and weird team, man. 435 00:21:12,600 --> 00:21:15,000 Speaker 1: I mean, they're three and nine, they're one in eight 436 00:21:15,200 --> 00:21:18,280 Speaker 1: in their last nine games, but ten of their twelve 437 00:21:18,320 --> 00:21:21,600 Speaker 1: games this season have been decided by one score, and 438 00:21:21,760 --> 00:21:24,800 Speaker 1: seven of those they've lost. So they've been in almost 439 00:21:24,840 --> 00:21:26,760 Speaker 1: every game. And why are they in almost every game? Well, 440 00:21:26,760 --> 00:21:28,800 Speaker 1: you guys are right, it's their defense. And it sets 441 00:21:28,840 --> 00:21:32,000 Speaker 1: up a really interesting contrast between their defense and the 442 00:21:32,040 --> 00:21:35,840 Speaker 1: Chiefs offense because in all these categories that they're top five, 443 00:21:35,920 --> 00:21:38,800 Speaker 1: if not number one, The Chiefs are top five offensively, 444 00:21:38,880 --> 00:21:41,679 Speaker 1: if not number one. So they're the number two scoring 445 00:21:41,720 --> 00:21:44,920 Speaker 1: defense in the league, allowing just seventeen points per game. Well, 446 00:21:44,960 --> 00:21:47,560 Speaker 1: the Chiefs are the number one scoring offense in the league. 447 00:21:47,800 --> 00:21:50,840 Speaker 1: They've allowed the fewest touchdowns in the NFL, only seventeen. 448 00:21:51,080 --> 00:21:53,840 Speaker 1: The Chiefs have the second most total touchdowns. They've held 449 00:21:53,880 --> 00:21:57,240 Speaker 1: the opposition under twenty points in nine games this season, 450 00:21:57,600 --> 00:22:00,280 Speaker 1: but the Chiefs, meanwhile, have scored at least twenty all 451 00:22:00,320 --> 00:22:03,040 Speaker 1: but one game. Red zone is where I think this 452 00:22:03,080 --> 00:22:06,280 Speaker 1: game is really going to be one though. The Broncos 453 00:22:06,359 --> 00:22:08,639 Speaker 1: red zone defense is number one in the NFL in 454 00:22:08,720 --> 00:22:11,800 Speaker 1: terms of disallowing touchdowns, and they've also allowed the second 455 00:22:11,840 --> 00:22:15,600 Speaker 1: fewest red zone drives of any team. Conversely, the Chiefs 456 00:22:15,640 --> 00:22:17,840 Speaker 1: have the most red zone drives of any team and 457 00:22:17,920 --> 00:22:21,520 Speaker 1: the fifth highest conversion rate in terms of scoring touchdowns. 458 00:22:21,520 --> 00:22:23,640 Speaker 1: So a whole bunch of areas where the Broncos are 459 00:22:23,640 --> 00:22:26,600 Speaker 1: really good defensively, the Chiefs are also very good offensively. 460 00:22:26,760 --> 00:22:28,879 Speaker 1: Something has to give in this game. You mentioned the 461 00:22:28,880 --> 00:22:32,680 Speaker 1: red zone defense, We talked about it second place is 462 00:22:32,720 --> 00:22:36,400 Speaker 1: a long way away. For example, the touchdown percentage by 463 00:22:36,520 --> 00:22:38,960 Speaker 1: Broncho opponents against that defense and the red zone is 464 00:22:39,000 --> 00:22:42,000 Speaker 1: thirty two percent mentioned nine out of twenty eight. The 465 00:22:42,119 --> 00:22:45,399 Speaker 1: Rams are second at forty three percent. This is a 466 00:22:45,600 --> 00:22:48,440 Speaker 1: dominant team in the red zone the Broncos defensively, I'm 467 00:22:48,440 --> 00:22:50,240 Speaker 1: gonna ask you this question, then we're going to flip 468 00:22:50,240 --> 00:22:53,560 Speaker 1: over the Broncos offense to close. As a defensive player, 469 00:22:53,600 --> 00:22:56,199 Speaker 1: you played in the league over ten years. When the 470 00:22:56,240 --> 00:22:59,000 Speaker 1: defense takes it's like you're taken in water and you 471 00:22:59,080 --> 00:23:01,320 Speaker 1: got the shop back out and you're cleaning out the 472 00:23:01,600 --> 00:23:04,400 Speaker 1: debasement only to have it filled with water again. How 473 00:23:04,440 --> 00:23:06,600 Speaker 1: do you how do you handle that as a defensive 474 00:23:06,600 --> 00:23:08,399 Speaker 1: player in this league. I think that the way this 475 00:23:08,520 --> 00:23:10,840 Speaker 1: defense was put together and some of the leaders they 476 00:23:10,880 --> 00:23:13,120 Speaker 1: have on that. When we talked about Simmons, we talked 477 00:23:13,119 --> 00:23:17,800 Speaker 1: about m pascertain Junior, I think those guys, those leaders 478 00:23:17,800 --> 00:23:20,000 Speaker 1: on defense have looked each other in the eyes and 479 00:23:20,040 --> 00:23:23,200 Speaker 1: said things aren't changing. No one is coming to help us, 480 00:23:23,240 --> 00:23:24,760 Speaker 1: No one is coming to save us. There is no 481 00:23:24,840 --> 00:23:28,640 Speaker 1: life preserver right there. There's no use sending no SOS signals. 482 00:23:28,680 --> 00:23:31,480 Speaker 1: This offense is broken. So what we can do is 483 00:23:31,640 --> 00:23:34,240 Speaker 1: succumb to that and start giving up a bunch of points, 484 00:23:34,720 --> 00:23:39,040 Speaker 1: or we can set our internal goals, our internal GPS 485 00:23:39,040 --> 00:23:42,000 Speaker 1: on what makes us great, and they're gonna stick true 486 00:23:42,000 --> 00:23:44,200 Speaker 1: to exactly what they do. A lot of man coverage, 487 00:23:44,480 --> 00:23:47,400 Speaker 1: sticky in the zone, their zones become man. They get 488 00:23:47,440 --> 00:23:50,600 Speaker 1: real sticky, real hands em and they challenge you on 489 00:23:50,720 --> 00:23:53,600 Speaker 1: every play. There is not a yard that's being given, 490 00:23:53,600 --> 00:23:56,160 Speaker 1: not an inch, not forget the yard itch. They don't 491 00:23:56,160 --> 00:23:59,840 Speaker 1: give you an inch. And they're great tacklers. So from 492 00:24:00,119 --> 00:24:03,439 Speaker 1: offensive defensive standpoint, it's gonna be a real challenge. And 493 00:24:03,560 --> 00:24:06,879 Speaker 1: I would love as a defensive person to be a 494 00:24:06,920 --> 00:24:10,240 Speaker 1: part of a defense where all eleven guys are sold 495 00:24:10,359 --> 00:24:13,320 Speaker 1: in on the concept of we're not giving up a 496 00:24:13,400 --> 00:24:16,800 Speaker 1: single inch on this field, no matter what the scenario, 497 00:24:16,920 --> 00:24:19,120 Speaker 1: no matter what the down and distance. We make them 498 00:24:19,160 --> 00:24:23,760 Speaker 1: earn every inch of yardage on this game day. And 499 00:24:23,800 --> 00:24:26,880 Speaker 1: I think that's a mantra that has gone through out 500 00:24:26,880 --> 00:24:30,520 Speaker 1: there defensive ranks, and every one of eleven guys are 501 00:24:30,520 --> 00:24:33,560 Speaker 1: playing just like that. It's interesting. So instead of fracturing 502 00:24:33,920 --> 00:24:36,639 Speaker 1: the defense, it's bottomly gallan us. Yes, right, brought them 503 00:24:36,680 --> 00:24:38,880 Speaker 1: close together. Really interesting. Let's go to the offensive side 504 00:24:38,920 --> 00:24:41,000 Speaker 1: of the ball, because this is where they're three and nine. 505 00:24:41,560 --> 00:24:44,400 Speaker 1: Russell Wilson. It's the worst year of his career by far. 506 00:24:44,480 --> 00:24:46,640 Speaker 1: If you look at his completion percentage, it's the worst 507 00:24:46,640 --> 00:24:49,879 Speaker 1: of his career by far. His quarterback rating is twenty 508 00:24:50,000 --> 00:24:52,679 Speaker 1: ninth in the league. There are thirty three guys that 509 00:24:52,760 --> 00:24:56,840 Speaker 1: have qualified in quarterback rating. Three of the four that 510 00:24:56,880 --> 00:24:59,080 Speaker 1: are behind him are no longer starters. Let me just 511 00:24:59,119 --> 00:25:02,000 Speaker 1: give you the two behind named Baker Mayfield and Zach Wilson. 512 00:25:02,320 --> 00:25:04,280 Speaker 1: That gives you an idea. The only guy that's behind 513 00:25:04,359 --> 00:25:08,400 Speaker 1: him is Pikett, the rookie out of Pittsburgh Russell Wilson, 514 00:25:08,520 --> 00:25:11,119 Speaker 1: and yes, and I shop alluded to it. They're missing 515 00:25:11,119 --> 00:25:13,440 Speaker 1: three offensive limas I look at my boards, or missing 516 00:25:13,480 --> 00:25:17,919 Speaker 1: Javonte Williams, two top wide receivers. But still still, this 517 00:25:18,040 --> 00:25:21,000 Speaker 1: has just been a brutal year for Russell Wilson. It's 518 00:25:21,040 --> 00:25:24,080 Speaker 1: just been a snowball effect of I think everything that 519 00:25:24,160 --> 00:25:28,200 Speaker 1: can go wrong has gone wrong offensively for them this year. 520 00:25:28,240 --> 00:25:30,639 Speaker 1: And it's from week one and it just hasn't gotten 521 00:25:30,640 --> 00:25:33,080 Speaker 1: any better as a season has gone on. And to 522 00:25:33,119 --> 00:25:35,880 Speaker 1: be fair, they have had a ton of injuries on offense, 523 00:25:35,920 --> 00:25:38,560 Speaker 1: but still their scheme and the talent that they have 524 00:25:38,760 --> 00:25:41,040 Speaker 1: is impressive. Enough that they should be better than they are, 525 00:25:41,280 --> 00:25:43,240 Speaker 1: and it just hasn't worked out that way. And I 526 00:25:43,280 --> 00:25:46,440 Speaker 1: think it was fair to assume when Russell Wilson first 527 00:25:46,480 --> 00:25:49,320 Speaker 1: went to Denver that maybe there's gonna be some growing 528 00:25:49,359 --> 00:25:52,320 Speaker 1: pains and some hiccups, but eventually you have to move 529 00:25:52,359 --> 00:25:55,120 Speaker 1: past those, and they just haven't. As a team. I mean, 530 00:25:55,160 --> 00:25:57,920 Speaker 1: it's the number thirty two scoring offense in the NFL, 531 00:25:58,440 --> 00:26:01,359 Speaker 1: averaging thirteen point eight points per game. They're thirtieth and 532 00:26:01,440 --> 00:26:04,520 Speaker 1: third end conversion rate. They've punted more than any other team, 533 00:26:04,800 --> 00:26:07,280 Speaker 1: and this one stands out to me. They've been penalized 534 00:26:07,320 --> 00:26:09,760 Speaker 1: more than any other team in the league. So it's 535 00:26:09,760 --> 00:26:14,040 Speaker 1: more than just the scheme isn't working. They're undisciplined. I mean, 536 00:26:14,200 --> 00:26:16,040 Speaker 1: to have the most penalties in the NFL. I mean, 537 00:26:16,119 --> 00:26:17,920 Speaker 1: that's the kind of thing you can control at the 538 00:26:18,000 --> 00:26:20,399 Speaker 1: end of the day, and that's hurt them in the 539 00:26:20,400 --> 00:26:22,560 Speaker 1: long run. They have the fewest red zone drives in 540 00:26:22,560 --> 00:26:24,879 Speaker 1: the NFL, with only twenty four, and when they do 541 00:26:24,920 --> 00:26:27,080 Speaker 1: get there their second to last and read zone scoring. 542 00:26:27,600 --> 00:26:30,000 Speaker 1: They're scoring touchdowns at just a thirty seven point five 543 00:26:30,200 --> 00:26:33,800 Speaker 1: percent clip. And Wilson has been under pressure a lot 544 00:26:33,840 --> 00:26:35,880 Speaker 1: this year. He's been stacked at least twice in every 545 00:26:35,920 --> 00:26:38,600 Speaker 1: game this season, and three or more times in all 546 00:26:38,800 --> 00:26:42,199 Speaker 1: but two games. So they've got talent on this offense. 547 00:26:42,200 --> 00:26:44,840 Speaker 1: They've got Courtland Sutton and Jerry Judy, and yeah, they've 548 00:26:44,840 --> 00:26:47,000 Speaker 1: had a lot of injuries. But still when you look 549 00:26:47,000 --> 00:26:49,159 Speaker 1: at this roster on paper, you think they should be 550 00:26:49,160 --> 00:26:52,320 Speaker 1: better than they are, and just for a multitude of reasons, 551 00:26:52,560 --> 00:26:54,320 Speaker 1: it just hasn't worked this year for them. But why 552 00:26:54,320 --> 00:26:57,080 Speaker 1: are they dangerous? They have led at halftime five times 553 00:26:57,160 --> 00:27:00,480 Speaker 1: most games three and nine, they've led at halftime five times. 554 00:27:00,480 --> 00:27:03,720 Speaker 1: Don makes this a danger So go there, don't go there. 555 00:27:04,040 --> 00:27:05,600 Speaker 1: I'll give you another one in shop. We'll get one 556 00:27:05,600 --> 00:27:07,720 Speaker 1: final comment here as we wrap it up. Greg Dolcich, 557 00:27:07,840 --> 00:27:10,440 Speaker 1: to me, might be the most dangerous player the Broncos 558 00:27:10,440 --> 00:27:13,280 Speaker 1: have in this game. He's an athletic tight end, he 559 00:27:13,400 --> 00:27:16,320 Speaker 1: got some Kelsey in him. He's a rookie out of UCLA. 560 00:27:16,440 --> 00:27:18,520 Speaker 1: He missed the first five games of the Year's first 561 00:27:18,560 --> 00:27:22,000 Speaker 1: game back, Ramo thirty nine yard touchdown against the Chargers. 562 00:27:22,040 --> 00:27:24,320 Speaker 1: They move him around, they try to get him in matchups. 563 00:27:24,640 --> 00:27:26,800 Speaker 1: He's a guy that can give them big plays. He's 564 00:27:26,840 --> 00:27:29,240 Speaker 1: got that ability. Well, what I would say is overall, 565 00:27:29,359 --> 00:27:31,880 Speaker 1: when you talk about the struggles of defense, I mean 566 00:27:31,880 --> 00:27:34,320 Speaker 1: the offense is having with Russell Wilson getting on the 567 00:27:34,359 --> 00:27:38,040 Speaker 1: same page. And when you have different pieces and you 568 00:27:38,119 --> 00:27:40,879 Speaker 1: have to communicate as a quarterback, you have to have 569 00:27:40,920 --> 00:27:43,199 Speaker 1: something the level of trust that what you're communicating is 570 00:27:43,200 --> 00:27:46,280 Speaker 1: getting accepted, whether it's the offensive line blocking, whether the 571 00:27:46,359 --> 00:27:50,280 Speaker 1: receivers adjusting their routes. Early on in the year, there 572 00:27:50,359 --> 00:27:52,560 Speaker 1: was a play that comes to mind where I see 573 00:27:52,640 --> 00:27:55,439 Speaker 1: Russell Wilson giving a signal. He's given a smash signal 574 00:27:55,440 --> 00:27:58,840 Speaker 1: to the wide receiver. He wants Quitland sudden to run 575 00:27:58,920 --> 00:28:01,720 Speaker 1: a smash route. Side guy runs a stop instead of 576 00:28:02,160 --> 00:28:05,800 Speaker 1: running a seven. He curls up and Russell throws the seven. 577 00:28:05,840 --> 00:28:08,359 Speaker 1: It almost is intercepted. Well, for the rest of the game, 578 00:28:08,720 --> 00:28:12,160 Speaker 1: he could never trust to throw it on schedule, so 579 00:28:12,359 --> 00:28:14,880 Speaker 1: every throw throughout the rest of that game became an 580 00:28:14,880 --> 00:28:17,880 Speaker 1: off schedule throw. If you don't have the communication level 581 00:28:18,119 --> 00:28:21,240 Speaker 1: of a trust between your receivers knowing what routes to run, 582 00:28:21,520 --> 00:28:23,840 Speaker 1: then you can't run a two minute offense. You can't. 583 00:28:23,840 --> 00:28:26,879 Speaker 1: You can't. All your audibles become you're looking at him, like, 584 00:28:26,880 --> 00:28:29,040 Speaker 1: do you really know what I'm I'm gonna throw this? 585 00:28:29,080 --> 00:28:31,159 Speaker 1: And are you really ready to run the right route? 586 00:28:31,960 --> 00:28:34,240 Speaker 1: Any kind of adjustments, any kind of pressure did you 587 00:28:34,240 --> 00:28:37,040 Speaker 1: put on their receivers and those routes as they're developing, 588 00:28:37,320 --> 00:28:41,240 Speaker 1: you can almost see the unsureness, the inability to the 589 00:28:41,320 --> 00:28:44,720 Speaker 1: lack of confidence between the quarterback and the receivers. Do 590 00:28:44,840 --> 00:28:47,400 Speaker 1: we really know? Are we on the same page? And 591 00:28:47,560 --> 00:28:50,440 Speaker 1: that is the most infuriating thing to have as a 592 00:28:50,480 --> 00:28:54,280 Speaker 1: head coach or offensive coordinator, because now, what do you 593 00:28:54,320 --> 00:28:58,719 Speaker 1: call it? It's a lose lose situation no matter what 594 00:28:58,760 --> 00:29:02,600 Speaker 1: you're doing. And that's the fresh nothing that's going throughout 595 00:29:02,640 --> 00:29:06,120 Speaker 1: this Broncos offense. And there's no there's no answer for that. 596 00:29:06,120 --> 00:29:09,120 Speaker 1: There's no quick answer. But like you said, the tight 597 00:29:09,200 --> 00:29:11,880 Speaker 1: end in him can get on on on the same page. 598 00:29:12,080 --> 00:29:14,560 Speaker 1: And if they can find a connection and and create 599 00:29:14,640 --> 00:29:17,800 Speaker 1: some momentum. They've led games in the halftime and now 600 00:29:17,880 --> 00:29:20,040 Speaker 1: in the second half, if you leave them close and 601 00:29:20,120 --> 00:29:23,000 Speaker 1: give them a chance to win um, that could be dangerous. Yep. 602 00:29:23,120 --> 00:29:26,080 Speaker 1: And again, I can script those plays. I can script 603 00:29:26,120 --> 00:29:28,040 Speaker 1: the first fifteen. I can review them. I can review 604 00:29:28,080 --> 00:29:29,840 Speaker 1: them Saturday in the meetings. I can do that and 605 00:29:29,880 --> 00:29:33,000 Speaker 1: then play sixteen to sixty. That's what comes into play. 606 00:29:33,280 --> 00:29:35,480 Speaker 1: It's no more script. You better have this thing down 607 00:29:35,760 --> 00:29:38,320 Speaker 1: your thoughts. Finally on this game, Well, really, this Broncos 608 00:29:38,320 --> 00:29:41,240 Speaker 1: squad just shows the margin for error and the NFL 609 00:29:41,360 --> 00:29:43,760 Speaker 1: how slim it is. Because if you've watched a lot 610 00:29:43,800 --> 00:29:45,480 Speaker 1: of the Broncos games this season, and they've been in 611 00:29:45,520 --> 00:29:47,800 Speaker 1: primetime quite a bit. I think about their game against 612 00:29:47,800 --> 00:29:50,200 Speaker 1: the Colts, for example, they nearly won that game we 613 00:29:50,240 --> 00:29:53,240 Speaker 1: are watching in Cincinnati before our game. They almost beat 614 00:29:53,280 --> 00:29:55,440 Speaker 1: the Ravens. So I know the Ravens are playing with 615 00:29:55,480 --> 00:29:57,640 Speaker 1: their backup quarterback, but still they almost won that game. 616 00:29:57,680 --> 00:29:59,440 Speaker 1: And that's all that matters in the end is the wins. 617 00:29:59,680 --> 00:30:02,440 Speaker 1: So it shows how slim the margin for error is 618 00:30:02,760 --> 00:30:04,800 Speaker 1: when they've played in all these close games and in 619 00:30:04,880 --> 00:30:07,720 Speaker 1: the end they just can't come through. It's important for 620 00:30:07,760 --> 00:30:09,560 Speaker 1: the Chiefs to enter this game knowing it's going to 621 00:30:09,560 --> 00:30:11,800 Speaker 1: be a fight, and these divisional games always are. You 622 00:30:11,880 --> 00:30:13,760 Speaker 1: throughout the records and the stats and all of that. 623 00:30:13,920 --> 00:30:16,360 Speaker 1: I mean, think about last year against the Broncos at 624 00:30:16,400 --> 00:30:18,960 Speaker 1: Mile High, a very close game when Drew Locke was 625 00:30:19,000 --> 00:30:21,520 Speaker 1: their quarterback, and they almost won that game. So it's 626 00:30:21,560 --> 00:30:23,720 Speaker 1: going to be a fight no matter what the Broncos 627 00:30:23,760 --> 00:30:25,960 Speaker 1: record is and the struggles that they've faced this year. 628 00:30:26,400 --> 00:30:28,880 Speaker 1: But I think the Chiefs, for them, it's an opportunity 629 00:30:28,920 --> 00:30:30,960 Speaker 1: to get back on track, to be feeling really good 630 00:30:31,520 --> 00:30:34,240 Speaker 1: again after a tough loss to the Bengals and just 631 00:30:34,280 --> 00:30:36,160 Speaker 1: got to go in and play your game, play mistake 632 00:30:36,200 --> 00:30:38,840 Speaker 1: free football, go out there and execute and they'll be okay. 633 00:30:38,840 --> 00:30:41,360 Speaker 1: But it's going to be a battle, I think on Sunday, 634 00:30:41,480 --> 00:30:44,920 Speaker 1: and this Broncos squad hasn't been their year, but they're 635 00:30:44,920 --> 00:30:48,200 Speaker 1: fighting to show that they there's still a reason for 636 00:30:48,240 --> 00:30:50,080 Speaker 1: them to be playing right. They're playing for pride, they're 637 00:30:50,120 --> 00:30:52,360 Speaker 1: playing for themselves, and it's going to be a battle 638 00:30:52,400 --> 00:30:55,440 Speaker 1: on Sunday. Chiefs just need to be ready. The slimmest 639 00:30:55,480 --> 00:30:59,880 Speaker 1: margin of victory throughout the entire NFL this season since 640 00:31:00,080 --> 00:31:03,720 Speaker 1: nineteen thirty two, every game, it seems like it's just 641 00:31:03,760 --> 00:31:07,080 Speaker 1: a knock down, drag out, slimmest of margins. So go there, 642 00:31:07,400 --> 00:31:11,280 Speaker 1: go to Denver, make it, take it, keep it, make history, 643 00:31:11,880 --> 00:31:15,880 Speaker 1: take the division, and keep the streak alive. But don't 644 00:31:15,920 --> 00:31:18,560 Speaker 1: go there, Kingdom. If you think This is going to 645 00:31:18,640 --> 00:31:24,320 Speaker 1: be easy. Lock your jaw and get it done. Touch down, 646 00:31:25,040 --> 00:31:28,560 Speaker 1: locks it down, and the celebration begins in their head.