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 --> 00:00:09,800 Speaker 1: to this game, they can play touched out Kansas City. 3 00:00:10,200 --> 00:00:13,320 Speaker 1: The Chiefs all right in the thick of it. Baby, 4 00:00:13,520 --> 00:00:15,960 Speaker 1: you wanted it, you asked for it, You're getting it. 5 00:00:16,079 --> 00:00:19,320 Speaker 1: Another edition of Defending the Kingdom. Hi, everybody on Mitchelter's 6 00:00:19,400 --> 00:00:22,040 Speaker 1: Voice of the Chiefs, along with senior team reporter himself, 7 00:00:22,560 --> 00:00:25,599 Speaker 1: Matt McMullen. Matt's great job, by the way, on the 8 00:00:25,800 --> 00:00:28,520 Speaker 1: preseason games on the sideline. Thanks. Yeah, that's a real 9 00:00:28,560 --> 00:00:31,200 Speaker 1: thrill doing that as a kid that grew up watching 10 00:00:31,200 --> 00:00:33,320 Speaker 1: those preseason broadcasts. To get to hang out with Trent 11 00:00:33,440 --> 00:00:36,120 Speaker 1: Green and do those games with him, and to be 12 00:00:36,159 --> 00:00:38,640 Speaker 1: on the sideline, it's pretty awesome. We went on Trent's 13 00:00:38,680 --> 00:00:41,600 Speaker 1: boat the night before, like for a preseason dinner, and 14 00:00:42,000 --> 00:00:43,800 Speaker 1: the entire time I was on the boat just talking 15 00:00:43,840 --> 00:00:46,760 Speaker 1: to him thinking how did I get here? But it 16 00:00:46,800 --> 00:00:48,479 Speaker 1: was pretty cool. I appreciate you saying that I had 17 00:00:48,560 --> 00:00:51,839 Speaker 1: that same feeling twenty four seasons with Len Dawson, and 18 00:00:51,920 --> 00:00:55,000 Speaker 1: to lose Land last week, of course, was very very difficult, 19 00:00:55,080 --> 00:00:57,520 Speaker 1: but I had that same feeling so many times because, 20 00:00:57,720 --> 00:01:00,200 Speaker 1: as I said on the opening of the broadcast in 21 00:01:00,200 --> 00:01:02,000 Speaker 1: the game against Green Bay is an eight year old. 22 00:01:02,000 --> 00:01:04,679 Speaker 1: I'd watch half the game, and then my farm would 23 00:01:04,680 --> 00:01:07,640 Speaker 1: magically turn into municipal stadium, and I'd have my stenciled 24 00:01:07,680 --> 00:01:10,679 Speaker 1: sixteen jersey and I would magically been Lendawson. And then 25 00:01:10,760 --> 00:01:13,080 Speaker 1: for twenty four magic years, I was on his side. 26 00:01:13,480 --> 00:01:16,560 Speaker 1: So I understand that feeling, all right. The other feeling 27 00:01:16,600 --> 00:01:20,240 Speaker 1: here is what we're calling this edition, the fifty three 28 00:01:20,680 --> 00:01:23,680 Speaker 1: wet Cement. Now I have to ask you a question 29 00:01:23,720 --> 00:01:25,680 Speaker 1: before we get into around the world. Did you ever 30 00:01:25,760 --> 00:01:28,839 Speaker 1: poor cement? I did not know. I was a camp 31 00:01:28,840 --> 00:01:32,360 Speaker 1: counselor when I was in high school. Never poored cement though, Well, 32 00:01:32,880 --> 00:01:35,200 Speaker 1: so I did it one summer working for a man 33 00:01:35,280 --> 00:01:38,800 Speaker 1: named Steve Levine. He's a huge Chiefs fan. I'm not 34 00:01:38,800 --> 00:01:40,399 Speaker 1: sure where he's at now. He's like in the witch 35 00:01:40,440 --> 00:01:45,800 Speaker 1: Tire area, Kensington, Kansas. Great great family. But we poured cement, 36 00:01:46,360 --> 00:01:50,960 Speaker 1: made a base and put up metal buildings and grain bends. 37 00:01:51,320 --> 00:01:55,880 Speaker 1: But it was fascinating and very interesting work. Intricate work, 38 00:01:55,920 --> 00:01:58,400 Speaker 1: I should say. So you pour it, you trowl it, 39 00:01:58,800 --> 00:02:00,760 Speaker 1: you know, your massage a little bit. Sometimes we had 40 00:02:00,800 --> 00:02:04,880 Speaker 1: to put in bolts, but it was then wet, and 41 00:02:05,040 --> 00:02:06,480 Speaker 1: once you had it done, you kind of had it 42 00:02:06,520 --> 00:02:08,280 Speaker 1: trialed and ruffed where you're going to rough it. You 43 00:02:08,280 --> 00:02:11,840 Speaker 1: had forms around it, and then you let it set 44 00:02:12,480 --> 00:02:14,760 Speaker 1: and you hope some dog like your dog Pip wouldn't 45 00:02:14,800 --> 00:02:17,960 Speaker 1: run across it because it would just destroy everything. And 46 00:02:18,000 --> 00:02:20,280 Speaker 1: then we also know that there are places like you 47 00:02:20,840 --> 00:02:23,200 Speaker 1: do it in a backyard, but your kids put their 48 00:02:23,200 --> 00:02:25,440 Speaker 1: handprint in it, right, and you look at it fifty 49 00:02:25,520 --> 00:02:29,480 Speaker 1: years later, and like, look at Matt's handprint from long ago. 50 00:02:29,960 --> 00:02:33,359 Speaker 1: But this is what cement. The Chiefs have announced their 51 00:02:33,400 --> 00:02:37,519 Speaker 1: fifty three man roster four now for twenty twenty two. 52 00:02:37,639 --> 00:02:41,320 Speaker 1: We always anticipate this day. It's a day of man. 53 00:02:41,360 --> 00:02:43,680 Speaker 1: There's just so much excitement, but there's also so much 54 00:02:43,760 --> 00:02:46,600 Speaker 1: sadness because so many guys get cut or waved or released. 55 00:02:46,600 --> 00:02:48,520 Speaker 1: And we're gonna get into the definition of all that. 56 00:02:49,120 --> 00:02:52,480 Speaker 1: But before we get into our wet cement, and it 57 00:02:52,639 --> 00:02:54,480 Speaker 1: is wet, so don't step on it or have your 58 00:02:54,520 --> 00:02:57,720 Speaker 1: dog run across it. Let's go around the world before 59 00:02:57,720 --> 00:02:59,760 Speaker 1: we do anything. Yeah, let's do it. So as always 60 00:02:59,760 --> 00:03:02,440 Speaker 1: the teen names and places people all over the place 61 00:03:02,560 --> 00:03:05,760 Speaker 1: listening to defending the Kingdom. So that's for the thirteen seconds, right. 62 00:03:05,919 --> 00:03:07,480 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, you can get a lot done in thirteen 63 00:03:07,520 --> 00:03:10,079 Speaker 1: second you sure can. Yeah, And we're keeping this going here. 64 00:03:10,800 --> 00:03:13,239 Speaker 1: So thirteen names in places. We have Michael, who is 65 00:03:13,280 --> 00:03:17,239 Speaker 1: originally from Springfield, Missouri, but he's now in Winona, Minnesota. 66 00:03:17,280 --> 00:03:20,360 Speaker 1: Oh yeah. He declares that Chief's Kingdom Driftless, which if 67 00:03:20,400 --> 00:03:23,240 Speaker 1: you know that area, that area is called the Driftless Area. 68 00:03:23,360 --> 00:03:26,160 Speaker 1: That's right on the Mississippi River. One on a state university. 69 00:03:26,280 --> 00:03:29,000 Speaker 1: He actually works there. Oh, he's a professor there. Yeah, tastic, 70 00:03:29,040 --> 00:03:32,240 Speaker 1: it's a shout out to Michael. We've got Josh and Salina, Kansas. 71 00:03:32,320 --> 00:03:34,839 Speaker 1: He sent me a picture of his bulldozer and there's 72 00:03:34,840 --> 00:03:37,920 Speaker 1: a chief's helmet like right by the controls of the bulldozer. 73 00:03:38,320 --> 00:03:41,280 Speaker 1: It was awesome. Yeah, So Kingdom Defender on his bulldozer 74 00:03:41,280 --> 00:03:44,920 Speaker 1: out in Salina. We've got Bruce in Bowling Green, Kentucky, 75 00:03:45,360 --> 00:03:49,040 Speaker 1: Ken in Nairobe, Kimel Western Kentucky University. We've got educators 76 00:03:49,040 --> 00:03:53,360 Speaker 1: on this show anyway, no kidding, Ken in Nairobi, Kenya, 77 00:03:53,800 --> 00:03:58,200 Speaker 1: Rodney and Marshall, Missouri, Pedro and South Palma, Missouri Valley College. 78 00:03:58,240 --> 00:04:00,840 Speaker 1: These are all college towns. Yeah, just keep Robia. I 79 00:04:00,840 --> 00:04:03,560 Speaker 1: always got something. Yeah, yeah, I'm sure they dom Pedro 80 00:04:03,680 --> 00:04:06,080 Speaker 1: and Salpolo. Do you know what's in Salpolo. I'm sure 81 00:04:06,120 --> 00:04:11,360 Speaker 1: there's something there. There's gotta be University of Brazil. We've 82 00:04:11,360 --> 00:04:16,680 Speaker 1: got Austin in Boise, Idaho. Yeah. So he started watching 83 00:04:16,680 --> 00:04:19,880 Speaker 1: the Chiefs because his fiance's parents lived in Kansas City. 84 00:04:19,920 --> 00:04:22,040 Speaker 1: He didn't have a team and just decided to watch 85 00:04:22,120 --> 00:04:23,560 Speaker 1: the Chiefs. And he says he thinks he made the 86 00:04:23,640 --> 00:04:26,520 Speaker 1: right decision. You see how evangelism works. That comes always 87 00:04:26,520 --> 00:04:29,640 Speaker 1: shape or form right through work or usually through ladies. Right. 88 00:04:29,680 --> 00:04:31,800 Speaker 1: So that's how he was evangelized to the kingdom. I 89 00:04:31,839 --> 00:04:33,840 Speaker 1: love it. Yeah, and he's not the only one from 90 00:04:33,960 --> 00:04:36,920 Speaker 1: Idaho that commented. We had another listener didn't give their name, 91 00:04:36,920 --> 00:04:39,280 Speaker 1: but they're also from Idaho. So quite a contingent of 92 00:04:39,600 --> 00:04:43,799 Speaker 1: people from Idaho listening. Not Napoleon Dynamite though, no, not yet. Okay, 93 00:04:43,800 --> 00:04:47,400 Speaker 1: he was from Uncle Rico. We've got Mark in New Jersey, 94 00:04:48,040 --> 00:04:53,560 Speaker 1: Jay and Lee from Sunrise Beach, Missouri, Novek from Moss Bluff, Louisiana, 95 00:04:54,279 --> 00:04:57,800 Speaker 1: Joe in Nevada, Salm in Thailand, and then Parker in 96 00:04:57,800 --> 00:05:00,479 Speaker 1: Salt Lake City, Utah. Oh man, those are so cool 97 00:05:00,920 --> 00:05:04,440 Speaker 1: and just the Kingdom is it's impacted ever growing now 98 00:05:04,480 --> 00:05:06,680 Speaker 1: and one of the most popular franchises, not just the 99 00:05:06,800 --> 00:05:10,200 Speaker 1: National Football League but in professional sports overall, and in 100 00:05:10,279 --> 00:05:14,760 Speaker 1: Idaho and in Idaho and the poet Uncle Rico, we 101 00:05:14,920 --> 00:05:18,440 Speaker 1: know we're here from you. Next, the what cement of 102 00:05:18,520 --> 00:05:22,159 Speaker 1: the fifty three man roster, meaning it's the forms are poured. 103 00:05:23,120 --> 00:05:26,920 Speaker 1: Yes we've trailed it, but it's still wet, so don't 104 00:05:26,920 --> 00:05:29,080 Speaker 1: step on it, and it could change. We're going to 105 00:05:29,120 --> 00:05:32,400 Speaker 1: get into how fluid the fifty three can be, even 106 00:05:32,440 --> 00:05:35,280 Speaker 1: within a matter of days. And there's some bits of 107 00:05:35,320 --> 00:05:38,320 Speaker 1: history here with the chiefs with it. But again, why 108 00:05:38,320 --> 00:05:41,440 Speaker 1: we're calling it what cement is this isn't the final 109 00:05:41,480 --> 00:05:44,839 Speaker 1: poor yet. It hasn't dried because it could change. It could. 110 00:05:45,000 --> 00:05:46,839 Speaker 1: You said the word fluid, and that's the best way 111 00:05:46,880 --> 00:05:50,680 Speaker 1: to describe this. We're recording this on Tuesday. The roster 112 00:05:50,760 --> 00:05:53,400 Speaker 1: cuts just came out about an hour ago, and by 113 00:05:53,400 --> 00:05:55,560 Speaker 1: the time you're listening to this, it's very possible that 114 00:05:55,600 --> 00:05:58,200 Speaker 1: some moves have been made. That's how fluid this truly is. 115 00:05:58,720 --> 00:06:01,520 Speaker 1: And the biggest distinction to know that we're going to 116 00:06:01,600 --> 00:06:04,640 Speaker 1: talk about here is the difference between being waived and 117 00:06:04,760 --> 00:06:07,279 Speaker 1: being released. And there's a big distinction. If you go 118 00:06:07,320 --> 00:06:09,600 Speaker 1: to the Chief's website and see the press release that 119 00:06:09,680 --> 00:06:11,840 Speaker 1: said the players that have been cut, some of them 120 00:06:11,880 --> 00:06:15,000 Speaker 1: are released, some of them are waived. If you're waived, 121 00:06:15,240 --> 00:06:18,160 Speaker 1: what that means is you're a younger player, so you've 122 00:06:18,200 --> 00:06:21,640 Speaker 1: accrued less than four seasons in the NFL. It's kind 123 00:06:21,640 --> 00:06:24,040 Speaker 1: of complicated, what's in a crude season, all that stuff. 124 00:06:24,160 --> 00:06:25,640 Speaker 1: Just think of it this way. If you are a 125 00:06:25,720 --> 00:06:28,400 Speaker 1: younger player who hasn't played a whole lot in the NFL, 126 00:06:28,920 --> 00:06:31,200 Speaker 1: you are waived, and what that means is you are 127 00:06:31,880 --> 00:06:35,120 Speaker 1: basically able to be claimed by any team. Any team 128 00:06:35,120 --> 00:06:37,719 Speaker 1: can say, hey, I want that player, and then you 129 00:06:37,800 --> 00:06:40,240 Speaker 1: have to go to that team based on the waiver 130 00:06:40,400 --> 00:06:43,440 Speaker 1: order and all of that. But if you're waived, essentially 131 00:06:43,480 --> 00:06:46,159 Speaker 1: other teams can claim you. If you are released, and 132 00:06:46,240 --> 00:06:48,640 Speaker 1: players that are released are veterans that have been around 133 00:06:48,640 --> 00:06:52,280 Speaker 1: for longer than four years, think older players. Those guys 134 00:06:52,360 --> 00:06:54,800 Speaker 1: don't have to be subject to waivers. They're just free 135 00:06:54,800 --> 00:06:58,200 Speaker 1: agents and can sign with anyone, including back with the Chiefs. 136 00:06:58,520 --> 00:07:00,320 Speaker 1: So that's an important thing. To know when you see 137 00:07:00,360 --> 00:07:02,680 Speaker 1: these players that are cut, are they waived or are 138 00:07:02,720 --> 00:07:05,880 Speaker 1: they released? And over the next forty eight hours, the 139 00:07:05,880 --> 00:07:08,320 Speaker 1: players that are waived, they'll go through the whole system. 140 00:07:08,440 --> 00:07:10,560 Speaker 1: Teams will make their claims. You can find some good 141 00:07:10,560 --> 00:07:12,920 Speaker 1: players on the waiver wire this time of year, So 142 00:07:12,920 --> 00:07:14,840 Speaker 1: we'll see what happens over the next two days. But 143 00:07:14,880 --> 00:07:17,480 Speaker 1: the important distinction to know is the difference between being 144 00:07:17,520 --> 00:07:20,240 Speaker 1: waived and being released, because it's a big one. There's 145 00:07:20,280 --> 00:07:22,920 Speaker 1: even waived injured. Matt Bushman here, I think has been 146 00:07:22,960 --> 00:07:24,640 Speaker 1: waved injured. He was the tight end, had the two 147 00:07:24,680 --> 00:07:27,760 Speaker 1: tight ends two touchdowns I should say, against Green Bay, 148 00:07:27,800 --> 00:07:30,760 Speaker 1: and then was injured. Later he's been waived injured, but 149 00:07:31,000 --> 00:07:33,760 Speaker 1: again a younger player, so he has waived. Just a 150 00:07:33,800 --> 00:07:36,640 Speaker 1: couple of stories here that accentuates your point about this 151 00:07:36,760 --> 00:07:40,000 Speaker 1: being fluid and the wave versus injured. In coach reads 152 00:07:40,000 --> 00:07:42,680 Speaker 1: first year, are you alluded to it? On a Saturday night, 153 00:07:42,720 --> 00:07:45,400 Speaker 1: there were seven players that thought they made the Kansas 154 00:07:45,440 --> 00:07:48,200 Speaker 1: City Chiefs in twenty thirteen. Now keep in mind the 155 00:07:48,240 --> 00:07:50,560 Speaker 1: Chiefs had the first waiver position. They were the worst 156 00:07:50,560 --> 00:07:53,280 Speaker 1: team in the National Football League in twenty twelve, so 157 00:07:53,640 --> 00:07:57,120 Speaker 1: of all the waive guys. The Chiefs had the first pick. Basically, 158 00:07:58,320 --> 00:08:02,720 Speaker 1: on that Saturday night, seven different guys were picked up 159 00:08:02,720 --> 00:08:05,000 Speaker 1: by the Kansas City Chiefs. I called in the Magnificent 160 00:08:05,120 --> 00:08:10,000 Speaker 1: Seven after the Western Series. But seven guys thought they 161 00:08:10,040 --> 00:08:11,960 Speaker 1: made the team Saturday night. When they came to work 162 00:08:12,000 --> 00:08:15,600 Speaker 1: Sunday morning, they were waved and the Chiefs picked up 163 00:08:15,640 --> 00:08:19,080 Speaker 1: seven other Wave players, and Ron Parker was one of those. 164 00:08:19,120 --> 00:08:21,680 Speaker 1: I mean there were guys out of the they were 165 00:08:21,800 --> 00:08:25,120 Speaker 1: they were key in a nine and oh start in 166 00:08:25,240 --> 00:08:29,080 Speaker 1: twenty thirteen. So the other one a story. Just bear 167 00:08:29,160 --> 00:08:32,439 Speaker 1: with me here, indulge me here to Kingdom Defenders, this 168 00:08:32,520 --> 00:08:36,000 Speaker 1: is how it can be cruel. The kickoff luncheon is 169 00:08:36,280 --> 00:08:39,719 Speaker 1: a big deal. I get to announced the team to 170 00:08:39,880 --> 00:08:42,800 Speaker 1: a crowd of I don't know a thousand people in 171 00:08:42,920 --> 00:08:45,199 Speaker 1: the community and coach Read and Brett Beach talk and 172 00:08:45,320 --> 00:08:48,240 Speaker 1: some of the team leaders. But it was a win. 173 00:08:48,320 --> 00:08:50,400 Speaker 1: Still more, Marty Schottenhammer is still coach. And a guy 174 00:08:50,480 --> 00:08:54,000 Speaker 1: named Bjorn Nittmo was a kicker who had come from nowhere. 175 00:08:54,120 --> 00:08:56,360 Speaker 1: The Chiefs were just auditioning kickers like crazy, and he 176 00:08:56,440 --> 00:08:59,880 Speaker 1: had worked construction and he made it. And I announced, 177 00:09:00,320 --> 00:09:03,400 Speaker 1: you know, from blah blah construction and I think Washington 178 00:09:03,440 --> 00:09:04,839 Speaker 1: State or something. And he made it and he just 179 00:09:05,480 --> 00:09:07,280 Speaker 1: he was up on the stage and so happy, just 180 00:09:07,440 --> 00:09:10,800 Speaker 1: waving his fists and he had fought off three other 181 00:09:11,480 --> 00:09:13,760 Speaker 1: guys to make the team. I go set down after 182 00:09:13,840 --> 00:09:17,040 Speaker 1: announcing the team. Marty Schottenheimer goes, we just cut were 183 00:09:17,040 --> 00:09:20,119 Speaker 1: just cutting it, man. We just traded for Pete Stoyanovitch 184 00:09:20,160 --> 00:09:21,880 Speaker 1: and we're gonna I gotta go tell that guy he's 185 00:09:21,920 --> 00:09:24,680 Speaker 1: cut after he thought, you know, it was his birthday party. 186 00:09:24,960 --> 00:09:27,800 Speaker 1: So it's how cruel these can be. So I you 187 00:09:27,880 --> 00:09:30,120 Speaker 1: and I are both not callous to this. We get 188 00:09:30,160 --> 00:09:32,640 Speaker 1: to know these guys and it's just like any of 189 00:09:32,720 --> 00:09:35,400 Speaker 1: you lost your job. It's it's very, very difficult. So 190 00:09:35,559 --> 00:09:38,000 Speaker 1: the waved release thing is very important to understand, and 191 00:09:38,040 --> 00:09:40,080 Speaker 1: you did an awesome job explaining it. The other thing 192 00:09:40,120 --> 00:09:43,240 Speaker 1: to understand here is practice squad because a lot of 193 00:09:43,320 --> 00:09:48,679 Speaker 1: the players who are waved are released can be on 194 00:09:48,840 --> 00:09:51,679 Speaker 1: the practice squad. But the practice squad rules COVID really 195 00:09:51,800 --> 00:09:55,200 Speaker 1: changed it a lot, because now to practice squad has 196 00:09:55,200 --> 00:09:57,520 Speaker 1: truly become kind of a developmental area. I call it 197 00:09:57,600 --> 00:09:59,719 Speaker 1: the croc pot. Right, put guys in the croc pot 198 00:09:59,800 --> 00:10:01,160 Speaker 1: the emmer and they come out and they can be 199 00:10:01,280 --> 00:10:04,240 Speaker 1: great players. But there's also veteran players that can go 200 00:10:04,480 --> 00:10:07,839 Speaker 1: so quickly. The practice squad rules sixteen players on the 201 00:10:07,920 --> 00:10:11,760 Speaker 1: practice squad. Most ever, they've made this rule in the offseason. 202 00:10:12,840 --> 00:10:14,960 Speaker 1: Think of six over ten. Here you can have six 203 00:10:15,080 --> 00:10:18,800 Speaker 1: players with unlimited experience in the National Football League. Let's 204 00:10:18,880 --> 00:10:21,640 Speaker 1: let's say Chad Henny, who is setting what at fifteen 205 00:10:21,720 --> 00:10:24,559 Speaker 1: years of NFL experience, can actually go on your practice squad. 206 00:10:24,880 --> 00:10:27,880 Speaker 1: He can be one of your sixteen guys. Only six 207 00:10:27,960 --> 00:10:31,199 Speaker 1: of those and then ten players must be two or 208 00:10:31,360 --> 00:10:35,960 Speaker 1: less accrued seasons. So think six over ten here. Four 209 00:10:36,040 --> 00:10:38,560 Speaker 1: can be protected because if you go to the practice squad, 210 00:10:39,080 --> 00:10:41,559 Speaker 1: you can be claimed by another team. Got a clear 211 00:10:41,600 --> 00:10:46,040 Speaker 1: waivers claimed by another team, and but four can be protected. 212 00:10:46,120 --> 00:10:49,000 Speaker 1: So let's say the Chiefs did put Chad Henney on there, 213 00:10:49,000 --> 00:10:51,800 Speaker 1: they would probably protect him. There's four that you nobody 214 00:10:51,840 --> 00:10:54,439 Speaker 1: can touch those four, But the other twelve, if you 215 00:10:54,480 --> 00:10:56,320 Speaker 1: want to put him on your fifty three man roster, 216 00:10:56,480 --> 00:10:58,679 Speaker 1: you can pluck him off the Chiefs practice squad. Think 217 00:10:58,720 --> 00:11:02,000 Speaker 1: of Harrison Butker here, he was on the Cincinnati practice squad, 218 00:11:02,120 --> 00:11:05,400 Speaker 1: lost a kick contest with Graham Ganot. They put him 219 00:11:05,400 --> 00:11:07,719 Speaker 1: on the practice squad Chiefs claimed in early October, and 220 00:11:07,800 --> 00:11:11,720 Speaker 1: he's been the Chiefs kicker ever since October twenty seventeen, 221 00:11:12,080 --> 00:11:14,280 Speaker 1: so it's important to know that. And then the up 222 00:11:14,320 --> 00:11:16,880 Speaker 1: and down here. You can now take a player, you 223 00:11:16,960 --> 00:11:19,760 Speaker 1: can take two practice squad players and activate him for 224 00:11:19,840 --> 00:11:21,880 Speaker 1: a game day, and you can do that with an 225 00:11:21,960 --> 00:11:25,280 Speaker 1: a player three separate times during the year. They've really liberalized, 226 00:11:25,400 --> 00:11:29,600 Speaker 1: liberal lies to these practice squad rules. If the fourth 227 00:11:29,640 --> 00:11:31,439 Speaker 1: time it happens, though, that player must go on the 228 00:11:31,480 --> 00:11:33,640 Speaker 1: fifty three man roster. And every one of those moves 229 00:11:34,720 --> 00:11:40,679 Speaker 1: counts against eight that you can do eight times that 230 00:11:40,840 --> 00:11:42,640 Speaker 1: you can do it one player twice, but it counts 231 00:11:42,640 --> 00:11:44,679 Speaker 1: against eight times that you can move guys up and down. 232 00:11:44,880 --> 00:11:47,520 Speaker 1: So anyway, they've really made the practice squad a true 233 00:11:47,559 --> 00:11:51,920 Speaker 1: developmental area. You ever watched Game of Thrones a little bit? Yes, 234 00:11:52,080 --> 00:11:55,440 Speaker 1: so I'm not a Game of Thrones just head everything memorized, 235 00:11:55,440 --> 00:11:57,560 Speaker 1: but yes, well, I've started watching House of the Dragon 236 00:11:57,920 --> 00:12:00,880 Speaker 1: now and so it's fully stucked me back. But I 237 00:12:01,000 --> 00:12:03,800 Speaker 1: got my wife thinking that we should restart Game of Thrones, 238 00:12:03,960 --> 00:12:06,400 Speaker 1: So we restarted it and We're on like episode three, 239 00:12:06,960 --> 00:12:09,480 Speaker 1: and it's the episode where they're trying to figure out 240 00:12:10,800 --> 00:12:13,719 Speaker 1: if the King's kids are actually the King's kids, and 241 00:12:14,240 --> 00:12:17,080 Speaker 1: Ned Stark has the giant book like this big looking 242 00:12:17,120 --> 00:12:19,120 Speaker 1: through all the histories of west Ros and everything to 243 00:12:19,160 --> 00:12:21,840 Speaker 1: figure out that actually the kids are not the King's 244 00:12:21,920 --> 00:12:24,160 Speaker 1: kid because they don't have brown hair. It's all to 245 00:12:24,240 --> 00:12:26,520 Speaker 1: say that if you're trying to figure out the practice 246 00:12:26,520 --> 00:12:28,400 Speaker 1: squad rules and all these rules, it's like reading a 247 00:12:28,440 --> 00:12:31,439 Speaker 1: book this thick and Mitch and I every day are 248 00:12:31,480 --> 00:12:33,560 Speaker 1: trying to figure out what exactly are the rules now 249 00:12:33,679 --> 00:12:37,559 Speaker 1: because they change every single year and they're complicated. The 250 00:12:37,640 --> 00:12:39,720 Speaker 1: beauty of our front office is they can figure out 251 00:12:39,800 --> 00:12:42,640 Speaker 1: the ways to take advantage of these rules and to 252 00:12:42,800 --> 00:12:45,080 Speaker 1: utilize them the best way to keep as many good 253 00:12:45,120 --> 00:12:48,480 Speaker 1: players here in town as possible. And you mentioned how 254 00:12:48,520 --> 00:12:51,839 Speaker 1: the practice squad the way it's used is so different 255 00:12:51,920 --> 00:12:56,520 Speaker 1: now because it used to be essentially extremely young and 256 00:12:56,679 --> 00:13:00,520 Speaker 1: experienced players and they're there for emergency and to be 257 00:13:00,600 --> 00:13:02,559 Speaker 1: the scout team. That's what it used to be. Well, 258 00:13:02,720 --> 00:13:06,600 Speaker 1: now it's essentially a taxi squad. It's extra players who 259 00:13:06,640 --> 00:13:10,040 Speaker 1: are experienced, who have been around many veterans are on it. 260 00:13:10,120 --> 00:13:12,200 Speaker 1: You mentioned six of them. You can have guys who 261 00:13:12,240 --> 00:13:16,120 Speaker 1: are legitimate, bona fide NFL players on that practice squad 262 00:13:16,440 --> 00:13:18,840 Speaker 1: and you don't look at them as practice squad players, 263 00:13:19,280 --> 00:13:20,920 Speaker 1: you know. So that's a big difference now from what 264 00:13:21,000 --> 00:13:23,000 Speaker 1: it used to be. And it's one of the ways 265 00:13:23,120 --> 00:13:25,960 Speaker 1: that the pandemic and the way it changed the rules 266 00:13:26,080 --> 00:13:28,560 Speaker 1: almost ended up being a positive in a lot of ways. 267 00:13:28,600 --> 00:13:31,400 Speaker 1: And I'm so glad the league decided to keep those 268 00:13:31,800 --> 00:13:35,640 Speaker 1: rules because there's several veteran players that were cut today 269 00:13:36,000 --> 00:13:39,559 Speaker 1: on Tuesday. Again, things can change in the time after this, 270 00:13:39,640 --> 00:13:42,920 Speaker 1: but today on Tuesday, guys like Derese Fountain, Josh Gordon, 271 00:13:43,080 --> 00:13:46,320 Speaker 1: Austin Ryder, those are veterans who have been around who 272 00:13:46,400 --> 00:13:48,880 Speaker 1: in the past would not be eligible for the practice 273 00:13:48,880 --> 00:13:51,880 Speaker 1: squad and now they are. Corey Coleman. Corey Coleman's another 274 00:13:51,920 --> 00:13:53,559 Speaker 1: great example. I mean, we could go on and on. 275 00:13:53,760 --> 00:13:58,559 Speaker 1: Lots of good players who were released today, but in theory, 276 00:13:58,640 --> 00:14:00,160 Speaker 1: the way the rules are set up could be on 277 00:14:00,200 --> 00:14:02,800 Speaker 1: the practice squad and could then be elevated at some 278 00:14:02,880 --> 00:14:05,079 Speaker 1: point during the season. So many and many of those 279 00:14:05,120 --> 00:14:08,160 Speaker 1: players will be exactly so that'll be announced again, we're 280 00:14:08,200 --> 00:14:14,240 Speaker 1: taping this on Tuesday. By Wednesday into business basically they'll 281 00:14:14,320 --> 00:14:17,800 Speaker 1: post practice squads will be announced. So yeah, so look 282 00:14:17,880 --> 00:14:20,560 Speaker 1: up for a lot of those guys, you know, Taylor Stalworth, 283 00:14:21,200 --> 00:14:26,120 Speaker 1: maybe Danny Shelton perhaps could be on that group that 284 00:14:26,320 --> 00:14:29,080 Speaker 1: goes to that veteran six. And then also maybe even 285 00:14:29,120 --> 00:14:31,600 Speaker 1: a guy like Nazi Johnson though, because it's still useful 286 00:14:31,720 --> 00:14:35,400 Speaker 1: for young players who maybe weren't quite ready, but maybe 287 00:14:35,400 --> 00:14:37,280 Speaker 1: you can get some reps in the practice squads. They'll 288 00:14:37,320 --> 00:14:39,360 Speaker 1: be around the building. Like that's still really beneficial for 289 00:14:39,440 --> 00:14:42,080 Speaker 1: those guys. So we'll see how it shapes up. But 290 00:14:42,400 --> 00:14:44,200 Speaker 1: we'll get through waivers, get through all of that and 291 00:14:44,280 --> 00:14:46,480 Speaker 1: see what guys are still around or an offensive linement 292 00:14:46,520 --> 00:14:49,680 Speaker 1: like Mike Caliendo fits that category as well. All right, 293 00:14:49,720 --> 00:14:51,920 Speaker 1: let's get into another one here. But the practice squad 294 00:14:52,880 --> 00:14:55,520 Speaker 1: again important, but it's also an answer too, I think 295 00:14:55,600 --> 00:14:58,320 Speaker 1: because people have said, why don't you expand the rosters 296 00:14:58,400 --> 00:15:00,400 Speaker 1: You're only have fifty three? Seven have to be an 297 00:15:00,440 --> 00:15:02,040 Speaker 1: active on game day? You really play a game with 298 00:15:02,120 --> 00:15:04,280 Speaker 1: forty six. Wait a minute, three of those are specialists. 299 00:15:04,440 --> 00:15:07,760 Speaker 1: You're really playing a game with forty three. So high 300 00:15:07,800 --> 00:15:10,280 Speaker 1: school teams will be playing this weekend with more players 301 00:15:10,320 --> 00:15:12,520 Speaker 1: than the NFL teams play with on a weekend. But 302 00:15:12,720 --> 00:15:15,400 Speaker 1: when you had sixteen practice squad guys, you in essence 303 00:15:15,800 --> 00:15:18,760 Speaker 1: make it a sixty nine player pool that you've got 304 00:15:18,840 --> 00:15:20,520 Speaker 1: for all thirty two teams. So a good move by 305 00:15:20,520 --> 00:15:23,320 Speaker 1: the league in my opinion. There, let's go into something 306 00:15:23,400 --> 00:15:24,880 Speaker 1: quick and then we're going to get an overall thought 307 00:15:24,920 --> 00:15:28,720 Speaker 1: about this team. Is the ir DFR meaning injured reserve 308 00:15:28,880 --> 00:15:32,520 Speaker 1: and injured reserve designated for return More numbers go back 309 00:15:32,560 --> 00:15:35,520 Speaker 1: to your boat the Game of Thrones Woosie belong to, 310 00:15:37,240 --> 00:15:41,520 Speaker 1: but important here because I think one immediate move will 311 00:15:41,600 --> 00:15:43,800 Speaker 1: be in this category by the Kansas City Chiefs, and 312 00:15:43,840 --> 00:15:45,680 Speaker 1: I think of Blake Bell here had the hip injury, 313 00:15:45,720 --> 00:15:49,720 Speaker 1: the surgery, but injured reserve and designated to return. They 314 00:15:49,840 --> 00:15:53,400 Speaker 1: have also given a lot of leeway in those rules, 315 00:15:53,440 --> 00:15:55,800 Speaker 1: and they become important if you're a Chiefs follower of 316 00:15:55,880 --> 00:15:58,560 Speaker 1: the roster. Yeah. I remember during training camp when we 317 00:15:58,640 --> 00:16:01,320 Speaker 1: were talking about injured reserves, some fans they would say, well, 318 00:16:01,320 --> 00:16:03,160 Speaker 1: can't we just put so and so on injured reserve 319 00:16:03,680 --> 00:16:06,040 Speaker 1: and then designate them to return at some point during 320 00:16:06,080 --> 00:16:08,920 Speaker 1: the season, And you can't during training camp or before 321 00:16:09,440 --> 00:16:12,440 Speaker 1: right now. Actually, the only way a player on injured 322 00:16:12,480 --> 00:16:15,520 Speaker 1: reserve can come back during the season at any point 323 00:16:15,720 --> 00:16:18,600 Speaker 1: is if they are on the opening fifty three roster. 324 00:16:19,120 --> 00:16:21,520 Speaker 1: So a player like Blake Bell, who is a candidate 325 00:16:22,120 --> 00:16:24,120 Speaker 1: to be put on injured reserve, he has to be 326 00:16:24,280 --> 00:16:27,400 Speaker 1: on the initial fifty three today. You couldn't put him 327 00:16:27,400 --> 00:16:30,560 Speaker 1: on IR previously or his season would automatically already be over. 328 00:16:31,080 --> 00:16:32,640 Speaker 1: So you have to have him on the fifty three 329 00:16:32,800 --> 00:16:36,040 Speaker 1: today and then you can move him to IR. But 330 00:16:36,160 --> 00:16:39,040 Speaker 1: what that means is it takes a spot from somebody else. 331 00:16:39,440 --> 00:16:41,640 Speaker 1: So you have to be thinking about this if you're 332 00:16:41,680 --> 00:16:43,720 Speaker 1: Brett Veach in the front office, knowing who's a player 333 00:16:43,800 --> 00:16:47,000 Speaker 1: that we can maybe release and then immediately bring back. 334 00:16:47,400 --> 00:16:49,560 Speaker 1: And that's where the roster math is so important here 335 00:16:49,600 --> 00:16:51,800 Speaker 1: this time of year. But yeah, if you want to 336 00:16:51,840 --> 00:16:53,800 Speaker 1: bring a player back at any point who is on 337 00:16:54,000 --> 00:16:56,560 Speaker 1: injured reserve, they have to be placed on injured preserve 338 00:16:57,280 --> 00:17:01,600 Speaker 1: today after already initially for five minutes being on the 339 00:17:01,640 --> 00:17:03,920 Speaker 1: fifty three man rosters. So it's complicated, but those are 340 00:17:03,960 --> 00:17:06,520 Speaker 1: the rules, and you tell players won't say who we can, 341 00:17:06,720 --> 00:17:10,000 Speaker 1: we can guess, but Hey, don't go far right, just 342 00:17:10,119 --> 00:17:12,560 Speaker 1: stay in the car and let us make this move. 343 00:17:12,920 --> 00:17:15,359 Speaker 1: But look for that those moves to happen very very quickly, 344 00:17:15,800 --> 00:17:17,960 Speaker 1: and then aid have to have a minimum four games 345 00:17:18,080 --> 00:17:21,320 Speaker 1: before returning. So let's say Blake Bell goes on IrDA FAR, 346 00:17:21,760 --> 00:17:24,560 Speaker 1: he must set the first four weeks. Under these rules. 347 00:17:24,680 --> 00:17:27,960 Speaker 1: Eight players are permitted now to be put on IR, 348 00:17:28,240 --> 00:17:30,760 Speaker 1: which is a again a loosening of these rules. But 349 00:17:30,880 --> 00:17:33,640 Speaker 1: and one player can go twice, So Blake Bell conn essence, 350 00:17:33,680 --> 00:17:35,800 Speaker 1: if he goes on I R D FAR can go 351 00:17:35,880 --> 00:17:39,200 Speaker 1: on again, but that count against the eight. But again, 352 00:17:39,400 --> 00:17:41,880 Speaker 1: just follow that IR doesn't mean your seasons over which 353 00:17:42,119 --> 00:17:44,080 Speaker 1: it used to be, and it does if you're in 354 00:17:44,160 --> 00:17:47,080 Speaker 1: training camp in the case of dry Gore. Yeah, all right, 355 00:17:47,160 --> 00:17:50,680 Speaker 1: let's get your defensive reaction and your thoughts overall of 356 00:17:50,720 --> 00:17:52,920 Speaker 1: how right now on the wet cement. Keep in mind 357 00:17:52,960 --> 00:17:55,639 Speaker 1: it's what don't touch it, don't put your handprint in it, 358 00:17:56,040 --> 00:17:59,240 Speaker 1: but the defense and how it shapes up right now. Well, 359 00:17:59,280 --> 00:18:02,000 Speaker 1: a few guys that I'm excited about. The first one 360 00:18:02,119 --> 00:18:05,160 Speaker 1: is Jalen Watson. I'm so excited Jalen Watson made this team. 361 00:18:05,480 --> 00:18:07,480 Speaker 1: So he was the number two hundred and forty three 362 00:18:07,920 --> 00:18:10,840 Speaker 1: overall pick in the draft, a seventh rounder, one of 363 00:18:10,880 --> 00:18:12,720 Speaker 1: several seventh rounders for the Chiefs, and it was no 364 00:18:12,840 --> 00:18:15,000 Speaker 1: guarantee he was going to make the team. When you're 365 00:18:15,000 --> 00:18:16,920 Speaker 1: a seventh round draft pick, yeah you were drafted, but 366 00:18:17,040 --> 00:18:19,000 Speaker 1: you're a seventh rounder. You don't know for sure. You 367 00:18:19,080 --> 00:18:21,560 Speaker 1: have to fight for that roster spot. And coming out 368 00:18:21,600 --> 00:18:23,520 Speaker 1: of school, I already liked him because of his height. 369 00:18:23,640 --> 00:18:26,000 Speaker 1: He's six foot three. The Chiefs haven't had a lot 370 00:18:26,080 --> 00:18:28,440 Speaker 1: of length at corner over the years, and they really 371 00:18:28,480 --> 00:18:32,920 Speaker 1: invested in that position trying to find taller corners this offseason, 372 00:18:33,000 --> 00:18:34,679 Speaker 1: and he was one of those. And that was hopeful 373 00:18:35,200 --> 00:18:36,840 Speaker 1: he could make this team because I think he has 374 00:18:36,840 --> 00:18:39,240 Speaker 1: a lot of traits and the athleticism to grow into 375 00:18:39,280 --> 00:18:42,560 Speaker 1: a solid cover corner in the NFL. And we saw 376 00:18:42,640 --> 00:18:45,959 Speaker 1: that throughout training camp. I mean, his growth was exponential. 377 00:18:46,160 --> 00:18:47,920 Speaker 1: I think we saw him working at times with the 378 00:18:48,000 --> 00:18:50,760 Speaker 1: second team and with the first team. He was rotating 379 00:18:50,800 --> 00:18:52,840 Speaker 1: in there, getting a lot of reps and earning the 380 00:18:52,880 --> 00:18:55,240 Speaker 1: trust of his coaching staff. That was very clear, and 381 00:18:55,320 --> 00:18:58,159 Speaker 1: that continued in the preseason as well. He had fifty 382 00:18:58,240 --> 00:19:00,919 Speaker 1: nine coverage snaps during the preseason, and if you look 383 00:19:00,960 --> 00:19:04,080 Speaker 1: at PF Pro Football Focus grades, he had the third 384 00:19:04,240 --> 00:19:07,359 Speaker 1: best covered grade among all players with at least twenty 385 00:19:07,480 --> 00:19:10,720 Speaker 1: or more coverage snaps. You hope that success in practice 386 00:19:10,760 --> 00:19:13,400 Speaker 1: translates to the games, and it did. He was outstanding 387 00:19:13,440 --> 00:19:16,119 Speaker 1: in the preseason, and those growing painions are going to 388 00:19:16,160 --> 00:19:18,640 Speaker 1: continue as he gets into regular season games. But I'm 389 00:19:18,680 --> 00:19:21,320 Speaker 1: so glad that Jio and Watson experiment worked out at 390 00:19:21,359 --> 00:19:23,840 Speaker 1: least so far. And then two players on the defensive 391 00:19:23,880 --> 00:19:25,840 Speaker 1: line who I'm really proud of for making it to 392 00:19:25,920 --> 00:19:29,920 Speaker 1: this point are Joshua Cando and Malik Herring, both edge rushers. 393 00:19:30,400 --> 00:19:34,119 Speaker 1: Joshua Cando at forty nine snaps against the Packers, I 394 00:19:34,240 --> 00:19:37,159 Speaker 1: was tied for the most of any defender in that 395 00:19:37,320 --> 00:19:40,600 Speaker 1: third preseason game. Goes to show that these preseason games matter. 396 00:19:41,280 --> 00:19:43,600 Speaker 1: We don't know the specifics, but there's a reason he 397 00:19:43,680 --> 00:19:45,800 Speaker 1: played so many snaps. The Chiefs were trying to get 398 00:19:45,840 --> 00:19:48,080 Speaker 1: a good look at him, and he clearly showed them something. 399 00:19:48,200 --> 00:19:51,239 Speaker 1: So good for Joshua Cando making this initial fifty three 400 00:19:51,320 --> 00:19:55,919 Speaker 1: man roster. Six foot seven, I mean crazy athlete got 401 00:19:56,040 --> 00:19:57,879 Speaker 1: hurt last year, but he was a fourth round pick 402 00:19:57,920 --> 00:20:00,800 Speaker 1: as recently as twenty twenty one. So you see what 403 00:20:00,880 --> 00:20:03,399 Speaker 1: you can find in a guy like that, give him 404 00:20:03,440 --> 00:20:05,600 Speaker 1: more reps, see what he can do in the regular season. 405 00:20:05,640 --> 00:20:08,920 Speaker 1: But excited for Joshua Kando and Malik Herring is also 406 00:20:09,000 --> 00:20:12,239 Speaker 1: a great story. It was tough for him because if 407 00:20:12,280 --> 00:20:14,760 Speaker 1: you go back to not this past off season, but 408 00:20:14,800 --> 00:20:18,159 Speaker 1: two off seasons ago, he was coming out of school 409 00:20:18,240 --> 00:20:20,480 Speaker 1: like Georgia, and he went to the Senior Bowl and 410 00:20:20,600 --> 00:20:23,160 Speaker 1: he likely would have gotten drafted, but he blew out 411 00:20:23,200 --> 00:20:25,960 Speaker 1: his knee down in Mobile at the Senior Bowl. And 412 00:20:26,119 --> 00:20:28,239 Speaker 1: what's so great about the Chiefs is they still keep 413 00:20:28,320 --> 00:20:31,080 Speaker 1: tabs and all these guys and even though he was hurt, 414 00:20:31,240 --> 00:20:34,520 Speaker 1: he went undrafted, but they assigned him as an undrafted 415 00:20:34,560 --> 00:20:38,040 Speaker 1: free agent. Following the draft, he spent all year last 416 00:20:38,119 --> 00:20:42,119 Speaker 1: year in this building, rehabbing, studying the playbook, trying to 417 00:20:42,200 --> 00:20:46,240 Speaker 1: prepare himself mentally, doing everything he could without actually physically 418 00:20:46,359 --> 00:20:49,320 Speaker 1: doing anything on the field. He had his first opportunity 419 00:20:49,440 --> 00:20:52,159 Speaker 1: to take the field during rookie Minicamp and he was awesome. 420 00:20:52,280 --> 00:20:54,200 Speaker 1: I was texting you, I was like, Malik Harring is 421 00:20:54,280 --> 00:20:56,920 Speaker 1: bawling out at rookie Minicamp, Like good for him his 422 00:20:57,000 --> 00:21:00,400 Speaker 1: first opportunity, and then he clearly showed something throughout training 423 00:21:00,400 --> 00:21:03,240 Speaker 1: camp but during the preseason where he made this roster. 424 00:21:03,480 --> 00:21:07,040 Speaker 1: So you gotta think for Malik Harring, this was a 425 00:21:07,280 --> 00:21:10,920 Speaker 1: very adverse, difficult situation and we don't know what the 426 00:21:11,000 --> 00:21:13,080 Speaker 1: future will hold for him, but at least to make 427 00:21:13,160 --> 00:21:16,080 Speaker 1: this opening fifty three like he did says a lot 428 00:21:16,119 --> 00:21:18,320 Speaker 1: about him, So good for him. Let me add two 429 00:21:18,480 --> 00:21:20,600 Speaker 1: onto that list that you've got to the defensive guys 430 00:21:20,640 --> 00:21:22,800 Speaker 1: that have made it on our wet cement fifty three 431 00:21:23,920 --> 00:21:26,639 Speaker 1: is Joshua Williams at corner because he's kind of the 432 00:21:26,800 --> 00:21:30,480 Speaker 1: young and yang of Jalen Watson, but a Division two player. 433 00:21:30,960 --> 00:21:33,280 Speaker 1: Kime int of no ra HBCUs School. Division two guys 434 00:21:33,359 --> 00:21:35,040 Speaker 1: can make it, they thrive in this league, they can 435 00:21:35,080 --> 00:21:37,399 Speaker 1: make it. Division three guys have become Pro football Hall 436 00:21:37,440 --> 00:21:40,000 Speaker 1: of famers, doesn't matter the level that you play at. 437 00:21:40,520 --> 00:21:43,400 Speaker 1: And to see him and the athletic talent, in fact, 438 00:21:43,440 --> 00:21:45,440 Speaker 1: I just saw him. We had a little chat before 439 00:21:45,720 --> 00:21:48,280 Speaker 1: we started this episode of Defending the Kingdom, but to 440 00:21:48,359 --> 00:21:50,960 Speaker 1: see he and a Jalen Watson basically just climb up 441 00:21:51,000 --> 00:21:54,160 Speaker 1: as a seventh rounder and as a Division two player. 442 00:21:54,280 --> 00:21:56,159 Speaker 1: His heart is good to see. Let me throw in 443 00:21:56,200 --> 00:21:59,760 Speaker 1: another one, and you mentioned kind of Malik Herring hanging in. 444 00:22:00,280 --> 00:22:04,080 Speaker 1: Colin Saunders deserves some mention. Yeah, out of Western Illinois. 445 00:22:04,160 --> 00:22:06,159 Speaker 1: This is his fourth year with the team. He was 446 00:22:06,240 --> 00:22:09,560 Speaker 1: on the twenty nineteen Super Bowl team, got hurt and 447 00:22:09,760 --> 00:22:11,800 Speaker 1: then it was like on the brink of is he 448 00:22:11,840 --> 00:22:13,840 Speaker 1: going to make it or not make it? He came 449 00:22:13,920 --> 00:22:17,119 Speaker 1: back this summer in spring and in training camp in 450 00:22:17,160 --> 00:22:20,440 Speaker 1: Saint Joseph as such a force and in the preseason 451 00:22:20,520 --> 00:22:24,200 Speaker 1: games he flashed and like, Colin is back because we 452 00:22:24,280 --> 00:22:26,960 Speaker 1: knew it. Western Illinois was a splendid athlete running slot 453 00:22:27,080 --> 00:22:30,080 Speaker 1: receiver as a defensive three hundred plus pound lineman. But 454 00:22:30,440 --> 00:22:32,960 Speaker 1: those two guys come to mind as well in making 455 00:22:33,040 --> 00:22:35,080 Speaker 1: the wet cement fifty three. All right, let's go to 456 00:22:35,119 --> 00:22:37,600 Speaker 1: the offensive side and then we'll close this out. And 457 00:22:37,680 --> 00:22:39,760 Speaker 1: on the offensive side a few interesting things too. In 458 00:22:39,840 --> 00:22:43,119 Speaker 1: the category that you were talking about, Justin Watson becomes 459 00:22:43,160 --> 00:22:45,920 Speaker 1: a guy that, okay, played four years with Tampa Bay 460 00:22:46,720 --> 00:22:50,520 Speaker 1: mostly special team snaps, but there was enough there that 461 00:22:50,640 --> 00:22:53,360 Speaker 1: you're going, hey, what's this guy like? And Patrick Mahomes 462 00:22:53,520 --> 00:22:55,800 Speaker 1: tipped us off early on from his workhouts in Fort 463 00:22:55,880 --> 00:22:59,280 Speaker 1: Worth back in April that who is this guy? And 464 00:22:59,359 --> 00:23:03,280 Speaker 1: how fast? There's only five wide receivers on the wet 465 00:23:03,359 --> 00:23:07,200 Speaker 1: Cement fifty three. He's the fifth. But really good player. 466 00:23:07,240 --> 00:23:11,080 Speaker 1: He showed up in the preseason games, obviously, the plays 467 00:23:11,080 --> 00:23:14,280 Speaker 1: against Chicago and others, the big play against Washington, flashing 468 00:23:14,320 --> 00:23:17,600 Speaker 1: in those games. So that comes to mind. The running 469 00:23:17,640 --> 00:23:20,680 Speaker 1: back situation is really interesting, and your seventh round pick 470 00:23:20,800 --> 00:23:23,600 Speaker 1: here that jumps up off the page. Two seventh round 471 00:23:23,640 --> 00:23:27,760 Speaker 1: picks made the wet Cement fifty three, and Isaiah Pacheco 472 00:23:27,920 --> 00:23:32,359 Speaker 1: is an incredible story, having both his brother and his 473 00:23:32,480 --> 00:23:35,960 Speaker 1: sister who is really close to both murdered in separate instances. 474 00:23:36,080 --> 00:23:39,600 Speaker 1: Stayed at Rutgers, he could have transferred, had never been 475 00:23:39,680 --> 00:23:42,679 Speaker 1: to a National Football League game until he played at one. 476 00:23:43,560 --> 00:23:46,040 Speaker 1: But here he is making the wet Cement fifty three 477 00:23:46,080 --> 00:23:49,440 Speaker 1: man roster, and he, to me is the Jalen Watson 478 00:23:49,560 --> 00:23:51,960 Speaker 1: story of the offense. Yeah, because you take a player 479 00:23:52,040 --> 00:23:55,159 Speaker 1: like Isaiah Pacheco looking at his athletic traits, what you 480 00:23:55,240 --> 00:23:57,560 Speaker 1: remember about him when you met with him and interviewed him, 481 00:23:57,920 --> 00:24:00,400 Speaker 1: but you really you can't know. You don't know he's 482 00:24:00,440 --> 00:24:02,399 Speaker 1: a seventh round pick, and it says a lot that 483 00:24:02,880 --> 00:24:05,159 Speaker 1: both him and Jaleen Watson were able to make this 484 00:24:05,280 --> 00:24:08,439 Speaker 1: team because this isn't a situation where the Chiefs had 485 00:24:08,440 --> 00:24:10,600 Speaker 1: a bunch of draft picks and they're all probably going 486 00:24:10,680 --> 00:24:12,240 Speaker 1: to make it because we need all the talent that 487 00:24:12,320 --> 00:24:14,480 Speaker 1: we can find. This is a really good team with 488 00:24:14,600 --> 00:24:17,760 Speaker 1: a lot of players competing for roster spots, veterans competing 489 00:24:17,800 --> 00:24:20,560 Speaker 1: for roster spots, and it says a lot about both 490 00:24:20,680 --> 00:24:24,560 Speaker 1: Jalen and Isaiah that despite all the competition on a 491 00:24:24,640 --> 00:24:26,840 Speaker 1: team like the Chiefs, who has been to four straight 492 00:24:26,920 --> 00:24:29,760 Speaker 1: conference title games, that they were able to make it 493 00:24:29,840 --> 00:24:32,400 Speaker 1: and they're gonna help us win this year. Ten draft 494 00:24:32,480 --> 00:24:35,800 Speaker 1: picks nine made the wet cement fifty three. That is crazy. 495 00:24:36,240 --> 00:24:39,280 Speaker 1: So you've got twenty percent of your team basically that 496 00:24:39,480 --> 00:24:41,800 Speaker 1: are rookies and they will be all over the field 497 00:24:41,840 --> 00:24:44,720 Speaker 1: in Week one against the Arizona Cardinals. Another guy that 498 00:24:44,720 --> 00:24:47,080 Speaker 1: deserves mentioned here's Nick Elligretty. I thought he made a 499 00:24:47,160 --> 00:24:50,080 Speaker 1: big jump in his career during this offseason. In this 500 00:24:50,200 --> 00:24:52,520 Speaker 1: training camp, he allowed the chief He gives you that 501 00:24:52,680 --> 00:24:56,520 Speaker 1: center guard combo. So if something would happen to Creed Humphrey. 502 00:24:56,600 --> 00:25:00,160 Speaker 1: Let's hope that doesn't happen. Nick Elligretty gives you every 503 00:25:00,240 --> 00:25:02,600 Speaker 1: confidence that he could play center because the Chiefs kept 504 00:25:02,640 --> 00:25:05,639 Speaker 1: nine offensive linemen in the wet Cement fifty three. But 505 00:25:05,800 --> 00:25:08,399 Speaker 1: of those four backups, we know who the starters are. 506 00:25:08,480 --> 00:25:11,520 Speaker 1: But of the four backups, three are tackles, really and 507 00:25:11,640 --> 00:25:15,199 Speaker 1: because Darian Crnard made it to this point and one 508 00:25:15,240 --> 00:25:17,960 Speaker 1: of the nine draft picks, but the others are really 509 00:25:18,040 --> 00:25:21,800 Speaker 1: tackles that don't play guard. But that's why Nick Ellighready's 510 00:25:21,800 --> 00:25:24,000 Speaker 1: so important to this team. He's the ultimate Swiss army 511 00:25:24,040 --> 00:25:26,760 Speaker 1: knife on this offensive line we are watching in OTAs. 512 00:25:26,800 --> 00:25:29,480 Speaker 1: When he would go in for one snap at every 513 00:25:29,720 --> 00:25:32,679 Speaker 1: single position and just keep rotating through it shows how 514 00:25:32,800 --> 00:25:35,680 Speaker 1: versatile he is. He's the ultimate chess piece for Andy 515 00:25:35,760 --> 00:25:38,720 Speaker 1: Heck and for coach Read. One other guy to mention 516 00:25:38,840 --> 00:25:41,480 Speaker 1: because he deserves it is Shane Bouschell. Yeah. So Shane 517 00:25:41,480 --> 00:25:45,440 Speaker 1: Bouchell as a quarterback is in a tough situation where 518 00:25:45,840 --> 00:25:48,200 Speaker 1: the quarterback here in Kansas City is the best quarterback 519 00:25:48,280 --> 00:25:50,320 Speaker 1: in the NFL and he ain't going anywhere, and he's 520 00:25:50,320 --> 00:25:53,200 Speaker 1: not going anywhere now. And the backup is Chad Henny, 521 00:25:53,359 --> 00:25:56,920 Speaker 1: who has been around forever. He's essentially an extension of 522 00:25:56,960 --> 00:26:00,200 Speaker 1: the coaching staff, I think, and when called upon. In 523 00:26:00,480 --> 00:26:03,240 Speaker 1: twenty twenty, he went in a playoff game and threw 524 00:26:03,280 --> 00:26:05,320 Speaker 1: the ball on the fourth down in the division around 525 00:26:05,320 --> 00:26:06,960 Speaker 1: of the postseason, so he's shown what he can do 526 00:26:07,040 --> 00:26:09,479 Speaker 1: as a backup. It's a tough situation for Shane Bouchell 527 00:26:09,600 --> 00:26:12,440 Speaker 1: because he has to show that he is invaluable. He 528 00:26:12,560 --> 00:26:14,159 Speaker 1: has to show that I am a young player who 529 00:26:14,200 --> 00:26:16,119 Speaker 1: can really grow in this offense and you have to 530 00:26:16,240 --> 00:26:18,440 Speaker 1: keep me around. And to his credit, I mean, he 531 00:26:18,520 --> 00:26:21,560 Speaker 1: showed that in the preseason. His preseason numbers. He completed 532 00:26:21,640 --> 00:26:23,960 Speaker 1: thirty one of fifty one passes for three hundred and 533 00:26:24,040 --> 00:26:26,840 Speaker 1: thirty five yards three touchdowns. He had a passer rating 534 00:26:26,920 --> 00:26:29,639 Speaker 1: north of one thirty five against the Packers. So you 535 00:26:29,720 --> 00:26:31,920 Speaker 1: hope that Shane Bouchell never has to play in a 536 00:26:32,000 --> 00:26:35,200 Speaker 1: regular season game, But with Chad Henny getting older, you 537 00:26:35,320 --> 00:26:37,560 Speaker 1: hope that maybe Shane Bouchell can be that guy who's 538 00:26:37,600 --> 00:26:40,640 Speaker 1: that backup for ten years behind Patrick Mahomes. You want 539 00:26:40,680 --> 00:26:43,560 Speaker 1: them to have that relationship and you want Shane Bouchell 540 00:26:43,600 --> 00:26:45,840 Speaker 1: eventually to be an extension of the coaching staff. And 541 00:26:46,320 --> 00:26:48,480 Speaker 1: to his credit, at least so far, I think he's 542 00:26:48,480 --> 00:26:50,440 Speaker 1: shown that that he's going to be in an invaluable 543 00:26:50,480 --> 00:26:52,520 Speaker 1: part of that quarterback room moving forward. So good for 544 00:26:52,600 --> 00:26:54,199 Speaker 1: Shane for making this team. And he did it two 545 00:26:54,280 --> 00:26:57,239 Speaker 1: years in a row because that Lasher's preseason, he had 546 00:26:57,240 --> 00:27:00,360 Speaker 1: the rally against Arizona and he proved that he could 547 00:27:00,400 --> 00:27:02,520 Speaker 1: win games, and then he backed it up this year 548 00:27:02,560 --> 00:27:05,399 Speaker 1: with an even better performance. So tip of the captain 549 00:27:05,440 --> 00:27:10,199 Speaker 1: Shane Bouchell, who could take Chase Daniels seminar on YouTube, 550 00:27:10,240 --> 00:27:13,000 Speaker 1: can make generational wealth by being a backup quarterback for 551 00:27:13,200 --> 00:27:16,400 Speaker 1: fifteen years. He's a charger though. I just can't eat 552 00:27:17,400 --> 00:27:20,359 Speaker 1: anyway he was here. I love that guy called the 553 00:27:20,440 --> 00:27:24,160 Speaker 1: governor of two states at one time. So the forms 554 00:27:24,280 --> 00:27:27,320 Speaker 1: are up, the cement's been poured, we've even had the 555 00:27:27,359 --> 00:27:32,080 Speaker 1: trial out. We've trialed it. Just don't touch it because 556 00:27:32,119 --> 00:27:35,760 Speaker 1: the cement is still wet. He's Matt McMullen. I'm Mitch 557 00:27:35,840 --> 00:27:39,600 Speaker 1: holt Is. It's time to start this season and stay tuned. 558 00:27:40,800 --> 00:28:00,600 Speaker 1: Touch down and the celebration begins in their handk