If you’re a real chiefs fan, you appreciate every moment this run has to offer. If you’re a real chiefs fan you remember what’s it’s like to go 4-12 or worse, 2-14. What we got going is something special Don’t get complacent with all the winning, it won’t be like this forever.
@@Eidenhoek dude, get over yourself. This is not gate keeping, if anything, it’s good information to new fans who are coming in thinking the chiefs have always been as dominant as they are today, and to enjoy the run. This was a response to the people that made this video that started out saying: “eghh im not gonna watch the regular season cause nothing about the team matters until December” I don’t understand what you intended with that comment? Were you crying when you wrote that? Because it read like you were crying. Whether you want to be a fan or not doesn’t matter. anytime, football is brought up in at least the next 8 years you’ll hear about the chiefs and fans like me. -THE GATEKEEPER
I was asked to help block Drue Tranquill as a junior in high school. He primarily played safety but when he was in the box there were times that I had to block him as a tackle. He’s a hell of a player. Still can’t believe we won that game. It’s awesome to see him (and Skowronek) with such successful NFL careers and I can say “hey, I once played against those guys”
You say this, but a lifetime of Chiefs football has conditioned me to be as anxious watching Mahomes in the regular as I was watching Trent Green as a kid. An all-time 7 year run can't dislodge 23 years of pain.
lol I feel that but since Super Bowl LIV I am never stressed watching Mahomes led Chiefs before January. The only thing that matters for the regular season is ensuring Mahomes is healthy come January.
As a KC fan for over 45 years, to answer your question... Yes we care about the regular season. The journey is the part to enjoy, we don't focus on the destination. Going 50 years with so many heartbreak moments from Joe Delany dying, Blackledge being a bust, Elway ripping our hearts out time and time again, Joe Montana getting cuncussed in the AFC Champ game, Derrick Thomas death, Trent Green's no punt playoff loss, a decade of mediocre coaching, Belcher out front of Arrowhead, blowing a 28 point playoff lead against Colts, Titans QB catching his own TD pass to loose in the playoffs, KC going 4 almost decades without a KC drafted QB winning a game, So YES we true Chiefs fans watch and appreciate each and every game because we know from experience nothing is promised and every game of this Dynasty counts. So again the journey is to be enjoyed more than the destination thus the regular season counts for true Chiefs fans, and what true Chiefs fan wants to miss any game Mahomes plays.
Has anyone seen the ghost of Lynn Elliot? I've been a Chiefs fan since the 60s and remember all the heartaches you've well described. We'd all be much happier with a great regular season.
I’m a Chiefs fan, and to answer the question from the opening, yes the regular season does matter to me, but not for the reason you think. When I was little I used to dream that we could just get one Super Bowl at least once in my life, and now we’re a dynasty with a no doubt first ballot HOF QB who isn’t even 30 yet. But one day Kelce will retire Reid will retire and so will Mahomes. I Watch most of the Chiefs games because this is the height of the franchise and I don’t want to miss it. And no I’m not anxious about anything because a few years ago we watched the Bills take the lead in a playoff game with only 13 seconds left I began mourning our lost season, and then we won the game anyway. I made myself a promise that day I would never doubt Patrick Mahomes again. Growing up my friends and I would make fun of Matt Cassel and Brodie Croyle for being really bad every Monday after the games. So yeah I’m going to sit back and just enjoy greatness while it’s here. If you’re here you probably know about Tom Grossi our favorite Packers fan, and after either SB 55 or the AFCCG we lost to Cincy he tweeted out an Office meme from the episode where Michael films himself in the woods that I don’t exactly remember what the meme said but the point was “The Chiefs think they can rebound and win the Super Bowl next year but the Packers spent most of Rodgers career thinking the same thing but they only got one ring.” This success was never guaranteed. Mahomes doesn’t need to pass Bray for me to call him my GOAT, so I’m going to watch every week, so in the future I can tell kids what it was like watching him the way I was told about Len Dawson and Otis Taylor
I had a terrible migraine and watched that Bills game with a pillow over my face, peeking from beneath avoiding all light possible. When the Bills got that TD I was crushed and headed for the shower. Sitting under the water taking what little relief it brought...I swore I heard the crowd cheering on the TV, and I thought "There's no way"...and imagine my shock when I came back in and saw them celebrating the win 😱
The best thing about being old is that I got to see Len Dawson and Otis Taylor, the time between then and the Mahomes Era had some high points but it was really a sad time mostly. I'm so glad I'm still here for this, sad that my husband passed in December of 2017 and missed all of this.
Somebody that nobody outside of Chiefs Kingdom knows or talks about-- is Dave Merritt. Every single year he has a fantastic secondary, and up until Trent McDuffie, he had ALWAYS done it with day 3 picks and undrafted guys. He is SUCH a good coach, that deserves to step up in the coaching ranks very soon.
Nick Wright said this perfectly. Since Mahomes has taken over, the Chiefs have never lost a regular season game that meant something. Their last three losses in the playoffs have been in the Super Bowl and OT of 2 AFC championship games that they were at home for. Until they lose a game in the playoffs where have they won one more regular season game could have affected it, regular season is just practice.
For a championship caliber team like the Chiefs, they should treat the regular season like practice. Which is where the evolution of the Chiefs running 2/3TE personnel in condensed sets grew as an answer for defenses zone exclusively vs Mahomes. It has the obvious run block element to get Pacheco pushing forward for yards. But it bunches the defense up together so they don't have the space to catch the speedsters motioning in the back field. Or to effectively jam Kelce, Gray or a receiver on the line from their release.
@@t4d0Wthis is what Reid does every year. He keeps his cards close until he needs them. He literally holds back plays/ gameplans for the tougher regular season games for seeding/ or playoff opponents. It’s why they looked completely different in January. They know what it takes to win and test their limits in the regular season. Been telling people this for years but they always brush it aside lol but this is Reid’s MO
This was probably the best in-depth Chiefs preview I've seen this year. Even more impressive since you guys aren't Chiefs-specific. Well done, and thanks!
I'm a 55 year old Chiefs fan who saw my first game at the age 5. I remember watching when TV was black and white, and the picture was fuzzy. So I consider myself a "real" Chiefs fan lol .... I care. If you want to really be an historic team, you need to have the best regular season record, and back it up with a SuperBowl. If you don't check both boxes .... just another Superbowl team. Brady said he would trade two other rings to finish out that perfect season. And Mahomes cares too, I can assure you. Winners care every time they step on the field. Watch his body language one some of those drops, from last year, when he slaps his helmet. Those losses HURT him. Even in the regular season.
I was at Arrowhead on Christmas. I had a *really* good view of the back-to-back Raiders defensive TDs. Thought to myself: well, at least now we know what the limit is when it comes to neglecting the offense and just playing completely undisciplined all year. We'll right the ship next season. I too am left here after the end of the season scratching my head and wondering what actually matters anymore lmao.
Anytime the Chiefs game is available in your area, it really is must-watch TV. Fan or not. Either you get to watch them lose or come from behind to win, and you get at least three individual Mahomes highlight reel plays. It has strong Jordan/90's Bulls vibes. Most people see the plays he makes in pressure situations, usually in the playoffs. But that dude makes head-shaking plays on 2nd & 3 in the second quarter of Week 7. Eventually, those legs won't work like they do now, and he may not have competent coaching later - so, appreciate the planets aligning while it lasts. Even if you're hate-watching.
As somewhat of a geek (not a scholar), I've been following the KC team builds for decades, and I liked their 2023 build as much or better than any other build, back to 1969. It was a little lopsided in favor of the defense, but it was also improved on the offensive side, in spite of the loss of Juju Smith-Schuster. Yeah, he was their #1 WR in terms of yards, but he wasn't really scaring anybody. With this team, it's less about what you see in regulation as it is about what you see them building toward. The drops were bad, but they were getting the looks they wanted, and they had a lot of different ways to beat opposing defenses. As in 2022, when this or that corner got hung out to dry, I could see where they were going with it, and it was just a matter of when it was going to gel, or at least what their ceiling would eventually be, and whether they looked like they were on a trajectory to peak, later. Even in the devastating loss to the Raiders, the only TDs given up were to the defense, once on a mix-up in the backfield for the scoop and score. Once on an ill-advised throw by Mahomes for the pick-6. But for two massive and uncharacteristic blunders, they would've won that game, 14-6, and possibly by a wider margin if they would otherwise have scored on one of the drives that ended in turnovers. Looking ahead to 2024 season, I think the new WR talent is going to get all the attention, but to me, it will be less about their fantasy stats than their health down the stretch. Sammy Watkins was pretty injury-prone at his previous stops, but KC kind of babied him, and held him out of games if he wasn't 100%, and didn't go to him as much as previous teams tried to. They didn't care about his regular-season stats, but they did a great job ushering him through the entire season in one piece, and playing at his peak down the stretch. The Chiefs are all about the long game. They keep a LOT of things close to the chest deep into the playoffs. They're not like a lot of other teams that have an obvious template for winning that suits their personnel. The Chiefs, on the other hand, have a different blueprint for every team, and that blueprint changes on the fly during games, themselves, and they have the kind of smart and versatile players that they can change things up without missing a beat.
Had no idea EJ is a former teacher but that makes soooooo much sense. He and Tom Grossi seem to be cut from a very similar cloth of patience and adaptation when it comes to learning. Some of the best kinds of teachers you will ever have. Just another tier of love I have for this podcast 🫡 Also, might legit go back to school just to grab a bullshit degree from Geneva College EXCLUSIVELY so I can call myself a Golden Tornado. That’s so fucking sick😂
I can assure you that we Chiefs fans were absolutely not feeling comfortable at all during the regular season lmao. The penalties and turnovers were terrifying for us, and as great as our defense was playing, they were getting so exhausted from having to be on the field all the time because our receivers couldn't catch or get open. Sure, at first we were like "Oh it's just growing pains, we'll figure it out." Then the Raiders absolutely pants'd us in Arrowhead and basically none of us felt like this team deserved to go to an AFC title game. But man, are these guys built different in the postseason. Three-peat incoming!
I was at the Christmas game last year and I feel you. Recievers were confused, team seemed disorganized, I was worried we would just fade out come playoff time. Being wrong never felt so right.
My father in law is a big Chiefs guy and all year he had huge anxieties about getting bounced in the wildcard. He is still absolutely shocked they won it all, and I think everyone else is too lol
The worst Mahomes Chiefs team got to the playoffs got to the playoffs and looked dominate vs all of their opponents. And they had to play the best teams in the league. It’s honestly aspirational
I actually disagree about this being the worst Mahomes team. The defense was the best and most complete they've had. The only real weakness of the offense was the receivers and the tackles which Mahomes could make up for because he is the best he has been in his career so far
It may be the worst the Chiefs offense looked coming into the playoffs outside of 2021 SB where outside of still having Hill, Mahomes didn't have an O-line. But if it was good enough to get past the regular season, it was just a matter of both offense/defense being ready for January. Which the Chiefs defense in recent playoffs has been playing at a top 5'ish level come playoff time.
@@rjharrold2907Nah this was by far the worst chiefs team of the mahomes era and it isnt close, They were horrendous as an overall football team for 2 months. That never happened in the mahomes era, even in 2021 when they started 3-4
Real Chiefs fan here since about 91’, I care about every win. I remember Thigpen, Croyle, Huard, Cassell, DeBerg, Orton, ALL OF THEM. I remember how we went an entire season without a WR receiving TD. So for me I’m watching and enjoying every win during this entire run. Still can’t believe this is my team it’s nuts.
At this point the Chiefs could get into the playoffs by a weird series of events that led to a 3 win team winning a division and I would still have doubts about if they wouldn't win the SuperBowl.
I expect Andy Reid to say something like “We won’t know what we have till a quarter way into the season”. Then he will say something like “we try and get better each day”. At the halfway point he will talk about the players “taking care of their bodies and supporting their team mates”. Then in the last few games of the season he will focus on winning the AFC west and getting home field playoff games. The Chiefs never get ahead of themselves, the focus this team has shown is a reflection of their coach, the best in the NFL. Chiefs fan truly do trust in the coaches to lead the way as well. If you don’t see Chiefs fans panic that is why.
LRZ should be a wild fantasy pick imo. Louis is internationally proven. He seems like an all round athlete to me and probably played cricket, field hockey and soccer as well as Rugby Union ( Mailata is Rugby League which is a different type of rugby) when younger. He is young and has chosen to leave a lucrative career to play in the NFL. That's ballsy. The Chiefs signing him is about as good an opportunity for him as it gets. Honestly worth a late round pick as ball in hand he is a weapon. He is versatile and could be deebo esque.
My guy football skill and Rugby are completely different it’s like comparing baseball to golf both require hitting balls with a stick but they are not the same. LRZ still runs with his pads super high, doesn’t look fluid catching the ball, looks awkward holding the ball, needs to work on his pass protection in the backfield and he missed out on about 15 years of fundamentals so let’s not overlook that. He’s very fast but speed doesn’t make you a good football player. He’s tough but toughness doesn’t make you a good football player. I hope the kid makes it I really do but let’s pump the brakes on the hype train till we at least see him in a preseason game. My prediction he spends the year on the practice squad and then we see where he’s at next season. Also lucrative rugby career? The highest paid rugby union players make about the equivalent of a practice squad or league minimum NFL player. The highest paid Rugby player in the entire world makes $1.2 million a year. LRZ made 225k a year playing rugby. So if anything he is getting a pay upgrade not a pay cut even if he doesn’t make it in the league.
Mahomes is going to be chucking it this year. Even in OTA's, Andy Reid is digging into him every time he checks it down he says. Big Red has a TON of new plays like every year, and Mahomes says a LOT of them are deep passes. And weapons are much better....last year they tried to make Toney the WR1....The fact that Mahomes fell in BB from the 1-2 turn to the 5th round this year is maybe the biggest value in BB this year. Bold prediction: He breaks the NFL passing TD record this year. But he thows it to like 10 different pass catchers a game, good luck stacking him LOL
I’ve been a chiefs fan since 1990. Pre-Mahomes every regular season game counted because the playoffs were never garunteed. The Chiefs now have crossed over into Patriots, Spurs territory where they are good enough to use the season to work things out and hold a few things back to save for the postseason. Good time to be a fan.
Chiefs took a page out of the patriots playbook. Put QB on a team friendly deal which allows them sign quality players. Be flexible enough to switch it up year to year but also have a core group of guys that you keep around to set that standard of excellence for the rest of the team. Also helps to have a HOF coach and QB duo
As a lifelong Chiefs fan… every single week is still a nail biter. Nothing is guaranteed in the NFL. The roller coaster regular season is brutal because I want to see them win every game. Every Chiefs loss feels like a dagger in the heart. THAT’S why Arrowhead is such a dangerous stadium. Kansas City lives and breathes Chiefs football. There are thousands just like me who want to see them have the first TRULY undefeated season. What other team in NFL history has been set up to do that? I get the outside perspective, but as a diehard- YES we care about the regular season. Thanks for the huge props though. Most people will forget how much doubt we continued to get into the first good chunk of this dynasty. This is really the first season where the majority of the media isn’t doubting us. Thanks again!!! ❤️💛❤️💛
I think the important thing to remember when evaluating Worthy's rookie year is that last year Rice was the best season EVER for a rookie WR in an Andy Reid team. So in over 20 years those ~900 yards, ~80 catches and 7 TDs are the ceiling, and I genuinely doubt Worthy is getting as many targets as Rice got as a rookie simply because the pass catching group around him is expected to be better. So when he isn't Puka Nacua and is statistically around 8th or 9th amongst rookie WR by the mid way of the season and the "bust" label is being thrown around, again, remember that.
To be fair Rice was an exception. Reid had no choice but to play him because everyone else was ass. If worthy is dropping these stat lines that means hollywood and rice fell off hard
As a KC native and lifelong chiefs fan, i can assure you as much as we enjoy the success of the team we are panicking over just about every game. As much as the mahomes era is great, and we are 100% the team to beat right now, there is too much failure in our past before mahomes to not have some sort of anxiety about every season. People are gonna scoff at that but you gotta understand before the 2019 season we hadn't won a super bowl in 50 years and had some absolutely embarrassing playoff defeats. So yeah, I definitely care about every game on this run because eventually it will end and I wanna enjoy every second of it. Also embracing villainy helps, its way easier to rub it in other teams faces now lmao.
If your team has the talent to be in position for consistent success like that, you have to embrace the villainy. Raiders fans for eons ago just kept repeating 'Just Win Baby' all on the ghost of three SBs they have won. They couldn't keep the Pats out of their mouths in the 2000s all while that team would run amok for competitive success in two decades.
only bad things can happen during the regular season. Andy Reid's genius is that he understands this to a degree few others do. While the Cowgirls and Blackbirds are running up the score on bottom feeders, padding the stats of their star players for after season accolades, Reid is resting his players and keeping 80% of his playbook locked up in Fort Knox.
I’m 62 and remember told to come in and watch the chiefs win the superbowl, it might be their last by my dad. It was for him. Rest in peace. I’ve watched four wins now and hope for more.
Also random notes as a kc fan...spags has shown he can shut down the run when it matters in the playoffs. Cant stop the run in the regular season, but come playoffs they have stonewalled Lamar several times and shut down Henry on the titans when it matters. Also...Sneed was arguably the best cb in the nfl last year. But doesn't get much credit. He shutdown every elite wr he went against. And finally IMO kc had the best defense last year. Balt had a schedule where they went against more bottom tier qbs.
I would like them to get their annual Stupid Embarrassing Loss out of the way before Thanksgiving so we can all get our doomerism out of the way early this year.
Exactly because you know they’re good for loosing 2-3 games against lesser teams they are heavily favored to win. Get it done early like in late September or early October so we can go into November and December comfortably
@@19EHF I'm still bitter about the Matt Ryan Colts loss. That was just top to bottom embarrassing. Phantom Unsportsmanlike call against Chris Jones be damned, it never should have come down to that one call.
@@stephbenson7340 I’m still bitter about that Christmas Day loss against the raiders. I said damn chiefs at least let me enjoy my Christmas no they couldn’t even do that. Mainly because the chiefs gave that game away, almost like they didn’t take them seriously and I had to hear raider fans gloat.
Slightly disappointed neither LRZ or Matt Araiza were mentioned... Like both of them are quickly becoming Chiefs Community off-season golden boys. Also the points you made about Rehkow don't really make sense considering they had signed Araiza already in February (!) and Rhekow was actually released mid-June... As I see it, wether or not we 3-peat will depend on 3 things: 1) Wether or not the current LT situation will work out. Right now it's either Wanya Morris (3rd round pick last year who got a few opportunities last year but certainly didn't convince) or Kingsley (2nd round rookie). I get we have a great OL coach in Andy Heck but it's Patrick's blind side we're talking about... 2) How well we can replace Sneed. That's the most disrespected outside corner in all of football they traded away! It will be fascinating how Spags and Dave Merritt will tackle that and I have every confidence in the world they will but it's certainly still a question mark... 3) How good the receiving will turn out to be. It's certainly upgraded from last year, but if you miss Rice for at least a couple of weeks in the beginning of the year it's still a questionmark how everything will gel. Combine these three things on any other team and people would frown like "let's wait and see how good they are". Apparently having Patrick Mahomes makes up for a great deal. I get that's true to an extent but the fact that they were largely ignored in this episode annoys me. Why be so nonchalant? Don't get me wrong I love this channel and especially this series. I've watched every episode so far and probably will watch all the remaining ones too but this episode kinda was a disappointment.
As a Chiefs fan, the regular season is just fun but slightly uncomfortable football, I think it works as Andy Reid's lab, but I know if we get to the dance we have a more than average shot, and this time last year I said: "We can go 10-7, and still win the Super Bowl" I was wrong by one game, but the point stands
One thing you forgot to mention about Dave Toub is that he's often one of the Special Teams consultants on ST rule changes and has even helped write parts of them. Its part of the reason that the Chiefs don't have many ST snafoos with rule changes.
@@jakebarnes1950 Without Patrick Mahomes Andy Reid would still exist with another “Patrick Mahomes” he developed winning superbowls. Without Any Reid Patrick Mahomes wouldn’t exist.
I fully understand why they say this. Brett's not a Chiefs fan so he doesn't have a dog in this fight. He is objective enough to recognize what he's seeing, and he's going to sit back, sip his whiskey and enjoy what he expects to be a great show. In that regard he's just like most of the rest of us. Edit: yes I realize the Chargers are in the AFC West...but he knows the Chiefs are inevitable.
31:51 It appears the coaches tinker and experiment with the schemes and players during the early season to test and see what players can do. Then, start to implement BEST PRACTICES toward the end of the season and in the playoffs
Kansas city grown and raised... was a great show with the analytics combined with your obvious knowledge. So I did subscribe as be look forward to future shows!
Its hilarious to hear non Chiefs fans say all the things Chiefs fans have been saying for 5 years already. Because we knew the whole time. When Patrick was one play away from the Super Bowl in his rookie year I knew.
I've been a Chiefs fan since before Schottenheimer. I think this take completely ignores how lucky the Chiefs got during their playoff run last year. Bills missing wide right. Ravens abandoning the run. Dre Greenlaw tearing his achilles running onto the field. MVS remembering how to catch at the exact right time. I do think the team as a whole has gotten better, but I have my doubts the defense can match what they did last year. I am going to enjoy every second of this team. I am hopeful. But if there are issues early in the season like there were last year, I will worry. We won't get that lucky two years in a row.
As a lifelong Chiefs fan, if I hear someone say they don't care about the Chiefs in the regular season, then I interpret that as they are not a real fan of the team, even if they mean it as way of respect. A true fan cares about every single game their team plays, whether they are good or terrible. It's what makes football so entertaining. Winning in the post season is just extra fun when/if your team makes it there.
32 mins ago since the episode dropped. For me it is currently at 10:40pm pst. I am staying up for this as a Chargers lifelong fan to get all the insight. P.S. I am drunk and just got home from the bar. Hopefully I can stay awake for the whole episode. I love EJ and Bret and have watched every episode so far this offseason!
It wasn’t the right choice worthy is slight and has a dropping problem. They should’ve gone with someone like Ladd mckonkey who mahomes can rely on getting open and catching. Burton would’ve been another option
there is basically only one thing I could see making KC not be a SuperBowl favorite and that's (god forbid) if 1 specific player, getting a season ending injury.
Feel like the three-peat is inevitable at this point. Same QB SIGNIFICANTLY better WR room (man beater former WR1 in Hollywood, RD1 pick Zone destroyer in worthy, man/zone beater in Kelce, and Red Zone specialist Rice) Same TE room Same OL (if not better) Same RB Same DL Same LBs Missing 1 CB in Sneed and 1 safety. But kept the same OC/DC/HC, all of which were major reasons for why they were successful last year. Especially their DC. If either of Karlaftis or FAU end up having a breakout year, their floor is legit the AFC Championship Game.
I’m all in on the Chiefs in fantasy. I plan on drafting Pacheco in the 3rd at like RB 8. I’m also targeting the Chiefs defense in the 5th(two defense league). I’ll possibly grab one of the speedsters if they fall to the 9th.
Kudos for talking for 90+ minutes! I'm different than most in that I root for people, not teams - namely, quarterbacks. Currently I root for 6 QBs,and Mahomes is one of them. As such, I don't care if it's the first or last game of the season, the playoffs or even the Superbowl. I just want to see great plays.
To answer your question.. as a long time Chiefs fans .. I still AMD alway will watch every regular season game. Yes they count of course because it makes a difference of their standing heading into the playoffs. But what I don’t worry about or start doing the whole QB is better thing is when a team like the Ravens , Bills, Or Bengals beat Them in a regular season game, because that I know doesn’t mean they are better. It all depends who is beating who in the playoffs.
Years of ptsd prevent me from not worrying about the regular season. Logically, I know Mahomes will get it done but my gut reaction is still to flinch at every loss
I was born in 1960 and grew up an hour North of KC in Missouri... I remember the 80's when there were more visiting team fans than Chiefs fans... So I am a die hard Chiefs fan... I prefer they get back to scoring 30 points a game... I said it 2 years ago and I will say it again this year... Two new receivers in an Andy Reid offense with Mahomes as QB and no real film for defenses to study until around mid-season... Hill left and Juju and MVS stepped in... Mahomes went for 5000 and 41 on the way to his 2nd League and SB MVP... Two new speedsters with little to no real film to start the season and even with the defensive changes, this is still one of the best in the Mahomes era... I can see another 5000 and 50, or maybe break Manning's record with the extra game, on the way to a 3 Pete... Just My Humble Opinion based on stats and facts...
GOAT QB is an individual thing and SB rings are a team thing... Mahomes 2nd SB proves that... He was the best player on the field according to the BUCS players (see NFL top 100 Mahomes number 1 video for 2020)... At the end they interviewed the BUCS players with additional sound bites from the game claiming how good Mahomes was playing and best player on the field type comments... But Mahomes o-line was down to 2nd and 3rd string and his receivers had the drops... So rings are a "team" thing... Brady has played in 48 playoff games and Mahomes has played in 18... Mahomes numbers crush Brady's and he is already breaking Brady playoff records, proving Brady's runs were more team dependent... Throw in all the Marino, Stabler, Brees and all the other records he's broken except rookie, and they are not Brady, Manning, Favre, Rodgers or any other gunslinger / top QB that came before Mahomes, because they didn't break them first... Mahomes is on pace to get Brady but he is chasing records also, if he wins 3 in a row he will be the GOAT, and he is also going for Manning's yards / TD's in a season... I consider Brady the Bill Russell of the NFL and Mahomes is the Michael Jordan (AKA GOAT)... Just My Humble Opinion based on stats and facts...
I remember Brett saying the Chargers were better off letting Tranquill walk and signing Eric Kendricks. One got resigned and the other is already on another team…
Because no matter what draft media will always stick with their evaluations. Mahomes is the only one they really had to change on because he’s unstoppable.
Nah. Eagles fans are the hardest on their players. I mean, we get after 'em but Eagles fans are far more critical on their team. They were 10-2 and getting booed by their own fans in their own stadium because they were down at half.
I am going to watch because I feel this can be the best chiefs team of the mahomes era. The defense was top 3 last year that might take a step back but I think the offense which was middle of the pack will go back to being elite. I want to see how dominate they can be this year.
How many teams were there in the league each time the Packers threepeated? Did they have a salary cap to contend with? Did they have to win at least 3 playoff games each of those 3 seasons in order to come out on top? (I'm pretty sure that one of their two threepeats was prior to playoff games being played at all. I might have those years wrong though.)
If you’re a real chiefs fan, you appreciate every moment this run has to offer.
If you’re a real chiefs fan you remember what’s it’s like to go 4-12 or worse, 2-14.
What we got going is something special
Don’t get complacent with all the winning, it won’t be like this forever.
@@EidenhoekGet out of here, los*r. This comments section is for real football fans only. Quit with the sob story.
@@Eidenhoek dude, get over yourself.
This is not gate keeping, if anything, it’s good information to new fans who are coming in thinking the chiefs have always been as dominant as they are today, and to enjoy the run.
This was a response to the people that made this video that started out saying: “eghh im not gonna watch the regular season cause nothing about the team matters until December”
I don’t understand what you intended with that comment? Were you crying when you wrote that? Because it read like you were crying.
Whether you want to be a fan or not doesn’t matter. anytime, football is brought up in at least the next 8 years you’ll hear about the chiefs and fans like me.
-THE GATEKEEPER
Don't remember those records at all.
@@jared1750 look up herm Edward and I think 2008 chiefs, a hopeless season.
@@TheMichaelAcuna But I don’t wanna.
I was asked to help block Drue Tranquill as a junior in high school. He primarily played safety but when he was in the box there were times that I had to block him as a tackle. He’s a hell of a player. Still can’t believe we won that game. It’s awesome to see him (and Skowronek) with such successful NFL careers and I can say “hey, I once played against those guys”
Go Bulldogs baby!!! #NHHS
You say this, but a lifetime of Chiefs football has conditioned me to be as anxious watching Mahomes in the regular as I was watching Trent Green as a kid.
An all-time 7 year run can't dislodge 23 years of pain.
Lol, so much this. The only games I can watch live are preseason🤣
lol I feel that but since Super Bowl LIV I am never stressed watching Mahomes led Chiefs before January.
The only thing that matters for the regular season is ensuring Mahomes is healthy come January.
Same man. Same.
I'll never not have anxiety during the playoffs. We just expect some bullshit to happen.
im still stressed but honestly i just appreciate the run, its been beyond my wildest dreams
As a KC fan for over 45 years, to answer your question... Yes we care about the regular season. The journey is the part to enjoy, we don't focus on the destination. Going 50 years with so many heartbreak moments from Joe Delany dying, Blackledge being a bust, Elway ripping our hearts out time and time again, Joe Montana getting cuncussed in the AFC Champ game, Derrick Thomas death, Trent Green's no punt playoff loss, a decade of mediocre coaching, Belcher out front of Arrowhead, blowing a 28 point playoff lead against Colts, Titans QB catching his own TD pass to loose in the playoffs, KC going 4 almost decades without a KC drafted QB winning a game, So YES we true Chiefs fans watch and appreciate each and every game because we know from experience nothing is promised and every game of this Dynasty counts. So again the journey is to be enjoyed more than the destination thus the regular season counts for true Chiefs fans, and what true Chiefs fan wants to miss any game Mahomes plays.
Well said
Well typed
Exactly everything u said dido dudes just saying that cause he's not a chiefs fan lol
Perfectly said. Lotta years of heartache!
Has anyone seen the ghost of Lynn Elliot? I've been a Chiefs fan since the 60s and remember all the heartaches you've well described. We'd all be much happier with a great regular season.
I’m a Chiefs fan, and to answer the question from the opening, yes the regular season does matter to me, but not for the reason you think. When I was little I used to dream that we could just get one Super Bowl at least once in my life, and now we’re a dynasty with a no doubt first ballot HOF QB who isn’t even 30 yet. But one day Kelce will retire Reid will retire and so will Mahomes. I Watch most of the Chiefs games because this is the height of the franchise and I don’t want to miss it. And no I’m not anxious about anything because a few years ago we watched the Bills take the lead in a playoff game with only 13 seconds left I began mourning our lost season, and then we won the game anyway. I made myself a promise that day I would never doubt Patrick Mahomes again. Growing up my friends and I would make fun of Matt Cassel and Brodie Croyle for being really bad every Monday after the games. So yeah I’m going to sit back and just enjoy greatness while it’s here. If you’re here you probably know about Tom Grossi our favorite Packers fan, and after either SB 55 or the AFCCG we lost to Cincy he tweeted out an Office meme from the episode where Michael films himself in the woods that I don’t exactly remember what the meme said but the point was “The Chiefs think they can rebound and win the Super Bowl next year but the Packers spent most of Rodgers career thinking the same thing but they only got one ring.” This success was never guaranteed. Mahomes doesn’t need to pass Bray for me to call him my GOAT, so I’m going to watch every week, so in the future I can tell kids what it was like watching him the way I was told about Len Dawson and Otis Taylor
That's exactly how this life-long Chiefs fan feels. Well said.
Exactly right. I will not miss a minute of the Mahomes era, and will reminisce when it’s over until the day I die.
Facts
I had a terrible migraine and watched that Bills game with a pillow over my face, peeking from beneath avoiding all light possible. When the Bills got that TD I was crushed and headed for the shower. Sitting under the water taking what little relief it brought...I swore I heard the crowd cheering on the TV, and I thought "There's no way"...and imagine my shock when I came back in and saw them celebrating the win 😱
The best thing about being old is that I got to see Len Dawson and Otis Taylor, the time between then and the Mahomes Era had some high points but it was really a sad time mostly. I'm so glad I'm still here for this, sad that my husband passed in December of 2017 and missed all of this.
Somebody that nobody outside of Chiefs Kingdom knows or talks about-- is Dave Merritt. Every single year he has a fantastic secondary, and up until Trent McDuffie, he had ALWAYS done it with day 3 picks and undrafted guys. He is SUCH a good coach, that deserves to step up in the coaching ranks very soon.
He was offered the 49ers DC job but turned it down because he has teenage children in KC high schools and wants to stay till they graduate
Merritt + Spags, not sure it gets better than that
i ain't watching this rn bruh see yall tomorrow
Same bro, it’s midnight, he ain’t claiming my sleep schedule this time.
@@scratch_customs it's 1 am where I'm at
I was hoping to listen to this all day at work. And then after work at midnight it comes out 😂
night shift workers appreciate this upload time🙌🙌
Alright bro, see you tomorrow.
Oh trust me we care about every single game 🤣
Ha! Fancy seeing you here, Cole!! LFG HBTChiefs!!! ❤️🔥🍻
Classic Brett upload times I see
Nick Wright said this perfectly.
Since Mahomes has taken over, the Chiefs have never lost a regular season game that meant something. Their last three losses in the playoffs have been in the Super Bowl and OT of 2 AFC championship games that they were at home for.
Until they lose a game in the playoffs where have they won one more regular season game could have affected it, regular season is just practice.
For a championship caliber team like the Chiefs, they should treat the regular season like practice. Which is where the evolution of the Chiefs running 2/3TE personnel in condensed sets grew as an answer for defenses zone exclusively vs Mahomes. It has the obvious run block element to get Pacheco pushing forward for yards. But it bunches the defense up together so they don't have the space to catch the speedsters motioning in the back field. Or to effectively jam Kelce, Gray or a receiver on the line from their release.
@@t4d0Wthis is what Reid does every year. He keeps his cards close until he needs them. He literally holds back plays/ gameplans for the tougher regular season games for seeding/ or playoff opponents.
It’s why they looked completely different in January. They know what it takes to win and test their limits in the regular season.
Been telling people this for years but they always brush it aside lol but this is Reid’s MO
Same with Brock purdy!
This was probably the best in-depth Chiefs preview I've seen this year. Even more impressive since you guys aren't Chiefs-specific. Well done, and thanks!
Cooks that love football and get home really late all over the east coast thank you for this
I feel seen chef
Love this
I'm a 55 year old Chiefs fan who saw my first game at the age 5. I remember watching when TV was black and white, and the picture was fuzzy. So I consider myself a "real" Chiefs fan lol .... I care. If you want to really be an historic team, you need to have the best regular season record, and back it up with a SuperBowl. If you don't check both boxes .... just another Superbowl team. Brady said he would trade two other rings to finish out that perfect season. And Mahomes cares too, I can assure you. Winners care every time they step on the field. Watch his body language one some of those drops, from last year, when he slaps his helmet. Those losses HURT him. Even in the regular season.
I was at Arrowhead on Christmas. I had a *really* good view of the back-to-back Raiders defensive TDs. Thought to myself: well, at least now we know what the limit is when it comes to neglecting the offense and just playing completely undisciplined all year. We'll right the ship next season.
I too am left here after the end of the season scratching my head and wondering what actually matters anymore lmao.
Anytime the Chiefs game is available in your area, it really is must-watch TV. Fan or not. Either you get to watch them lose or come from behind to win, and you get at least three individual Mahomes highlight reel plays. It has strong Jordan/90's Bulls vibes.
Most people see the plays he makes in pressure situations, usually in the playoffs. But that dude makes head-shaking plays on 2nd & 3 in the second quarter of Week 7. Eventually, those legs won't work like they do now, and he may not have competent coaching later - so, appreciate the planets aligning while it lasts. Even if you're hate-watching.
As somewhat of a geek (not a scholar), I've been following the KC team builds for decades, and I liked their 2023 build as much or better than any other build, back to 1969. It was a little lopsided in favor of the defense, but it was also improved on the offensive side, in spite of the loss of Juju Smith-Schuster. Yeah, he was their #1 WR in terms of yards, but he wasn't really scaring anybody.
With this team, it's less about what you see in regulation as it is about what you see them building toward. The drops were bad, but they were getting the looks they wanted, and they had a lot of different ways to beat opposing defenses. As in 2022, when this or that corner got hung out to dry, I could see where they were going with it, and it was just a matter of when it was going to gel, or at least what their ceiling would eventually be, and whether they looked like they were on a trajectory to peak, later.
Even in the devastating loss to the Raiders, the only TDs given up were to the defense, once on a mix-up in the backfield for the scoop and score. Once on an ill-advised throw by Mahomes for the pick-6. But for two massive and uncharacteristic blunders, they would've won that game, 14-6, and possibly by a wider margin if they would otherwise have scored on one of the drives that ended in turnovers.
Looking ahead to 2024 season, I think the new WR talent is going to get all the attention, but to me, it will be less about their fantasy stats than their health down the stretch. Sammy Watkins was pretty injury-prone at his previous stops, but KC kind of babied him, and held him out of games if he wasn't 100%, and didn't go to him as much as previous teams tried to. They didn't care about his regular-season stats, but they did a great job ushering him through the entire season in one piece, and playing at his peak down the stretch.
The Chiefs are all about the long game. They keep a LOT of things close to the chest deep into the playoffs. They're not like a lot of other teams that have an obvious template for winning that suits their personnel. The Chiefs, on the other hand, have a different blueprint for every team, and that blueprint changes on the fly during games, themselves, and they have the kind of smart and versatile players that they can change things up without missing a beat.
Just like the Patriots of old
Had no idea EJ is a former teacher but that makes soooooo much sense. He and Tom Grossi seem to be cut from a very similar cloth of patience and adaptation when it comes to learning. Some of the best kinds of teachers you will ever have. Just another tier of love I have for this podcast 🫡
Also, might legit go back to school just to grab a bullshit degree from Geneva College EXCLUSIVELY so I can call myself a Golden Tornado. That’s so fucking sick😂
Wow can’t wait for this episode of “Bootleg Football title or Fall Out Boy Song”
I can assure you that we Chiefs fans were absolutely not feeling comfortable at all during the regular season lmao. The penalties and turnovers were terrifying for us, and as great as our defense was playing, they were getting so exhausted from having to be on the field all the time because our receivers couldn't catch or get open. Sure, at first we were like "Oh it's just growing pains, we'll figure it out." Then the Raiders absolutely pants'd us in Arrowhead and basically none of us felt like this team deserved to go to an AFC title game.
But man, are these guys built different in the postseason. Three-peat incoming!
Packers may end up having something to say about yall 3 peating
I was at the Christmas game last year and I feel you. Recievers were confused, team seemed disorganized, I was worried we would just fade out come playoff time.
Being wrong never felt so right.
My father in law is a big Chiefs guy and all year he had huge anxieties about getting bounced in the wildcard. He is still absolutely shocked they won it all, and I think everyone else is too lol
@@bowlofsoup12you’re not even the best team in your own division, simmer down.😂
@@skloiber101 packers did beat the chiefs last year… u forget?
The worst Mahomes Chiefs team got to the playoffs got to the playoffs and looked dominate vs all of their opponents. And they had to play the best teams in the league. It’s honestly aspirational
best defense they ever had though
Ehhh I wouldn’t say they looked dominate against anyone but Miami. All of their wins came by 1 possession
I actually disagree about this being the worst Mahomes team. The defense was the best and most complete they've had. The only real weakness of the offense was the receivers and the tackles which Mahomes could make up for because he is the best he has been in his career so far
It may be the worst the Chiefs offense looked coming into the playoffs outside of 2021 SB where outside of still having Hill, Mahomes didn't have an O-line. But if it was good enough to get past the regular season, it was just a matter of both offense/defense being ready for January. Which the Chiefs defense in recent playoffs has been playing at a top 5'ish level come playoff time.
@@rjharrold2907Nah this was by far the worst chiefs team of the mahomes era and it isnt close, They were horrendous as an overall football team for 2 months. That never happened in the mahomes era, even in 2021 when they started 3-4
Real Chiefs fan here since about 91’, I care about every win. I remember Thigpen, Croyle, Huard, Cassell, DeBerg, Orton, ALL OF THEM. I remember how we went an entire season without a WR receiving TD. So for me I’m watching and enjoying every win during this entire run. Still can’t believe this is my team it’s nuts.
At this point the Chiefs could get into the playoffs by a weird series of events that led to a 3 win team winning a division and I would still have doubts about if they wouldn't win the SuperBowl.
Lol.
Wait, I've only just realised that technically a 0 win team could make the playoffs 😱
@@sambirch5153 Technically it would be a 1.5 win team, but the team never won a game, so a 0-14-3 team could make the playoffs.
I expect Andy Reid to say something like “We won’t know what we have till a quarter way into the season”. Then he will say something like “we try and get better each day”. At the halfway point he will talk about the players “taking care of their bodies and supporting their team mates”. Then in the last few games of the season he will focus on winning the AFC west and getting home field playoff games. The Chiefs never get ahead of themselves, the focus this team has shown is a reflection of their coach, the best in the NFL. Chiefs fan truly do trust in the coaches to lead the way as well. If you don’t see Chiefs fans panic that is why.
Thanks for treating the 3rd shift workers 🫡
LRZ should be a wild fantasy pick imo. Louis is internationally proven. He seems like an all round athlete to me and probably played cricket, field hockey and soccer as well as Rugby Union ( Mailata is Rugby League which is a different type of rugby) when younger. He is young and has chosen to leave a lucrative career to play in the NFL. That's ballsy. The Chiefs signing him is about as good an opportunity for him as it gets. Honestly worth a late round pick as ball in hand he is a weapon. He is versatile and could be deebo esque.
My guy football skill and Rugby are completely different it’s like comparing baseball to golf both require hitting balls with a stick but they are not the same. LRZ still runs with his pads super high, doesn’t look fluid catching the ball, looks awkward holding the ball, needs to work on his pass protection in the backfield and he missed out on about 15 years of fundamentals so let’s not overlook that. He’s very fast but speed doesn’t make you a good football player. He’s tough but toughness doesn’t make you a good football player. I hope the kid makes it I really do but let’s pump the brakes on the hype train till we at least see him in a preseason game. My prediction he spends the year on the practice squad and then we see where he’s at next season.
Also lucrative rugby career? The highest paid rugby union players make about the equivalent of a practice squad or league minimum NFL player. The highest paid Rugby player in the entire world makes $1.2 million a year. LRZ made 225k a year playing rugby. So if anything he is getting a pay upgrade not a pay cut even if he doesn’t make it in the league.
Mahomes is going to be chucking it this year. Even in OTA's, Andy Reid is digging into him every time he checks it down he says. Big Red has a TON of new plays like every year, and Mahomes says a LOT of them are deep passes. And weapons are much better....last year they tried to make Toney the WR1....The fact that Mahomes fell in BB from the 1-2 turn to the 5th round this year is maybe the biggest value in BB this year. Bold prediction: He breaks the NFL passing TD record this year. But he thows it to like 10 different pass catchers a game, good luck stacking him LOL
Facts
I’ve been a chiefs fan since 1990. Pre-Mahomes every regular season game counted because the playoffs were never garunteed.
The Chiefs now have crossed over into Patriots, Spurs territory where they are good enough to use the season to work things out and hold a few things back to save for the postseason. Good time to be a fan.
Chiefs took a page out of the patriots playbook. Put QB on a team friendly deal which allows them sign quality players. Be flexible enough to switch it up year to year but also have a core group of guys that you keep around to set that standard of excellence for the rest of the team. Also helps to have a HOF coach and QB duo
Fun fact about Geneva college it’s also the field where Joe Namath played his high school ball
As a lifelong Chiefs fan… every single week is still a nail biter. Nothing is guaranteed in the NFL. The roller coaster regular season is brutal because I want to see them win every game. Every Chiefs loss feels like a dagger in the heart. THAT’S why Arrowhead is such a dangerous stadium. Kansas City lives and breathes Chiefs football. There are thousands just like me who want to see them have the first TRULY undefeated season. What other team in NFL history has been set up to do that? I get the outside perspective, but as a diehard- YES we care about the regular season. Thanks for the huge props though. Most people will forget how much doubt we continued to get into the first good chunk of this dynasty. This is really the first season where the majority of the media isn’t doubting us. Thanks again!!! ❤️💛❤️💛
You guys are forgetting about Kareem Hunt and his success as a RB in the offense. If Andy has a truly talented RB, he'll call run plays.
We will still watch every second of every game. We just don’t panic any more
I think the important thing to remember when evaluating Worthy's rookie year is that last year Rice was the best season EVER for a rookie WR in an Andy Reid team. So in over 20 years those ~900 yards, ~80 catches and 7 TDs are the ceiling, and I genuinely doubt Worthy is getting as many targets as Rice got as a rookie simply because the pass catching group around him is expected to be better.
So when he isn't Puka Nacua and is statistically around 8th or 9th amongst rookie WR by the mid way of the season and the "bust" label is being thrown around, again, remember that.
To be fair Rice was an exception. Reid had no choice but to play him because everyone else was ass. If worthy is dropping these stat lines that means hollywood and rice fell off hard
I haven’t heard better analysis anywhere else. Fantastic job guys. Would’ve guessed you only follow and analyze the Chiefs.
As a KC native and lifelong chiefs fan, i can assure you as much as we enjoy the success of the team we are panicking over just about every game. As much as the mahomes era is great, and we are 100% the team to beat right now, there is too much failure in our past before mahomes to not have some sort of anxiety about every season. People are gonna scoff at that but you gotta understand before the 2019 season we hadn't won a super bowl in 50 years and had some absolutely embarrassing playoff defeats. So yeah, I definitely care about every game on this run because eventually it will end and I wanna enjoy every second of it. Also embracing villainy helps, its way easier to rub it in other teams faces now lmao.
If your team has the talent to be in position for consistent success like that, you have to embrace the villainy. Raiders fans for eons ago just kept repeating 'Just Win Baby' all on the ghost of three SBs they have won. They couldn't keep the Pats out of their mouths in the 2000s all while that team would run amok for competitive success in two decades.
only bad things can happen during the regular season. Andy Reid's genius is that he understands this to a degree few others do. While the Cowgirls and Blackbirds are running up the score on bottom feeders, padding the stats of their star players for after season accolades, Reid is resting his players and keeping 80% of his playbook locked up in Fort Knox.
This
Also, Andy Reid owns the all time wins records for both the Chiefs and Eagles. It's wild that he could have done that.
Why do you do this to my sleep schedule 😭
I’m 62 and remember told to come in and watch the chiefs win the superbowl, it might be their last by my dad. It was for him. Rest in peace. I’ve watched four wins now and hope for more.
Also random notes as a kc fan...spags has shown he can shut down the run when it matters in the playoffs. Cant stop the run in the regular season, but come playoffs they have stonewalled Lamar several times and shut down Henry on the titans when it matters.
Also...Sneed was arguably the best cb in the nfl last year. But doesn't get much credit. He shutdown every elite wr he went against. And finally IMO kc had the best defense last year. Balt had a schedule where they went against more bottom tier qbs.
Sorry to burst your bubble but you guys wiffed on punter info for the team. They cut the udfa kid and are rolling with Matt Ariza
They record these in batches
Bro is you serious???? The Chiefs 3 peating. Matt Ariza is INSANE
Rekhow might have been the Drafts Punt King but
Ariza is a God
H/T to Em
Chiefs passed on several guys i really really wanted in the draft. Good thing Reid and Veach know more than i do
I wanted Keon Coleman to be a Chief so bad 😢
As a chargers fan when Drue tranquill went to kc i was truly sad. Guy make alot of tackle with him and bolton i am jelly
I would like them to get their annual Stupid Embarrassing Loss out of the way before Thanksgiving so we can all get our doomerism out of the way early this year.
Exactly because you know they’re good for loosing 2-3 games against lesser teams they are heavily favored to win. Get it done early like in late September or early October so we can go into November and December comfortably
@@19EHF I'm still bitter about the Matt Ryan Colts loss. That was just top to bottom embarrassing. Phantom Unsportsmanlike call against Chris Jones be damned, it never should have come down to that one call.
@@stephbenson7340 I’m still bitter about that Christmas Day loss against the raiders. I said damn chiefs at least let me enjoy my Christmas no they couldn’t even do that. Mainly because the chiefs gave that game away, almost like they didn’t take them seriously and I had to hear raider fans gloat.
As a colts fan I feel attacked
Hoping the annual stupid embarrassing loss is in the first round of the playoffs tbh, it would make the team more exciting at least to me
Slightly disappointed neither LRZ or Matt Araiza were mentioned... Like both of them are quickly becoming Chiefs Community off-season golden boys. Also the points you made about Rehkow don't really make sense considering they had signed Araiza already in February (!) and Rhekow was actually released mid-June...
As I see it, wether or not we 3-peat will depend on 3 things:
1) Wether or not the current LT situation will work out. Right now it's either Wanya Morris (3rd round pick last year who got a few opportunities last year but certainly didn't convince) or Kingsley (2nd round rookie). I get we have a great OL coach in Andy Heck but it's Patrick's blind side we're talking about...
2) How well we can replace Sneed. That's the most disrespected outside corner in all of football they traded away! It will be fascinating how Spags and Dave Merritt will tackle that and I have every confidence in the world they will but it's certainly still a question mark...
3) How good the receiving will turn out to be. It's certainly upgraded from last year, but if you miss Rice for at least a couple of weeks in the beginning of the year it's still a questionmark how everything will gel.
Combine these three things on any other team and people would frown like "let's wait and see how good they are". Apparently having Patrick Mahomes makes up for a great deal. I get that's true to an extent but the fact that they were largely ignored in this episode annoys me. Why be so nonchalant? Don't get me wrong I love this channel and especially this series. I've watched every episode so far and probably will watch all the remaining ones too but this episode kinda was a disappointment.
Really made this one the longest one so far. The glazing is immaculate.
Hey man, thanks for uploading the Chiefs Ep, love the pod as always.
But I gotta sleep 😂😂😂
That being said, morning will be awesome.
thank you for the welcome :) Here to learn more.
As a Chiefs fan, the regular season is just fun but slightly uncomfortable football, I think it works as Andy Reid's lab, but I know if we get to the dance we have a more than average shot, and this time last year I said: "We can go 10-7, and still win the Super Bowl" I was wrong by one game, but the point stands
You still can’t convince me that it’s not Brett yelling “YEAHHHH!” In the intro riff
I'm really interested in FAU this year.
I think he has a chance to blossom in this Dline.
One thing you forgot to mention about Dave Toub is that he's often one of the Special Teams consultants on ST rule changes and has even helped write parts of them. Its part of the reason that the Chiefs don't have many ST snafoos with rule changes.
Andy Reid could develop my grandma into a pro-bowl QB if you gave him a year or 2.
Whats her name and whats her 40 time. RAS score please? By the way Mahomes is the first QB in Reids career to become a SuperBowl machine!
@@jakebarnes1950 Without Patrick Mahomes Andy Reid would still exist with another “Patrick Mahomes” he developed winning superbowls. Without Any Reid Patrick Mahomes wouldn’t exist.
@@adambarranme when I’m stupid
Alex Smith
3× Pro Bowl (2013, 2016, 2017)
NFL passer rating leader (2017)
So you don't know Andy Reid very well
It’s good to hear someone recognizing Brett Veach, in my opinion his role in building these teams cannot be overstated.
I fully understand why they say this. Brett's not a Chiefs fan so he doesn't have a dog in this fight. He is objective enough to recognize what he's seeing, and he's going to sit back, sip his whiskey and enjoy what he expects to be a great show. In that regard he's just like most of the rest of us.
Edit: yes I realize the Chargers are in the AFC West...but he knows the Chiefs are inevitable.
I was honestly missing this when I didn’t have it ready for my daily work commute today.
31:51 It appears the coaches tinker and experiment with the schemes and players during the early season to test and see what players can do. Then, start to implement BEST PRACTICES toward the end of the season and in the playoffs
Kansas city grown and raised... was a great show with the analytics combined with your obvious knowledge. So I did subscribe as be look forward to future shows!
I've been watching them for about 4 years now and they're the best two analysts in football, period. Done talking about it.
Its hilarious to hear non Chiefs fans say all the things Chiefs fans have been saying for 5 years already. Because we knew the whole time. When Patrick was one play away from the Super Bowl in his rookie year I knew.
brett really be like "screw y'alls sleep schedules" lmaoo
I've been a Chiefs fan since before Schottenheimer. I think this take completely ignores how lucky the Chiefs got during their playoff run last year. Bills missing wide right. Ravens abandoning the run. Dre Greenlaw tearing his achilles running onto the field. MVS remembering how to catch at the exact right time. I do think the team as a whole has gotten better, but I have my doubts the defense can match what they did last year. I am going to enjoy every second of this team. I am hopeful. But if there are issues early in the season like there were last year, I will worry. We won't get that lucky two years in a row.
As a lifelong Chiefs fan, if I hear someone say they don't care about the Chiefs in the regular season, then I interpret that as they are not a real fan of the team, even if they mean it as way of respect. A true fan cares about every single game their team plays, whether they are good or terrible. It's what makes football so entertaining. Winning in the post season is just extra fun when/if your team makes it there.
Chiefs fan since '10 reporting in. We care that things are tuned up and smooth and that we teabag the raiders, chargers and broncos
32 mins ago since the episode dropped. For me it is currently at 10:40pm pst. I am staying up for this as a Chargers lifelong fan to get all the insight. P.S. I am drunk and just got home from the bar. Hopefully I can stay awake for the whole episode. I love EJ and Bret and have watched every episode so far this offseason!
“Do no matter at all”
Gotem
Lets hope the Chiefs made the right call by passing on AD Mitchell and instead getting Xavier Worthy
Let’s not hope anything good happens to the chiefs for at least the next 10 years
It wasn’t the right choice worthy is slight and has a dropping problem. They should’ve gone with someone like Ladd mckonkey who mahomes can rely on getting open and catching. Burton would’ve been another option
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@@JJ-zr6fu I'm sure your opinion is better than 3 time champion GM Brett Veach 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@JJ-zr6fu lol I don’t think you know what you’re talking about.
To answer the question as a Chiefs fan, yes the season before thanksgiving matters, only because itll make my life in January a little less stressful
there is basically only one thing I could see making KC not be a SuperBowl favorite and that's (god forbid) if 1 specific player, getting a season ending injury.
Feel like the three-peat is inevitable at this point.
Same QB
SIGNIFICANTLY better WR room (man beater former WR1 in Hollywood, RD1 pick Zone destroyer in worthy, man/zone beater in Kelce, and Red Zone specialist Rice)
Same TE room
Same OL (if not better)
Same RB
Same DL
Same LBs
Missing 1 CB in Sneed and 1 safety. But kept the same OC/DC/HC, all of which were major reasons for why they were successful last year. Especially their DC.
If either of Karlaftis or FAU end up having a breakout year, their floor is legit the AFC Championship Game.
I’m all in on the Chiefs in fantasy. I plan on drafting Pacheco in the 3rd at like RB 8. I’m also targeting the Chiefs defense in the 5th(two defense league). I’ll possibly grab one of the speedsters if they fall to the 9th.
I'm really glad I didn't see this when y'all dropped it because I would have NOT gone to sleep. Releasing at 1 am, ya mad lads
Im really surprised the Chiefs didn't pick up Derrick Henry
We got iseah Pacheco
@@matthewdmiller4335 Well y'all could have had Pacheco and Henry
@kingtut645 just a horrendous fit in that offense. Horrendous
@@kingtut645 we NEED better receivers more than we need Derek henry
@@butchdavis2062 How?
Everybody’s season is from September to November and the Chiefs season starts in December and January
As a 40 yr Chiefs fan, I worry every game! I lived through the Schottenheimer years. So much potential, and lose it all.
1:23:03 Ryan Rehkow isn't even on the Chiefs anymore. He got released about a month ago. (Matt Araiza is the Chiefs punter currently)
Yes, how the schedule is arranged, it's quite hectic beginning with possible 1st round bye tiebreakers with the Ravens then Bengals
I said it all through the end of the season and the playoffs. The regular season is a tune up. If they get there, they will win.
Brett Veach deserves credit for always being one step ahead of the rest of the nfl
LOVING RELEASE TIME LOL! Amazing midnight snack lol
i’ve been waiting for this video for so long, thank you, bootleg. I love you so much.
Was waiting all day, and it finna come out this late
Best bday present I could have ever asked for
Kudos for talking for 90+ minutes! I'm different than most in that I root for people, not teams - namely, quarterbacks. Currently I root for 6 QBs,and Mahomes is one of them. As such, I don't care if it's the first or last game of the season, the playoffs or even the Superbowl. I just want to see great plays.
Ravens fan tappin in with an eye on enemy operations 🖤💜 TICKTOCK
Watching this at 4 am.
Looking forward to Rees-Zammit’s debut on the field. Also looking forward to all the new Taylor game day outfits!!!!!
To answer your question.. as a long time Chiefs fans .. I still AMD alway will watch every regular season game. Yes they count of course because it makes a difference of their standing heading into the playoffs. But what I don’t worry about or start doing the whole QB is better thing is when a team like the Ravens , Bills, Or Bengals beat Them in a regular season game, because that I know doesn’t mean they are better. It all depends who is beating who in the playoffs.
Years of ptsd prevent me from not worrying about the regular season. Logically, I know Mahomes will get it done but my gut reaction is still to flinch at every loss
Regarding Spagnulo's chances at the Hall, I mean Dick LeBeau is in the Hall of Fame, granted he did as a player, not a DC but still
Monte Kiffen is the test case for Coordinator. Till he gets in no one will as a coordinator
Brett and EJ are never late... The rest of us are juat early!
I was born in 1960 and grew up an hour North of KC in Missouri... I remember the 80's when there were more visiting team fans than Chiefs fans... So I am a die hard Chiefs fan... I prefer they get back to scoring 30 points a game... I said it 2 years ago and I will say it again this year... Two new receivers in an Andy Reid offense with Mahomes as QB and no real film for defenses to study until around mid-season... Hill left and Juju and MVS stepped in... Mahomes went for 5000 and 41 on the way to his 2nd League and SB MVP... Two new speedsters with little to no real film to start the season and even with the defensive changes, this is still one of the best in the Mahomes era... I can see another 5000 and 50, or maybe break Manning's record with the extra game, on the way to a 3 Pete... Just My Humble Opinion based on stats and facts...
GOAT QB is an individual thing and SB rings are a team thing... Mahomes 2nd SB proves that... He was the best player on the field according to the BUCS players (see NFL top 100 Mahomes number 1 video for 2020)... At the end they interviewed the BUCS players with additional sound bites from the game claiming how good Mahomes was playing and best player on the field type comments... But Mahomes o-line was down to 2nd and 3rd string and his receivers had the drops... So rings are a "team" thing... Brady has played in 48 playoff games and Mahomes has played in 18... Mahomes numbers crush Brady's and he is already breaking Brady playoff records, proving Brady's runs were more team dependent... Throw in all the Marino, Stabler, Brees and all the other records he's broken except rookie, and they are not Brady, Manning, Favre, Rodgers or any other gunslinger / top QB that came before Mahomes, because they didn't break them first... Mahomes is on pace to get Brady but he is chasing records also, if he wins 3 in a row he will be the GOAT, and he is also going for Manning's yards / TD's in a season... I consider Brady the Bill Russell of the NFL and Mahomes is the Michael Jordan (AKA GOAT)... Just My Humble Opinion based on stats and facts...
We care about the reg season but the goal is stay healthy, win the division, and see how we stack up against everyone's best shot
Chuckling that Reckow got cut and how did we not get Brett breaking down Rees Zammit
Nightshift ftw!
i think an underrated loss is Willie Gay. Dude was all over the field last year and was pivotal in just about every snap he played
I remember Brett saying the Chargers were better off letting Tranquill walk and signing Eric Kendricks. One got resigned and the other is already on another team…
Because no matter what draft media will always stick with their evaluations. Mahomes is the only one they really had to change on because he’s unstoppable.
Chiefs fan care passionately about the regular season that’s why we’re the hardest on our players
Nah. Eagles fans are the hardest on their players. I mean, we get after 'em but Eagles fans are far more critical on their team. They were 10-2 and getting booed by their own fans in their own stadium because they were down at half.
I am going to watch because I feel this can be the best chiefs team of the mahomes era. The defense was top 3 last year that might take a step back but I think the offense which was middle of the pack will go back to being elite. I want to see how dominate they can be this year.
Brett: "The Chiefs may be the first team to go back to back to back."
Packers fan heavy breathing: am I a joke to you
Yes you are. Championship wins before segregation was banned dont count
How many teams were there in the league each time the Packers threepeated? Did they have a salary cap to contend with? Did they have to win at least 3 playoff games each of those 3 seasons in order to come out on top? (I'm pretty sure that one of their two threepeats was prior to playoff games being played at all. I might have those years wrong though.)
@@dfp_01 They are counting a championship before the Super Bowl existed. They didn't even play the AFL teams.
I'd prefer that the Chiefs had the #1 seed so they have an extra week to heal up.