The Secret Sauce: Chiefs vs. Buccaneers Preview | Defending The Kingdom 11/25

1
00:00:00,320 –> 00:00:03,000
Speaker 1: Taking danage on the day. When you get off to

2
00:00:03,320 –> 00:00:05,360
Speaker 1: this game, you they can play her. Michael, don’t do

3
00:00:05,519 –> 00:00:11,880
Speaker 1: what touchdown Kansas City, the cheats all right in the

4
00:00:11,880 –> 00:00:16,120
Speaker 1: thick of a baby. Hi, everyone, and welcome to this

5
00:00:16,239 –> 00:00:18,800
Speaker 1: episode of Defending the Kingdom. Mitch alters with you the

6
00:00:18,840 –> 00:00:21,239
Speaker 1: boys to the Chiefs, along with the man we call

7
00:00:21,440 –> 00:00:24,120
Speaker 1: the shop the barber Shop, the Spider Man, the ten

8
00:00:24,160 –> 00:00:27,560
Speaker 1: year National Football League veteran former linebacker the Kansas City

9
00:00:27,600 –> 00:00:31,040
Speaker 1: Chiefs and a few other teams Sean Barber. By the way,

10
00:00:31,080 –> 00:00:35,800
Speaker 1: we’re both rock and the headphones. On a happy Thanksgiving weekend.

11
00:00:35,840 –> 00:00:38,600
Speaker 1: We hope everybody is being careful. You know, this is

12
00:00:38,600 –> 00:00:42,000
Speaker 1: a tough one. People are meeting virtually, Sean. We’re doing

13
00:00:42,040 –> 00:00:44,560
Speaker 1: that in our family doing it. We’re having a Thanksgiving

14
00:00:44,560 –> 00:00:48,879
Speaker 1: dinner with zoom and but I know for you and

15
00:00:48,920 –> 00:00:51,639
Speaker 1: your family, we’re all trying to, you know, do this right,

16
00:00:51,760 –> 00:00:55,080
Speaker 1: and so just a weird Thanksgiving, but we hope nonetheless

17
00:00:55,400 –> 00:00:58,320
Speaker 1: people have a special Thanksgiving where everybody talk about a

18
00:00:58,400 –> 00:01:01,760
Speaker 1: small gathering. But when we have six kids, the word

19
00:01:01,920 –> 00:01:05,240
Speaker 1: small doesn’t really refer to the Barber clan. So we

20
00:01:05,000 –> 00:01:08,200
Speaker 1: we honker down. We’re gonna be h you know, socially distanced.

21
00:01:08,240 –> 00:01:10,760
Speaker 1: We’re gonna have a great all the turkey stuff in

22
00:01:10,920 –> 00:01:13,200
Speaker 1: all the sides and everything, but yeah, it’s gonna be

23
00:01:13,240 –> 00:01:15,200
Speaker 1: just us now. It is a little bit different because

24
00:01:15,240 –> 00:01:18,480
Speaker 1: we were using having my in laws and my mom

25
00:01:18,520 –> 00:01:22,080
Speaker 1: and dad and everybody together, especially during the holidays. But

26
00:01:22,319 –> 00:01:25,160
Speaker 1: we just want to appreciate everybody who’s making that sacrifice

27
00:01:25,200 –> 00:01:28,319
Speaker 1: doing what they can to definitely slow down the spread

28
00:01:28,319 –> 00:01:32,200
Speaker 1: of coronavirus and wearing their masks. Even if you do

29
00:01:32,240 –> 00:01:35,840
Speaker 1: the side to be around others, stay socially distance, wash

30
00:01:35,880 –> 00:01:39,319
Speaker 1: your hands, use hand sanitizer, do everything you can do

31
00:01:39,680 –> 00:01:42,920
Speaker 1: to just help help your neighbor out, help everybody stay

32
00:01:42,920 –> 00:01:45,319
Speaker 1: as safe as possible. And let’s, you know, as a

33
00:01:45,319 –> 00:01:49,600
Speaker 1: community come together and really stop the increases it spike. Yeah,

34
00:01:49,600 –> 00:01:51,040
Speaker 1: and it sunds a little cold blood of but you

35
00:01:51,080 –> 00:01:53,480
Speaker 1: really have to treat everybody as if they’re positive. I mean,

36
00:01:53,520 –> 00:01:55,080
Speaker 1: that’s just the kind of the strategy if you can

37
00:01:55,120 –> 00:01:58,160
Speaker 1: kind of make your mindset that way. That’s what Rick

38
00:01:58,160 –> 00:02:00,560
Speaker 1: Brookoler said boy back when and the team is trying

39
00:02:00,640 –> 00:02:03,920
Speaker 1: to hang in there every day, we’re seeing something. We

40
00:02:03,960 –> 00:02:06,639
Speaker 1: know the Ravens are affected now with their game Thursday

41
00:02:06,720 –> 00:02:09,639
Speaker 1: night against the Steelers. Chiefs this week against the Buccaneers.

42
00:02:09,919 –> 00:02:12,840
Speaker 1: But we’re taking another kind of Google Earth global view

43
00:02:13,240 –> 00:02:14,880
Speaker 1: of the Chiefs in this show because I had a

44
00:02:14,960 –> 00:02:17,640
Speaker 1: chance to sit down with general manager Brett Veach like

45
00:02:17,800 –> 00:02:19,840
Speaker 1: we did last week with the chairman and CEO of

46
00:02:19,919 –> 00:02:22,919
Speaker 1: the Chiefs, Clark Hunt. But we’re going to get into

47
00:02:22,960 –> 00:02:24,799
Speaker 1: this because this is kind of like why we Win

48
00:02:24,960 –> 00:02:27,560
Speaker 1: Part two. But we’re going to entitle this one the

49
00:02:27,680 –> 00:02:31,320
Speaker 1: Secret Sauce because what the Chiefs have done now eight

50
00:02:31,400 –> 00:02:35,720
Speaker 1: years of winning, has developed, It permeates through the entire organization,

51
00:02:35,800 –> 00:02:38,720
Speaker 1: and Brett Veach is zeroing in on basically being the

52
00:02:38,800 –> 00:02:40,880
Speaker 1: NFL Executive of the Year with what he did in

53
00:02:40,880 –> 00:02:43,720
Speaker 1: the offseason. But the Secret Sauce, we’re going to hear

54
00:02:43,760 –> 00:02:46,920
Speaker 1: things in this interview with Brett kind of like creativity

55
00:02:47,360 –> 00:02:51,960
Speaker 1: and trust and communication. But let’s start with the creativity,

56
00:02:52,280 –> 00:02:56,120
Speaker 1: because Brett Veach has been not only relentless, he has

57
00:02:56,120 –> 00:02:58,960
Speaker 1: been he and his staff have been very creative in

58
00:02:59,040 –> 00:03:01,280
Speaker 1: the age in the day the salary cap. Yeah, and

59
00:03:01,360 –> 00:03:03,080
Speaker 1: when you talk about their staff, one of the guys

60
00:03:03,080 –> 00:03:05,639
Speaker 1: that come up, it’s definitely like Ryan Poles. He’s he’s

61
00:03:05,680 –> 00:03:09,160
Speaker 1: one of the most up and coming bright minded When

62
00:03:09,160 –> 00:03:12,320
Speaker 1: you talk about the depth of scouting, understanding a player

63
00:03:12,440 –> 00:03:15,560
Speaker 1: from his college, high school career, how did he evolve,

64
00:03:15,800 –> 00:03:18,360
Speaker 1: what makes some tick? How does that player work on

65
00:03:18,480 –> 00:03:20,519
Speaker 1: and off the field, so that you can know when

66
00:03:20,639 –> 00:03:24,200
Speaker 1: is a good risk a great risk. There are some

67
00:03:24,280 –> 00:03:27,240
Speaker 1: players that have some checker pass, have some flags, have

68
00:03:27,360 –> 00:03:29,959
Speaker 1: some things on their on their you know, on their profile,

69
00:03:30,280 –> 00:03:33,440
Speaker 1: that makes teams drop them off the draft board. But

70
00:03:33,520 –> 00:03:36,000
Speaker 1: when you do enough research and find out the why

71
00:03:36,280 –> 00:03:38,720
Speaker 1: why did these things happen? It might have been just

72
00:03:38,760 –> 00:03:41,200
Speaker 1: an environment. And when you think about breaking somebody out

73
00:03:41,240 –> 00:03:43,560
Speaker 1: to Kansas City, as strong as our locker room and

74
00:03:43,600 –> 00:03:47,360
Speaker 1: our coaching staff and the way we do things here,

75
00:03:47,680 –> 00:03:50,360
Speaker 1: it can take somebody with some question marks, some flags

76
00:03:50,360 –> 00:03:52,880
Speaker 1: in their past, and you think about planning them here

77
00:03:52,920 –> 00:03:55,640
Speaker 1: in Kansas City with the leadership we have here. And

78
00:03:55,720 –> 00:04:02,960
Speaker 1: sometimes those flags aren’t as negatively impact with other teams. Yeah, ourminder,

79
00:04:02,960 –> 00:04:05,800
Speaker 1: we’ve were in our bos headphone seven hundred. A lot

80
00:04:05,840 –> 00:04:08,200
Speaker 1: of folks are getting ready to do their holiday shop,

81
00:04:08,200 –> 00:04:10,040
Speaker 1: and of course they’ll have to do that virtually too,

82
00:04:10,360 –> 00:04:11,960
Speaker 1: a lot of it. But just go to bows dot

83
00:04:11,960 –> 00:04:13,920
Speaker 1: com and check these out. These are the best headphones

84
00:04:13,960 –> 00:04:17,839
Speaker 1: I’ve ever had, not even close. And speaking of excellence,

85
00:04:17,839 –> 00:04:21,120
Speaker 1: they’re excellent, But so of the Chiefs. Also creativity as

86
00:04:21,160 –> 00:04:24,000
Speaker 1: it comes to handling the salary cap. People have asked

87
00:04:24,000 –> 00:04:27,279
Speaker 1: me all across the country, Oh my gosh, you re up. Mahomes,

88
00:04:27,279 –> 00:04:29,480
Speaker 1: Wait a minute, you re up, Chris Jones, I mean,

89
00:04:29,480 –> 00:04:31,080
Speaker 1: you’re rein up on all these guys. How are you

90
00:04:31,120 –> 00:04:34,280
Speaker 1: getting this done? Well, it’s all done, you know, legally,

91
00:04:34,760 –> 00:04:37,000
Speaker 1: You’ve got to follow the rules because the NFL looks

92
00:04:37,040 –> 00:04:39,680
Speaker 1: at it every day. But guys like Chris Shay and

93
00:04:39,760 –> 00:04:42,160
Speaker 1: Bryan Tillis, I mean, they are some of the best

94
00:04:42,240 –> 00:04:45,720
Speaker 1: in the business. That and I would say two, the

95
00:04:45,760 –> 00:04:48,920
Speaker 1: communication that’s there between the coaching staff, to the scouting

96
00:04:49,000 –> 00:04:53,840
Speaker 1: staff and to Brett Beacher’s personnel staff overall is there

97
00:04:53,880 –> 00:04:57,200
Speaker 1: because if I’m recruiting you are looking at you to

98
00:04:57,320 –> 00:04:59,440
Speaker 1: draft you or get you as a college free agent,

99
00:05:00,080 –> 00:05:02,359
Speaker 1: I have to look do you fit Spags’s defense? And

100
00:05:02,400 –> 00:05:05,920
Speaker 1: to me, that’s communication. And the Chiefs have taken guys

101
00:05:05,920 –> 00:05:08,080
Speaker 1: like what would they take? Lagaria Sneed He’s not even

102
00:05:08,160 –> 00:05:10,839
Speaker 1: rated above a Meek Robertson and that’s his college team

103
00:05:10,839 –> 00:05:14,440
Speaker 1: in at Louisiana Tech Well, Brett Veach and his staff

104
00:05:14,440 –> 00:05:16,960
Speaker 1: are trained to know what Spags wants, what does Coach

105
00:05:17,040 –> 00:05:19,839
Speaker 1: Reid want? And I think we’re seeing that manifested in

106
00:05:20,040 –> 00:05:23,440
Speaker 1: every offseason from Brett Veach and his crew. Yeah. I

107
00:05:23,480 –> 00:05:25,720
Speaker 1: think when you look at some defensive coordinators, they talk

108
00:05:25,760 –> 00:05:28,800
Speaker 1: about lockdown corners. They want somebody who takes away half

109
00:05:28,800 –> 00:05:32,680
Speaker 1: the field, who you can follow a number one receiver around.

110
00:05:33,040 –> 00:05:37,440
Speaker 1: Our defense of background, especially in the backfield, the defensive

111
00:05:37,440 –> 00:05:40,800
Speaker 1: back position, it’s like you have five or six positionary

112
00:05:40,960 –> 00:05:43,479
Speaker 1: players and all of them I expect to play the

113
00:05:43,520 –> 00:05:48,320
Speaker 1: safety position of cornerback, the nickel, the perimeter corner, the

114
00:05:48,360 –> 00:05:51,000
Speaker 1: boundary corner. We have a lot of positions, but they’re

115
00:05:51,080 –> 00:05:57,040
Speaker 1: all interchangeable. We expect guys to have fasty, great ball skills.

116
00:05:57,880 –> 00:06:01,279
Speaker 1: They need to be heady, smart, being to communicate, be

117
00:06:01,400 –> 00:06:04,040
Speaker 1: able to trust, leverage, to be able to play center field,

118
00:06:04,480 –> 00:06:07,680
Speaker 1: drop down, complete, a whole player. So we look for

119
00:06:08,040 –> 00:06:12,320
Speaker 1: attributes and skill levels to go beyond just a certain positions.

120
00:06:12,360 –> 00:06:15,960
Speaker 1: We don’t want a cornerback just to be a lockdown

121
00:06:16,040 –> 00:06:18,320
Speaker 1: corner and not be able to do anything else. When

122
00:06:18,320 –> 00:06:21,840
Speaker 1: you’re a defensive back in Spags defense, you have to

123
00:06:21,880 –> 00:06:24,120
Speaker 1: be able to play all five or six positions and

124
00:06:24,240 –> 00:06:26,760
Speaker 1: do it at a high level. On the offensive side,

125
00:06:26,800 –> 00:06:29,160
Speaker 1: a guy like Clyde Edwards zulaire to look and see

126
00:06:29,200 –> 00:06:31,400
Speaker 1: how he fits coaches system and people saying, wait, he

127
00:06:31,520 –> 00:06:33,280
Speaker 1: might be a new Sproles, he might be the next

128
00:06:33,360 –> 00:06:37,200
Speaker 1: Brant Westbrook. And that’s where I really appreciate Brett and

129
00:06:37,279 –> 00:06:41,200
Speaker 1: his staff because they are trained that way, like their mind,

130
00:06:41,240 –> 00:06:45,040
Speaker 1: body souls trained when they look at video and they’re visiting,

131
00:06:45,080 –> 00:06:47,479
Speaker 1: when they can go back to the campuses and visit campuses,

132
00:06:47,720 –> 00:06:51,000
Speaker 1: and when they’re looking at free agents too, because you mentioned,

133
00:06:51,360 –> 00:06:53,360
Speaker 1: you know, doing the character checks, getting the guys that

134
00:06:53,520 –> 00:06:56,320
Speaker 1: hey didn’t work out someplace else will wait a minute,

135
00:06:56,320 –> 00:06:58,880
Speaker 1: You’ve got to consider this or that. And you add

136
00:06:58,880 –> 00:07:01,680
Speaker 1: a Terrell Sugs slash year, you add a Stephanos new skin.

137
00:07:01,760 –> 00:07:05,000
Speaker 1: We’ve seen guys added this year. Veterans said, have really

138
00:07:05,000 –> 00:07:07,640
Speaker 1: helped collect your assembly before he got hurt. And that’s

139
00:07:07,680 –> 00:07:11,160
Speaker 1: what you appreciate. The trust, the communication, the creativity and

140
00:07:11,280 –> 00:07:16,240
Speaker 1: beach shop never stops. He never ever stops. Yeah, And

141
00:07:16,280 –> 00:07:18,720
Speaker 1: the players are all on board with that because you

142
00:07:18,760 –> 00:07:20,440
Speaker 1: get a guy like Clyde Hilaire and he comes to

143
00:07:20,440 –> 00:07:24,280
Speaker 1: a team where we don’t use a fullback. We do

144
00:07:24,360 –> 00:07:26,280
Speaker 1: him over a spread stretch cut. But you have to

145
00:07:26,280 –> 00:07:28,600
Speaker 1: be good on all three downs. You gotta be a

146
00:07:28,680 –> 00:07:31,400
Speaker 1: running back that’s able to catch the ball, pass fortech

147
00:07:31,640 –> 00:07:34,360
Speaker 1: and then also when needed, run the ball in a

148
00:07:34,400 –> 00:07:38,360
Speaker 1: four minute situation, run through tackles, run through and still

149
00:07:38,360 –> 00:07:41,440
Speaker 1: get positive yard, so that that kind of running back

150
00:07:41,560 –> 00:07:44,720
Speaker 1: isn’t just everybody. A Leonard Fournette style of running back

151
00:07:44,720 –> 00:07:46,600
Speaker 1: wouldn’t work for me. And we saw him the other

152
00:07:46,720 –> 00:07:50,160
Speaker 1: night with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers drop a few balls,

153
00:07:49,600 –> 00:07:53,320
Speaker 1: miss a couple of reads. He’s used to having a

154
00:07:53,400 –> 00:07:55,720
Speaker 1: fullback in front of him down here running game, and

155
00:07:55,800 –> 00:07:58,160
Speaker 1: that’s just not what you do with our offense the

156
00:07:58,200 –> 00:08:00,240
Speaker 1: way we spread it out, because we want to attack

157
00:08:00,280 –> 00:08:03,040
Speaker 1: of defense vertically and horizontally. We want you you to

158
00:08:03,080 –> 00:08:06,040
Speaker 1: have to cover all a hundred yards up and down

159
00:08:06,040 –> 00:08:07,920
Speaker 1: the field in all fifty three in a quarter of

160
00:08:08,040 –> 00:08:11,560
Speaker 1: yards going from sideline and sideline, and so sometimes the

161
00:08:11,640 –> 00:08:14,239
Speaker 1: talent and skill level of a certain player, a certain

162
00:08:14,320 –> 00:08:17,680
Speaker 1: running back, just wouldn’t fit the scheme of how we

163
00:08:17,800 –> 00:08:19,720
Speaker 1: do things. And that’s on the offensive side of the ball,

164
00:08:19,840 –> 00:08:23,920
Speaker 1: and then on defense, we talk about pass rushers, linebackers,

165
00:08:24,160 –> 00:08:27,280
Speaker 1: and defensive tackles. Everybody wants to think that because somebody

166
00:08:27,400 –> 00:08:31,760
Speaker 1: was a Pro Bowl level defensive tackle, a Sue or

167
00:08:31,760 –> 00:08:35,200
Speaker 1: Aaron Donald or a Mac they could just come to

168
00:08:35,200 –> 00:08:38,640
Speaker 1: the Kansas City Chiefs and be that impactful on our defense.

169
00:08:38,880 –> 00:08:41,760
Speaker 1: But we really look for certain traits, and a lot

170
00:08:41,760 –> 00:08:43,679
Speaker 1: of the traits we look for are not even on

171
00:08:43,720 –> 00:08:47,280
Speaker 1: the field. It’s a character. It’s a leadership, and it’s

172
00:08:47,320 –> 00:08:49,320
Speaker 1: that being able to play with one another and having

173
00:08:49,320 –> 00:08:52,200
Speaker 1: that trustability, that confidence that person is going to be

174
00:08:52,280 –> 00:08:54,839
Speaker 1: where you are supposed to be each and every day

175
00:08:54,880 –> 00:08:58,400
Speaker 1: on a consistent level. And the Crown Jewelers discussion is

176
00:08:58,440 –> 00:09:01,160
Speaker 1: Patrick Mahomes when a lot of the NFL sims air

177
00:09:01,280 –> 00:09:04,320
Speaker 1: raid crazy dude, he can’t, He’s just slinging it all

178
00:09:04,320 –> 00:09:07,760
Speaker 1: over the place. Brett Veach saw him as a generational

179
00:09:07,840 –> 00:09:11,520
Speaker 1: quarterback and he was turned into that. So let’s turn

180
00:09:11,640 –> 00:09:14,040
Speaker 1: now to that interview that I had with Brett Veach,

181
00:09:14,760 –> 00:09:20,040
Speaker 1: Chiefs general manager, and discussing the Chief Secret sauce. All

182
00:09:20,120 –> 00:09:22,600
Speaker 1: right now on defending the Kingdom. This episode is why

183
00:09:22,640 –> 00:09:25,560
Speaker 1: we continue this theme of why the Chiefs have won.

184
00:09:26,080 –> 00:09:28,199
Speaker 1: Why they’ve won, why they’re winning, why they can win

185
00:09:28,280 –> 00:09:31,720
Speaker 1: with us now is general manager Brett Veach. And first

186
00:09:31,760 –> 00:09:35,920
Speaker 1: of all, Brett, congratulations on your contract renewal, your new

187
00:09:35,960 –> 00:09:41,120
Speaker 1: contract moving forward, well deserved, my friend. Well thanks, I

188
00:09:41,120 –> 00:09:44,160
Speaker 1: really appreciate that a lot. And I’m I’m excited to

189
00:09:44,200 –> 00:09:47,880
Speaker 1: spend some time with you on this zoom call and

190
00:09:48,360 –> 00:09:50,959
Speaker 1: said earlier, missing it seeing you at the stadium, it’s

191
00:09:51,200 –> 00:09:53,640
Speaker 1: it’s not the same. So looking forward to the day

192
00:09:54,080 –> 00:09:57,719
Speaker 1: where get to see in person corner games, that and

193
00:09:57,840 –> 00:10:00,000
Speaker 1: being in the back of the bus with those conversations

194
00:10:00,000 –> 00:10:01,680
Speaker 1: are some of the best I’ve had in my life.

195
00:10:01,720 –> 00:10:04,079
Speaker 1: All Right, I want to ask you this consistent winning

196
00:10:04,120 –> 00:10:05,920
Speaker 1: is interesting because in the in the history of the

197
00:10:06,000 –> 00:10:09,720
Speaker 1: chief sixty one years, when prior to Coach Read, when

198
00:10:09,760 –> 00:10:12,600
Speaker 1: there was a good year or a great year the

199
00:10:12,679 –> 00:10:15,040
Speaker 1: next year, the Chiefs could not or Texans going back

200
00:10:15,040 –> 00:10:17,640
Speaker 1: to Dallas couldn’t follow it up. Now we’re looking at

201
00:10:17,640 –> 00:10:19,839
Speaker 1: with Coach Read, eighty five wins in eight years, four

202
00:10:19,880 –> 00:10:23,040
Speaker 1: straight division titles, two home AFC Championship games, a super

203
00:10:23,040 –> 00:10:25,760
Speaker 1: Bowl title. Winning in this league is hard to do.

204
00:10:25,920 –> 00:10:28,280
Speaker 1: Why has it been sustained in the eight years under

205
00:10:28,280 –> 00:10:31,880
Speaker 1: coach read well, which I think you know, it starts

206
00:10:31,880 –> 00:10:35,280
Speaker 1: from the top with Clark Hunt and his overall blueprint

207
00:10:35,559 –> 00:10:39,079
Speaker 1: and vision for this organization. And I think it’s it’s

208
00:10:39,080 –> 00:10:40,920
Speaker 1: a trickle down effect. And I think the cool thing

209
00:10:40,920 –> 00:10:44,760
Speaker 1: with Clark is he allows our departments and whether they

210
00:10:44,760 –> 00:10:47,400
Speaker 1: talk about ending his coaching staff, Mark Donovan and his

211
00:10:47,440 –> 00:10:50,840
Speaker 1: crew or me and my personnel staff, he allows us,

212
00:10:51,000 –> 00:10:55,880
Speaker 1: you know, to be ourselves, be creative and work aggressively

213
00:10:55,960 –> 00:10:59,800
Speaker 1: under that overall blueprint and vision. And I think Mitch,

214
00:11:00,360 –> 00:11:04,200
Speaker 1: you can attest to this, UM we work uh under

215
00:11:04,200 –> 00:11:08,360
Speaker 1: those parameters, but we are unique and we stay aggressive. UM.

216
00:11:08,400 –> 00:11:11,800
Speaker 1: So whether if that’s coach uh, you know, the guys

217
00:11:11,840 –> 00:11:15,520
Speaker 1: won UM top five all time in in wins in

218
00:11:15,520 –> 00:11:19,440
Speaker 1: the NFL. So if you know you’re looking for a

219
00:11:19,440 –> 00:11:22,000
Speaker 1: great example, that’s that’s a guy that always continues to

220
00:11:22,000 –> 00:11:24,080
Speaker 1: push the envelope and looks to get better. And whether

221
00:11:24,559 –> 00:11:29,080
Speaker 1: if that’s watching our stuff from you know, twenty thirteen

222
00:11:29,160 –> 00:11:31,920
Speaker 1: or whether it’s watching a nineteen fifties Rose Bowl game, right,

223
00:11:31,960 –> 00:11:34,240
Speaker 1: I mean, he’s always going to stay aggressive. He’s gonna

224
00:11:34,240 –> 00:11:37,680
Speaker 1: push the envelope and and you know we operate the

225
00:11:37,720 –> 00:11:41,199
Speaker 1: same way. You know, we we have some methodologies and

226
00:11:41,480 –> 00:11:43,680
Speaker 1: some things that we know are time tested and we

227
00:11:43,720 –> 00:11:45,520
Speaker 1: know they work, but we also know that we can’t

228
00:11:45,559 –> 00:11:47,840
Speaker 1: stay stagnant as the staff, and we need to continue

229
00:11:47,920 –> 00:11:51,440
Speaker 1: to push the envelope and stay creative. And and you

230
00:11:51,480 –> 00:11:53,560
Speaker 1: know Marking his his staff do the same thing in

231
00:11:53,600 –> 00:11:57,000
Speaker 1: regards to um our brand awareness and our product. So

232
00:11:57,320 –> 00:12:00,400
Speaker 1: I think that you know, Clark and his ability to

233
00:12:00,400 –> 00:12:03,960
Speaker 1: allow us to use our creativity getting to stay aggressive

234
00:12:04,240 –> 00:12:07,520
Speaker 1: has been really beneficial, beneficial in the sense that you know,

235
00:12:07,559 –> 00:12:09,240
Speaker 1: we have things that we know work, and we also

236
00:12:09,360 –> 00:12:12,280
Speaker 1: know that if we stay stagnant, we won’t continue out

237
00:12:12,280 –> 00:12:15,240
Speaker 1: of success because everything in life changes. And I think

238
00:12:15,280 –> 00:12:18,400
Speaker 1: we’re in a very We’re in a position where because

239
00:12:18,400 –> 00:12:21,600
Speaker 1: of our aggressiveness we were able to be fluid and

240
00:12:21,679 –> 00:12:25,920
Speaker 1: make changes and stay on top of the curve. But

241
00:12:26,080 –> 00:12:28,320
Speaker 1: Branda’s a follow up. I mean, in the history of

242
00:12:28,320 –> 00:12:30,920
Speaker 1: this league, usually after a Super Bowl championship, things can

243
00:12:31,000 –> 00:12:35,520
Speaker 1: kind of unravel. I mean, you get assistant coaches get jobs,

244
00:12:35,520 –> 00:12:38,360
Speaker 1: they move on. This whole staff stay together. You kept

245
00:12:38,360 –> 00:12:40,280
Speaker 1: the team together. Now, how are you were able to

246
00:12:40,360 –> 00:12:43,720
Speaker 1: basically keep all the key components together because it’s showing up.

247
00:12:43,720 –> 00:12:46,720
Speaker 1: So far in twenty twenties, particularly in these unique times

248
00:12:46,720 –> 00:12:51,720
Speaker 1: we’re in. Well, yeah, so every season is different and unique.

249
00:12:53,360 –> 00:12:56,559
Speaker 1: You know, these guys come in during the free agency

250
00:12:56,640 –> 00:12:58,880
Speaker 1: process or a draft process, or whether they’re here or

251
00:12:58,880 –> 00:13:03,840
Speaker 1: the here before, and they quickly blend together and the

252
00:13:04,080 –> 00:13:07,199
Speaker 1: different characters and personalities come together and they start to

253
00:13:07,480 –> 00:13:11,760
Speaker 1: build that cohesiveness and they grow as a family differently

254
00:13:11,800 –> 00:13:16,520
Speaker 1: each year, certainly after winning a Super Bowl is just

255
00:13:16,559 –> 00:13:20,079
Speaker 1: a complete unique experience in and of itself, because again,

256
00:13:20,120 –> 00:13:23,960
Speaker 1: you’re gonna build those family type ties throughout the course

257
00:13:23,960 –> 00:13:26,319
Speaker 1: of a season, but when you experience something as special

258
00:13:26,360 –> 00:13:29,560
Speaker 1: as a super Bowl, it’s a it’s a completely different dynamic,

259
00:13:29,600 –> 00:13:32,240
Speaker 1: and I think we’ve seen that payoff for us. So

260
00:13:32,280 –> 00:13:35,160
Speaker 1: I think when you approaching offseason, you have that added

261
00:13:35,600 –> 00:13:40,559
Speaker 1: benefit and advantage of experiencing what we experienced, knowing how

262
00:13:40,600 –> 00:13:45,079
Speaker 1: special it is. So there’s that natural drive and determination

263
00:13:45,120 –> 00:13:47,840
Speaker 1: for these guys to want to be here. So from that,

264
00:13:48,160 –> 00:13:51,040
Speaker 1: it’s just a matter of us being in detailed and

265
00:13:51,040 –> 00:13:55,040
Speaker 1: disciplined in our in our plan. And you know one

266
00:13:55,080 –> 00:13:56,560
Speaker 1: thing that’s a little bit more difficult for me, it’s

267
00:13:56,600 –> 00:14:01,360
Speaker 1: just being a patient and understanding that especially what we’ve

268
00:14:01,360 –> 00:14:04,400
Speaker 1: had to overcome this off season with the with the pandemic,

269
00:14:04,440 –> 00:14:08,960
Speaker 1: but just having a plan and being patient and knowing that, um,

270
00:14:09,160 –> 00:14:11,720
Speaker 1: you know, all the hard work and all the vision

271
00:14:11,960 –> 00:14:14,840
Speaker 1: and and and the planning way into this months ahead

272
00:14:14,880 –> 00:14:17,440
Speaker 1: of time, and you know it may take some time,

273
00:14:17,840 –> 00:14:20,480
Speaker 1: but UM, we know the guys want to be here,

274
00:14:20,560 –> 00:14:22,240
Speaker 1: and we know we have a good plan, and it’s

275
00:14:22,240 –> 00:14:23,840
Speaker 1: just going to require a little bit of patience and

276
00:14:23,880 –> 00:14:27,840
Speaker 1: a little bit of um uh, you know, understanding that

277
00:14:27,920 –> 00:14:29,840
Speaker 1: these things don’t happen overnight. And I think we’re able

278
00:14:29,880 –> 00:14:31,840
Speaker 1: to do that. And you know, a lot of the

279
00:14:31,840 –> 00:14:35,280
Speaker 1: credit goes to the CAP staff. I had um coming

280
00:14:35,360 –> 00:14:37,920
Speaker 1: up with different and unique ideas, And that goes back

281
00:14:37,920 –> 00:14:40,960
Speaker 1: to what I just mentioned earlier about staying aggressive and

282
00:14:41,200 –> 00:14:43,000
Speaker 1: being on top of things. I don’t think a lot

283
00:14:43,000 –> 00:14:46,760
Speaker 1: of us had heard the term guaranteed mechanisms before this year. UM.

284
00:14:46,800 –> 00:14:48,880
Speaker 1: But that’s just an example of our CAP guys following

285
00:14:48,920 –> 00:14:51,760
Speaker 1: that blueprint of of staying aggressive and continuing to come

286
00:14:51,840 –> 00:14:57,680
Speaker 1: up with ideas. So again, we had um unbelievable experience

287
00:14:57,680 –> 00:14:59,920
Speaker 1: with the Super Bowl. We’re able to carry that moment

288
00:15:00,000 –> 00:15:01,880
Speaker 1: them in the off season and then our guys just

289
00:15:02,000 –> 00:15:04,680
Speaker 1: had a real detailed and organized plan. We stuck to

290
00:15:04,720 –> 00:15:07,920
Speaker 1: it and the patients paid off. But you’ve also been

291
00:15:07,920 –> 00:15:09,800
Speaker 1: adding to this. I mean you added by the week,

292
00:15:09,800 –> 00:15:12,680
Speaker 1: you just added Baker, you added Levy on Vell. Two

293
00:15:12,720 –> 00:15:15,920
Speaker 1: things here adding depth and why it’s important, especially where

294
00:15:15,920 –> 00:15:18,240
Speaker 1: we’re getting tested every day for COVID. All thirty two

295
00:15:18,240 –> 00:15:21,200
Speaker 1: teams are sweating this out almost every day. And then

296
00:15:21,240 –> 00:15:23,560
Speaker 1: two this is a couple of years ago, but we

297
00:15:23,640 –> 00:15:25,680
Speaker 1: stopped on the stairs and talked and you said, camp

298
00:15:25,720 –> 00:15:28,720
Speaker 1: flexibility is key, like you have to have the ability

299
00:15:28,760 –> 00:15:31,920
Speaker 1: to maneuver, particularly this time of year. I mean as

300
00:15:31,920 –> 00:15:33,760
Speaker 1: about this time of year. Last year you added Terrell

301
00:15:33,840 –> 00:15:37,880
Speaker 1: Suggs and a month before Stephen was Newsky, So what

302
00:15:38,000 –> 00:15:39,960
Speaker 1: about that and you continue to add and having the

303
00:15:40,000 –> 00:15:43,960
Speaker 1: flexibility to be able in that position to do so. Yeah,

304
00:15:44,560 –> 00:15:47,400
Speaker 1: depth is important every year, and then this year it’s

305
00:15:47,480 –> 00:15:50,320
Speaker 1: it’s even more important because of the pandemic and because

306
00:15:50,320 –> 00:15:53,800
Speaker 1: of the virus and in the testing. You know, we

307
00:15:53,960 –> 00:15:56,920
Speaker 1: we do operate with the mindset that you know, we

308
00:15:56,960 –> 00:16:00,840
Speaker 1: don’t look at a roster and uh and look at

309
00:16:00,840 –> 00:16:04,040
Speaker 1: the guys we have as a starting unit and and

310
00:16:04,080 –> 00:16:08,920
Speaker 1: just try to patchwork everything else. We you know, say

311
00:16:08,920 –> 00:16:10,760
Speaker 1: it every year. It really is about ele of attrition.

312
00:16:10,840 –> 00:16:14,280
Speaker 1: So you know, when we operate as a personnel staff, UM,

313
00:16:14,360 –> 00:16:18,200
Speaker 1: when we’re putting a roster together, whether a player is

314
00:16:18,240 –> 00:16:22,560
Speaker 1: the afonfensive alignment or six defensive alignment or fifth corner, um,

315
00:16:22,600 –> 00:16:26,520
Speaker 1: you know, we always approach that as as if these

316
00:16:26,520 –> 00:16:28,120
Speaker 1: guys are going to be on the field starting for

317
00:16:28,200 –> 00:16:31,200
Speaker 1: us or playing significant UM amount of time for us.

318
00:16:31,200 –> 00:16:34,680
Speaker 1: So it’s not a matter of if, just when. So UM.

319
00:16:34,720 –> 00:16:38,840
Speaker 1: You know, our staff never really um it hits the

320
00:16:38,880 –> 00:16:42,920
Speaker 1: pause button on the tape and they continuously um have

321
00:16:43,080 –> 00:16:47,120
Speaker 1: ideas and so, you know, solutions to problems. And like

322
00:16:47,160 –> 00:16:49,880
Speaker 1: I said, you know, it’s kind of a two pronged

323
00:16:49,880 –> 00:16:53,600
Speaker 1: approach to where we’re building depth because we know that

324
00:16:53,640 –> 00:16:55,840
Speaker 1: at certain point we’re gonna have to utilize these players

325
00:16:55,840 –> 00:16:59,760
Speaker 1: on the field. UM. But also you know a lot

326
00:16:59,800 –> 00:17:04,399
Speaker 1: of the depth is gonna be UM peaking to the future.

327
00:17:04,640 –> 00:17:07,280
Speaker 1: So when when we have young guys on our roster.

328
00:17:07,320 –> 00:17:09,480
Speaker 1: You saw it last year with finn Um, you’re seeing

329
00:17:09,480 –> 00:17:11,600
Speaker 1: with al gready this year. It’s it’s you know, getting

330
00:17:11,640 –> 00:17:14,680
Speaker 1: these guys ready knowing that if they are called the duty,

331
00:17:15,000 –> 00:17:17,320
Speaker 1: they’ll be able to perform, and then it also gives

332
00:17:17,359 –> 00:17:19,159
Speaker 1: us a look into the future of what we have

333
00:17:19,359 –> 00:17:22,080
Speaker 1: down the line. So UM, you know, it’s it’s never

334
00:17:22,119 –> 00:17:27,400
Speaker 1: more important than this year. And as far as cat flexibility, UM,

335
00:17:27,600 –> 00:17:31,040
Speaker 1: you’re certainly right mentioned in the sense that even with

336
00:17:31,440 –> 00:17:34,320
Speaker 1: a well thought out plan for depth on the back

337
00:17:34,400 –> 00:17:36,920
Speaker 1: end of your roster and your practice squad, you are

338
00:17:36,920 –> 00:17:39,639
Speaker 1: going to have some scenarios that pop up that um

339
00:17:39,760 –> 00:17:43,440
Speaker 1: are going to be tough to navigate. So UM, despite

340
00:17:43,440 –> 00:17:46,879
Speaker 1: the fact that you know, we had some uh maneuvering

341
00:17:46,920 –> 00:17:50,560
Speaker 1: to do and creativity that was needed to get Pat

342
00:17:50,560 –> 00:17:53,480
Speaker 1: and Kels and Jones in here, we certainly left ourselves

343
00:17:53,480 –> 00:17:58,320
Speaker 1: some flexibility for unanticipated uh problems that that may occur,

344
00:17:58,440 –> 00:18:00,199
Speaker 1: and and you know, we’re in a position to to

345
00:18:00,280 –> 00:18:03,520
Speaker 1: do things toward the end of the season if we

346
00:18:03,560 –> 00:18:05,359
Speaker 1: need to. It is a little bit of a different

347
00:18:05,359 –> 00:18:09,800
Speaker 1: time now because once the tradeline trade deadline passes, all

348
00:18:09,800 –> 00:18:13,399
Speaker 1: players go through the waiver wire. And it’s also a

349
00:18:13,440 –> 00:18:15,960
Speaker 1: little bit different unique because teams are carrying sixteen players

350
00:18:15,960 –> 00:18:19,560
Speaker 1: on their practice squad, so the availability of players is

351
00:18:19,560 –> 00:18:22,840
Speaker 1: a little bit slim this time of year, especially with

352
00:18:22,920 –> 00:18:25,720
Speaker 1: sixteen players on a practice squad, But from a cap standpoint,

353
00:18:25,720 –> 00:18:30,720
Speaker 1: we certainly planned for some unanticipated events and we’d be

354
00:18:30,760 –> 00:18:33,479
Speaker 1: in position to solidify our roster if we need to

355
00:18:33,640 –> 00:18:36,680
Speaker 1: from here throughout the rest of the season. I want

356
00:18:36,720 –> 00:18:39,560
Speaker 1: to ask you about trust. It’s a big deal and

357
00:18:40,320 –> 00:18:43,520
Speaker 1: coach changed this franchise the first week he was here.

358
00:18:44,040 –> 00:18:46,879
Speaker 1: But the trust between you and coach, your staff and

359
00:18:46,960 –> 00:18:49,080
Speaker 1: coaches staff. But I want to ask you about the

360
00:18:49,080 –> 00:18:51,960
Speaker 1: trust then also from the Hunt family to you and coach.

361
00:18:52,040 –> 00:18:56,120
Speaker 1: I mean this, this contract reup basically is a great

362
00:18:56,160 –> 00:19:00,080
Speaker 1: sign of that. But this continued conduit or current of

363
00:19:00,119 –> 00:19:03,119
Speaker 1: trust that considers to droolve around how important is that.

364
00:19:03,320 –> 00:19:05,240
Speaker 1: It’s easy to take it for granted now once you’ve

365
00:19:05,280 –> 00:19:07,080
Speaker 1: been in it for eight years, because I see other

366
00:19:07,119 –> 00:19:10,399
Speaker 1: franchises that seemingly don’t have it, and I’ve been around

367
00:19:10,440 –> 00:19:13,200
Speaker 1: situations where it’s not there. What about that and how

368
00:19:13,200 –> 00:19:16,360
Speaker 1: big is that as you move forward? Well? Yeah, it’s

369
00:19:16,400 –> 00:19:20,600
Speaker 1: really it’s it’s the foundation for the organization and it’s

370
00:19:20,880 –> 00:19:26,520
Speaker 1: it’s how we operate. And it allows every person in

371
00:19:26,560 –> 00:19:29,520
Speaker 1: the department to really be at their best when they

372
00:19:29,560 –> 00:19:31,959
Speaker 1: know that they’ve been put in a position to do

373
00:19:32,000 –> 00:19:35,480
Speaker 1: what they do and you know, they’re not micromanaged and

374
00:19:35,560 –> 00:19:39,199
Speaker 1: they’re not told what direction to go there. Let me

375
00:19:39,240 –> 00:19:42,000
Speaker 1: know what you think, because you know, we believe in you,

376
00:19:42,040 –> 00:19:45,800
Speaker 1: and that’s you know, it’s motivating in and of itself,

377
00:19:45,920 –> 00:19:50,160
Speaker 1: just knowing that you’re going to be given a task

378
00:19:50,200 –> 00:19:52,160
Speaker 1: to do or whether it be from Andy or from Clark,

379
00:19:52,240 –> 00:19:55,280
Speaker 1: and when you come to them, um, it’s not going

380
00:19:55,320 –> 00:19:57,000
Speaker 1: to be well, let me see what else, it’s going

381
00:19:57,080 –> 00:19:59,199
Speaker 1: to be all right, let’s go. Because they know that

382
00:20:00,160 –> 00:20:03,119
Speaker 1: within your staff that again it’s a trickle down effects.

383
00:20:03,160 –> 00:20:05,720
Speaker 1: So that trust trickles down with me. So when the

384
00:20:05,760 –> 00:20:08,000
Speaker 1: guys that I employ that you know, those guys I

385
00:20:08,040 –> 00:20:11,120
Speaker 1: have the utmost trust in. And when we get together, um,

386
00:20:11,160 –> 00:20:13,560
Speaker 1: and he knows that whatever we bring to him, whether

387
00:20:13,560 –> 00:20:18,560
Speaker 1: it be a trade idea or a draft prospect, it’s

388
00:20:18,600 –> 00:20:21,240
Speaker 1: going to be one that has been vetted from pop

389
00:20:21,320 –> 00:20:23,399
Speaker 1: down and it’s going to be the best solution. And

390
00:20:23,520 –> 00:20:26,600
Speaker 1: he believes it and and we believe it, and you

391
00:20:26,640 –> 00:20:30,800
Speaker 1: know it’s it’s very efficient and I think the results

392
00:20:30,880 –> 00:20:33,159
Speaker 1: speak for itself, but I think it really brings the

393
00:20:33,200 –> 00:20:35,840
Speaker 1: best out of each individual. When you’re challenge, and there’s

394
00:20:35,880 –> 00:20:39,040
Speaker 1: to me, there’s no bigger challenge when someone says, you know,

395
00:20:39,160 –> 00:20:41,640
Speaker 1: it’s I trust you and and just go. I mean

396
00:20:41,680 –> 00:20:45,439
Speaker 1: that that is certainly motivating for me, and and it

397
00:20:45,440 –> 00:20:47,000
Speaker 1: brings the best out of me, and I think it

398
00:20:47,000 –> 00:20:51,439
Speaker 1: brings the best out of our entire staff. Looking ahead,

399
00:20:51,480 –> 00:20:53,359
Speaker 1: one of the things that’s been so impressive about you

400
00:20:53,400 –> 00:20:56,320
Speaker 1: and Coach is you attack today, but it’s never at

401
00:20:57,119 –> 00:21:00,520
Speaker 1: the forfeiture of tomorrow or the next several years. I mean,

402
00:21:00,560 –> 00:21:03,200
Speaker 1: you’re able to attack today and tack tomorrow and tack

403
00:21:03,320 –> 00:21:06,520
Speaker 1: long term, but we’re also looking at a year next

404
00:21:06,600 –> 00:21:10,000
Speaker 1: year possibly of cap reduction. I mean, there’s someone certainty here.

405
00:21:10,440 –> 00:21:12,960
Speaker 1: So how do you keep this going? Google Earth thought

406
00:21:13,040 –> 00:21:16,360
Speaker 1: here of doing this the next eight years the way

407
00:21:16,359 –> 00:21:17,879
Speaker 1: the Chiefs have done it in the eight years up

408
00:21:17,880 –> 00:21:22,000
Speaker 1: to this point, Well, I think it’s it’s just staying

409
00:21:22,000 –> 00:21:25,960
Speaker 1: aggressive and staying um, staying fluid, and always looking for

410
00:21:26,080 –> 00:21:29,680
Speaker 1: ways to make yourself better. Um. You know the things

411
00:21:29,680 –> 00:21:33,640
Speaker 1: that we’ve done this year, we you know, you talk

412
00:21:33,680 –> 00:21:35,639
Speaker 1: about making it through a season and you talk about

413
00:21:35,640 –> 00:21:37,680
Speaker 1: having depth on the on the back end of your roster,

414
00:21:37,800 –> 00:21:39,840
Speaker 1: and we do that, but we also do that with

415
00:21:39,840 –> 00:21:41,920
Speaker 1: the NYE in the future. So, UM, when you see

416
00:21:41,960 –> 00:21:44,159
Speaker 1: guys getting called up to the active roster like a

417
00:21:44,280 –> 00:21:46,040
Speaker 1: like a Tim Ward or like a Darius Harris. It’s

418
00:21:46,040 –> 00:21:47,520
Speaker 1: because we think that they can help us this year,

419
00:21:47,560 –> 00:21:50,280
Speaker 1: but we also know that these players are in a

420
00:21:50,320 –> 00:21:53,280
Speaker 1: contract for for more years, and you know there could

421
00:21:53,320 –> 00:21:55,200
Speaker 1: be guys that end up playing and starting for us.

422
00:21:55,200 –> 00:21:58,320
Speaker 1: And when you go out there and have a plan

423
00:21:58,600 –> 00:22:01,560
Speaker 1: for a DeAndre Baker, you know you bring him in

424
00:22:01,600 –> 00:22:03,280
Speaker 1: and you know that he can get up to speed

425
00:22:03,320 –> 00:22:05,280
Speaker 1: and help us this year, but also what he can

426
00:22:05,320 –> 00:22:08,800
Speaker 1: be in the future. So it’s just really blending, like

427
00:22:08,840 –> 00:22:11,960
Speaker 1: you said, men now and then together and making sure

428
00:22:12,040 –> 00:22:16,400
Speaker 1: that you have good, solid depth, but also that depth

429
00:22:16,480 –> 00:22:21,359
Speaker 1: be young and untapped potential that could potentially get some

430
00:22:21,480 –> 00:22:25,800
Speaker 1: experience this year that will translate and help really fortify

431
00:22:25,840 –> 00:22:29,199
Speaker 1: this roster and years to come. But aside from that,

432
00:22:29,320 –> 00:22:33,000
Speaker 1: it’s again it’s just not being content and not being

433
00:22:33,080 –> 00:22:35,000
Speaker 1: you know, happy with what you’ve done in the past.

434
00:22:35,000 –> 00:22:36,560
Speaker 1: And we won the Super Bowl this year, and I

435
00:22:36,560 –> 00:22:41,000
Speaker 1: think our guys, both personnel and coaching staff as we

436
00:22:41,080 –> 00:22:42,800
Speaker 1: worked even harder this year just because we know how

437
00:22:42,840 –> 00:22:45,040
Speaker 1: hard it is. And as soon as you think you’re good,

438
00:22:45,080 –> 00:22:48,000
Speaker 1: you’re not. So that’s kind of the mindset we operate

439
00:22:48,080 –> 00:22:51,560
Speaker 1: and we just continue to push the envelope and stay aggressive. Well,

440
00:22:51,560 –> 00:22:53,359
Speaker 1: and then you guys find guys like Turk Warton and

441
00:22:53,440 –> 00:22:56,560
Speaker 1: Missouris and Tea, And I thought was Durant did a

442
00:22:56,560 –> 00:22:58,800
Speaker 1: great job thrown into the fire against Carolina when he

443
00:22:58,800 –> 00:23:01,240
Speaker 1: had to block that burns dude on the possession. We

444
00:23:01,280 –> 00:23:04,600
Speaker 1: took a twenty six seventeen lead. That being sad all

445
00:23:04,640 –> 00:23:07,400
Speaker 1: of this together, I don’t want to embarrass you here.

446
00:23:07,640 –> 00:23:10,920
Speaker 1: Congratulations on your new contract, but there’s some thought you

447
00:23:10,960 –> 00:23:13,120
Speaker 1: could be NFL Executive of the Year if the Chiefs

448
00:23:13,200 –> 00:23:15,320
Speaker 1: Kingdom is voting and we could stuff the ballot box.

449
00:23:15,359 –> 00:23:17,879
Speaker 1: We would. But when you hear that kind of talk,

450
00:23:18,040 –> 00:23:22,560
Speaker 1: what’s your reaction. Well, listen, that’s certainly uh, it’s very flattering,

451
00:23:22,600 –> 00:23:26,000
Speaker 1: But you know I that would you know, an NFL

452
00:23:26,080 –> 00:23:28,199
Speaker 1: Executive of the Year award is really it should be

453
00:23:28,240 –> 00:23:31,560
Speaker 1: renamed mitcha a Personnel Department of the Year award. And

454
00:23:31,960 –> 00:23:34,200
Speaker 1: you know that’s that’s how this thing operates here. And

455
00:23:34,680 –> 00:23:37,679
Speaker 1: you know, I’m certainly blessed, honored to be in this position,

456
00:23:37,680 –> 00:23:39,840
Speaker 1: but I also know that I’m in this position because

457
00:23:39,880 –> 00:23:42,120
Speaker 1: of the outstanding people that work with me every day,

458
00:23:42,480 –> 00:23:46,119
Speaker 1: and whether it be Brand Tells or Chrische coming up

459
00:23:46,119 –> 00:23:48,680
Speaker 1: with creative ideas on the cab side, and or Mike

460
00:23:48,680 –> 00:23:51,159
Speaker 1: Brognzi and Ryan Pols, Mike Bradwyn and Ryan Nutt my

461
00:23:51,440 –> 00:23:53,720
Speaker 1: rest of my callege staff that just do a tremendous

462
00:23:53,800 –> 00:23:58,320
Speaker 1: job of flooding me with information and ideas. It really

463
00:23:58,440 –> 00:24:02,320
Speaker 1: is a group effort here, And like I said, I

464
00:24:02,359 –> 00:24:06,199
Speaker 1: think I kind of talk is more an indication of

465
00:24:06,200 –> 00:24:09,080
Speaker 1: how successful our staff has been and you know, really

466
00:24:09,080 –> 00:24:11,320
Speaker 1: proud to work here and really proud to work with

467
00:24:11,359 –> 00:24:16,080
Speaker 1: the guys. I do congratulations once again on many levels,

468
00:24:16,320 –> 00:24:20,119
Speaker 1: for many things. It’s awesome to be on this track

469
00:24:20,240 –> 00:24:22,480
Speaker 1: and to share it with you, and we’ll continue to

470
00:24:22,520 –> 00:24:25,400
Speaker 1: try to run it back. Niche, I appreciate your time

471
00:24:25,640 –> 00:24:27,879
Speaker 1: a mission man, and I can’t wait to see you

472
00:24:27,960 –> 00:24:31,560
Speaker 1: back at our head stadium. Yes, sir, Red Beach, general

473
00:24:31,560 –> 00:24:36,240
Speaker 1: manager of the Kansas City Chiefs. So Bred Beach Chiefs

474
00:24:36,280 –> 00:24:40,400
Speaker 1: General Manager Again. There bows seven hundred headphones. Great holiday

475
00:24:40,400 –> 00:24:43,400
Speaker 1: gift idea for you and your family. Yeah, buy one

476
00:24:43,440 –> 00:24:47,920
Speaker 1: for yourself. But Veach, I think has made a real

477
00:24:47,960 –> 00:24:50,879
Speaker 1: pitch here to be general manager or at least executive

478
00:24:50,880 –> 00:24:53,560
Speaker 1: of the year in the NFL because people have like, Wow,

479
00:24:53,920 –> 00:24:56,159
Speaker 1: he’s done amazing things, and it’s it’s really hard to

480
00:24:56,200 –> 00:24:59,480
Speaker 1: argue what he’s done, especially in the last eighteen Let’s

481
00:24:59,520 –> 00:25:01,679
Speaker 1: go all the way after drafting Mahomes, you gotta go

482
00:25:01,720 –> 00:25:03,520
Speaker 1: all the way back to that and realize your students

483
00:25:03,560 –> 00:25:05,919
Speaker 1: on fire. Yeah, and when we talk about how do

484
00:25:05,920 –> 00:25:08,359
Speaker 1: you create a team, especially in this time in age

485
00:25:08,440 –> 00:25:11,719
Speaker 1: right with COVID, guys are a day’s notice. You have

486
00:25:11,760 –> 00:25:15,040
Speaker 1: to be able to morph your entire starting lineup. Guys,

487
00:25:15,119 –> 00:25:16,679
Speaker 1: you know what they need. One of the traits we

488
00:25:16,720 –> 00:25:20,360
Speaker 1: talk about before the season is availability. That means somebody

489
00:25:20,400 –> 00:25:23,359
Speaker 1: being available to play, but COVID has changed that word.

490
00:25:23,680 –> 00:25:27,360
Speaker 1: That availability. You almost have to have like a morphability.

491
00:25:27,400 –> 00:25:29,679
Speaker 1: You have to be able to be so versatile that

492
00:25:29,720 –> 00:25:32,360
Speaker 1: you could be a guard on Day one and then

493
00:25:32,400 –> 00:25:34,920
Speaker 1: by Friday maybe need to move to tackle. You might

494
00:25:35,000 –> 00:25:37,480
Speaker 1: be a defensive tackle, needs to play defensive in your

495
00:25:37,520 –> 00:25:39,800
Speaker 1: linebackers have to be able to go down put their

496
00:25:39,800 –> 00:25:45,119
Speaker 1: hand in the ground so much. Having versatile players and

497
00:25:45,200 –> 00:25:47,960
Speaker 1: being able to for guys to play multiple positions. We

498
00:25:48,040 –> 00:25:52,159
Speaker 1: talk about multiple fronts, multiple attacks, schemes. As far as

499
00:25:52,240 –> 00:25:57,320
Speaker 1: offensive defensively, but now players themselves. You have to learn concepts.

500
00:25:57,560 –> 00:26:01,040
Speaker 1: You have to be able to be so so transformational

501
00:26:01,080 –> 00:26:03,439
Speaker 1: as far as your ability to play be on the

502
00:26:03,480 –> 00:26:06,840
Speaker 1: field no matter what the defense and offensive philosophy is

503
00:26:07,000 –> 00:26:09,040
Speaker 1: what you were drafted or brought here to do. In

504
00:26:09,119 –> 00:26:11,800
Speaker 1: a second’s notice, because of COVID you might have to

505
00:26:11,880 –> 00:26:15,000
Speaker 1: go from a certain position to a totally different one. Yeah,

506
00:26:15,040 –> 00:26:17,760
Speaker 1: I think Brett’s thought about COVID every day because he

507
00:26:17,840 –> 00:26:20,359
Speaker 1: just continues to build at certain spots to be ready

508
00:26:20,800 –> 00:26:22,879
Speaker 1: no matter what. And we said this a couple of

509
00:26:22,920 –> 00:26:26,080
Speaker 1: weeks ago because that three division depending the Kingdom episode

510
00:26:26,080 –> 00:26:28,119
Speaker 1: has gotten a lot of looks and we were closing

511
00:26:28,200 –> 00:26:30,359
Speaker 1: in on I think we’re over five five figures of

512
00:26:30,440 –> 00:26:32,840
Speaker 1: people have seen that, Like, what’s the three divisions and

513
00:26:32,920 –> 00:26:36,440
Speaker 1: the COVID division? Again here we are very real. This

514
00:26:36,480 –> 00:26:39,440
Speaker 1: week in the National Football League, it could dictate the

515
00:26:39,560 –> 00:26:42,960
Speaker 1: Ravens Steelers game. And while we’re talking COVID division, we’ll

516
00:26:43,000 –> 00:26:46,199
Speaker 1: just close this way again. We want everybody to be

517
00:26:46,280 –> 00:26:49,000
Speaker 1: safe this Thanksgiving holiday. We know a lot of you

518
00:26:49,000 –> 00:26:50,920
Speaker 1: have to be away from loved ones. Hopefully you can

519
00:26:50,920 –> 00:26:53,040
Speaker 1: connect with them virtually. I know your family and my

520
00:26:53,119 –> 00:26:55,919
Speaker 1: family is going to do that. We’ve got extended family

521
00:26:55,920 –> 00:27:00,840
Speaker 1: that we love, and we just have to, as coach says,

522
00:27:00,920 –> 00:27:04,359
Speaker 1: be disciplined and try to be unselfish here as we

523
00:27:04,440 –> 00:27:08,000
Speaker 1: try to win this COVID battle. But again, just blessings

524
00:27:08,000 –> 00:27:10,840
Speaker 1: to everyone to have a great Thanksgiving season, although it

525
00:27:10,880 –> 00:27:13,399
Speaker 1: may not seem like any we’ve ever had. Man, we

526
00:27:13,480 –> 00:27:15,840
Speaker 1: talk about defending the Kingdom. We know all the fans

527
00:27:15,880 –> 00:27:18,600
Speaker 1: here in Kansas City are so thankful, not just for

528
00:27:18,640 –> 00:27:21,120
Speaker 1: the team, not for having Pat Mahomes and Coach Read

529
00:27:21,200 –> 00:27:23,760
Speaker 1: and all the other great players, but thankful that we

530
00:27:23,840 –> 00:27:26,520
Speaker 1: even had a season with everything going on, the fact

531
00:27:26,560 –> 00:27:29,280
Speaker 1: that we were able as an NFL to even put

532
00:27:29,440 –> 00:27:33,520
Speaker 1: together protocol and operations for some fans to show up

533
00:27:33,520 –> 00:27:35,760
Speaker 1: and for games to go on. Man, we just we

534
00:27:35,760 –> 00:27:39,200
Speaker 1: should be so thankful and have an attitude of gratitude.

535
00:27:39,440 –> 00:27:41,000
Speaker 1: That’s the one thing, one thing I want to see

536
00:27:41,000 –> 00:27:43,200
Speaker 1: from the Kingdom. Let’s continue to have an attitude of

537
00:27:43,280 –> 00:27:47,439
Speaker 1: gratitude because we’re so gracious and so grateful that the

538
00:27:47,560 –> 00:27:49,880
Speaker 1: NFL is able to put on the game at all. Man,

539
00:27:49,920 –> 00:27:52,919
Speaker 1: we continue this to be blessed. I want everybody’s family

540
00:27:52,920 –> 00:27:55,480
Speaker 1: and friends just continue to be safe and care about

541
00:27:55,520 –> 00:27:58,480
Speaker 1: your loved ones. Man, I know I appreciate you. I

542
00:27:58,520 –> 00:28:02,399
Speaker 1: know Mitchell appreciation the Kingdom. We appreciate you. I’ll close

543
00:28:02,480 –> 00:28:04,840
Speaker 1: this way. You just triggered a thought because we used

544
00:28:04,840 –> 00:28:07,480
Speaker 1: to talk about this a lot, but we haven’t recently.

545
00:28:08,119 –> 00:28:10,960
Speaker 1: Do you realize if it would have been six weeks earlier,

546
00:28:11,040 –> 00:28:13,520
Speaker 1: there would have been no Super Bowl fifty four, no

547
00:28:13,720 –> 00:28:17,439
Speaker 1: Chiefs Championship, and no parade on February the fifth. If

548
00:28:17,520 –> 00:28:20,520
Speaker 1: we want to be thankful about something in the Chiefs Kingdom,

549
00:28:21,320 –> 00:28:24,159
Speaker 1: hey be thankful that we were given the gift of

550
00:28:24,320 –> 00:28:26,119
Speaker 1: being able to win that game and have a parade

551
00:28:26,160 –> 00:28:28,359
Speaker 1: and celebrate for the first time in fifty years, because

552
00:28:28,359 –> 00:28:30,800
Speaker 1: it could have been a much different story. Shop, so

553
00:28:31,240 –> 00:28:34,240
Speaker 1: thanks for that. He is Sean Barber, the Shop, the

554
00:28:34,320 –> 00:28:37,280
Speaker 1: Spider Man, the Barber Shop. I’m Mitchell, this voice of

555
00:28:37,320 –> 00:28:40,400
Speaker 1: the Chiefs. Thank you for this Thanksgiving edition, the Secret

556
00:28:40,480 –> 00:28:42,680
Speaker 1: Sauce Edition of Defending the Kingdom.