Andy Reid: Kansas City Chiefs ‘know what we need to clean up’ | Pro Football Talk | NFL on NBC
SURE WE TAKE CARE OF THAT NOW. WE HEAR THAT ALL THE TIME FROM COACHES. WE NEED TO CLEAN THIS UP, WE NEED TO CLEAN THAT UP, BUT A CERTAIN POINT LIKE THE MOP DOESN’T WORK. I ALWAYS WONDER WHEN WE HEAR THAT. WHAT WE NEED TO FIX IS WE NEED TO FIX THAT. THE REALITY IS YOU HAVE 11 GUYS WHO ARE TRYING TO DO 1 THING AND THEY ARE ALWAYS PITTED AGAINST 11 GUYS, WHO ARE TRYING TO DO. THE OTHER THING WHILE YOU’RE TRYING TO CLEAN UP, THEY ARE THROWING FECES AT YOU. SO THAT’S 1 OF THE REALITIES HERE AND 10 GAMES IN WHAT CAN YOU REALLY DO? YEAH. WHAT CAN THE CHIEFS REALLY DO? CHRIS IN YOUR ESTIMATION FROM WATCHING THE GAMES, WATCHING THE FILMS. WHAT DO THEY NEED TO DO? TO CLEAN UP FOR THE 7 GAME STRETCH? RUN KNOW I I THINK YOUR POINT YOUR FIRST POINTS THE THE REAL POINT IN, YOU KNOW, IN IN RE REALITY 1, OKAY. I MEAN AGAIN BACK TO A CONVERSATION WE HAD EARLIER RIGHT? ALL RIGHT. THERE’S SOME OUTLIERS IN THE HISTORY OF FOOTBALL BUT USUALLY WHEN YOU GET TO WEEK 11 OR 12, LIKE WHAT YOU’VE SEEN FROM THAT TEAM IS WHAT THAT TEAM IS. THERE’S NO LIKE, OH, MAGIC PILL NOW, THERE’S BEEN A FEW TEAMS WE KNOW THROUGHOUT HISTORY, I GET IT BEFORE. PEOPLE GET AT ME IN SOCIAL MEDIA AND THEY’RE LIKE, WELL, REMEMBER THE 1977 STEELERS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT? I GET IT, I KNOW THERE’S BEEN TEAMS OUT THERE BUT AS A WHOLE YES, AT THIS POINT OF THE YEAR, USUALLY THINGS DON’T REALLY IMPROVE FOR A FOOTBALL TEAM, RIGHT? THEY THEY DON’T THEY ARE WHAT THEY ARE AND THEY THEY ARE STILL HAVE YOU KNOW GREAT COACHES CHAMPIONSHIP SET AND ALL OF THAT, BUT THEY’RE A LITTLE LIMITED IN 1 AND THEIR OFFENSE. OKAY, IS THEY DON’T RUN THE BALL, ALL THAT. WELL, WE’VE HAD A NUMBER OF GAMES, ESPECIALLY EARLY IN THE YEAR WHERE PATRICK MAHOMES WAS THE LEADING RUSHER FOR WHAT THE FIRST 5 GAMES OF THE YEAR. THEY DON’T DO ALL THAT. THE RECEIVERS HAVE NOT ALL TURNED OUT TO BE WHAT THEY WANTED THEM TO BE TRAVIS. KELCE IS NO LONGER A BLUE CHIP STAR PLAYER, RIGHT? AND THEN AGAIN, THIS IS WHERE I’VE GOTTEN TO THIS CONVERSATION A LITTLE BIT OF MY PODCAST. YEAH, I MEAN AGAIN GOOD HAS THE SHELF LIFE OF THIS TEAM LOOK LIKE IT’S RUNNING OUT A LITTLE BIT. SURE. RIGHT. ON TOP OF THAT, ALL THE YEARS OF GOING TO THE SUPER BOWL AND DEEP INTO THE PLAYOFFS THAT WEARS A TEAM OUT, RIGHT? FOR SURE. BUT MIKE, LIKE COMPARE THEIR TEAM TO THE LIONS OR THE EAGLES, OR THE RAMS, OR SOME OF THE TEAMS. WE TALK ABOUT THAT ARE IN THE UPPER ECHELONS, RIGHT? THEY DON’T HAVE IF YOU JUST GO THROUGH IT, OKAY, YOU GO THROUGH IT, YOU GO RIGHT NOW, ON THE KANSAS CITY CHIEFS, ON THE OFFENSIVE SIDE BLUE CHIP. I DON’T KNOW IF I’M REALLY GOING TO SAY ANYBODY ELSE AS FAR AS THE SKILL GUYS. RASHI RICE OKAY. MAYBE YOU WANT TO SAY HE’S BLUE CHIP BUT I THINK THAT’S DEBATABLE WHETHER HE’S BLUE CHIP. HE’S REALLY GOOD, HE’S THEIR BEST RECEIVER. BUT IS HE A GUY THAT LIKE TEAMS PLAY AND GO? OH WE GOT A DOUBLE RASHI RICE. OH MY GOSH WE KNOW HE’S NOT THAT RIGHT KELSEY? LIKE WE TALKED ABOUT NO LONGER THAT DEFENSIVE SIDE OF THE BALL MIKE. I DON’T KNOW IF THERE’S REALLY A BLUE CHIP PLAYER EXCEPT OTHER THAN AND TRENT MCDUFFIE. HE’S THE ONLY GUY THAT CATEGORY NOW. CHRIS JONES. AWESOME. FIRST, BALLOT HALL OF FAMER THE MAN, BUT BLUE CHIP DIFFERENCE MAKER RIGHT NOW? ABSOLUTELY NOT. AND I THINK WHEN YOU JUST STACK THAT UP TOGETHER WITH THE OTHER GOOD TEAMS IN FOOTBALL, I THINK THAT SAYS IT ALL TO ME RIGHT NOW WHERE THE CHIEFS ARE AS A FOOTBALL TEAM. AND YOU MENTIONED THE FATIGUE, THE CUMULATIVE IMPACT OF PLAYING INTO FEBRUARY FOR 3 STRAIGHT SEASONS AND ALSO DEVIN. AND I WERE TALKING ABOUT THIS YESTERDAY BECAUSE THE PATRIOTS HAD TO DEAL WITH THAT THEY’RE PLAYING INTO THE AFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME, PRETTY MUCH EVERY YEAR OR BEYOND IN A LOT OF YEARS. AT WHAT POINT DO YOU HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS IDEA. AND WHEN YOU SEE A SEASON FALLING APART, I THINK IT’S EASY TO JUST SAY, HEY, WE’LL GET HIM NEXT YEAR, WE HAVE OUR RINGS, WE’RE OKAY, YOU KNOW, WE’RE NOT GOING TO WIN THE SUPER BOWL THIS YEAR. SO LET’S MAKE OUR VACATION PLANS. LET’S KEEP OURSELVES HEALTHY AND LET’S GET READY FOR 2026 THAT THAT TEMPTATION HAS TO CREEP INTO THE HUMAN BUT THE BETTERS STILL HAVE THE CHIEFS IN NEGATIVE TERRITORY TO MAKE IT TO THE PLAYOFFS MINUS 185 TO MAKE IT EVEN THOUGH THEY’RE 5 AND 5 TO WIN THE DIVISION, THEY WERE MINUS 125, THEY’RE NOW PLUS 650 FOR GOOD REASON. IT SHOULD BE A LONGER ODD THAN THAT. THEY GOT TO CLIMB OVER THE CHARGERS AND THE BRONCOS, EACH OF WHICH HAVE BEATEN THE CHIEFS ONCE ALREADY, THEY’RE BASICALLY 3 AND A HALF GAMES BEHIND THE BRONCOS, IN THE, MAYBE 4 AND A HALF, WHEN YOU THROW CONFERENCE, STILL? THEY HAVE BETTER ODDS TO WIN THE CONFERENCE AND THEY DO TO WIN THE DIVISION BECAUSE PEOPLE CAN SEE THEM GETTING IN AND GETTING HOT EXACTLY AND AT THE SUPER BOWL, 10 TO 1 TO WIN THE SUPER BOWL AT 5 AND 5 AND ALL SIGNS OF FALLING APART. BUT THE POINT IS THIS IS A TEAM. IF YOU’RE GOING TO SADDLE ANY TEAM OUT THERE, ANY CONTENDER WITH AN UNEXPECTED 5 AND 5, START THE 1 TEAM THAT WE WOULD SAY CAN OVERCOME, IT IS THE CHIEFS AND WITH AS IT IS. I’M STILL NOT GOING TO GIVE UP ON THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE CHIEFS ARE GOING TO CAPTURE THE OLD MAGIC AND THINGS ARE GOING TO CLICK AND THEY’RE GOING TO GET LUCKY HERE AND THEY’RE GOING TO BEND REALITY THERE AND THEY’RE GOING TO GET TO THE POSTSEASON AND THEY’RE GOING OTHER TEAMS ARE SUFFERING FROM EXCESSIVELY TITAN SPHINCTERS. YEAH I SAYING THERE AND I THINK THAT’S PROBABLY WHAT THEY’RE LOOKING AT. YOU SAID IT, RIGHT? I MEAN, LOOK AT THE AFC RIGHT NOW. NOBODY’S PERFECT. IN THE AFC, I’M SURE THEY LOOK AT IT AND GO. WAIT DENVER’S THE TOP TEAM IN THE AFC. WE SHOULD HAVE BEAT THEM LAST WEEK. WAIT, THE NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS. THEY’RE REALLY GOOD. WE LIKE IT. BUT MAN, IT’S NEW, IT’S A YOUNG QUARTERBACK, ALL THAT WE CAN GET THEM IN A PLAYOFF GAME TYPE OF ATMOSPHERE THE COLTS. AS WE KNOW, YEAH, THE OFFENSE IS GOOD, BUT THERE’S GOING TO BE QUESTIONS ABOUT DANIEL JONES, HOW DOMINANT THE DEFENSE? ALL OF THAT. SO YES, IF THEY GET IN BECAUSE WE’RE SAYING THE AFC DOESN’T SEEM LIKE IT HAS A LOT OF COMPLETE FOOTBALL TEAMS AND THAT’S WHERE THEY CAN BE SCARY. I KNOW WE GOT TO TAKE A BREAK, I’LL STOP TALKING. THIS IS IT THIS WEEKEND? COLTS AT CHIEFS I SAID IT WAS MUST-WIN LAST WEEK. IT’S MUST MUST MUST WIN THIS WEEK WHEN THE COLTS COME TO TOWN. ALL RIGHT, WE GOT TO TAKE A BREAK. BEST CATCHES FROM WEEK, 11 NEXT ON PFT LIVE. DRAFTKINGS SPORTSBOOK IS AN OFFICIAL SPORTS BETTING PARTNER OF THE NFL AND NEW CUSTOMERS CAN AND GET $200 IN BONUS BETS IF YOUR BET WINS DOWNLOAD THE APP AND USE PROMO CODE PUNTER. WHEN YOU SIGN UP
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5 comments
I seen a star the chiefs have the worst explosive run rate this century. Complete malpractice being so one dimensional. Remember mahomes never had a 1000 yard back in his career and I think this season is hurting him the most. He been inconsistent this year but it would help if he had a running game like Lamar Jackson and Josh Allen do to make it a little easier
It's a grind, you have to be obsessed like Brady.
Mahomes has the talent, does he have the grind?
Can they beat the Colts Sunday? Unlikely.
They can't acknowledge that Mahomes is not playing nearly as well as his MVP season 3 years ago. He is part of the problem why they are struggling
It will depend on if Andy and Nagy finally admit that they are predictable and the other teams have their number. It's not the players.