Laddie Morse
The 5-and-0 record with the Kansas City Chiefs leave us with questions. Maybe not the same questions if they were 0-and-5… but questions for sure. Let’s jump in.
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While the Kansas City Chiefs may have escaped with a victory over the New Orleans Saints, it was nowhere as near as their other wins. Plus, some are questioning the validity of that Chiefs win as well as the strength of the Chiefs 5-and-0 record. By Facing the Ravens, the Chargers, the Bengals, the Falcons and the Saints, I think the Chiefs have had the hardest schedule of any team in the league. If you’re a Vikings fan, I understand your grievance… and while I understand it, I don’t agree with it. On top of it all, the Chiefs will afce the 49ers after and ealry Bye Week.
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It looks like Wanya is the man. If Kingsley Suamataia was going to be the starter, or if the Chiefs were going to sign Donovan Smith and bring him back, they’d have done so by now. Here’s Mitchell schwartz, the Chiefs ex-RT breaking down film on Wanya Morris after week three (4:16):
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With other significant layer on the roster that need to be signed at other positions, I doubt Justin Reid will be coming back at Safety. With other players to step in and step up, unless there’s an injury to one of those guys, this Reid will likely no longer be with the team in 2025. Some of the other Safeties on the roster include: Byron Cook, Chamarri Conner, Nazeeh Johnson, and Jared Hicks to name a few.
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There’s been a lot of speculation abut whether or not GM Brett Veach will sign a WR to take Rashee Rice’s place. In fact, we ahd an article here dedicated to that idea called. “Chiefs: Now That We Know, Then Who?.” There’s also been some conjecture about whether or not Veach would go after a RB. I heard the possibility of trading Samaje Perine — because CEH has zero trade value — but I’m not in favor of dumping Perine. He’s a good backup for now and he’d be an excellent third guy when Isiah Pacheco returns, or if CEH needs another dispensation of time to recover from his PTSD related issues. Here’s Mitch Holthus sharing through “Minute with Mitch” on the signing for Perine (1:00).
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We haven’t heard much talk this year about Patrick Mahomes being a “game manager” but when a QB adapts to meet the needs of the team, that could be called, “managing the game.” Here CBS Sports sorts it all out (2:20):
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Jared Sapp wrote a piece called, “Most Improved Player” in which he points out these Chiefs:
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DT Tershawn Wharton
CB Jaylen Watson
LB Leo Chenal
DB Chamarri Conner
WR Rashee Rice
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If Rice had not been hurt, he’d be at the top of my list. Otherwise, I agree with Sapp and the award — so far — goes to Tershawn Wharton.
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I doubt that it’s thi season, but it appears to me that Tyreek Hill wants to play for K.C. again. With his current QB on the shelf — Tua Tagovailoa — he has been posting pro K.C. tweets and that’s likely a positive for the Chiefs (0:35).
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Nick Wright also addressed the possibility (0:59):
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I should have asked: are painted fingernails alright… ON MEN? The Chicago Bears QB Caleb Williams has painted fingernails (see above). He says that his mother has worked in a beauty salon for a long time and he once went in to have his fingernaisl done and there you have it. Kyle Brandt interviewed Williams to uncover this information:
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Anthony Crupi of Sportico.com has a piece called, “Ravens, Chiefs Draw 23-Year Ratings High in Blockbuster NFL Opener” in which he says:
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“Including some 4.6 million streaming impressions,
NBC’s coverage of Kansas City’s 27-20 win averaged
28.9 million viewers, up 5% vs. the year-ago
Lions-Chiefs opener (27.5 million). The NBC/Peacock
deliveries made this the biggest draw in the 23-year
history of the league’s Thursday night opener; per
Nielsen, the audience peaked at 33 million viewers
during the second quarter.”
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A few weeks later, David Rumsey of frontoffciesports.com makes the point:
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“The 4–0 Chiefs start takes up all but one
spot on the top five most-watched games.”
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Looks like our Chiefs attempt at a three-peat is working it’s wonders… which leads me to….
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You can be sure of one thing: if these Chiefs do somehow accomplish a three-peat, there most definitely will be talk of a “four-peat.” Here’s Travis Kelce talking about a three-peat (0:48).
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Here are some other questions that came up as I tried to narrow it down to ten:
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Travis Kelce seems to be bored with just catching passes. If he can picth the ball to another player, then, I think he’s happiest. Here’s a couple of his laterals beginning with one to LeSean MCCoy (0:19):
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Here’s the most recent one to Samaje Perine (0:11):
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After the game a sideline reporter asked HC Andy Reid if that was a designed play and he said they practice it every day, but that he couldn’t tell her the name of the play… because he’d probably have to kill her. Later, Reid revealed that he had told Kelce that if it didn’t work, “Don’t come back to the sideline.” HEHEHE….
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Travis Kelce has a busy life. This past offseason it has become more of a tsunami of activities than a steady stream. Here Kelce is asked about it and he says fun is the key to balancing his life (0:51).
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If you were watching a recent game when Josh Allen, QB of the Buffalo Bills, went down with a concussion, it looked a lot more serious than it turned out to be. Apparently.
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While all the Protocols were followed, the average fan like myself thought there was no way he could go back into the game. However, after one play by backup, QB Mitch Trubisky, Allen was slipping his helmet back on and running onto the field. All officials said he was good to go but when he was hit, it looked like he blanked out and was knocked out cold.
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Every player will tell you they feel good enugh to back in the game. That’s just not good enough. Not any more. I’ve read up on may reactions to the situation and what one man said rings true for me: “I guess it will take someone getting killed to make a change.” Here’s CNN talking about th eConcussion Protocol and whether it as enough time before Allen returned to play (4:27):
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I hope the NFL makes a more stringent Concussion Protocol Rule that is ALWAYS followed from game to game.
What do you think?
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Laddie Morse — ArrowheadOne
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