K.C. Chiefs 2019 Training Camp GLOSSARY

K.C. Chiefs 2019 Training Camp GLOSSARY – it’s back to school week kids and time to catch up on what happened at the Kansas City Chiefs Training Camp in St. Joe. In case you missed being able to attend camp this year, I’ve put together a review of the most heard-nerd-words (sorry, I just love rhymes because these words aren’t so nerdy after all) in camp to give you an idea of how this year was unique… and also so you can understand how this Chiefs team is totally “lit,”… so you can be “on fleek” like a football freak. If you’re not a millenial, you’ll have ot look those words up —> here.

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53

The Chiefs, and every team in the NFL, must cut their roster down to 53 mean, plus 10 who will be placed on the Practice Squad by 4:00 PM ET, August 31st and that’s just 2 weekends from now. 

Attendance

The Kansas City Chiefs broke their all time attendance record — overall, for all practice dates — with 3 practices to go. The team set an opening weekend record and then kept on drawing huge crowds. Fans are ramped up like never before.

Breakfast Club

Head Coach Andy Reid was joking around with a few Chiefs about Patrick Mahomes Magic Crunch and Anthony Sherman being called, “The Sausage” (see: “Sausage”).

Breakfast Club

Darron Lee

Darron Lee is my new “Man Crush” and mostly because of his enthusiasm for the game and conraderie with his teammates:

D’Train 

Darwin Thompson is called “D-Train” and that nickname will serve him well (IOW, no other nicknames are needed here).

Extension(s) 

Both WR Tyreek Hill and DT Chris Jones are due extensions sometime over the next 9 months. There’s been a lot of talk about getting each of them a new contract along with some posturing on each side. Things are still pleasant so there’s no hostilities but the sooner the Chiefs make a move, presumably, the cheaper it will be to lock them up, as long as that is their intention. Hill appears more likely to be re-signed than Jones, if it comes down to that.

Fields, Mark 

Mark Fields is an undrafted free agent cornerback out of Clemson and has looked good in camp and the preseason game against the Bengals. It looks like he may make the 53 man roster at this point… but it’s still early.

Firepower 

The Kansas City Chiefs have the most powerful offense in the National Football League. Their “firepower” was on display in Preseason Game one against the Bengals when they scored 24 unanswered points. This week TE Travis Kelce said, “Speed kills in this game and if you’ve got it, you’re at an advantage.”

Frank Clark 

Frank Clark is the new Defensive End for the Chiefs. GM Brett Veach traded the Chiefs #1 draft pick (plus more) this year to get him. He has played lights out in every practice he’s been in this year, he’s not only a vocal leader, he’s an excellent coach and inspiration to his peers and a positive influence on the sidelines.

G.O.A.T. 

QB Patrick Mahomes has already been getting the GOAT term thrown his way. GOAT means, Greatest of All Time so it’s years too soon for that kind of praise. While many accept Tom Brady as the GOAT (I still believe Joe Montana is the GOAT), it’s years, and years too early to be tagging Mahomes with that moniker.

HoneyBadger 

The Kansas City Chiefs new Safety, Tyrann Mathieu is called the Honey Badger. Tyrann earned the nickname “Honey Badger” for his: tenacious ability to play great against much larger opponents. He’s been an excellent teammate and has already helped rookie Juan Thornhill learn the ropes of the NFL defensive backfield.

Intangibles 

“Intangibles” is a word we are hearing more and more in describing MVP (see MVP) Patrick Mahomes.

Intense

[see “Stupid”]

Juan’s INTs 

Safety Juan Thornhill has had at least 6 Interceptions in Training Camp. It’s been said that he has more but by my count, he has 6… ish. That is reason enough alone for coaches to consider starting him on September 8.

Kpass/Speaks 

Two defensive linemen, Tanoh Kpassagnon (KPass) and Breeland Speaks (Speaks) are both beginning to develop a strong game along the defensive line of scrimmage. Speaks has not only intercepted Patrick Mahomes twice, but had a sack against the Bengals. KPass, has developed a wider range of moves beyond bull rushing now, and appears ready to make a move to get more minutes when the season begins. 

L-O-Z 

LOZ stand for the “Legion of Zoom”… which is a term weaseled away and used as a nickname for the Chiefs, which, if you can tell, I am hoping does not catch on. It’s such an ugly stepsister title which I don’t at all prefer that this group of Kansas City players has any link to, or any other derivation of any other team or nickname.

Mecole Hardman 

Mecole (muh-COLE) Hardman is a wideout from Georgia who was taken this year in the second round. He has proven to be an excellent WR so far with speed to burn giving this team even more speed than they had last year.

Miller, Herb 

Herb Miller is a cornerback who has been having a good camp. He had an INT at the close of the first half in Preseason Game one vs the Bengals. With Morris Claiborne, Bashaud Breeland. Kendall Fuller, and Charvarius Watts the current CB front runners to make 53 man roster, it appears the final spot(s) may be between Herb Miller, D’Montre Wade and Mark Fields. If two spots open up, one of them is likely headed for the Practice Squad.

Mo (not MO) 

Mo now means Morris Claiborne, and is the Chiefs newest Cornerback. MO… means Missouri… but you already knew that.. 

MVP 

Most Valuable Player. Patrick Mahomes is the 2018 NFL MVP and fans in K.C. can’t stop talking about that… and should they? Ever?

NONE 

DL Breeland Speaks was asked, “What’s been the biggest obstacle in the transition from Bob Sutton to Steve Spagnuolo?” Speaks replied, “None.” We here at ArrowheadOne are all loving that response!

Odds 

The Odds that the Kansas City Chiefs win the Super Bowl stand at 6-to-1 right now, tied with the New England Patriots of course. Here’s a look at the AFC West and each team’s odds of winning the Super Bowl this coming season and their ranking in the NFL:

 

1.   Kansas City Chiefs 6-1 (tied)
4.   Los Angeles Chargers 16-1
10. Oakland Raiders 60-1
11. Denver Broncos 80-1 

Punter Battle 

UDFA Jack Fox and incumbent Dustin Colquitt are in a battle, of sorts, for the punting duties with the Chiefs. I say, battle “of sorts” because there doesn’t appear to be a path forward for Fox who can’t seem to place the ball regularly inside the 10 yard line like Colquitt does consistently. However… Fox does have potential which I believe the Chiefs want to develop so… I will not be at all surprised to see them place him on a one-year IR list… ostensibly for something like a bruised axilla (armpit).

QB #3 

The Chiefs have themselves a real position battle… for the 3rd string QB position. Both Kyle Shurmur and Chase Litton have a shot to be that guy. The way they will play in Preseason Game Four vs. the Packers should go a long way towards helping K.C. make that decision.

Sausage 

Anthony Sherman is known as “The Sausage.” His entrances into Training Camp are now legend among those who follow along with that tradition.

Super Bowl 

There is more talking about the Super Bowl by Chiefs players, GM and owner, not to mention the fans, than ever before.

Spagnuolo (Spags) 

Steve Spagnuolo is the new Defensive Coordinator. He and his staff are animated, passionate, and great teachers to boot. OC Eric Bieniemy, known for his furious and fervent style of coaching, has nothing on Spags’ crew:

Speed 

Not only have the coaches been asking the players to play fast in practice… but they have some players who can. Speed is one of the words we may grow tired of when describing this team. Not that I’m complaining. That speed is accompanied with a great football skill as well but, if you don’t already know that the 2019 Kansas City Chiefs have loads of “team speed, you probably just got back from your mission to Mars.

STs (Special Teams) 

STs means: Special Teams. It is often referred to here at AO as “STs.”

Stupid

Darron Lee telling rookie Juan Thornhill that during a primetime game, in season at Arrowhead, “This gunna be stupid.” [Urban Dictionary defines “stupid” as “intense.”]

TE Battle 

The Chiefs have a Tight End battle for the first time since Andy Reid came to the team. Deon Yelder, Blake “The BellDozer” Bell, and John Lovett have all had a shot at the position to become the Chiefs #2 TE. Yelder was hurt early in the preseason, Bell has been coming on strong, John Lovett is someone Andy Reid appears to like but hurt his shoulder in Preseason Game 1. Although Lovett is smallish for a TE at 6-foot-3, 225, he is smart and savvy having been the Ivy League Player of the Year as a QB and is now a TE/H-back/special teams hybrid kind of player. Yelder and Bell may both end up making the 53 man roster while Lovett goes to the Practice Squad or spends time on IR.

Top 15 defense 

There’s been a lot of talk about this year’s Chiefs defense becoming a top 15 unit (and even talk of  top 10 unit). While those reports are encouraging, it may be too soon to tell what K.C. really has yet. There are just too many moving parts: meaning… there’s been a lot of change and not fewer than 6 starters on defense will be new to the Chiefs. It could be more.There’s also a new scheme and staff in the mix. However, from where I sit, the Chiefs defense looks to be much, much improved.

Trenches 

The offensive and defensive lines are often referred to as, “The Trenches.”

WR Depth 

“We’ve got trouble my friend, I say, we’ve got trouble, with a capital T and that rhymes with P and that stands for“… a Plethora of wideouts. The Kansas City Chiefs most certainly have their best group of WR in the history of this hallowed organization. It was just 5 years ago that the Chiefs went through a whole season without a TD by a WR, but that was 2014 — btw, that’s in the Andy Reid era — still, let’s not go there. Besides, in 2018, Chiefs WRs had 25 TDs. This year the team is stacked at the top and deep at the bottom of the depth chart. So, if the Chiefs don’t move someone in a trade before cut down day on August 31, they’ll lose several promising talents plus miss out on the opportunity to a draft choice next year… at the minimum.

Are there any other words that come to mind which should be included in this year’s Training Camp Almanac of… yackity-yack?

Laddi Morse — ArrowheadOne

 

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